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CUOKLIV 704 i i II.UM.HAN., 1 I'ark, are lords of the manor. A weekly i. Kiiday, and I. um on tin: Thursday in Vhii mil nil UU Hith September. KI.INi;; t, in HID hund. i.f Xorton- ..iiiv-.-t, '-I i nton, its post town and railway 1 II li'.in Sin i - It contains the tiuhp. m >nus. '1 In 1 ii;.i[{o was onco a nuuket t"wn. hut > ayixl. The living is a net.* in tin- dine, of Hath and Well*, val. with tin n cts. 'it' Stul.. in the patron, of William 1'helips, YM , who is lord of the manor. The church, dedicated t S:. Ijiwreuce, is un ancient struct uri , in thu curly Kni;li.-li btyle, con- sisting of nave, transept, aisled, chancel, ]>orch, tower, and spire. Tin' chaiitii s amount to i:".i pi annum. Thoro is an endowed school, in which a Sunday-school is also held. An annual lair i.s held on Ascension Day. CUCKMEHE, a river in the co. of Sussex, which takes its rise in the Downs, near Heathficld, and after a course of 18 miles falls into the sea near Beachcy 1 OUCKNEY-NOBTON, a par. in the Hatfiold div. of the wap. of Bassctlaw, in the co. of Nottingham, 41 miles S. of Worksop. It is situated under < 'in kin -y Hill, and contains the tnshps. and limits, of LanRwith, llol- beck, Norton, Milnthorpo, and Bonbusk. The inhabi- tants are employed in the cotton and stuff mills. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 193, in tin: jiatron. of Earl Stanvcrs. The church is dedicated to St. .Alary. The tithes were commuted in 1839. One mile to the N. of the village is Wclbock Abbey, the seat of the Duke of Portland. A market was formerly held here. CUCKOLD'S 1IAYF.N, in the co. of .Stafford, 2* miles N. of Abbot's Bromley. CUCKOLD'S POINT, a bank, or shoal, on tho S. nido of tho river Thames, between Limehouso and Greenwich. CUDDESDEX, a par. in the hund. of BuUingdon, in the co. of Oxford, 2 miles from Wheatley, its post town, and 6 S.E. of Oxford. It is situated on the river Thamc, and contains the hmlts. of Dontoii, Chippinghurst, and Wheatley. After the crown resumed possession of Gloucester Hall, the first residence appropriated to the bishops of Oxford, there was no episcopal palace until Dr. Bancroft, with the aid of King Charles i! and Arch- bishop Laud, erected Cuddcsden Palace, which w; completed till 1635. A few years later, during tho ( i il War, it was burnt by Colonel William Leggc, the royalist governor of Oxford, fearing lest it should fall into th- hands of the parliamentary forces. It then remained in ruins till 1G79, when Dr. Fell rebuilt it on its former foundations. The present building is a plain but com- modious mansion, situated on the southern limb of Shot- over, and commands extensive views over tho val the Thume. Tho living is a vie. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 260, in the patron, of tho bishop. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is partly in the Norman style, i tains tombs of several prelates ; amongst which one to Bishop Bancroft, with an epitaph by Bishop Louth to the memory of his daughter. There is a district church heatloy, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 250, also in tho patron, of the bishop. There is a theo- logical college, founded by Dr. Wilberforcc, Ihr p- prelate, and a foundation school at Wheatley, with an endowment of 45 per annum. The parochial charities produce about 50, exclusive of the school endowment. < 'iiddcsden gives name to a deanery, in thn archdeac. and dioc. of Oxford. The Earl of Macclesfield is lord of tile manor. CUDDINGTt i thesccond div. of the hund. of Copthorne, in the i ,1 mile N.K. of Ewell. its post town, and 13 miles from London by road, or l"i liy the Epsom and I., atlu rhead branch of the liriurht.ui and South Coast railway, which has a station at 1 as also has the London and S>uth-V. -i. m line village is mui 1 1 . i . w ill.i> h.iv i. . . utly 1 < n built. The living is a ie. in thedinc. nt Vinri The church, which w.. . Mary, has long been in ruins. In the vicinity is Nonsuch I formerly stood the favourite palace of Queen Elizabeth and the Stuarts. K. l: N itb.-y, Esq., is lord of ' manor. i l"|i]>IXi.Ti )., a par. in the hund. of t in tin; co. of Bu. i..:.. v V. its post town and railway station. It i liver Thamc. The village in >n I the inha' imaged in tie .iving is a pcrjiet. cur. in the dioc :u the iiapt. r of I, 'J'he nt building in thu early J-!ni:li-h ino^l three aisles, and squui . itio amount to 11 p. r annum. The Wesh vans and lists have each a chapel , CL'IlDINUTOX, a tnshp. in the par. nt Veaveiham, second div. of tho hund. of Eddisburv, in tlio co. of Chester, 41 miles S.W. of Northwich. CTJDjDOrQTON, a tnslip. in the par. of Malpaa, higher div. of the hund. of Broxton, in the ter, 2J miles W. of Malpus, and 1J from ( : : ;. it post town. CUD11A.M, or ' lAVMIA.M. a par. in t Kuxley, lathe of Sutton-at-llone, in tho co. of Kent, 54 miles S.lv of Bromley, its post town, and ',' ^~ V. of Kamborough, at win. e h.iih the l.ondoni^| Soutll-Wi s'.i-in and the S..ilth-Ka- -',' i n l.iil stations. Tho village, which in small, was o market town. Tho living is a vie. in 1 1 !y, val. 30C, in tho pa: Tho church, dc'i nt Hint and brick struct un . 1503. Tho chin: num. J^H Wesleyans have a chapel, and thin i- a Nati for both sexes. T. Lit llorstod, Apeili. and l'."mhast are places ! ' I lAVOKTH, a par. in the hund. of Soul ton, in the co. of Somerset, 3 miles from I hniuster. ifl post town, and 3J N.E. of Chard Road utati n ..n _. London, Yeovil, and Exeter branch don and South- Western railway. There are only a few houses. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 50, in the patron. . church, dedicated to St. Michael, is a sin ture, consisting of chancel, nave, and ti Notley, Esq., is lord of the manor. CUDWORTH.a tnshp. in the par. of I: of Staincross, in the Wc.-t liidiii!; ol miles N i n.-ley, its p. ,j,t tc.wi,. icld. It is near tho North M idl.-u CUEKDALK, a tnshp. in the , lower div. nl the hund. nt I'.l.i. klmni, in tl caster, 2J miles E. of Preston, its jm.-t situated on the E. bank of the liver liibb lale Lodge is the principal i CUEKDKX, a tnshp. in the par. and hum! land, in the . o. of Lancast. r, 1 mil. - X . and 8 8.R. of Preston. ')'b. I/ n.l.n and the I.'uieasliiie and < rk.-hiir railway atLeyland. The Tillage is small ling. (TKKDLKV, a tnshp. in the ; 1 .ind. nt West Derby, in th.- co. of Lancaster, -I mii "arrin^tm mil i.iilw;, situated on tho N. bank of tho i . , near tho Sank.v canal. CUiTABIM'TS, a limit, in the p.,, , in tho co. of Linlithgow, Scotland, 1' tnl> : S.I'.. ..f lio'ncs*. CUI'l'S. a limit, in the par. of 1 -.all. ( I OLEY, a tytl in the par. of Newent, hund. of I'.. .11... , in the CO. "I I HoutM ster, s mil. . X V- . It is situated on the near thi 1 1 i Ctlll.CACH, two mountains of this name: oiiemth* bar. of Tullyhaw, in th.' CO. nl < van, Ireland; the i . nnanngh. CUILLOOHAN, a lough in thcco. ol 2 miles E. of Ballyconncll.