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SATTERTHWAITE. 400 SAVIOUR, ST. There is a National school for both sexes at Grizedale. Satterthwaite Hall and High Graythwaite Hall are the principal residences. SATTEKTHWAITE, a chplry. in the par. of Ulver- stone, hund. of Lonsdale North of the Sands, co. Lan- caster, 7 miles N.W. of TJlverstone. There are quar- ries of roofing slate. SATJCHENSIDE, a vil. in the par. of Cranston, co. Edinburgh, Scotland, 3 miles S.E. of Dalkeith. It is in conjunction with Chesterhill. SAUCHER, a vil. in the par. of Collace, co. Perth, Scotland, 7 miles N.E. of Perth. SAUCHIEBOG, a vil. in the par. of Camhuslang, co. Lanark, Scotland, 4 miles S. of Glasgow. SAUCHIEBURN, a spot in the par. of St. Ninian, co. Stirling, Scotland, about 4 miles S. of Stirling. It is situated near Bannockburn Water, and is famous in history as the place where James III. of Scotland was defeated by his rebellious barons, and slain the same day at Milltown. SAUCHIE, OLD and NEW, vils. in the pars, of Alloa and Clackmannan, co. Clackmannan, Scotland, 2 miles N. of Clackmannan, and 3 from Alloa. They are situated on the road to Alloa, and are chiefly inhabited by persons employed in the neighbouring collieries. A chapel-of ease was erected here in 1841. The colliery of South Sauchie comprises an area of 26 acres, and has a 9 feet seam of coal. In the early part of the present century this pit fired, and was accordingly designated the "burning waste," and to prevent it from spreading a wall was built round at an outlay of 16,000. In 1851 the fire was finally extinguished by means of a jet of steam, thus reclaiming property valued at near 200, 000. The district also abounds in limestone and iron-ore, for the working of which latter extensive works were esta- blished in 1792 on the banks of the Devon. SAUGHALL, GREAT and LITTLE, tnshps. in the par. of Shotwick, higher div. of Wirrall hund., co. Chester, 4 miles N.W. of Chester, and 2 W. of Mol- lington railway station. The villages are of small ex- tent, and wholly agricultural. There is a National school for both sexes. The Independents, Baptists, and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. SAUGHALL-MASSEY, or SAUGHAN-MASSIE, a tnshp. in the par. of Bidstone, lower div. of Wirrall hund. , co. Chester, 4 miles W. of Birkenhead. SAUGHTKEE, a station on the Border Counties rail- way, co. Linlithgow, Scotland, 2J miles from Riccarton. SAUL, a par. in the bar. of Lecale, co. Down, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 3 miles N.E. of Downpatrick, its post town. The surface extends along part of Lough Strangford, and consists more than half of pasture lands. The living is f rect. in the dioc. of Down, val. 299, in the patron, of the crown. The church was built about 1770. There are two schools, partly supported by sub- scriptions, and a Sunday-school. The church is built on the site of an abbey, said to have been founded by St. Patrick, and restored by Bishop O'Morgair. Walsh's Town Castle is the chief residence, and was erected by the De Courcys. Coins of various reigns, from that of Henry I., have been found in the churchyard. SAUL, a par. in the upper div. of Whitstone hund., co. Gloucester, 5 miles N.W. of Stonehouse, its post town and railway station, and 2 E. of Whitminster. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Severn, where it is joined by the Frome. The Stroudwater canal, and the Severn arid Thames ship canal, both pass through the parish. The soil consists of clay and sand, with a subsoil of gravel. An Enclo- sure Act was obtained in 1839. The great tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 115, and the in- cumbent's for 42, with 3 acres of glebe. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 125, in the patron, of the Vicar of Standish. The church, dedicated to St. James, is an ancient structure, with a tower containing one bell. There ia also a dis- trict church at Framilode, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 48, in the patron, of the bishop. The paro- chial charities produce about 5 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. The Weskyans have a slace of worship. The Rev. G. P. Cambridge is lord of

he manor. The earls of Leicester had an old moated

seat in this parish. SAULSEAT, or SOULSEAT, an ancient par. in the co. of Wigtown, Scotland, 3 miles S.E. of Stranraer. It

s now in conjunction with Inch, and is situated nsar

Saulseat Loch. It had a Premonstratensian abbey, founded by the lords of Galloway in the 12th century. SAUNDBY, a par. in the North-Clay div. of Bas- setlaw wap., co. Nottingham, 7J milea N.E. of East Retford, and 3 S.W. of Gainsborough. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on elevated ground near the river Trent, and is wholly agricultural. Mr. Lumley's hounds meet in this parish. The soil is rich, and the land in good cultivation. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 325 15s., and the glebe comprises 2 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 101. The church, dedicated to St. Martin, is an ancient edifice with a tower, rebuilt in 1500, and containing four bells. It has tombs of ancient date. There is a Sunday-school. Viscount Middleton is lord of the manor. SAUNDERSFOOT, a vil. and sub-port to Milford, in the par. of St. Issells, hund. of Narberth, co. Pembroke, 3 miles N.E. of Tenby. It has a good pier and harbour, with a lighthouse erected in 1832. SAUNDERSVILLE, a hmlt. in the bar. of Upper Talbotstown, co. Wicklow, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles N.N.E. of Baltinglass. SAUNDEBTON, a par. in the hund. of Desborough, co. Bucks, 1J mile S.V. of Princes-Risborough, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The Wycombe union poorhouse is situ- ated in this parish. The surface is varied with hills, and the soil a rich loam alternated with clay. The land is chiefly arable. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1806, and the glebe comprises 406 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 377, in the patron, of Magdalen College, Oxford. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. Previous to 1457 there were two parish churches, but after the union of the parishes the church of St. Nicholas was suffered to go to ruin. SAUSTHORPE, a par. in the hund. of Hill, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 3 miles N.W. of Spilsby, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Steeping, and is wholly agricultural. The living is a reot. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 216. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, has a crocketed and spired tower containing three bells. The interior of the church contains three carved screens. The whole edifice was rebuilt in 1844, at an outlay of 3,000. There is a National school, chiefly supported by the Rev. F. Swan. New Hall, built in 1822, is the principal residence. SAUVEUR, ST. See SAVIOUR, ST., Channel Islands. SAVERNAKE, NORTH and SOUTH, an eccle- siastical district in the hunds. of Kinwardstone and Selkley, co. Wilts, 2 miles S.E. of Marlborough, and 8 from Hungerford. It is a station on the Hungerford branch of the Great Western railway. It is situated in Saveruake Forest, which is 16 miles in circumference, and formerly belonged to Queen Eleanor. It was granted to the Seymour family, through whom it came to the Marquis of Ailesbury, of Savernake Lodge and Totten- ham Park. The two hamlets are extra parochial. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 150. The church, situated at Cadley, was erected at the sole expense of the Marquis of Ailesbury. There is a Na- tional school for both sexes, also built at the expense of the same nobleman. SAVIOUR, ST., or ST. SAUVEUR, a par. in the isle of Guernsey, Channel Islands, 3 miles S.W. of Si Peter's Port. It is a small agricultural village. In this parish is the ancient chapel of Apoline, now used as a barn ; the interior of the roof is circular, and formed of stone ; also the ruins of the priory of Lihou or Lihou- mel, said to have been built in 1114, and occupying a small rocky islet, separated from the main land at high