Crowcombe, par. and vil. (ry. sta. C. Heathfield),
V. Somerset, 5 miles SE. of AVatchet, 3176 ac., pop.
140; P.O. ; the vil. is 1J mile N. of the sta.; adjacent
to vil. is Crowcoiulie Court.

Crowdccote, hamlet, 4 miles NAV. of Hartington,
N. Derbyshire.

Crowden, ry. sta., on N. border of Derbyshire, 5
miles NE. of Glossop.

Crowe AVater, rivulet, Kintail par., Ross-shire,
flowing SAV. to head of Loch Duich.

Crowell, par., E. Oxfordshire, 64 miles SE. of Thame,
996 ac., pop. 121.

Crowlield, par., E. Suffolk, 4 miles NE. of Needham
Market, 1721 ac., pop. 356.

Crowford, hamlet, in par. and 2 miles E. of AVivelis-
combe, AV. Somerset.

Crowbill, hamlet, 24 miles NE. of Ross, Here-
ford ; P.O.

Crowburst.—par. and vil., E. Surrey, 94 miles SE.
of Reigate, 2119 ac., pop. 426; 1 m. S. of vil. is C. Place.
—2. Crowburst, par. and vil., E. Sussex, 2 miles S. of
Battle, 2168 ac., pop. 421; P.O.; contains C. Park.

Crowland, or Croyland, market town and par., S.
Lincolnshire, on border of co., 8 miles NE. of Peter-
borough and 78 miles N. of London, 12,780 ac., pop.
2929; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Thursday; is
situated in the Pens, at the confluence of river Welland
and Catwater drain. At their junction is a curious
triangular bridge, supposed to be as old as the time of
Edward II. C. owes its origin to a hermitage founded
in the 7th century. Of its abbey, founded 714 and re-
built 1112, part is still used as the parish church.
Ingulphus (1030-1109), the chronicler, was abbot. Three
fairs are held annually.

Crowle.—town and par. with ry. sta., N. Lincoln-
shire and AVest-Riding Yorkshire, 7 miles E. of Thorne
and 176 N. of London—town and par., 7350 ac., pop.
3353; township, pop. 2826; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1
newspaper. Matket-day, Friday.—2. Crowle, par., in
co. and 5 m. NE. of AYorcester, 1640 ac., pop. 529; P.O.

Crowley, township, Great Bud worth par., N. Che-
shire, 5 miles N. of Northwich, 1400 ac., pop. 196.

Crowlista, school, Uigpar., Lewis island, Ross-shire.

Crowinarsh Battle, hamlet, Benson par., SE. Ox-
fordshire, on river Thames, 1 mile N. of AVallingford.

Crowmarsli-Gifford, par., SE. Oxfordshire, on river
Thames, 14 mile NE. of AVallingford Road ry. sta., 661
ac., pop. 304; P.O., called Crowinarsh.

Crown Farm, par., S. Hants, 4 miles SW. of Stock-
bridge, 119 ac., pop. 6.

Crown Point, seat, 3 m. E. of Norwich, S. Norfolk.

Crownthorpe, par., S. Norfolk, on river Yare, 24
miles NAV. of Wymondham, 696 ac., pop. 68 ; P.O.

Crows-an-AVra, vil., 44 miles SAV. of Penzance, AV.
Cornwall.

Crowslcy Park, seat, 24 m. SAV. of Henley, Oxford.

Crowstock, hamlet, 4 m. NAV. of Guildford, Surrey.

Crowtborne, eccl. dist. and vil., Sandhurst par.,
Berks—dist., pop. 2219; vil., 24 miles SE. of A\⁷oking-
ham sta.; P.O., T.O.

Crowthorne and Minety, hundred, E. Gloucester-
shire, 32,970 ac., pop. 5844; contains 18 pars.

Crowton, township, AVeaverham par., AV. Cheshire,
5 miles AV. of North wich, 1408 ac., pop. 463.

Croxall, par. and township with ry. sta., S. Derby-
shire and partly in Staffordshire, on river Mease, 7 miles
SW. of Burton-upon-Trent—par., 3020 ac., pop. 290;
township, 1956 ac., pop. 208; contains Croxall Hall.

Croxby, par., N. Lincolnshire, 5 miles SE. of Caistor,
1628 ac., pop. 127.

Croxdale, eccl. dist. and vil. with ry. sta., St Oswald
and Merrington pars., N. Durham, pop. 1710; the vil.
is 3 miles S. of Durham ; in vicinity is Croxdale Hall.

Croxden, par., N. Staffordshire, 5 miles NW. of
Uttoxeter, 2644 ac., pop. 181; contains Croxden
House, seat, and the ruins of C. Abbey, founded 1176.

Croxley Green, eccl. dist. and hamlet, Rickmans-
worthand Watford pars., SAA⁷. Herts—dist., pop. 1148 ;
P.O.; contains Croxley Paper Mill, If mile from
King’s Langley and 2£ miles from Boxmoor.

Croxteth Park, par., SW. Lancashire, 3 miles NAV.
of Prescot, 959 ac., pop. 39 ; contains Croxteth House,
seat of the Earl of Sefton.