Page:The National Gazetteer - A Topographical Dictionary of the British Islands, Volume 1.djvu/546

From Wikisource
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This page needs to be proofread.
536

CIIAKI.TUN. 630 I'ilAKI.Ti'N, KING'S. CUARLIM II. a par. in the hund. -n. in tho oo iter, and '.i . Taunton. It i 11 iln- i nrex ivnrt, "i 1 l'arrot,alnjut ft miles distant from the Bridgwat. r station on tl: railway. 'I'lir living is a 1 1 the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 100, in the pal ! ..I I.<.nl Taimton. Tho church, dedicated to St. Mar}-, is an oM stune . diiice, of no particular style of archit< < - tare, c >ntaining monuments and tablets to the family of the < '.'lininil lilukc. The register commences in 1G31. There is n mixed school for tin- village chil- dren. Goth'-liiry House, now coin ertnl into a home- stead, is a h century, in the Norman stylo of architecture. Here live in common, at the " Agiii>emonc," or " Abode of Love," a sect of Princeites, or Lampetcrs, ehieily consisting of persona of fortune. The lord :ior is Lord Ta union. OHABIiTON, it liunii.in the S.K. portion of the co. of Berks ; contains tho pars, of Barkham, Finchampstead, and parts of Shiniield, Sunning, and Swallowfield, com- prising 12,940 acres. MIARLTON.ur CIiKAT CHARLTON, a par. in tho nund. of Swanborough, in tho co. of Wilts, 8 mil. of Devizes. It is situated on the river Avon, and was formerly of more importance than at present. An alien pi iury was f. .muled here by Iteginald do Raveley in 1 187, u Abbey. The living is u vie. * in the dioc. of .Salisbury, val. 143, in the patron, of Christ Church, Oxford. Tho church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an old building with tower. It contains a brass, bearing date 1524. Hero is a National school, and charities producing about i(i per annum. Stephen Duck, author of various poems, was bom at this place. Castei Koman camp, is situated on Uphavcn Hill. The lord of tho manor is the Karl of Norman. CHARLTON, a par. in the hund. of Malmesbury, in the co. of Wilts, _' miles N.E. of SJalmesbury, its post town, and 2 from the Tetbury Road station of the Groat Y~teriijuilway. Tho living is a cur. annexed to the vie.* of St. .Mary Westport, in the dioc. of Glon cud Bristol, and in tho patron, of tho lod chancellor. The church, dedicated, to St. John the Baptist, is an an- cient edifice, in tho early English style of archil It contains several figures and monuments, and the i vault of the earls of Suffolk. Hero is a freo school for Imth sexes, chiefly supported by ladies Andovcr and II. .ward. Charlton House, beautifully situated, is afino mansion, the seat of the Earl of Suffolk. It was partly designed by the celebrated Inigo Jones, and contains a line collection of pictures. Tho Earl of Suffolk is lord 1 manor. ( HAKl.ToN, a tythg. in the par. of Henhury, in the upper div. of the hund. of Henbury, in the co. of Glou- . I miles N. of Bristol. < ' 1 1 A I ; I .TON, a hiult. in tho par. of Cropthorn, in tho middle div. of the hund. of Oswaldslow, in the en. of Worcester, 1 mile !'.. ..!' Vhitling 1'yehill, and '1 N.W. of Kvc.sham. It is situated near the river Av. in. C'HAKl/rON, a hmlt. in the par. of B in tho hund. of V. of Chichcstcr, in tho co. of buss. 3, of Jlidhurst. i II Al;l/H>N,ahinlt. and chplry. in the par. of Wan- tage, hund. of Wantage, in tho co. of Berks, 1 mile N . I '.. ntagc, close upon tho Berks and Wilts canal, is a meet for tho Vale of White Horse hounds. Tho living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Wantage, in the dioc. of Oxford, in tho patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Windsor. CHAKl.n >X, a tythg. in tho par. of Totbury, in tho co. of ( iloii. 'ester. It is situated near Totbury. I lIAKl.Ti >N, a hmlt. in the par. of Sunbury, in the co. of Mi.: liles SI-'. . i < HAKI.TiiN. , of King's

_V ill (he pal. "of Newhottle, ill tl

, I miles V. i.f Biarl.l. y. Not Car from i.-li, a l.'omaii ea'mp, where coins CHAKl.Ti ), a tn,hp. in the ]..ir. . .1' Wiockwardino, 111 l1 ' 1 ' <"- V,'. of Wellington. Tho The whole of this township is tin- property ot the Duke of and. OHARLTON, a limit, in the par. of Kiljiiersdun, ia thO CO. Of S' V. of l-'lolur. I IIAKLTl IN, a tylhg. in the par. of Shepton Mallet, in the co. of ,- 1 milo E. of Shepton .M < HAKI.TON, alylhg. in the par. ot St. head, in tho co. of 'Wi; S of Hindon. ""- Ihing ia a cur. annexed t.. St. Man- Donhead. church is now in ruins. i 1 1 A RLTON, a tythg. in the par. and hund. ton, in Hi. . 1 miles S.I irv. CIIAKl.Td.V Al'.T.OTS, a par. in tho lower div. of tho hund. of Kiftsgate, in tin . ... old; from Winchcomb, and ."> In. in ( In it. i, ham, its post^^l and railway station. Tho living is a pci-pct. cur. in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. i38, in the p; of C. J. Chambeiiayn. . Ks/j. Tho church is a small ancient stni CHARLTON ADAM, or EAST CTIARLTi ' in tho hund. of Somerton, in tho co. of Somerset, 4 S. of Hchcstcr, and 6 N.W. of Sparkford railway on the (in at Western lino. It is situated on the rivet Gary. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 137, in th tie Rev. (iuy 1 The church, dedicated to s> i Paul, is a edifice in the perpendicular style of archiU-c: register commences as early as 1550. There is a 1. an chapel. Tho lord of' tho manor is F. 1 1 1 1; c'llARLTON-BY-DOVEU, a par. in the huu Bowsborough, lathe of St. Augustine, in tho co. It is situated 1 mile inland, within the boi Dover, on the river Dour. Many houses have been built, connecting tho village with Dover it will shortly become a fashionable suburb. Tho lii is a rect." in the dioc. uy. val. ! patron, of Rev. John Monins. Tl.i , hun h, to SS. Peter and Paul. it in 1H27, and is cifonn structure. There are National scho. sexes. The hospital for the borough ol situated in this parish. It is supposed by some that thil was tho Roman J'ortiit Dulris, anchors and poiti. ns of ships having been dug up hen. ( 'IIARLTON CROSS, an ext. p. of Kilmersdon, in the co. of Sunn IT Tho CHARLTON EAST and WEST QrAUTKI;.- tnshps. in the par. of Bellingham, in the N.W. d Tindale ward, in tho co. of Northuinbeilaml, '! milei W. of Bellingham. Hero are some excellent cob The Duke of Northumberland is lord of th. East Quarter is a Roman Catholic chapel, v. for boys and girls. CHAKLTON-HORETHOKNK, a par. in th.- ! of ilorcthorno, in tho co. of Somerset, '> mi Wineaiiton, and .") S.K. of the Spalkford st... Great Western railway. The living is dioc. of I'.ath and Wells, val. 384, in I! Marquisof Anglcsca. The chun -h.d. .li. at. d to SS. l and Paul, is an ancient M..I. pendicular style, and at (.ne period wa- priory of Kenihvorlli. It was restored in Isl'i. register dates from 1731. The V. have a ..I worship, and tli.-n- is a National M-hool for b The charities amount to about ill per annum. Thil village was anciently a market town. The County ' lor Wineaiiton district i. h. Id lit ie. CHARLTON, KI.M.'.>, a par. in the hund. of Cl tenham, in the co. of ( road from London to I 'heltenham ; it is 1 '. mill latli r place, and 2 S.K iailtn sti.; (ilv.it W. ..trin railway. 1 n the adj n nit par. oi 1'"' w.il tbe rixerl bell ii-,es,and llow.s 1 palish from 1-'.. to W. Tbe | of a Local B... nd .1 Health. In 1865 a handNM church, in which; "L'sareln '1.1. The living is a perpet. cur. in thi d, val. 177 in the patron, of JeMi