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SHELDON. 441 SHELLEY. Duke of Devonshire is lord of the manor and chief landowner. SHELDON, a par. in the hund. of Hayridge, co. Devon, 6 miles N.E. of Collumpton, its post town, and the same distance N.E. of Honiton. The village, which is of small extent and wholly agricultural, is situated on Black Down Hill. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 250. The church, dedicated to St. James, is an ancient edifice, with a tower containing three bells. SHELDON, a par. in the Birmingham div. of the hund. of Hemlingford, co. Warwick, 6 miles from Bir- mingham, its post town, and 1 mile from Marston Green railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on a branch of the river Sow. The North- Western railway and the Birmingham and War- wick canal pass in the vicinity. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 450, and the glebe com- prises 38 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 389. The church, dedicated to St. Giles, has a tower containing four bells. The parochial charities produce about 72 per annum, of which 36 goes to the school. There is a good library free to the parishioners. To the N. of the village is a small spring called Bennett's Well. Sheldon Hall is now a farmhouse. The Rev. J. W. Digby, Vicar of Coleshill, is lord of the manor and principal landowner. SHELDWICK, a par. in the hund. of Faversham, lathe of Scray, co. Kent, 3 miles S.W. of Faversham, its post town and nearest railway station, and 50 from London. The village, which is of small extent, is situ- ated on the road from Ashford and Charing to Faver- sham. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agri- culture. The great tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 530, with 2 acres of glebe, and the vicarial for one of 209, with 1 acre of land. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 109, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedi- cated to St. James, is an ancient structure with a private chapel, and a tower containing six bells. The interior of tho church contains a brass of Joan Mareys in a shroud, bearing date 1431, also several monuments. The paro- chial charities produce 5 per annum. There are Na- tional schools. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. Lees Court is the principal residence. SHELF, a tnshp. in the par. of Halifax, wap. of Morley, West Riding co. York, 3J miles N.E. of Hali- fax, its post town, and 4 from Bradford. The village, which is largo, is situated on the New Bradford road. A large portion of the inhabitants are employed in the manufacture of worsted and damask, and others in agri- culture. The district is productive of good coal, iron- stone, and freestone, all of which are extensively worked. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 200, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedi- cated to St. Michael. There are places of worship for Independents, Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists, also National and Lancastrian schools. SHELF ANGER, a par. in the hund. of Diss, co. Nor- folk, 3 miles N.W. of Diss, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on an eminence near the Great Eastern railway. The inhabitants are wholly agricultural. About two-thirds of the land are arable, and the remainder meadow and pasture. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. i'543. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure with a square embattled tower. The parochial charities pro- duce about 32 per annum. The Baptists and Wesley- ans have each a place of worship. The Duke of Nor- folk is lord of the manor. SUELFIELD, a hmlt. in the par. of Walsall, S. div. of Offlow hund. co. Stafford, 2 miles from Walsall, and 19 S.E. of Stafford. SHELFORD, a par. in the S. div. of Bingham wap., co. Notts, 4 miles N.W. of Bingham, its post town, 8 N.E. of Nottingham, and 2 N.E. of Radcliff railway station. The village, which is considerable, but chiefly agricultural, is situated on the Fosse Way, and near the river Trent, which bounds the parish on the W. and N. The par. comprises the tnshp. of Saxondale and the limit, of Newton. A portion of the inhabitants are en- gaged in frame-work knitting. An Austin priory was founofed here by Ralph de Hanselyn in Henry II. 's reign, which at the Dissolution had a revenue valued at .151 14s. Id. The site was given to tho Stanhope family, ancestors of the Earl of Chesterfield, whose ancient seat was burnt in 1648 by Colonel Hutchinson, after a gallant resistance by Colonel Stanhope, who was killed with most of his men ; it is now a farmhouse. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 60. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, has a square tower containing five bells. The interior of the church contains monuments of the Stanhope family. The cha- rities consist of almshouses for six male inhabitants, founded by Sir William Stanhope, Bart., in 1694. There is also a free school, chiefly supported by the Earl of Chesterfield. The Primitive Methodists have a place of worship. The Earl of Chesterfield is lord of the manor, and takes from this place the title of baron. SHELFORD, GREAT, a par. in the hund. of Trip- low, co. Cambridge, 4 miles S.E. of Cambridge, its post town. It is a station on the Cambridge section of the Great Eastern line of railway. The village, which is considerable, is situated on the Granta, a branch of the river Cam, near Gogmagog Hill, arid is chiefly agricul- tural. In tho vicinity are extensive flour and oil-cake mills, also a brewery. There are nine wells in this parish, from which the town of Cambridge is chiefly supplied with water. The impropriate tithes belong to the Master and Fellows of Jesus College, Cambridge. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 112, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient stone structure with a tower and steeple, which last has been twice rebuilt, having been blown down in 1703, and again in 1798. The interior of the church contains a canopied brass, bearing date 1411. The parochial charities produce about 47 per annum. There are a National and a British school lor both sexes. The Baptists have a place of worship. The Master and Fellows of Gonville and Cains College are lords of the manor. On a farm called Grannams, the property of St. John's College, are remains of a Roman intrenchment. SHELFORD, LITTLE, a par. in the hund. of Trip- low, co. Cambridge, 5 miles S.E. of Cambridge, its post town, and half a mile from the Shelford railway station. The village, which is small and wholly agricultural, is situated on the road from London to Cambridge. The parish is separated from Great Shelford by the river Granta. The soil is light, being gravel upon a substra- tum of chalk. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under Enclosure Acts in 1798 and 1813. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 370. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient stono structure with a tower containing five bells. The inte- rior of the church contains effigies of Sir John de Fre- ville, a Knight Templar of Edward II.'s time, also a brass of a priest bearing date 1470. The register dates from 1670. The parochial charities produce about 3 per annum. The Independents have a place of wor- ship. J. E. Law, Esq., is lord of the manor. SHELL, an ext. par. place in tho middle div. of Os- waldslow hund., co. Worcester, 3 miles S.E. of Droit- wich. SHELLAND, a par. in the hund. of Stow, co. Suf- folk, 3J miles N.W. of Stowmarket, its post town and railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the river Gipping, and is wholly agri- cultural. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 125. The living is a don. cur. in the dioo. of Norwich, val. 40. The church was rebuilt in 1767. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. SHELLEE, a vil. in the bars, of Owney and Arra, co. Tipperary, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 7 miles S.W. of 'Nenagh. Shellee House is the principal residence. SHELLEY, a par. in the huud. of Sutnpford, co. S'.if-