Dundon
DUNDON, a tything, in the parish of Compton-Dundon, union of Langport, hundred of Whitley,
W. division of Somerset; containing 256 inhabitants.
Dundraw
DUNDRAW, a township, in the parish of Broomfield, union of Wigton, Cumberland ward, and
E. division of the county of Cumberland, 3 miles
(W. N. W.) from Wigton; containing, with Kelsick, 329
inhabitants.
Dundry (St. Michael)
DUNDRY (St. Michael), a parish, in the union of
Bedminster, hundred of Chew, E. division of Somerset, 4½ miles (S. S. W.) from Bristol; containing, with
the tythings of Littleton and East and West Dundry,
536 inhabitants. The parish comprises an extensive
tract of land called Dundry Down, where are the remains of several quarries of freestone, from which are
said to have been raised the materials for building the
beautiful church of St. Mary Redcliffe, Bristol. A fair
for cattle and sheep is held on the 12th of September.
The living is annexed to the vicarage of Chew Magna.
The church, a handsome edifice in the decorated English
style, with a lofty embattled tower crowned by pinnacles, is seated on an eminence, and forms a conspicuous
landmark for vessels navigating the Bristol Channel. In
the churchyard are the remains of an ancient cross in
excellent preservation, and on the same hill with the
church is a rude building, supposed to have been intended for a beacon.
Dunfield
DUNFIELD, a hamlet, in the parish of Kempsford,
union of Cirencester, hundred of BrightwellsBarrow, E. division of the county of Gloucester;
containing 134 inhabitants.
Dunham
DUNHAM, a township, in the parish of Thornton,
union of Great Boughton, Second division of the
hundred of Eddisbury, S. division of the county of
Chester, 5 miles (S. W.) from Frodsham; containing
306 inhabitants. It comprises 1350 acres; the soil is
partly a strong marly clay, alternated with sand. The
Duke of Bridgewater's canal passes near. The tithes
have been commuted for £147.
Dunham (St. Oswald)
DUNHAM (St. Oswald), a parish, in the union of
East Retford, South Clay division of the wapentake
of Bassetlaw, N. division of the county of Nottingham, 5¾ miles (N. E. by E.) from Tuxford; containing
335 inhabitants. This parish comprises by measurement 3277 acres, whereof 904 are in the township; and
is situated on the river Trent, which frequently inundates the village, sometimes to the depth of ten feet,
causing considerable damage to the buildings. The village stands on a gentle acclivity on the west bank of
the river, across which was a broad and shallow ferry,
now superseded by a handsome cast-iron bridge of four
arches, each 118 feet in span, resting on stone piers,
erected at an expense of £17,000, raised by subscription. The inhabitants had the privilege of a market,
which is now disused; and a fair for cattle and merchandise, held on the 12th of August, has also been
discontinued. The living is a discharged vicarage,
valued in the king's books at £4. 13. 4.; net income,
£252; patron, the Prebendary of Dunham in the collegiate church of Southwell; impropriators, Earl Manvers and others. The tithes were commuted for land in
1803. The church, with the exception of the tower,
which is a good specimen of the later English style, was
rebuilt in 1805. At Darlton and Ragnall, in the parish,
are chapels of ease; and there is a place of worship for
Wesleyans.
Dunham, Great
DUNHAM, GREAT, a parish, in the union of
Mitford and Launditch, hundred of Launditch, W.
division of Norfolk, 5¼ miles (N. E.) from Swaffham;
containing 520 inhabitants. It consists of 1968 acres,
of which 1674 are arable, 280 meadow and pasture, and
13 woodland and plantations. The living comprises the
consolidated discharged rectories of St. Andrew and St.
Mary, valued in the king's books at £12. 1. 10½., and
in the gift of the Rev. J. Humfrey: the tithes have been
commuted for £550, and the glebe comprises 44 acres.
The church is an ancient structure, repewed in 1832, at
the cost of the incumbent; the font is curious, and on
the south side of the chancel is a beautiful piscina,
discovered in 1842. There are places of worship for
Wesleyans and Baptists. The poor, in addition to
several minor benefactions, receive yearly in coal the
proceeds of 33 acres of land, awarded at the inclosure
in 1796. On the recent formation of a road to Fransham,
some fine Roman urns were found.
Dunham, Little (St. Margaret)
DUNHAM, LITTLE (St. Margaret), a parish, in
the union of Mitford and Launditch, hundred of
Launditch, W. division of Norfolk, 4¼ miles (N. E.
by E.) from Swaffham; containing 298 inhabitants. It
comprises 1837 acres, of which 1366 are arable, 326
pasture, and 74 woodland; the soil rests on a strong
clay or marl, and abounds with pyrites and various
fossils. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in
the king's books at £9. 16., and in the gift of the Rev.
John Nelson: the tithes have been commuted for
£493. 11. 6., and the glebe comprises 25½ acres, with a
glebe-house. At the inclosure in 1793, 36 acres were
allotted to the poor, the proceeds of which amount to
£40 per annum.
Dunham-Massey
DUNHAM-MASSEY, a township, in the parish of
Bowdon, union of Altrincham, hundred of Bucklow,
N. division of the county of Chester, 3½ miles (W. by
S.) from Altrincham; containing 1257 inhabitants. The
village of Donehame is mentioned in Domesday book;
it was the seat of the barony of that name, held by the
barons Massey under the earls of Chester. Hamo, the
last baron, died without male issue about the year 1341,
and the property was afterwards possessed successively
by the Inghams, Stranges, Fittons, Venables family, and
Booths, from which last it devolved to the earls of
Stamford and Warrington. The barons had a castle,
which was defended by its owner, Hamo de Massey, in
a rebellion against Henry II., in 1173; but not a relic of
it now remains, nor can its site be ascertained. The
township comprises 3334 acres of land. The seat of
the Earl of Stamford and Warrington, here, is a quadrangular brick structure, built in 1730, and of spacious
dimensions: there are two parks, one of which contains
a great number of fine deer; and both, with the adjacent
demesne, abound in noble timber, some of which has
attained an extraordinary size, imparting an air of venerable grandeur to the mansion. The Duke of Bridgewater's canal passes near; and in one of the parks are
vestiges of an old military road, and several tumuli,
near which urns have been found. Tithe rent-charges
have been awarded, of which £64 are payable to the
vicar, and £402. 10. to the Bishop of Chester. There
is an endowed school for boys at Seamons Moss; and
another at Littleheath, founded and endowed by the
late Mr. Thomas Walton.
Dunham-Woodhouses
DUNHAM-WOODHOUSES, a hamlet, in the township of Dunham-Massey, parish of Bowdon, union of
Altrincham, hundred of Bucklow, N. division of the
county of Chester; containing 282 inhabitants. This
is a small place, about half a mile north of the village
of Dunham-Massey.
Dunholm (St. Chad)
DUNHOLM (St. Chad), a parish, in the wapentake
of Lawress, parts of Lindsey, union and county of
Lincoln, 6 miles (N. N. E.) from Lincoln; containing
310 inhabitants. It is situated on the road from Lincoln to Market-Rasen; at the eastern extremity is a
stream which runs from the Ancholme to the river
Witham. The living is a discharged vicarage, with that
of St. John Newport, in Lincoln, united, valued in the
king's books at £4. 6. 8.; net income, £98; patron,
the Bishop of Lincoln. The church contains a splendid
monument to Sir Robert Grantham, who was buried
here. Four poor persons are entitled to the benefit of
Grantham's charity; £18, arising from two bequests,
are annually distributed among widows of the parish,
and a small sum is given in coal to the poor.
Dunkerton (All Saints)
DUNKERTON (All Saints), a parish, in the union
of Bath, hundred of Wellow, E. division of Somerset,
5 miles (S. W. by S.) from Bath; containing 825 inhabitants. The parish comprises 1141a. 3r. 9p. of
which about 734 acres are arable, 394 pasture, and 12
wood; the soil is chiefly clayey. The surface is hilly;
the high grounds command extensive and interesting
views, and the lower parts are watered by a small brook.
Coal is found, and there are some mines in operation.
The Somersetshire canal passes through the parish.
The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at
£10. 4. 7.; income, £316; patron, Lord Poltimore.
Dunkeswell (St. Nicholas)
DUNKESWELL (St. Nicholas), a parish, in the
union of Honiton, hundred of Hemyock, Honiton and
ton; containing 536 inhabitants. Dunkeswell anciently
belonged to a Jew named Amadio, and was purchased
by William Bruere, who in 1201 founded an abbey
for White monks, to the honour of the Virgin Mary, of
which extensive remains are still to be seen; the revenue,
at the Dissolution, was estimated at £298. 11. 10. The
parish is situated on the Blackdown hills, and comprises by computation 3750 acres: mines of iron are
supposed to have been formerly wrought here, or in the
vicinity, from the appearance of the soil, and from one
part being called the "Iron-pits." The living is a perpetual curacy, with a net income of £42; the patronage
and impropriation belong to Mrs. Mary Graves, and the
tithes have been commuted for £130. The church has
a font which is very ancient, and ornamented with
figures supposed to represent Bruere and his wife.
A district church has been erected on the site of the
abbey, chiefly at the expense of Mrs. Simcoe, of Wolford
Lodge, in the parish: the living is in the gift of that
lady.
Dunkeswick
DUNKESWICK, a township, in the parish of Harewood, union of Carlton (under Gilbert's act), Upper
division of the wapentake of Claro, W. riding of York,
6½ miles (W. by S.) from Wetherby; containing 297
inhabitants. This township, which includes the hamlet
of Harewood-Bridge, is situated on the north side of
the river Wharfe, and abounds with pleasing scenery.
Dunkirk-Ville
DUNKIRK-VILLE, an extra-parochial liberty, in
the union of Faversham, hundred of Westgate, lathe
of St. Augustine, E. division of Kent, 5 miles (W. by
N.) from Canterbury; containing 638 inhabitants. This
was anciently the royal forest of Bleane, and consists of
a tract of 4620 acres, mostly covered with coppices,
interspersed with farmhouses and cottages; there are
but 650 acres of arable and pasture land. A church
has been built by subscription, under the auspices of
the Archbishop of Canterbury, who is patron of the
living.
Dunmow, Great (St. Mary)
DUNMOW, GREAT (St. Mary), a parish, and the
head of a union, in the hundred of Dunmow, N. division
of Essex, 12½ miles (N. N. W.) from Chelmsford, and
37½ (N. E. by N.) from London; containing 2792 inhabitants. It is supposed by Bishop Gibson to be the
site of the Roman station Cæsaromagus, and this conjecture has been adopted by other antiquaries; coins have
been discovered at several places near the town, and the
road leading from it to Colchester, which was probably
Camalodunum, displays some indications of Roman construction. At the time of the Norman survey it was
the chief place in the hundred to which it gives name,
and in 1250 it was made a market-town: it is agreeably
situated near the river Chelmer, and consists mainly of
two streets. Formerly the manufacture of baize and
blankets was carried on very extensively; at present
there is only a small establishment for making sacking
and coarse cloth. The market, which was on Saturday,
has been discontinued; but there are fairs on May 6th
and Nov. 8th, for cattle. The inhabitants obtained a
charter of incorporation from Philip and Mary, which
was confirmed by Elizabeth, the government being
vested in a recorder, bailiff, and twelve burgesses; but
the officers do not now possess magisterial authority,
and the only duty they perform is the appointment of
a constable, bread-weighers, and leather-sealers, which
takes place on the Tuesday after Michaelmas-day. The
powers of the county debt-court of Dunmow, established
in 1847, extend over the registration-district of Dunmow. The petty-sessions for the division are held here.
The parish is of considerable extent, comprising 6661
acres, of which 144 are common or waste; on the banks
of the Chelmer are some of the finest meadows in the
county, and the soil is generally fertile. The living is a
vicarage, valued in the king's books at £18. 13. 4.; patron,
the Bishop of London; impropriator, Sir G. H. W.
Beaumont, Bart.: the great tithes have been commuted
for £1510, and the vicarial for £580; the glebe contains
half an acre, with a house. The church is a spacious
edifice in the decorated and later English styles, consisting of a nave, aisles, and a chancel with a fine window:
it has many ancient and interesting monuments. Here
are places of worship for Particular Baptists, the Society
of Friends, and Independents; and an almshouse for
ten poor persons. The union comprises 25 parishes or
places, and contains a population of 19,884.
Dunmow, Little (St. Mary)
DUNMOW, LITTLE (St. Mary), a parish, in the
union and hundred of Dunmow, N. division of Essex,
2¼ miles (E. S. E.) from Great Dunmow; containing
385 inhabitants. It is celebrated for an ancient custom
connected with the manor of Little Dunmow, of delivering a gammon, or flitch of bacon, on demand to any
couple who, after having been married a year and a
day, will swear that neither party has repented, and
that no cause of quarrel or complaint has arisen between
them. Before the Reformation the oath used to be
administered, and the bacon given, by the prior of the
convent; and since, the ceremony has been occasionally
performed at a court baron before the steward of the
manor. The institution of the custom is supposed to
have taken place soon after the Norman Conquest, but
the earliest instance on record of the delivery of the
bacon, is in the 23rd of Henry VI., and the latest in
1751; and the whole number of successful claimants is
said to have been but six couples. The living is a perpetual curacy, net income, £72; patron, the Rev. W.
Toke; impropriator, E. Knight, Esq., whose tithes have
been commuted for £515. 18. The church consists
only of the south aisle and part of the nave of a church
that belonged to a priory of Augustine canons founded
in 1104, the revenue of which, at the Dissolution, was
£173. 2. 4. Under an arched recess in the south wall
is a coffin-shaped tomb, supposed to be that of Lady
Juga, sister of Ralph Baynard, foundress of the priory;
near it is a monument with the figures of an armed
knight and his lady, thought to have been erected for
Sir Walter Fitz-Walter, who died in 1198; and on the
opposite side of the church is a monument with a female
figure in alabaster, said to represent Matilda Fitz-Walter, famous in legendary story as the wife or mistress
of Robin Hood, and the object of the illicit passion
of King John, who is stated to have caused her to be
poisoned, in revenge for having rejected his addresses.
Dunnerdale and Seathwaite
DUNNERDALE and SEATHWAITE, a township,
in the parish of Kirkby-Ireleth, hundred of Lonsdale north of the Sands, N. division of the county of
Lancaster, 8½ miles (W. by S.) from Hawkeshead; containing 354 inhabitants, of whom 152 are in Dunnerdale.
It comprises a romantic district, extending along the
east side of the Duddon, from 2 to 10 miles north from
Broughton, and terminating in lofty mountains.—See
Seathwaite.
Dunnington
DUNNINGTON, a township, in the parish of Beeford, union of Skirlaugh, N. division of the wapentake of Holderness, E. riding of York, 10 miles
(E. S. E.) from Driffield; containing 79 inhabitants.
At this place, anciently called Dodington, the abbey of
Meaux had possessions so early as the 12th century;
and when monasteries were dissolved in the reign of
Henry VIII., that institution held here 177 acres of
land. It is supposed there was once a considerable
village, as many foundations are met with in an adjoining field, and it is certain that a chapel existed here,
part of the walls of which was standing about half a
century since; but the chapel-yard, a small inclosure,
now alone remains. The township comprises 678 acres
of land: the village is situated east of the road between
Beeford and Brandsburton.
Dunnington (St. Nicholas)
DUNNINGTON (St. Nicholas), a parish, in the
wapentake of Ouse and Derwent, union, and E. riding
of the county, of York, 4½ miles (E. by N.) from York;
containing, with the township of Grimston, 765 inhabitants. The parish is on the road between York and
Hull, and comprises by measurement 3199 acres, of
which 2170 are in the township of Dunnington, and are
chiefly arable land, with some pasture, and a little wood.
The surface is tolerably elevated towards the north, and
sloping southward for some distance, terminates in a
plain: the soil varies considerably, on the high grounds
being gravelly, on the lower sandy and moorish, and on
the intermediate land a good loam. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £19, and in the
patronage of the Trustees of the Earl of Bridgewater:
the tithes have been commuted for £348. 2., and there
is a glebe of 106 acres. The church was enlarged in
1840, at the cost of nearly £1200, chiefly contributed
by the Countess of Bridgewater; and the Rev. T. Egerton, the rector, and partly raised from rents issuing out
of certain church lands. It consists of a nave, aisles,
and chancel, the nave separated from the aisles by arches
of circular form resting on round columns; the roof is
of dark oak, and the interior has a chaste and beautiful
appearance. The original styles of architecture, the
Norman and the decorated English, have been adhered
to in subsequent improvements. There is a place of
worship for Wesleyans.
Dunningworth
DUNNINGWORTH, a hamlet, in the union and
hundred of Plomesgate, E. division of Suffolk, 5½
miles (E. by N.) from Wickham-Market; containing 25
inhabitants. This was formerly a distinct parish; but
the living, a discharged rectory, has been united to that
of Tunstall, and the church, which was dedicated to St.
Mary, has fallen into ruins. A considerable fair for
horses is held on August 11th, and continues for three
days.
Dunnockshaw
DUNNOCKSHAW, a township, in the parish of
Whalley, union of Burnley, Higher division of the
hundred of Blackburn, N. division of the county of
Lancaster, 3½ miles (S. S. W.) from Burnley; containing 41 inhabitants. The township lies on the road from
Burnley to Bury.
Dunsby (All Saints)
DUNSBY (All Saints), a parish, in the union of
Bourne, wapentake of Aveland, parts of Kesteven,
county of Lincoln, 4 miles (N. by E.) from Bourne;
containing 195 inhabitants. The living is a rectory,
valued in the king's books at £12. 14. 7.; net income,
£189; patrons, the Governors of the Charter-House,
London, tithes belonging to whom have been commuted
for £26, and who have also a glebe of 7 acres. The
church is partly in the early and partly in the decorated
English style, of the latter of which the tower is a handsome specimen.
Dunsby, in Flaxwell wapentake, county of Lincoln.—See Brauncewell.
DUNSBY, in Flaxwell wapentake, county of Lincoln.—See Brauncewell.
Dunscar
DUNSCAR, a hamlet, in the chapelry of Turton,
parish and union of Bolton, hundred of Salford, S.
division of the county of Lancaster, 3 miles from
Bolton, on the road to Blackburn. In this hamlet are
the extensive bleach-works of Messrs. George and James
Slater, established in 1785, and employing about 145
hands. The residence of Mr. James Slater is pleasantly situated here; that of Mr. George Slater is at
Holmeses, in the township of Sharples.—See Turton.
Dunsden, with Eye.—See Eye.
DUNSDEN, with Eye.—See Eye.