GAYTON. 89 GEASHILL. "V stern railway. The latter has a station at Blisworth, J miles to the S.E. of the village. The hmlt. of Banbury Lane is included in the par. The soil is a mixture of loam and clay upon a subsoil of limestone, which is quarried for building and for burning into lime. A valuable bed of ironstone is also being worked. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 569, in the patron, of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. The church is a beautiful stone edifice, with western tower containing a clock and six bells. It is dedicated t<> St. Mary the Virgin, and has memorials of several families, some very old, but well preserved. The stalls and altar-piece are finely carved. The endowments arising from land, for the benefit of the poor, repairs of the church, and support of almshouses, produce about 60 per annum. The Baptists and Wesleyans have chapels, and there is a National school for both sexes. Sir Joseph Hawley, Bart., is lord of the manor. The remains of a Koman villa were discovered by Dr. Butler in a field called the Warren, also about thirty copper coins, and a bronze statue of Cupid. GAYTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Heswall, lower div. of the hund. of Wirrall, co. palatine of Chester, 2 miles N.W. of Great Neston, and 8 S.W. of Birkenhead. The Spital station on the Chester and Birkenhead railway is about 4 miles E. of the village. It is situated on the estuary of the river Dee, which is here nearly 4 miles broad. John B. Glegg, Esq., is lord of the manor. There is a ferry over the Dee into Flintshire. GAYTON, a par. in the hund. of Freebridge-Lynn, co. Norfolk, 6 miles E. of Lynn, its post town. The parish is watered by a small stream, which discharges itself into Lynn Harbour. The nearest railway station is East. Winch, on the Lynn and Dereham branch of the Great Eastern line. Here was a Benedictine priory founded by William de Scotries, in the reign of William the Conqueror. The poorhouse of the Freebridge Union is situated in this parish. The land is chiefly arable, with a small tract of heath. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 292, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is an ancient edifice, with three painted windows. The register commences in 1702. The parochial charities, including an allotment of land for fuel, and a small sum for a scholarship as Cambridge, yield about 65 per annum. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel, and there is a National school. In the parish are three manors, belonging severally to the Jones, Mitford, and St. John families. A statute fair is held the week previous to old Michaelmas Day, for hiring servants. GAYTON, a par. in the S. div. of the hund. of Pire- hill, co. Stafford, 5 miles N.E. of Stafford, its post town, and 7 N.W. of Abbots Bromley. It is situated near the river Trent. The Weston station on the North Stafford- shirc railway is about 1 mile S.W. of the village. The hmlt. of Hartley Green is included in the par. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 120. The church is a building of the last century, erected on the rite of a more ancient one, and with a portion of the old materials. It is dedicated to St. John the Baptist, and contains some monuments of the Ferrars family. The parochial charities produce about 5 per annum. Earl Fi rrars is lord of the manor. GAYTON-LE-MARSH, a par. in the Marsh div. of the hund. of Calceworth, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 6 miles N.E. of Alford, its post town, and 7 S.E. of Louth. The Authorpe station on the Boston and (riinsby branch of the Great Northern railway is 3
- niles to the S.W. of the village, which is small, but
neatly built. It is a place of great antiquity, and had a church prior to the Conquest. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 450, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. George, was once a handsome edifice with embattled tower, but has been much disfigured by subsequent alterations, the nave and chancel having been rebuilt without any regard to niiit'iirmity of style. The charities, arising from land, fi:r t'.o benefit of the church and poor, produce about 45 per annum. The Wesleyans have a chapel, and there is a National school. Lord Willoughby de Broke is lord of the manor. In the vicinity are two chalybeate springs. GAYTON-LE-WOLD, a par. in the Wold div. of the hund. of Louth Eske, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 6 miles W. of Louth, its post town, and 10 S.E. of Market Rasen. It is situated on the river Bain, and includes the ext. par. lib. of Grimblethorpe. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. with that of Biscathorpe, 346, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is a small edifice, dedicated to St. Peter. The Free Connexion Methodists have a chapel. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 120. GAYTON THORPE, a par. in the hund. of Freebridge- Lynn, co. Norfolk, lj mile S.E. of Gayton, and 8 miles N.W. of Swaffham, its post town. The living is a vie.* annexed to the rect. of East Walton, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a circular tower surmounted by a dome. The register commences in 1580. Anthony Hamond, Esq., is lord of the manor. GAYWOOD, a par. in the hund. of Freebridge-Lynn, co. Norfolk, 1 mile E of Lynn, its post town and rail- way station. It is situated on the river Gaywood, and from its close proximity to the above town, has become, with Albion Place and Highgate, a thriving suburb. An episcopal palace was built hero in the reign of King John by Bishop Grey. The land is nearly evenly divided between arable and pasture. The surface is generally ilat, and the soil light and gravelly. An Enclosure Act was obtained in 1810. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norfolk, val. 633. The church, dedicated to St. Faith, is a plain cruciform structure, with a tower of brick, in which is an ancient Roman doorway. It contains two ancient paintings, ono of Queen Elizabeth's visit to Tilbury Fort, and the other of the trial of Guy Fawkes. Here is a hospital for poor widows, with an income of nearly 230, and other charities for the poor producing about 24 per annum. The Primitive Methodists have a chapel, and there are National and infant schools. In the neighbourhood is a spring of medicinal water. R. Bagge, Esq., is lord of the manor. Fairs are held on the 22nd June and 17th October for live stock. GAXELEY, a par. in the hund. of Risbridge, co. Suffolk, 5 miles E. of Newmarket, its post town, and 8 W. of Bury St. Edmund's. The Higham station on the Newmarket and Bury branch of the Great Eastern rail- way, is about 2 miles N.E. of the village, which is situated on rising ground. The par. includes the hmlts. of Higham and Needham Street. The old Roman highway, Icknield Street, passes in the vicinity. In the Domesday Survey this place is called Dcsilingltam, and formerly belonged to the earls of Gloucester. An Enclosure Act was obtained in 1838. Brick-making is carried oil, and chalk is obtained in large quantities. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. with the rect. of Kentford annexed, 541, in the patron, of Trinity Hall, Cambridge. The church is an ancient stone edifice, dedicated to All Saints. There is also the district church of Higham Green, a perpet. cur.,* val. 63, in the patron, of the above Hull. The register dates, from the middle of the 16th century. There are a few small charities. The Baptists have a chapel, and there is a British school for both sexes. There are two manors, viz. Higham and Abthorpe. GEARSTONES, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Ingleton, West Riding co. York, 10 miles N.W. of Settle. GEASHILL, a bar. in King's County, prov. of Leinster, Ireland. It is hounded on the S. by Queen's County, on the W. by the bars, of Ballyboy and Bally- cowan, and on the N. and E. by Philipstown. Its area is 30,874 acres, comprising parts of the pars, of Bally- kean and Gcashill. Part of the Bog of Allen occupies the N. part of the bar. The Grand canal and the Clodagh river pass through the barony. GEASHILL, a par. and post town in the bars, of Geashill and Upper Philipstown, King's County, prov. of Lcinster, Ireland, 4 miles S. of Philipstown, and 65
