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CHICilLKY. 60 ( IIIHEOCK. founded liy Bishop Stony, about 1 1!>7, where An h- . ' :illll Hindis tin' Whitby, or I r Vhitby in 170'.!, for t> ".v -him.'

i; a diocesan theol<' ' iblished in

l.y lii,,hop Otter; and Bishop Manningham's gray-coat and girls' blue-coat schools. Besides UMH there is a training college for schoolmaster-, founded by the late Dr. W. Otter, . stone structure, built in the collegiate stylo of th<; l.Jth century, and completed in 1850, from designs by Sir. ,T. !" In it there is accommodation for 24 students, b.'M'li s apartments for the vie "-i>i in< 'i|. il, and a commo-

nc4i for tile principal ; there is also a chapel

hed to the college; the site was given by the bishop. There an: - in tin- city, one or two being of ancient ilatc, u St. Mary's, which was once a nun- , and was founded in 1171 (this hospital has a ins, and stalls) ; and St. James's, which was i ally founded for lepers. A large infirmary, to which another wing has lately been added by Charles Dixon, Esq., of Sl-mstead House, was built about 1830. The ancient residence of the earls of Arundel, in the N.E. quarter of the city, has lately been converted into " The Friary Park," through the liberality of the Duke of Richmond, to whom it belongs. For many years this ! piece of ground was used only for grazing : but it has recently been converted into an archery and cricketing ground, and the remainder made available for the recreation of the inhabitants. The celebrated Arch- I'.radwardine, who died in 1349, Bishop Bucknor, and Holland, who founded Stcyning school, were native* of the city. Chiohester gives the title of earl to the Pelhams. Close by is Goodwood, the seat of the Duko of Richmond, and the ancient camps called Gonshill and The diocese of Chichcster U in the province of Canterbury, and was founded in 681, at Selsea. It com- prises the archdeaconries of Chichester and Lewes, or 12 deaneries, and about 279 benefices ; the bishop's in- come is 4,200. The chapter includes a dean, chancellor,

rer, 2 archdeacons, a precentor, 4 canons, 28 pre-

bendaries, and 4 minor canons, with the patronage of 21 livings. The archdeaconry comprises the deaneries of Arundel, Boxgravo, Chichester, Midhurst, Storington, 1'iigham, Tarring, or 34 livings. The deanery conn the livings of lircdo, Chichester, Crowhurst, New Fish- bonie, and Kumboldswykc. Market days are Wednes- day and Saturday for corn, cattle, sheep, and pigs. Fairs are held on St. George's Day, Whit Monday, St. James's HIV. and old Michaelmas Day. CIIH 'III.KY, or clIK'lir.LKY, a par. in the hund. of Newport, in the co. of Bucks, 2 miles N.E. of New- port-PagnaU, and <;.( from the Wolvorton station, on the London and Norfh-Wcstorn railway. It is sii near the river Ouse. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 116, in the patron, of C. M. Cli Esq., who is lord of the manor. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, is in the early English style of archi- t >cture. The charities amount to 3 per annum. Here is a meet for the Oakley hounds. < IIICKKKKI.I,, WKST, a par. in the hund. of Culli- ford-Trco, in the co. of Dorset, 2,i miles N.W. of Y- inoutli, its post town, and 8 from Dorchester. Both tin- (Iteat Western and London and South-Western railways pass near the village, and have stations at Veymouth. The par. includes the chplry. of Herring- i nshps. of East Chickerell and Putton. The living is a reel., formerly in the archdeac. of Dorset and dioc. of Bristol, but now in the dioc. of Salisbury, of the val. of t.T2i>, in the patron, of the Duko of Clcv and the Dowager Countess Sandwich. The principal C|I1CK1,.U>K, u jsir. in the hund. of Dunworth, in the i -, 1 mile N. of Ilindon, its post town, "lin.ster. The living is a reel.* in the of Salisbury, val. rj:>, pat. the Marquis of Bath, 'mivh, dcdicati d to All Saints, is a neat edifice with 1 7 '1 . I ! tchool. J..lin ( ',itid% . i ..i the manor. i ' 1 1 1 c I< X K V, a ]>ar. in the hund. of Dunmow, in the co. of Essex, 5 mill s X.NV. of Dumnow, it" post ' and 7 N.K. of I 1 . , on & branch of the river ' .item railway, which has a station at Elsonham, 3 miles dis- tant from the village. The living is a red. in th dioc. of .Rochester, val. 164, in the patron, ol Mrs. C'raniner. The church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is a subsUn- tial structure with spire, and possesses a regi earliest date of which is 1604. The Rev. J. Collin and ( 'aptain H. Byng are the principal landowners. CHIOESAKDS I'lMoRY, an ext. par. place in the hund. of Clifton, in the co. of Bedford, 6 miles S Ampthill, on the river I el. Pain dc Beauch A.I). 1150, founded a priory here, of which the t rangles and cloisters are yet entire, and have been 1 into a modern mansion, which contains the bed of James I., and a portrait by Sir Peter Lely of Olrrw Cromwell. CIIICKSGROVE, or CHISGROVK, a limit, in tb pars, of Tisbury and Wardour, in the co. of Wilti, t miles E. of Ilindon. CHICKSTOXE, a hmlt. in the par. of Littleham,k the co. of D< CHICKWARD, a hmlt. in the par. of the hund. of Huntington.in the co. of Hereford, '1 8.W. of Kington. CHIDDEN, a tythg. with Glidden, in (lie par. of Ham- bledon, in the co. of Hants, 6 miles I-;, of P.isli i HIDDINGFOLD, a par. in the second div. of Ike hund. of Godalming, in the co. of Surrey, 4 mill . i-tj- c, and 2 S. of the Witlej station of the- don and Portsmouth (direct) line. ( iodalming is its port town. The living is a reel. * in the dioc. ot ter, val. with the cur. of J I the patron, of the bishop. The church is d St. Mary. There is a charity of ' is delivered in bread to the poor on East There are National schools for CHIDDINGLY.a par. in the hund of Pevensey, in the co. of Sussex, 10 u and 3 J from the Berwick station of the Londoi and South Coast line. The living is a vie. of Chichester, val. 158, in the j Countess Amherst. The church, the duli is unknown, is an ancient edifice in the century) style of architecture, with a tower nnd 1 tiful spire, and possesses a handsome monument to I John Joffcray, who died in 1.57H. II .:ional| schools for boys and girls. The rcgiut< 1625. Chiddingly Place is a very old seat, and it i is now converted into a barn. The Earl of < and Fuller Meyrick, Esq., are the chief landov. iiial charities produce about 6 a year. c]III>l>lXi;sTuM-:. a par. in the "hund. of Somer-| den, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, in the co mik*| S.W. of Sevenoaks, and 11 mile S i station of the London and South-! i.iteil on the river Kden in ' nd conUtBII the limit, of Iliirh Street. The living is a r> dioc. of Canterbury, val. 650, in tic archbishop. The church, dedicated fo St. ancient structure, with tower and line spire, : monuments to the Streat field familv. 'I '..ion*' and infant schools. Hiu'h Street lion Parkarose I lie ( 'hiding Stone st" park. II Str. atfield, Esq.,is lordof themanor, tin nirh and Col.liam laniilies. cilllil-liiCK, a piir. in the hund. of Wl. I 'anonii'orum, in the Jiridport div. of tl V. of r.ridport, its post town and railway station! and 6 E. of Lymo Regis. It is situated near the ml The living is a cur.* annexed to the vie. of V iiicornin, in the di..c. of Salisbury, in the patron. o the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. ' ancient stone building with a tower. The Wesleyaa* Independents, and K.unan I 'atholics have places of wor ship. I :.sjq., in lord of the manor.