is a vic.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. £463, in the patron. of C. Cresswell, Esq., and Mrs. Cresswell. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient structure of stone, consisting of nave, chancel, N. aisle, porch, and square tower. It contains an old tomb of Robert Cuff, of this parish. The Baptists have a chapel. There is a free school for both sexes, and a Sunday-school. The charities produce about £3 per annum. William Howard, Esq., is lord of the manor.
CREECH, WEST, a hmlt. in the par. of Steeple, hund. of Hasilor, in the co. of Dorset, 2 miles W. of Warehain. It was once a market town and belonged to Bindon Abbey.
CREED, a par. in the W. div. of the hund. of Powder, in the co. of Cornwall, 64 miles 8. W. of St. Austell, its post town, and 7 W. of Truro. It is situated on the river Fal, and contains the old borough of Grampound. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. £351, in the patron. of C. H. T. Hawkins, Esq. In the vicinity are two ancient camps or entrenchments.
CREED, a tythg. in the par. and hund. of Bosham, rape of Chichester, in the co. of Sussex, 43 miles S.W. of Chichester. CREEGBYTHER, a tnshp. in the par. of Beguildy, in the ou. of Radnor, 8 miles N.W. of Knighton. CREEKSEA, a par. in the hund. of Dengie, in the co. of Essex, 24 miles W. of Burnham, and 7 S.E. of Mal- don. It is situated on the river Crouch, across which is a ferry to the island of Wallasoy, where embankments 9 feet high protect the marshes from inundation. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Rochester, val. with the vic. of Althorne annexed, £400, in the patron. of J. H. Candy, Esq. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a small structure. The charities amount to £2 per annum. There is a day school. CREESLOUGH, & vil. in the par. of Clondahorkey, bar. of Kilmacrenan, in the co. of Donegal, prov. of Ul- ster, Ireland, 14 miles on the road from Letterkenny to Dunfanaghy, near Sheophaven Head. CREETING, ALL SAINTS, a par. in the hund. of Bosmere and Claydon, in the co. of Suffolk, 2 miles S.E. of Stowmarket, and 14 mile N.E. of Needham Market. The Great Eastern railway passes near the village, and has a station at Stowmarket. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. with the livings of St. Mary and St. Olave annexed, £663, in the patron. of Eton College. The church of All Saints is an ancient struc- ture. The charities of this and the adjoining parishes of St. Mary and St. Olave amount to £59 per annum. CREETING, ST. MARY, a par. as above. The living is a discharged rect. annexed to the above. It was valued in the King's Books at £7 148. 2d. The charities amount to £1 10., besides an interest in those of tho above parish. There was anciently a cell here to the abbey of Bernay, in Normandy. CREETING, ST. OLAVE, a par. as above. It con- tains only six houses. The living is a discharged rect. united as above. It was valued in the King's Books at £1 178. 8d. The church is much dilapidated. CREETING, ST. PETER, or WEST CREETING, a par. in the hund. of Stow, in the co. of Suffolk, 3 miles E. of Stowmarket, its post town. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. £401, in the patron. of the Rev. E. Pask. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. CREETON, with COUNTHORPE, a par. in the wap. of Beltisloe, parts of Kesteven, in the co. of Lincoln, 4 miles W. of Bourn, and 2 from Little Blytham station. It is situated on the river Glen and the Great Northern railway. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. £161, in the patron. of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is a neat edifice in the early English style. Part of a Norman cross stands in the churchyard. R. Hornsby, Esq., is lord of the manor. CREETOWN, a burgh of barony in the district and co. of West Kirkcudbright, Scotland. It stands at the mouth of the Cree, at its junction with Wigton Bay, in the par. of Kirkmabrock. The present town was founded in 1785, but includes some old houses belong- (REGGS. ing to the more ancient town of Creth, which at that date was almost extinct. It is beautifully situated between two small streams, much of the ground being occupied by gardens. It contains a townhall, and was made a burgh of barony in 1792; it is governed by a bailio and 4 conncillors, who are elected every throa years. The parish church is in the neighbourhood, and in the town is an United Presbyterian church. CREEVE, a par. in the bars. of Frenchpark and Roscommon, in the co. of Roscommon, prov. of Con- naught, Ireland. The interior is boggy, with limestone subsoil. The parish is traversed by the road from Boyle to Strokestown, its post town. The living is a vic. in the dioc. of Elphin, val. with Ardclare, £162, in the patron. of the bishop. Here is a chapel-of-ease, and there are six Roman Catholic chapels within the union, and four day schools. There are also several small places of this name: one in tho co. of Monaghan, near Bally-bay; another in Westmeath, near Moate; and a third in the co. of Down, near Newry. CREEVELEA, a townland in the bar. of Dromaluire, in the co. of Leitrim, prov. of Connaught, Ireland. The river Bonet passes in the vicinity, on whose banks a friary was built by Margaret, daughter of Lord O'Brien, in 1645. Here are some interesting carvings and tombs; among others is that of O'Korke. CREEVEROE, UPPER and LOWER, two hmlts, in the bar. of Rillian, in the co. of Galway, Ireland, 6 miles N.E. of Newtown-Bella. CREEVY, a small lough in the bar. of Upper Castle reagh, in the co. of Down, Ireland. CREGDOTIA, a hmlt. in the bar. of Ross, in the co of Galway, Ireland, 3 miles S.E. of Lough Mask. CREGG, a domesne in the par. of Litter, har. of Condons, in the co. of Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland. It is the seat of tho Stewarts, and is pleasantly situated on the banks of the Blackwater. Hero is an old castic, formerly occupied by the Roche family. There are several other small places of this name, in the cos. of Clare, Galway, Meath, Tipperary, and Sligo. CREGGACAREEN, a hmlt. in the island of Arun, in the co. of Galway, Ireland, 6 miles S. of Gorunna Island. CREGGAH, a hmlt. in the bar. of Garrycastle, in King's County, prov. of Leinster, Ireland. "Fairs are held on the 1st April and 12th December. CREGGAN, a par. and small vil, in the bars. of Uppor Fews and Upper Dundalk, in the cos. of Armagh and Louth, prov. of Leinster, Ireland. Crossmaglen is its post town. The parish is bisected by the Creggan rivulet, and the road from Dundalk to Newtown-Hamil- ton. It is mountainous, boggy, and wild, but has a soil of general good quality. There are alate and granile quarries. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Armagh, val. £1,087. The church, which was built in 1758, is situated in the middle of the parish. It is a hands m structure, surmounted by a square tower. Creggal forms the head of the Roman Catholic union of Upper and Lower Croggan, and has chapols at Glasdrummond, Crossmaglen, Mowbane, and Shela. The latter district is united to the perish of Nowtown-Hamilton, and has two chapels in that parish. Here are places of worship for Wesleyan Methodists and Presbyterians. There are soveral day schools, two of which are used as chapels-of- else. CREGGAN AND WILLBROOK, a bog in the bars. of Brawney and Clonionan, in the co. of Westmeath. prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles S.E. of Athlone. There are also n lough and castle of this name in t bar. of Kilkenny, in the co. of Westmeath. CREGGANA, a hmlt. in tho bar. of Pubblobrien, in the co. of Limerick, Ireland, 6 miles W. of Limerick. CREGGANALARA, a hmlt. in the bar. of Fereragh, in the co. of Sligo, Ireland, 2 miles from Ballina. CREGGAUNBEG, a hmlt. in the bar. of Ballyme, in tho co. of Galway, Ireland, 3 miles from Glenamaddy CREGGS, a vil. in the par. of Kilbegnet, bar. of Bally- moe, in the co. of Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 5 miles N.E. of Ballinamore. It is situated on the river
