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ALDHAM. 45 ALDWARK. being built by Earl Grosvonor. There are also six alms- houses for poor widows. Near the church are some earthworks of a castle built iii the reign of Henry II., by Robert de Aldford. During the siege of Chester, in the civil war, this castle was garrisoned by Sir W. Brerctou. There are some traces of a Roman road. ALDHAM, a par. in the hund. of Lexden, in the co. of ESSI.-X, 4 miles to the N.E. of Coggeshall. It lies near the Eastern Counties railway and the river Roman. The manor once belonged to the De Veres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 327, in the patron, of the bishop. Morant, the local antiquary and historian of the county, and of Colchester, once held this rectory. The charities of the parish amount to 52. This place is a meet for the East Essex hounds. ALDHAM, an old par., in the co. of Haddington, Scotland, now united with Whitkirk. It contains the ruins of a chapel near Tantallon Castle. ALDHAM, a par. in the hund. of Cosford, in the co. of Suffolk, 2 miles to the N.E. of Hadleigh railway station, and 7 1 from London. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 290, in the patron, of T. B. Lennard, Esq. The church, which is dedicated to St. Mary, is very- old, -with a Norman round tower, and a porch of wood. The register dates from 1666. A priory cell formerly existed in this parish. Near it is Aldham Common, which, in 1555, was the scene of the martyrdom of Rowland Taylor. ALDHOUSE, a small vil. in the par. of East Kilbride, in the co. of Lanark, Scotland. ALDIE, a hmlt. in the par. of Fossaway, in the co. of Perth, Scotland, 2 miles S.E. of the Crook of Devon. Aldie Castle, once the family seat of the Mercers of Meik- lour, is now in ruins. The barony originally belonged to the Earls of Tullibavdine, and is now the property of Baroness Keith of Aldie. ALDINGBOURN, a par. in the hund. of Box and istockbridge, rape of Chichester, in the co. of Sussex, 3 miles to the E. of Chichester. It includes the limits, of Lidsey and Vestergate, and is near the South Coast railway. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Chichester, val. '2'20, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Mary, and has a font of black marble. Aldingbourn House is the seat of Lady H. Howard. ALDINGHAM, a par. in the hund. of North Lons- dale, in the co. palatine of Lancaster, 4 miles to the S.E. of Dalton-in-Furness. It includes, besides the tnshps. of Upper and Lower Aldingham, those of Gleaston and Leece, and the chplry. of Dendron. It is situated on the coast of Morecombe Bay. The sea has encroached and washed away a considerable part of the parish, so that the church is within reach of a high tide, although for- merly it stood in the centre of the parish. On a spot now covered by the sea, once stood Aldingham Hall, an ancient seat of the family of the Flemings. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 1,093, in the patron, of the crown. The church is dedicated to St. Cuthbert. In addition to the parish there is a district church at Dendron, which is a perpet. cur., val. 80, in the patron, of the rector. There is an endowed school founded by Dickenson. There are ruins of a castle in Gleaston township. Traces of two encampments, one circular, the other square, are found. ALDINGTON, a par. in the franchise and bar. of Bircholt, and lib. of Romney Marsh, lathe of Shepway, in the co. of Kent, 6 miles to the S.E. of Ashford. Hythe is the post town. It lies near the South Eastern railway, and the military canal. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 1,014, with the cur. of Smcethe, which is annexed to it, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church is dedicated to St. Martin, and is mostly in the early English style, with a fine stained window. Erasmus was once rector of this place. ALDINGTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Badsey, hund, of Blackenhurst, in the co. of Worcester, lying 2 miles to the E. of Evcsham. ALDON, a tnshp. in the par. of Stokesay, hund. oi Lower Munslow, in the co. of Salop, 6 miles to the N.W. of Ludlow. It is not far from the small river Onny. ALDON, a hmlt. partly in the par. of Addington, partly in that of Ryarsh, huud. of Larkfield, and lathe of Aylesford, in the co. of Kent, G miles from Maid- stone. ALDRETH, or ALDERWITH, a hmlt. in the par. of Haddenham, in the hund. of South Witchford, Isle of Ely, in the co. of Cambridge, 1 milo from Haddenham and 7 S.W. of Ely, situated in the remote part of the fi.'ii land, which is well cultivated, and yields crops of wheat, barley, oats, and turnips. ALDRIDGE, a par. in the southern div. of the hund. of Offlow, in the co. of Stafford, 3 miles to the N.E. of Walsall. It contains the chplry. of Great Barr, and the lib. of Bentley, and is situated on the Wyrley and Essington canal, and near the South Staffordshire rail- way. Good clay is obtained here, of which the finest pottery and tiles are manufactured. The population are place. The living is a rect. ' field, val. 375, in the patron, of the Rev. J. F. Smith. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. In addition to the parish church there is a district chapel of ease at the village of Groat Barr, the living of which is a perpet. cur. , val. 405, in the patron, of Sir E. D. Scott, Bart. The charities of the parish amount to 182, the larger part of which constitutes the endowment for the support of two free schools, one for boys, the other for eight poor girls, which were founded in 1718 by the Rev. John Jordan. There is also a curious provision of " sixpence " custom money, for every housekeeper in the parish who will ask the rector for it. Remains of a Roman camp exist. ALDRINGHAM, a par. in the hund. of Blything, in the co. of Suffolk, 3 miles to the N.W. of Aldborough. It lies near the coast, and contains the hmlt. of Thorpe. It was formerly a market town. The living is a perpet. cur., in the dioc. of Norwich, val., with Thorpe, 59, in the patron, of the Rev. E. Hollond. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is built in the Saxon style, and was formerly thatched. It had a tower, which was taken down at the time of its undergoing a thorough repair. The roof is now slated, and it has a new ceiling. There are two fairs, one a statute fair for hiring servants, October 11, and the other, December 11, a pleasure fair held on Coldfair Green, about 2 miles W. of the village of Aid- ring, which is a small straggling place, containing, with the hamlets of Thorpe and Potter's Street, scarcely 350 inhabitants, principally fishermen. The Baptists have a chapel here. ALDRINGTON, or ATHERINGTON, once a sepa- rate par., now joined to Portslade, in the hund. of Fishergate, rape of Lewes, in the co. of Sussex, 3 miles to the N.W. of Brighton. The sea has made advances, and earned off the church and a great part of the village. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Chichcster, val. 294, in the patron, of the Master and Fellows of Magdalene College, Cambridge. ALDSTONE, Cumberland. See ALSTON. ALDSWORTH, a par. in the hund. of Brightwell's Barrow, in the co. of Gloucester, 4 miles to the S.E of Northleach. It lies near the small river Leach, and was once a possession of the abbey of Gloucester. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 68, in the patron, of the Master and Fellows of Christ Church, Oxford. The church, which is dedicated to St. Peter, stands on high ground, commanding a fine prospect. ALDSWORTH, a tythg. in the par. of Westbourne, hund. of Westbonrne, rape of Chichcster, in the co. of Sussex, 6 miles to the N.W. of Chichester. It is near Stanstead Park, and is a meet for Colonel Wyndham's hounds. ALDWARK, a Inshp. in the par. of Bradborne, hund. of Wirksworth, in the co. of Derby, 3 miles to the S.W. of Winster. It is in the neighbourhood of Mouldridge Hill, and the High Peak railway. ALDWARK, a tnshp. in the par. of Alne, wap. of Bulmer, in the North Riding of the co. of York, 11 miles to the N.W. of York. It is situated on the river