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INCH-TURK. 342 INGLEBY-ARNCLIFFE. tore. It is about 4 miles long, and its greatest breadth is 3 miles. Its boundaries are the Tay and the pars, of Abemyte, Errol, Kinnaird, and Longforgan. The sur- i'ace is flat and in a high state of cultivation. One or two small rivulets traverse the parish. Both the coach and railroad from Perth to Dundee pass through the interior, and the latter has a station here. The par. is in the presb. of Dundee and synod of Angus and Mcarns, in the patron, of the crown. The minister has a stipend of 225. The church stands in the village of Inchture. It is a Gothic building erected in 1834. The ancient parishes of Rossio and Inchture -were united in 1670. Rossie Priory, the mansion of the Kinnairds, was built in 181" by Charles, the eighth lord. Ballcndean House is another residence. In the B. of the parish are seen the ruins of Moneur Castle. There is a large brewery in the village, which occupies a site 9 miles from Dundee. The weaving of linen is followed by many of the inhabitants. Whinstone and freestone are quarried in several places. INCH-TURK, an islet in Lough Ree, co. Westmeath, Ireland, 6 miles N. of Athlone. INCHYDONEY, an island in Clonakilty Bay, co. Cork, Ireland. IK CHYOLAGH AN. Set CASTLE-INCH, co. Kilkenny, Ireland. INCHYRA, a vil. situated on the borders of the pars, of Kinfauns and St. Madoes, co. Perth, Scotland, 8 miles from Perth. It is a small port on the river Tay, and has a good harbour, with a ferry to Fingask. Inchyra also gives name to a small district or detachment of the parish of Kinnoul. It extends about 1 mile in length and three-quarters of a mile in breadth. INCOMB, a tnshp. in the par. of Ivinghoe, co. Bucks, 2 miles from Ivinghoe. INDAL, a loch on the S.W. side of Islay, co. Argyll, Scotland. INELLAN, a vil. and the seat of a post-office in the par. of Dunoon, co. Argylo, Scotland, 3 miles S. of Dunoon. It is of modern growth, and being easily accessible by the Glasgow and Rothesay steamboat, has become a summer resort. Here are Free Church and chapel-of-ease congregations. INGANESS BAY and HEAD, in the Island of Pomona, Middle Orkneys, coast of Scotland, 3 miles E. of Kirkwall. INGARSBY, a hmlt. in the par. of Hungerton, hund. of Gartree, co. Leicester, 5 miles E. of Leicester. It was formerly a grange to Leicester Abbey. The principal residence is'Ingarsby Hall, where is preserved the carved bed on which Wolsey died. Here are some barrows, or giants' stones. Lord Maynard is lord of the manor. INGATESTONE, a par. and post town in the hund. of Chelmsford, co. Essex, 6 miles S.W. of Chelmsford, and 5 N.E. of Brentwood. It is a station on the Great Eastern railway. The town is supposed to have derived its name from the Roman milestone which stood hero on the road to Colchester. It was formerly a market town and a place of some importance. For several centuries the manor was possessed by the abbots of Barking, but at the Dissolution it was given by Henry VIII. to the Petres. Here are gasworks belonging to the railway company. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, with the perpet. cur. of Buttsbury annexed, val. 420. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a lofty tower containing five bells. It contains monu- ments of the Petre family. The charities produce 3 per annum. There is a chapel for Independents, and an infant school with a small endowment. In 1557 Sir William Petre founded and endowed twelve almshouses for Catholics ; and Mrs. Rayner left a small sum for almshouses in 1806. Ingatestone Hall was formerly the seat of the Petre family, and attached to it is a Catholic chapel. The Hyde, the seat of Edgar Disney, Esq., situated in the midst of well-laid-out grounds, contains a collection of pictures. INGBIRCHWORTH, a tnshp. in the par. of Peni- stone, wap. of Staincross, West Riding co. York, 2 miles N.W. of Denby. There is a Wesleyan chapel in th village. Lord Scarborough is lord of the manor. INGERTHORPE, a tnshp. in the par. and lib. Ilipon, West Riding co. York, 3 miles S.E. of Ripon. INGESTRIE, a par. in the hund. of South Pirehill, co. Stafford, 3j miles N.E. of Stafford, its post town, and 2 from the Weston and Colwich stations on the Trent Valley railway. It is situated on the Grand Trunk canal and river Trent. It passed from the family of the Do Muttons to the Chetwynds in the reign of Edward III., who take hence the title of viscount. The surface rises gently towards the W. The land is in general a sandy loam with some clay. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 204 2s. dd. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 569. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, was rebuilt in 1676 by the Chetwynds, and is a small structure with a chancel paved with black and white marble, and con- taining several monuments and stained-glass windows exhibiting the armorial bearings of the Chetwynds. Ingestrie Hall, late the scat of the earls of Shrewsbury and Talbot, is a fine mansion with a park and extensive plantations. A bridge has been recently erected over the river Trent, connecting this parish with that of Weston. The Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot is lord of the manor and owner of the land. INGHAM, a par. in the hund. of Aslacoe, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, Sj miles N.W. of Lincoln, its post town, and 6 N.E. of the Marion station. The village is considerable, but chiefly agricultural. The land is nearly evenly divided between arable and pasture. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1769. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 50. The church, dedicated to All Saints, was rebuilt in 1792. Colonel Neville ij lord of the manor. There is a place of worship rV.r Wesleyans. INGHAM, a par. i'i the hund. of Blackbourn, co. Suffolk, 4 miles N. of Bury St. Edmund's, its post town and railway station. The inhabitants are chiefly agri- cultural. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge. The living is a rect.,* consolidated with the rects. of Culford and Timworth, in the dioc, of El}', val. 519. The church is dedicated to St. Bartholomew. The Rev. E. R. Benyon is lord of the manor, and owner of the whole of the soil. INGHAM, a par. in the hund. of Happing, co. ' Norfolk, 16 miles N.E. of Norwich, and 1J mile N.E. of Stalham, its post town. It was formerly held by the Inghams, and had a small college for the redemption of captives, founded in 1360 by Sir Miles Stapleton. The village, which is considerable, is situated about 2 miles from the river Ant. The impropriate tithes have brm commuted for a rent-charge of 456. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Norwich, in the patron, uf the bishop. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, is a large structure, with lofty tower. In the interior are two ancient brasses to the Stapletons, dating : 1432, and effigies of Sir 0. Ingham, governor of Ai-mii- taine, and Roger de Boys. The register dates 1650. There are some small charities, consisting <( 17'. acres of land, allotted to the poor on the enclosure of the parish in 1812. The Baptists have a place of worship. A fair is held on the Monday after Whitsuntidi cattle and stock. INGLEBOROUGH, a mountain in the West II'. co. York, 7 miles N.W. of Settle. It rises to the height of 2,361 feet, and is covered with grass to the sin:. which is generally hid in mists. INGLEBY, a tnshp. in the par. of Foremark, hund. of Repton, co. Derby, 6 miles N.E. of Burton, and 7 Derby. It is situated near the river Trent. In township there is an elm-tree 600 years old. INGLEBY-ARNCLIFFE, a par. in the W. div. of the lib. of Langbaurgh, North Riding co. York, S S.W. of Stokesley, and 8 from Northallerton, ii town. It is a station on the North Yorkshire and Cleveland section of the North-Eastern railway. par. contains the hmlt. of Ingleby Cross. The iivii a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 49. The church, I