Colkirk (St. Mary)
COLKIRK (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of
Mitford and Launditch, hundred of Launditch, W.
division of Norfolk, 2½ miles (S.) from Fakenham;
containing about 460 inhabitants. The parish comprises
1487a. 21p., of which 955 acres are arable, 392 meadow
and pasture, and 140 woodland; the surface is elevated,
and the scenery interesting. The living is a discharged
rectory, with that of Stibbard annexed, valued in the
king's books at £10, and in the patronage of the
Townshend family: the tithes have been commuted for
£456. 16. 9., and the glebe comprises 46 acres, with a
glebe-house. The church is in the later English style,
with a square embattled tower. There is a place of
worship for Primitive Methodists. The poor have £25
per annum from a house bequeathed by Samuel Collison
and another, in 1767; also 7 acres of land, let for £7
per annum.
Collierly
COLLIERLY, a township, in the parish and union
of Lanchester, W. division of Chester ward, N.
division of the county of Durham, 10½ miles (S. W.)
from Gateshead; containing, with the villages of Dipton and Pontop, 853 inhabitants. About sixty years ago
this township was nearly all waste and uninclosed land,
and very thinly inhabited; but by the recommencement
of coal-mining (formerly carried on to a considerable
extent, and employing numerous people), and the formation of a railway, it has acquired its present importance and increased population. The township comprises
by computation 1700 acres, of which about 500, mostly
arable, are the property of the Marquess of Bute; the
soil is chiefly clay, and, though cold and inferior, produces good oats. The surface is generally elevated;
Pontop Pyke is the highest ground in the district, being
upwards of 1000 feet above the level of the sea. The
Pontop Pyke colliery was first opened in the year 1743,
and the working of it was renewed in 1834 by the
Stanhope and Tyne Railway Company: the railway
passes through the district, and conveys the coal to the
shipping at Shields. The townships of Collierly, Kyo
(containing the populous village of Annfield), Billingside, and part of Greencroft, were formed, in 1842, into
a district parish for ecclesiastical purposes, with a population of 2000. A church dedicated to St. Thomas had
been consecrated in 1841; it is a neat structure in the
early English style, with a campanile tower and lancet
windows, and contains 300 sittings, of which 250 are
free. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income,
£150; patron, the Bishop of Durham. There are places
of worship for Primitive Methodists and Wesleyans.
Colliers-End
COLLIERS-END, a hamlet, in the parish of Standon, union of Ware, hundred of Braughin, county of
Hertford; containing 233 inhabitants.
Collingbourn-Ducis (St. Andrew)
COLLINGBOURN-DUCIS (St. Andrew), a parish,
in the union of Pewsey, hundred of Elstub and Everley, Everley and Pewsey, and S. divisions of Wilts,
9 miles (S. E.) from Pewsey; containing 518 inhabitants.
This place was formerly part of the duchy of Lancaster,
from which it acquired the adjunct to its name; Henry
VIII. alienated it to the Earl of Hertford, afterwards
Duke of Somerset, and Protector of England, upon
whose attainder it reverted to the crown, and was
granted by Queen Elizabeth to Edward, Earl of Hertford. The parish is on the road between Andover and
Marlborough, and comprises by measurement 3241
acres, the soil of which is generally of a light clayey
nature; the surface is varied, rising in several parts
into hills of considerable elevation, and the village,
situated on a plain, is watered by a small rivulet. The
living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at
£16. 6. 8., and in the gift of the Marquess of Ailesbury:
the tithes have been commuted for £626, and the glebe
contains about 58 acres, with a glebe-house.
Collingbourn-Kingstone (St. Mary)
COLLINGBOURN-KINGSTONE (St. Mary), a
parish, in the union of Pewsey, hundred of Kinwardstone, Everley and Pewsey, and S. divisions of Wilts,
4 miles (N. N. W.) from Ludgershall; containing 933
inhabitants. The living is a vicarage, valued in the
king's books at £15. 7. 3½.; net income, £261; patrons
and appropriators, the Dean and Chapter of Winchester.
There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. John Norris, eminent as a divine and philosopher, was born at
the vicarage-house, in 1567.
Collingham (St. Oswald)
COLLINGHAM (St. Oswald), a parish, in the
Lower division of the wapentake of Skyrack, W. riding
of York, 1½ mile (S. S. W.) from Wetherby; containing 324 inhabitants. The parish is bounded on the
north by the river Wharfe, and contains some beautiful
scenery; it comprises about 2500 acres, of which 150
acres are woodland, and about two-thirds of the remainder arable. Sandstone of excellent quality is found
in abundance. Beilby-Grange, in Micklethwaite, the
seat of Alexander Browne, Esq., was purchased from
Lord Wenlock in 1841; the noble mansion is surrounded by an extensive park, and the present owner
has added much to its beauty. The living is a discharged vicarage, endowed with the rectorial tithes,
valued in the king's books at £3. 11. 5½., and in the
gift of Mrs. Wheler, with a net income of £414: the
vicarage-house is picturesquely situated. The tithes
were commuted for land and a money payment in 1814.
A school was founded in 1738, and is endowed with £34
per annum, from funds arising from a bequest by Lady
Elizabeth Hastings.
Collingham, North (All Saints)
COLLINGHAM, NORTH (All Saints), a parish,
in the union, and N. division of the wapentake, of
Newark, S. division of the county of Nottingham,
5 miles (N. N. E.) from Newark; containing 911 inhabitants. This place is situated a mile from the river
Trent, and on the Midland railway; the surface is level,
and generally well wooded. The living is a discharged
vicarage, valued in the king's books at £8. 14. 2.; net
income, £92; patrons and appropriators, the Dean and
Chapter of Peterborough. The church is partly of the
early English style; the tower, aisles, porches, and
clerestory were added in the 15th century. The Particular Baptists have a place of worship; and a school
is supported by an endowment in land, the rent of which
is £39 per annum. There are considerable remains of
the village cross, a plain and solid structure, apparently
an erection of the 14th century.
Collingham, South (St. John the Baptist)
COLLINGHAM, SOUTH (St. John the Baptist),
a parish, in the union, and N. division of the wapentake,
of Newark, S. division of the county of Nottingham,
5½ miles (N. N. E.) from Newark; containing 721 inhabitants. This parish, which is situated on the road
from Newark to Gainsborough, and bounded on the
west by the river Trent, consists of 2862a. 2r. 25p.; the
surface, though generally flat, acquires a degree of elevation towards the east. The soil is extremely various,
comprising almost every variety, from the richest loam
to the most sterile heath; near the village it is sandy,
but well adapted to the growth of early vegetables, of
which large quantities are raised. In the centre of the
village is a magnificent elm, planted in 1745 to commemorate the retreat of the Pretender from Derby.
The Collingham station of the Nottingham and Lincoln
railway is 10½ miles from the Lincoln station, and 5¼
from that of Newark. The living is a rectory, valued
in the king's books at £14. 1. 10½.; gross income,
£426; patron, the Bishop of Peterborough. The tithes
were commuted for land and money payments in 1790.
The church was built at various periods, the most
ancient part being the piers and arches on the north
side, which are of the 12th century, very massive and
richly ornamented with zigzag and other mouldings;
the piers of the south side are of the early English style,
with plain pointed arches. The chancel is of the 14th
century, with square-headed windows; the east window, which is large and of five lights, was added late
in the 15th century: the tower, aisles, porch, and
clerestory are of the same period. There are two places
of worship for Wesleyans; and a national school supported by subscription. Here is a place called Potter's
Hill, where many Roman relics have been found; and
south of this, on the Fosse-road, on the Lincolnshire
boundary, is the site of the Crocolana of Antoninus, now
occupied by the village of Brough, where coins, termed
Brugh pennies, have been ploughed up, and ancient foundations often discovered. Human bones, with remains
of coffins, have also been turned up in a place called the
Chapel Close, in the scattered hamlet of Danethorpe;
where was formerly a chapel connected with the priory
of Thurgarton.
Collington (All Saints)
COLLINGTON (All Saints), a parish, in the union
of Bromyard, hundred of Broxash, county of Hereford, 4½ miles (N.) from Bromyard; containing 160
inhabitants. It is intersected by the road from Bromyard to Tenbury, and comprises 936 acres. The living
is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at
£2. 18. 10., and in the gift of W. Lacon Childe, Esq.:
the tithes have been commuted for £140. 1. 9., and the
glebe contains 42 acres.
Collingtree (St. Columbus)
COLLINGTREE (St. Columbus), a parish, in the
union of Hardingstone, hundred of Wymmersley,
S. division of the county of Northampton, 3½ miles
(S.) from Northampton; containing 232 inhabitants.
The parish comprises by admeasurement 646 acres, of
level surface: the soil is various, part being a strong
clay; near the village, rich grazing-land; and in other
parts sandy. The village is within two miles of the
Blisworth station on the London and Birmingham railway; and the road from Northampton to Stony-Stratford intersects the parish. The living is a rectory,
valued in the king's books at £16. 10. 5.; net income,
£331; patron and incumbent, the Rev. Benjamin Hill.
The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment in 1779; the glebe contains about 238 acres, and
a glebe-house. Besides the church, there is a place of
worship for Wesleyans.
Collow
COLLOW, a hamlet, in the parish of Legsby, union
of Caistor, W. division of the wapentake of Wraggoe,
parts of Lindsey, county of Lincoln; containing 23
inhabitants. It lies south of Legsby village.
Collumpton.—See Cullompton.
COLLUMPTON.—See Cullompton.
Colly-Weston (St. Andrew)
COLLY-WESTON (St. Andrew), a parish, in the
union of Stamford, hundred of Willybrook, N. division of the county of Northampton, 3½ miles (S. W.
by S.) from Stamford; containing 434 inhabitants.
This place is situated on a very high hill, rising from the
river Welland, and is intersected by the Stamford and
Kettering road; it consists of 1321a. 2r. 16p. There
are extensive quarries, the material of which becomes
excellent slate when exposed to the frost, and supplies
the neighbourhood for many miles around. An act for
inclosing lands was passed in 1841. The living is a
rectory, valued in the king's books at £12. 9. 7., and
in the patronage of the Crown: the tithes have been
commuted for £302. 10., and the glebe contains 50
acres, with a glebe-house.
Colmworth (St. Denis)
COLMWORTH (St. Denis), a parish, in the hundred of Bradford, union and county of Bedford, 5½
miles (W. by S.) from St. Neot's; containing 575 inhabitants, and comprising by measurement 2300 acres.
The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at
£18; patron and incumbent, the Rev. W. Gery. The
tithes were commuted, at the recent inclosure of the
parish, for about 450 acres of land, valued at 15s. per
acre per annum. The church is a handsome structure
with a lofty spire, in the early English style: the chancel has an elegant window of large dimensions, and contains a monument in alabaster to Sir William Dyer,
a descendant of Judge Dyer; in the wall is a brass with
the date 1389. A school on the national plan is supported by a bequest of £300 three per cents. by the late
Rev. R. S. Hill, rector.
Coln St. Denis
COLN ST. DENIS, a parish, in the union of Northleach, Upper division of the hundred of Deerhurst,
though locally in the hundred of Bradley, E. division
of the county of Gloucester, 3 miles (S. W. by S.) from
Northleach; containing 200 inhabitants. It is bounded
on the south-west by the river Coln, and on the northwest by the old Roman Fosse-way; and comprises by
computation 1800 acres, of which the soil is light and
stony, and the surface hilly: stone is quarried for
common buildings, and the repair of roads. The living
is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £9. 19. 4½.;
net income, £450; patrons, the Master and Fellows of
Pembroke College, Oxford. The tithes were commuted
for land and corn-rents, in 1797; the glebe contains 70
acres, with a glebe-house.
Coln St. Aldwin's (St. John the Baptist)
COLN ST. ALDWIN'S (St. John the Baptist), a
parish, in the union of Northleach, hundred of
Brightwells-Barrow, E. division of the county of
Gloucester, 3 miles (N.) from Fairford; containing
428 inhabitants. It is pleasantly situated on an eminence, rising gently from the river Coln, and comprises
by computation 2000 acres. The living is a discharged
vicarage, valued in the king's books at £8. 19. 4½.;
net income, £90; patrons and appropriators, the Dean
and Chapter of Gloucester. The tithes were commuted
for land in 1769. The church is an ancient structure,
partly in the Norman and partly in the early English
style.
Coln-Rogers (St. Andrew)
COLN-ROGERS (St. Andrew), a parish, in the
union of Northleach, hundred of Bradley, E. division of the county of Gloucester, 4 miles (S. W. by S.)
from Northleach; containing 137 inhabitants. It is
bounded on the north-east by the river Coln, and comprises about 1400 acres, of which the surface is irregular,
and the soil is in some portions clayey and wet, and in
others stony. The living is a rectory, valued in the
king's books at £7. 0. 5., and in the gift of the Dean
and Chapter of Gloucester; the tithes have been commuted for £250, and the glebe contains about 40 acres,
with a house.
Colnbrook
COLNBROOK, a chapelry, and formerly a markettown, partly in the parish of Stanwell, hundred of
Spelthorne, county of Middlesex, but chiefly in the
parishes of Horton, Iver, and Langley-Marish,
hundred of Stoke, union of Eton, county of Buckingham, 46 miles (S. E. by S.) from Buckingham, and 17
(W. by S.) from London, on the road to Bath; containing 1050 inhabitants. This place, which is of great
antiquity, is supposed to have been the station Ad Pontes
of Antoninus: it derives its name from the river Colne,
by which it is separated from Middlesex, and is intersected by different branches of that river, over each of
which is a small bridge. The town consists principally
of one long street, and the houses are in general neatly
built, and of respectable appearance. The trade chiefly
arises from its situation as a great thoroughfare, and till
lately it was a considerable posting town; it is about
a mile and three-quarters distant from the Great Western
railway. The market has long been discontinued, and
the market-house and the chapel, which were inconveniently situated in the narrower part of the town, have
been removed by the commissioners of the turnpikeroads, who have built a new chapel, a neat edifice, dedicated to St. Mary. Fairs are held on April 5th and
May 3rd, for cattle and horses. The government, by
charter of Henry VIII., renewed in the reign of Charles I.,
is vested in a bailiff and burgesses. The living is a
donative; net income, £103; patrons, Trustees of the
late George Townsend, Esq., for fellows of Pembroke
College, Oxford. There is a place of worship for Baptists;
and several charitable bequests have been made, the
principal of which is one by Thomas Pitt, in the year
1657, of some land now producing £32 per annum, for
distribution among the poor.
Colne (St. Helen)
COLNE (St. Helen), a parish, in the union of St.
Ives, hundred of Hurstingstone, county of Huntingdon, 5 miles (N. E.) from St. Ives; containing 544 inhabitants. It comprises about 2000 acres, of which the
surface is very flat, and the soil among the finest in the
kingdom, land letting for about £3 per acre. The living
is annexed, with that of Pidley, to the rectory of Somersham: the tithes have been commuted for £540. The
church is in the early English style, with a western
tower, and contains some remains of figures and armorial
bearings in stained glass.
Colne
COLNE, a market-town and parochial chapelry, in
the parish of Whalley, union of Burnley, Higher
division of the hundred of Blackburn, N. division of
the county of Lancaster, 35 miles (S. E.) from Lancaster, and 217 (N. N. W.) from London; containing
20,761 inhabitants, of whom 8615 are in the township of
Colne. This place is supposed by the geographer of
Ravennas to have been a Roman station, the site of
which is referred by Whitaker, the historian of Manchester, to Caster Cliff, a lofty eminence about a mile
south of the town, where are still the vestiges of a
quadrilateral camp, 120 yards in length, and 110 in
breadth, surrounded by a double vallum and fosse. The
camp is considered by Dr. Whitaker, the historian of
the parish of Whalley, only as the castra æstiva of the
primary station, which, perhaps on better authority, he
places in the low grounds beneath the town and near
the bank of the Colne water, but of which every vestige
has been obliterated by cultivation. Numerous Roman
coins have been found at various times, and among them
several of Gordianus and other emperors, inclosed in a
large silver cup turned up by the plough in 1696.
The town seems to have arisen with Lancaster, Manchester, and other places in the county, soon after its
conquest by Agricola, in the year 79, and derives its
name either from Colunio, the supposed name of the
Roman station, or from the Saxon Culme, coal, with
which the neighbourhood abounds. It is situated on an
elevated point of land between the river Calder and the
Leeds and Liverpool canal; the streets are paved, and
the inhabitants are amply supplied with water. A subscription library was established in 1793. The woollenmanufacture was carried on here previously to the arrival
of the Flemings in England in the time of Edward III.,
as appears from the rent-roll of the last Henry de Lacy,
lord of the manor in 1311, in which a fulling-mill is
returned as being valued at 6s. 8d. per annum; and the
manufacture of shalloons, calimancoes, and tammies,
was also extensively carried on. A Piece-hall was
erected in 1775, a substantial stone building, for many
years the principal mart in the district for woollen and
worsted goods, but now appropriated to the sale of general
merchandise at the fairs only. The cotton-manufacture
is at present the principal branch of business; the chief
articles are calico and mouselin de lain for the Manchester
market, both of them being made to a considerable extent.
The Leeds and Liverpool canal passes through a tunnel
a mile in length, at a small distance from the town,
affording a facility of conveyance for the coal, freestone,
slate, and lime, with which the neighbouring hills abound,
and for the produce of the factories; and the East
Lancashire railway and the Bradford Extension both
terminate at this place, in a common station. The market
days are Wednesday and Saturday; on the last Wednesday in every month is a market for cattle, and the
fairs are March 7th, May 13th, for cattle, and 15th for
pedlery, October 11th, and December 21st. The town
is within the jurisdiction of the county magistrates: the
powers of the county debt-court of Colne, established in
1847, extend over the sub-registration-districts of Colne
and Pendle.
The chapelry includes the townships of Barrowford,
Foulridge, Great and Little Marsden, and Trawden, and
comprises by computation 23,040 acres, chiefly pasture
and meadow land: of this area, 4526 acres are in the
township of Colne. The living is a perpetual curacy;
net income, £179, with a good glebe-house; patrons,
Hulme's Trustees. The chapel, dedicated to St. Bartholomew, is a very ancient structure, erected probably soon
after the Conquest, and in the reign of Henry I. given to
the priory of Pontefract by Hugh de Val. It was repaired, or partly rebuilt, in the reign of Henry VIII.,
when the only remains preserved of the original edifice
were the finely-carved screen at the entrance and on the
sides of the choir, and three massive circular columns in
the north aisle, one of which, having been undermined
by some interments, suddenly gave way in 1815, and
endangered the whole building, which has since been
rendered firm and secure. There is a church or chapel
at Little Marsden; and since 1835 four additional
churches have been erected in this chapelry, viz.: Christ
Church, Colne, built in 1836; St. Thomas', Barrowford,
in 1838; St. Mary's, Trawden, in 1844; and St. John's,
Great Marsden, in 1847. A district has been assigned
to each of the five churches, and the benefice of each
augmented by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to £150.
The livings of Little Marsden, Christ Church, and Barrowford, are in the gift of Hulme's Trustees, and those
of Trawden and Great Marsden in that of the Crown and
the Bishop of Chester, alternately. In the same period
five national schools have been built, capable of accommodating 1700 children. There are places of worship for
Baptists, Independents, Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists. The grammar school, of very uncertain foundation, is endowed with about £15 per annum, for which
six boys are taught free, four of them by means of a
bequest of £40 from Thomas Blakey in 1687; the old
schoolroom was taken down, and on its site a new one
erected by subscription, in 1812. There is a tradition
that Dr. Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury, received
the rudiments of his education at the school. A school
was founded, and endowed with £16 per annum, in 1746,
at Laneshaw Bridge, by John Emmot, Esq.
Colne, Earl's (St. Andrew)
COLNE, EARL'S (St. Andrew), a parish, in the
union of Halstead, Witham division of the hundred of
Lexden, N. division of Essex, 3½ miles (E. S. E.) from
Halstead; containing 1385 inhabitants. This parish
takes the prefix to its name from the family of De Vere,
earls of Oxford, to whom it belonged at the time of the
Domesday survey; and its name, in common with others
in the district, from the river Colne, over which is a
bridge on the line of the Roman road from Colchester.
It is about ten miles in circumference, and consists chiefly
of elevated ground; the soil is a kind of loam, partially
mixed with sand, and, though not of great tenacity,
tolerably fertile. A fair is held on March 25th. The
living is a vicarage, endowed with a portion of the
rectorial tithes, and valued in the king's books at
£8. 10. 10.; patron, and impropriator of the remainder
of the rectorial tithes, H. H. Carwardine, Esq. The
great tithes have been commuted for £242. 14. 9., and
the vicarial for £670. The church is a handsome ancient
edifice, with a massive tower partly of flint, and is ornamented with several monuments of the De Veres, which
were removed from the church of a Benedictine priory
founded here in the eleventh century by Aubrey de Vere,
who became one of the monks: the priory was dedicated
to St. Mary and St. John the Evangelist, and was
made a cell to the abbey of Abingdon, in Berkshire; at
the Dissolution it had a prior and ten monks, with a
revenue of £175. 14. 8. There are places of worship
for Particular Baptists and the Society of Friends. Certain land was bequeathed by the Rev. Christopher
Swallow, who died in 1539, for the support of a grammar
school; the proceeds amount to £188 per annum.
Thomas Audley, lord chancellor of England in the reign
of Henry VIII., was born in the parish.
Colne, Engain (St. Andrew)
COLNE, ENGAIN (St. Andrew), a parish, in the
union of Lexden and Winstree, Witham division of
the hundred of Lexden, N. division of Essex, 2¾ miles
(E.) from Halstead; containing 685 inhabitants. This
parish, which derives the affix to its name from the
family of Engain, proprietors of the manor, comprises
2444a. 2r. 5p., whereof about 1896 are arable, 297 pasture, 15 in hops, and 148 wood and plantations. The
lands are in general elevated, and the soil is of light
quality, consisting of loam, mixed with sand. The river
Colne forms the southern boundary, near which passes
the Roman road from Colchester. A fair for toys is
held on Whit Monday and Tuesday. The living is a
rectory, valued in the king's books at £13. 17. 6., and
in the gift of the Governors of Christ's Hospital: the
tithes have been commuted for £750, and the glebe comprises 56 acres, with a house. The church, a plain edifice
with a good tower of brick, is pleasantly situated; the
parsonage-house is a handsome residence.
Colne, Wakes (All Saints)
COLNE, WAKES (All Saints), a parish, in the
union of Lexden and Winstree, Witham division of
the hundred of Lexden, N. division of Essex, 5½ miles
(E. by S.) from Halstead; containing 444 inhabitants.
This parish, which is situated on the road from Colchester to Halstead, derives its distinguishing epithet
from one of its former proprietors. It is about eight
miles in circumference, and consists generally of low
land; the soil is loam of various kinds, intermixed with
clay. The Roman road from Colchester passes through
the parish, to the south of which flows the river Colne.
The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at
£12. 0. 5., and in the patronage of the Earl of Verulam:
the tithes have been commuted for £574, and the glebe
contains 18½ acres, with a glebe-house. The church is
a plain edifice, with a steeple of wood.
Colne, White (All Saints)
COLNE, WHITE (All Saints), a parish, in the
union of Halstead, Witham division of the hundred of
Lexden, N. division of Essex, 4 miles (E.) from Halstead; containing 419 inhabitants. It comprises 1467a.
2r. 33p., chiefly arable, and is bounded on the south
by the river Colne; the lands are generally elevated,
and the soil of light quality. The living is a perpetual
curacy, or donative; patrons and impropriators, the
family of Hume: the impropriate tithes have been commuted for £345, and the perpetual curate's for £135;
the glebe comprises a quarter of an acre. The church,
by the name of Colne mi Blanc, was assigned by Aubrey
de Vere, founder of Colne Priory, and confirmed by
Aubrey, his son, to the monks at Colne: after the Dissolution it was given to John, Earl of Oxford, and
became a donative or curacy. It is an ancient building,
with a square embattled tower formerly surmounted by a
spire. The Roman road from Colchester passes on the
south of the parish.
Colney (St. Andrew)
COLNEY (St. Andrew), a parish, in the union of
Henstead, hundred of Humbleyard, E. division of
Norfolk, 2¾ miles (W. by S.) from Norwich; containing 110 inhabitants. This parish, which is bounded on
the north-east by the river Yare, and intersected by the
road from Norwich to Hingham, comprises about 900
acres. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the
king's books at £6. 13. 4., and in the gift of J. Scott,
Esq.: the tithes have been commuted for £219, and the
glebe contains 38 acres. The church, a small edifice
with a circular tower, has been repewed; the font is
richly sculptured.
Colney (St. Peter).—See London-Colney.
COLNEY (St. Peter).—See London-Colney.
Colney-Hatch
COLNEY-HATCH, a hamlet, in the parish of
Fryern-Barnet, union of Barnet, Finsbury division
of the hundred of Ossulstone, county of Middlesex;
containing 216 inhabitants. This village lies a little to
the east of the great north road; it contains some handsome houses, and the environs abound with pleasing
scenery.
Colsterworth (St. John the Baptist)
COLSTERWORTH (St. John the Baptist), a parish, partly in the wapentake of Beltisloe, and partly
in that of Winnibriggs and Threo, union of Grantham, parts of Kesteven, county of Lincoln, 8 miles
(S.) from Grantham; containing, with the hamlets of
Twyford and Woolsthorpe, 1017 inhabitants. The village
is situated in a beautiful valley, through which winds the
river Witham, and is remarkable for the salubrity of the
air. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books
at £14. 10.; net income, £585; patron, H. Mirehouse,
Esq. The tithes were commuted for land and cornrents in 1805. The church is a small structure of early
English architecture, with a good tower in the later style,
and contains a gallery erected at the expense of Sir Isaac
Newton, who was born at Woolsthorpe on Christmasday, 1642. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.
The Roman road called High Dyke, passes through the
parish.
Colston-Basset (St. Mary)
COLSTON-BASSET (St. Mary), a parish, in the
union of Bingham, S. division of the wapentake of
Bingham and of the county of Nottingham, 10 miles
(S. E. by E.) from Nottingham; containing 403 inhabitants. It is situated on the road from Nottingham to
Waltham, and comprises about 2500 acres, the soil of
which is chiefly a strong clay; the river Smite and the
Grantham Canal pass within half a mile. Limestone is
quarried, and sent, when burnt, in considerable quantities to the surrounding districts. The ancient cross in
the village was rebuilt in 1831, to commemorate the
coronation of William IV. The living is a vicarage,
valued in the king's books at £8. 7. 6., and in the patronage of the Crown; net income, £270; impropriator,
H. Martin, Esq. The glebe contains about 44 acres, and
a good house has been built by the incumbent. The
church is an ancient and beautiful cruciform structure
in the later English style, standing on a hill at a short
distance from the village; it contains a remarkably handsome screen of oak. There are places of worship for
Roman Catholics and Methodists.
Coltishall (St. John the Baptist)
COLTISHALL (St. John the Baptist), a parish, in
the union of Aylsham, hundred of South Erpingham,
E. division of Norfolk, 7 miles (N. N. E.) from Norwich; containing 897 inhabitants. The parish comprises
1129a. 29p., whereof about 1065 acres are arable, 30
pasture, and 34 woodland. It is situated on the river
Bure, and the road from Norwich to North Walsham
runs through the village, the west side of which is in
the parish of Great Hautbois. Here is a brewery; and a
considerable trade is carried on in malt, corn, coal, and
timber, for which the river affords facility of conveyance.
A fair for pedlery is held on Whit-Monday. The living
is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £7. 2. 6., and
in the patronage of King's College, Cambridge: the tithes
of this parish, with those upon certain lands in South
Ruston and Scottow, have been commuted for £340,
and the glebe contains about 27 acres. The church,
chiefly in the early style, has a lofty embattled tower:
the nave is separated from the chancel by a carved
screen; the font is Norman, and the building contains
several neat memorials. There is a place of worship for
Wesleyans. John Chapman, in 1718, bequeathed £10
per annum and a house, to which in 1815 the Rev.
Dr. Grape added £360 three per cent. consols., making
the income £20. 16., for teaching boys.