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RACTON. 272 RADFORD. RACTON, a par. in the hund. of Westbourne, rape of Chichester, co. Sussex, 7 miles N.W. of Chichester, its post town. The parish, which is inconsiderable, is situated near Stanstead Park. Near it are the ruins of a lofty castellated building, erected by Lord Halifax, commanding sea and land views. The soil is principally chalk and marl. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 220. The living is a rect. with the cur. of Lordington annexed, in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 183, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church is an ancient structure containing monuments to the Gocenter family. Sir Richard Pole and Margaret Countess of Salisbury, his wife, resided at Lordington, where Cardinal Pole was born. RADBOURNE, a par. in the hund. of Appletree, co. Derby, 4J miles W. of Derby, its post town, and 6 N. of the Wellington railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is chiefly agricultural. In the reign of Edward III. Radbourne came from the Walkelynes and Chandoses to the Poles. The surface is varied with hill and dale. The Hoar Cross hounds meet in the neighbourhood. The soil is a strong marl and clay, affording excellent pasture. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 372. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, has a low embattled tower containing three bells. The church was restored in 1844. The parochial charities produce about 142 per annum, of which 126 goes towards Pole's school and the appren- ticing of poor children. Radbourne House and Old Park House are the principal residences. E. 8. C. Pole, Esq., is lord of the manor. RADBOURN, UPPER AND LOWER, an ext. par. place in the hund. of Knightlow, co. Warwick, 3 miles S.E. of Southam. It is situated near the Oxford canal. RADCLIFFE, a par. and tnshp. in the hund. of Sal- ford, co. Lancaster, 7 miles N.W. of Manchester, and 3 S.W. of Bury. It is a station on the East Lancashire section of the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway. The village is situated on the old Roman way, Watling Street, and near the Bolton and Bury canal. This par., which includes the hmlt. of Starling, is one of the smallest in the shire. It derives its old English name from a cliff of red rock on the S.E. side of the river Irwell, below its confluence with the Roach, and facing the village of Radcliffe. The village is built in two de- tached portions, designated Radcliffe and Radcliffe Bridge, about half a mile distant from each other. The parish is separated from the township of Pilkington by the river Irwell, which is here crossed by a bridge of two arches. A large portion of the inhabitants are employed in the cotton mills ; and several coal mines are worked in the neighbourhood. The principal part of the land is in meadow and pasture, with some orchard and woodland. A market house was erected in 1851, at the expense of the Earl of Wilton. There is also a gas company. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 346. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient edi- fice, with a low square tower. It has an E. window in the chapel, which was restored in 1845, when a N. transept was added. There is also the district church of St. Thomas, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 150. This church was erected in 1819 at an expense of 5,000, defrayed by the Dowager Marchioness of Westminster. The parochial charities produce about 9 per annum. There are a National school and a Wesleyan day school, also a Sunday-school. The Inde- pendents, Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. Bishop Kilbye, one of the translators of the Bible, was born in this parish. There are ruins of Radcliffe Tower. The Earl of Wilton is lord of the manor. Fairs for horses and cattle are held on the 29th and 30th of April, and on the 28th and 29th of September for wool, cloth, and pedlary. Races take place about the middle of August. RADCLIFFE. See RATCLIFFE-ON-TRENT, co. Notts. RADCLIVE, a par. in the hund. and co. of Bucking- ham, 2 miles W. of Buckingham, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Ouso and is wholly agricultural. The par. includes the hmlt. of Chackmore. In the neighbourhood are the remains of Radcliffe House, which have been converted into a farmhouse. About one half of the land is arable and the other pasture. The tithes have been commuted for land and a rent-charge of 168, and the glebe com- prises 13 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 434, in the patron, of New College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. John the Evan- gelist, is an ancient structure, and formerly had a chantry attached to it. There is a day school at Chackmore. RADCUTT, or RADCOT, a hmlt. in the par. of Langford, huud. of Bampton, co. Oxford, 2 miles S.W. of Bampton-in-the-Bush, and 4 N.E. of Lechlade. It is situated on the Thames, near the ancient three-arched bridge, where, in 1 387, Robert de Vere, the favourite of Richard II., was defeated by the Duke of Gloucester. RADDINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Williton, co. Somerset, 5 miles W. of Wiveliscombe, its post town, and 10 from Wellington. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Batharham, and near the Bristol and Exeter railway. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agricultural pursuits. The soil consists of a white shillet, with a subsoil of rock. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 180. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient stone structure, with a square tower containing four bells. The church was restored in 1845 and 1852. There is a Sunday-school. RADERNEE, a vil. in the par. of Cameron, co. Fife, Scotland. The village is of a straggling form. The neigh- bourhood abounds in limestone, which is worked to a considerable extent. RADFIELD, a hund. in the co. of Cambridge, contains the pars, of Balsham, Brinkley, Burrough- Green, Carlton- cum-Willingham, Dullingham, Stetchworth, Westley Waterless, Weston-Colvill, and West Wrattin, compris- ing an area of 23,560 acres. RADFORD, a hmlt. in the par. of Enstone, hund. of Chadlington, co. Oxford, 6 miles N.W. of Woodstock. RADFORD, a hmlt. in the pars, of St. Michael and Holy Trinity, in the co. of the city of Coventry, co. Warwick, l| mile N.W. of Coventry. RADFORD, a hmlt. in the par. of Rouse Lench, middle div. of the hund. of Oswaldslow, co. Worcester, 6 miles N.E. of Pershore. The Worcestershire hounds meet in the neighbourhood. RADFORD, a tnshp. in the par. of Worksop, wap. of Bassetlaw, co. Notts, 2 miles from Worksop. It if situated near Sherwood Forest, on the river Ryton. RADFORD, OLD and NEW, a par. and tnshp. in the S. div. of Broxtow wap., co. Nottingham, 1 mile N.W. of Nottingham, its post town. It is a station on the Nottingham and Mansfield branch of the Midland railway. The parish, which was formerly a part of the ancient forest of Sherwood, is situated on the river Leen, and on a branch of the Grantham canal. It comprises the tnshps. of Old and New Radford, the latter of which has recently been erected into a separata ecclesiastical district ; also the hmlt. of Hyson-Green. The town, which is an extensive modern suburb of Not- tingham, is well lighted with gas, and contains several good streets. A large portion of the inhabitants are employed in manufactures similar to those at Notting- ham. There are extensive bobbin manufactories, bleach works, cotton and worsted mills, good collieries, and several corn mills. The more ancient part of the town is built on the river Leen, hut the modern portion ad- joins the western limits of Nottingham, extending along the Derby and Alfreton roads. In 1861 the parish con- tained 13,495 inhabitants, and the ecclesiastical district of New Radford, 5,14-5. The Poor-law Union of Rad- ford comprises 4 parishes or townships. The Peverel Court, which has jurisdiction over the whole of the honour of Peverel, extending into the counties of Derby, Leicester, and York, has from time immemorial been held here. A priory of Black canons was founded here about 1102, by William de Luvitot, which, at the Dissolution, had a revenue of 302 6*. Wd. The im- propriation belongs to the crown. The glebe comprises