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1>. il>IUNGTOX. 772 M'l'lNiiTON. rvation. Tlio pareichi.il charities produce- about 111 i, num. Tin- Vishyan M.-thodists hav. ;i chapel. Tvli-r i> l..rd ol I ii /I >I i IN i . l'i iN, a par. iu tin.- lower div. of tho hund. of Boothby Graflb, parts ol Krx;,-,,n, : i Lin- lihvuy station, and G from Lincoln, its post town. It is situated on c I- vate-d gi-oiinel, and e'oiitains the tush)), ol' Vhisby. 'I'll'- living n.-ct, * in the dice, of Lincoln, val. 180, in tin- patron, of Colom i .!:n . ; church, dedicated to St. Peter, ia a fine (jothie structure, with towi-r and spiiv. G. K. Jarvis, Esq., is lord of the manor. Doddington Hall is a handsome mansion, formerly tli" s.-at of the Delaval family. DODDIXGTOX, a par. in the K. div. of (ilcudulo ward, in the co. of Northumberland, .'! miles N. of Wooler, its post town, and 13 S.W. of Berwick. It is situated on the banks of the rivers Till and Glen, and contains the tnslips. of Doddington, Ewart, Humbleton, Xesbit, and Earl. There is a spring-, yielding an abundant supply of water, called Dod Well , over which is a largo stone cross 20 feet high, and in the neighbour- hood are several collieries, the property of Lord Ossul- stono. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Durham, val. 180, in the patron, of the Duke of Nor- thumberland. The church is an ancient stoue structure in the early English style of an hiti cture. There are- National and Sunday schools. lie-mains of a Druidicnl temple and Danish encampment may be seen ; also some carvings on a rock, with traces of a camp, supposed to be Saxon. Lord Tankerville is lord of the manor, and principal owner of the soil. It is a meet for Lord Eli ho's hounds. DODDINGTON, DRY, formerly a par., now deemed a tnshp., in the par, of Wcstborough, wap. of Lovoden, parts of Kesteven, in the co. of Lincoln, 1J mile S. of ( 'laypolo station, and 6 miles S.E. of Newark, its post town. It is situated near the river William, and the Groat Northern railway passes through it. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, annexed to the rect. of the first mediety of Vestborough, in the patron, of the Rev. Robert Hall. The church, dedicated' to St. James, is an ancient structure, and is a chapel-of-ease to West- borough. The Wesleyans have a chapel. George Nevile, Esq., is lord of the manor. DODDINGTON, CHEAT, a par. in the hund. of Hamfordshoe, in the co. of Northampton, 8 miles E. of Northampton, and '2-, S.W. of Wcllingborough, its post town. It is pleasantly situated near the 1 river Xen, and the Peterborough branch of the London and North- V. stern railway passes through it. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in agriculture, and in the manufacture of boots and shoes. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of IV-terborough , val. 105, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Luke, is a commodious stone structure, with an ancient Gothic belfry, doorway, and square tower with five bells. The e-harities are worth i'.j per annum. There is a chapel for Independents, and a large building used as a Sunday school. The Marquis of Northampton is lord of the manor. DODDIXGTREE, a hund. in the N.W. portion of Worcestershire, divided into upper and lower. The former contains the pars, of Acton-Beauchamp, King's Ar. l'-y, i"litti.n-ou-Ti-aim-. Cotheridge, Eastham, Edvin- ic, Hanley-William. ( !n at Kyrr, Murtlcy, Trite-hard Sapc-y. Walsh Shi-lsli-y, Stanford-on-Ti an < , Suckloy, Tc-nhury, and parts of Bookleton, ' amp, and Stoke Bliss, comprising 29,920 acres. The lower contains the borough of Bewdley and pars, of Abb. , P.a t-.n, I) . i-li lr.il cam, Mumble, Ribbcslnrd, Bock, Shiawl, y, .-- i. it Witlry, and part of Sin The hund. comprises 38,040 acres. IH II)DISC().M1',SLH|C||, a par. in th,- h.i.id. of Kx- r, in the co. of Devon, K miles N. of Chudlc -i-li, JU post town, and (i S.W. of Exeter It is situated on tin- rive r Trign, and is said to be rich iu mineral wealth, illy manganese, but the. mines have not i It i !'!! for its cider, whi'-h is i-stecim d tin- lini-st in tin- country. Tin- living it a 112, i '.con. of I In- Hi-v. .1 mi. The rhciH-li, il St. Mie ha. 1, is .1 -;..thir htriii'tiu-c. with ininu' tluvi; bells. The i-hariti.-s amount to '. annum, a].l lli'-rc are tin- and Sundav s> DODIM.KSTiiX, a par. partly in' I N <:1H Wali->, but chiefly in tin- IHWCT div. ol th. ; of Broxton, and partly in that of Maylor, in the co. palatine of milis S.V. ol' Chcsti i-iwn. It riintaiiis the tnshp.s. ,rf lli^hc'r Kinnerton, Doddleston, and Bodidris. Ti,, and Chrsti-r branch of th. ( in-at V. sti iii railway p through the villa: .-Flint. At I'.i'c!-: Bridge, in this pari.-h, HiiL'h Cyvelioc, Earl defeated tin- V. Isli with ten at slau^htf-r, ai rampart of tin- brads i.f the slain. D.ldl. tin- i-i-sidcni-i ..i'the Itoydc-lls, fonm-rly stood her.'. T^Bl Hall, occupied by !!.- Mauley family, was aitrrwi^H built upon its .- 'luring tin"- civil wara ^H made the head-quiirtcrs of the army 1 A farmhouse now stands on the spot. 'I h' living is a reel.* in the dioc. of Chester, val. 593, in t of the dean and chapter. The church, dedii Mary, is an ancient cor tuir with tower, and contains a monument of Baron Ellesmere, Lord Kcupcr of the Great Seal in the reign of Jamea I. TI produce about per annum. The Primitive Mc-tl. have a chapel. The Marquis of AVc -tminst. r i.- i tin manor. DODFORD, a par. iu the hund. of Fawsl. y, in tho co. of Northampton, 3 miles S.E. of Davc-mry. _' ' of Weedon, its post town and railway station, and 9 * Northampton. Its situation is well adapted top., and agriculture, lying in a narrow and valley. The soib is a deep loam, and the London and North- in the neighbourhood, marly parallel to the road, Watling Street, A spring ri- butary of the Nen. The; living is a vie. loii-li, val. 223, in the patron. I T. i toil, Esq. The church is dedicated t-. Si. ~M tower contains six bells and a clock which chimes. Tho font is supposed to In- Saxon In church are several brasses, one of a K and some curious and interesting mon an endowed charity school. Sir < is lord of the manor. DODFOED, a limit, in the hund. ot i in the co. of Worcester, 2 miles N.W. . t I; There are remains of a priory founded in tl l.ihn. 1 1' iDINGTON, a par. in the lower div. of tin- hund. of Grumbalds-Ash, in the co. of Gloucester, . of Chipping Sodbnry, its post town, and -! D on lh" (Jliiiu-i st. Tan : river 1- its soure-e- in (his p/.vi-h 'I in ;h' dioc. e.f ( ;i.,i; In tho patron, of Sir C. B. Codringlon, Hart, i is a modem .^tone utructuro in tin- tonu of a cro.- is dedicated to St. Mary. I. t.ir girls. Deielin^ton ll"i; c is lh. in-t'.n, ]..rd e.f tin manor. Roman ivmainsl in tl:e virinity. IHiDINlJToN.a tnshp. in th. par. of Whit, hund. of I'.radford, in the co. of Salop, [ t White hurch. |)(>HIN(; r roN, aiar. in the bund, of Willit-n. in the co. ol - ' miles N.W. of Nether Stowey, its pm* town, and '.1.1 X.V. of the- Dridirwati r stati T railway. li near (Juantock hills. Limestone is found in tin- n-ighb hood. A copper mine v but Bubsoquently alian i-rolitahli-. I is quarried, chiefly i"r bmning into linn-, and white- i: ni. t with in the quai living is a reel.* in tin eli., t -. of Uath mid . Us, val. i'l'J in the- patron, of the' Duko of Buckingham. The chu I to All Saints, is an ne structure i