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STAVERTON. 533 STEDHAM. Btained windows, a carved screen, and a monument to the Worth family. There is also a district church at Landscove, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 75. The church, dedicated to St. Matthew, was erected in 1851, at an outlay of 3,000, defrayed by Miss Cham- pernowne. The parochial charities produce about 66 per annum. There are National schools for both sexes. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. The Dean and Chapter of Exeter are lords of the manor and prin- cipal landowners. 8TAVERTON, a par. in the lower div. of Deerhurst hund., co. Gloucester, 4f miles N.W. of Cheltenham, its post town. Tho village is situated on the line of the Gloucester and Cheltenham railway. The inhabitants are wholly agricultural. The living is a vie.,* with the cur. of Boddington annexed, in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 436. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is an ancient structure. STAVERTON, a par. in the hund. of Fawsley, co. Northampton, 2J miles S.W. of Daventry, its post town, and 8J E. of Southam. The village, which is extensive, is situated on the high road from Southam to Daventry. The land is chiefly in pasture. Tho soil is of red sand, with strong clay and loam, upon a subsoil of rock. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 490, in the patron, of Christ Church, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a square embattled tower containing five bells. The chancel contains two stained windows, presented by the present vicar. Tho parochial charities consist in a fuel allotment, and the interest of 100, bequeathed in 1767 by Mr. W. T. Grosby. There is an endowed school for both sexes. STAVERTON, a chplry. in the par. of Trowbridge, hund. of Melksham, co. Wilts, 2 miles N. of Trow- bridge, its post town. It is situated on the Wilts and Berks canal and the river Avon. A portion of the in- habitants are engaged in the cloth manufacture. The living is a perpet. cur., in the dioc. of Sarnm, val. 100, in the patron, of the Rector of Trowbridge. STAVORDALE PRIORY, an ext. par. place in the co. of Somerset, half a mile from Bruton. It was founded in the reign of Henry III. by Richard Savill for Augus- tine canons, and was made a cell to Taunton Abbey in 1533. On the Dissolution, the site was granted to the De Veres, and subsequently came to the earls of II- chester. STA WARD-LE-PEEL, a border castle, co. Northum- berland, 3 miles S.W. of Haydon Bridge. The ruins are situated on the river Allen. STA WELL, a hmlt. and chplry. in the par. of Moor- linch, hund. of Whitley, co. Somerset, 4J miles N.E. of Bridgwater, its post town, and 2 N.W. of Moorlinch. The village is wholly agricultural. Tho living is a cur., annexed to the vie. of Moorlinch, in the dioc. of Bath and Wells. Tho Independents have a chapel. STAWLEY, a par. in the hund. of Milverton, co. Somerset, 6 miles N.W. of Wellington, its post town, and 5 S.W. of Wivelscombe. Tho village is situated on the river Tow, near the Bristol and Exeter railway. Tho inhabitants are wholly engaged in agriculture. The soil consists of clay and loam, with a subsoil of sand- stone and limestone. Tho living is a roct. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 150. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient structure, with a tower containing three bells. The register dates from 1528. There is a Sunday-school. STAXIGOE, a vil. in tho par. of Wick, co. Caith- ness, Scotland, 2 miles N.E. of Wick. It is a tidal port, situated near Noss Head. The village is of great antiquity. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the fisheries. STAXTON, a tnshp. in tho par. of Willerby, wap. of Dickering, East Riding co. York, 6 miles S.W. of Scarborough, and half a mile E. of Willerby. It is a hiuall agricultural village, situated near the railway and the river Derwcnt. There is a parochial school, also chapels for the Wcsleyans and Primitive Methodists. Lord Londesborough is lord of the manor and principal landowner. STAYLEY, a tnshp. fa the par. of Mottram, hund. of Macclesfield, co. Chester, 1 mile N.E. of Ashton. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the collieries and cotton mills. The Huddcrsh'eld canal passes through the tnshp., which includes a portion of tho town of Staleybridge. The living is a cur. in tho dioc. of Chester, and in the patron, of trustees. STAYLEY BRIDGE. See SIALEYBRIDOB, co. Lan- caster. STAYNAL, a chplry. in the par. of Lancaster, co. Lancaster, 3 miles N.E. of Poulton-le-Fylde. It is joined to Stalmine. STAYTHORPE, a tnshp. in the par. of Averham, N. div. of Thurgarton wap., co. Nottingham, 3 miles E. of Southwell, 4 W. of Newark, and three-quarters of a mile S.W. of Averham. It is situated on the rivor Greet, a branch of the Trent, which flows about a milo from the village. The Master and Fellows of Trinity College are lords of the manor. There are traces of a grange, which onco belonged to the abbots of Ruflbrd. STEAN, or STENE, a par. in the hund. of King's- Sutton, co. Northampton, 2J miles N.W. of Brackley, its post town. Tho village is situated near the river Ouse, and is wholly agricultural. The road from Brack- ley to Banbury passes through the parish. Tho living is rect. annexed to tho vie. of Hinton-in-the-Hedges, in the dioc. of Peterborough. The church is dedicated to St. Peter, and contains effigies, &c., of the Crewe family from 1619. The church was erected by T. Crewe, Esq., in 1620. Divine service commences on the first Sunday in April, and is performed but six times during the year. Earl Spencer is lord of the manor. STEANBRIDGE, a tythg. in the par. of Stroud, hund. of Bisley, co. Gloucester, 2 miles from Stroud, but within the limits of that borough. STEANBRIDGE, a tythg. in the par. of Bisley, co. Gloucester, 3 miles E. of Stroud, near the Sappertoii tunnel of the Thames and Severn canal. 8TEARSBY, a hmlt. in tho par. of Brandsby, wap. of Buhner, North Riding co. York, 6 miles N.E. of Easingwold. STEBBING, a par. in tho hund. of Hinckford, co. Essex, 13 miles N. of Chelmsford, its post town, and 3 N.E. of Great Dunmow. Tho village, which is con- siderable, is situated on an eminence near the river Chelmer and the lino of tho Great Eastern railway. It is a place of ancient date, and once belonged to tho Peverell and Ferrers families, who had a castle, the site of which is now marked by two artificial mounds sur- rounded by a moat. On tho banka of the river are two mills. The surface is elevated and the soil fertile. Tho living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 195. The church, dedicated to St. Mary tho Virgin, has a spired tower and five bells. Tho interior contains a brass, date 1390. The parochial charities produce about 23 per annum. There are National and British schools for both sexes. The Earl of Essex and Colonel Bing- ham are lords of the manor. A cattle fair is held on tho 10th July. STEDE, a chplry. in the par. of Ribchester, co. Lan- caster, 6 miles N.W. of Blackburn. It is situated in tho valley of the Ribble, and has the ruins of a disused Norman chapel. STEDHAM, a par. in the hund. of Easebourno, rape of Chichestor, co. Sussex, 2 miles N.W. of Midhurst. Tho village, which is small, is situated on the river Rother, and by the Reform Act is partly included within the borough of Midhurst. It is mentioned in Domes- day survey as Hamesford, and belonged to Earl God- win ; after tho Norman conquest it came to the Mont- gomcries, and is now the property of Sir Charles Taylor, Bart. The living is a rect., with that of Heyshot united, in tho dioc. of Chichester, joint val. 386. The church, dedicated to St. James, has a tower and five bells. It contains somo ancient wall paintings. Tho register dates from 1659^ Tho church was partly rebuilt and enlarged in 1850. In tho churchyard is a yew tree, measuring 28 fuel in diameter. There is a girls' school. Stedham Hall is tho principal residence.