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6HORNE AND MERSTON. 461 SHOTTESHAM ALL SAINTS. SHORNE AND MEBSTON, a par. in the hund. of Shamwell, lathe of Aylestord, co. Kent, 3J miles S.E. of Gravesend, its post town, and 4 N.W. of Rochester. The village, which is chiefly agricultural, formerly be- longed to the Northwoods, Savages, Nevills, Cobhams, &c. There is a small battery, constructed in 1796, also another at Lower Hope Point, in the parish of Cliff. The land is partly in hop grounds and woodland. The impropriate tithes belong to the Dean and Chapter of Rochester. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 358, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to SS. Paul and Peter, contains effi- gies of Sir Henry de Cobham, brasses of J. Smith, bearing date 1437, and an ancient font. The Bail of Darnley is lord of the manor. There is a National school, partially endowed. SHORTFLATT, a tnshp. in the par. of Bolam, N.E. div. of Tindale ward, co. Northumberland, 13 miles N.E. of Hexham, 10 W. of Morpeth, and 1J mile S. of Bolam. SHORTHAMPTON, a chplry. in the par. of Charl- bury, hund. of Chadlington, co. Oxford, 2 miles S.W. of Charlbury, 5 S.E. of Chipping-Norton, and 4J S.W. of Enstone. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Evenlode, near Wychwood Forest. The inhabitants are chiefly agricultural. The par. in- cludes the hmlts. of Chilson and Pudlicott. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Charlbury, in the dioc. of Oxford. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has three exposed bells on the top, there being no tower. Lord Francis Churchill is lord of the manor. SHORTLANDS, a hmlt. in the par. and hund. of Bromley, co. Kent, 10 miles S.E. of London. It is a station on the London, Chatham, and Dover railway. SHORTWOOD, a hmlt. in the par. of Horsley, co. Gloucester, 5 miles N.W. of Tetbury. SHOKWELL, a par. in the lib. of West Medina, Isle of Wight, co. Hants, 5 miles S.W. of Newport, its post town. The village is chiefly agricultural. An Alpine bridge is constructed over the Newport road. The par. contains the tythgs. of North and South Shor- well, Atherfield, Gatcombe, and Kingston. The manor belonged to the priory of Carisbrooke, from which it was separated in the reign of Edward III., and made a dis- tinct parish. The land, though partly consisting of downs, is fertile. A spring of pure water rises in the demesne of Northcourt, from which the parish takes its name. The living is a vie. annexed to the rect. of Mot- tistone, in the dioc. of Winchester. The church, dedi- cated to St. Peter, is a stone structure, erected in 1526, with a tower and three bells. The interior of the church contains a stone pulpit and some old wall-paintings, also the brass of a priest, date 1518, and monuments of the Leighs of Northcourt. The parochial charities produce about 84 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. Northcourt House is the prin- cipal residence. SUOSTON, or SHORESTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Bambrough, N. div. of Bambrough ward, co. North- umberland, 6 miles S.E. of Belford. It is situated on the coast, and is wholly agricultural. SHOTATTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Ruyton, co. Salop, 10 miles N.W. of Shrewsbury. SHOTFORD, a hmlt. in the par. of Mendham, co. Norfolk, 1 mile S. of Harleston, on the river Waveney. SHOTHAUGH, a tnshp. in the par. of Felton, E. div. of Morpeth ward, co. Northumberland, 8 miles N. of Morpeth. It is in conjunction with Thirston. SHO.TLEY, a par. and tnshp. in the E. div. of Tin- dale ward, co. Northumberland, 9 miles S.E. of Hex- ham, and 6 S.E. of the Riding Mile 'Station on the New- castle and Carlisle railway. Gateshead is its post town. It is situated near the river Derwent, and contains the chplry. of Blanchland, or High Quarter, and the tnshps. of Newbiggin and Shotley, or Low Quarter, with the hmlts. of Unthank, Aliens Ford, Greenhead, Black Headley, Kiln Pit Hill, and Shotley Field. The soil is a mixture of clay and sand. A considerable portion of the inhabitants are employed in the coal and lead mines, and in the paper mills, where the finest kinds of writing- paper are made. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Durham, val. 139. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, has a tower containing two bells. There is also a district church at Blanchland, erected in 1835, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 198. The paro- chial charities produce about 14, which goto the school. The Baptists have a place of worship. H. C. Silvertop, and Thomas Wilson, Esqs., are lords of the manor. SHOTLEY, a par. in the hund. of Samford, co. Suffolk, 10 miles S.E. of Ipswich, its post town, and 2 from Harwich. The village, which is small and strag- gling, is situated at the confluence of the rivers Orwell and Stour, near the ferry to Harwich. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture, and a brisk trade is done in stone. The land is chiefly arable, with some pastures on the banks of the Orwell. The surface is undulating, and the soil of various qualities. There was formerly a hamlet, called Kirketou, which once gave name to the entire parish. The tithes have been com- muted for a rent-charge of 570, and the glebe com- prises 64 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 604. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is situated on an eminence. The parochial charities produce about 7 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes, of recent erection. SHOTLEY-BRIDGE, a hmlt. in the N.W. div. of Darlington ward, co. Durham, 9 miles N. of Wolsing- ham, and 8 W. of Durham. It is situated on the river Derwent, and has a large paper-mill. SHOTOVER, an ext. par. place in the hund. of Bul- lingdon, co. Oxford, 4J miles N.E. of Oxford. It is situated under Shotover Hill, which rises 699 feet in height. Forest Hill was the residence of Richard Powell, Milton's father-in-law. SHOTSWELL, a par. in the Burton-Dassett div. of Kington hund., co. Warwick, 4J miles N.W. of Ban- bury, its post town, and 8 from Kineton. The village, which is small, is chiefly agricultural. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1793. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 157. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, has a tower and five bells. The parochial charities produce about 13 per annum. There is a National school. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. SHOTTER MILLS, an ecclesiastical district in the hund. of Farnham, co. Surrey, near Farnham. SHOTTERY, a hmlt. in the par. of Old Stratford, co. Warwick, 1 mile W. of Stratford-on-Avon. In the hamlet still stands the cottage where Anne Hathaway lived previously to her marriage with Shakspere, in 1582. SHOTTESBROOK, a par. in the hund. of Beyn- hurst, co. Berks, 4i miles S.W. of Maidenhead, its post town. There was formerly a college for priests, founded by Sir William Trussel in 1337, the revenue of which at the Dissolution was valued at 42. The parish is intersected by the line of the Great Western railway, and is bounded on the S. by a branch of the river Loddon. The land is chiefly arable, with a small pro- portion of meadow and woodland. The soil is a mixture of earth and loam, resting upon a substratum of chalk. The living is a rect.,* with the vie. of White- Waltham annexed, in the dioc. of Oxford, joint val. 610. The church, built in 1337, with the college, by Sir W. Trussel, whose tomb is in the S. transept, is dedicated to St. John the Baptist, and is a cruciform structure, with a tower, spire, and several stained windows. It contains three stone stalls under trefoil arches, a piscina, an octangular font, and several monuments and brasses, including one of a priest and franklin bearing date 1370; another of Lady Pennebrygg, bearing date 1401 ; and a monument to Henry Dodwell, the first Camden Professor of Hittory at Oxford. The principal residence is Shottesbrooka House. The parochial charities produce about 16 per annum. At White- Waltham are remains of the hunting- seat of Prince Arthur, eldest son of Henry VII, now converted into a farmhouse. SHOTTESHAM ALL SAINTS, or HIGH SHOT-