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John's Hospital, built in the reign of Hen. II., by the Archdeacon of Coventry, and the yearly value of which was 831. 3s. 3d., and would now be 1,663l. 5s.; this was granted to John Hales, who turned the hall of the Hospital into a school-room for his freeschool mentioned above. A Grey Friary, founded, in 1234, by Ralph Earl of Chester, and granted by Hen. VIII., to the mayor and bailiffs of the town. A Carmelite Friary, founded, in 1342, by Sir John Poultney, the yearly income of which was 71. 13s. 8d., and now worth 153l. 13s. 4d.; granted, in the 36th of Hen. VIII., to Ralph Sadler. The city has long been famous for its extensive manufactures; changing, with circumstances, the species of manufacture, but always largely producing and excelling in some one. It is, at the present time, the chief factory of ribbons in England, there being not a less number than 7,000 hands usually employed in it in the town alone, and nearly as many more within its small county; and more watches are said to be made in Coventry than are made in London itself. It is divided into ten wards; and it is governed now by a mayor, ten aldermen, and twenty common-councilmen. It has returned two members to parliament ever since the reign of Edw. I.; the right of election being in the freemen, having served in some trade, within the city or its sub. urbs: the number of voters is about 3,000. It consists of the two parishes of Holy-Trinity, and St. John-the-Baptist and St. Michael. Their whole population, including that part which extends beyond the city, amounts 22,147, but that of the city itself is only 21,242. Market, Fri.; fairs, second Friday after Ash-Wednesday, linen and woollen cloth; May 2, horses, cows, and sheep; Friday in Trinity-week, flannels, linen, and woollen, for eight days; first day representing Lady Godiva on horseback; Aug. 26, 27, Nov. 1, linen, woollen, cloth, and horses. CRIMSCOTT, in Whitchurch parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile distant S.E.

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CUBBINGTON, 4 miles S.E. from Kenilworth. Popula. 614.

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EATINGTON (Lower and Upper), 5 miles S.W.from Kineton. Popula. 641. EDGBASTON, 1 mile S. from Birmingham. Popula. 2,117. EDMONSCOTT.-See Milverton. 2 miles distant S.E.

ELINDON, 2 miles N. from Solihull. Popula. 146.

EXHALL, 2 miles S.E. from Alcester. Popula. 29.

EXHALL, 4 miles N. from Coventry.
Popula. 775.

FARNBOROUGH, 6 miles E.S.E. from
Kineton. Popula. 356.
FENNEY-COMPTON, 5 miles E. from
Kineton. Popula. 572.

FILLONGHLEY, 6 miles N.W. from
Coventry. Popula. 980.

FOLESHILL, 3 miles N.E. from Coventry.
Popula. 4,937.
FORDHALL. See Aspley.
FRANKTON, 54 miles S.W. from Rugby,
Popula. 253.

FULBROOK, 34 miles N.N.E. from Stratford-on-Avon. Popula. 77.

GAYDON, 2 miles N.E. from Kineton. Popula. 187.

GLASCOTE.-See Bolehall. mile dis◄

tant S.E.

GRANDBOROUGH, 54 miles N.E. from Southam. Popula. 483.

CURDWORTH, 3 miles N.W. from Coles- GRENDON with WHITTINGTON, 2

hill, Popula. 555.

DERITEND, in Aston parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile S.E. from Birmingham.

miles N. from Atherstone. Popula. 554. HALFORD or HALFORD-BRIDGE, 3 miles N. from Shipston-on-Stour. Popula. 313.

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HAMPTON-IN-ARDEN, 3 miles N.E. from Solihull. Popula. 2,772. HAMPTON-LUCY or BISHOPS-HAMPTON, 34 miles N.E. from Stratford-onAvon. Popula. 554.

HARBOROUGH-MAGNA, 3 miles N. from Rugby. Popula. 319. . HARBOROUGH (Little), in the above parish. Popula, returned with Newboldupon-Avon.

HARBURY, or HARBERBURY, 35 miles W.S.W. from Southam. Popula. 1,045. HARTSHILL, in Mancetter parish, and popula. included therein. 14 mile distant S.

HASELEY, 4 miles N.W. from Warwick. Popula. 210.

HASELOR, 3 miles E. from Alcester. Popula. 387.

HATTON, 3 miles N.W. from Warwick. Popula. 806.

HENLEY-IN-ARDEN, in Wootton-Waven parish, and popula. included therein. 101 miles N.W. from London. Market, Mon.; fairs, Lady-day, March 25, Tuesday in Whitsun-week, for cattle; Oct. 29, horses, cattle, sheep, and hops.

there was an Austin Priory, built in the year 1122, by Geffrey de Clintone, Chamberlain to Hen. I.; income 5381. 19s., now worth 10,7791.; granted, by Hen. VIII., to Sir Andrew Flamock. KERESLEY, in St. Michael parish, Co

ventry, and popula. included therein. 24 miles distant N. KINGSBURY, 44 miles N. from Coleshill. Popula. 1,345.

KINGTON. See Chesterton. 1 mile distant S.E.

KINETON or KINGTON, 84 miles N.W. from London. Popula. 1,071. Market, Tues; fairs, St. Paul, Jan. 25, seed and corn; St. Luke, Oct. 12, cattle and cheese.

KINWALSEY, in Hampton-in-Arden pa rish, and popula. included therein. KINWARTON, 1 mile N.E. from Alcester. Popula. 41.

KNOWLE or KNOLE, in Hampton-inArden parish, and popula. included therein. 24 miles S.E. from Solihull, Here there was a College, built 4 Hen. V.. by Lady Elizabeth Clinton, income 18l. 5s. 6d., now worth $65l. 10s. LADBROOK, 1 mile S. from Southam. Popula. 251.

HILLMORTON, 24 miles E. from Rugby. LANGLEY, in Claverdon parish, and po

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HUNNINGAM, 5 miles N.N.W. from Southam. Popula. 193.

pula. included therein. 14 mile distant S.W.

LAPWORTH, 34 miles N. from Henley. in-Arden. Popula. 622.

LAWFORD, 34 miles N.W. from Rugby. Popula. 355.

LAWFORD (Little), in Newbold-upon Avon parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile distant S.W.

IDLICOTE, 3 miles N.N.E. from Ship. LAWFORD (Long), in Newbold-upon

ston. Popula. 88.

ILMINGTON with COMPTON-SCORPION, 4 miles N.W. from Shipstonon-Stour. Popula. 722.

Avon parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile distant S.W.

LEA and MARSTON, 6 miles W. from Atherstone. Popula. 284.

4 miles N.E. from Southam. Popula. 444.

miles E.

from Warwick. Popula. 2,183. Market on Wednesday.

IPSLEY, 6 miles N. from Alcester. Po- LEAMINGTON - HASTINGS,
pula. 745.
ITCHINGTON-BISHOPS, 3 miles S.W. LEAMINGTON-PRIORS, 2
from Southam. Popula. 430.
ITCHINGTON (Long), 2 miles N. from
Southam. Popula. 836.
KENILWORTH, 100 miles N.W. from
London. Popula. 2,577. Fairs, April
30, Sept. 30, cattle and pedlary,

LEEK-WOTON, 3 miles N. from War-
wick. Popula. 436.

LIGHTHORN, 3 miles N. from Kineton.
Popula. 316.

LILLINGTON, 24 miles N.E. from War-
wick. Popula. 226.
LONG-COMPTON, 5 miles S. from
Shipston-on-Stour. Popula. 860.
LOXLEY, 34 miles S.E. from Stratford.
Popula. 311.

LUDDINGTON, in Stratford parish, and popula. included therein. 3 miles distant S.W.

an Alien Priory, founded in the year 1077, by Gosfred de Wirchia; income 2201. 3s. 4d., now worth 4,403l. 6s. 8d. ; granted, 37 Hen. VIII., to Trinity College, Cambridge. MONKS-PATH, or MONKS-RIDING, in Tamworth parish. It has no popu lation.

MORTON-BAGGOTT, 3 miles S.W.from Henley-in-Arden. Popula. 168.

LYNDON, in Church-Bickenhill parish, MORTON-MORRELL, 6 miles S. from and popula. included therein.

Warwick. Popula. 257.

MANCETTER, 1 mile S.E. from Ather- MOXHALL.-See Whishaw. 1 mile disstone. Popula. 4;482.

MARCLIFT, in Bidford parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile distant S.

MARSTON.-See Lea.

tant N.E.

NAPTON-ON-THE-HILL, 3 miles S.E. from Southam. Popula. 892. NEWBOLD-PACEY and ASHORNE, 5 miles S. from Warwick. Popula. 331,

MARSTON.-See Wolston. 1 mile dis- NEWBOLD-REVEL, in Monks-Kirby tant N.

MARSTON, in Church-Bickenhill parish, and popula. included therein. 2 miles distant N.E.

MARSTON-JABBETT, in Bulkington parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile distant N.W.

MARTON, 4 miles N. from Southam. Popula. 317.

MAXSTOKE, 3 miles S. E. from Coleshill.

Popula. 364. Here there was an Austin Priory, built in the year 1336, by Sir William de Clinton Earl of Huntingdon; income 129l. 11s. 8d., now worth 2,591l. 4s. 2d.; granted, 30 Hen. VIII., to Charles Duke of Suffolk. MEREVALE, 1 mile W. from Atherstone. Popula. 280. Here there was a Cistercian Abbey, built in the year 1148, by Robert Earl of Ferrers; income 3031. 10s., now worth 6,0701.; granted, 32 Hen. VIII., to Walter Lord Ferrers.

MERIDEN, 6 miles N.W. from Coventry. Popula. 927.

parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile distant S.

NEWBOLD-UPON-AVON, 2 miles N. from Rugby. Popula. 968. NEWNHAM-REGIS, 4 miles N.W. from Rugby. Popula. 134.

NEWTON, in Clifton-upon-Dunsmore parish, and popula. included therein. 14 mile distant N.

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NEWTON IN THE THISTLES, or NEWTON-REGIS, 5 miles N.E. from Tamworth. Popula. 410. NORTON-LINDSEY, 3 miles S.W. from Warwick. Popula. 149. NUNEATON, 105 miles N.W. from London. Popula. 6,610. Market, Sat.; fairs, Feb. 18. May 14, Oct. 31, horses, cows, and sheep; if Oct. 31 happen on Sunday, then the day before. Here there was a Nunnery, founded in the reign of Hen. II., by Robert Bossu, Earl of Leicester; income 290l.5s. Ožd., now worth 5,8051. Os. 10d.; granted, 32 Hen. VIII., to Sir Marmaduke Constable.

MIDDLETON, 4 miles S. from Tam- NUTHURST, in Hampton-in-Arden pa

worth. Popula. 623.

MILVERTON with EDMONSCOTT, 14 mile N.N.E. from Warwick. Popula.

193.

MINWORTH, in Curdworth parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile distant S,W. MONKS-KIRBY, 9 miles N.E. from Coventry. Popula, 584. Here there was

rish, and popula. included therein. OFFCHURCH, 5 miles E. from Warwick. Popula. 337.

OLDBURY, in Mancetter parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile distant S. Here there was a Benedictine Nunnery, built in the reign of William the Conqueror, by Walter de Hastings; income 6. Os. 10d., now worth 120l.

16s. 8d.; granted, 33 Hen. VIII., to RATLEY and UPTON, 4 miles S.E. from Charles Duke of Suffolk.

OVERSLEY, in Arrow parish, and popula.
included therein. 1 mile distant E.

OXHILL, 34 miles S. W. from Kineton.
Popula. 307.

PACKINGTON (Great), 6 miles N.E.
from Solihull. Popula. 351.
PACKINGTON (Little), 4 miles N.E.
from Solihull. Popula. 150.

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Kineton. Popula. 402.

ROWINGTON, 54 miles N.N.W. from
Warwick. Popula. 888.

RUGBY, 85 miles N.W. by N. from
London. Popula.2,300. Market, Sat.;
fairs, second Tuesday after Jan. 6, Feb.
17, March 31, May 15, July 7, Aug.
21, Nov. 22, Monday before St. Mi-
chael, Sept. 29, horses, cows, sheep,
and cheese; Dec. 10, cattle, &c.

PACKWOOD, 44 miles S. from Solihull. RYTON-UPON-DUNSMORE, 8 miles Popula. 279.

W. from Rugby. Popula. 498.

PILLERTON-HERSEY, 24 miles S.W. RYTON, in Bulkington parish, and po

from Kineton. Popula. 268. PILLERTON-PRIORS, 34 miles S.W. from Kineton. Popula. 211. PINDLEY, in Claverden parish, and popula. included therein." 1 mile distant N.E. Here there was a Cistercian Nunnery, built in the reign of Hen. I., by Robert de Pilardinton; yearly value 27l. 14s. 7d., now worth 5541. 11s. 8d.; granted, 36 Hen. VIII., to William Wigston, Esq. POLESWORTH, 4 miles S.E. from Tamworth. Popula. 1,834. Here there was a Benedictine Nunnery, built by King Egbert, for Modwenna, a holy woman lately come from Ireland; here his own | daughter, St. Editha, presided; income 871. 16s. 3d., now worth 1,7561. 5s.; granted, 36 Hen. VIII., to Francis Goodyere, Esq.

pula. included therein.
tant E.

mile dis

SALFORD, 4 miles S. from Alcester. Popula. 813.

SAMBOURN, in Coughton parish, and popula. included therein. 2 miles distant N.W.

SECKINGTON, 34 miles N.E. from Tamworth. Popula. 126.

SHELDON, 44 miles E.S.E. from Bir-
mingham. Popula. 423.

SHERBOURN, 24 miles S. from Warwick.
Popula. 217.

SHILTON, 6 miles N.E. from Coventry.
Popula. 396.

SHUSTOKE with BLITHE, 24 miles
E.N.E. from Coleshill. Popula. 577.

PRESTON-BAGGOTT, 2 miles E. from SHOTSWELL, 64 miles S.E. from Kine

Henley. Popula. 219.

PRINCETHORPE.-See Stretton-upon-
Dunsmoor. 14 mile distant S.W.
PRIORS-HARDWICH, 5 miles S.E. from
Southam. Popula. 263.

ton. Popula. 268.

SHREWLEY, in Hatton parish, and po pula. included therein.

SHUCKBURGH (Lower), 44 miles E. from Southam. Popula. 166.

PRIORS-MARSTON, 5 miles S.E. from SHUCKBURGH (Upper), 44 miles E.

Southam. Popula. 593.

RADBOURN (Upper-Extra Par.), 3
miles S. from Southam. Popula. 14.
RADBOURN (Lower-Extra Par.), 3
miles S. from Southam. Popula. 30.
RADFORD, in St. Michael parish, Co-
ventry, and popula. included therein.
mile distant N.W.

RADFORD-SEMELE, 44 miles E. from
Warwick. Popula. 472.

from Southam. Popula. 47.

SHUTTINGTON, 34 miles E. from Tam-
worth. Popula. 169.
SNITTERFIELD, 5 miles S.W. from
Warwick. Popula. 642.
SOLIHULL, 108 miles N.W. from Lon-
don. Popula. 2,817. Fairs, May 10,
Oct. 10, cattle, sheep, and horses;
April 29, Friday after Sept. 9, Oct. 12,
cheese, hops, and cattle.

RADWAY, 3 miles S.E. from Kineton. SOUTHAM, 82 miles N.W. from Lon

Popula. 346.

RAGLEY.-See Arrow. mile distant S.

don. Popula. 1161. Market, Mon.; fairs, Easter-Monday, Monday after Holy-Thursday, July 10, horses, cows,

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and sheep; first Monday in Oct., and SUTTON-COLDFIELD, 7 miles N. by E.

first Monday in Lent, cattle and sheep.

SOW, 3 miles N.E. from Coventry. Popula. 1,212.

SPERNALL, 3 miles N. from Alcester. Popula. 113.

STIVICHALL, 1 mile S. from Coventry. Popula. 96.

from Birmingham.

Popula. 3,466.
Market, Mon.; fairs, Trinity-Monday,
Nov. 8, sheep and cattle.
SUTTON-UNDER-BRAILS.-See Glou-

cestershire.

TACHBROOK-MALLORY, in Bishops Tachbrook parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile distant N.E.

STOCKINGFORD, in Nuneaton parish, TAMWORTH, 1154 miles N.W. from and popula. included therein.

STOCKTON, 1 mile N.E. from Southam. Popula. 344.

STOKE, 1 mile N.E. from Coventry." Popula, 572.

STONE-DELPH.-See Almington. 2 miles distant S.

STONELEIGH, 24 miles E. from Kenilworth. Popula. 1,391. Here there was a Cistercian Abbey, built by King Hen. II., in the year 1154; income 1781. 2s. 5 d,, now worth 3,562l. 9s. 2d.; granted, 30 Hen. VIII., to Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk.

STOWERTON, in Whichford parish, and popula. included therein. STRATFORD-ON-AVON, 94 miles N.W. from London. Popula. 4,229. Market, Thurs.; fairs, Thursday after March 25, cattle, sheep, and pedlary; May 14, Sept. 25, Thursday after Sept. 25, cloth, cheese, seed, wheat, hops, and all sorts of cattle. The day after the last is a statute for hiring servants. Here there were a College, founded about the year 703; income 1237. 12s. 9d., now worth 2,472l. 15s.; granted, 4 Edw. VI., to John Earl of Warwick, and an Hospital, built in the reign of Hen. 11. STRETTON-BASKERVILLE, 34 miles E. by S. from Nuneaton. Popula. 85. STRETTON-UPON-DUNSMOOR and PRINCETHORPE, 6 miles W. from Rugby. Popula. 760.

STRETTON-ON-THE-FOSS,3 miles S.W. from Shipston-on-Stour. Popula. 410. STRETTON-UNDER-FOSS, in MonksKirby parish, and popula. included therein. 2 miles distant S.W.

STUDLEY, 4 miles N. from Alcester. Popula. 1,338. Here there was an Austin Priory, built in the reign of Hen. II.; rents 1814. 3s. 6d., now worth 3,6231.; granted, 30 Hen. VIII., to Sir Edmund Knightly.

London. Popula. 1,938. TAMWORTH-CASTLE, in Tamworth parish, Stafford, and popula. included therein.

TANWORTH, 64 miles S. W. from Solihull, and 34 miles N.W. from Henley. in-Arden. Popula. 1,993.

TEMPLE-GRAFTON and ARDEN, 5 miles W. from Stratford-on-Avon. Popula. 336.

THURLASTON, in Dunchurch parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile distant W.

TUTNAL and COBLEY, in Tardebigg

parish, Worcester, and popula. included therein.

TYSOE with WESTCOTE, 5 miles S. from Kineton. Popula. 1,070.

UFTON, 34 miles W. from Southam. Popula. 154.

ULLENHALL, in Wootton-Waven parish,
and popula. included therein. 2 miles
N.E. from Henley-in-Arden.
UPTON.-See Ratley. 1 mile distant
S.W.

WALTON.-See Wellesbourn-Hastings. "2 miles distant S.

WAPPENBURY, 6 miles S.E. from Kenilworth. Popula. 284.

WARMINGTON and ARLESCOTE, 5 miles S.E. from Kineton. Popula. 437. Here there was an Alien Priory, founded in the reign of Hen. I., by Paul de Prattelles; granted, 35 Hen. VIII., to William and Francis Seldou, Esqs.

WARWICK, 94 miles N.W. from London. It consists of the two parishes of St. Mary and St. Nicholas, and the population is 8,235. Market, Sat.; fairs, third Monday in Jan., second Monday in February, Monday before April 5, first Saturday in Lent. May 12, first Monday in June, July 5, horses, cows, and sheep; second Monday in Aug.,

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