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WRAXALL. 880 WRENTHORPE. WRAXALL, a par. in the hund. of Portbury, co. Somerset, 7 milea S.W. of Bristol, and 2 from the nearest station on the Bristol and Exeter railway. The village is situated on the road from Bristol to Clevedon, and commands a view of the Bristol Channel and the hills of Monmouthshire. The par. includes the hmlt. of Fairland, and part of Leigh Down, on which are traces of two encampments, where many Roman antiquities have been found. Scattered over the parish are several seats, as Wraxall House and Lodge, Belmont, Charl- ton House, Naish House, and Tynterfield. The surface is elevated, and the soil a rich loam. The living is a rect.* in the dice, of Bath and Wells, val. 575, with 50 acres of glebe. The church, dedicated to All Saints, was repaired in 1850, and contains several brasses. The Wesleyans have a chapel at Fairland, where also is a National school. Sir J. H. Grevile Smyth, Bart., of Ashtou Court, is lord of the manor and principal land- owner. AVRAXALL, NORTH, a par. in the hund. of Chip- penham, co. Wilts, 7 miles N.W. of Chippenham, and 9 N.E. of Bath. It is situated on the line of the ancient Akeman Street, now the high road to Chippenham, and includes the hmlts. of Upper Wraxall and Ford, at which latter place is a -water-mill. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 485. The church, dedicated to St. James, contains tombs of the Yonges and Methuens. There is a National school. Lord Jlethuen is lord of the manor. WRAXALL, SOUTH, a tythg. and chplry. in the par. of Great Bradford, co. Wilts, 7 miles S.E. of Bath, 3 N. of Bradford, and 7 S. of North Wraxali. The chplry. includes the hmlts. of Upper and Lower Wraxall, and has for many generations belonged to the Longs. The living is a cur., consolidated with the neighbouring chapelry of Atworth, which together have recently been formed into a separate ecclesiastical district. WRAXHALL, a hmlt. in the par. of Ditcheat, co. Somerset, 3 miles N.W. of Castle Gary. WRAY, a tnshp. and ecclesiastical district in the par. of Helling, hund. of Lonsdale South of the Sands, co. Lancaster, 10 miles N.E. of Lancaster, and 1 mile from Hornby railway station ; there is also a station on the Lytham branch of the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway at Wray Green. The tnshp. includes the hmlt. of Botton. The village is situated on the junction of the two small streams, Hindbum and Roeburn, and contains a silk mill and a manufactory. The living is a perpet. cur., val. 50, in the patron, of trustees. The church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. Fairs are held on Shrove Tuesday and 30th April for cattle. WRAYSBURY, or WYRARDISBURY, a par. in the hund. of Stoke, co. Bucks, 3 miles S.W. of Coin- brook, 4J from Windsor, and 6 from Slough. It is a station on the loop line of the London and South- Western railway. It is situated on the Thames, here crossed by a suspension bridge, recently erected at the cost of G. S. Harcourt, Esq., of Ankerwyke House ; in whose grounds are the ruins of a Benedictine nunnery, founded in the reign of Henry II. by Sir Gilbert de Montfitchet. In the Thames, opposite this point, is an islet, called Magna Charta Island, and on the adjoining estate of B. H. Gill, Esq., is a portion of King John's hunting lodge, now a farm-house, in which is said to have been found the oak table on which John signed the Magna Charta. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val., with the perpet. cur. of Langley St. Mary, or Naish, annexed, 506, in the patron, of the Dean and Canons of Windsor, who are improprietors of the great tithes. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, contains a brass of J. Stonor, 1512. The Baptists have a chapel. There is a free school, and almshouses. The charities produce about 75 per annum, including the produce of the Church and Bridge estate. WRAYTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Melling, co. Lancaster, 11 miles N.E. of Lancaster, and 1J mile from Hornby railway station. It is situated near the river Lune, and is joined to Melling to form a township. WREA, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirkham, hund. of Amounderness, eo. Lancaster, 2 miles S.W. of Kirkham. WREAKS-BRIGG, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Birst- with and par. of Hampsthwaite, West Riding co. York, 3 miles S.W. of Ripley, on the river Nidd. WREAY, a chplry. in the par. of St. Mary, Carlisle, ward and co. of Cumberland, 6 miles S.E. of Carlisle. It is a station on the Lancaster and Carlisle section of the London and North- Western railway. The village is situated on the liver Petterill, and is a meet for the Carlisle harriers. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 90, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. There is a school, founded and partially endowed in 1760, by J. Brown. WRECKLESHAM, a tnshp. and ecclesiastical dis- trict in the par. and hund. of Farnham, co. Surrey, 1J mile S.W. of Farnham, on the river Wey. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 100, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. WREIGHILL, a tnshp. in the par. of Rothbury, co. Northumberland, 5 miles W. of Rothbury. It is bounded on the S. by the river Coquet, and was an- ciently called Wreck Hill. It was ravaged by the plague in 1665, and has never recovered its population. WREKE, or WREAK, a stream, co. Leicester, rises near Waltham-on-the- Wolds, and after its junction with the Eye, unites with the Soar near Cossington. WREKIN, THE, a craggy trap mountain in co. Salop, 3 miles S.W. of Wellington, rises to the height of 1,320 feet above sea level, and commands a view over 13 counties. WRELTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Middleton, North Riding co. York, 2J miles N.W. of Pickering. WRENBURY, a par. in the hund. of Nantwich, eo. Chester, 5 miles S.W. of Nantwich, and 6 N.E. of Whit- church. It is a station on the Crew, Whitchurch, and Shrewsbury branch of the London and North-Wostern railway. The par. includes the tnshps. of Broomhall, Chorley, Dodcott-cum-Wilkesley, Newhall, Sound, and Woodcott, with the hmlt. of Wrenbury Frith. The river Weaver, and the Chester and Ellesmere canal, pass through the parish. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Chester, val. 150, in the patron, of the Vicar of Acton. The church is dedicated to St. Mar- garet. In the chancel are mural tablets of the Starkey and Cotton families. The Primitive Methodists have a chapel. There are free, National, and Sunday schools. The charities produce about 100 per annum. The Marquis of Cholmondeley is lord of the manors of Wrenbury and Chorley, and the Earl of Kilmore of the manors of Broomhall and Woodoott. Mrs. Beckett is lady of the manor of Sound. WREN1NGHAM, GREAT and LITTLE, a par. in the hund. of Humbleyard, co. Norfolk, 34 miles S.E. of Wymondham, and 8 from Norwich. It is situated midway between Wymondham and Flordon railway stations, and formerly constituted two parishes, now united. The living is a rect., consolidated with that of Ashwellthorpe. The church is dedicated to All Saints, The register commences in 1687. There is a National school. Lord Berners is lord of the manor. WRENTHAM, a par. in the hund. of Blything, eo. Suffolk, 5 miles N.W. of Southwold, 8 S.E. of Beccles, and 3 N.E. of Wrongford, on the road from London to Yarmouth. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 586. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, was repaired in 1831 and in 1853. In the interior are an organ presented by the late rector, a painted window by Hardman, representing the Ascen- sion, some modern tesselated pavement, and two brasses, date 1400. The charities produce about 55 per annum. The Independents and Wesleyans have chapels. Thera are National, infant, and Foreign and British schools. William Wotton was born here in 1666. WRENTHORPE, a tnshp. in the par. of Wakefield, lower div. of Aghrigg wap., West Riding co. York, 2 miles N.E. of Wakefield. It is joined with Stanley to