CHARLTON MACKRELL. 537 < IIARMOUTH. .'ollege, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is stone structure, in the perpendicular style, u 18-1- it "'as enlarged, but again requires repairs. It iv IT with clock and peal of six bells, and a new .anal-ground lias lately been added. The Weslcyans ind Baptists have places of worship. There are Na- tional schools for both sexes. Battledown, within this mrish, was the scene of a skirmish between the royalists uid the parliamentary army. It possesses many good ,idi IK-OS. The lord of the manor is Sir William llussell, Bart, C.B., M.P. L'UARLTON MACKRELL, or WEST CHAKLTON, i jiar. in the hund. of Somerton, in the co. of Somerset, i milis E. of Langport, and 3 E. of Somerton station on .he North- West section of the Great Western railway. It is situated on the river Gary, near the Roman Fosse- av to Huhi'stcr, which is 4 miles distant, and contains the hnuts. of Cary-Fitzpaine and Lytes-Cary. The living i .* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 499, in -.tin. of James S. and John Bryrncr, Esqrs. The dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is an ancient ilice in tlie perpendicular style, recently restored. ister commences as early as 1550. There is a National school for both sexes, erected by the late James I'.nnuT, Esq., endowed with 45 per annum. The walls
- (lie interior of the building are tastefully fitted up with
iloured tiles. The lord of the manor is F. H. Dickin- ,i. Ks'i- An ancient mansion, with a chapel annexed, - at Lytes-Cary. ULTON MARSHALL, a par. in the East Shas-
- oii div. of the hund. of Cogdean, in the co. of Dorset, 2
of Blandford, its post town and railway station. cited on the river Stour, near the Central Dorset
- uh of the London and South- Western railway. The
aily English style, and was rebuilt in 1727 by Dr. to whose memory it has a monument, as also Vake, the founder of the Corporation of the Sons
- UK; ( 'k-rgv. The Independents have a place of wor-
-liip. The children of this parish aro admitted to the . iol at Spetisbury. There is an infant school. S. White, Esq., is lord of the manor. Roman coins have been discovered, and there are several barrows in '.he neighbourhood. The village is a meet for the 'Blackmoor Vale harriers. CHAULTON MUSGRAVE, a par. in the hund. of Norton-Ferris, in the co. of Somerset, 1 mile N.E. of the Wincanton station of the Central Dorset branch line, which passes through the parish, and 4 S. of the Bruton station of the Somerset andWeymouth line. It is situ- ated on the river Gale and the road to Bath. The living is a reel. * in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 463, in the patron, of the Rev. Paul Loir. The church, dedicated to St. Stephen, is a stone edifice, built in the time of Henry VI., and possi-sscs a handsome tower. The register dates from 1531. The Baptists have a place of worship, and National school for both sexes. This was the birthplace of Musgrave the antiquary. CHARLTON NEW, a hmlt. in the par. of Charl- t-.u-next- Woolwich, on the banks of the Thames. CHARLTON-NEXT- WOOLWICH, a par. and sub- urban London district, in the hund. of Blackheath, lathe of Sutton-at-IIone, in the co. of Kent, 1 mile from i Woolwich, and 6 miles E.S.E. of London. It is a rail- way station on the North Kent line, and is pleasantly situated near the river Thames. In the neighbourhood are Blackheath, AVoolwich Common, and Greenwich Park. Much of the land is under cultivation as market gardens. This village was anciently a market town, and is the C'erMiine of Domesday Book. It was presented to the abbey of Bermondsey by William II., and afterwards came to the Newton, Langhorne, Ducie, and Maryon families. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of London, val. 600, in the patron, of Sir T, M. Wilson, Bart. There are also three other churches in this parish that "1 St. Thomas, a perpet. cur.,* val. 300, in the patron. of Sir T. M. Wilson, Bart. ; Blackheath Park Chapel, in VOL. I. tho gift of J. Cator, Esq ; and St. Germain's Chapel, Blackheath. The parish church, dedicated to St. Luke, is a plain brick structure, and was built in 1640 by Sir Adam Newton. It contains monuments of the Newton, Langhornc, Ducie, and Maryon families, and among others one to Mr. Drummond, secretary to Sir Robert Peel, who was shot by McNaghten in 1843. It is remarkable that Charlton is also the burial-place of the Right Hon. Spencer Perci val, assassinated by Bellingham in 1812. The charities amount to about 80. TheWes- leyans have a chapel, and there are National schools for both sexes. Charlton House, built by Inigo Jones in 1616, and since enlarged, is a fine mansion, now the seat of Sir Thomas M. Wilson, Bart ; in front of it is a row of cypress trees, said to have been tho first planted in England. It contains sorno fine decorations and valu- able portraits. The ceiling of the saloon is as left by Inigo Jones, who painted it for Sir Adam Newton, the tutor of Prince Henry. In an adjoining apart- ment is a chimney-piece of black marble, so highly polished that tradition asserts Lord Downcs to have seen reflected in it a robbery committed on Shooter's Hill, or, according to Lysons, at Blackheath. A fair for horn goods, &c., is held on St. Luke's Day, at which formerly a burlesque procession was formed, and passed from Deptford, through Greenwich, to Charlton, rarh person wearing some ornament of horn on his IK ad ; but it became a nuisance, and was suppressed by Sir Thomas S. Wilson. The greater part of Woolwich Common lies within this parish. CHARLTON, NORTH and SOUTH, tnshps. in the par. of Ellingham, in the co. of Northumberland, 4 miles N. of Alnwick. CHARLTON-UPON-OTMOOR, a par. in the hund. of Ploughley, in the co. of Oxford, 5 miles S.W. of Bi- coster, 9 N.E. of Oxford, its post town, and 3 S.W. of the Islip station of the London and North-Western rail- way. It is situated on the river Ray, and contains the tnshps. of Charlton, Murcott, and Fencott. It is said formerly to have been a cell to tho priory of St. Ebrulf Utica. "The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, and in the patron, of Queen's College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient edifice, in the early English style of architecture. It contains a curious brass, and there is a stone cross in the church- yard. The charities amount to 10 per annum. The Wesleyans, Baptists, and Primitive Methodists have chapels. Roman pottery has been discovered in the neighbourhood. The manorial rights are vested in the trustees of Sir G. P. Turner. It is a meet for the hounds of Mr. Drake. CHARLTON WOODLANDS, a hmlt. in the par. of Shepton Mallet, in the co. of Somerset, 1 mile E. of tho town of Shopton Mallet. CHARLWOOD, a par. in tho first div. of the hund. of Reigate, in the co. of Surrey, 3 miles S.W. of tho Horley station of the London, Brighton, and South Coast line. It is situated near Timberham Bridge, on the river Mole, where the Danes were defeated. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 550, in tho patron, of H. C. Wise, Esq. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is an ancient structure, partly in the Nor- man style. The charities amount to 28 per annum. Here are schools for both sexes, with a small endow- ment. CH ARMINSTER, a par. in the hund. of George, in the Dorchester div. of the co. of Dorset, l mile N.W. of Dorchester. It is situated in a valley on a branch of tho river Froom, and contains the limits, of Burton and For- ston. Tho living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the vie. of Stratton, in the patron, of Rev. G. Pickard. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a handsome stone edifice, and possesses monuments of tho Trenchflrd family. The register commences in 1561. At Forston, not far dis- tant, the Dorset Lunatic Asylum stands. It is a fine building, formerly the mansion of the lute F. J. Browne, Esq., who gave it to the county for the asylum. CHARMOUTK, a par. in the hund. of Whitchurth Canonieorum. in the co. of Dorset, 5 miles B.E. of 3 z
