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WESTJMTJIR. 783 WESTON. East and West wards. These wards comprise 31 entire parishes, with parts of another, also 10 market towns, and about 230 villages and hamlets. Appleby, with a popula- tion of 1,500 was the ancient capital, and is still the assize and sessions town, but Kendal is the real capital, and the only parliamentsry and municipal borough, having a population of 11,829 : the other principal towns are Ambloside, with 1,000 inhabitants ; Burton-in-Ken- dal, 500; llolme, 1,000; Kirkby Lonsdale, 1,000; Kirkby- Stephen, 1,000; and Milnthorpe, 1,000, the last being a watering-place and small port; besides Shap, Brough, and Orton, which are also market towns. The shire returns three members to parliament, viz., two for the county, with Appleby for the election town, and one for the new borough of Kendal. It is included in the north-eastern military district and in the northern circuit, and is governed by a lord-lieutenant and custos rotulorum, assisted by a high sheriff, hereditary in the Tufton family, 15 deputy lieutenants, and about 105 magistrates. It constitutes the deaneries of Westmoreland and Kendal within the bishopric of Carlisle and province of York. Most of the 81 parishes are extensive hilly tracts, so that many of the villages are several miles from the parish church, but arrangements have recently been made to give more church accommodation than formerly. Considering that the country is poor and the population widely scattered, the state of education is satisfactory, only 26J per cent in 1851 having signed the marriage register with marks, and since that time a much larger proportion of the population have been in attendance at the schools, many of which are endowed. Although there is no college or establishment for superior education within the county, there are no less than 29 grammar schools, with 1,139 boys under instruction. There are only three Poor-law Unions, viz., East ward, West ward, and Kendal, which are also superintendent registry dis- tricts ; and four new county courts, viz., Appleby, Am- bleside, Kendal, and Kirkby Lonsdale. The principal Beats are Lowther Castle and Brougham Hull. WESTMUIR, a district in the par. of Cambuslang, co. Lanark, Scotland. WESTMUIR, a vjl. in the par. of Kirriemuir, co. Forfar, Scotland, 4 miles N.W. of Forfar. WEST NISBETT, a vil. in the par. of Crailing, co. Roxburgh, Scotland. WESTOE, a chplry. in the par. of Jarrow, co. Dur- ham, adjoining Soutli Shields, of which it forms an important suburb. WESTON, a tying, in Ihe par. of Welford, co. Berks, 5 miles N.W. of Newbury, on the river Lambourne. WESTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Runcorn, co. Chester, 3 miles N. of Frodsham. It is situated near the confluence of Ihe Weaver with the Mersey. WESTON, a par. in the wap. of Elloe, parts of Hol- land, co. Lincoln, 3 miles N.E. of Spalding. It is a station on the Spalding and Lynn branch of the Great Northern railway. The village is situated on the road from Spalding to Holbeach. The surface is level, and the soil clayey. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 160, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The Wesleyans have a chapel. The parochial charities produce about 60 per annum, besides poors' land. WESTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Loys-Weedon, hund. of Green's-Norton, co. Northampton, 6J miles S.W. of Towcester. There is a Chalybeate spring, for- merly much esteemed. WESTON, a par. in the hund. of Thurgarton, co. Notts, 11 miles N. of Newark, and 3 S.E. of Tuxford. It consists of Scarthing Moor, and the hmlts. of North and South Weston, situated on the opposite acclivities of a narrow vale, watered by the Laxton and Eymanton brooks, which here unite and join the Trent, about 3 miles distant. There are corn-mills and a malt-kiln. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 470. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has recently been repaired. The Wesleyans have a chapel. There is a school, partially endowed by Richard Hawksworth in 1736. Earl Manvers ia lord of the manor. WESTON, a chplry. in the par. of Burford, hund. of Overs, co. Salop, 5 miles S.E. of Ludlow, and 2 N. of Tonbury. WESTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Stowe, co. Salop, 3 miles N.E. of Knighton, on the river Teme. WESTON, a par. in the hund. of Bath-Forum, co. Somerset, 2 miles N.W. of Bath. The upper road from Bath to Bristol passes through the parish, and the line of the Great Western railway within a mile. A stream rising in Lansdown hill flows through the village to the river Avon, skirting the southern boundary of the parish, and here crossed by a stone bridge. On Lans- down hill is a monument to the memory of Sir Bevill Grenville, who fell in a battle between the Parliamen- tarians and Royalists in 1643. The substratum in the up- lands is of inferior oolite, and in the lower grounds blue lias, which is quarried for burning into lime. The soil is loamy. The quarries contain many fossil remains, includ- ing bones of the ichthyosaurus. The livingisavic.*inthe dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. with the cur. of St. John's annexed, 460, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to All Saints, was rebuilt in 1832, with the exception of the tower. The register dates from 1538. There are besides, the district church of St. John, erected in 1S38, and the chapel of Partis College. The Wesleyans, Baptists, and Lady Huntingdon's Con- nexion have chapels. The are National, infant, and Sunday-schools. The local charities produce about 25 per annum. A fair is held on the 10th August for cattle, sheep, pigs, and cheese. WESTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Wybunbury, hund. of Nantwich, co. Chester, 5 miles E. of Nantwich. WESTON, a tythg. in the par. of Stalbridge, hund. of Brownshall, co. Dorset, 1 mile S.W. of Stalhridgo. WESTON, a hmlt. in the par. and Isle of Portland, co. Dorset, 5 miles S. of Wcymouth. WESTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Worth llaltravers, co. Dorset, 3 miles S. of Corfe Castle. WESTON, a tythg. in the par. of Buriton, co. Hants, 1 mile S.W. of PetersHeld. WESTON, a tythg. in the par. of Freshwater, Isle of Wight, co. Hants, 9 miles S.W. of Newport. WESTON, a tythg. in the par. of St. Mary Extra, eo. Hants, 2 miles S.E of Southampton, on Southamp- ton Water. WESTON, a par. in the hund. of Broaclwater, co. Herts, 5 miles E. of Hitchin, and 3 S.E. of the Baldock railway station. The village is situated on a branch of the river Bene, under tho Chalk hills, and on the north- eastern border is traversed by the Roman road. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 200. The church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. There are chapels belonging to tho Wesleyans and Koman Catho- lics, and a National school. A fair is hold on llth Juno. WESTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Wanstrow, hund. of Frome, co. Somerset, 5 miles S.W. of Frome. WESTON, a par. in the hund of Wangford, co. Suf- folk, 2 miles S. of Beccles. The village is situated on the road to Halesworth. The living is a reet. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 350, in the patron, of tho lord chancellor. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. The hall is now a farmhouse. WESTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Thames-Ditton, second div. of Elmbridgo hund., co. Surrey, 2 miles S.W. of Kingston. WESTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Long Compton, co. Warwick, 4 miles S.E. of Shipton-on-Stour. It is a meet for the Warwickshire hounds. WESTON, a vil. in the par. of Dunsyre, co. Lanark, Scotland. It is much decayed. WESTON, a vil. in the par. of Errol, co. Perth, Scotland, 3} miles from Errol. In the vicinity are tho remains of a church. WESTON, a par. in tho upper div. of Claro wap., West Riding co. York, 2 miles N.W. of Otley. The village is situated on the N. side of the vale of Wharf- dale. Tho par. contains the hmlt. of Askwith. Tho living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 60. Tho church is dedicated to All Saints.