COLMONELL. 631 COLNE ENGAINE. >f Monster, Ireland, 6 milos to the W. of ICilmalloek. The parish, extends along the right bank of the river Maiguo, and is intersected by the road from Charleville to Rathkeale. It consists of a soil of medium quality. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Limerick. The jhurch is in ruins. The Roman Catholic chapel is mited to two others in Bruree. This parish takes its name from a sacred well. COLMONELL, a par. in the district of Carrick, in
- he co. of Ayr, Scotland. It is 20 miles long, from Gal-
oway westward to the Firth of Clyde, with ail extreme ireadth of 7 miles. The valleys, comprising much of he surface, are fertile. Knockdolian, a conical hill if considerable height, is a conspicuous landmark to . utering the Firth of Clyde. The hills on both Mes of the Stinchar consist for the most part of ,: juntain limestone. The Duchess do Coigny is the rincipal landowner. By far the greater part of the is moorland or pasture. The principal mansions ire Drumlamford, Penmore, Knockdolian, Dalgerrock, .nd Ballochmorie. Craigneil is a fine ruined castle of he 13th century. The various roads from Girvan to Jalloway traverse the parish. The village of Colmonell lands on the right bank of the Stiuchar, 5 miles N.E. f Ballantrae. This par. is in the presb. of Stranraer, nl in the patron, of tho Duchess de Coigny. The
- iinister has a stipend of 257. There is a chapel in
onnection with the Establishment at Barrhill, served y .t missionary at a salary of 80. There are also in Ish two Free churches, an Original Secession, .nd a Reformed Presbyterian church. Fairs are held in IT, May, August, and November. ( SOLMULLIN, or CULMULLIN, a par. in the bars, i Katuath and Upper Deece, in the co. of Meath, prov. f Leiuster, Ireland, 3 miles E. of Summorhill, and 24 rom Dublin. The living is a vie. united with that of vuockmark. Culmullin House is the principal rcsi- j.'nce. COLMWORTH, a par. in the hund. of Barford, in he co. of Bedford, 6 miles S.W. of St. Neot's, its post nwn, and the same distance S. of Kimboltou. It is ituated on a branch of the river Ouse. The living is a ect.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 179, in the patron, of he Rev. R. W. Gory. The church, dedicated to St. .)ennis, is a neat structure in the early English style of rchitecture, with a handsome spire. It contains a lonumcntal brass of the year 1380. There are National hools for both sexes. Mrs. S. Elye is lady of the COLN, a small river of Gloucestershire, which, rising 'ar Barnsley, after a course of 12 miles falls into the sis near Lechlade. COLN. See COLN ST. ALDWPN, and COLN ST. DENIS, c., Gloucestershire. COLNBROOK, a chplry. partly in tho par. of Hor- >n, in the co. of Buckingham, and partly in the par. of tanwell, in the co. of Middlesex, 17 miles W. of Lon- <>n. It is a place of great antiquity, and stands upon 6 river Colnc, which hero flows in four streams, over ich of which is a small bridge ; a circumstance which imden thinks decisive proof that it is the Pantes of -iitoninus. It was once a market town, and was incor- i Tated in 1543 by tho style of " bailiff and burgesses of olnbrook." The living is a don. cur. in the dioc. of 'xford, val. 60, in the patron, of the bishop. The church dedicated to St. Mary. The Baptists have a chapel, airs for horses and cattle are held on the 5th April and d May. COLNE, a chplry. and market town in the par. of V r halley, in the higher div. of the hund. of Blackburn, i the co. of Lancaster, 30 miles N. of Manchester, and J S.E. of Lancaster. It comprises the tnshps. of Colne, reat and Little Marsden, Barrowford, Foulridge, and awden, together containing a population of 21,196. .e market town of Colne is situated on Colne Water, ributary of the Calder, and near the Leeds and Liver- 'Ol canal. It is the terminus of the Lancashire and orkshire, and also of tho Midland system of railways. contains a cloth-hall, a branch of the Craven bank, a savings-bank, gas and water works, besides several ex- tensive cotton factories. The population is chiefly employed in tho manufacture of fabrics suited for the Manchester and Bradford markets. Coal, excellent freestone, flags, and slate are abundant in the neigh- bourhood. There are two churches, St. Bartholomew's and Christ Church, both pcrpot. curs.,* in the patron, of Hulme's Trustees, val. 179 and 180 respectively. St. Bartholomew's is an ancient structure in the perpen- dicular style, built in 1515, and restored and enlarged in 1857. It has two chantry chapels, an ancient font, and a screen, in good preservation. Christ Church was built in 1836. The charities amount to 103 per annum. Here are Baptist, Inghamite, Wesleyan, Primitive Methodist, and Independent chapels. There is a gram- mar school, with a small endowment, at which Arch- bishop Tillotson is said to have been educated; besides National and British schools. In the vicinity many Roman antiquities have been discovered, which has led to the supposition that Colne was the Roman Colunio; this is supported by the existence of an extensive camp, 360 feet by 340, with double trench and vallum at Cas- tor Cliff. A weekly market is held on Wednesday, and a monthly market for cattle on the same day. Fairs are held on the 7th March, 13th May, llth October, and 21st December. COLNE, a par. in the hund. of Hurstingstone, in the co. of Huntingdon, 5 miles N.E. of St. Ives. It was a chplry. to Amersham, and belonged to the Drurys. It was given by Edward III. to his kinswoman, Lady Wake. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect.* of Somersham, in the dioc. of Ely. The tithes are ap- propriated to the Regius Professor of Divinity in the University of Cambridge. The church is an ancient structure in the early English style, dedicated to St. Helen. It has several stained-glass windows, and con- tains an ancient piscina, and the remains of a brass attributed to the reign of Henry III. In 1844 a large fire destroyed a great part of the village. George Day, Esq., is lord of the manor. COLNE, a river which, rising near Hatfield, in the co. of Herts, runs 30 miles in a south-westerly direction, and finally discharges itself into the Thames near Staiues. COLNE, 'a river which, rising near Steeple Bump- stead, in the co. of Essex, runs 36 miles in a south- easterly direction, past Halstead and Colchester, and discharges itself into the North Sea at Mersea Island. COLNE EARL'S, or GREAT, a par. in the hund. of Lexden, in the co. of Essex, 3 miles to the S.E. of Halstead, its post town, and 52 from London. It is a station on the Colne Valley branch of the Great Eastern railway. The village is situated on the river Colne, over which is a bridge, and near the line of the Roman road to Cambridge, which passed through the parish. At the time of the Domesday Survey the manor belonged to tho family of tho Do Veres, Earls of Oxford. In 1100 a monastery was founded here by Aubrey de Vere as a cell to Abingdon Priory. At the Dissolution it was in- habited by a prior and ten monks, and had a revenue of 175 14s. 8d. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Roches- ter, val. 494, in the patron, of H. H. Carwardine, Esq., who is lord of the manor, and resides at Colne Priory. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 242 14s. 9ii., and the vicarial for one of 670. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is an ancient structure, with a massive tower, partly of flint, and is ornamented with tombs of the Do Veres, which were removed from the priory, of which some ruins still remain. There arc places of worship for Particular Baptists and the Society of Friends. In the village is a grammar school founded by the De Veres, and further endowed, by the Rev. Christopher Swallow, with lands producing 188 per annum ; there are also National ichools. The parochial charities produce about 38 per annum. Lord Chancellor Audley was bom in this village in 1488. A fair is held on the 25th March. COLNE ENGAINE, or COLNE PARVA, a par. in ,he hund. of Lexden, in the co. of Essex, 2 miles E. of
