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AYilts, 4 miles NE. of Salisbury; it covers 15 ac., and
its outer vallum is 46 ft. high.

Choaric, islet, Durness par., NW. Sutherlandshire,
in Loch Eriboll, 2f miles from its head.

Chobham, par. and vil., W. Surrey, 4 miles NW. of
AYoking ry. sta., 9579 ac., pop. 2499; P.O., T.o.; the
seat of Chobham Place is 2 miles NW. of vil.; 4 miles
AY. are Chobham Kidges, a range of hills commanding
extensive prospects; the success of a military camp
formed here in 1853 led to the formation of a per-
manent camp at Aldershot.

Chocknell, hamlet, Leigh par., in co. and 6 miles
SAY. of Worcester.

Cholderton, East, tithing, Amport par., N. Hants,
4 miles AY. of Andover.

Cholderton, West, par., S. Wilts, on border of co.,
34 miles NW. of Grateley ry. sta., 1695 ac., pop. 164;
P.O., called Cholderton; contains Cholderton House.

Chole Bank, shoal, Channel Islands, 34 miles S. of
Alderney; 6 miles long.

Cholcsbury, or Choulesbnry, par., mid. Bucks, 5
miles NAY. of Chesham, 178 ac., pop. 99 ; P.O.

Chollerford, sta. on North British Ry., S. North-
umberland, 5 miles NW. of Hexham.

ChoUerton, par. and township with ry. sta., S.
Northumberland, on river North Tyne, 6 miles N. of
Hexham—par., 21,130 ac. (152 water), pop. 1603; town-
ship, 14,240 ac. (90 water), pop. 1210.

Cholmondeley, township, Malpas par., W. Cheshire,
74 miles AY. of Nantwich, 2657 ac. (63 water), pop. 285;
contains Cholmondeley Castle, seat of the Earl of
Cholmondeley, erected near the old house which was
garrisoned by the Royalists in 1643.

Cholmondcstone, township, Acton par., W. Cheshire,
4 miles NW. of Nantwich, 1749 ac., pop. 187.

Cholsall, hamlet, St Helen par., N. Berks, 1 mile
NW. of Abingdon.

Cholsey, par., mid. Berks, 24 miles SW. of Walling-
ford, 4438 ac. (12 water), pop. 1735 ; P.O.

Cholstrey, hamlet, in par. and 24 miles W. of Leo-
minster, Herefordshire.

Cholwell, hamlet, Marystow par., S. Devon.

CholvveH Honse, seat, Cameley par., E. Somerset,
near Temple Cloud vil.

Cholwick Town, vil., 5 m. NE. of Plymton, Devon.

Chon, loch (24 miles by 4 mile), in par. and 7 miles
NW. of Aberfoyle, SAY. Perthshire, 24 miles S. of Loch
Katrine.

Chopgate. See Chop-Yat.

Choppards, hamlet with school, Almondbury par.,
S. div. AYest-Riding Yorkshire, 6 m. S. of Huddersfield.

Choppington, eccl. dist. (St Paul) and vil. with ry.
sta., Bedlington par., S. Northumberland, pop. 4511;
P.O.; the vil. is If mile NW. of sta. and 34 miles SE.
of Morpeth.

Chop well, township, Winlaton par., N. Durham, on
border of co., 8f miles SW. of Gateshead, 3846 ac. (26
water), pop. 1614.

Chop-Tat, or Chopgate, hamlet, 54 miles SE. of
Stokesley, North-Riding Yorkshire.

Chorley.—township, Wilmslow par., E. Cheshire, 011
river Bollin, 54 miles NW. of Macclesfield, 1338 ac.,
pop. 1961.—2. Chorley, township, Wrenbury par., W.
Cheshire, 5 miles W. of Nantwich, 1400 ac., pop. 166.
—3. Chorley, mun. bor., market town, and par. with
ry. sta., N. Lancashire, 9 miles SE. of Preston, 25 miles
NE. of Liverpool, and 203 miles NW. of London, 3614
ac., pop. 19,478; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 3 newspapers.
Market-day,
Tuesday. 0. is an important industrial
town, carrying on mfrs. of cotton yarns, muslins, cali-
coes, jaconets, and ginghams. Railway waggon building
is extensively prosecuted. In the neighbourhood are
numerous bleachfields and print-works, and large coal
mines and stone quarries. — 4. Chorley, hamlet,
Stottesden par., S. Shropshire, 54 miles N. of Cleobury
Mortimer.

Chorley Hivision, pari. div. of N. Lancashire, pop.
59,384.

Chorley Wood, eccl. dist., Rickmansworth par., on
SW. border of Herts, pop. 878 ; P.O.

Chorlton.—township, in par. and 2 miles NW. of
Malpas, W. Cheshire, 468 ac., pop. 102; contains C.
Hall.—2. Chorlton, township, Wybunbury par., AV.

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

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