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ALLENSMOOR. 49 ALLERTON CHAPEL. greavoship of High Forest, ouco a separate par. in the par. of AlleiuUle, southern div. of Tindalc ward, in the co. of Northumberland, 7 miles to the S.W. of Allendalc. It is here that the east branch of the river Allen has its source. Coal and rock crystal are found here, and there are valuable lead mines, which have been worked for centuries, and give employment to nearly the whole of the inhabitants. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Durham, val. 50, in the patron, of W. B. Beaumont, Esq. The chapel was rebuilt in 1826, by Colonel Beaumont, . on the site of an older one. There is also a private chapel erected by W. B. Beaumont, Esq., for the use of the labouring classes. ALLENSMOOR, or ALLENSMORE, a par. in the hund. of "Webtree, in the co. of Hereford, 4 miles to the S.W. of Hereford, and 1J mile N.W. from Tram Inn railway station. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Hereford, and in the patron, of the bishop. Allensmore Court is the principal residence. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have chapels here. ALLEN, ST., a par. in the western div. of the hund. of Powder, in the co. of Cornwall, 4 miles to the N. of Truro. Allen river flows through it, and joins the river Fal at Truro. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 174, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Alleyn. There is an old encampment with a triple fosse, called Gwarnike, in this parish. A farm near it was formerly the seat of the Bevills. It is the custom to hold a parish feast on Rogation Sunday. The par. contains 3,501 acres. ALLENSTOWN, a vil. in the bar. of Lower Navan, in the co. of Heath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles S. of Kells. Allenstown Hill, near the village, is the principal seat. ALLENTON, or ALWTNTON, a par. in the western div. of Coquetdale ward, in the co. of Northumberland, 9 miles to the N.W. of Rothbury, and 313 miles N. of Ixjndon. Alnwick is the post town. It is situated on the river Allen or Alwin, at its confluence with the river Coquet, which flows in a winding course through the parish. It contains the tnshps. of Allenton, or Alwinton, Biddleston, Burrowdon, Clennell, Fairhaigh, Farnham, Linbriggs, Netherton north and south sides, Peals and Sharperton. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Durham, val. with the cur. of Hallystone, 200, in the patron, of the Duke of Northumberland. The church is dedicated to St. Michael, and is a hand- some stone building, erected in the 12th century, and restored in 1853, in the early English style. The register dates from 1719. There is a free school for 26 children, endowed by John Dixon and others. Barrow Peel and Ridlee Cairn Hill, on the south bank of the Coquet, are remains, probably, of ancient British burial-places. ALLEN, WEST, HIGH, and LOW, grievcships in the par. of Allendale, Tindale ward, in the co. of Northumberland. They are situated on the West Allen river, which joins the East Allen near Whitfield. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Durham, val. 157, in the patron, of the vicar. ALLER, a hmlt. in the par. of Hilton, hund. of Wliitcway, in the co. of Dorset, 8 miles W.S.W. of Blandford. It is situated on a branch of the river Trent. ALLER, a par. in the hund. of Somerton, in the co. of Somerset, 2 miles N.W. of Langport. It lies near the river Parret. It was at Oath, in this parish, that Guthrum the Dane and his followers were baptized, after having been defeated by Alfred at Ethandune. In 1645, a skirmish took place at Aller Moor, between the forces of the king and the parliament. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 023, in the patron, of the Master and Fellows of Emanuel College, Cambridge. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew. It is an ancient edifice, and contains a Saxon arch and a monument of a Botreaux. Ralph Cudworth, the meta- physician, author of "The Intellectual System of the Universe," was born here in 1617, at which time the rectory was held by his father. ALLERBY, a tnshp. united with Oughterside, in the par. of Aspatria, ward of AUerdale-below-Derwent, in the co. of Cumberland, 3 miles to the N.E. of Maryport. It lies near the Solway Frith and the Carlisle railway. It is in the ownership of the Dykes of Dovouby. ALLERDALE-ABOVE-DERWENT WARD, one of the five wards of the co. of Cumberland, bounded on the N. and E. by Allerdale-below-Derwent ward, and on the E. also by Bassenthwaite Lake, or Broad- water, Derwentwater, Westmoreland, and Lancashire, and on the S. and W. by the Irish Sea. It contains the pars, of Arlecdon, Bootle, St. Bridget Beckermet, Brigham, Cleator, Corney, Dean, Distington, Drigg, Egremont, Gosforth, Haile, Harrington, Irton, St. John Beckermet, Lamplugh, Lorton, Loweswater, Millom, Moresby, Muncaster, Ponsonby, Waberthwaite, Whic- htun, Whitbeck, and Workington ; with parts of the pars, of St. Bees and Crosthwaite ; the towns of Cockermouth, and Ravenglass; and the ext. par. district of Salter. This ward covers an area of about 276,000 acres. ALLERDALE-BELOW-DERWENT WARD, one of the five wards of the co. of Cumberland. It is bounded on the N. by Cumberland Ward, on the E. by Leath ward, on the S. by Allerdale-above-Derwent ward, and on the W. by the Irish Sea ; and contains the pars, of Allhallows, Aspatria, Bassenthwaite, Bolton, Bridekirk, Caldbeck, Cammerton, Canonby Cross, Dear- ham, Flimby, Gilcrux, Holme Cultram, Ireby, Isell, Plumbland, Torpenhow, Uldale, and Westward, with parts of Bromfield and Crosthwaite, and the towns of Allenby, Keswick, and Maryport. Its area is about 170,400 acres. ALLERFORD, a tythg. in the par. of Selworthy, hund. of Carhampton, in the co. of Somerset, 4 miles to the W. of Minehead. ALLERSTON, a par. in Pickering Lythe, in the North Riding of the co. of York, 4 miles to the S.E. of Pickering. It is near the river Derwent. The living is a perpet. cur. united with the vie. of Ebberston. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. ALLERTHORPE, a par. in the Wilton Beacon div. of the wap. of Harthill, and the lib. of St. Peter of York, in the East Riding of the co. of York, 2 miles S.W. of Pocklington. It includes the tnshp. of Wap- lington, and is near the canal. The living is a cur. united with the vie. of Thornton, in the dioc of York, val. 210, in the patron, of the archbishop. The charities amount to 19, and there are two poor's cottages. ALLERTHORPE, or ALLARTHORPE, a tnshp. in the par. of Pickhill, and wap. of Hallikeld, in the North Riding of the co. of York, 4 miles to the S.E. of Bedale. It is a joint township with Swainby, and is near Leem- ing Lane and the river Swale. ALLERTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Childwall, hund. of West Derby, in the co. palatine of Lancaster, 4 miles to the S.E. of Liverpool. It is near the river Mersey. Allerton Oak is an ancient tree standing on a farm in this parish. Here too is the rude monument called Calder Stones, considered by some to be Draidical. Urns of clay, with human bones, have been dug up near it. Allerton Hall was once the scat of William Roscoe, the historian, author of the Lives of Lorenzo de Medici and Leo X. Allerton Priory is another seat here. ALLERTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Bradford, and wap. of Morlpy, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 3 miles to the N.W, of Bradford. It includes eight hmlts., one of which is Allerton Lanes. The inha- bitants are chiefly employed in the collieries and factories. The living is a perpet. cur. united with that of Wilsden, in the dioc. of Kipon. ALLERTON BYWATER, a tnshp. in the par. of Kippax, lower div. of the wap. of Skyrack, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 5 miles to the N.W. of Pontefract. It is near the North Midland railway, and the river Aire flows through it. The tnshp. contains 870 am s. ALLERTON CHAPEL, a par. in the hund. of Bcmp- stone, in the co. of Somerset, 3 miles to the S.W. of Axbridge. The living is a rcct. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 223, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Wells.