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COLNE, VAKKS. G32 = Daliitoad, its post town, which is a station <.n t!i' Eastern railway, and (i N. of Coggeshall. This parish .1, i ived the suffix to its name from the Engainc family, wle, held tin' manor in the 1 Itli ( iitiay. Some of the inhabitants are engaged ii .uiing and in the, ,l'a'-turc of baizo. Tlir living i- a ivct. in tli. of 1: .'.. GSO, in thv ]iatrn. of the guvcrnon of Christ's Hospital. The church, dedicated to St. Andruw, is situated on an eminence. T pro- about 1 ]>er annum. There ore National schools. Thu governors '.id Robert Hills, Ksq., arc lords of the manor. Tin prim ipal roaidence is Colno Park, which former! ; to the De Krar it is an Ionic pillar by ' ( (MM., VAKKS, a par. in the William div. of the liund. of Lcxden, in the co. of Essex, 5 miles to tin- - I . of Halstead. It is situated on tin river Colne, and formerly belonged to the Wakes, from which circum- stance it rec civ. ,1 tiii 1 allix to its name. The living is a root.* in the dioc. of 1; !. I.3S, in the patron. of Earl Yerulam. The church is dedicated to All Saints. The charities produce about 17 per annum. In the vicinity is a curious old mansion, surrounded by a moat, called Cr. -pin;,' Hall. COLNK, WHITE, a par. in the Witham div. of the bund, of L/exdcn, in the co. of Essex, 1 mile to the N. W. of Wakes Colne, and 4 S.E. of Halstead. The manor anciently belonged to the Whites, from which circum- stance it took the affix to its name. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Rochester, vaL 130, in the patron, of Rev. W. E. Hume, incumbent. A part of the parish in in common. COI.N" !'. V, a par. in the hund. of Humbleyard, in the co. of Norfolk, 3.} miles W. of Norwich. It is situated on the river Yare, in Uie eastern portion of the county. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 199, in the patron of J. Scott, Esq. Tho church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is a small structure with a round tower. It contains a fine font, und an epitaph to Sir T. Bettys (1481). The chief attraction is the Hall, a fine building, commanding an extensive and magnificent view, the property of Joseph Scott, Esq., who is lord of the manor. COLNEY CHAPEL, an old seat on the river Colne, in the co. of Herts, 3 miles S.E. of St. Allan's. It was built by Governor Bourchier, and was afterwards the residence of the Margrave of Anspach. COI.XKV HATCH, a limit, in the par. of Frycrn Barnet, in the Finsbury div. of the hund. of Ussulstonc, in the co. of Middlesex, 1 mile N.K. of Finehley, and 3 miles S.E. of Chipping Barnet. It is a station on the Northi-m railway. Many pleasant villas have recently boon built, and there is a good hotel. Here is the Pauper Lunatic Asylum for the county of Middlesex, designed to accommodate 1,000 patients. It was built in 1850, after designs by S. Daukes, and has a frontage .,f 1,884 COLKEY HATCH-LANE, a hmlt. in the par. of Clerkenwell, in the Finsbury div. of the hund. of O.-wul- stone, in the co. of Middlesex, adjoining Muswell Hill, and 1 J mile from the Colney Hatch railway station. COLNE 1' HEATH, a chplry. within the borough of i! ban's, hund. of Cashio, in the co. of Herts. It is situated on the Colne, close to St. Alban's, and near the London and North-Western railway. Tho living is a cur. in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 117, in the p.itron. of trustees. Being near the site of the Roman l'triilit- iiiiiini, many antiquities have been found COLNEY, LONDON, a hmlt. in the hund. of Cashio, in the co. of Herts, 3 miles S.E. of St. Allan's. It is situated on the river Colne. COLNEYS, a hund. in the S.K. jmrtion of the co. of Ik; contains the pars, of Felixstow. llrmh-y, Uuck- lc*ham, Falkeuham, Kirton, Lcvington, Nacton, St. Martin's Frimley. St Mai y 's Frimley, and Walton, com- prising 17,400 acres. It gives name to a deanery in the i.ac. nf Suffolk and dioc. of Norwich. l.NKV STI; KIT, a chplry. in the hund. of Cashio, in the co. of II, M :; miles S. of St. Allan's, it ll tl on t!. n.i. The living is a porpet. cur. in the dioc. of Rueheiter, val. tl'-id, in the pair m. of thi ion. The church i* d> d St. I' <OJ.X-KOUF.HS, .1 |,-ir. in the hum! 1 7 N.K. (if the liver Coin. The living i Gloucester and llri-t.il. val. fJ'J.j. in the ; .1. an and eli.,; is an ancient structure in the Noiniau and ti, of archil e, tore. I lei. i- a sell. ml for poor ehildi Dean and < i, ucester are lords of the

ST. A1.DW1N, a par. in the hund. 

wells Harrow, in the co. of Glonc, -t.r, :; mi!.

I, its post town, and G S.K. of N> .,

1 on the river Coin and the an The living i- a vie.* in the dioc and lii-ist.il, val. 10.'), in the patron, of tin- chapter. T)i< .: ,: .i :-. St. John tli is an old edifice in the , ulv English. Norman, p. iidieular styles of architecture, and was re It possesses some fine stained-gl. National school has recently been erected. The ties produce i'l.' per annum. i OLN ST. DENIS, a par. in the upper di hund. of Deerhurst, in < i loucester, 8 ucoster, and 3 S. of Northleach, its pt It is situated on tho 1! ,man 1-,,-se Way :id the riwr Gobi. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of lilomostcr and Bristol, val. 400, in tho patron, of College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to is an ancient stone edifice in the early Norm: architecture. There is a parochial sch ported by the minister. Tho lady of the Mrs. Jeffries. COLP,orCOLPA,air. and vil. in thobai Duleek, in the co. of Jl, 7 miles to the N.E. of Duleek. The pa: the sea-coast and the mouth of tl. of good bind, and contains tho vils. of Beam carney, Betaghstown, and Momii, Balbriggan to Drogheda, its post town, pas.- the interior. The living is a rect. in t!: vaL, with two others, 131 , in the ] of Drogheda. The church was built 1 of First Fruits in 1809. Tho lioman IV ItothatofSt. .Mary's, Uro^h,,!.. An abbey founded hero in UN:! by Hu^h do Lacy. It afterw became subject to tho abbey of J There yet some church ruins, tho'ught to b<- abbey. In a prominent position on tho headland ffa an old tower known as the Maiden Towei Ip Al.l.ey, the sea imily, !;: ,_i: town, PUltown, and l-'.astham. COLSTEKWORTH, a ]r. ]irtly in th. Bcltisloe, but chiefly in the sok, of (Ira: M, in the co. of Lincoln, s n ntliam. and 4J W. of the I'orby station of , . rthen. railway. Thu village is situated on th load, in a 1,. aulifiii valley, through wh ri,r Witham. It contains the limits, or Woolsthorpe. In the latter the i' --ir ISMC Newton, who first demonstrated th. law.- liy w Almi^h: Hie Universe, wax bom on ChrilfeMI 1 lay, HilJ . ,1 h^ . ,,! neii;lihonrinv; frrammar school oi whence he was admittid t,. Trinity ('<.!: in KiBO. The living is a rcct.* in" the .;, val. i'liSO, in the pation. of the i !.am, in Sali-l.ni ::hos W coiniiiiili d for land und corn r. nts, nnd, r ' Act. in ISO.). The < luirch, dedicate.1 t<> St, .' llaptist.is jrtly in tin- Norman and (Kirtly in the early English styles of architocturo. It h ver, uil t.-d ut the expense of Sir i There are two Y-i. .-in places of worshr dowed National school for ! for infants. The lord of the manor is (.'hri-: Esq. In this parish is an old house once the residence-