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CLEMENT, ST. 593 CLEEKENWELL. 'uro, in which borough part of it is included. The ] 'ng is n vie.* in the archdeac. of Cornwall and dioc. (Exeter, val. with the cur. of St. Paul's, 390, in the I nm. of the lord chancellor. The parochial charities I duce ahout 12 per annum. The village, which is

iated on the river Fal, contains the Union poorhouse.

J Iwhele, in this parish, belonged to the county historian c that name. The manor of Conor forma part of the c - hy of Cornwall. 'LEMl-'.NT, ST., a par. in the liuud. of Bullington, i the co. of Oxford, mile E. of Oxford, from which c - it is separated only by the river Chcrwcll. The j . is small, comprising only 580 acres, but contains i ay well-built houses, the population having more t a quadrupled in the last half century. It includes I 1 of Magdalen-bridge within its boundaries, and has 1 3es of a Koman way, which led over Heading-ton Hill, nosa the Cherwell, near Holy well church. An elegant - of baths has been recently erected in the village. living is a rect. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 120, '. he patron, of the lord chancellor. The church was subscription at the commencement of the , sent eentury. There is a hospital, founded by Stone in 1685, also several almshonses. The produce about 400 per annum. There are a '. school and six day schools. The site of the

rs' hospital, founded by Henry I. in 1126, was

at the Dissolution, to Oriel College, Oxford. LK.MENT, ST. : there are several pars, of this i/., in the boroughs of Cambridge, Hastings, .ieh, Norwich, Worcester, and the town of Sand- 'a-h see under their several heads. LEMENT DANES, ST., a. par. in the Holborn div. and. of Ossulstone, and lib. of Westminster, in I' Middlesex. See WESTMINSTER. 'LEMENT EASTCUEAP, ST., a par. within the < .- of London. See LONDON. 'LEMENTS, ST., a par. in the island of Jersey, t mini Islands, 2 miles S.E. of St. Holier. Itcontaina -.;e of Le Bourg, and the rocks called Croix de ami Seymour Tower, off St. Clement's Point, the

ern corner of the island. The living is a rect.

c. of Winchester, val. 150, in the patron, of nior of Jersey. I.E.MEXISTOWN, a vil. in the par. of Kildrum- , bar. of Tullygarvey, in thu co. of C'avan, prov. Ireland. It is situated near Cootehill, and is

i-iv of Colonel Clements.

LESIENT'S WELLS, a vil. in the co. of Hadding- i land, 2 miles S.E. of Musselburgh. It is situ- ii-bery Hill, and has a large distillery. uENCHYVAETON, a par. in the hund. of Free- 1 arsh-Land, in the co. of Norfolk, 2 miles W. vine's Lynn. This place is mentioned in Domesday irliiuna. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of > -wich, val. 489, in the patron, of Mrs. Goldfrap. 1 church, dedicated to St. Margaret, is an old edifice, i an embattled lower and five bells. The charities u nmt to 5. The New Connexion Methodists have a A National school was erected here in 1846. t.KXNELL, a tnshp. in the par. of Allenton, or A inton, in the western div. of the ward of C'oquetdale, i co. of Northumberland, 9 miles N.W. of Rothbury, i 1 N. of Ahvinton, its post town. It is situated on i'. river Alwine. In Edward I.'s reign the Clennells I this place, and its present owner, Anthony ' kinsnn, !'.:(![., is a descendant of that family. LENOKE, a par. in the bar. of Fermoy, in the co. i ork, prov. of Minister, Ireland. It is situated on the 1 i "kwalcr, about 1 mile on the road between Doneraile Mallow, The soil is of medium quality, with a, e bottom. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of <'<, Cloyne, and Eoss, val. with four others, 526, the corps of the chancellorship of Cloyne <-.-dral, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was erled at the commencement of the present century, at tht xpense of the late Board of First Fruits. Here is a !<> 'ii Catholic chapel. Castle-Kevin, the seat of E. I'juhill, Esq., marks the site of Eoche's Castle. ^CLENT, a par. in the hund. of Seisdon, in the co. of Worcester, 4 miles S.F,. of Stem-bridge, its post town and railway station. It was formerly included in the co. of Stafford. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 417, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Clement, is an ancient stone edifice in the Gothic style of architecture. The follow- ing arc its charities: the interest of 500, loft by Mr. Waldron for a Sunday school, books, and clothing to bo distributed on the 1st of January annually ; the interest of 500, left by Mr. Harris to the poor; the interest of 200, left by John Amphlett, for the education of fifteen boys; besides various sums for the poor left by Esther Cardiweu, William Cole, Gilbert Cole, William Taylor, and John Moris. There are National schools for both sexes. The repairs of the church are provided for by a bequest of 40 acres of land, and the inhabitants have tho right of common over 600 acres on the Walton and Clent hills. Lord Lyttelton is lord of the manor. CLEOBURY, a div. of the hund. of Stottesden. in the south-eastern portion of the co. of Salop ; containing the pars, of Burwarton, Cleobury Mortimer, Cainham, Hope Baggot, Kinlet, Neen Savage, Aston-Botterell, Coreley, Dowles, Hopton Wafers, Wheathill, and parts of Stot- tesden and Chetton. CLEOBTJEY MORTIMER, a par. and market town in the Cleobury div. of the hund. of Stottesden, in thu co. of Salop, 8 miles W. of Bewdley, its post town, and 11 E. of Ludlow. It is situated on the river Eea, near the Tenbury and Bcwdley line of railway, on which it has a station. It is a market, union, and petty sessions town, and a polling place for the southern division of the county. A County Court for the recovery of small debts is held here. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 553, in tho patron, of W. L. Childe, Esq. There is a district church, dedicated to St. John, tho living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 50, in the patron, of B. Botfield, Esq. The parish church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is an ancient structure in the early English style, and possesses monuments and stained- glass windows. The Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists, and Eoman Catholics have chapels, and there are en- dowed schools for both sexes, as well as infant schools. Near the church anciently stood a castle, erected by the Mortimers, which was reduced by Henry II., and there are Eoman encampments in the neighbourhood. In tho vicinity are tho Glee hills, which abound in limestone, coal, and iron ore, but the trade carried on is compara- tively small in consequence of the difficulties in the way of transit. The horticultural and agricultural societies hold their shows in the town. Pierce Plowman, author of " Visions," was a native of this town. Wednesday is market day, and there are cattle fairs held on the 21st April, Trinity Monday, and 27th October, and a fair for pleasure and hiring of farm servants on the 2nd May. CLEOBUEY, NORTH, a par. in the hund. of Stot- tesden, in the co. of Salop, 7J miles S.W. of Bridgnorth, its post and union town. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 180, in the patron, of the Eev. J. B. Webb, incumbent. CLEEEWOODCOTT, a tythg. in tho par. of Kings- clere, in the co. of Hants. CLEEIHAN, a vil. in the par. of Newchapel, in the bar. of West Iffa and Ofla, in the co. of Tipperary, prov. of Munster, Ireland. It is situated 5 miles to the N.W. of Clonmel, its post town. There are a police station and a Eoman Catholic chapel. A fair is held on the 30th September. CLEEKENWELL, a par. and suburban district of London, in the Finsbury div. of the hund. of Ossul- stone, in the co. of Middlesex, 1 inilc N. of St. Paul's. At the time of the Conquest this parish is supposed to have formed part of the great forest of Middlesex, and to have been included under the name Isendone, as it does not appear separately in Domesday Survey. The first mention of it as Fons Clerieortim, or Clerkenwell, is made by Fitz-Stephen, under the reign of Henry II., when describing the mysteries or sacred dramas, which were acted by the clerks and inferior clergy of London, 4 a