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CRUNWEAR. 703 CUCKFIELD. living ix a rect.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 344, in the patron, of Sir E. Filmcr, Bart. The chui-ch is ilnlir.iU-d to St. Mary. The tithes were commuted in 1839. The charities amount to 8 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. Roman urns and coins have been found. Sole Street and Clantigh are places hero. A fair is held on Whitsun-Mouday. CRUNWEAR, a par. in thehund. of Narberth, in the oo. of Pembroke, 5$ miles S.E. of Narbcrth, its post town. It contains the hmlt. of Lanteague. The living u> u rect. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 100, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is dedicated to St. Elidyr. CRUSHEEN, a vil. in the par. of Inchieronane, bar. <.>f Upper Bunratty, in the co. of Clare, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 8 miles N.E. of Emiis. Here is a dispensary within the Ennis Poor-law Union. Ballyline and Port are the principal seats. CRUTCH, an ext. par. place in the upper div. of the hund. of Halfshiro, in the co. of Worcester, 1 mile K. of Droitwieh. CRUWYS-MORCHARD, a par. in the hund. of Witlieiidge, in the co. of Devon, 8J miles N. of Crediton, oi'l ;") W. of Tiverton station on the Great Western railway. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, 'J455, in the patron, of the Rev. G. S. Cruwys, who is l..rd of the manor. The church, dedicated to the Holy -, is an ancient stone structure in the decorated . and contains a beautiful oak screen, also monu- ts to the Avery and Cniwy families, and stained- windows. It was struck by lightning in 1689, but nae been successfully repaired. The tithes were com- muted in 1839. The charities amount to 7 per annum. . i : is a National school. Way Village, Pennymoor, I 'otton, and Windmill are places here. C'RUX-E ASTON, a par. in the lower half of the hund. it J'a.~m>v, in the co. of Hants, 5 miles S.W. of Kings- id 6J S. of Newbury, its poat town and railway station. It is a very small place, and is mentioned in DuniLsday Survey as C'rocfi Estone, The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 180, in the patron, of the iiev. James Bagge. The church is dedicated to St. Mirhacl. There is a National school. The celebrated grotto constructed by the nine sistersof the Lisle family, i lubratcd by Pope, has been suifered to fall to ruins. CRUXTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Maiden Newton, in the co. of Dorset, 7 miles N.W. of Dorchester. ' CRYFIELD, a hmlt. in the par. of Stoneloigh, in the co. of Warwick, 2 J miles S.W. of Coventry. CRYNANT, a vil. and chplry. in the par. of Cadoxton, in the co. of Glamorgan, 1 mile from Neath. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Cadoxton. I RYSTAL PALACE. See SYDENHAM, Kent. CUBBEBLEY, or COBERLY, a par. in the hund. of Rapsgate, in the co. of Gloucester, 3i miles S. of Chel- tenham, its post town and railway station. It is situated near the source of the river Thames. The village is small and entirely agricultural. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 320.- The church, dedicated to St. Giles, is an ancient stone structure, and contains effigies of the Berkeley family. The Baptists have a chapel. There is a free school. CUBBINGTON, a par. in the Kenilworth div. of the hund. of Knightlow, in the co. of Warwick, 5 miles N.E. of Warwick, its post town, 7 from Coventry, and 3 N.E. of Leamington station on the London and North- Western railway. It is situated to the S.E. of the river Avon. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 250, in the patron, of the Rev. M. Austis. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a handsome stone building, -ontaining two beautiful stained-glass windows. The charities amount to 56 per annum, including 17 left t'<>r the support of a school. The Wesleyans have a chapel. There are National and infant schools. The Earl of Aylesford is lord of the manor. CUBECK, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Bainbridge, par. "f Aysirarth, in the North Riding of the co. of York, 1J mile S.W. of Askrigg. It is situated in Wensleydale, on the river Bainbridge. CUBERT, or CUTHBERT, a par. in the hund. of Pyder, in the co. of Cornwall, 8 miles S.W. of St. Coluinb- Major, and 9 N.W. of Truro, its post town and railway station. It is situated on the coast, and is a small mining village. Kelsey Point is celebrated for its small breed of sheep. Near the village is a petrifying spring. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 180, in the patron, of the Rev. C. II. Hosken. The church is dedicated to St. Cuthbcrt, and contains monuments to the Hosken family and others ; also a wall painting of the saint to whom it is dedicated. The Wesleyans have a chapel. Here is a parochial school for boys and girls, and a Sunday-school. James Theodore Hosken, Esq., is lord of the manor. At Holywell Beach a fair is held annually. CUBLEY, a par. in the hund. of Appletrec, in the co. of Derby, 5 miles S. of Ashborne, its post town, and 6 from the Uttoxeter station of the London and North- Westem railway. It is situated on a branch of the river Dove. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. with the rect. of Marston-Montgomery annexed, 523, in the patron, of the Right Hon. Baron Greene. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is a handsome building in the Norman stylo, with lofty tower and four bells. There are parish and-Sunday schools. Cubloy Gorse is a meet for the Hoar-Cross hounds. A market was formerly held hero. CUBLINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Cottesloc, in the co. of Bucks, 6J miles N.E. of Aylesbury, and 2 E. of Whitchurch. Its situation commands a beautiful and extensive view. The village is small and wholly agri- cultural. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Oxford, vol. 289, in the patron, of Lincoln College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, consists of nave, chancel, and tower. The charities are a share of those of Whitchurch. CUBLINGTON, UPPER and LOWER, two hmlts. in the co. of Hereford, 7 miles W. of Hereford. CUBY, a par. in the W. div. of the hund. of Powder, in the co. of Cornwall, 1 mile from Tregony, its post town, and 6 from Truro. It adjoins the parish of Tro- gony, and formerly belonged to the Pomeroys, who had a castle here, of which no traces remain. The rocks are mica slate The village is small. The living is a vie. annexed to the rect. of Tregony, in the dioc. of Exeter. The church, dedicated to St. Keby, is an ancient struc- ture, and near it is a holy well. Newton, Tregonyhayn, Polglazo, Treluking, Bohagoe, Furdar, Rosevallen, Mid- Gargas, Carvath, and Govily are places here. CUCH, or KEACH, a river on the N.E. border of the co. of Pembroke, runs 10 miles N. to the river Teivi. CUCHULLIN, a group of hypersthene rocks on the S. side of the Isle of Skye, in the co. of Inverness, Scot- land. The highest point, at Scuir-na-Gillean, is 3,200 feet; and in a deep glen is Loch Coruisk. CUCKFIELD, a par. and market town in the hund. of Buttinghill, rape of Lewes, in the co. of Sussex, 2 miles from Hayward's Heath station on the Brighton and South Coast railway, and 9J N.E. of Horsham. It is a petty sessions town, and a polling-place for the county elections. The town is situated on an eminence, nearly in the centre of the county, and the houses are well built of brick. The pathways are laid with bricks of red clay, which is found in the vicinity, as is also a stratum of peculiarly white pipe-clay. The water is supplied from springs. The Poor-law Commissioners have erected a workhouse for Cuckfield Poor-law Union, which com- prises 15 parishes, extending over 92 square miles. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 613, in the patron, of the bishop. The parish church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, is a tine building in the early English style ; it contains tombs of the Burrell family, and an old brass. There is also a district church, dedicated to St. Mark, at Staplefield Common, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 60, in the patron, of the Vicar of Cuckfield. The charities amount to 41 per annum. There is a free grammar school, founded and endowed in 1528. The Baptists and Independents have each a chapel. Lord Abergavenny and Warden Sergison, Esq.,