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FORD HUNDRED. 47 FORDSTOWN. Ely, val. 348, in the patron, of Jesus College, Cam- bridge. The church is an ancient stone edifice, dedicated to St. Peter. The register commences in 1600. The parochial charities consist of endowments producing about 50 per annum, and several almshouses. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel, and there are National schools for both sexes. There arc some beautiful and extensive nursery grounds near the village. Fordham Abbey is the principal residence. The tithes were commuted for land and a money pay- ment under an Enclosure Act in 1809. FORD HUNDRED, one of the 14 hunds. into which Shropshire is divided. It is situated in the western part of the co., and is bounded on the N. by the hund. of Oswestry, on the E. by the hund. of Condover, on the 8. by the hund. of Chirbury, and on the W. by the co. of Montgomery. There are two divs., Ford and Pontes- bury. Ford div. contains the pars, of Cardiston, Ford, Great Hauwood, Westbury, and parta of Alborbury, St. Alkmond, St. Chad, and St. Julian, comprising an area of nearly 40,000 acres. FORDINGBRIDGE, a hund. in two divs., Upper and Lower, situated in the S.W. part of the co. of Hants. The Upper div. contains the pars, of North and South Charford, Hale, Rockbourne, and part of Fordingbridge. The Lower div. contains the para, of Ellingham, Ibsley, and part of Fordingbridge, comprising together about 15,090 acres. FORDINGBRIDGE, a par. and market town in the hnnd. and div. of the same nume, co. Hants, 7 miles N. of Ringwood, 23 S.W. of Winchester, and 92 from London. The nearest railway station is Ringwood, on the London and South- Western line. It is situated on the river Avon, which is here crossed by a bridge of seven arches. The par. lies close upon the borders of Dor- setshire, and includes the hmlts. of Bickton, Burgate, Godshill, Gorley, Midgham, and Stuckton. In the Domesday Survey this is called Fordt, and is stated to have had a church and mills. The principal employment of the people is in the preparation of flax, but calico- printing and the manufacture of sailcloth are also carried on. Here is situated the poorhouse for the Union of Fordingbridge, which embraces nine parishes, and there is a bank in the town. Fordingbridge gives name to a deanery in the archdeac. and dioc. of Winchester. It is also the head of a superintendent registry, and of a County Court district. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. with the cur.* of Ibsley annexed, 601, in the patron, of King's College, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a fine structure, with square embattled tower. Some portions of it are very old. There is also the district church of Hyde, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 133. The parochial chari- ties produce about 16 per annum. The Independents and Wesleyans have each a chapel, and the Society of Friends a meeting-house. There are both National and British schools for boys and girls. Highmore, the eminent Professor of Anatomical Science, was born in this place. There are some remains of ancient camps in the vicinity, and numerous fossil shells have been found in a stratum of chalk, which is abundant. C. P. Brune, Esq., is lord of the manor. Friday is market day. A fair is held on the 9th September. FORDINGTON, a par. in the lib. and div. as above, CM. Dorset. It is situated on tho river Frome, in the immediate vicinity of Dorchester, the whole of which town is surrounded by, and isolated within, it. This is a part of the estates belonging to the duchy of Cornwall, and was formerly a market town. It takes its name from the ford across the Frome, over which are now several bridges. The village, which is a suburb of Dor- chester, contains several woollen factories and an iron foundry. The workhouse for tho Dorchester Poor-law Union is in this parish. A great extent of tho land here is used as pasture, on which some hundreds of thousands of sheep are fed. The old Roman highway, Icknield Street, passed through this district, nearly in the line of the Groat Western road. The living is a vie.* in tho dioc. of Salisbury, val. 225, in the patron, of the prebendary. The church, an ancient edifice in the form of a cross, partly in the Norman style of architecture, with some antique carvings at tho S. entrance, is dedicated to St. George. There is also tho district church of West Fordington, the living of which is a perpet. cur. in tho gift of tho vicar. In the vicinity Roman coins, utensils, and human remains have been found. FORDINGTON, a hmlt. and chplry. in the par. of Ulceby, Wold div. of the hund. of Calcoworth, parts of Lindsey, eo. Lincoln, 3 miles S.W. of Alford. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Ulceby, in the dioc. of Lincoln. Here is a chapel-of-ease. FORDINGTON LIBERTY, in the Dorchester div. of co. Dorset. It is situated in the southern part of tho co., and includes tho pars, of Fordington and Hermi- tage, with parts of Minteru-Magna and Stockland, com- prising an area of about 6,300 acres. FORDLEY, a quondam par. in the hund. of Blything, co. Suffolk, now united with Middleton, 4 miles E. of Saxmundham. The living is a discharged rect. united to that of Middleton. The church, which stood in Middle- ton churchyard, has long since fallen to ruins. FORD-OF-PICTUR, a vil. in the par. of Kettins, co. Forfar, Scotland, 9 miles W. of Dundee. FORD, OLD, a tythg. in the pars, of Berkely and Standerwick, co. Somerset, 2 miles N.E. of Fromo. FORDON, a chplry. in the par. of Hunmanby, wap. of Dickering, East Riding co. York, 4 miles W. of Hun- manby, and 9 N.W. of Bridlington. Scarborough is ita post town. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to tho vie. of Hunmanby, in the dioc. of York. The church is a small edifice, in which service is performed one Sunday in each month. Admiral Mitford is lord of the manor. FORDOUN, a par. and post vil. in co. Kincardine, Scot- land, 10 miles S.W. of Stonehayen, 86 from Edinburgh, and 62J from Perth by the Scottish North-Eastern railway, on which it is a station. It is seated on the Roman way over the Strathmore, at the foot of the Grampian hills, and is surrounded by Strachan, Arbuthnot, Glenbervie, Laurencekirk, Marykirk, and Fettercairn. Its area is about 44 square miles, including tho post vil. of Auchin- blae. It is divided into the "How" and " Brae" dis- tricts, the former being hilly, the latter flat. Tho Luther and Bervie are the principal sireams. The soil is rich, and the hills afford excellent pasture ; tho Fenella Hill being a prominent object. The par. is in the presb. of Fordoun, and synod of Angus and Mearns, in the patron, of the crown. The minister has a stipend of about 300, with manse and glebe. The church was built in 1829, ami is a handsome structure in tho Gothic style. In the churchyard is a very fine monument, erected a few years ago, to George Wishart, who was born here. The parish contains a Free church and several private schools, a parish library, and savings-bank. Viscount Arbuthnot, Earl Kintore, and Sir John Stuart Forbes, Bart., are tho chief landowners. Monboddo House, in the neighbour- hood, is tho birthplace of Lord Monboddo, of literary fame. There are one or two other elegant mansions in this parish. Here Montrose encamped previous to the battle at Kilsyth. The incumbency was held in 1377 by John of Fordoun, the Scottish historian ; and Beattie, the poet, was schoolmaster of the parish. St. Palladius was buried here in 452, and a chapel, supposed to have been built over his remains, still exists. Tho parish contains Auchinblue, Kirktown, and Kincardine, which was the county town up to the time of James VI. Here are ruins of Kenneth III.'s castle, who fell at Fettercairn ; also two Roman and a British camp. Fordoun gives name to a presbytery in the synod of Angus and Meams, containing Beuholmc, Bervio, St. Cyrus, Fettercairn, Fordoun, Glenbervio, Kinneff, Laurencekirk, Marykirk, Arbuthnot, Dunottar, Fetteresso, and Garvock. The Free Church district comprises all these excepting tho last four. Weekly fairs are held between Michaelmas and Christmas. FORDS BRIDGE. See FORD, co. Hereford. FORD8HOLME. See FORD, co. Salop. FORDSTOWN, a vil. in the par. of Girley, bar. of Upper Kells, co. Meath, prov. of Leinstcr, Ireland, 2 miles N. of Athboy. Here is a police station.