shire.) The church contains several monuments, and a stained glass window, executed by Eggerton. WREXHAM, a flourishing town, noted for its fairs. The principal object is the church, a noble structure of the fifteenth century, surmounted by a tower of great beauty. The interior is highly ornamented, and contains a superb altar piece, besides a number of monuments of peculiar beauty. 179 22 Caergwrle, (Flintsh.) 184 15 Red Brook, J. Lee, Esq. 1 mile distant Hanmer Hall, Sir J. Hanmer, Bart. Gredington, Lord Kenyon, and Bettisfield, Sir J. Hanmer. Gwernhaylad, P. Lloyd Fletcher, Esq. To Ellesmere, 10 miles. Erthig, S. Yorke, Esq. To Oswestry, 15 m.,Llangollen, 12 miles,Ruthin, 16 miles. Another road, 24 miles in length, leads from Wrexham by Ruthin, 3 miles shorter than the road by Mold. Ruthin is situated on the declivity of a hill in the vale of Clwyd. The principal objects are the church, the town-hall, the free school which has produced many eminent scholars, and the remains of the castle. Pop. of parish,1331. In the immediate vicinity is Pool Park, Hon. W. Bagot, M. P. Kilken Hall, M. Ed Penbedw. wards, Esq. 9 To Caerwys, 1 mile. Denbigh, the capital of Denbighshire, is pleasantly situated on a rocky eminence in the beautiful vale of Clwyd. The castle, now in ruins, was founded in the reign of Edward I. It underwent a siege during the civil wars, and after the Restoration of Charles II. was blown up with gunpowder and rendered completely untenable. The ruins cover the summit of the craggy hill, and the prospect through the broken arches and frittering walls is extensive and beautiful. Denbigh has been compared to Stirling in Scotland, and has a very imposing aspect from a distance, with the ruinous castle crowning the summit of the hill. The parish church is situated about a mile from the town, but is seldom used by the inhabitants, who generally attend divine worship at the ancient chapel of St Hilary. In the porch of the parish church are the effigies in brass of Richard Middleton of Gwaenynog, and Jane, his wife. He was governor of Denbigh Castle in the reigns of Edward VI., Mary, and Elizabeth. William, his third son, was a sea captain, and a poet; Thomas, fourth son, became Lord Mayor of London, and founder of the family of Chirk Castle; Hugh, the sixth son, expended an immense fortune in bringing the new river into London. An ancient priory for Carmelites existed at Denbigh, but the conventual church, now converted into a malt-house, is all that remains of the institution. Denbigh has a considerable manufactory of gloves and shoes. It unites with Holt, Ruthin, and Wrexham, in returning one M. P. Population, 3405. The vicinity abounds with beautiful and interesting scenery. * Mr Fitzmaurice was uncle to the Marquis of Lansdowne, who was brother to the Earl of Shelburne, and grandfather of the present Marquis. In order to encourage his tenantry in Ireland, and promote the national manufacture of linens, he erected a bleaching establishment at the expense of L.2000, in which, under his own superintendence, 4000 pieces were bleached yearly. It is said he usually travelled in his coach to Chester, and when there stood behind a counter. WOBURN, NORTHAMPTON, LUTTERWORTH, LICHFIELD, STAFFORD, AND NANTWICH, 274 Miles. 179 High Cross, (on Watling Street.) Here two Roman roads, the Fosse and Hint's Hall, W. H. C. Floyer, Esq. Swinfen Hall, J. Swinfen, Esq. 1231 Freeford Hall, Maple Hayes, J. Atkinson, Esq., and Pipe Grange. It is divided by a sheet of latter being fortified. The is finely situated on a branch of the river Trent. water into two parts, the city and the close, the cathedral, erected in 1130, is the most interesting object in the town, and, from its elevated situation, visible at a great distance. It is 491 feet by 153, and surrounded by a wall. It suffered much in the famous siege which it underwent during the Parliamentary war, but has since been thoroughly repaired. The exterior is almost unrivalled for the elegance of its architecture, and the interior corresponds in splendour and magnificence. Of the numerous monu |