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802 liy Henry VII I. upon the Pagets, to whom (1. anil liiuilly became thu property of the 1 >< liurghs. Tho mills and brick-making give em- ployment to many of the inhabitants, and there arc ovens for making coko for the supply of the engines. Tin' liviii-, 'I to that ut' llannomlsworth, in the dioc. of London. The church is a neat sti in the Norman style of architecture, with embattled tower, and clock. It is dedicated to St. Martin, and contains a curiously carved < ; wo brasses, and monuments to the Pagets and De Burghs. The parochial charities amount to 18 per annum. T! a National school for both sex . Vrst Drayton House is the principal i DRAYTOX, WKST, a jar. in th wap. of Bassetlaw, in the co. of Nottingham, '2 inile.-i BT.W. of Tuxford, and 4 S. ol' I town. It is situated on the river Mann, and contains the limit, of Houghton Park. The living is a cur. annex-' il to the vie. of East Markham, in the dioc. of Lincoln. The church is in the Norman style of architecture. The par charities produce about 18 per annum, which includes au endowment to Walker's school. DRE, a limit, in the par. of Llanartli, in the co. of Cardigan, 4 miles S.W. "1 Aheraeron. DREBACH, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanfairtalhaiarn, in the co. of Denbigh, 4 miles 8. of Abergelc. DREBACH, a tnshp. in the par. of Gwyddi Iwern, ill the co. of Merioneth, 2 miles N. of Cow DRK.BLEY, a limit, in the tnshp. of in tho West Riding of the co. of York, near .Skiplon. DRKiilloliX, a par. in the eo. of Ayr, Scotland. It contains a vil. of its own name, and is of an in shape, extending 8 miles in length from S.W. t > with a breadth varying from three-quarters of a mile to J miles. It is bounded on tho E. by Kilmaurs, on tho S. by Dundonald, on the W. and N.W. by Irvine and Stewarton, and on the N.E. by Fenwick. It includes Kcient pars, of Dreghorn and Peirstou, which were united in 1668. At the S.W. end, which is only a mile from the sea, the surface is flat, but rises inland. The soil is fertile, and the whole parish is well cultivated and enclosed. Coal and limestone are worked, and freestone is found. The chief mansions are Aimoek Lodge, Peirston, Warwickhill, Cunninghamhead, and Righouse. Tho parish is traversed by the Glasgow nnd South- Western railway, and by tho road from Irvine to Kilmaruock, and from Irvine to Glasgow. Tho vil. of Dreghorn is at the S.W. end of tin- pur., on an eminence overlooking the Firth of Clyde and tho coast of Ayrshire. It is 2 miles from Irvine, on tho road to Kilmarnock. This par. is in tho presb. of Irvine, and I of Glasgow and Ayr, and in the patron, of tho Kiui of Eglinton. The minister has a stipend of 200. is a Free church at 1'eirston. DREGOCH, a tnshp. united with Abcrwheelcr, in the co. of Denbigh, 3 miles N.E. of Denbigh. DKKIIlin'AKSXA, a par. in tho bars, of Upper Conncllo and Coshma, in tho co. of Limerick, prov. of Hunster, Ireland, 2 miles S. of Adare, its post town. It is situated on the left bank of the 1 1 The surface consists of excellent soil. Tho living is a vie. in tho dioc. of Limerick, val. 132, in the patron, of the Incumbent of St. Munchin's. The church was built ill INT.! by the l.-ito Board of First Fruits. It is :i building with tower. There is a parish sch by K:irl Ihmnr. 1 >l;KM, a vil. in the par. of Athelstaneford, in tho co. of lladdington, Scotland. It is situated I miles X. '( Haddington, at the point n'O of the North Berwick branch of the Ninth British railway, li a railway station sen-ing fur Ai i I:idy. The remains of a strongly fortified Pictish town arc visible S. "t tin- i UUKVAH, a vil. in tiic, par. of Stobo, in 1, H milo E. of Broughton. It I I > UK V( ) II, .1 in.! i].. in tb i tin- hnnd. . i.f Newd.wn. DJLEWBRK, a tnshp. in the par. of Gla yn, in the co. of Radnor, 6 n Badaor. DUKWSON, a vil. in tho par. of Nolton, in tie i of 1 vm broke, fi miles W. of Haverford* DKEWSTEIGNTMX, a par. in the bund, of ford, in the co. ol S.E. of < 1!. and ) N.W. of Moi, ton Iliimi.-teail, it- , is situated near tho rh ; t of fin i rocky ul contain-! the hmlt. ol the village of ('rockermvell. It is b. a seat of tho Druids. It is written Tail '.- in 1 day Survey, at which time it belonged t sheriff, from wln.m it came to tb 'arews. Limestone quarries are w> living is a rect.* in tho dioc. of Ext-k-r, ^ WT<> WITH l-VKKTIIOlil'l-;, a tn . of North Cave. 1 finish

Hartbill, in the East Riding of t;

1 milo N.W. of South Cave, and i; station. DUIBY, a par. in the Wold div. of tho wap. i i the co. of Lincoln, $ S.W. of AH'ord, its post town and railwa Northern li X. of Spilshy. A rnnM chalk hills skirts i side of the pari are only a fe.w farmhouses. The living is a NjH ! to that of South Onnsby, in the dioc. of I^H Tho church, dedi tme, with a turret and one boll. Tin late C. B. Massingberd, Esq., are lords of owners of tho whole of tin.' soil. Driby is a medial South Wolds hounds. DKII-TTKLH, a par. in the hund. of ( tho co. of Gloucester, 4 miles S.K. of Cii town and nearest railway station, and '< lade. Jt is situated near the I Tho land is equally divided > with CO acres of woodland. The 1 dioe. of Gloucester and I'.ii of tho Rev. R. M. Ashe. Tin Mary, is a modern structure. Tin with an endowment of 12 j nor. DRIFFiELD, a par. and marlci t town, in the 1 Beacon div. of the wap. ,.f llarthill, in 1> of the co. of York, 12 miles S.W. .

ley, and 190 fromLon- 1

railway, on which it is a station. It is M river Hull, under the Wolds, . The par. contains tho tnshps. of Great and l/itt field; the limits. 'of Buck! Kellythorpe, and several small on town is of considerable size, el PIS. Tho com exchange, a neat sti is the principal public edifice. Tin Tho Board of Guardians hold tin il with a good i li. . n in existence MMM The WO inaiiufactni foundries, and otln nents, give > gleat in iplo. The b dioc. of York, val. with it ' atln drab The ehitr. is an ancient structure, wit! It has an organ, a modei and a very old annum. The Haptists, hub ; "ed Methodists, have worship, and there an- National schools for 1 In the neighbourhood tlni tumuli, and many remains of (he early l : Saxon, and Dani : Alfred. King of Northunibria, who died in found here entire in a i - lord of Ul : "d owner of m> Thursday is market day, and (hero is :.