YAPHAM. 889 YARLETT. village is situated on the Cotswold hills. The soil i Btone brash. The living is a cur. annexed to Hazleton The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, or St. Michael, i a chapol-of-ease to Hazleton. YAPHAM, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Pock lington, Witton-Beacou div. of Harthill wap., Eas Riding co. York, 2J miles N.W. of Pocldington. The chphy. comprises the vils. and tnshps. of Yapham an< Multonby. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. o Pocklington. The chapel-of-easo is an old edifice, re paired in 1778. YAPTON, a par. in the hund. of Avisford, rape o. Arundel, co. Sussex, 4 miles S. W. of Arundel. It is a atatiou on the London, Brighton, and South Coast rail- way. The par., which includes the tythg. of Bilsham is situated on the road from Arundel to Bognor, and ii intersected by the Arundel and Portsmouth canal, which is now dry and disused in this part. The land is prin- cipally arable, and the soil a rich loam. The living is vie. united with that of Walberton. There was formerly a chapel-of-ease at Bilsham, now converted into cottages. The Independents have a chapel. There are National schools, partly supported by an endow- ment left by Stephen Roc in 1766. The charities pro- duce about 40 per annum. YAH, a river of co. Norfolk, rises near Wymond- ham, and, receiving the streams of the Blackwater, Wensuin, Bure, and Waveney, falls into the North Sea below Yarmouth, after a course of 50 miles. YARBOROUGH, a wap. in three divs. in the parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, distinguished as East, North, and South ; the first, or East div., contains the pars, oi Brocklesby, Croxton, Habrough, East Halton, Imniing- ham, Keelby, Killingholme, Kirmington, Limber Magna, Riby, and Stallingborough ; the second, or North, con- tains Burrow-on-Humbcr, Barton-on-Humber, Bonby, Elsham, South Ferriby, Goxhill, Hockstow, Saxby, Thornton-Curtis, Ulceby, Wootton, and Worluby ; and the third, or South div., Barnetby-le-Wold, Bigby, Cadney, Grasby, North Kelsey, Melton Ross, Nettleton, Searby, Somerby, Wrawley, and part of Caistor, besides the town of Glandford Brigpr ; together comprising; 76,870 acres. YARBOROUGH, a hmlt. in the par. of Croxton, and wap. of Yarborough, co. Lincoln, 8 miles N.E. of Gland- ford-Brigg. At this place, which gives name to the wapentake, are traces of an extensive camp, where Roman coins have been discovered. YARBOROUGH, a par. in the hunci. of Louth Eske, co. Lincoln, 4 miles N.E. of Louth. The par. is skirted on the E. by the Louth navigation. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 300. The church, dedi- cated to St. John the Baptist, was restored in 1855. The Wesleyans, Primitive, and Free Methodists have chapels. There are parochial schools, built in 1860. G. J. Yar- burgh, Esq., is lord of the manor. YARCOAIBE, a par. in the hund. of Axminster, co. Devon, 8 miles N.W. of Axmiuster, and 5 J W. of Chard. The village is intersected by the road from London to Exeter, and has water communication by means of the Taunton and Chard canal. A moiety of the manor was given by Queen Elizabeth to Sir Francis Drake, in whose family the property still continues. Tho living i a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 490, in the patron, of the crown. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, has several painted windows and an old font. The register dates from the middle of the 16th century. The Baptists have a chapel. There are National and Sunday schools. The charities produce about 36 per annum. A pleasure fair used to be held on the second Tuesday after Trinity Sunday. YARD, a hmlt. in the par. of Trefdraeth, hund. of Menai, co. Anglesea, 10 miles S.W. of Beaumaris, and 3 N.AV. of Newborough.
All}), a hmlt. in the par. of St. Decuman, eo. So-
i, 3 miles from Watchett. TheDevonand Somer- set hounds meet at Yard Down. YARDLEY, a par. in the hund. of Odsey, oo. Herts,
- J miles S.W. of Buntingford. It is watered by the
river Beane. The land is chiefly arable, with a large portion of woodland, common, and waste. The living is a vie.* in the dioe. of Rochester, val. 250, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's, London, to whom the manor was given by King Athelstan. Tho church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, has some stained glass windows, and on the walls are some ancient fresco paintings. In the interior are monuments and the brass of a priest bearing date 1515. There is a National school. At Yardley Bury, the old seat of the Cornwalls and Chaunceys, Sir Henry Chauncey, the county historian, was born in 1700, and lies buried in the churchyard. YARDLEY, a par. in the upper div. of Halfshire hund., co. Worcester, 4J miles E. of Birmingham. It is situated on the Warwickshire border, from which county it is separated by the river Cole, over which are several bridges connecting this parish with that of Aston. It is traversed by the Warwick and Birmingham canal, and by the Great Western and London and North- Western railways, the former having a station at the western end of the parish at Acock' s Green, and the latter near the eastern boundary at Stechford. The surface, which is level, is watered by several small streams falling into the Cole. About two-thirds of the land are meadow and pasture, and the remainder chiefly arable, with a little woodland and waste, the greater part of the com- mon having been enclosed. The soil is a stiff loam on a substratum of clay. Great quantities of tiles are made here and conveyed to Birmingham. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 600. The church, dedicated to St. Edburgh, was partially rebuilt in the reign of Henry VII. There are also a chapel-of-ease at Hall Green, built and endowed by J. Marston in the reign of Queen Anne, and a district church at Yardley Wood, dedicated to Christ, built and endowed by the late J. Taylor, Esq. The Independents have chupels at Rushall-laue and Acock's Green. There are two endowed grammar schools, and National and Sunday schools in connection with each of the churches, and on Moseley Wake Green is Springfield College for Inde- pendents, built in 1856 at a cost of 15,000, and having accommodation for 36 students. The charities, which now amount to about 1,000 per annum, besides 61 cottages used by the poor rent free, are administered by trustees, who every Easter Tuesday elect a bailiff. James A. Taylor, Esq., is lord of the manor. YARDLEY-GOBION, a hmlt. in the par. of Potters- pury, huud. of Cleley, co. Northampton, 3 miles N.W. of Stoney Stratford, and 6 S.E. of Towcester. It is situated on the line of the ancient Walling Street, near
- he Grand Junction canal and river Tove, and contains
,he Union poor-house for Potterspury. There is a paper mill. The Independents have a chapel. YARDLEY HASTINGS, a par. in the hund. of Wymersley, co. Northampton, 8 miles S.E. of North- ampton. It has remains of the old seat of the family of hlastings, Earls of Pembroke. The rectory was once held >y Edward Lye, the Saxon scholar, who died hero in 1769. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. with portion of the rectory of Dentou annexed, 356. The
- hurch is dedicated to St. Andrew. The Independents
mve a chapel and school. There is also a National chool. A fair is held on Whit-Monday. The Marquis if Northampton is lord of the manor. YARINGTON. See YARNTON, co. Oxford. YARKHILL, a par. in the hund. of Radlow, co. Hereford, 7 miles N.W. of Ledbury, and 7 N.E. of lereford, on the river Frpme. Part of the land is in
- iop gardens. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Here-
ord, val. 130, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. YARLESIDE, a div. in the par. of Dalton-in-Furness, mnd. of Lonsdale North of the Sands, co. Lancaster, 3 miles S.W. of Dalton. It comprises several small vil- iges and hamlets on the coast opposite Wiilnoy Inland. YARLETT, an ext. par. lib. in the S. div. of Piie- .ill hund., co. Stafford, 4 miles N. of Stafford, near the iver Trent, adjoining the par. of Weaton-upon-Trent.
