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CUSHENDUN. 717 CWM AFON. the N. of Ireland. Ossian, the poet, is alleged to have been born here. There are police and coastguard stations, and petty sessions are held in the town. Fairs are held on the 14th February, 17th March, 14th May, 29th June, 14th August, 29th September, 14th November, and 22nd December. CUSHENDUN, a vil. in the bars, of Carey and Lower Grlenarm, in the co. of Antrim, proy. of Ulster, Ireland, 3 miles N. of Cushendall. It is situated on the river Dun, on the small bay bearing its name. Its inhabitants are nearly all fishermen, and in the season it is fre- quented as a bathing-place. Here is a coastguard station, and a dispensary within the Ballycastle Poor- law Union. A convenient pier has recently been formed. Cushendun House is in the vicinity. Fairs are held on the first Wednesday in February and every alternate month. CUSHINA, a hmlt. in the bar. of Upper Philipstown, in King's County, Ireland, 2 miles N.E. of Portarling- ton. It is situated on the Cushina Brook, which falls into the river Barrow. CUSHINSTOWN, or CULLINSTOWN, a par. in the bar. of Skreen, in the co. of Meath, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 5 miles S. of Duleek, its post town. It is situ- ated on the road from Dublin to Slane. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Meath, val. with Duleek, 232, in the patron, of the Marquis of Drogheda. There is a day til for boys and girls. CUSHKINNY, a bay in the bar. of Barrymore, in the co. of Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland. It indents the S. coast of Great Island. On its W. side is a battery, near which are barracks. CUSHNIE, a par. in the district of Alford, in the co. of Aberdeen, Scotland. This par. was in 1798 annexed . to the neighbouring par. of Leochel. See LEOCHEL- CtlSHNIE. CUSHRUSH, an island in Lough Nilly, in the co. of , i Fermanagh, Ireland. CUSOP, a par. in the hund. of Ewyas-Lacy, in the co. of Hereford, 1 mile S.E. of Hay, its post town, and 12 miles from Kington. It is situated on the borders of Brecknockshire, and contains only a few scattered houses. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 203, in the patron, of the Earl of Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient stone struc- ture. The charities amount to 1 per annum. Trevadoc, Ty-coch, Pen-yr-hen-Uan, Redley, Delias Mill, Tylly- shope, Nant-y-glas-dwr, and Llydiart-y-wain are places here. CUS WORTH, a hmlt. in the par. of Sprotbrough, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 2 miles W. of Doncaster. CUTCOMBE, a par. in the hund. of Carhampton, in i the co. of Somerset, 5 miles from Dunster, and 8 from Dulverton. It is situated on Cutcombe Ford, under Dunkery Beacon, which latter is the highest point in Somersetshire, rising 1,696 feet above the sea-level. The village is small, and the population wholly agricul- tural. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 214, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. John, is an ancient struc- ture in the early English style of architecture, consisting of nave, aisles, porch, and tower. There is an endowed school for both sexes, in which a Sunday-school is held. The Hon. P. P. Bouverie is lord of the manor, and has a pretty shooting-box here called Raleigh's Cottage. CUTHBERT, ST., the name of several pars, in the cities of Edinburgh, Carlisle, York, Wells, and the borough of Bedford, CUTHILL, or CUTTLE, a suburb of the town of Prestonpans, in the co. of Haddington, Scotland. CUTLER HEIGHT, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Tong, par. of Birstall, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 4 miles S.E. of Bradford. The inhabitants are engaged in the woollen and rope manufactures. CUTLER SHOAL, outside Harwich, off the coast of Essex, to the S.E. of Bawdsey. CUTSDEAN, a chplry. in the par. of Bredon, upper div.^if the hund. of Oswaldslow, in the co. of Worcester, 4 miles E. of Winchcombe, and 7 from Moreton-in-the- Marsh. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect. of Bredon. The charities produce S per annum. CUTSLOW, a vil. in the par. of Woolvercott, in the co. of Oxford, 3 miles N. of Oxford. CUTTHORPE, a tnshp. in the par. of Brampton, hund. of Scarsdale, in the co. of Derby. 3 miles N. of Chesterfield. CUTTLEBUCK, a vil. in the par. of Kirkliston, in the co. of Linlithgow, Scotland. CUTTLEHILL, a vil. in the par. of Dalgcty, in the co. of Fife, Scotland, 4 miles N.E. of Dunfermline, and 19 from Edinburgh. CUTTLEHURST, a vil. in the tnshp. of West Clay- ton, par. of High Hogland, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 5 miles N.W. of Bamsley. It is situated near the North Midland railway. CUTTLESTONE, a hund. in the middle div. of the co. of Staiford ; it is separated into two divs., E. and W. : the E. contains the pars, of Brewood, Baswick, Castle- Church, Cannock, Shareshill, Riogely, Teddcsley-Hay, and parts of Penkridge, Bushbury, and Wolverhampton ; the W. tho pars, of Blymhill, Bradley, Church Eaton, Forton, Guosal, Haughton, Lapley, Norbury, Weston- under-Lizard, and parts of Penkridge and Sheriff-Hales, comprising together about 105,500 acres. CUXHAM, a par. in the hund. of Ewelme, in the co. of Oxford, 1 mile N.W. of Watlington, and 5 miles S.W. of Tetsworth. The parish is very small, containing only 520 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 275, in the patron, of Merton College, Oxford, The church, dedicated to tho Holy Rood, is an old stone structure in. tho Norman style, consisting of nave, chancel, square tower, and porch. It contains some brasses and several monuments. There are day and Sunday schools. The Warden and Fellows of Merton College, Oxford, are lords of the manor CUXTON, a par. in the hund. of ShamweU, lathe of Aylesford, in the co. of Kent, 2 miles S.W. of Strood, and 3 from Rochester. It is situated on the river Med- way, and has a station on the North Kent railway. The village is very small, and a considerable part of the parish is planted in hops. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Rochester, val, 346, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an old edifice. Rancombe, Worn's Place, and Upper and Lower Bush are places here. CUXWOLD, a par. in the hund. of Bradley Haverstoe, parts of Lindsey, in the co. of Lincoln, 4 miles E. of Caistor, ani 8 from Great Grimsby. Brigg is its post town. It is pleasantly situated amongst the Wolds. There is 110 village, only a few scattered houses. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 306, in the patron, of H. Thorold, Esq., who is lord of the manor. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is an ancient structure. CWM, a par. in the hund. of Rhuddlan, in the co. of Flint, 2 miles N.E. of St. Asaph. It contains the tnshps. of Cwm-Isglan and Uchglau. It is situated in a pleasant valley, as its name, Cwm, or Coombe, signifies. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the iron-works. Tho living is a vie.* in the dioc. of St. Asaph, val. 300, in the patron, of the Bishop of Llandaff. . The church is dedicated to St. Valacinian. The charities amount to 17 per annum. CWM, a tnshp. in the par. of Nannerch, in the co. of Flint, 5 miles N.W. of Mold. CWM, a vil. in the par. of Penmark, in the co. of Glamorgan, 4 miles S.E. of Cowbridge. CWM, a tnshp. in the par. of Meifod, in the co. of Montgomery, 5 miles N.W. of Welshpool. CWM AFON, a mining vil. in the hund. of Neath, in the co. of Glamorgan, 3 miles N.E. of Aberafon. It is a station on the Eastern Valleys section of the Monmouth- shire railway, and has a tramway of about 4 miles down to the port. This country, which extends along the bank of tho Afon, is rich in coal and black-band iron- stone. At this village are the extensive tin, copper, and iron works belonging to the Copper Miners' Company.