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ISLEHAM. 360 ISLINGTON. Ivel, which separates it from the adjoining parish of Isle- , Abbots. The soil is clay, intermixed with sand. The canal 1'rom Langport terminates at Westport in this parish, where are convenient wharfs. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 27, and the vicarial for 195. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 220. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a stone and brick structure, with a tower surmounted by a spire. It was thoroughly restored in 1861. The register dates from 1692. There is a school for both sexes, in which a Sunday school is also held. General Sir John Michcll is lord 01 the manor. ISLEHAM, a pur. in the bund, of Staploe, co. Cam- bridge, 4 miles W. of Mildenhall, and 8 N. of New- market railway station. Tho village, which is con- siderable, is situate near the ferry which crosses the river Lark. There formerly existed here a cell to the alien priory of St. Jacutus, in Brittany. This place is famous for its excellent limestone, large quantities of which are sent to various parts of the country. The road from Ely to Mildenhall passes within 2 miles of the village. In the fens have been found doers' horns in juxtaposition with human bones, and those of the extinct British beaver. The living is a Vic.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 450, in the patron, of the Bishop of Peter- borough. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is an ancient building, with a square embattled tower containing a clock and seven bells. In the interior are an old font and brasses of J. Bernard and Sir T. Peyton, bearing dates 1451 and 14S4 respectively. Tho register dates from 1556. Near the church are the remains of the old Norman church belonging to the priory, which is now used as a barn. The parochial charities produce 209 per annum, 1;>G of which is the endowment of the twelve almshouses founded by Sir T. Peyton. There are chapels belonging to the Methodists, Baptists, and Calvinists ; also a National school. Isle- ham Hall is the principal residence. ISLEHAMPSTED-CHEYNEYS. See CHEXIES, co. Bucks. ISLE MARTIN, nn islet in Loch Broom, co. Ross, Scotland, 5 miles N.W. of Ullapool. It is near 3 miles in circumference. ISLE OF WHITHORN, a vil. in the par. of Whit- horn, co. Wigton, Scotland, 3 miles S.E. of "Whithorn borough. It is a small seaport, and has a harbour and pier. There is a Free church in the village, and remains of an ancient chapel by the shoro. A chalybeate spring near the village attracts a few visitors. ISLE OF WIGHT. See WIOHT, and the like fur other names compounded with Isle. ISLE-ORONSAY, a post-office s'ation near the island of North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The island is half a mile long, and is detached from the Uist at high water only. ISLE-TANERA, a vil. on the island of Taneramore, one of the Summer Isles, co. Ross, Scotland, 5 miles S. of Ru More. ISLEWORTH, a hund. in co. Middlesex, contains the pars, of Heston, Isleworth, and Twickenham, comprising about 9,280 acres. ISLEWORTH, a par. in the hund. of the same name, co. Middlesex, 8 miles W. of Hyde Park corner, and 1 S.W. of Brentford. It is situated on the river Thames, and is a station on the South- Western railway. It contains Brentford End, Smallbury Green, Wyko Green, and parts of Hounslow and Whitton. In Domesday survey it is written Gisteli'sicordc, Prior to the Norman Conquest the manor belonged to Earl Algar, from whom it passed to Walter de St. Vallery, and subse- quently to Richard, king of the Romans, who built a castle here. Simon de Montfort encamped here in 1266. It was anciently celebrated for a monastery called the Monastery of Sion, of the order of St. Bridget of Sweden, originally founded at Twickenham in 1414 by Henry V., but removed to this place in 1432, the revenue of which at the Dissolution was 1,944 11s. Sd. Tho site was granted by Edward VI. to Edward Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector, who erected the mansion of Sion House, but in the reign of Mary : convent was rcfoundcd for an abbess and nuns. In i following reign it was again suppressed, and continue- vested in the crown till the reign of Juines I., when it was given to Henry Percy, the ninth Earl of Northum- berland, and is now the property of the present iluke. The custom of borough-English prevails in this manor. Tho village, which consists of one principal street, occupies a situation on the north side of the river Thames, and is lighted with gas, and paved. A con- siderable part of the parish is laid out in market gar- dens, which produce large quantities of strawbcrra raspberries, and other fruit for the London marl There are an extensive brewery, cement works, anda cor mill, believed to bo one of the largest in England. Tl Brentford union workhouse is situated in this puris! The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of London, val. 681 in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Win<" The church, dedicated to All Saints, was built from design of Sir Christopher Wren, and has an ivy-mantle tower containing a peal of eight bells, belonging to a more ancient structure. In the interior are several monuments, two brasses (one to Chase, bearing date 1544), also effigies of Darcey and Devaux. There is also a district church at Woodlands, dedicated to St. John, the living of which is a perpct. cur.* in the patron, of the vicar. It was erected by subscription on a piece of land given by tho Duke of Northumberland ; and ad- joining it are a parsonage, school, and twelve almshouses, all three built by the late John Farncll, Esq., and tho two latter endowed by him. The charities produce 1,903 per annum, of which 551 goes to schools, 826 to almshouses viz. Tolson's, Ingrain's, Bell's, .Sermon's, and Farnell's, 320 is dispensed by the Board of r'eoil< < s, and tho rest is appropriated to several small charities. There arc chapels for Independents, Wesleyans, Quaker: and Roman Catholics, which last have also a scho attached to the convent. There are five schools in 1" parish viz. three endowed National schools for buy girls, and infants, a greencoat school, and a new scho at Brentford End. There arc many seats in the noig" bourhood, among which may be mentioned Sion Hong the seat of the Duke of Northumbciland. It is situate m the midst of a park, through which there is a fine wall The mansion was originally erected by the Protector Somerset on tho site of the old monastery, but lias i subsequently considerably altered and -enlarged under tho superintendence of Inigo Jones. It is a spaci"iis quadrangular and embattled structure, with towers at tho angles. There is a tradition of a subterranean pa under the bed of the river Thames communicating with Kew gardens. This scat was the place selected by the parliament for tho residence of the children of Charli while under tho care of tho Countess of Northumbei : Gordon House, the residence of Judge Haliburton, 1 author of " Sam Slick," Isleworth House, Sion Hi Wyke House, and Silver Hall, arc the otherprincipal sea Keate, who wrote the account of the Pelew Islands, wi a native of this place. Among the residents were Loi Baltimore, the founder of Maryland, the Countess Sutherland, the " Sacharissa" of Waller, Talbot Duke Shrewsbury, the Duchess of Kcndal, the mistress George I., and Sheridan. A fair is held on the fin Monday in July. ISLEY- WALTON, a chplry in the par. of K hund. of AVest Goscotc, co. Leicester, 2 miles S.W. Castle Donnington, and 7 N.E. of Ashby-de-l.i- It is situated near the river Soar and the high road fro London to Manchester. The inhabitants are employed in tho stocking manufacture and in tho breweries. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect. of Kegworth, in the dioc. of Peterborough. The dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure, but has been recently enlarged. The charities produce about 15 per annum, chiefly the rent of tvo cottages and a I piece of land at Market Ovcrton. 'ISLINGTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Tiln. y, '- Freebridge Marsh Lane, eo. Norfolk, 4 miles S.W. "1 Lynn, its post town, and 3J from Terringt.'U St.