Worcester, val. £200, in the patron. of the lord chan- cellor. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. Tho charities amount to £19 per annum. 694
CROPREDY, a par. in the hunds. of Banbury and Bloxham, in the co. of Oxford, 26½ miles N. of Oxford, and 4½ N.E. of Banbury. It is situated on the river Cherwell and the Oxford canal. The par. contains the chplries. of Wardington, Mollington, and Claydon, and the tnahps. of Great and Little Bourton and Coton Williamscote. A battle was fought at Cropredy Bridge in 1644, between Charles I. and the Parliamentarians, in which the former was victorious. The living is a vic.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. £264, in the patron. of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a hand-port section of the Lancashire and Yorkshire line. The some building in the decorated perpendicular style of architecture, with a tower. The charities amount to £106 per annum. Here is a Dissenting place of worship, and a National school.
CROPSTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Thurcaston, hund. of West Goscote, in the co. of Leicester, 4 miles N.W. of Leicester. Tho Earl of Stamford is lord of the manor.
CROPTHORNE, & par. in the middle div. of the hund. of Oswaldslow, in the co. of Worcestor, 3 miles 8.E. of Pershore, its post town, and 1¼ mile 8. of Flad- bury railway station. It is situated on the banks of the river Avon, and contains the hmlts. of Charlton and Netherton. The living is a vio. in the dioc. of Worcestor, val. £85, in the patron. of the Dean and Chapter of Worcester. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an old stone building in the Gothic style of architecture, and contains monuments to the Dingleys. The charities amount to £16 per annum. The Primitive Methodists have a chapel. There is a free school for boys and girls. The Dean and Chapter of Worcester are lords of the manor.
CROPTON, a chplry. in the par. of Middleton, wap. of Pickering Lythe, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 3½ miles N.W. of Pickering. It is situated on the river Severn, which rises under Ralph's Cross in the moors. There are traces of an old road and British tumuli. The charities amount to £34 per annum.
CROPWELL BISHOP, a par. in the 8. div. of the wap. of Bingham, in the co. of Nottingham, 9 miles 8.E. of Nottingham, its post town, and 31 8.W. of Bingham station, on the London and North-Western railway. It lies on the Fosse Way and the Grantham canal, near the Cropwell Wolds, and is bounded on the E. by the river Smite. The living is a vic. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. £177, in the patron. of the Bishop of Ripon and the Prebendary of Oxton, alternately. The church, dedicated to St. Giles, is a fine old structure, with a handsome tower and four bells. The charition amount to £1 per annum. The Wesleyans have a chapel, and there is a National school. The tithes were commuted in 1802.
CROPWELL BUTLER, a tnshp. in the par. of Tythby, 8. div. of the wap. of Bingham, in the co. of Nottingham, 1 mile to the N. of Cropwell Bishop. It is situated near the ancient Fosse Way. The tithes were commuted in 1787. CROSBIE, or CROSBY, a ebplry. in the par. of Dun- donald, in the co. of Ayr, Scotland. There was anciently a par. of the same name in the co. of Ayr, now united to Monkton. CROSBY, a tnshp. in the pars. of Flixborough and Frodingham, N. and E. divs. of the hund. of Manley, in the co. of Lincoln, 6 miles E. of Crowle. CROSBY, a tashp. in the par. of Bottesford, parts of Lindsey, in the co. of Lincoln, 5 miles from Burton, and 10 from Glandford-Brigg, its post town. CROSBY, a tnshp. in the par. of Loake, wap. of Allertonshire, in the North Riding of the co. of York, 5 miles 8.E. of Northallerton, and 3 from Bedale, its post town. CROSBY GARRETT, or GERARD, a par. in East ward, in the co. of Westmoreland, 3 miles W. of Kirkby Stephen railway station, and 6 from Brough, its post town. It is situated on the river Eden, and is bounded on the 8.W. by Crosby Foll. Part of the land is un- enclosed and used for sheep-walks. The par. consists of the two detached tnshps. of Crosby Garrett and Little Musgrave, having the chplry. of Soulby, a part of th par. of Kirkby-Stephen, interposed between them. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. £107, in the patron. of W. Crawford, Esq. The church, dedi- cated to St. Andrew, is an old Gothic building, situated on a hill. In the village is a Baptist chapel, and Wilson's endowed school, with a revenue of £22 per annum. CROSBY, GREAT, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Sophton, in the co. of Lancaster, 5 miles N.W. of Liverpool. It is a station on the Liverpool and South- village, which is considerable, is situated near the river Morsey's mouth, and is resorted to in summer as a bathing-place. The tnshp. also contains the principal part of Waterloo, a much frequented bathing-place Little Brighton, and Blundell Bands. The living is perpet. cur. in the dios. of Chester, val. $250, in th patron. of the Rector of Sephton. The church is dedi- cated to St. Luke. There is a grammar school under the direction of the Company of Merchant Taylors of London, as trustees of Harrison's charity; and Halsall's foundation school for girls, also possessed of a consider- able endowment, which has recently been augmented by the sale of the school lands. Harrison's grammar school has an endowment of £50 per annum, and Halsall's girls' school £18. The chief residence is Crosby House, the seat of John Myers, Esq., M.P. for the county. Crosby Channel is the main entrance to the Mersey, being three- quarters of a mile broad, with 6 to 10 fathoms water, and is distinguished by a fixed light 81 foot high, visible for 12 miles, which was erected in 1839. CROSBY, HIGH, a tnshp. in the par. of Crosby-en- Eden, in the co. of Cumberland, 4 miles N.E. of Carlisle. It is situated near the river Eden and the Roman wall. CROSBY, LITTLE, a tnshp. in the par. of Sephton, in the co. of Lancaster, 1 mile N. of Great Crosby. The chief residence is Crosby Hall, the seat of the Blundells, who have held the manor since the 12th century. CROSBY, LOW, a tnshp. in the par. of Crosby-- Eden, in the co. of Cumberland, 5 miles N.E. of Carlisle. CROSBY-ON-EDEN, a par. in Eskdale ward, in the co. of Cumberland, 3 miles N.E. of Carlisle, its post town. It is situated on the Roman wall, near the river Eden, and contains Brunstock, Wolby, High and Low Crosby. The village is small. The inhabitants are engaged in the freestone quarries and in agriculture. The living is a rect. in the dioo. of Carlisle, val. £90, in the patron. of the bishop, who is lord of the manor. The church is dedicated to St. John. The chariti amount to £2 per annum. CROSBY RAVENSWORTH, a par. in West ward, in the co. of Westmoreland, 34 miles N. of Orton, and 4 S.E. of the Shap station on the Carlisle railway. Pen- rith is its post town. The par., which is very extensive, comprising above 15,000 acres, is situated in a wild country, but the soil is good, with much limestone. It includes the celebrated mountain range of Shop Fells, and comprises the tnshps. of Crosby Ravensworth, Mauld's Meaburn, Reagill, and Birbeck-Fells. valley in which the village is situated is very fertile, and is watered by the rivers Birkbeck and Lyvennot, a tributary of the river Eden. The latter stream is noted for a peculiar and very rich kind of trout, and has its source at a place called "Black Dub," where Charles II. with his Scottish army halted in 1641. The living is a vic. in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. £150, in the patron.f the heirs of the late Hon. Colonel Howard. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, is a beautiful stone structure in the early English style. It was rebuilt in 1814, and has an old cross of the time of Henry I. Tho charities amount to £95 per annum. There is an endowed gram- mar and three other schools. Roman and Druidical remains have been found, including a camp, earth-works, and several tumuli. The Earl of Lonsdale is lord of the manor of the greater part of the parish, and the Hon. Lady G. Howard of the other part. The father of
