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63 1 COLYTi i.V. s. Th, Ir r, val |., in the patron, of the Hev. Dr. Walker. The 'imba, is a line old structure with tower, and was i 1. _'ial. . I and other monim. in rue, who lonm lly In Id tin- manor, and of whicl tamily was Bishop Arundell, who died in 1504. Tho charities produce 50 l.-r annum. In the vicinity art many inten sling antiquities of tho early Britons as ilock barrow, ( 'astli-aii-Dinas cainp, the Coyt, Kim, Arthur's stone, with the imprint of four horses' hoofs upoi it, the stm.' Nine M a idens, and other Druidica n -mains. Thursday is the market day, and fairs are held on the Thursday after Mid-Lent Sunday, and tin third 'I hm .-.lay in N'uvi m ; COLl'.MI!. ST.,. MINOR, apar. in the hund. of 1VI, r middle div. of tho co. of Cornwall, 4 miles to the W. o St. (Jolumb Major, its post town. It is situated near Towan Bay, and contains the limit, of New Quay, and part of Watergate. The living is a perpct. cur.* in tin dioc. of Exeter, val. 117, in the patron, of Lord ( hur- ston. The church is a spacious edifice, with au ami. nt rood loft. The parochial charities produce about 10 per annum. Here are some remains of Rialton Priory. COLVA, a parochial chplry . in th e hund. of Radnor, in the co. of Radnor, 5 miles S.W. of Radnor. It is situated on the river Edwy. The living is a cm-, an- nexed to the vic. of Glascomb, in the dioc. of St. David's, in the (patron, of the bishop. This place is in the possession of the crown. COLVEND AND SOl'TH WirK, a par. in the dis trict and co. of Kirkcudbright, Scotland. It is bounded on the S. by the Solwav Frith, on the W. by tho Urr, and on the K by Southwick Water. It* greatest length, from Thorter Fell on the N. to Castle Hill Old Fort on the S., is 9 miles, and its greatest breadth from E. to W. 7J miles. The surface is hilly and chiefly pasture, and the sea-coast bold and rocky. To the E., however, at the mouth of the Southwick, the coast is flat. The caverns and amphitheatres which occur along the coast are large fissures in the rocks, stretching back from the entrance in one instance to about 80 or 100 feet ; in tho largest of these natural caves is a shaft of some 16 feet deep, and 3 or 4 feet broad, which is said to have been sunk by miners in search of copper ore, of which there are many indications along the coast. There are five lakes in the western division. The chief landowners are M'Kenzie of Auchenshooch, Hilton of Fairgii t li . Stewart of Southwick, and Oswald of Auchen- cniivo. This par. is in tho presb. and synod of Dum- fries, and in the patron, of the crown and the Duke of Buccieuch. The minister has a stipend of 235. The eastern division formerly composed the parish of South- wick. There is an United Presbyterian church ut tho eastern extremity of the parish. COLVESTON, a par. in the hund. of Grimshoe, in tho co. of Norfolk, 8 miles S.W. of Swaffham, and 5$ f Brandon station on the Great Eastern railway. The living is a i .1 to tho vie. of Didlington, in the dioc. of- Norwich, and in the patron, of Lord is. The church is in ruins. COLWALL, a par. in the hund. of Radlow, in the co. of Hereford, 4 miles S.W. of Malvern, its.post town, and the same distance N.E. of Ledbury. It has tion on the West Midland branch of the Great Wi railway. It is situated on the western side of the Mal- veni hills, under th. Herefordshire Beacon. Part of the parish is in hops. The living is a reel.* in tho dioc. of II. n fi.nl, val. i")lo, in tin- patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. .lam. s, j, an aneient sti'i in the early English style, with tower and several aneient monuments. The charities amount to " annum, and there are free schools for both sexes. Tin- bishop of the diocese and II. Bright, Esq., are lords of the manor. Many brass i ; gold oniament >.aek in the in ighl.'iurliood. vtlig. in the borough of Lymo Regis, in th ,et. COLWKl.l., a tnshp. in tho par. of Choll'-rton, in the north-eastern div. 1 ,,f Tindalc, in theoo. of Northumberland, 7 mil' - N. of II. harn, and of Chollerton. It is situated on Walling Sir. -el. Here tho Roman Catholics have a chapel, dedicated to 8t Mary, and also a i .1 Thomas Riddell, Esq., ol 1 . It. n 1'ark. COLWKl.l i I-'n -hwater. Isle of Wight, in the co. of Hants, opposite Hurst ' 'astie. COLWICH, a par. in tho southern div. of th' hund of Pirehill, in the co. of Stafford, 3 miles N.W. of Rugeley, its post town, and G E. of Station!. It hai a station on the Trent Valley branch of the North-Wei. tern railway. It is beautifully situated on the rim Trent and Grand Trunk canal. It includes the limits., and tnshps. of Bishton, Groat and Little I ley wood, Volseiey, Moroton, and Shugborough, and parts of well, Drointon, and HLxon. The livin. in the dioe. of Lichneld, val. c-il i, in th' bishop. Tho parish church, dedicated t is an ancient and handsome stru< I monuments of the Sparrow, Wolselcy, and An* families, of which last was the groat navigator, ( jiorge, Lord Anson, who was born here, at his father's Mat, in 1697. There are also the following district clumhe*, the livings of which are perpct. curs., viz. Fr vul. 120, and Hixon, val. -C60, in the patron bishop; Great Hey wood, val. 110, in tho pa the Earl of Lichfield. Here are National sch both sexes, and an infant school. Tho lords of manor are tho Marquis of Anglesea, the Earl of Lich^ and Sir Charles Wolseley. A fair is held on the Wed- nesday before Mid-Lent Sunday. COLWICK, a par. in tho southern div. of the wap.flf Thurgarton, in the co. of Nottingham, 2 miles ham. It is situated on the river Trent. Ti living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. L'-'JO, in th* patron, of J. Musters, Esq. The church, dedi St. John the Baptist, has tombs of tho Byron, M us ten, Newstcad, and other families. COLWINSTONE, a par. in tho hund. tho co. of Glamorgan, 4 miles W. of L'owbridge, ao^B S.E. of Bridgend. It is situated on the Ronum way called tho Via Julia Maritima. The liviiu tho dioc. of LlandafT, val. 135, in the i Thomas, Esq. There are some small charii traces of camps in the neighbourhood. COL WITH FORCE, a beautiful waterfall on the Brathay, in tho co. of Westmoreland, about 4 mil* S.W. of Ambleside. COLWORTH, a tythg. in the par. of Oving, in til- rape of Chichester, and hund. of Box, in tho co. of sex, 'J miles E. of Chichester. COLWYN, a tnshp. and chplry. in the p;.. drillo-yn-Rhos, in tho co. of Denbigh, ~< mil' Abcrgelo. The living is a cur. in tin Asaph, val. 170, in tho patron, of the vicar. The church is dodicai ' atherine. COLWYN, a hund. of tho southern poi : of Radnor; contains the pars, of (ilasromb. Oissertli, I.I i. Disserth. l.>rii-y-i larre-^-, Ithulen, Crogrina, Llam i .lanvareth. It is inehnl. 4 in thede.i! COLYFORD, a tythg. in the par. and hund. of ( "11, in tin of III von, I] mi!. - In mi I, vine Kcgis. COLYTON', a liun.l. . >f Devon ;he pars, o! ' nil South Leigh. Farway, ( Ml'well. Shutl', HnUU- o mhe, Seaton, Widworthy, and Monkton ; < oinpriang -'7.11H aeres. riil.VTcN, a par. in the hund. of Colyton, in the ". "I Devon, 7 milis '. of l.yme liegis. . on, and '20 I'., of Kveter. It is situated in ralley near whero tho ri mr. include.-, tin- ttl.^. of ( olyford irini ijially built of Hint with thatched root mills and tanneries. The livim;

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