AMPFIKLD. AM1T11II.I, AMPFIELD, a vil. in the par. of Uanlcy, in the co.of Southampton, 1 miles from Romsey, 6 from Wim ; railway station, and 74 from London. The beautiful littlo church, dedi' ii'-l IMS:. .Mark. is neatly in w, and liuilt in tli. (M.tliicstyl. ; llicinatc -rial is blue hi-;, .with an octagonal s] ire. '1 'he: livingisa perpet. cur., endowed with '.!OUU by Sir W. Heathcpte and J. White, Esq., in the dioc. of Winchester, and in tin patron, of the of llursley. Ainpliold House is the principal residence. AMPLE!-' >1H 11. or AMri.]-:rol;D, u par. chiclly in the wap. of Kredalc ; jMrtly in the wap. of Birdfurth. iu the North Killing ; and partly in the lib. of St. IVter rk, in tie Ka.-t Killing of tho CO. of York, 4 miles to the S.W.of Helmslcy. It includes the thr> In-hps. of Ampl- -lorth Itirdforth, Ampleiorth St. IVtcr, and i Oswaldkirk. The living is a vie. in the dioc. J'il, in the- patron, of the archbishop. Tho church is dedicated to St. Hilda. The Wcsleyan .Methodists liave a cha]>el hero. There ia a Roman Catholic college at Ampleforth Lodge, which wag foundi d at the commcni i mi nt of this century. It is dedicated to drew. The parish charities amount to 29. A5IPNKY CRUCIS, u jar. in thehund. of Crowthorno and Mincty, in the co. of Gloucester, Ji inilea to i of Oirenoeeter. It includes tho tythg. of Hik-ott KnJ. Tie living is a vie. in tho dioc. of Gloucester and I'M vul. 84, in the patron, of tho lord chancellor. The church is dedicated to Uie Holy Jiood. There is an en- dowed charity school, founded by Pleydell, with :i lie of 80. Ampney 1'ark is tho seat ot Dllcie. . M 1'NKY DOWN, a pir. in the hund. of Crowthorne and Mini tv, in the co. of Gloucester, 4 miles to tin S.V. of Fairlord. It is situated on Ampney Brook, and tho nt British way railed Ermine Street, and the Thames and .Severn canal, pass within a short distance of it. It boasts a considerable antiquity, its history reaching back to the Conquest. In Domesday Book it is men- tioned as liclonging to Kalph du Todmi. It afterwards ] mssed to the duchy of Lancaster, and through several Liiniiicsof historic name, to theEliots. The living is a vie. in tho dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 110, in the patron, of tin Dean and Canons of Christ Church College, 1. Tin church, which was erected by the Knights Templars, a)-ut the year 12GO, is in the early English of architecture, and has a tower and spire. It contains a monument of Sir Nicholas do Villiers, a cru- . who died in 1204. Tho church is dedicated to All Saints. Ampney Down House, the seat of the Hon. P. Homeric, was erected in tho reign of Henry VIII. It has been recently repaired. AMPNEY ST. MAKY, or ASHBROOK, a jvar. in tho hund. of Crowthome and Mincty, in the co. of til'iucestcr, 1 miles to the E. oil The living is a ]i] t. cur. in tho dioc. of Gloucester and !' val. 71, in the patron, of M. II. Bench, Esq. In some n nf tin ehtireh, which is small, there are i of early I ire. AMI'S!. 1 ! BT. ri.ll.l:..., KASINGTON, a par. in tin hund. of Crowthorno and Minety, in tho co. of ster. The living is a pcrpct. < ur. in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 60, in lln pilp.n. of tin- l.ishop. A.M1'< i|;T. a ].,ir. in the up]>cr div. of the hund. of Andovi r, in the And nd union of tho co.of Siiithampton, 4 miles to the V. ol Andovi r, anil 71 from -.lain* tin- tythg.i. of East Choldeiton find Sarsoii i igo is situated in a pleasant district on the sin -neb of tho Test. The living is n vie. in B868, with '. ..pie-haw, whieh is unniM'il to it. Tin ; i is an cn- 1 in 1M'_', by .Mis. Shippanl, and further endowed by Di. Sin ppard, who also estal an aii ; .-.ix {"tor persons. The revenue oi ". Aniport Park is the seat of the Manjuis of Winchester, who U lord of tho manor. The hall stands on high giound, commanding a I and the park is well wooded. AMPTHILL, a par. and market town in the hund. of Rcdborncstoke, in the <., , | I'.cdiord, 8 miles to t^M S. of Bedford, and 45 miles from London, or 59 miles tM rail. It is a station on Uie Bedford bi-aneh <>i the London and North Western railway. The town stands in a pleasant situation, between two hills, and is nearly in the centre of the county. The manor ol Ampt'hill. belonged, at an early penod, to the 1'ointz family, aaM Henry 11 1. granted die privilege of holding a market here, to Nicholas Pointz and Joan his wife. This manor, with others, was given by Henry VI. to Sir John Cornwall, afterwards created lrd Funhope, who married the king's sister, Elizabeth of Lancaster. A castle was erected ^B tho domain, by Lord Fauhope, which reverted to th*J crown in the n-iifii of Edwara IV. Hoconlernd it on Lord Grey, of Ruthin, Earl of Kent, from wliose d. dants it passed again to the trown uhout Io30, andkjfl come tho palace of King Henry V 1 1 1 I i manor the " Honor of AinpthiL." It was in th Ampthill that Queen Catherine of Arragun resided, while tho question of her divorce was under discussion. It wa ( hero she refused to obey the summons to appear the commissioners at Dunstablc. In 177-"'. a met cross, octagonal in form, was erected on the site ot the ancient castle, by the Earl of Ossory, with an inscription composed by Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford. T" living is a reel. * in the dioc. of Ely, val. 283, in t patron, of tho lord chancellor. The church is dedio to St. Andrew. It is a handsome building^ in the i of a cross, and has a square tower at the intorsectio the transept*. It is mostly in the perpendicular of architecture, and has several brasses, the earliest I of the year 1606. There is also a m Robert ^ucoll, who was killed by a cannon shot, in IU while attending the Duke of Y ork in Southwold B The cannon ball itself is inlaid in the pedim> tomb. There are places of worshipbelongingtoi i of Friends, the Independents, and tin > -sleyan Met ists. A free school was established and endowed, in 1 by Mrs. Emery, for boys and girls, the income of wh isnow15. National and British schools have also T established. A hospital for a nadir. tvi h> poor and four poor women, founded in 1690, t mile from the town. Tin- I'.i-hop of Oxford Vice Chancellor of tho University arc constituted ex of visitors. There arc twelve poor s cottages, nu]>]>ort. endowment, and mostly occupied by widows, v a small sum weekly. Ampthill has a sluire, with three an endowment bv Arthur Vlnti h for [ij i>oor children. The town, whirl; sists rhielh , ets, two of which cross each other j at right angles, is well paved and lighted, and has a good! supply of water. Smne ot the old houses h down, and a marki 'l-house has l.een en cti d. ! in the town, and Jietty session might. Ti- mall : eii nt building, in which was held a court lor tin 1 l..u. 1. 1 A ni] it hill, lor the appointment of constables and otln
- is taken doin aliollt 1S.J2. Alll]ithill i
i the county i 'n i lion, and th- i'oMf-la I'liinn. Tho niiinulai tnre of lace and straw-plait carried on, and there arc some chemical works, and a brewery. A lit<i.u and scientilie institution was esta- blished herein 1 Mil, and u saving-bank. Ampthill Pa with which Houghton Park has been united, is si at ot Lord Wenslcj -dale. The present hall was b 1 by Lord Ashtmrnham, to whom the estate was granted I II . in Kifil. It contains some fine ji.iintii mill marbles, and a museum of natural hi- M|| 1'ark are tic I Iloiighl" which was ereeteil liy IIUL-M .l,,ii, , |ni- .M.ny Sidin i.l Pembroke, and tistor of Sir ] Sidney. Aeemding to tr.ulitiini, Sir rhilijiwrote portion!
- i ]" ai-tnc which still btands in
this park. The grounds ai ly a great numl :d oaks. Thursday is the market day. Cattle fiiirs are held on Uio 4th May and the "
