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SILVERHILL. 473 8INGLECROSS. SILVERHILL, a mountain in the co. of Donegal, Ireland, near 2,000 feet above sea-level. SILVER HILL, a hmlt. in the tnahp. of Ecclesall Bierlow, West Riding co. York. SILVER HILL, a vil. in the par. of Walwin's Castle, co. Pembroke, 4 miles N.W. of Milford. SILVER HOLM, an islet in the upper part of the lake of Windermere, co. Westmoreland. SILVERLEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Ashley, hund. of Cheveley, co. Cambridge, 4 miles S.E. of Newmarket, its post town. It was formerly a separate parish. There is no village, only two or three farmhouses. The living is a vie. annexed to the rect. of Ashley, in the dioc. of Ely. The church is in ruins. SILVERMINES, a post-office vil. in the par. of Kil- more, bar. of Upper Ormond, co. Tipperary, prov. of Hunster, Ireland, 5 miles S.S.W. of Nenagh. It is situated on the old Limerick and Dublin road, near the Silvermine mountains. Here are lead mines, which are extensively worked, the ore yielding a large percentage of silver. In 1641 the rebels murdered the miners, and destroyed the works then in the tenancy of Lord Wil- liam Russell and Sir Charles Brooke. Fairs are held on 1st May, 8th June, 12th September, and 25th October. SILVER RIVEK, a stream of the King's County, Ireland, rises in the Silverbloom mountains, and joins the river Brosna near Ferbane. SILVERSTONE, a par. in the hund. of Greens-Nor- ton, co. Northampton, 3 miles S.W. of Towcester, its post town, and 7 N.E. of Brackley. The village, which is considerable, is situated on a branch of the river Tow. In consequence of its close proximity to Whittlewood Forest, a brisk timber trade is carried on. The living is a perpet. cur annexed to that of Whittlebury in the dioc. of Peterborough. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. There is a National school erected at ths ex- pense of Lord Southampton in 1846. The Wesleyans have a place oTF worship with a school-room adjoining. The Duke of Grafton is lord of the manor. 8ILVERTON, a par. in the hund. of Hayridge, co. Devon, 6J miles S.W. of Collumpton, its post town, 7 N.E. of Exeter, and 3 S. of Hele railway station. The village, which is extensive, is situated on an eminence, near the road from Tiverton to Exeter, and between the rivers Exe and Culme. It is now chiefly agricultural, but was formerly a market town. The par. contains the hmlt. of Lease. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Exeter, vol. 950. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a stone structure with a tower containing a clock and six bulls. In the churchyard is an old cross much defaced by time. The parochial charities produce about 210 per annum, including 133, the en- dowment of Richard's free school. There is a National school for girls. The Wesleyans have a place of wor- ship. The trustees of the late Earls of Egremont and Ilchester are lords of the manor. On a hill on the E. side of the parish are the remains of a British camp. Cattle fairs are held on the first Thursdays in February and July. SILVINCH, a hmlt. in the par. of White Lacking- ton, co. Somerset, 2 miles N.E. of Ilminster. SILVINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Overs, co. Salop, 5 miles N.W. of Cleobury-Mortimer, its post town, and 8 N.E. of Ludlow. The village, which is of small ex- tent, is situated under the Tittlestone section of the Clee hills. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Here- ford, val. 100. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient stone structure with a square tower con- taining two bells. The Rev. J. Edmunds is lord of the manor. SIMMONDLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Glossop, hund. of High Peak, co. Derby, 8 miles N.W. of Chapel- en-le-Frith. SIMONBURN, a par. in the N.W. div. of Tindale ward, co. Northumberland, 9 miles N.W. of Hexham, its post town, and 26 W. of Newcastle. This parish was formerly the largest in the county, extending 33 miles in length, by 14 in breadth, but in 1814 it was di- vided by Act of Parliament into six parochial rectories, the livings of all which are in the gift of the Governors of Greenwich Hospital, and the funds for which were obtained by the sale of tithes. The parish as at present de- fined comprises about 13,372 acres, of which a fourth part is arable, and the remainder pasture and sheep walks, with 460 acres of woodland and plantation. It is situated on . a branch of the river Ty ne, near the Picts' Wall, and is chiefly agricultural. The par. contains, besides the vil. of its name, the chplry. of Hamshuugh, and the tnshps. of Haughton and Simonburn. The substratum abounds with coal, and iron-ore was formerly obtained. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Durham, val. 426, in the patron, of the Governors of Greenwich Hospital. The church, dedicated to St. Simon, is an ancient struc- ture, and was restoredin!821. It contains several monu- ments to the Allgoods. There is also a district church at Hamshaugh, the living of which is a perpet cur.,* val. 120. The parochial charities produce about 180 per annum, of which 45 goes towards the support of the school founded by Giles Heron. Nunwick Hall and Park End are the principal residences. The Duke of Northumberland is lord of the manor. In 1735 a stone inscribed with the names of Ulpius and Sabinus, Roman lieutenants in Britain, was found whilst repairing the old rectory-house. SIMOND'S HALL WITH COMBE, a tythg. in the par. of Wotton-under-Edge, co. Gloucester, 2 miles N.E. of Wotton. SIMONSTONE, a tnshp. in the par. of Whalley, higher div. of Blackburn hund., co. Lancaster, 4J miles N.W. of Burnley, near the river Henburn. SIMONSTONE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of High Ab- botside, North Rilling co. York, 1 mile N. of Hawes. S1MONSWOOD, a tnship. in the par. of Walton-on- Hill, hund. of West Derby, co. Lancaster, 4 miles S.E. of Ormskirk. SIMONWARD. See BREWARD, ST., co. Cornwall. SIMPRIN, an ancient par. in the co. of Berwick, Scotland, 3 miles N. of Coldstream. It is now joined to Swinton. SIMPSON, a par. in the hund. of Newport, co. Bucks, 2 miles N.E. of Fenny-Stratford, its post town, and 5 from Woburn. The village, which is small and wholly agricultural, is situated on the Grand Junction canal, and on the river Ouzle, a branch of the Ouze. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 330. The church is dedicated to St. Nicholas. The parochial charities produce about 60 per annum, bequeathed by Thomas Pipot in 1573. SINCLAIRTOWN, a vil. in the par. of Dy sart, co. Fife, Scotland, near Pathead. It is a station on the Edinburgh and North British railway. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in weaving. SINDERBY, a tnshp. in the par. of Pickhill, wap. of Hallikeld, North Riding co. York, 6 miles S.W. of Thirsk, 7 N. of Ripon, and 1 mile E. of the Sinderby station, on the Northallerton branch of the North Eastern railway. The village, which is small, is situated near the river Swaile. The Wesleyans have a place of wor- ship. SINDERLAND, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Dunham Massey, and par. of Bowden, co. Chester, 3 miles W. of Altrincham, on the Bridgwater canal, near a branch of the river Mersey. SINFIN WITH ARLESTON, a lib. in the par. of Barrow-upon-Trent, hund. of Appletree, co. Derby, 3 miles S. of Derby, near the Birmingham railway and the river Derwent. SINFIN-MOOR, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Alvaston, par. of St. Michael, co. Derby, 3 miles S.E. of Derby, near the river Derwent. SINGE, PASSAGE DU, or THE SWINGE, a channel lying between the Isle of Alderney and Ortach Bank in the Channel Islands. SINGLEBOROUGH, a hmlt. in the par. of Great Horwood, hund. of Cottesloe, co. Bucks, 2 N. of Wins- low. SINGLECROSS, a hund. in the wap. of Bramber, co. Sussex, containing the pars, of Horsham, Nuthurst,