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COLCHKS COLDHUBST. of Colne- water have long brcn )>rin- i i]il manufacture, is silk; but malting, iron-fun:. of industry are likewise Carrie*! on. The borough v corporated by Kichard I. 1 : iod two members to partial::' .. -n of Kduard I. Tin- inuiii- .iiuljarliiiin' M.iry lim ' iidiiij,' the twelve town parlance, ait 1 1 Lexden, and Mile-end. By tin- Municipal Art, the borough is divided into three wards ; tho municipal government i.s in the. hands of a maynr, II aldermen, and 18 councillors. Colchester has also a high steward, a recorder, il puty-rci : ln- peace. A county omit, quarter sessions, a; : xuons are held ut : tho town- hull on Monday and Thursday -The borough oi eight within the walls, four without, and t'mr in the suburbs all in tho dioc. of Kochester. The living of All Saints is a rect.,* val. 210, in tho gift of Balliol College, Oxford. The church was built before the year 1356 ; it is remarkable for a tower constructed almost wholly of Hint. It has lately been extensively restored, both externally and internally. St. Botolph is a ] cur., val. 130, in tho gift of Balliol College, Oxford. There was formerly a priory of St. Botolph, the church of which, built in the Norman style, is now in ruins. St. Giles's is a rect., val. 190, in the gift of Thomas Gepp, ];*>. St. James's is a rect.,* val. 150, in tho gift of the lord chancellor. It is the principal church within thi- walls, and was probably founded in the reign of Edward II. In the S. aisle is a monument to Arthur Winsley, Esq., alderman of the town, who founded alrashouses for 12 poor persons in St. Botolph's p-irish. St. Leonard's is a rect.,* val. 130, in tho gift of Balliol College, Oxford. St. Martin's is a rect.,* val. 147. The church, which has been recently rebuilt, is a cruciform structure of flint and Caen stone, consisting of nave, chancel, transepts, boll-tower, and porch. St. Mary's-at-the- Walls is a rcct.,* val. 242, in the gift of the Bishop of Rochester. The church was destroyed during the siege of tho town by the parliamentarians, but was rebuilt in 1713. It has a nave, two side aisles, and a square tower. St. Mary Magdalene's is a roct.,* val. 330, in the gift of the lord chancellor. St. Nicholas's is a rect.,* val. 135, in tho gift of Balliol College, Ox- ford. St. Peter's is a vie.,* val. 285, in tho gift of Simoon's Trustees. The church was founded before the Conquest, and is mentioned in Domesday Book. St. Rnnwold's is a roct.,* val. 140, in tho gift of C. O. Bound, Esq. Tho church was rebuilt in 1760, having previously boon in ruins nearly 100 years. The Iloly Trinity is a roct.,* val. 158, in the gift of Balliol Col- lege, Oxford. In the church is a monument to tho Bev. William Gilbcrd, principal physician to Queen Elizabeth and James I. There is also ono placo of worship for Roman Catholics, two for Baptist!), tin Independents, one for Wcsloyans, ono for Primitive Methodists, one for Unitarians, and one for the S of Friends. Colchester has a free grammar school, founded in 15S6 ; it receives twenty pupils, and sends a scholar to Cambridge. Parr was a master of this school ; and Archbishop Ilarsnet, a native of Colchester, was educated here. St. Mary Magdalene's Hospital, originally founded by Eudo Dapifcr as a hospital for lepers, is now united to tho living of St. Mary Magdalene. There are several almshouses in Colchester, and the Union poorhouse. Of the walls of Colchester only a small i .11 now remains ; they appear to have been 7 or 8 feet in thickness, and to have enclosed an area of about 108 acres. On tho high ground, to the N. of High-^ stands tho castlr ; tin ..nt'-r walls of which are almost perfect, and are - it thickness. The castle was built by Eudo Dapifcr, probably on the site of a still older fortress; the materials are stone and pieces of Roman

.*. Of the abbey, also founded by Eudo, nothing

now remains but a gateway, built in tho 12th century. Many Koman remains have been found at Colchester and in the neighbourhood, especially coins and tcsselatcd

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i i >I.1> A.-MIUY. .w A.Mi.a. I'toa- shire. ILD-ASI] DON, ;. I.IL in tii.' Imnd. -ti-r, "' mil' j,ont town and ruilwii;. the dioc. ': . Uii-i, !. < .the j.atron. of ; ro. Tho churc! to thr I l"l '1 1 inil i . i -i an . perpendicular .-: ' per annum, of which .{.'"> is the nvcnii' "f a I: W. Goi , is lord of the m in<>r. COLD ASTON. &ATo-. |; ',!> I!I,l)V, the n.'iniu of two hi, co. of Pembroke, 1 mile S.E. of Narborth; an I, I if 'OATS, ;, tn.slm. in the par. of I the V. div. of Castle ward, in the co. of Northum' J mile, N. of l',.nt eland, and N S.V. i,f M"i] -ti DCOTE8, a hmlt. in the- tnshp. oi in the co. of Lancaster, 3 miles S.V. of ' COLDCOTES, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Sa the West Riding of the co. of York, 4 n, COLD-DUNGIII 1 , 1 .S, an cxt. par. place in the of Ipswich, in the co. of Sull'olk. COLUMN ( i iMMOX, a vil. and district par. in par. of Owsleybury, in the co. of Hants. Th- a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 13 the patron, of tho Vicar of Twyford u Owsleybury alt en. riii'.i) ii.NV(u;f 11, ,! ] ,,r. in ii the wap. of Aslacoe, parls of Lind.-iy, in t Lincoln, 9 miles > :roln, its j> from Wickenoy railway station. It is river Langworth. The living is a vie. of Hackthorn, in the dioc. of 1 . of Colonel Cracroft. The chun Saints, is an ancient edifice. !;,! lord of the manor. COLD HARBOUR, the name of several homesUdl and small places in various parts of England, but chiefly in Surrey and Herta. COLD HATTON, a tnshp. in : ErctB Magna, in tho co. of Salop, 7 miles N COLD 1IMN1.EY, a tythg. in Whit- church, in the co. of Hants, 4 miles N. <,t' Vlii- COLD HESLETOX, a tnshp. in the ] lo-Dale, in the northern div. of Ea-: co. of Durham, 2 miles S.E. of Seal and railway station. The c i annum i, Esq., is lord nf the m (OLD I1IMNDLEY, a limit, in ; in the waji "( Stainero.,*, in the Wi of York. I'mlworih North Midland railway, (i. Welltwortli. of the man "i 1 . Here is a large roservnir v Ciil, It IIICIIAM, a par. in the liund. n, -1 mill's N.W. of Towcester, its post town, and 5 from Blisworth i tli" hmlts. of Fosti.Ts-Booth, (i: The living is a rect.* in the di ; IVUT- borough. . in the jMtron. "f the ; i'ri-t. The ,'lmrch. Imildinsr in tho Gothic style of arch ' nor. COl.D-HII.I,. a hmlt. in the ]>;ir. 'I A! 1m in the West Hiding of tho co. of York, 1 i HLimrUST, a vil. in tho par. of IV -nvi.h. in the co. of Lancaster, near .V porpot. cur. in the dioc. of M.n n. of tho crown and bishop alternately.