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WOMERSLEY. ROW. 856 WOODBRIDGE. WOMERSLEY ROW, a hmlt. in the par. of Calver- ley, wap. of Morley, West Riding co. York, 4 miles N.E. of Bradford. WONASTOW, a par. in the hund. of Lower Sken- freth, co. Monmouth, 2 miles S.W. of Monmouth. The village is situated on the road to Abergavenny and on the river Trothy. The principal residence is Wonastow Court, built for the Herberts in the time of Henry VI., but now the seat of Sir W. Pilkington, Bart. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 100. The church is dedicated to St. Wormow or to St. John the Baptist. WONERSH, a par. in the first div. of Blackheath hund., co. Surrey, 3 miles S.E. of Guildford. It is situated on the road from Arundel to Brighton, and intersected by the Wey and Arun canal. The surface is hilly towards the eastern boundary. The soil is generally light, consisting of iron sand, but in parts clayey. The manor house of Tangley, originally a hunting box of King John, was in 1585 converted into a residence by Sir F. Buncombe. On Shimley Green a market and fair were formerly held under charter of Charles II., but long since discontinued. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 190. The church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. The Independents have a chapel. There are village schools with a small endowment. The charities produce about 100 per annum. Lord Grautley is lord of the manor and prin- cipal landowner. WONFORD, a hund., co. Devon, contains the pars, of Alphington, Brampford Speke, Bridford, Chagford, Cheriton Bishop, Christow, Combeinteignhead, Drew- steigyton, Dunsford, Gidleigh, Haccombe, Heavitree, Hittisleigh, Holcombe-Burnell, Huxharn, St. Leonard, St. Nicholas, East and West Ogwell, Pinhoe, Poltimore, Sowton, Spreyton, Stoke-Canon, Stokinteignhead, South Tawton, Tedburn, St. Thomas-the-Apostle, Trowleigh, Topsham, Upton Pine, Whitstone, and part of Rewe, comprising 96,970 acres. WONFORD, EAST and SOUTH, hmlts. in the par. of Heavitree, hund. of Wouford, co. Devon, near Exeter. WONSTON, a par. in the upper div. of Dud- dlesgate hund., co. Hants, 6 miles N. of Winches- ter, 5 S. of Whitchurch, and 4 S.W. of Mitcheldever station, on the London and South - Western rail- way. The par. is situated on the road between Wit- church and Winchester, and includes the hmlt. and vil. of Sutton Scotney. The surface is varied, and the soil fertile, on a substratum of chalk. The Kings- worthy harriers meet here. The living isarect.*in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 1,160, with 20 acres of glebe, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedi- cated to the Holy Trinity, is modern, the former edifice having been destroyed by fire in 1714. There are National and infant schools. The Dean and Chapter of Winchester are lords of the manor. WOOBURN, a par. in the hund. of Desborough, co. Bucks, a miles S.W. of Beaconsfield, and 4 E. of High Wycombe. The village, which was formerly a market town under charter of Henry VI., is situated at the confluence of the river Wye, or Wick, and the Thames. It was held by Earl Harold, and after the Conquest camo to the Bishops of Lincoln, who had a palace on the site now occupied by Wooburu House. It was here that Bishop Smith, in the time of Henry VII., tor- mented heretics in " Little Ease Chamber," and the first Lord Wharton received William III. The population in 1861 was 2,245, many of whom were employed in the paper, mill-board, and flour-mills, turned by the Wy- combe stream, while the females were employed in the manufacture of bone-lace. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 120. The church, dedicated to St. Paul, contains a carved font, 4 brasses, and monu- ments to the Bertie and Wharton families, of whom was the Duke, "the scorn and wonder of our days." There is also a_ mortuary chapel of the Earls of Lindsey. There are National and infant schools. Fairs for cattle and horses are held on the 4th May and 12th Novem- ber. James Dupre, Esq., of Wilton Park, ia lord of the manor. WOOD, or WOODCHURCH. See AOOL, co. Kent. WOODALE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Carlton High- dale, and par. of Coverdale, North Riding co. York, 5 miles S.W. of Middleham, and 6 from Leyburn. WOODALL, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Ellerby, and par. of Swine, East Riding co. York, 6 miles N. of Hedon. WOODALL, a tnshp. in the par. of Harthill, wap. of Straflbrth, West Riding co. York, 10 miles S.E. of Sheffield, and 8 S.E. of Rotherham. WOODBANK, a tnshp. in the par. of Shotwick, co. Chester, 5 miles N.W. of Chester, on the river Dee. WOODBASTWICK, a par. in the hund. of Walsham, co. Norfolk, 7J miles N.E. of Norwich, and 1 mile S.E. of Horning. The village is situated on the road between Horning and Blofield, near the river Bure. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. with Panxworth, 206. The church is dedicated to SS. Fabian and Sebastian. The register commenced in 1658. The charities, consisting of town land, produce about 8 per annum. WOODBATCH, a tnshp. in the par. of Bishop's Castle, co. Salop, 2 miles S.W. of Bishop's Castle. WOODBOROUGH, a par. in the S. div. of Thurgar- ton wap., co. Notts, 8 miles N.E. of Nottingham, and 3 N.W. of Lowdham railway station. The village is situated on the Doverheck, a considerable stream, which after turning several mills joins the river Trent. It occupies the site of a Roman settlement, and is the birth-place of William Lee, who first invented the stocking-frame in 1528. Many of the people are em- ployed in framework knitting, and others in brick- making. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 100, in the patron, of the collegia!*- church of Southwell, in which this is a prebend. The church is dedicated to St. Swithin. The Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists, and Baptists hare chapels. There is a free school with an income from endowment of 105. WOODBOROUGH, a par. and tnshp. in the hund. of Swanborough, co. Wilts, 9 miles from Devizes, and 4 W. of Pewsey. It is a station on the Great Western railway. The village is situated in a valley near the Kennet and Amesbury road. At Honey Street, a short distance from the village, passes the Kennet and Avon canal, on the banks of which is a wharf for coal, timber, &c. A great number of canal boats and barges are built here. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Salis- bury, val. 500. The church is dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene. The Wesleyans have a chapel. There are National schools. The charities produce about 6 per annum. WOODBOROUGH, a hmlt. in the par. of Winis- combe, co. Somerset, 2 miles N.W. of Axbridge. WOODBOTTOM, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Honley and par. of Almondbury, West Riding co. York, 3 miles S.W. of Huddersfield. WOODBRIDGE, a par., market town, and port in the hund. of Loes, co. Suffolk, 8 miles N.E. of Ipswich, and 26 from Colchester. It has a railway station, and can be approached by vessels of 120 tons, which come ujp to the quays from Woodbridge haven. The town is mentioned in Domesday survey, and in the 12th century had an Austin friary founded by the Rouse family, who still possess the manor. It was anciently a subport to Yarmouth, and was ravaged by the plague in 1666. The town is on the banks of the Deben, about 12 miles from its confluence with the sea, and at the point where the roads to Ipswich, Saxmundham, and Debenham inter- sect, the principal street being nearly a mile in length. 1 is regularly built, and lighted with gas. It contains some good houses, especially in the neighbourhood of the market-place, which is spacious. There are bonding ware- houses, wharves, and quays, and a ship-building yard. A coasting trade is carried on, in which 30 vessels belong- ing to the port are engaged, the exports being corn and malt, and the imports coal, timber, seeds, colonial pro-