CEOOK. 693 CROOME HILL. CROOK, a chplry. in the par. and ward of Kendal, in the co. of Westmoreland, 4J miles N.W. of Kendal, its post town, and 1 j mile W. of the Staveley railway sta- tion. The village is small. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioe. of Carlisle, val. 77, in the patron, of the Vicar of Kendal. The church is a fine old stone building. CROOK, a hmlt. in the par. of Alves, in the co. of Elgin, Scotland, o miles W. of Elgin. CROOK AND BILLY-ROW, a tnshp. and district par. in the par. of Brancepeth, N.W. div. of Darlington ward, in the co. of Durham, 4^- miles N.W. of Bishop Auckland, and 9 S.W. of Durham. It has a station oil the Stockton, Darlington, and Lancashire Union rail- way. The inhabitants are engaged in the collieries and in agriculture. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Durham, val. 150, in the patron, of the Vicar of Brancepeth. The church, dedicated to St. Catherine, is a Gothic building, and contains a handsome font. There is a Roman Catholic church, attached to which is a school. The Primitive Methodists and Wesleyans have each a chapel. There is a National school for boys ; also a niirhanirs' institute. 11. Baker, the historian of St. Juliii's College, Cambridge, was born here. rl;i>OK-BURN, one of the sources of the river Clyde, rising in the S.W. part of the co. of Lanark, Scotland. CKOOKDALE, a vil. in the par. of Bromfield, in the co. of Cumberland, 6 miles S.W. of Wigton. It is situated near the coast of the Solway Firth. CROOKDEAN. See CUOGDKAN, Northumberland. CROOKE, a par. in the bar. of Gualtiere, in the co. of Waterford, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 6 miles S.E. of Watcrford. Dunmore is its post town. It is situated on the inner shores of Waterford Harbour, and on the road from East Passage to Waterford. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Waterford, and in the patron, of the crown. This parish has neither church, chapel, nor school, and in the Roman Catholic arrangement is in- cluded in the union of Passage. A project (afterwards abandoned) was entertained for forming a settlement of Genevese refugees here ; the village destined for their reception has been since called New Geneva. Here are the ruins of a castle, built by Lo Poer, Baron of Curragh- i more, in the 13th century, which became a preceptory fpr Knights Templars. Kilcop House is the principal residence. CROOKES, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Nether Hallam, and par. of Sheffield, in the West Riding of the co. of York, Hmile N. of Sheffield. CROdK-FARMS, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Thurnham, pars, of Lancaster and Cockerham, in the co. of Lancas- ter, 1 miles S. S.W .of Lancaster. It is situated near the rivi r Lune. < I ; 1 1 1 IK1IAM, a tythg. in the par. and hund. of Cron- dall, in the co. of Hants, 2J miles N.E. of Odiham. The which is considerable, is situated near the Basing- stoke canal. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. with the perpet. cur. of Ewshott, 109, in the patron, of the Vicar of Crondall. The church, called Ghristchurch, is modern. (JKOOKHAM, a tnshp. in the par. of Ford, in the co. of Northumberland, 7 miles N.W. of Wooler. It is situated on the river Till, and contains the limits, of Harden and Pillinsburn. CROOKHAM HEATH, near Newbury, in the co. of Berks. CROOKHAVEN, a bay and vil. in the bar. of West Carbery, in the co. of Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, It runs inland about 2 miles, and its measurement across is nearly the same ; its average depth is 20 fathoms. It affords good anchorage and refuge in foul weather ; and there is a small village of the same name near its head. CROOKHILLS, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Preston- Richard, par. ofHevcrsham, in the co. of Westmoreland, 2| miles N.E. of Milnthorpe. CROOKHOUSE, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirk-New- ton, in the co. of Northumberland, 3J miles N.W. of Wooler. CROOK-OF-DEVON, a hmlt. in the par. of Fossa- way, in the cos. of Perth and Kinross, Scotland, 5 miles W. of Kinross. The village comprises eight houses, situated at the bend of the river Devon. CROOKS and CROOKS MOOR, hmlts. in the tnshps. of Nether-Hallam and Eccleshall Bierlow, par. of Shef- field, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 3 miles S.W. of Sheffield. CROOKSTON, a vil. in the par. of Stow, in the co. of Edinburgh, Scotland, 5 miles N.W. of Stow. CROOKSTON CASTLE, in the co. of Renfrew, Scot- land, 3 miles S.E. of Paisley. It is situated on the river White Cart, and was the seat of Lord Darnley whilst he was wooing Queen Mary. CROOKSTOWN, formerly INSHIRAHILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Moviddy, bar. of East Muskerry, in the co. of Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland. It was forfeited by the Clancarties during the disturbances of 1641 ; thence it passed into the Crook family, from whom it derived its present name. CROOM, a par. and post town in the bars, of Upper Connello, Coshma, and Pubblebrien, in the co. of Limerick, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 11 miles S. S.W. of Limerick, and 127 miles from Dublin by read, or 141 by the Great Southern and Western railway, on which it is a station. The surface consists of very excellent soil upon a substratum of limestone, rising to a pleasant eminence at Tory Hill. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Limerick, val. 927, in the patron, of Edward Croker, Esq. The church is old, and nothing is known of its history. There is a Roman Catholic chapel, united to that of Ballinabannogue ; also four day schools and two parish schools. The town is situated upon the river Maigue, which is here crossed by a fine bridge of six arches. It contains a dispensary, corn-mills, and police station, and petty sessions are held within the town. In the vicinity are the ruins of a castle, built in the reign of King John by the O'Donovans, and rebuilt and strengthened on its forfeiture by the Fitzgeralds, who adopted in connection with it their war-cry of Crom-a- lioo, the present motto of the dukes of Lemster. The old fortress, after being repeatedly taken and retaken at different periods, at length surrendered to William III., and is now the property of E. Croker, Esq., lord of the manor. At Carrigeen are the remains of a round tower. Faii-s are held on the 3rd May, 22nd June, 1st Septem- ber, and 8th December. CROOM, a hmlt. in the par. of Sledmore, in the East Riding of the co. of York, 7 miles N.W. of Great Driffield. CROOME D'ABITOT, or CROMB-OSBERN, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Oswaldslow, in the co. of Worcester, 7 miles S.E. of Worcester, and 3 N.E. of Upton. It is situated near the Birmingham and Gloucester railway. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. with the rect. of Pirton, 500, in the patron, of the Earl of Coventry. The church, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, is a modern stone edifice, and con- tains some beautiful monuments to the Coventry family. The Earl of Coventry, whose seat is here, is lord of the manor. The mansion is in the Italian style of archi- tecture, with a portico of four Ionic pillars, supported on pediments; it was rebuilt on the site of an older edifice, and contains some valuable portraits and paint- ings, particularly one in the saloon of the Lord Keeper Coventry, the first baron, a descendant of John Coventry, Lord .Mayor of London in 1416 and 1425. CROOME, EARL'S, or CROMB-SIMON, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Oswaldslow, in the co. of Worcester, 2 miles N.E. of Upton-upon-Sovem, its post town, 6 from Tewkesbury, and 3 from the Defford station of the Great Western railway. The village is small. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 200, in the patron, of the Rev. C. Dunne. The church is an ancient structure dedicated to St. Nicholas. The paro- chial charities produce about 17 a year. The chief residences are Earl's Croome Court and Levant Lodge. CROOME HILL, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Oswaldslow, in the co. of Worcester, 2 miles S.E. of Croome D'Abitot. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of
