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WHITTINGTON. 806 WHITTLESEY pars, of Garvald, Morham, Prestonkirk, Stenton, and Dunbar. The surface in the S. abounds in hilly sheep- walks, including part of the Lammennoor hills, from the foot of which to Whittingham Water the ground gradually descends. The principal summit in the N. is Blakie-heugh, a fertile ridgy height on the boundary. The prevailing rocks are greywacke and red sandstone, the latter having been extensively quarried. In this parish are Priest's Law oval camp, measuring 2,000 feet in circumference ; the ruins of Whittingham Castle, and Penshiel and Stoneypath towers. The parish is tra- versed by the road from Gifford to Dunbar, and by that from Haddington to Dunse, and is within 2 miles of the Linton station on the North British railway. The village of Whittingham is about 6 miles E. of Hadding- ton, and 7 S.V. of Dunbar. It is situated on the road from Gifford to Dunbar, on the left bank of Whitting- ham Water, and stands at an elevation of 300 feet above sea-level. This par. is in the presb. of Dunbar, and synod of Lothian and Tweeddale. The stipend of the minister is about 308. The parish church was erected about 1722, and restored in 1820. There is a parochial school. The principal scats are Whittingham House, Ruehlaw House, and Whittingham Castle. WHITTINGTON, a par. in the upper div. of Os- westry hund., co. Salop, 2J miles N.E. of Oswestry, and 6 W. of Ellesmere. It has stations on the Cambrian and on the Shrewsbury and Chester branch of the Great Western railways. There is likewise a branch line from Gobowen, in this parish, to Oswestry. The river Perry and the Ellesmere canal traverse the parish from N. to S. It has the ruins of an ancient moated border castle, supposed to have been built in the 9th century by a British chieftain, whose descendants held it till the Norman conquest, when it was given to Peverel, the founder of the family of the Peverels of the Peak, but afterwards passed into the hands of Fulk Fitz-Guarine, or Warine, whose family kept it till 1419. The castle, before its demolition, was strongly fortified with five round towers, each 40 feet in diameter and 100 feet in height, and the walls were 12 feet in thickness. The towers of the gatehouse are still entire, with some portions of the walls and towers of the castle. The par. includes the tnshps. of Berghill, Daywell, Ebnall, Fern- hill, Frankton, Henlle, Hindford, Old Marton, and Whittington, with the hmlts. of Babies' Wood and Gobowen, and contains at present a population of about 1,500. The village was once a market town, and now contains about 500 inhabitants. In the parish are Bel- mont, Ebnall Lodge, Fernhill, and Park Hall, the last of the time of Henry VIII., with a private chapel, said to have been consecrated by Archbishop Parker. The Hulston estate also lies in the centre of the parish, but is now a separate parish. A portion of the eastern side of the parish was in 1865 formed into a separate district, embracing also a part of Ellesmere parish. The district church is called St. Andrew's, and the new district Welsh Frankton. Another portion of the tnshp. of Daywell, to the N.W. of the parish, has also been severed, having been assigned to the Hengoed district, the church of which was built in, and the chief part of the district taken from, the parish of Selattyn. The subsoil is principally gravel with traces of coal. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of St. Asaph, val. 965, with 50 acres of glebe. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, was rebuilt in 1806. The Inde- pendents, Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists have chapels. There are National schools built at a cost of 1,000, which are partly supported by an endowment ol 42 per annum. Mrs. Lloyd, of Aston Hall, is lady of the manor. WHITTINGTON, a par. in the S. div. of the hund. of Lonsdale, co. Lancaster, 5 miles E. of Burton, and 12 N.E. of Lancaster. The par., bordering on the river Lune, includes the tnshps. of Docker and Newton. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 420. The charities produce about 45, including Margison's bequest of 18 for education. WHITTINGTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Northwold, co. Norfolk, 1 mile S.E. of Stoke Ferry, on the rive Wissey. WHITTINGTON, a par. and tnshp. in the hund. of Scarsdale, co. Derby, 2 miles N. of Chesterfield. It is a station on the Midland railway. The village is situated near the Chesterfield canal and river Eother. Some of the inhabitants are employed in the collieries and potteries. Brick making and scythe making are carried on. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 210, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedi- cated to St. Bartholomew, is being rebuilt. The Wes- leyana and Primitive Methodists have chapels, and there is a school partially endowed. On Whittington Moor, in this parish, is the " Cock and Pynot Inn," where the Duke of Devonshire and others met in 1688 to support the revolution. WIIITTINGTON, a par. in the hund. of North Offlow, co. Stafford, 2 miles S.E. of Lichfield. The village is situated on the Coventry canal. To the S.E. is an extensive heath or sheep-walk, where the Lichfield races are held. The par. includes the hinlts. of Huddles- ford and Hurst. The hall, a large antique mansion near the church, was the seat of the Everards, and afterwards of the Pagets. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 251. The church is dedicated to St. Giles. There is a free school with a small endowment. The Marquis of Anglesey is lord of the manor. WHITTINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Bradley, co. Gloucester, 4 miles S.E. of Cheltenham. The village is situated under the Cotswold hills. The surface is undulating, and the lower grounds are watered by the Colne brook. There are quarries of stone. The living is a rect. in the dioe. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 300. There is a school with a small endowment. WHITTINGTON, a chplry. in the par. of St. Peter, co. Worcester, 2 miles S.E. of Worcester. WHITTINGTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Grendon, co. Warwick, 1 mile N.W. of Atherstone, on the river Anker and Coventry canal. WHITTINGTON, GREAT and LITTLE, tnshps. in the par. of Corhridge, co. Northumberland, 6 miles N.E. of Hexham. WHITTLE, a hmlt. in the district of New Mills, par. of Glossop, co. Derby, 6 miles N.W. of Chapel-en- le-Frith. WHITTLE, a tnshp. in the par. of Ovingham, E. div. of Tindale ward, co. Northumberland, 9 miles W. of Newcastle. WHITTLE, a tnshp. in the par. of Shilbottle, co. Northumberland, 5 miles S. of Alnwick. WHITTLEBURY, or WHITTLEWOOD, a par. in the hund. of Green's Norton, co. Northampton, Similes S.W. of Towcester. The village is situated on the road from Towcester to Buckingham, near Whittlebury Forest, which stretches into the adjoining counties of Bucks and Oxfordshire, forming part of the honour of Grafton. Above a fourth of the land is in meadow and pasture, another quarter is arable, and the remainder chiefly forest and woodland. Some of the females are employed in lacemaking. The principal residence is Whittlebury Lodge, situated in the forest, the seat of Lord Southampton. The Duke of Grafton, of Wakefield Lodge, is lord-warden of the forest and lord of the manor. The living is a perpet. cur., with that of Silverstone, in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 380, in the patron, of the crown. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has been recently restored, and contains an old octagonal font embellished with the crest of the Fitz- roys. The Wesleyans have a chapel, and there are National schools. The local charities produce about 35 per annum, including 20 for education. WHITTLE-LE- WOODS, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. and hund. of Leyland, co. Lancaster, 2 miles N. of Chorley, on the Leeds canal. There are quarries of millstone and traces of lead, but the mine is no longer in operation. WHITTLESEY, a par. and ancient market town in the N. div. of Witchford hund., Isle of Ely, co. Cam-