CAUGHLEY. A township in the parish of Linley, and in the franchise of Wenlock. 5 miles east of Wenlock.

CAUSE. A township in the parish of Westbury, and in the Ford division of the hundred of Ford. 10 miles south-west of Shrewsbury.

CAUSE CASTLE. This Castle was supposed to have been built by Roger Corbett, who held, of Earl Roger de Montgomery, a tract of land in this quarter, consisting of thirty nine manors, or hamlets. It is conjectured that he gave the above name to this his capital seat, in allusion to a Castle in the Pays de Caux in Normandy. As he and his son probably took sides with Robert de Belesme in his rebellion; the Castle is supposed to have been forfeited to Henry the first, who gave it to Paris Fitz John, from whom it was taken by the Welsh. It was afterwards restored to the original lords, and in the first year of King John, a weekly market was obtained for it, at the instance of Robert Corbett. Its proximity to the Welsh border, rendered its tenure uncertain, and we find that it was again seized by the Welsh, and restored by Henry the third. In the reign of Edward the third, the male line of the family becoming extinct, the Castle was transferred by a marriage of a daughter of the house, to the Staffords, Earls of Stafford, on the execution of the last of whom, Edward duke of Buckingham, it was forfeited to the crown, but was restored to his son Edward. It was alienated in the reign of Elizabeth to Robert Harcourt, from whom it descended to Lord Viscount Weymouth.

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The site of the Castle is perhaps one of the most lofty and commanding in the whole range of the Salopian frontier. is an insulated ridge, rising abruptly from a deep ravine on one side, and sloping towards a vast valley, bounded by the Stiperstones, on the other. The Keep mount is singularly steep and towering; it must have been ascended by steps or by a winding path, though no traces of either now remain; part of a Well is still distinguishable; but the castle itself is a mere ruin. It has, apparently, been stripped of all its dressed stone, as the fragments of the edifice that are here and there left standing, consist of the rude materials used for filling up the interior of the thick walls. Parts of one of the entrance gate-ways, evidently of a more recent date than the original Castle, are still to be discerned.

CAYNTON. A township in the parish of Edgmond, and iu the Drayton division of the hundred of Bradford, North. 3 miles north-west of Newport.

CHARLTON; or CHORLTON. A township in the parish of Wrockwardine, and in the Wellington division of the hundred of Bradford, South. 3 miles west of Wellington.

CHATFORD. A township in the parish of Condover, and in the Condover division of the hundred of Condover. 4 miles south of Shrewsbury.

CHATWELL; or CHATWALL. A township in the parish of Cardington, and in the upper division of the hundred of Munslow. 4 miles north-east of Church Stretton.

CHELMARSH; or CHILMARSH. A parish in the Bridgnorth division of the hundred of Stottesden, a vicarage discharged, in the diocese of Hereford, the deanery of Stottesden, and archdeaconry of Salop. 72 houses, 458 inhabitants. 3 miles 34 south south-east of Bridgnorth.

CHELMICK. A township in the parish of Hope Bowdler, and in the upper division of the hundred of Munslow. 2 miles south-east of Church Stretton.

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CHERRINGTON. A township in the parishes of Edgmond and Bolas Magna. 30 houses, 192 inhabitants. west of Newport.

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CHESTERTON. A township in the parish of Worfield, and in the Bridgnorth division of the hundred of Brimstry. miles north-east of Bridgnorth. At Chesterton is one of the most perfect Roman camps in the Island, and the Saxons had a Castle there. See appendix.

CHESWARDINE. A parish in the Drayton division of the hundred of Bradford, North, a vicarage, in the diocese of Hereford, the deanery of Salop, and archdeaconry of Stafford. 155 houses, 938 inhabitants. 4 miles south-east of Drayton. CHESWARDINE PARK. See appendix.

CHETTON. A parish in the Chelmarsh division of the hundred of Stottesden, a rectory remaining in charge, and consolidated with Deuxhill, in the diocese of Hereford, the deanery of Stottesden, and archdeaconry of Salop. 43 miles south-west of Bridgnorth. 108 houses, 573 inhabitants.

CHETWYND. A parish in the Newport division of the hundred of Bradford, South, a rectory in charge, in the diocese

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of Coventry and Lichfield, the deanery of Newport, and archdeaconry of Salop. 91 houses, 566 inhabitants. 14 mile north of Newport.

CHETWYND ASTON. A township in the parish of Chetwynd, and in the Newport division of the hundred of Bradford, South. 50 houses, 291 inhabitants.

CHETWYND PARK. 1 mile north north-west of Newport. The residence of J. Borough, esq. See appendix.

CHILD'S ERCALL. A parish in the Drayton division of the hundred of Bradford, North, a curacy in the diocese of Hereford, the deanery of Newport, and archdeaconry of Salop. 74 houses, 389 inhabitants. 63 miles north-west of Newport. CHILMARSH. See Chelmarsh. CHILTON; or CHELTON. A township in the parish of Atcham, and in the hundred of Condover. 3 miles southeast of Shrewsbury.

CHINNEL; Or CHIMNEL. Part of a township in the parish of Whitchurch, and in the Whitchurch division of the hundred of Bradford, North. See Hollyhurst and Chinnel. 14 mile north of Whitchurch.

CHIPPENHALL; or CHIPNALL. A township in the parish of Cheswardine, and in the Drayton division of the hundred of Bradford, North. 3 miles south-west of Drayton.

CHIRBURY. A parish in the upper division of the hundred of Chirbury, a vicarage remaining in charge, in the diocese of Hereford, the deanery of Pontesbury, and archdeaconry of Salop. 259 houses, 1,442 inhabitants. 19 miles south-west of Shrewsbury.

Chirbury is a pleasant village, lying in a fertile valley, on the confines of Montgomeryshire. It formerly possessed a Castle, supposed to have been erected by Ethelfleda, Queen of Mercia; and as it gives its name to the hundred in which it is situated, it may be presumed that the place was at one time of greater consequence than it is at present. The ruins of a priory of Augustine Canons is its chief architectural antiquity. The cave of that edifice forms the present parish church, and has on each side six pointed arches, on plain round pillars. At the west end is a strong and handsome square tower, with eight pinnacles, and an open worked battlement. Within a few years there was a fine deep-toned priory bell, which was

used for ringing the curfew. The new peal of six bells was formed from the metal of this, (which had been cracked) and three smaller bells, The tithes of this parish were given, by Queen Elizabeth, to the Grammar School of Shrewsbury, founded by her brother, Edward the sixth, Chirbury gave title to the celebrated Edward Lord Herbert, who was born at Eyton. See Eyton.

CHOULTON; or CHEALTON. Part of a township in the Bishopscastle division of the hundred of Purslow, and in the parish of Lydbury North. 3 miles east of Bishopscastle, See Eaton and Chealton.

CHURCH ASTON, A township in the Newport division of the hundred of Bradford, South, a chapel to the parish of Edgmond, in the diocese of Coventry and Lichfield, the deanery of Newport, and archdeaconry of Salop. 73 houses, 329 inhabitants. mile south from Newport.

CHURCH PREEN. A township in the parish of Cardington, and in the Cound division of the hundred of Condover, a chapelry, in the diocese of Hereford, the deanery of Wenlock, and archdeaconry of Salop. 13 houses, 73 inhabitants. 10 miles south south-west of Shrewsbury.

CHURCH PULVERBATCH; or CHURTON. A parish in the Condover division of the hundred of Condover, a rectory remaining in charge, in the diocese of Hereford, the deanery of Pontesbury, and archdeaconry of Salop. 81 houses, 539 inhabitants. 8 miles south-west of Shrewsbury. Fair September 27, for horned cattle, horses, and sheep.

CHURCH STOKE, A parish partly in Caurse hundred, in the county of Montgomery, partly in Montgomery hundred, county of Montgomery, partly in the lower division of the hundred of Chirbury. The whole of the parish contains 1,338 inhabitants. The Shropshire part contains 34 houses, 197 inhabitants. 5 miles north-west of Bishopscastle,

CHURCH STRETTON, A market town in the upper division of the hundred of Munslow, a vicarage, in the diocese of Hereford, the deanery of Wenlock, and archdeaconry of Salop. 248 houses, 1,226 inhabitants. 13 miles south south-west of Shrewsbury. Fairs May 14, and September 25, Market on Thursday. LAT. 52. 34 N. LONG. 2. 54 w. CHURTON. See Church Pulverbatch.

CLAVERLEY, A parish in the Bridgnorth division of the hundred of Brimstry, a curacy, in the diocese of Coventry and Lichfield, in the peculiar jurisdiction of Bridgnorth. 254 houses 1305 inhabitants. 43 miles east of Bridgnorth, Claverley gave birth to Sir Robert Brooke, who was educated at Oxford, from whence he removed to the middle Temple. In 1553, he became chief justice of the common pleas, in which office he conducted himself with inflexible integrity, and died in 1558, His works are, "An Abridgment of the year books," in folio; "Certain cases adjudged;" and "Reading on the statutes of limitations," Svo.

CLEE STANTON, and CLEE DOWNTON. A township in the parish of Stoke St. Milborough, and in the franchise of Wenlock. Clee Stanton is 4 miles north-east, and Clee Downton 5 miles north-east of Ludlow.

CLEE ST. MARGARET. A parish in the lower division of the hundred of Munslow, a curacy remaining in charge, in the diocese of Hereford, the deanery of Ludlow, and archdeaconry of Salop, 55 houses, 229 inhabitants. 7 miles north north-east of Ludlow.

CLEETON. A township in the parish of Bitterley, and in the hundred of Overs. 6 miles north-east of Ludlow. CLEWILSEY, A township in the parish of Llanvair Waterdine, and in the Mainstone division of the hundred of Clun.

CLEOBURY MORTIMER. A market town in the Cleobury division of the hundred of Stottesden, a vicarage, in the diocese of Hereford, the deanery of Burford, and archdeaconry of Salop, 328 houses, 1,662 inhabitants. It has a market on Thursdays, and fairs April 21, June 4, October 27, for horned cattle, sheep, and pigs, It owes its name to its having formerly belonged to the noble family of Mortimer, and consists of one large street. The church is an elegant building of what is commonly, though improperly, called Gothick architecture, and once belonged to one of the mitred abbeys. A strong castle which formerly stood in this place, built by Hugh de Montgomery, was entirely destroyed in the wars, between Henry the second, and his rebellious barons.

On the north side of the church, is a free school, founded by Sir Edward Childe, one of the masters in chancery, who left three thousand five hundred pounds, for its support, besides a liberal salary to the master.