DINHAM. 767 DINTON. site of the castle. The earls of Koss were among the most powerful of the northern barons, many Ross- .-hire families holding their lands from them. This town ]ias no manufactures, and its commerce is confined to [!. importation of the requisites, and the exportation of Ihe productions, of the surrounding- agricultural district. [Vessels drawing 9 feet of water can lie alongside two ^vharvcs on the Pefler, which constitute the harbour. The town reaps considerable advantage in summer 1 1 uin the visitors to the neighbouring mineral wells at - rathpeffer, the waters of which are similar to those '! Harrowgate. This town was made a royal burgh . Alexander II. in 1227. James IV. and James VI. nn'rmed to it " all the privileges, liberties, and im- munities possessed by the burgh of Inverness." It
- iied by a provost and Id councillors, and joins
- lin, Darnoch, Wick, and Kirkwall, in send-
ing a member to parliament. The greater part of the landed property of the burgli (which was formerly con- siderable) was alienated, more than fifty years ago, in favour of persons connected with the burgh, so that .he revenue derived from that source is now small. The
- s of the magistrates as judges have passed for
ihe most part into the hands of the sheriff, who holds a ourt here every Friday during session, and a small-debt urt every Friday. There are evidences, from the dis- uvery of causeways and foundations of houses, that this <ivn was anciently more extensive than at present. Dingwall gave the title of baron in 1009 to the family of . but the title became extinct in 1716 on the iltainiler of James, second Duke of Ormond. A weekly orn market is held on Saturday, and fairs, chiefly for attic and country produce, are held in January, Feb- i une, July, September, November, and December, ji. railway connecting Dingwall with the south was formed about two years ago. The line has since been jomploted northwards as far as Invergordon, and will oon be completed as far as Bonar Bridge, on the border if the county of Sutherland. I DINHAM, a hmlt. in the par. of Llanvair-Discoed, Ipper div. of the hund. of Caldicott, in the co. of Mon- pouth, 3J miles S.W. of Chepstow. DIXlbH, or DINS1I, a small island in the par. of iikrohane, bar. of Dur-kerron, in the co. of Kerry, prov. 1 Munster, Ireland, one of the islands of the Hog group. t lies between the estuary of the Kenmare river and kelligs Bay, near the Hog's Head. DINKLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Blackburn, lower iiv. of the hund. of Blackburn, in the co. of Lancaster, i miles N. of Blackburn. It is situated on the river tibbie. DINLABYKE, a chplry. in the par. of Castletown, in ho co. of Roxburgh, Scotland. It is situated near the Mdell, 4 miles N.E. 01 Castletown. DINLAEN, a hund. in the co. of Carnarvon, contains ho borough of Nevin, and the pars, of Bodvean, Aber- irch, Ceidio, Llandwdwen, Edeyrn, Pistill, Llan-iestyn, 'ydweiliog, and part of Llannor. DINMORE. an ext. par. place, in the Bishops Castle iv. of the hund. of Purslow, in the co. of Salop, 7 miles .W. of Ludlow. DINMORE PRECEPTORY, an ext. par. place in the und. of Grimsworth, in the co. of Hereford, 8 miles N.W. of Hereford, by the Shrewsbury and Hereford oint line, on which it is a station, and 2 from Welling- on, its post town. It is situated under Dinmore Hill, on lu'ch, in Henry II. 's reign, stood a prcceptory of the vnights of St. John of Jerusalem. The chapel, in which ivine service is held, is a spacious old stone structure, ecently restored at the expense of the St. John family, vho own the property. DINNINGTON, a par. in the W. div. of the Castle vard, in the co. of Northumberland, 5J miles N.W. of Newcastle, its nearest railway station and post town, nd 10 S.W. of Morpeth. It contains Brenkley, Din- lington, Mason, Prestwick, and three other townships, -'he living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Durham, val. 160, n. the patron, of M. Bell, Esq. The church, dedicated o St. Matthew, is in the Norman style of architecture, and contains a font and four stained-glass windows. There is a free school for both sexes. Admiral R. Mit- ibrd is lord of the manor. DINNINGTON, a par. in the hund. of South Pether- ton, in the co. of Somerset, 6 miles N.E. of Chard, and 4 N.W. of Crewkerne. It is situated near the Chard canal. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, annexed to the rect.* of Seavingtou St. Michael. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is a small stone structure. Earl Poulett is lord of the manor. DINNINGTON, a par. in the S. div. of the wap. of Strafforth, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 8 miles S.E. of Rotherham, and 7 N.W. of Worksop. The vil- lage is small, and wholly agricultural. Limestone is quarried. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of York, val. 103, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is dedicated to St. Nicholas. John C. Athorpe, Esq., is lord of the manor. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under the Enclosure Act of 1778. DINORBEN, a tnshp. in the par. of St. George, in the co. of Denbigh, 3 miles S.E. of Abergele. It gives the title of baron to the Hughes family, of Kinmel Park. DINORWIC, or DINORWIG, PORT, in the par. of Llanfair-is-Gear, in the co. of Carnarvon, 1 miles N.E. of Carnarvon. It is situated on the Menai Straits. The slate quarry, 9 miles by railway from the Straits, em- ploys 1,000 men. DINSDALE, LOW, a par. in the S.W. div. of the ward of Stockton, in the co. of Durham, 5i miles S.E. of Darlington, and 7 N.W. of Stockton-on-fees. It has a joint station with Middleton on the Stockton and Darlington and South Durham and Lancashire Union railway. The village is pleasantly situated on rising ground near the bank of the river Tees, which separates it from Yorkshire. There is a platform bridge across the river, and a hill in the vicinity commands an exten- sive prospect over the surrounding country. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Durham, val. 224, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. John, is an old structure. The charities amount to 6 per annum. There is a National school. At Dinsdalo Spa are sulphur springs, and hot and cold baths for the accommodation of visitors. Below the village there is a productive salmon fishery, the property of the Earl of Durham. H. G. Surtees, Esq., S. R. Ward, Esq., A. W. Cocks, Esq., W. Grey, Esq., and Miss Hoaro, are lords and lady of the manor. Francis Place, the painter, was born here. DINSDALE, OVER, a tnshp. in the par. of Sockburn, wap. of Allertonshire, in the North Riding of the co. of York, 8J miles N. of Northallerton, and 2 from Middle- ton and Dinsdale railway station. It is situated near the river Tees, opposite Lower Dinsdale. DINTHILL, a tnshp. in the par. of Alkmond, in the co. of Salop, 3 miles W. of Shrewsbury. It is joined to Preston. DINTING, a tnshp. in the par. of Glossop, hund. of High Peak, in the co. of Derby, 9 miles N.W. of Chapel-le-Frith. It is a station on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire railway. It takes its name from Dinting, a tributary of the Etherow, and has some calico priming works. DINTON, a par. in the hunds. of Aylesbury, Ashen- don, and Desborough, in the co. of Buckingham, 4 milcj S.W. of Aylesbury, and 6 N.E. of Thame. It contains a petrifying spring called Holywell. The surface is undulating, and the low grounds are watered by the river Thame. The subsoil is chiefly limestone and iron- stone, covered by a rich loam. The living is a vie.* in the dioe. of Oxford, val. 529, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, is an ancient edifice, with a curious arch at the S. entrance, and contains an old font. Sir Simon Mayne, one of the judges of King Charles I., lies buried here. There arc chapels for Baptists and Wes- leyans, and a National school. Dinton Hall, the seaD of Mrs. R. Goodall, is an object of much interest, from
