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SILFIELD. 472 SILVEEHILL. Leicester, 5 miles S.E. of Loughborough, and 1 mile S.E. of Mountsorrel. It is a station on the Midland railway. The village, which is large, is situated on a branch of the river Soar, which bounds the parish on the W. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture, and framework knitting is carried on to some extent. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 158. The. church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is an ancient structure with a square tower containing a clock and five bells. It was erected in Henry VI.'s time, and belonged to Evrcux Abbey in France, and after the sup- pression of alien priories to Axholme priory. In the churchyard is im elm-tree said to be as old as the church, and 30 feet in diameter. The parochial charities pro- duce about 50 per annum. There is a free school with a small endowment bequeathed by the Rev. W. Staveley in 1702. The Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists, and General Baptists have chapels here. William A. Pochin, Esq., is lord of the manor. SILFIELD, a tnshp. in the par. of Wymondham, hund. of Forehoe, co. Norfolk, 1J mile S.E. of Wymond- ham, and 9 S.W. of Norwich. It is situated near the river Yare. The principal residence is Stanfield Hall, an Elizabethan mansion surrounded by a moat, and to which a chapel was formerly attached. SILIAN, a par. in the hund. of Moyddyn, co. Car- digan, 2 miles N.W. of Lampeter, its post town, and 11 from Aberaeron. The village is small. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Llanwnnen, in the diuc. of St. David's. The church, dedicated to St. Sulian, is an ancient structure with an old round font, and a runic pillar stone. SILKSTONE, a par. in the wap. of Staincross, West Riding co. York, 4 miles S.W. of Barnsley, its post town, and the same distance N.E. of Peniston. It is a station on a branch of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln- shire railway. The village, which is situated in a valley on a branch of the river Dearne, is well built, and prin- cipally consists of one long street. The par. is of large extent, including the tnshps. of Barnsley, West Bretton, Cawthorne, Cumberworth, Dod worth, Stainbrough, Thur- gpland, and Hoyland-Swaine. A portion of the inha- bitants are engaged in the collieries, nail factories, iron and wire-drawing works, and in the manufacture of linen. The coal obtained is of excellent quality, and is wrought chiefly by R. Clarke, of Noblethorpe. There are also quarries of good building-stone. The produce of the mines and quarries is conveyed by a short railway of 2 miles to the basin of the Barnsley canal, whence it is sent to London and various other markets. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 270, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure with a square tower and six bells. The interior of the church contains brasses and effigies of the Bcaumonts and Wentworths of Bretton Park, also a monument to Gen. Sir W. Wentworth, who commanded the forces in Ireland in the reign of Charles I. In addition to the parish church are the following district churches viz. at Cawthorne, West Britton, Cumberworth, Barnsley St. Mary, Barnsley St. George, Barnsley St. John, Stain- brough, Dod worth, and Thurgoland, the livings of which are purpet. curs., varying in val. from 225 to 119. The parochial charities produce about 372 per annum, in- cluding 29, the endowment of Clarkson's school. There is a National school for both sexes. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have chapels. 8ILKSWOKTH, a tnshp. in the par. of Bishop- Wearmouth, N. div. of Easington ward, co. Dur- ham, 3 miles S.W. of Sunderland, its post town. The tnshp., which is situated on the Hetton coal railway, includes the hmlts. of Grindon and Farrington. The village is small and irregularly built. There is a paro- chial school, in which Divine service is performed weekly by the Rector of Bishop Wearmouth. Silksworth House and Silksworth Hall are the principal residences. SILK-WILLOUGHBY. See WIU.OUGHBY-SILK, co. Lincoln. SILLAN, a small lough in the co. of Cavan, Ireland, near Shercock. It is about 2 miles in length by three- quarters of a mile in breadth, and is much admired for the beauty of its shores. 8ILLERMORE, a bog in the bars, of Galway and Moycullen, co. Galway, Ireland. SILLIES, a river of the co. of Fermanagh, Ireland, rises near Lough Naman, and joins the Erne above Enniskillen. SILLOCK, a hmlt. on Dublin Bay, co. Dublin, Ireland, near Dublin. SILLOTH POINT, on the coast of co. Cumberland, near Lee Scar, and opposite Silloth Bank, in the Solway Frith, 12 miles from Port Carlisle. It is the terminus of the Carlisle and Silloth and Port Carlisle section of the North British railway. SILPHO, a tnshp. in the par. of Hackness, lib. of Whitby-Strand, North Riding co. York, 6 miles N.W. of Scarborough. It is in conjunction with Harwood. ilLSDEN. See SIGHELDEN, co. York. SILSOE, a par. and post town, but until recently a hmlt. in the par. of Flitton, hund. of Flitt, co. Bedford, 4 miles S.E. of Ampthill, 10 S.E. of Bedford, and 40 from London. The village, which had formerly a market, granted to the inhabitants by charter bearing date 1319, is situated on a branch of the river Ivel. The inha- bitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 160. The church, dedicated to St. James, was rebuilt in 1830, at the expense of Earl de Grey, who endowed it with an annuity of 150. There is a school for both sexes main- tained by the Countess de Grey. Wrest Park, the prin- cipal residence, was a seat of the late Duke of Kent. SILTON, a par. in the hund. of Red- Lane, co. Dorset, 5 miles E. of Wincanton, its post town, and 3 N.W. of Gillingham. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Stour. A portion of the inha- bitants are employed in linen-weaving and in the manu- facture of ticking. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 379. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, has a low square tower and S. porch. It contains a monu- ment to Sir Hugh Wyndham. chief justice of the common pleas in the reign of Charles II. The register dates from 1053. The Duke of Somerset is lord of the manor. SILTON, NETHER, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Leake, wap. of Birdforth, North Hiding co. York, 8 miles N.E. of Thirsk, its post town, and 7 E. of North- allerton. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the vie. of Leake. The Wesleyans have a chapel. SILTON, OVER, a par. in the wap. of Birdforth, North Riding co. York, 8 miles N.E. of Thirsk. It in- cludes the tnshp. of Kepwick. The village is of small ex- tent and chiefly agricultural. About a third of the land is moorland, and the remainder equally distributed between arable, meadow, and pasture, besides 100 acres of woodland and plantation. The Sinnington hounds meet here. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. .70, in the patron, of Trinity College, Cam- bridge. The church is dedicated to All Saints. SILT-PITS, an ext. par. place in the soke of Horn- castle, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, near Horncastle. SILVERBAND, a vil. in the par. of Cambuslang, oo. Lanark, Scotland, 5 miles S.E. of Glasgow, between the rivers Calder and Clyde. SILVERDALE, a tnshp. in the par. of Warton, hund. of Lonsdale South of the Sands, co. Lancaster, 1 1 miles N. of Lancaster, its post town, 5 S.W. of Burton-in- Kendal, and fl N. of the Carnforth railway station. It is a station on the Lancaster railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on Morecambe Bay. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 80, in the patron, of the Vicar of Warton. The church, erected in 1679, was restored and enlarged in 1829. The parochial charities produce about i'12 per annum. SILVERDALE, a vil. in the par. of Keele, co. Stafford, 2 miles N.W. of Newcastle-under-Lyne. It is a station on the Silverdalo and Longton branch of the Nortn Staf- fordshire railway. 8ILVERHILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Huish, co. Devon, 4 miles S.W. of Kingsbridge.