Chartcrhonse on Mendlp, par., E. Somerset, 5
miles NE. of Axbridge, 2410 ac., pop. 79.

Charteridge, hamlet, Chesham par., S. Bucks.

Charters, or Chesters, vil., Southdean par., Rox-
burghshire, 7 miles S. of Jedburgh.

Charters-Chest, recess, in steep slope of Craig Cluny,
Braemar, Aberdeenshire, 14 mile E. of Castleton; was
the depository of the Invercauld title-deeds during
the rebellion of 1715.

Chartervllle, estate, Minster Lovel par., SAV. Ox-
fordshire, 2£ miles NW. of Witney; originally divided
into 80 small farms as part of Feargus O’Connor’s
land scheme.

Chartham, par. and vil. with ry. sta., E. Kent, on
river Stour, 24 miles SW. of Canterbury, 4569 ac., pop.
2473; P.O., T.O. C. Hoivn is in the S. vicinity of vil.

Chartham Hatch, hamlet, Chartham par., E. Kent,
14 mile SW. of Canterbury.

Chartham Park, E. Surrey, on SE. border of co.,
2 miles NW. of East Grinstead.

Chartley Holme, par. (ry. sta. Chartley), W. Staf-
fordshire, 5 miles SW. of Uttoxeter, 1707 ac., pop. 39;
contains Chartley Hall, seat of Earl Ferrers.

Charts Edge, seat and range of hills, W. Kent, SE.
of Wester ham.

Chartwell, hamlet, 34 m. from Edenbridge, W. Kent.

Charwelton, par., S. Northamptonshire, on border
of eo., 5 miles SAV. of Daventry, 2332 ac., pop. 182.

Chase, school, Tidenham par., W. Gloucestershire.

Chase Side, part of Enfield, Middlesex ; P.O.

Chase Terrace, 4 m. from Brownhills, Stafford; P.O.

Chasetovvn, eccl. dist. (St Ann), Lichfield par., E.
Staffordshire, pop. 4066; P.O.

Ckasly, vil., Holsworthy par., S. Devon.

Chastleton, par., NAV. Oxfordshire, on border of co.,
34 miles SE. of Moreton-in-the-Marsh, 1770 ac., pop.
208; contains Chastleton House.

Chatbnrn, township and ry. terminus, AVhalley
par., NE. Lancashire, on river Ribble, 24 miles NE. of
Clitheroe, 894 ac., pop. 771; P.O., T.O.

Chatcull, township, in par. and 4£ miles NW. of
Eccleshall, AY. Staffordshire.

Chateau des Marais, ruined castle, Guernsey isl.,
1 mile N. of St Peter Port; supposed to have been
built by Robert, Duke of Normandy (1036).

Chateau d’Etoc, fort, on NE. side of Brayeharb.,
Alderney, Channel Islands.

Chatelheranlt, summer - house of the Duke of
Hamilton, Hamilton par., NAV. Lanarkshire, opposite
Cadzow Castle.

Chater, affluent of river AVelland; rises on E. border
of Leicestershire, and flows E. across Rutland to the
Welland near Tinwell; 15 miles long.

Chatford, vil., Condover par., S. Shropshire, 5|
miles SAV. of Shrewsbury.

Chatham, seaport town, pari, bor., and par., mid.
Kent, 33 miles SE. of London—par., 4444 ac., pop.
26,889; bor., 2707 ac., pop. 46,788 ; 2 Banks, 2 news-
papers. Market-day, Saturday. The bor. includes
most of Gillingham parish on the E., and is prac-
tically united with Rochester on the W.; has numerous
brickyards, limekilns, and flour-mills in its neighbour-
hood, and carries on a large retail trade. C. is
one of the chief naval arsenals of Britain. The first
dockyard was established in 1588. Since that date
great extensions to the marine resources of the place
have been made. The dockyards now cover an area of
some 160 ac. The Government shipbuilding establish-
ment, situated at Brompton, about 4 mile below C.,
covers an area of 100 ac., and includes extensive
building-slips, floating-docks, and saw-mills. The C.
Lines, which are among the most elaborate fortifica-
tions in the kingdom, consist of an intricate system of
trenches, batteries, and subterranean passages. Besides
the extensive system of dockyards, they include bar-
racks, hospitals, an arsenal with a large park of artillery,
a gymnasium, a military school for sappers and engineers,
a military institute, and a convict prison. Numerous
remains have been discovered of the Romans, who
appear to have had a cemetery at C. The bor., which
was created by the Reform Act of 1832, and contains
most of the eccl. dists. of Brompton and New Brompton,
returns 1 member to Parliament.

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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