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(20.) Divisions

Maidstone.-The old borough of Maidstone. Rochester.-The whole space comprised within the boundaries of the and Polling liberties of the old city of Rochester, and also such parts of the respective Places. parishes of Strood and Frindsbury as are situated between the left bank of the river Medway and the boundary hereafter described; (that is to say,) From the entrance from the river Medway of the Thames and Medway canal, along a footpath which leads up the hill towards Upnor, to the point (on the top of the hill) at which the same is met by a road or path leading towards Frindsbury church; thence along such road or path to the point at which the same joins Parsonage lane; thence along Parsonage lane to the point at which the same joins the road from Frindsbury to Hoo; thence in a straight line to the northernmost angle of the boundary of the parish of Strood; thence, westward, along the boundary of the parish of Strood to the point at which the same meets the London road; thence towards Rochester along the London road to the point at which the same is joined by the road from the Three Crouches; thence in a straight line to the point at which the left bank of the river Medway would be cut by a straight line to be drawn from the point last described to Fort Clarence.

19.-COUNTY OF LANCASTER.

Northern Division.

Blackburn.—The township of Blackburn.

Clitheroe.—The respective chapelries of Downham and Clitheroe; and the four townships of Whalley, Wiswall, Pendleton, and Henshorn, and Little Mitton and Colcoats.

Lancaster.- From the point on the river Lune at which the respective boundaries of the townships of Lancaster, Skerton, and Heaton-with Oxcliffe meet, westward, along the boundary of the township of Lancaster to the point at which the respective boundaries of the township of Lancaster, Bulk, and Quernmore meet; thence in a straight line to the aqueduct bridge over the Caton road; thence, northward, along the canal from Preston to Kendal to the fourth bridge over the same from the aqueduct; thence in a straight line to the point at which Bracken lane meets Scale lane; thence along Scale lane to the point at which the same reaches the river Lune; thence along the river Lune to the point first described.

Preston.-The old borough of Preston, and the township of Fishwick.

Southern Division.

Ashton-under-Lyne.-The whole space over which the provisions of an act passed in the seventh and eighth years of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, and intituled "An Act for lighting, cleansing, watching, and otherwise improving the town of Ashton-under-Lyne in the county Palatine of Lancaster, and for regulating the police thereof," at present extend.

Bolton Le Moors.-The several townships of Great Bolton, Little Bolton, and Haulgh, except that detached part of the township of Little Bolton which is situate to the north of the town of Bolton.

Bury. From the point in the hamlet of Starling at which a boundary stone marks the boundary of the respective townships of Elton and Ainsworth, along the lane from Starling to Walshaw lane, to the point in the hamlet of Walshaw lane at which a boundary stone marks the boundary of the respective townships of Elton and Tottington lower end; thence, eastward, along the boundary of the township of Elton to the point at which the same meets the Woodill brook; thence in a straight line to the point at which the Pigs Lea brook falls into the river Irwell; thence, eastward, along the boundary of the township of Bury to the point at which the same

(20.) Divisions meets the boundary of the township of Elton; thence, westward, along the boundary of the township of Elton to the point first described.

and Polling Places.

Liverpool.-From the western extremity of Dingle lane, on the south of the town, along Dingle lane, to the point at which the same meets Ullet lane; thence along Ullet lane to the point at which the same meets Lodge lane; thence along Lodge lane to the point at which the same meets Smithdown lane; thence along Smithdown lane to the point at which the same is met by the boundary of the township of Wavertree; thence, northward, along the boundary of the township of Wavertree to that point thereof which is nearest to the south-eastern corner of the wall of the new Botanic Gardens; thence in a straight line to the said south-eastern corner; thence along the eastern wall of the new Botanic Gardens to the point at which such wall reaches Edge lane; thence, eastward, along Edge lane to a point seventy-four yards distant from the point last described; thence in a line parallel to the new street called Grove street to the point at which such parallel line reaches the London road; thence along the London road to the point at which the same is joined by Deane street; thence in a straight line to the boundary stone in Rake lane, near the southern extremity of Whitefield lane; thence, northward, along the boundary of the township of Everton to the point at which the same joins the boundary of the township of Kirkdale; thence, northward, along the boundary of the township of Kirkdale to the point at which the same reaches the high water mark of the river Mersey; thence along the high-water mark of the river Mersey to that point thereof which is nearest to the point first described; thence in a straight line to the point first described.

Manchester.-The several townships of Manchester, Chorlton Row otherwise Chorlton-upon-Medlock, Ardwick, Beswick, Hulme, Cheetham, Bradford, Newton, and Harpur Hey.

Oldham.—The several townships of Oldham, Chadderton, Crompton, and Royton.

Rochdale.-The space defined in the 101st section of an act passed in the sixth year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, and intituled "An Act for lighting, cleansing, watching, and regulating the town of Rochdale in the county Palatine of Lancaster."

Salford.-From the northernmost point at which the boundary of the township of Salford meets the boundary of the township of Broughton, northward, along the boundary of the township of Broughton, to the point at which the same meets the boundary of the township of Pendleton; thence, westward, along the boundary of the township of Pendleton to the point at which the same meets the boundary of the detached portion of the township of Pendlebury; thence, southward, along the boundary of the detached portion of the township of Pendlebury to the point at which the same meets the boundary of the township of Salford; thence, westward, along the boundary of the township of Salford to the point first described. Warrington.-The respective townships of Warrington and Latchford; and also those two detached portions of the township of Thelwall which lie between the boundary of the township of Latchford and the river Mersey. Wigan. The township of Wigan.

20.-COUNTY OF LEICESTER.

Southern Division.

Leicester.-The old borough of Leicester, and the space over which the magistrates of the old borough of Leicester at present exercise a jurisdiction concurrently with the magistrates of the county of Leicester, including the Castle View.

21.-COUNTY OF LINCOLN.

Parts of Lindsey.

Lincoln-The old city of Lincoln, the bail and close, and a certain common, belonging to the freemen of Lincoln, called'Canwick common, together with all extra-parochial places, if any, which are surrounded by the old city of Lincoln, the bail and close, and the said common, or any or either of them, or by the boundaries or boundary of any or either of them.

Great Grimsby-The several parishes of Great Grimsby, Great Coates, Little Coates, Bradley, Laceby, Waltham, Scartho, Clee, Weelsby, and Cleethorpes.

Parts of Kesteven and Holland.

Boston. The old borough of Boston, the parish of Skirbeck, and the hamlet of Skirbeck Quarter, including the Fen allotment of the hamlet of Skirbeek Quarter, but not the Fen allotment of the parish of Skirbeck.

Grantham.-The parish of Grantham, (including the several townships of Spittlegate, Manthorpe with little Gonerby, and Harrowby,) and that part of the parish of Somerby which is contained between the boundary of the parish of Grantham and High Dyke.

Stamford.-The old borough of Stamford, and such part of the parish of St. Martin Stamford Baron as lies between the boundary of the old borough and the following boundary; (that is to say,)

From the westernmost point at which the boundary of the parish of St. Martin meets the boundary of the old borough, southward, along the boundary of the parish of St. Martin, to the northernmost point at which the same meets the Woothorpe road; thence in a straight line to the southern tower, on the London road, of the gateway to Burghley house; thence, northward, along the wall of Burghley park to the point at which the same meets an occupation road called the "New road," which runs from the Barnack and Pilsgate road to the river Welland; thence along the said occupation road, and in a line in continuation of the direction thereof, to the point at which such line cuts the boundary of the old borough.

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Places.

22.-COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.

Finsbury-The several parishes of St. Luke, St. George the Martyr, St. Giles-in-the-Fields, St. George Bloomsbury, St. Mary Stoke Newington, and St. Mary Islington; the several liberties or places of Saffron Hill, Hatton Garden, Ely Rents, Ely Place, the Rolls, Glass House Yard, and the Charter House; Lincolns Inn and Grays Inn; the parish of St. James and St. John Clerkenwell, except that part thereof which is situate to the north of the parish of Islington; those parts of the respective parishes of St. Sepulchre and St. Andrew Holborn, and of Furnivals Inn and Staple Inn respectively, which are situated without the liberty of the City of London. London-The whole space contained within the exterior boundaries of the liberties of the City of London, including the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple.

Marylebone. The several parishes of St. Marylebone, St. Pancras, and Paddington.

Tower Hamlets -The several divisions of the liberty of the Tower and the Tower division of Ossulston Hundred.

Westminster. The old City and Liberties of Westminster and the Duchy

Liberty.

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and Polling Places.

23.-COUNTY OF MONMOUTH.

Monmouth District.

Monmouth. The parish of Monmouth, and all such parts of the old borough of Monmouth as lie without the parish of Monmouth.

Newport.-From the point, on the south of the town, at which the Mendle Gief road is joined by a husbandry road leading to Hundred Acres Gout, along the Mendle Gief road, to the point at which the same meets the Cardiff road; thence, westward, along the Cardiff road to the point at which the same meets the said streamlet from Cwrty-bella well; thence along the said streamlet to the pool on the western side of Friar's garden wall; thence along the watercourse up from the said pool to another pool on the western side of Bull field; thence along the western fence of Bull field to the point at which the same fence cuts the road from Stow to Risca; thence, westward, along the road from Stow to Risca to the point at which the same is cut by the fence which runs northward from the east end of the cottages belonging to John Ricketts; thence along the last-mentioned fence to the north-western corner of the field of which it is the western boundary; thence, eastward, along the northern fence of the last-mentioned field to the point at which the same is intersected by the fence of the adjoining field; thence, northward, along the last-mentioned fence to a well head; thence along the stream leading therefrom to the point at which the same meets the boundary of the old borough; thence, northward, along the boundary of the old borough to the point at which the same meets the river Usk at the mouth of Cridan pill; thence along the river Usk to the point at which the same is joined by a pill opposite the Castle; thence along the said pill to the Gout; thence along the watercourse, in a direction nearly due east, to the point at which the same meets the new road to Caerleon; thence along the new road to Caerleon to the point at which the same joins the old road to Christ Church; thence along the New Reen to the point at which the same meets Liswerry pill; thence along Liswerry pill to the point at which the same joins the river Usk; thence along the river Usk to the point at which the same time is joined by Hundred Acres Gout; thence along Hundred Acres Gout to the point at which the same is met by the said husbandry road leading thereto from the Mendle Gief road; thence along the said husbandry road to the point first described.

Usk. From the bridge on the north of the town, called "Cwm-cayo bridge," along the brook over which the said bridge is built, to the point at which the same falls into the river Usk; thence down the river Usk, and along the boundary of the old borough, to the point at which the same cuts the mill stream; thence in a straight line to the farm house of Little Castle farm; thence along the eastern side of the fence of the farmyard of Little Castle farm to the north-eastern corner of such farmyard; thence in a straight line to the oak tree in the wood hedge on the summit of Lady hill; thence in a straight line to the point at which Cwm-cayo brook would be cut by a straight line to be drawn from the tree last described to Cwm-cayo bridge; thence along Cwm-cayo brook to Cwm-cayo bridge.

24.-COUNTY OF NORFolk.

Eastern Division.

Norwich.-The city and county of the city of Norwich, together with all such extra-parochial places as are contained within the outer boundary of the city and county of the city of Norwich.

Great Yarmouth. The old borough of Great Yarmouth, and the parish of Gorlestone.

Western Division.

King's Lynn.—The old borough of King's Lynn.
Thetford.-The old borough of Thetford.

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25.-COUNTY OF NORTHAMPTON.

Northern Division.

Peterborough. The parish of Saint John Baptist, Peterborough, together with the extra-parochial district known by the name of "The Minster Precincts."

Southern Division.

Northampton.-The old borough of Northampton.

26-COUNTY OF NORTHUMBERLAND.

Northern Division.

Berwick-upon-Tweed.-The parish of Berwick, and the respective townships of Tweedmouth and Spittal.

Morpeth.-The several townships of Morpeth, Buller's green, Newminster Abbey, Catchburn with Morpeth Castle and Stobhill, Hepscott, and Tramwell with High Church, and the parish of Bedlington.

Southern Division.

Newcastle-upon-Tyne.-The town and county of the town of Newcastle, and the several townships of Byker, Heaton, Jesmond, Westgate, and Elswick.

Tynemouth and North Shields.-The several townships of Tynemouth, North Shields, Chirton Preston, and Cullercoats.

27.-COUNTY OF NOTTINGHAM.

Northern Division.

Nottingham.-The county of the town of Nottingham.

Southern Division.

Newark-upon-Trent.-The old borough of Newark.

28.-COUNTY OF OXFORD.

Banbury.—The parish of Banbury.

Oxford.-From the tree on the east of the city" called "Joe Pullen's Tree," in a straight line to the boundary stone in the lane called "Mrs. Knapp's Free Board;" thence along the said lane to the western extremity thereof; thence in a straight line to the centre of the island situate at the junction of the stream called "Harson's Heat" with the river Charwell; thence, westward, along the river Charwell to the point at which the same joins the old city boundary; thence, westward, along the old city boundary to the point at which the river Charwell divides into two streams; thence along the easternmost of such two streams to King's Mill; thence in a straight line to the easternmost part of King's Mill; thence in a straight line to "Joe Pullen's Tree."

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