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NETHERTON. 17 NETTLESTEAD. the river Blyth. Many of the inhabitants are engaged in the collieries and stone quarries. NETHERTON, a limit, in the par. of Hatherop, co. Gloucester, 2 miles N. of Fairford. NETHEKTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Sephton, hund. of West Derby, co. Lancaster, 7 miles X. by E. of Liver- pool. The village, which is inconsiderable, is situated on the river Alt, and is intersected by the Leeds canal. The inhabitants are wholly engaged in agriculture. The land is chiefly arable and meadow. There is a place of worship for the Roman Catholics. The Earl of Sephton is lord of the manor and principal landowner. NETHEKTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Cropthorne, middle div. of the hund. of Oswaldslow, co. Worcester, 4 miles W. by S. of Evesham. The village is small and wholly agricultural. The chapel has been rebuilt, the former edifice having fallen into ruin. There is a. place of worship for the Baptists. NETHEKTON, a vil. and chplry. in the pars, of St. Thomas and St. Edmund, Dudley, co. Worcester, 1 mile S.W. of Dudley. It is situated on the Stourbridge canal, in the heart of an extensive mining and manufacturing district. There are extensive collieries and mines of ironstone. The inhabitants are mostly employed in the numerous furnaces for smelting iron ore, and in the manufacture of nails. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 300, in the patron, of the Vicar of Dudley. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, was erected in 1831, by grant from the parliamentary commissioners. There are several places of worship belonging to the Baptists, Wesleyans, New Connexion and Primitive Methodists. There are National and other schools. NETHEKTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Kidderminster, co. Worcester, near Kidderminster. NETHEKTON NORTH SIDE, a tnshp. in the par. of Alwiuton, W. div. of Coquetdale ward, co. Northum- berland, 4i miles N.E. of Alwinton, and 14 N.W. of the Alnwick railway station. The township, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Allen or Alwin, a branch of the river Coquet. Walter Selby, Esq., is lord of the manor. NETHEKTON QUARRY, a vil. in the par. of East Kilpatrick, co. Dumbarton, Scotland, 9 miles E. of Dumbarton. NETHERTON SOUTH SIDE, a tnshp. in the par. of Alwinton, W. div. of Coquetdale ward, co. Northum- berland, 4 miles N.E. of Alwinton, and 6 N.W. of Rothbury. It is situated on a branch of the river Coquet, adjoining the tnshp. of Netherton North Side. NETHEKTOWN, a limit, in the par. of Hamstall- Ridware, co. Stafford, 4 miles E. of Rugeley. It is situ- ated on the river Trent. NKTIIKKWENT. See ST. BIUDES, cos. Monmouth and Pembroke. NETHEKWOOD, a hmlt. in the par. of Thornbury, co. Hereford, 4 miles N.W. of Bromyard. NETHY, a rivulet of co. Inverness, Scotland, rises under Cairn Gorm, and joins the river Spey near Aber- ncthv. N i;TLEY, a tythg. in the par. of Hound, hund. of Upper Mainsbridge, co. Hants, 3 miles S.E. of Southamp- ton. It is situated on Southampton Water, near Hound . The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 128. The church is a modern struc- NETTESWELL, or NETSWELL, a par. in the hund. of Harlow, co. Essex, 2 miles S.W. of Harlow, its (own, and 1 mile S. of Burnt Mill railway station. Thr village, which is of small extent, is situated on the 'nil <if tin! (.treat Eastern railway, and about 2 miles from the Stort Navigation. The i was given by King Harold to Waltham Abbey. The inhabitant! ar<' wholly engaged in agriculture. The surface is undulating and the land chiefly aralilo, with nd, and common. The tilhes have eiiimmited lor a rent-charge of 230. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 179. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, has a spirud tower containing three bells. The parochial charities produce about 35, which goes to Martin's free school and alms- houses. NETTLEBED, a par. in the hund. of Ewelme, co. Oxford, 5 miles N.V. of Henley-on-Thames, its post town, and 6 from Wallingford. The village is situated on the Chiltern hills, 820 feet above the level of the sea. It is intersected by the road from London to Oxford, and is a polling-place for the county. It contains some good shops and inns, also brick and lime kilns and a saw-mill. A brisk trade is done in timber. The land is partly in wood and common. The living is a don. cur. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 101. The church is dedicated to St. Bartholomew. The cost of its erec- tion was defrayed by voluntary contributions, and by a grant of 200 from the Church Building Society. A new school-room has recently been built. The Inde- pendents and Wesleyans have each a place of worship. It is a meet for the Bramshill hounds. A fair is held on the Monday prior to the 29th October. NETTLEGOMBE, a tythg. in the par. of Poorstock, co. Dorset, 4 miles N.E. of Bridport.. It is in conjunc- tion with Mappercombe. NETTLECOMBE, a tythg. in the pars, of Whitwell and Bonchurch, co. Hants, 7 miles S.E. of Newport. NETTLECOMBE, a par. in the hund. of Williton co. Somerset, 3 miles S.W. of Williton railway station 7 N. by W. of Wiveliscombo, and 15 W. of Taunton its post town. The village, which is small and straggling is wholly agricultural. The soil consists of a rich loam with a mixture of clay on a subsoil of marl. The surface is undulating and well- wooded with oak, elm, and Spanish chesnut of luxuriant growth. About half the land is arable, and the remainder meadow and common. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of '468, and the glebe comprises 60 acres. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 445. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a small edifice, with a square tower containing three bells. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. Nettlecombo Court is situated in the midst of an extensive park abounding with deer. Sir Walter Trevelyan, Bart., is lord of the manor. NETTLEDEN, a chplry. in the pars, of Ivinghoe and Pitstone, hund. of Cottesloe, co. Bucks, 3 miles S. of Hemel-Hempstead, its post town, and 2J N.E. of Berkhampstead. The village, which is inconsiderable, is situated near the line of the North- Western railway. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in straw plaiting and in agriculture. About 410 acres are comprised within the demesne of Ashridge Park, late the seat of the Countess of Bridgwater. The remainder of the land is distributed between arable, meadow, and pasture in nearly even proportions. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 58. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, was partly rebuilt by the late Duke of Bridgewater. The interior contains a marble tablet to the memory of Robert Clark, Esq., who was auditor to the late Duke and Countess of Bridgewater. Earl Brownlow is lord of the manor and sole landowner. NETTLEHAM, a par. in the wap. of Lawrcss, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 3 miles N.E. of Lin- coln, its post town. The village is of small extent and wholly agricultural. The surface is hilly and the lower lands aro watered by a small rivulet. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1776. The bishops of Lincoln had formerly a palace hero. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. i'350, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to All Saints. The interior has a new font presented in 1849 by John LowisFytche, Esq. of Thorpe Hall. Xetlleham Hall is the principal residence. The Bishop of Lincoln is lord of the manor. NETTLESTEAD, a par. in the hund. of Twyford, lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, 7 miles S.W. of MuMstuno, its post town, and half a mile from the Wad lingbury station on a branch lino of the Maidslone railway. Tho village, which is small and wholly agricultural, is situ-