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SCULLABOGUE. 413 8EAFORD. living is a vie. in the dice, of York, val. 295, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. See HULL. SCDLLABOGUE. a spot 5 miles N.N.W. of Tagh- mon, co. Wexford, prov. of Leinster, Ireland. It is situated at the foot of Carrickburn Hill, and was the scene of the massacre of upwards of 100 persons by the rebels in 1798. SCULLOGESTOWN, a par. in the bar. of Ikeathy, co. Kildare, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles S.W. of Kilcock, its post town. It is situated in the Bog of Allen. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Kildare, val. with Kilcock 320, in the patron, of the crown. Hort- land House is the seat of Sir J. W. Hort, Bart. SCULTHORPE, a par. in the hund. of'Gallow, co. Norfolk, 2 miles N.W. of Fakenham, its post town, and railway station. The village, which is small and wholly agricultural, is situated on the road from Fakenham to Norwich. About two-thirds of the land are arable, and the remainder meadow, pasture, and woodland. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 560, and the glebe comprises 7 1 acres. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 550. The church, dedi- cated to All Saints, has a square embattled tower. It contains several brasses, of which one bears date 1470. The church was built by Sir Robert Knollys, the soldier who rose to rank and fortune in the reign of Edward III. The register dates from 1561. The parochial charities produce about 18 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. The Baptists have a place of worship. Cramer Hall, the principal residence, is situ- ated in an extensive park. SCUNTHORPE, a tnshp. in the par. of Frodingham, E. diy. of Manley wap., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 7J miles N.W. of Glanford-Brigg, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is chiefly agricultural. On the banks of the river Trent at Gunhouse are exten- sive iron works of recent formation. C. Winn, Esq., is lord of the manor. SCURLOCKSTOWN, a par. in the bar. of Lower Deece, co. Meath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles E.S.E. of Trim, its post town. It lies along the river Boyne, and consists mostly of arable land. It is tra- versed by the road from Trim to Dublin. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Meath, val. with Trim 559, in the patron, of the bishop. The old church is in ruins. There are remains of a castle built here by William de Scurlog in the latter part of the 12th century. The church belonged to St. Thomas of Dublin, by grant of De Lacy. SCURLOOKSTOWN, a hmlt. in the par. of Burry, bar. of Upper Kells, co. Heath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles S.W. of Kells, on the road to Clonmellon. SCYBOR-Y-COED, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanfi- hangel Geneur Glynn, co. Cardigan, 4 miles N. of Aberystwith. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Einon and Dovey, and includes Eglwys-Fach. 8EABEACH, a hmlt. in the pars, of Eartham and Boxgrove, hund. of Box, rape of Chichester, co. Sussex, 4 miles N.E. of Chichester. SEABOROUGH, a par. in the hund. of Crewkerne, co. Somerset, 3 miles S.W. of Crewkerne, its post town. The parish, which is of small extent and wholly agricultural, is situated on the river Axe. The land is divided between arable and pasture, with about 15 acres of garden and orchard grounds. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 130, and the glebe comprises 28 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 150. The church, erected in 1729, has a tower containing two bells. The register dates from 1562. The parochial charities produce about '4 per annum. There are day and Sunday schools adjoining the church. 8EABEIDGE, a tnshp. partly in the par. of Stoke- up'm-Trent, and partly in that of Swinnerton, N. div. of Pirehill hund., co. Stafford, 1J mile S.W. of New- castle-under-Lyme. SEABROOK WITH HORTON, a hmlt. in the pars, of Cheddington and Ivinghoe, oo. Bucks, 1 mile N.W. of Ivinghoe, on the North-Western railway and Grand Junction canal. SEACOMBE, a tnshp. in the par. of Wallasey, lower div. of the hund. of Wirrall, co. Chester. It is situated on the western bank of the river Mersey, which is here crossed by a steam ferry to Liverpool. There is a prospect of the river and of the towns of Liverpool and Birkenhead. Adjoining this township is the New Wal- lasey or Birkenhead dock. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Chester. The church is a modern struc- ture. SEACOURT, an ext. par. place in the hund. of Hor- nier, co. Berks, 3 miles N.W. of Oxford. SEACROFT, a tnshp. in the par. of Whitkirk, lower div. of Skyrack wap., West Riding co. York, 3J miles N.E. of Leeds, its post town, and 10 from Tadcaster. It is situated on the road from Leeds to York, and in- cludes the hmlts. of Coldcoates, Crossgutes, Foundry, Killingbeck, and Whitbridge. This place was the scene of two battles, one in the Saxon times, and the other in the reign of Charles I., when Lord Goring defeated the parliamentarians tinder Fairfax. The substratum abounds in coal, of which several mines are in operation. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 131, in the patron, of the Vicar of Whitkirk. The church is modern. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. There is a National school. SEAFIELD, a hmlt. in the bar. of Ibrickan, co. Clare, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 5 miles S.W. of Mill- town Malbay. There are a pier and a coastguard sta- tion. Mutton Island stands in the offing. SEAFIELD, a seaport and vil. in the par. of King- horn, co. Fife, Scotland, 1J mile N. of Kinghorn. It is situated on the Frith of Forth, and near Seafleld Castle ruins. The harbour can accommodate "vessels of any size at all periods of the tide. In the vicinity are Sea- field tower and several seats. SEAFORD, a par., cinque port, and retired bathing- place, having separate jurisdiction, but locally in the hund. of Flexborough, rape of Pevensey, co Sussex, 9 miles S.E. of Lewes, 12 E. of Brighton, and 3J from Newhaven. It is a station on the Newhaven and Sea- ford branch of the Brighton and South Coast railway. This place, which is supposed to have been the Civitas Anderida of the Romans, is situated on the road from Newhaven to Eastbourne, about half a mile from the sea. The river Ouse, the estuary of which formerly constituted its harbour, was diverted from its ancient channel some centuries ago, and now falls into the sea at Newhaven, about 3 miles to the westward. The bay is very deep, and being well sheltered by cliffs, affords safe anchorage for fleets of shipping during the easterly gales : but little trade is now carried on, the only vessels belonging to the port being engaged in the fisheries. Mackerel are frequently taken in largo quantities in the bay. The town, which is now only a considerable village, was once a market town and representative borough, containing seven churches. It first returned two mem- bers to parliament in the reign of Edward I., and numbered Pitt and Canning amongst its representa- tives, but was disfranchised at the passing of the Reform Bill in 1832. It was attacked, but without success, by the French in 1545, and was partially burnt on another occasion, but the greatest damage has been occasioned by the frequent encroachments of the sea. In 1824 the sea broke through the barrier of shingle, and did much injury to the town and neighbourhood, to prevent the recurrence of which catastrophe a sort of breakwater was formed in 1850 by throwing down a mass of 300,000 tons of chalk cliff, from 50 to 100 feet high; an operation effected by the explosion of 36,000 Ibs. of powder fired by the voltaic battery, but the result is a failure, the chalk having altogether disappeared. On 3rd January, 1866, the town was inundated to an ex- tent almost as bad as in 1824. At some points along the coast the cliffs attain an elevation of 300 feet, and on the summit of Seaford Heights are traces of a large circular camp, supposed to be of Roman formation. There are warm and cold sea baths on the beach, and in the town is an ancient townhall with, gaol under- neath. Some of the resident population are fishermen,