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NASH. s NATISTON. NASH, a par. in the hund. of Castlemartin and Nar- berth, co. Pembroke, 2 miles N.E. of Pembroke, its post town. The par., which is inconsiderable, contains Up- ton. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of St. David's, with the cur. of Upton annexed, val. 130. The church is an ancient structure. NASH, a tnshp. in the par. of Burford, hund. of Overs, co. Salop, 2 miles N. by E. of Tenbury, its post town. Together with Tilsop and Weston it forms a chapelry. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect. of Burford, in the dioc. of Hereford. NASS, a tythg. in the par. of Lidney, co. Gloucester, 4 miles N.W. of Berkeley. NASSABURGH, a lib. within the borough of Peter- borough, co. Northampton. NASSINGTON WITH YAKWELL, a par. in the hund. of Willybrook, co. Northampton, 2J miles S.W. of Wansford, its post town, and 5J N. of Oundle. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the Peterborough railway and the river Nen. It is chiefly agricultural. The appropriation belongs to the Preben- dary of Nassington, in the cathedral of Lincoln. The living is a vie." with the cur. of Yarwell annexed, in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 400, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is a neat structure, dedicated to St. Mary. The parochial charities produce about 31 per annum. There is a National school. The Wes- leyans and Independents have each a place of worship. The Earl of Westmoreland is lord of the manor. NASTY, or MUNDEN-FURNIVAL, a hmlt. in the par. of Great Munden, co. Herts, 3 miles S. of Bun- tingford. NATEBY, a tnshp. in the par. of Garstang, hund. of Amounderness, co. Lancaster, 2 miles N.W. of Garstang, its post town. The township, which is of irregular form, is situated near the Lancaster canal, and is wholly agri- cultural. There is a place of worship for the Calvinist Methodists. The executors of the late Richard Thomp- son, Esq., are lords of the manor. NATEBY, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirkby-Stephen, East ward, co. Westmoreland, 1 mile S.E. of Kirkby- Stephen. The village is situated near the fall of the river Eden, one of the greatest natural curiosities in the kingdom. The river is here crossed by Stenkrith Bridge. About 2J miles E. of the village is a lofty fell called the Nine Standards, from some stones erected there to mark the boundary of the cos. of York and Westmoreland. The property comes through the Hastings, Whartons, and others, to the Earl of Lonsdale. A portion of the manor of Wharton is in this township. There is a small endowment of land in the hands of trustees for the education of children. The Earl of Lonsdale is lord of the manor. NATELY-SCURES, a par. in the upper half of the hund. of Basingstoke, co. Hants, 4^- miles E. of Basing- stoke, its post town, and 4 W. of the Winchfield station on the South- Western railway. The parish, which is of small extent, is situated on the road from Hartford Bridge to Basingstoke, and near the Basingstoke canal. It was the Natanleag of the Saxons. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The surface is varied, and above half the land arable, the remainder being pasture and open common. The tithes have been com- muted for a rent-charge of 215. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 178. The church is dedicated to St. Swithin. It has a highly enriched Norman doorway. Lord Dorchester is lord of the manor. There is a National school. NATELY-UP, a par. in the upper div. of the hnnd. of Basingstoke, co. Hants, 4J miles E. of Basingstoke, its post town, and 3 N.E. of Odiham. The parish, which is inconsiderable, is wholly agricultural. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. * of Basingstoke, in the dioc. of Winchester. The church, which was erected in 1843, is dedicated to St. Stephen. There is a school for both sexes. NATENANE, a hmlt. in the par. of Kilcolman, in the bar. of Trughanackmy, co. Kerry, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 2 miles S. of Milltown. Fairs are held on Tuesday and Wednesday in Whitsun week. NATHANSTHIRN, a manor in the par. of Nenthorn, co. Berwick, Scotland, 3 miles N.W. of Kelso. It is situ- ated near the river Eden, and belonged to the Morvillcs. NATHLASH, ST., a par. in the bar. of Fermcy, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 2 miles S. of Kildorrery. Mallow is its post town. It is 1 mile in length and the same in breadth. The soil is mostly good. The river Funcheon traverses the interior. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Cloyne, val. with Kildorrery, 209, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was a gift from the late Board of First Fruits in 1812. There are a Roman Catholic chapel, a Sunday, and two daily schools. NATLAND, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. and ward of Kendal, co. Westmoreland, 2 miles S. of Kendal, its post town, and li mile S.W. of the Kendal Junction railway station. It it situated on the river Kent, near the Lancaster canal. At a bend on the river, called Water-Crook, was the ancient Concatujium, a Roman winter station. The Lancaster and Carlisle railway passes through the township. The lands are nearly in equal portions arable, pasture, and meadow, with 100 acres of common. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 96, in the patron, of the Vicar of Kendal. The church, dedicated to St. James, is a modern stone structure, rebuilt in 1825, with an embattled tower erected near its site; at a cost of 550. There is an endowed parochial school for both sexes, in which a Sunday-school is also held. Helm Lodge is the prin- cipal residence. NATTON WITH FIDDINGTON, a tythg. in the par. of Ashchurch, co. Gloucester, 2J miles E. of Tewkesbury. NAUGHTON, a par. in the hund. of Cosford, co. Suffolk, 3 miles E. of Bildestone, its post town, and 5 N. of Hadleigh. The parish, which is inconsiderable, is wholly agricultural. The land is chiefly arable. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 193. The church is a neat edifice, dedicated to St. Mary. The paro- chial charities produce about 1 per annum. Sir Henry Adair is lord of the manor. NAUL, a par. and post-office vil. in the bar. of Bal- rothery, co. Dublin, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 18 miles, N. of Dublin. The par. is 3 miles long by 2 broad. The interior is traversed by the road from Drogheda to Dublin. The river Delvin bounds it on one side, upon which is situated the village. The living is a rect. and vie. in the dioc. of Dublin, val. with Hollywood, 111. The church is small. There is a Roman Catholic chapel, which is united to those of Hollywood and Clonmethan, also a day school. Roynoldstown is one of the principal residences. Naul Castle stands on a lofty and rocky eminence ; it is supposed to have been built by the De Genevilles, an Anglo-Norman family, and came to the Cruise family in the 14th century, and afterwards to the Tennisons. There is a police station in the village. Fairs are held on 16th March, 26th April, 21st May, 8th September, and 2nd October. NAUNTON, or NAUNTON IN THE VALE, a par. chiefly in the lower div. of Slaughter hund., but partly in the hund. of Bradley, co. Gloucester, 5 miles S.W. of Stow-on-the-Wold, its post town, and 12 N.E. of Chel- tenham. The village, which is irregularly built, is situated on the river Windrush. The pur. includes tho hmlts. of Aylworth and Harford. It lies in a valley on the high road between Cheltenham and Stow- on-the-Wold, and is chiefly agricultural. The sub-soil consist of the oolite and marlstone. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 504, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. An- drew, is an ancient ivy-mantled structure, with a tower containing three bells. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. There is a school for both sexes. The Baptists have a place of worship. NAUNTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Cheltenham, co. Gloucester, near Cheltenham. NAUNTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Winchcomb, lower div. of the hund. of Kiftsgate, co. Gloucester, 14 miles N.E. of Gloucester. It is situated near the river laborne, I under the Cotswolds.