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FAWDON. 15 FAXTON. of Castle ward, co. Northumberland, 3 miles N.W. of Newcastle-on-Tyne. It includes the hmlt. of Haddrick's Mill. The village is considerable, and the people are employed in the collieries. At tie commencement of the present century there were only 26 inhabitants within the township. FAWDON, a tnshp. in the par. of Ingram, N. div. of the ward of Coquetdale, co. Northumberland, 1 mile S. of Ingram, and 9 N.W. of Rothbury. The river Beamish flows through this district. FA WEATHER, a hmlt. in the par. of Bingley, wap. of Upper Skyrack, West Biding co. York, near Bingley. It is situated near the river Aire and the North Midland railway. FAWFIELD HEAD. See FAIUFIELD HEAD, co. Staf- ford. FAWKHAM or FACOMBE, a par. in the hund. of Axton, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, co. Kent, 5 miles S.E. of Dartford, its post town, and 5 S.W. of Gravcsend. The Meopham station on the London, Chatham, and Dover railway is 3 miles E. of the village. It includes the hmlt. of Fawkham Green. The living is a rcct.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 252. The church is dedi- cated to St. Mary. FAWLER, a hmlt. in the par. of Charlbury, hund. of Banbury, co. Oxford, 4 miles N.W. of Woodstock, and 7 S.E. of Chipping Norton. It is situated on the river Evenload. FAWLER, a hmlt. in the par. of Sparsholt, hund. of Shrivenham, co. Berks, 4 miles W. of Wantage. FAWLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Dilwyn, hund. of Wolphy, co. Hereford, 2 miles N.E. of Weobly. FAWLEY, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Vown- hope, hund. of Greytree, co. Hereford, 4 miles N.W. of Ross, its post town, and 9 S.E. of Hereford. It is situ- ated on the banks of the river Wye, and is a railway station on the Hereford and Gloucester branch of the Great Western line. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Fownhope, in the dioc. of Hereford. The chapel-of-ease is an old stone structure near the river side. Fawley Court was formerly the seat of the Kyrle family, ancestors of the Man of Ross. FAWLEY, a par. in the hund. of Desborough, co. Bucks, 2 miles N.W. of Henley-on-Thames, its post town, and 7 W. of Great Marlow. It is situated close upon the borders of Oxfordshire, near the river Thames. The manor formerly belonged to the Whitelock family, of whom was the author of the " Memorials of Charles I." The parish is well wooded. The living is a reel. * in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 397. The church, dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin, was built by Sir Christopher Wren upon the site of the old one, which once served as quarters for the royal troops in the reign of Charles I. It contain! monuments of the Whitelock family. Fawley Court, the principal residence, was garrisoned by the Koyalists in 1642, when many manuscripts, books, &c., the property of its celebrated owner, Sir Bulstrode White- lock, were destroyed. W. Freeman, Esq., is lord of the manor. FAWLEY, a par. in the hund. of Dibden, co. Hants, 8 miles S.E. of Southampton, its post town, and 12 N.E. of Lymington. It is situated to the W. of Southampton Water, and includes the ecclesiastical district of Hythe, with the tythg. of Lepe, the hmlts. of Badminstone, Hardly, Langley, and other small places. Here is a coastguard station at Calshot Castle, a fortress erected in the reign of Henry VIII. with the old materials oi Netley Abbey. At Stanswood, in this parish, is a "float- ing island," which occasionally changes its position, trees and all, by a distance of a few feet. The living is a rcct. * .in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 870, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a stone edifice of ancient date, supposed to have been buill some time prior to the formation of the New Forest. The arch at the W. entrance is a fine specimen of Nor- man architecture. There is a district church at Hythe, the- living of which is a perpct. cur., val. 170, in the gift of the rector. The Baptists and Wesleyans have each a chapel, and there is a National school. < ',-id- and and Eaglehurst, both belonging to the Drummond amily, are the principal seats; there are also several other good residences. FAWLEY, GREAT, or NORTH FAWLEY, a par. n the hund. of Kintbury Eagle, co. Berks, 4 miles S. of Wantage, its post town. It includes the hmlts. of Little Fawley and Whatcombe. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Oxford. The church is a small edifice dedicated to St. Mary. FAWLEY HUNDRED, in the Winchester div. of the co. of Hants, is situated in the central part of the Co., and is divided into Upper and Lower, the first containing the pars, of Old Alresford, Beanworth, Cheriton, Hinton Ampner, Kilmiston, Titchbourne, and part of Upham; and the latter the pars, of Avington, Dhilcombe, Easton, Morcstcad, Ovington, Owslebury, Bishop Stoke, Twyford, Winnall, Headbourne Worthy, Martyr- Worthy, and part of Kingsworthy ; together comprising about 41,000 acres. FAWNS, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirkwhelpington, N.E. div. of Tindale ward, co. Northumberland, 1 mile N.E. of the village, and 9 miles E. of Bollingham. FAWSLEY, a par. in the hund. of the same name, co. Northampton, 4 miles S. of Daventry, its post town, and 5 S.W. of Weedon, the nearest station on the North- Westcrn railway. This was formerly a market town, and has been in possession of the Knightley family since_ the early part of the 13th century. The parish borders' upon Warwickshire, and is embellished with stately timber ; the prevailing trees are oak, ash, and elm. The soil is a red loam, and the greater part of the land pas- ture. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 100. Tfce church is a beautiful edifice with windows of stained glass, and partly covered with ivy. It is dedi- cated to St. Mary, and contains numerous monuments, and a brass of the Knightleys. The fittings of the church exhibit many specimens of old carved work. Fawsley was the birthplace of Bishop Wilkina, known for his works on divinity and mathematics. Fawsley House, the seat of the lord of the manor, is an ancient mansion, the walls being decorated with family portraits and em- blazoned with numerous coats of arms. In the neigh- bourhood are traces of a Roman encampment. This is a meet for Lord Southampton's hounds. Sir C. Knightley, Bart., is lord of the manor. .FAWSLEY HUNDRED, one of the 20 hunds. or subdivisions of the co. of Northampton, situated in the W. part of the co. It embraces the two ancient hunds. of Gravesend and Alwardeslea, and is bounded on the N. by the hund. of Guilsborough, on the E. by the hund. of Nobottle Grove, on the S. by the hunds. of Greens Norton and Chipping Warden, and on the W. by the co. of Warwick. It included the pars, of Ashby St. Legers, Badby, Barby, Braunston, Catesby, Char- welton, Daventry, Dodford, Everdon, Farthingstone, Fawsley, Helledon, Kilsby, Litchborough, Newnham, Norton, Preston-Capes, Staverton, Stowe, Nine Churches, Weedon Beck, and Welton, comprising about 49,200 acres. FAXFLEET, a tnshp. in the par. of South Cave, Hunsley Beacon div. of the wap. of Harthill, East Riding co. York, 5 miles S.W. of Brough, and 8 E. of Howden, its post town. It is situated at the confluence of the Humber, Ouse, and Trent. The Staddlethorpe station on the Hull and Selby branch of the North-Eastern railway is 4 miles N.W. of the village. The hmlt. of Osmerdiko is included in the tnshp. Agriculture and the rearing of horses are the principal employments. The Wesleyans have a chapel and Sunday-school. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1830. N. Jowett, Esq., is lord of the manor. FAXTON, a par. or chplry. in the par. of Lamport, hund. of Orlingbury, co. Northampton, 2 miles E. of Lamport, and 5 S.W. of Rothwell. Northampton is its post town. It includes the hmlt. of Mawsley. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 300. The church is a plain edifice dedicated to St. Denis. Sir James Langham, Bart., is lord of the manor.