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II. I IT I1KIDGE. 596 CLIFTON.

I-'I-' C.KID'.iK, a vil. in tin ;

in th. V. -t l;iiling of the co. of York, 2 miles N. of Harm.

i I -i I M - LUND, a tnshp. in the par. of

'iigbrough, in the wap. of Ouse, in the East Hiding ,1 tli' . is post town. ( I.I FFK, a tnshp. in the jar. of JIanlield, in the wap. of Wi-st I iilling, in this North Hiding of the c. of York, 3 mil'--> W. ! 1 hirlington, its post town. It is situated on the river Tees. CL1FFK-AT-1IMM, a pur. in the lath.' of Aylesford, in the bund, of Shamwell, in the to. of Kent, 3 miles from the Highum station of the North Ki-nt liar, and 6 N. nf Koeln MI T, is post town. It is situated near the Thames, at the end of a clialk range. The village is a coastguard station, and belongs to Earl Darnley. The living is a rect.* inthedioc. ot Knehe.Mer, val. 1,297, in tli. [patron, of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church, dedicated to St. Helen, is a large cruciform stm with a tower and good peal of bells. It contn ins several effigies and stained-glass windows. Here are National schools for both sexea. This was anciently a place of great importance, and possessed as many as churches. A fuir is held on the 28th September. CL1FFE, EAST, an cxt. par. place adjoining tho tow u and port of Dover, in tin- co. of Kent. CI.IFFF,, NORTH, a tnhsp. in the par. of Sand in the East Killing of the co. of York, 3 miles 8. of Mar- ket Weinhton, its post town, and 16 from York. CLIFPE PYPARI), a par. in the hund. of Kings- bridgo, in the co. of Wilts, 3 miles S. of Wootton Bas- sett, ita post town and railway station. It passed to the Goddard family from Roger do Cohham, to whom it was granted in 1305 by Edward I. Tho living is a vie. in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 450, in the patron. of II. M. Goddard, Esq. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient structure with tow.-r. It contains tombs of the Goddard family, and a monument to Thomas Spaceman. Tho register commences in 1668. There are National schools. The manors of Thornhill and Broadtown were bequeathed by Sarah Duchess Dowager of Somerset, in 1686, for tho education and apprenticing of boys, and a school for boys was endowed by Thomas Spackman. H. N. Qoddard, M.A., is lord of the manor, and resides at tho manor-house, an Elizabethan edifice. CL11 1 ']: KF.uls. or KIN<;-S-rUFFE, a par. in the hund. of Willybrook, in the co. of Northampton, 6 miles N. of Oundlc. Vansford is its post town. It is situated on a branch of tho river Non, ami contains the ext. par. district of Spa Lodge. Its Saxon name was t'yiiinffetelne, and tho manor still belongs to tho crown. The village, which is still considerable, was once a mar- ket town. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of 1 borough, val. 525, in the patron, of the Earl of W- it- Una. Tho charities produce about 500 per annum, being chiefly the endowment of Hutcheeon's free school and Thorpe's almshouses. This village was tho birth- of Law, tho Non-juror, and author of the "Serious i ,11." CLIFFE'S END, GREAT and LITTLE, hmlts. in tho par. of St. Lawrence, in the co. of Kent, 3 miles W. of Iiamsg-.it i . < M FFK, SMITH, a tnshp. in the par. of North . in tho East Hiding of the co. of York, 2 miles from the vil. of North Cave, and about 3J miles from Market Wcighton. CLIFFK, WEST, a par. in the hund. of Bows- borough, lathe of St. Augustine, in the. co. > I K N I. of ]i". i. The living is a vie. in the dioc. ntcrlmry, val. .TI, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. Tho church, dedicated to St. Peter, is a small structure. Tho manor once belonged to the ancestors of Gibbon, the historian. < l.II'FMNY, a vil. in tho par. of Ahamli-h, in (lie bar. nt ( 'arhcry, in tho co. of Sligo, prov. of Connaught, d. It is situated on the coast, about 12 miloa on the i liallyshannon. II. i- offlcc. , . I;. . man ( 'atholir i li.q.el, and schools. Lord Palmcrston has for some time been doing mu the improvement of this spot. Fairs are held on the 18 May, the ISth .lune, tin .">th October, the iith Xovembt and the 1.5th ! CLIFFORD, a ]mr. in the hund. of Huntingtoo, .:..'"! Hen;. .id, 3 miles N. ot llay.its ]>ost tow and 9 W. of the Hereford railway station. It ii at ated on the river Wye. ami contains tin mine. The living is a vie.* in ti ilurefor val. 300, in the patron, of W. W. Truii. There is a district church at llardwii!.. which is a j . val. 1(1, in the pati I'ciioyre. Tho parish church, dcdical is an ancient structure in the Norman style, and < tains several monuments. The charities un ant tu per annum. H> n are free schools for both ruins of the ancient castle, aru still visible, built by W. Fitzosborno, became the (* fords, and tradition says that hen Fair Itosamc horn. Tho place gives name and title of baron Cliffords of TJgbrooke. There are several gent] seats in the neighbourhood. < UFFOKD CHAMBERS, a par. in the hund. of Tewkesbury, in the co. miles S. of Stratford-on-Avi .n. The village it situated on tho river AM n. The living u a dioc. of Gloucester and Bri of the Rev. T. G. Tyudall. The chuich, d si 1 1 el, I,, i- an am n ut stone edifice w OLEFFOBD-OUM-BORTUN, a tnsbp. in Bramham, in the upper div. of the wap. < in the West Hiding of the co. of VorL Wctheiby, 12 N.E. of Leeds, and 2 S. of Thoq way station. Tadcnsttr isitsjiost town. Ahu inhabitants arc employed in the twiut thread factory of Met- i ur.* in the dioc. of York, val. Oi.5, in the ] M| (i. L. Fox, Esq. The ehuiri a modern editice in tin (iothi. Roman Catholics have a chupcl, vent attached. It possesses a beautiful statue of the Virgin Mary, by Hollmun. '1 In W have a place of worship ; and tin with a good set of appai.it philosophy and chemistry. 'J duco about 20 JUT annum battle was fought between the F.: ; mi it for the Bramham Moor hounds, 'i manor is Mrs. Gascoigne. CLIFFORD'S INN, an cxt. par. plac. the co. of Middlesex. CLIFTON, a ]ir. and suburb of tho . the hund. of Bui: mile to tho W. of X which city it U , reckoned a part, being included within the be name is d' ' . itioiin thcclifiB ing the river Avon, which, rising at Si to tho height of 308 fed, comma i of sea and land, varied with high rocks abound in called Bristol diamonds. Many rare ai. as ihc Araliii ttrirta, Grraiif growing wild, especially round S 'U is supposed to hae been re lilt of its V. t tho station Al>" are met with on ( 'lifton l>o % howi-M-r, till liln'i, when I'linip-room was built ; it tin n ro.-e rapidly i and continins t" ll.'iiii^li, not only as a 1 resida Bristol merchants ami .-tani-es. 'I 1 its sjirings are

al in cases of scitifula,

lion, and stomai hie colnjilaints; at the time of earthquake they tnnn d red as blood, and ordinarily i t at lii^-h water, w, nt back. _. order to accommodate the iiunnr ' i rump-rooms were built by a private compu,' This building is a noble stru Grctun itj