ADDINGHAM. 28 ATOI.KSTK' ']> tnshps. of Gamblosby with Unthank, (Hassonby, Hun- sonby with Wiiukill,' and I.: I. It in ni: near the river Kd- n. and tho Koman road, call. 1 V Way, can be traced, at various points, through the pariah. There is a Druidical monunn 'lit at J.ittli) Salkold, called .if Meg and her Daughters," which connate of a circle of sixty-seven stones, of various form and height ; tho diameter of the circle is about 350 feet A ch i] 1 formerly stood at the same place, in a village bearing tho name of Addingham, which hag disappeared. Human bones, crosses, and other remains, have been disc- here. The living is a vir. in tho dio. . v.il. 263, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Carlisle. The celebrated Dr. Paloy, author of the " Kvid. nces of Christianity," and " Natural Theology," held this living from 1792 till his death, which took 'place here in 1806. There are two free schools, at Maughamby and Hunsonby, liberally endowed. The church stands detached, about a mile from the village of Glassonby, in the township of Glaaaonby. It is dedicated to St. Michael, and was re- paired in 1860. There are alao, at the adjoining villages of Gamblesby and Hunsonby, chapels belonging to the Independents and Wesleyaus. There are quarries of good red freestone in tho parish. Tho enclosed land is Tery fertile, and, since the introduction of guano, nearly all under cultivation. ADDISlillAM, a par., comprising the tnshp. of Addingham and part of the tnshp. of Beamsley, tho former being in the wap. of Stainclifle and Ewcross, the latter in the wap. of Claro, in tin W, st Kiding of the co. of York, 6 miles to the 8.E. of Skipton. It is situated on the river Wharfe, and is near the Midland railway. Tho inhabitants are chiefly occupied in the manufacture of cotton, worsted, and woollen goods. The living is a reel.* in tho dioc. of Kipon, vul. 360, in the patron, of Mrs. M. Cunlifle. The church is dedicated to St. I It is ancient, and stands in a pleasant spot, on rising ground, near the Wharfc. The Wesleyans have a chapel here, and in the vicinity is one belonging to the Society of Friends. There are vestiges of a Roman camp. ADDDrOTI >N, a par. in tho hund. and co. of Buck- ingham, 6 miles to the S.E. of Buckingham, and 2 miles . V ..i Window, tho neanut post town. A branch .f tho river Ouse flows by it. The living is a rect. in' the di.K-. of Oxford, val. 200, in the patron, of J. G. Hut Ml'., who resides at Addington House. Tho church, which is dedicated to St. Mary, is a handsome structure, with a square tower and four bells. In tho v :>rl III. tho barony was held by the Molines, who hud the power of trying and executing criminals. By one of that family a gallows was erected on tho border of the pariah, on a spot now called " Gallows Gap." ADDIHGTl 'X, a par. in the hnnd. of Larklield. lathe lesford, in the co. of Kent, 3 miles E. of Wrotham and 8 miles to tin N ' tone. It is situatol on abri- iv. i i n an eminence m ii, there is a Druidical monument, consisting of a of stones similar to Stonehenge, with a smaller near it < >n the north-west. This has been supposed to mark the spot where Catigcm, the brother of Vortimor, was buried after tho battle of Acglesthorpo, now Aylmfi.nl, in which Horsa, tho brother of Hengist, was also slain. - wonts, British coins, and other remains of antiquity have boon found here. This parish has one of those singular periodical landspringa, which abound in the eastern part of Kent, call. .1 tin N. nil., .urn. It breaks out with great force on. years, flowing along a trench dug for it t".. tin- l.i-yl>nirn rivulet. It is said that tin t rait in th. rivuli 1. a't i.tb< r time* white, are tunn-d rM by this stream. Tin living is a rect in tho dioc. of Canterbury, val. 263. Tho pat. 1 Stratford, whose seat is at Ad- I he church in di di I too.
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. :i miles to the > : It is near the Ixmdon and I' Willi.iiu tli. I '.>ti.|urr.,r L-I a carucnto of land hero to Tezelin, his cook, to be I. '! by tho singular t' g a mess of pottage ta| the king at his coronation. The manor of Addington, which now belongs to the primate, is held this condition, and is mention.. 1 in I> The living i.t a vie. in the dioc. of ( anteibury, value i'l'nii, in the Citron, of the an hbishop. Til-- chiin-h u ancient, and contains two brasses of the year 1640. ] is dedicated to St. Mary, and has undergone some veryJ ive repairs. It has a flint tower, containing four bolls. The register dates from 1.559. 'I i.-J school. Addington 1'laie. near the village, is the seat i.oi-hop. It was purchased of! Alderman Trceothick in 1807, when the palace at ( il.n was sold. Archbishop Sutton enlarged it, and it has been rebuilt by Archbishop llowley. Tmdition makes the site a hunting-M.it ot II. my lll. There is a fino view from the hills near Addington Common, and urns have been dug up in the tumuli there, which are twi nty-Hve in number, one of them measuring 40 feet in diameter. On the adjoining common, called Thunder- tielil, there isacircular encampment of two acres, sur- rounded by a double moat, the history of which is un- known. ADDIXtiTHN. <;l;KAT, a par. in the hund. of Hux- loe, iii the co. of Northampton, 4 miles to the S.W. of Thrapston, and 1 from Woodfurd, near a railway station. It is situated on tho river Ncn, and tho Northampton and Peterborough railway passes through it. The Ih ing is a rect.* in the dioc. of Petcrltormigh, val. t.M, in tho |. 'it ron. of Mrs. Clay. The church is dedicated to AH Saints. Adilim:toii ||ou-e is the pi A1)1>I.M,I"S. |.| TTLE, a iir. in tin hum!, ol II, i- loe, in tho co. of Northampton, 1 mil. i Addington. It formed part of tho possessions of the monastery of Sulby. The living is a vie.* in the ih 1'eti Thorough, val. 24o, in tho iiatron. of J. 1' The church is dedicated to St. Mary. Tin ii. r Nen and the Northampton canal pass through the jumsh. Then: is a small free school, and aAV. -1 an c ha] d. The laud i> cliielly arable. ADDLE, 01 A I '!:!,, a par. in the upper div. of the wap. of Skyraek, in the West Killing of tic CO. oi ^ ik..". miles t.rth." N.V. of Leeds. Ii contains the tusli], cum-Eccup and Arthington, with tin hmlt.-. of I; and Cookndge. The water- works for the supply ol 1 are in this parish. Its ancient nann was Ailliill. (in tho moors in tho neighbourhood of the village some remains of tho Roman Buryoduninn .still cxi>> _' I^itin inscriptions, and ]>ortions of urns line aunl. The living is a rc<-t.* in the dioc. of Kijuin, j:i, in the patron, of John Muray, KM|. I In ch which was built before tho comnn necment "I the 12th line example of N.<rni:in architect me ; it i.s o 1st. Tim.- arc s. charities, includinga free school en. lowed by r whose name is unknown. AD1>I.I>'|I >.N 1. a ril. ill the par. of Cl- hund. .in the co. of SuiTey, 1 mile >.!!. of smtcd near 1 1 > . rivoi Thames, and is a on th" South Ve-t.in lailway. The livi' a cur. in the dioc. of 'ii ,1. tl.'iii. in the iiop. Tin- chinch is - M I'aul, and was endowed by Miss Winifi.d XVi^htwick, ofSandgate. Near this Tillage i< the oelobrated 1 me. commanding views of the vail - t ih. Tl is Kii hinonil, and the foninT n -idencc of tin 1 ite lil.KsTKul', ajkir. in the up i und. ..I Slaughter, in the co. oflii ^low- on-the-Vold. It is a station on the N-nth .Midland railway. It is in a pleasant situati* i. on ll>' i i . i -'. en- lode, near Daylcsford, and was fonnerly among the pos- iin. Tho living i with Broadwcll, in the dio, . o| . The church is d " M it - lal. ne. It was rebuilt in tin- y, ;, 171; I, and o, fiult in tin- work, had to l.e rebuilt a MC md time the same year. Then ,s to Loitl lx;igh, who has his scat at Addlestrop House.
