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DAEIi. I'.U.liY MAGNA. t . Si. .lames, is a small ancient structure. Tin: ; "I, and tli M.I in con- ion with thi! National Society. Mi>. llrundy is lady i.r the ni:inor. DAEK, or DAIKK, a head of the river Clyde, 8 l.inirli, whieh runs umli-r tin- Lowthers, 10 miles north, to the river Civil- , "t KKanlo-it. and fmm which the Selkirk derives his title of baron. DAFF, a vil. in thu pir. of Imierkip, in the, CO. of Kenfrew, Scotland, 3 miles AV. ol ' I)A('1HAM, a par. in the hund. of lin-ontrce, in the co. of Essex, Similes S.V. "t ' Itomford station, und 14 J from London. It is situated on the river Thames, which in 1 707 made a breach, overflowed ahove 1,000 acres of rich land, and washed 120 acres into the river, forming a sand-bank half-way across its bed. The embanl was made good by Captain Perry, eleven years after, at a cost of 40,000. The land is chiefly arable, except about 1,000 acres, which are in wood and common. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 855, in the patron, of the Kcv. T. L. l-'anshawe. The church, dedi- cated to 88. Peter and Paul, is an ancient brick and stone edifice. Among the monuments is one to Sir Itichard Alibon, knight, and a brass to Judge Urswyk and wife. The charities amount to 463 per annum, including the impropriation belonging to Brentwood school, and an endowment for education loft by William Ford, Esq., in 1828. The Wesleyans and AVesleyan Reformers have chapels. There are National and infant schools. Dagen- liam Park is the seat of Sir Thomas Neave, ]' 1 lAGLINGWORTH, a par. in tho hund. of Crow- thorne, in the co. of Gloucester, 3 miles N.W. of Cirencester. It is situated on Ermine Street, and formerly belonged to Godstow Nunnery. At the time of the Conquest it was not a distinct parish, but an extensive common in the manor of Stratton. The soil is generally light, and there are quarries of building stone. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Glou- cester and Bristol, val. 266, in the patron, of tho lord chancellor. The church, built about the year 1500, is a stone edifice in tho Norman style, with a square tower containing four bells. It is supposed to have been dedi- cated to tho Holy Rood, there being a very ancient stone crucifix above the E. window in tho chancel. There is also an ancient stone cross in the churchyard. There is a school with a small endowment left by Jeremiah Hancock. Lord Bathurst is lord of the manor. A teaselated pavement was discovered some years ago, near the Roman road which passed through the parish. DAGNALL, or HAONOLL, a hmlt. in the par. of Eddlosborough, in tho co. of Buckingham, 3 J miles E. of Ivinghoe. DAG WORTH, a hmlt. in the par. of Old Newton, in the hund. of Stow, in the co. of Suffolk, 2 miles N. of Htowmarket. DAILLY, a par. in the district of Carrick, in tho co. of Ayr, Scotland. It contains a vil. of its own name, and extends from N.E. to S. V. about 7 miles, with a breadth of A miles. It is bounded by the river Girvan, Barr, Str Kirkmichael, and Kirkoswald. The surface abounds in natural beauties, and rises on both sides of the Girvan Water, which intersects the whole length of the parish, into hills of considerable elevation. The lowlands near tho river are fertile, well cultivated and wooded, and tho uplands, though not so productive, afford pasturage, and have been partly reclaimed. Coal, limestone, and free- stone abound, and tho two former are largely worked. The principal proprietors are the Duchess de Coigny, of Bargany, Sir John Andrew Cathcart, Bart., of Carlct-.n, Sir James Fcrgusson, Bart., of Kilkerran, and the I ll'iii.T. F. Kennedy, of Dumire. The parish is traversed along its length by tho road from Ayr to Stranraor, on which road the village of Dailly stands, 6 miles E. of n. This par. is in tho presb. of Ayr, and synod of <ow and Ayr, and in the patron, of tho crown. The minister has a stipend of 348. In 1653 an extensive n of this parish was detached to form the par. of liarr, to the southward, part of the parish of Kirkoswald being at the same time, however, added to Dailly. Ailsa Craig, in the Firth of Clyde, off the coast, is included in this parish, although no other part of the ]>arish louche* it also u Fi' 1 1 A I l;si !:, u par. in the, dishi- , in the CO. i. It includes tin- vil. i.f ( isinhurgh. Its length and breadth are ll it it led (HI the S. by the Kdell, 1,11 tl|e"V. hy ( 'pdr- hack, and Kilmany. The : e and well cultivated. The mansions are Craigfoodie, NYumill, and 1'itormio. The parish church an<l hea across i.-ii were built by An hbislmp Sjiottiswood, whtH nt' Dairsie. lie is said to I a his I'lmp-h History" in a castle, ih< n mains of i^^^l still exist near the church. That castle place of considerable strength, and a [ holdenin it in l.'i.ii. The population is parti , in weaving linens. There is a station on tip I' fork of tho Edinburgh and Northern railway, wbjdl ish. Thispar. is in thepr. - and synod of Fife, and in the patron, ol i iptaii donald of Sandside. Theminister hasu stipend of There is also a Free clur 1 1 A 1 HY COATES, a tnshp. in tho par. of Ferriby, in the East Riding of tho co. of York, 6} miles AV. of Hal DAISY II ILL, a hmlt. in the co. ofTyron . Ulster, Ireland, near Augher. DAISY 1111,1,, a hmlt. and chplry. in the tnshp. Manningham, in the Y-t Kiding of the co. of Yox^l near Bradford. Tho living is a cur. in tho dioc. of Ripon, and in the palnm. nt the DAlABOSSIE.orDALFERGl SMI:,/. Valley," a district in the co. of Invciip --. S, : formerly a vie., now united to the par. "I M"v. DALAKl'IN.a vil. in th- is situated nearCampbeltown, ain: Dalruadhain, the seat of tho h'i under Fergus. DALAVICH, an ancient par. now ui nan, in the district of Lorn, in tho co. land. DALBEATTIE, a small town in tho par. ui the co. of Kirkcudbright, Scotland. It stands n( -a confluence of Dalbeattie Burn with l'i S.E. of Castle Douglas. It dates from 1780, and owei its prosperity to tho various mills cstablUhed i u tho burn. Hero are a quoad tacra church, a 1 i and a Roman Catholic chapel. Fairs are h April and Oct DALHURY-AVITH-LEES, a par. in the Applet; i-o. of Derby, G miles N.E. of BurU on -Trent, the same distance S.AV. of Derby, i of Egginton station. The line of railroad' from Dei to Manchester passes through this parish, wi. wooded. Tho village is small, and whnl: tural. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of val. 206, in the patron, of Mrs. Eliza church, dedicated to All Saints, is ai ture. The chancel has recently been i tains a stained-glass window, said to bo 600 The tithes have been commuted for a rei charities amount to 18 per annum. There is a school for both sexes. DALBWBA, a vil. in the par. of Nantcwnlle, in : co. of Cardigan, ) miles N. of Lam; HAi >p. and district par. in the Isle of Ml 3 miles S. of Peel. The living is a cur. in tl Sodor and Man, val. i'io. in the patron, uf ti The church is dedicated to St. .lam. j. P.. which is SUIIMUI:, . is near. DAL1JY ]IA<iN'A,"a par. in tho hund. of I oote, in the co. of Leicester, 3 mil. - S V. it .Melt. D and lailway station, mid 15 N.AV. of Leicester. The living is a vie. in : of Peterborough, val. 209, in the jiutron. of Sir 1( Burdett, Bart., who is lord of the manor and in tor of the great tithes, which have been e.-ni!: 49 ~>. 6d. The church, dedicated to St. Swithin, is very old structure, with a tower which contains BY