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CLIPPESBY. 599 CLITHEROE. 140. Tho Diiko of Devonshire is lord of the inor. CLIPPESBY, a par. in the hund. of West Flegg, in co. of Norfolk, 7 miles X.W. of Yarmouth, and from Norwich. It is situated near the river Bare. 10 living is a rect. in the dioc. of Nprwich, val. 250, the patron, of the Hev. H. J. Muskett, who is lord of e manor. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an 1 structure. CLIPSIIAM, a par. in the hund. of Oakham Soke, in co. of Rutland, 9 miles N.W. of Stamford. It for- rly belonged to the Zouch family, and posf. inli chuntry. The living is a reet.* in tho dioc. of lerborough, val. 210, iu tho patron, of J. M. Pagct, ,q., who is lord of the manor. Tho church, dedicated St. Mary, is an ancient structure with a tower, and ntains stained-glass windows, said to have been trans- red from the church of Pickworth, which has been iig in ruins. There arc some excellent stone quarries neighbourhood. CLIPSTOX, a par. in tho hund. of Rothwcll, in the of Northampton, 4 miles S.W. of Market Har- , and 14 N. of Northampton. Red ochre is tliis parish. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. Peli'rborough, val. 334, in the patron, of Christ's liege, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to All iuts, is in good repair. Tho Baptists have a chapel, 1 them arc a free school and almshouses, endowed 1667 by Sir George Buswell, Bart., with 381 per num. The manorial rights are in tho hands of Thomas 1 . Esq., and Lady Horton. Here is a meet for p Pytchley hounds. i 1,1 PSTOXE, a tnshp. in the par. of Edwinstowe, in i; Hatfield div. of the wap. of Bassetlaw, in the co. of ittingham, '~i miles E. by N. of Mansfield, and 4 S.W. ' Ollerton, its post town. It is situated in Sherwood >rest, on the river Mann, or Maun. Here King John Sided, and ruins of his palace are still visible. A tree, .own as the Parliament Oak, commemorates the par- Ui-ld by Edward 1., A.D. 1290. Divine service Hied at'Clipstone Park, the seat of the Duko of . who allows an annuity to the Vicar of Edwin- >we ti> piv.-irh every Sunday. The Wesleyans have a iipel. CLIPSTOXE, a tnshp. in the par. of Plumtrco, in the .ith div. of the wap. of Bingham, in tho eo. of Not- iglunn, G miles S.E. of Nottingham, and the same dis- V. of Bingham. Earl Mauvers is lord of the OLLSIIEIM, a mountain in the island of Harris, in Outer Hebrides, nearly 3,000 feet in height. OLIST, BROAD. See BROAD-CLIST, Devonshire. OLIST-HONITON, or HONITON'S CLYST, a par. tho hund. of East Budleigh, in the co. of Devon, 3 Ifs X.E. of Topsham, its post town, and 4 E. of The Great Western, and London and South- -estern railways both pass within a few miles of the lage. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of

eter, val. 125, in the patron, of the dean and chap-

v, who arc lords of the manor. The church, an old 'ifice with tower, possesses monuments and a !~axon it. There is a school with a small endowment, and it; charities are of tho value of 4 10s. per annum. A

T is held on Michaelmas Day.

fJLIST-HYDON, a par. in tho hund. of Cliston, in 1; co. of Devon, 4 miles S. of Collumpton, its post t, and 3 N. of the Hole station on the Great West- i railway. It is situated on the river Clyst, which fcs in the vicinity. The living is a rect. in the dioc. . val. 440, in the patron, of Mrs. Huyshe,who lady of the- manor. The church, dedicated to St. .drew, is an ancient stone edifice, with stained-glass dows. There is a school, called Hall's school, en- .i-ed with 17 per annum, and other charities to the ic amount. 'LISTOX, a hund. in the east portion of the co. of i-on, contains the pars, of Clist-Hydon, Broad Clist, 1 4 St. Lawrence, Buttcrleigh and Whimple, com- } iing 19,260 acres. . CLIST ST. GEORGE, a par. in tho hund. of East Budleigh, in tho co. of Devon, 1 mile N.E. of Topsham, its post town, and 5 S.E. of Exeter. The living is a rect.* iu the dioc. of Exeter, val. 327, in the patron, of the trustees. The church, dedicated to St. George, is an ancient edifice in the peqjcndicular style ; and has been lately repaired. It contains a brass to J. Osborne, 1614. Here is a free school with an exhibition at either University, endowed by Lady Seaward, in 1704, with 10 per annum. J. Beague, Esq., is lord of the manor. Tho charities are of the value of 35 per annum. CLIST ST. LAWRENCE, a par. in the hund. of Cliston, in the co. of Devon, 6 miles S. of Collumpton, its post town, and 2 N. of the Hole station on the Great Western railway. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 299, in tho patron, of tho trustees of St. John's Hospital, Exeter. Tho church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, is an ancient stone edifice, in the peVpen- dicular style ; it contains stained-glass windows, and a statue of the Virgin and Child. In the churchyard are the remains of an ancient cross. The charities are of the value of 5 per annum. Tho trustees of Hele'a charity are the lords of tho manor. CLIST ST. MARY, a par. in the hund. of East Bud- leigh, in the co. of Devon, 4 miles S.E. of Exeter, and 1 from Topsham, its post town. It is situated on the river Clyst. The living is a rect.* in tho dioc. of Exe- ter, val. 190, in the patron, of the Rev. E. Strong. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an old building with tower. There are National schools for both sexes, and the charities are of the value of 8 per annum. It was at this place that Lord Russell defeated the insur- gents under Arundell in 1549. CLIST SATCHFIELD, a tythg. in the pars, of Far- ingdon and Sowton, in the co. of Devon, near Topsham. It was anciently possessed by the Sackvilles, and has ruins of a palace of tho bishops of Exeter. CLITHEROE, a tnshp., market town, municipal and parliamentary borough, in the par. of Whalley, upper div. of the hund. of Blackburn, in the co. of Lancaster, 10j miles N. of Blackburn, and 217 from London by road, or 224 by railway. It is a station on the Bolton, Blackburn, and Clitheroe branch of the Lancashire and West Yorkshire railway. It was anciently called Cli- derhow, and is supposed to derive its name from tho British Cled-dwr, signifying tho hill or rock by the waters, and the Saxon word hon<, a hill. The town is pleasantly situated to tho S. of tho Pendle hills, on the picturesque banks of tho Rihble. At the Conquest the honour- of Clitheroe, including tho greater part of the hunds. of Blackburn and Salford, and tho manor of Slaidburn, in Yorkshire, were granted to Ilbert de Lacoy, Lord of Poutefract, whose son Robert, iu the reign of William Rufus, built the castle, and Henry de Lacey, in 1149, obtained for Clitheroe its first charter from tho crown. It reverted, through the marriage of Blanch, heiress of tho Do Laeeys, with John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, to tho crown, and was sub- sequently granted by Charles II. to General Monk for his services in bringing about the Restoration. The manor is now held by tho Duke of Buccleueh. The town was formerly governed by two bailiffs ; but on the passing of the Municipal Reform Act, in 1835, it was incorporated under a mayor, 4 aldermen, and 12 coun- cillors. It is well supplied with water, and the gas- works were established in 1837. Petty sessions are held in the townhall, and the mayor and recorder hold a borough court. It is tho head of a County Court dis- trict, and of a Poor-law Union. The board of guardians meet weekly. The town contains several cotton-mills and an iron foundry. The limits of the parliamentary borough were considerably extended by tho Reform Act, and now include besides Clitheroe, the tnshps. of Chat- burn, Coldcoats, Downham, Hcnthorne, Mearlcy, Mitton, Pendleton, Twiston, Whalley, Wiswell, and "Worston, comprising an area of 2,375 acres, with a population, according to tho census of 1861, of 10,864, inhabiting 2,247 houses, while the municipal borough contains only 7,000, inhabiting 1,433 houses. Previous to the passing