COMADERRY. 035 COMBER. r English style, with monuments of the Cour- U'ii;i . Yougo, and Pole families. The Unitarians, Wesleyans, and Independents have places of wor.-Iiiji. Thi'iv is an endowed grammar school founded in Henry Vin.'s time, and several Sunday si-Inn, Is. The charities, including the school lands, produce 400 per annum. 11 in "Honiton lace" is manufactured in large quan- tities. Some ancient seats of this parish are now con- into homesteads, The market is on Thursday, and lairs fur cattle are held on the 1st May and 30th November. COMADERRY, a mountain situated in thoW. of the 'a-, of Biillinacor, in the co. of Wicklow, prov. of r, Ireland, in the midst of Gl'-nmaluro and ..:sune. Its height is 1,587 feet ahove the level a, and at il.s fool i-nns the little river Glaneola. ru.UliE, COMB, or CWM, signifying a hollow or rallrv, is frequently used either as the name, or affix
- o tlir name, of many places in the West of England
ind Walrs. .VII places of any importance will be found me or other of these forms, but as they are n qiimtly variable, it is impossible to determine which 3 the most approved spelling. Besides the places jiven, there are many farms, gentlemen's seats, and .alleys, especially in the counties of Somerset, Wilts, Surrey, and in Wales, to which this name is .iven, as Combe Lodge, Combe Wood, &c., but too
- rant to require a separate notice.
( .'( J.M1JE, a par. in the hund. of Pastrow (lower half), an the co. of Hants, 6 miles S.E. of Hungerford, its "st town, and 8 S.W. of Xewbury. It is situated in a i-ll-niiodeil valley, and contains the limit, of East The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Winchester, '<", in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Windsor. The church, dedicated to St. Swithin, is a
- nall ancient edifice, with wooden tower. There is a
' i iol. The manor is held by King's College, Cam- ridge. Here formerly stood a convent, supposed to 11 ronnected with a priory in Picardy. COMBE, a tnshp. in the par. of Prcsteigne, in the Luml. nf Wigmore, in the co. of Hereford, 2 miles E. of IIE, a tythg. in the par. of Endford, in the co. f Wilts, 7 miles W. of Ludgershall. It is situated 011 he river Avon. In the vicinity are several British
- amps and barrows.
( ' ) iJE, a hmlt. in the par. of Chipping-Campden, 1 o. of Gloucester. COMBE, a tythg. in the par. of Wotton-under-Edge,
- o. of Gloucester, 1 mile N.E. of Wotton.
( 'I Of I)K, a hmlt. in the par. of Woodnesborough, and .Mini, ill' Kastrv, in the co. of Kent. COMBE ABBEY, or COMBE FIELDS, an ext. par. lace in the hund. of Knightlow, in the co. of Warwick, i miles ]). ill' Coventry, and 1 mile N. of the Brandon ailway station. The modern abbey, the seat of the -:irl et Cru -i !!, is an ulegant mansion, built on the site "lie founded by Richard de Camville, for Cistercian ..onks, in tin.' reignof Stephen, about 1150. There are
- ill remains of the cloisters, consisting of Norman pil-
irs and arches. The abbey, which by the liberality of '!<> owner is open to public inspection, contains ortrahs of the Stuart family by Vandyck and Hon- liorst, and pictures by Rubens, Rembrandt, Lely, &c. a in.'i.'t for the Atherstone hounds. (.'i ).M t',K DOWN, a vil. in the par. of South Stoke, in 00. of Somerset, 2 miles S. of Bath. The inhabitants ii'flv engaged in the quarrying of Bath stone. < (IM1IK ENGLISH, a par. in the hund. of Wellow, ! the co. of Somerset, 2 miles S.W. of Bath, its post vn. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Bath and ' '-Us, vol. 185, in the patron, of the bishop. In the pcnnity ore 1'arrowHill camp, and traces of the ancient
- Igic boundary wall called by the Saxons Jfbdensdtc,
'W Wandsdyke. 1 'OMBE FLOREY, a par. in the hund. of Taunton, the co. of Somerset, 6 k miles N. W. of Taunton, its -t town, and H mile W. of Bishop's Lydeard station. ,e West Somerset line passes through the parish. The living is a rcct.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 2G'u, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, is a neat building, with tower ; the living of which was held at one time by the Rev. Sydney Smith. Here are National schools for both sexes. The annual val. of the charities is about 11. Mrs. Helyar is lady of the manor, who resides at Combe Florey House. COMBE HOLLAM, a hmlt. in the par. of Dulverton, in the co. of Somerset, 1 mile N.E. of Dulverton. It is situated on the river Ex. COMBE-IN-TEIGNHEAD, a par. in the hund. of Wonford, in the co. of Devon, 3 miles S.W. of Teign- mouth, and 3 E. of Newt6n Abbot, its post town, both which places are stations on the South Devon line. It is situated near the mouth of the river Teign. The living is a rcct.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 324, in the patron, of J. W. Harding and W. Long, Esqrs. The church is an ancient stone edifice recently restored. There are National schools and an almshouse. The charities amount to 3 7. per annum. Henry Michel More, Esq., is lord of the manor. COMBE LONG, a par. in the hund. of Wootton, in the co. of Oxford, 2 miles S.W. of Woodstock, its post town. It is situated on the river Evenlode. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 90, in the patron, of Lincoln College, Oxford. The church, built in the 14th century, is in the early English style of architecture, with good niches and a carved stone pulpit. The charities produce 10 per annum. COMBE-MARTIN. See COMBMARTIN, Devon. COMBE, MONCKTON, a par. in the hund. of Bath- Forum, in the co. of Somerset, 2 miles to the S. of Bath, its post town. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the paper mills and in the Bath stone quarries. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, and in the gift of the Vicar of South Stoke. The church is dedi- cated to St. Michael. COMBEND, a vil. in the par. of Colesbourne, in the cp. of Gloucester, 6 miles N.W. of Cirencester. It is situated on the liiie of the Roman way, called Ermine Street, and was the site of a villa with bath attached, the remains of which were discovered in 1800. COMBER, or CUMBER, a par. and small town, in the bars, of Lower and Upper Castlereagh, in the co. of Down, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 16 miles N.W. of Downpatrick, and 104 from Dublin. It is a station on the Belfast and County Down railway. The parish ex- tends along the upper part of Lough Strangford. It is hilly, with bog and moorland, much of which has been reclaimed ; the soil is of middling quality. The highest ground is at Scrabo Hill, which rises 534 feet above the sea-level. The living is an impropriate cur. in the dioc. of Down, val. 109, in the patron, of the Marquis of Londonderry. The church, which is built on the site of an old abbey, is in the later English style. Comber is the seat of a presb., and contains three Presbyterian meeting- houses one in the town, another atMoneyrea, and the third at Gransha. There is a Weslcyan chapel and several schools, one under the governor of Erasmus Smith's schools. The town, containing 1,700 inhabi- tants, stands on the cross roads from Belfast to Killy- leagh, and from Donaghadee to Ballinahinch, near the Comber river, which here falls into Lough Strangford. It consists of four well-built streets and a square, in the centre of which is a monument to General Gillespie. There are flour mills, a flax spinning mill, a police station, house of industry, breweries, distilleries, and bleach-grounds. A Cistercian abbey is alleged to have been founded here in the 12th century by St. Patrick, which was rebuilt in 1201 by Brien Catha ; but he being slain by John de Courcy, the abbey was given to the ( 'landeboys, from whom it came to Viscount Ardes, first Karl of Mount Alexander. The viscount erected on an eminence near the town a castle known as Mount Alexander, now in ruins. In the neighbourhood are
- .-v. -ral handsome seats, and some stone ruins supposed
to be Drr.idiral. Fairs are held on the 1 1th January, 5th April, 28th June, and 19th ( ictob.'r.
