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CHADWELL. 529 CHALE. CHADWELL, a par. in the hund. cf Barstaple, in the co. of Essex, 2J milea E. of Grays, its poat town, 1 N. of Tilbury, both being stations on the South-

no. A portion of Tilbury Fort is within this parish.

.tine originates from tho well of St. Chad, at which Bilious cures were supposed to bo wrought. Tho miii} is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 427,in Nitron, of tho Rev. J. P. llerringham. The church,

ited to St. Mary, is an ancient edifice recently

irod. Hero are National schools for both sexes. Daneholes and Cunobelin's gold mines are chalk caverns CHADWELL, or CHADWELL HEATH, a ward ii thr par. of Barking, hund. of Becontree, in the ... of Essex, 2j miles E. of the Great Ilford station of '.he Greiit Eastern line, and 3 W. of Romford. Hero he Baptists have a chapel, and tho K division of the Metropolitan police a station. CHADWELL, or CAWDWELL, a chplry. in tho tr. "t liothley, hund. of East Goscote, in the co. of r, 5 miles N. of Melton Mowbray, its post The chapel of ease is a neat building with a The charities produce 1 per annum. i CHADWELL, or ST. CHAD'S WELL, one of the lonrces of the New River, rising near Ware Park, in co. Uerts. r I IAD WICK, a hmlt. in the par. of Rochdale, hund. rd, in the co. of Lancaster, 2 miles W. of Roch- .-. here stands Chadwick Hall. CHAD WICK, a hmlt. in tho par. of Bromsgrove, in [he co. of Worcester, 3 miles N. of Bromsgrove. Cl I AFFCOMBE, a par. in the hund. of South Pether-

nn, in the co. of Somerset, 2 miles E. of Chard, and

>. of Ilminster. The Yeovil and Exeter branch of .ho London and South- Western railway has a station at 'hard Road. The living is a rect. in the dioe. of Bath ind Wella, ral. 143, in tho patron, of Earl Poulett. I'he church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient

iilding in tho early English style, and has been re-

xntly restored. The tithes were commuted in 1839. ' 1 of the manor is Earl Poulett. The principal '0 is Ghaficombe Hall. i .'11 AFFORD, a hund. in the S.W. portion of the co. ( Essex ; it contains the pars, of Aveley, Childerditch, .'ranham, North and South Oekendon, Rainham, South Wrald, Stifford, Grays and West Thurrock, Upminster, jreat and Little Warley, and Wennington, comprising .'-.nut 35,000 acres. Chaflbrd deanery, in the dioc. of ster, is nearly conterminous with the hund. CHAGFORD, a par. and stannary town in the hund. if Wonford, in the co. of Devon, 15 miles S.W. of Exe- -..-r, its post town, and 4 from the Moreton station of .he London and South- Western railway. It is situated n a pretty spot on tho river Teign, and surrounded >vith most romantic scenery. There are two good hotels I odging-houses, for the accommodation of visitors '. :io ri'sort to the village in the summer months for ho benefit of the bracing air. The market-place, untly built, forms part of the revenues of the liurch. The tin-mines are no longer worked. The iving is a rcet.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 650, n the patron, of the Rev. G. H. Haines. The church, ledicated to St. Michael, is a handsome stone edifice in

H ntrly perpendicular style. Tho Bible Christians and

> esleyans have places of worship, and there are schools or both sexes. The charities produce about 21 per nnum. The lords of the manor are Nicholas Clampett .nd J. Coniam, Esqrs. The market is on Saturday. -';iirs are held on the last Thursday in March, Septem- r, and October, and the first Thursday in May. CHAIGLEY, a hmlt. in tho par. of Mitton, lower iiv. of the hund. of Blackburn, in the co. of Lancaster,

iik-s W. of Clitheroe.

CHAILEY, a par. in tho hund. of Street, rape of [jewes, in the co. of Sussex, G j miles N. of Lewes, its >ost town, and 4 from Cook's Bridge station of tho Condon and Brighton line. It is the head of a Poor- w union, and contains the Union workhouse, but is omprised within the registration district of Lewes. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Chichestcr, val. 505, in tho patron, of Mrs. Hepburn and Mrs. Bleticowc. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is a small structure in tho early English style, with spiro. Here are National schools for boys and girls. James Ingram and 0. Blencowo, Esqrs., are the chief landowners. A fair is held on the 29th Juno for pedlery. CHALBURY, a par. in the hund. of Badbory, in the co. of Dorset, 6 miles N. of tho Wimborne station of the South- Western railway, and HE. of Blandford. Chalbury Hill is a place of interest from the beauty of the views on all sides, embracing the sea and a richly wooded country. I'he living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 168, in tho patron, of the Earl of Pem- broke. The church is an ancient edifice, and possesses a register, the earliest date of which is 1G95. The Earl of Shaftesbury is lord of the manor. CHALCOMBE, or CHACOMBE, a par. in the hund. of King's Sutton, in the co. of Northampton, 3 miles N.E. of Banbury, its post town and railway station. It is situated near the river Cherwell, which bounds tho parish on the W. There are considerable remains of a priory, which was founded by Hugh de Chacombe in the time of Henry II., and at tho Dissolution tho site was purchased by the Foxe family, now represented by Charles Wykoham Martin, Esq., its present owner. The inhabitants are engaged in agriculture and tho manufacture of hosiery. The living is a vie. * in tho dioc. of Peterborough, val. 250, in the patron, of Charles Wykeham Martin, Esq. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, is a stone edifice, partly in the deco- rated and partly in the perpendicular style, and contains an ancient brass. The Primitive Methodists and Wes- leyans havo^chapels, and there is a school with a small endowment. " The charities amount to 4 per annum. Charles Wykeham Martin, Esq., is lord of the manor. CHALDON, a par. in the first div. of the hund. of Wallington, in the co. of Surrey, 5 miles N.E. of Reigate, and 2 N.E. of the Merstham station of the London and Brighton line. Redhill is its post town. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 255, in tho patron, of James Legrew, Esq. Tho church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, is an ancient structure partly in the early English style, with spire. Tho chanties amount to 4 per annum. CHALDON HERRING, or EAST CHALDON, a par. in the lib. of Biudon, South Blandford div. of tho co. of Dorset, 10 miles S.W. of Waroham, and 11 from Dor- chester, its post town. It includes West Chaldon, which was formerly a separate parish. The London and South- western railway passes within 5 miles of the village, and has a station at Wool. Tho living is a vie. in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 62, in the patron, of Joseph Weld, Esq. Tho church is dedicated to St. Nicholas. In the neighbourhood are several barrows. CHALE, a par. in the lib. of West Medina, Isle of Wight, in tho co. of Southampton, 7 miles from Newport, 10 from Brading, and 20 from the Gosport station of the London and South- Western line. Chale is one of tho most picturesque spots in the island, with its grey old church standing near the verge of a precipice, and over- looking a snug cove, known to sailors as Chale Bay, de- lightful in its aspect, but too often fatally dangerous to the shipping along the coast. Tho living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 334, in the patron, of James Theobald, Esq. The church, dedicated to St. An- druw, was built in the reign of Henry I. by Hugh Vernon. It possesses a fine square tower, and contains a monu- ment to the late Sir Henry Worsley, who endowed the schools. In the churchyard lie the remains of the captain and part of the crew and passengers of the Clarendon, which was lost in Chale Bay. Blackgang Chine, about half a mile from tho church, is a tre- mendous chasm, the sides of which rise nearly perpen- dicular, 500 feet above the bay. On its summit stand the Blackgang Hotel and Sealand Cottage, commanding a good view of the Needles and the Dorsetshire coast. Near the Chine is St. Catherine's Hill, 800 feet above tho level of the sea, on the top of which are the remains of a 3 Y