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and through the vale of Lorton, loses its name in the elder,
brother-stream. It is divided by the Cocker, the
market-place, castle, and church, being on its eastern side.
The two principal streets are spacious. The bridge over the
Derwent consists of two arches, and is two hundred and
seventy feet in length; the Cocker is spanned by one noble
arch, one hundred and sixty feet long. and was built in 1828
at the cost of £2600. Besides being well watered by
these fine rivers, it is intersected by small rivulets,
which is a great convenience to the manufacturers, who
produce cotton checks, ginghams, and coarse woollen goods.
The whole place is very prosperous; the markets and fairs
are numerously attended and well supplied. The borough
returns two members to Parliament, and is also the
nomination place for the western division of the county
under the Reform Act, and was anciently the place of
election for the whole county.
The church or chapel of ease, is dedicated to All Saints,
and stands on an eminence at the top of Kirkgate. It has no
pretensions to architectural beauty, but being enlarged in
1825, presents ample accommodation. The tower contains six
bells, and a set of pleasing chimes. The parsonage was built
in 1814 at the cost of £1300, defrayed by the Governors
of Queen Anne's Bounty and the Earl of Lonsdale. The
grammar-school in the church-yard was founded in 1676, by
Lord Wharton, Bishop Smith, and others; a library containing
valuable books in divinity is attached to it. There are also
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