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OKI). 528 CIIADSTONi;. 1. in the co. of Denbigh, 9 miles N.". of Corwen, a Hiithin. It is situated on a branch of tin- Deo, and doriv a li'ini tho Di n -mains wliii-h formerly stood hero. At IVn-j win re a castle anciently stood, i have sought refuge previous to his capture by the us. 'I'll, -living i a i-eet. in the dioc. of St. Asaph, val. 500, in tie "!' the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a spacious editic.-. Tin- ehari- tii produce 99 pel-annum, In sides I'rii c'salmshousesfor six poor men. 1 Id on the isth .Man h, 27th April. 'Jltli Anirii.-t, -Oth October, and 7th 1 > i ember. I 'KSSI-'i >KD, a vil. in the par. of Kckfoid, in the co. of Roxburgh, Scotland. It is situaUd (i.i miles N.E. of Jedburgh. The ruin of the ancient castle of Cessford, which gives the title of barou to the Duke of Roxburgh, stands S. ot the village. CEULAN-Y-MAKS-MAWU, a tnshp. in the ]ar. of I.I intihangel-Geneur-Glj-nn, hund. of Geneur-Glynn, in the co. of Cardigan, .5 miles E. of Aberystwith. It is situated on the Ceulan river. CEUSWYN, a tnshp. in the par. of Talyllyn, in the co. of Merioneth, 5 miles S. of Dolgelly. CHACKMOUE, a hmlt. in tho par. of Radelive, hund. of Buckingham, in the co. of Ducks, 1 mile N.W. of Buckingham. The church is in ruins. CHAD, or ST. (HAD, three pars, of this name, one in the borough of Shrewsbury, in the co. of Salop ; another united with the par. of St. Mary, co. Slaflbrd ; and a third a district par. in tho par. of Malpas, higher div. of Broxton hund., co. Chester. i HADlirKV, a tythg. in the par. of Norton, lower div. of tho hund. of Blackcnhurst, in the co. of Wor- N . of Evesham, and 2 miles from Xorton. ('HADDKNWK'K, a tythg. in the par. and hund. nl M< re, in the eo. of Wilts. It is situated near Mere, in the wcli -tricl of Zeals Green. CHADDERTON, a tnshp. and chplry. in lie par. of Prestwich, hund. of Salford, in the co. of Ijincaster, 4 miles N.W. of Oldham, and 7 from M.meln u r. It is situated at a short distance from the Middlcton sta- tion of the Leeds and Manchester railway, which is here l>y the Leeds and Manchester canal. Here are the fine hills known as Chadderton Heights, and at their foot tho old hall of Chadderton, formerly the resilience of Sir Watts Horton, Bart., but now the pro- perty of Mr. Khciss, who is related to the noble families of AVilton and Derby ; also Fox Denton Hall, tho pro- perty of the Radcliffes, an old Lancashire family. There are also some handsome modern i ' >donging to tho wealthy manufacturers of Oldham. The township forms two ecclesiastical districts in the dioc. of Manches- ter, the living of St. John, val. 150, and that of St. Mat- thew, val. 150, both perpet. curs., and in the patron, of tho crown and bishop alternately. Tho latter church is a modern building, and was erected by subscription and ibution. The Wesleyans, at Cow Hill, and tho Baptists, at Mills' Hill, have places of worship, ! _ with day, night, and Sunday schools. A cemetery for tin- borough of Oldham is situated hero. Tho rivulet Irk in the neighbouring township of Royton, runs through Chadderton, und. joins tho Irwcll at Manches- ter. Tho inhabitants are chiefly engaged in hand-loom silk weaving, but there are also several coal-minos and n-mills. Lawrence Chadderton, tho celebrated divine, was bom here in A.u. 1536. He was first master i inut-1 College, Cambridge; one of the five divines chosen in tin- third year ot King James 1 manage tho Puritan cause at the Hampton Court con- . and was named one of tho commissioners for translating the Ilible. In this township are many jet to IMJ seen of tlir K. .man road between Manet and': i . an extensive unexplored tumulus. CIIADDKSDr.N, a par. in the bund, of Applotre. . in th by, _". mil-is E. of Derby. It is crossed by tl :iii branch of the North Midland rail- way, the : . nt, and the Deiby canal. 'II,, livin oar. in the dioc. of Lichfleld, vol. 89, in tho patron, of Sir II. Wilmot, Bart. The church, '"St. Mar)-, is an ancient structure, and pot- aesacs a beautiful carved oak screen. In the chancel ii a cenotaph to th memory of Sir Edward Wilmot, the physician of George ] ;o II., and also a monu- ment to liis s.in.Sn Kubert M. Wilmot. Tie of early date. Tho Wesloyang have a place of worship, and there is a school for boys, erected by subscrij^^l The annual val. of tin -charities amounts to 51, of which Wilmot's school rocci- chantry was founded in tho reign of Edward III. by Ilem-y do Chaddcsden, then Archdeacon of I Kohcrt Newton died seised of the chantry in 1.">!I3. Tho Hall is a line building, beautifully situated, and is tho seat of Sir II. Wilmot, Bart., who is lord of the manor. This place is a me^^l tho Donington hounds. The feast is held on the nearest Sunday to St. Peter's Day. clIADDESLEYCORBETT.a par. in the lowcrdiv.of the hund. of Halfshire, in theco. of Worcester, 13 i to the N. of Worcester, and 4J S.E. of tho Kid station on the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolvi-ilmnr_ line. Some of the inhabitants are engaged in worsted spinning. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Wi ter, val. .)ll,in tho patron, of tho lord chancellor. church is an ancient building, partly Gothic and Norman in stylo of architecture. It possesses a and a peal of eight bells. The annual val. of tl amounts to about 327. Hen are two free schools both sexes, and a Roman Catholic chapel. HI ADI iLKWdKTH, a par. in the hund. of bury Eagle, in the co. of Berks, miles S. of Wan- its post town, and 9 N.W. ( Nowbury. li Woolley, where was formerly a priory. The Chid) Western railway passes within 6 miles of (lie village. and has a station at Wantage KoaJ. The li vie.* in tho dioc. of Oxford, val. J7'-', in thi- | tho Dean and Chapter of Wi Thu church dedicated to St. Andrew, is an ancient building with i low tower, nave, and chancel; tho pm! Saxon arch of great antiquity. T Q end< school, supported by funds left by Mrs. Saunders Mrs. Wynne, as well as National sclv some small charities. B. Wrought"! the manor, and owner of Woolley Park, ! extensive and well stocked with <! residences are Woolloy Park and < CHADKIRK, orROMlLKV, a tnshp. in tl Stockport, hund. of Mac : ChefUtl 4 miles E. of Stockport. Th- in (lie di ter, val. t'l-'n, in the p-,ti-"ii. of th-| Rector of Stockport. The chapel is an ai The Wesley an> have a place of worship. Then: are sereta large print-works as well as cotton-nulls. N- n-' Bridge tho river Klhcrow has its <"iill ..ml from that point is known as tl CIIADL1NGTON, a hund. in tin- N.W. |. the co. of Oxford, conta Wyehw 1, Chastloton, Churchill, Comwell, Fificld, Fulbrook, Idbury, Ki>ldini;t"ii. 1 stcr-l.ovril, Noitlunoor, Chipping Noil"!!. II ' ad Littlo Rollright, Salloid. S,r Spelsliury, Swerford, Swinbrook, Tnj-nton, ai ( 'harlbnry, com]irising 70,000 tt I'HAD'I.IM.'ION, EAST and WEST, tnsb; p;ir. of Charlbury, hund. of Chadliny; of Oxford, I mil.'s S. of Chipping-Xorl town. Th. y are situated on the N. hank of Kvrnlodo. I-'.a-.t ( li .idliu^lon is a cur. to t 1 .' n-y, not in i har-e. Tin diuivh . 30 per annum. UIADSIirNT, a par. in the bund, of Kr tho co. of Warwick, 'J miles N. of Kim;t"i -. town and railway station, and !i from Wai ii is no village, and only eight h"ii.-<-s in the | had formerly an oratory to St. ('had. Tin- a pi-rpet. cur. annc-ved to the IO. of l;ili"]i'.-. I' in the di"c. ot ',.i. otter, in tho patrmi. "f th of Lichfield. The church is d I II A 1 1ST! INK. a hmlt. in the par. ol in the co. of Northampton, 7 milos E. of Noiti