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SAWTRY ST. JUDITH. 402 SAXLINGHAM-THORPE. SAWTRY ST. ."DDITH, an ext. par. place, in the hund. of Norman Cross, co. Huntingdon, 4 miles S.E. of Stilton. It was formerly a separate parish, but is now annexed to Sawtry All Saints. A Cistercian abbey was founded here in 1146 by Simeon de St. Liz, Earl of Northampton, which flourished till the Dissolution, when its revenue was returned at 141 3. 8rf., and the site given to the Cromwells. It includes a large tract of woodland, chiefly oak, called Monks' Wood. The church has long been demolished. Roman urns and other antiquities were found here in 1772. SAXAFORTH, a mountain in the island and par. of TJist, North Shetland Isles, coast of Scotland. It attains an elevation of 938 feet above sea-level, and has a remarkable cave 300 feet long. SAXBY, a par. in the hund. of Framland, co. Lei- cester, 4J miles N.E. of Melton-Mowbray, its post town, and near the Saxby station on the Midland railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on a branch of the river Eye. The Melton and Oakham canal passes through the parish, which is supposed to have been the scene of a great battle from the number of skeletons and relics of antiquity which have been dis- covered at a short distance below the surface. The land is chiefly in pasture. The surface ia gently undulating and the soil fertile. The substratum is a fine gravel. The glebe comprises 38 acres. The living is a recb.* with the vie. of Stapleford annexed, in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 168. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, has a spired tower containing three bells. It was rebuilt in 1789, at the expense of the grandfather of the late Earl of Harborough. SAXBY, a par. in the E. div. of Aslacoo wap., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 10 miles N.E. of Lincoln, 4 S.E. of Spital, and 8 S.W. of Market-Rasen. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Ancholme, near the Roman way Ermine Street. The inhabitants are wholly agricultural. There are quarries of an inferior kind of building-stone. The glebe com- prises 14 acres. The living is a vie.* with the rect. of Firsby annexed, in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 96. The church, dedicated to St. Helen, is a Grecian edifice, and contains the tombs of the Scarborough family. SAXBY, a par. in the N. div. of Yarborough wap., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 5 miles S.W. of Barton-upon-Humber, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. It is situated at a short distance from the Ancholme naviga- tion. The surface is elevated, but not hilly. The soil is light upon a substratum of chalk. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 432 17s., and the glebe comprises 8 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 300. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has been recently rebuilt. Over the altar is a painting of the Saviour restoring sight to Bartimeus. There is a National school for both sexes. John Hope Barton, Esq., is lord of the manor. SAXELBY, a par. in the hund. of East Goscote, co. Leicester, 4 miles N.W. of Melton-Mowbray, its post town, and 2 N.W. of Kirby railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is chiefly agricultural. It is situated amidst the Wold hills, and the low grounds are watered by a brook. The land is chiefly in pasture. The soil is clay alternating with sand and gravel. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peter- borough, val. 215. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient structure, with a square tower surmounted by a spire, and containing three bells. The interior of the church contains the brass of a female bearing date 1520. The parochial charities produce about 16 per annum. There is a National school. The Earl of Aylesford is lord of the manor. SAXELBY, or SAXILBY, a par. in the wap. of Lawress, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, G.J miles N.W. of Lincoln, its post town. It is a junction station on the Great Northern and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin- colnshire railways. The village, which is chiefly agri- cultural, is situated on the road from Lincoln to Gains- borough, and on the river Till. The par. includes the hmlts. of North and South Ingleby. The Fossdyke, which is navigable for Sloops and barges, intersects the parish. The glebe comprises 127 acres of land. The living is a vie.* with Ingleby, in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 167, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Botolph, haa a tower containing four bells. The church has been thoroughly restored. The register dates from 1563. A National school was built in 1845. The Wesley ans and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. In the vicinity is a Roman barrow. SAXHAM, GREAT, a par. in the hund. of Thingoe, co. Suffolk, 5 miles S.W. of Bury St. Edmund's, its post town. It ia a station on the Cambridge, New- market, and Bury branch of the Great Eastern railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on a branch of the river Lark, and is wholly agricultural. The manor once belonged to Bury Abbey, and came to the Eldreda, who erected Nutmeg Hall. The soil is of a mixed nature, with a clayey subsoil. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 369, and tho glebe comprises 13 acres. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 330. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, ia an ancient edifice, with a tower containing three bells. There are two memorial windows in the chancel, also a painted E. window over the communion table. The interior contains monuments to the Eldred family. The parochial charities produce about 36 per annum. There are day and Sunday schoola. Saxham Hall, the residence of the Millses, is a square stone mansion situated in the centre of a well-wooded park. William Mills, Esq., is lord of the manor. SAXHAM, LITTLE, a par. in the hund. of Thingoe, co. Suffolk, 3J milea W. of Bury St. Edmund's, its post town. The village, which is of amall extent, is wholly agricultural. Little Saxham was the seat of the Lucas and Croft families, who entertained Charles II. in the old manor house erected in Henry VII. 'a time, but pulled down in 1771. The living is a rect.* in thcdioc. of Ely, val. 332. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is an ancient structure with a round tower of flint. Tho interior of the church contains effigies of the Crofts. There are several stained windows. The register dates fr m 1620. The parochial charities pro- duce about 15 per annum. The Marquis of Bristol is lord of the manor. SAXLINGHAM, a par. in the hund. of Holt, co. Norfolk, 3J miles W. of Holt, ita post town, and 6 N.E. of Walsingham. The village is of small extent, and chitfly agricultural. The land is for the most part arable, with a small proportion of pasture and woodland. From the higher grounds a view is obtained of the vale of the Glaven. The glebe contains 28 acres. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. i'589. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, is a cruciform structure, with a..square embattled tower. Tho interior of the church contains a monument in the form of an Egyptian pyramid covered with hieroglyphics, and erected by Sir Christopher Heydon to his lady, bearing date 1593. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. The Rev. Sir E. R. Jodrell, Bart., is lord of the manor. SAXLINGHAM-NETHERGATE, a par. in tho hund. of Henstead, co. Norfolk, 7 miles S. of Norwich, its post town, and 2 E. of Flordon railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is chiefly agricul- tural. The living is a rect. * annexed to that of Sax- lingham Thorpe, in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 699. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a square tower containing six bells. The register dates from 1556. The windows are of stained glass. The parochial charities produce about 80 per annum, of which 73 is realised from church and town landa. There is a school under the inspection of government. SAXLINGHAM-THORPE, a par. in the hund. of Henstead, co. Norfolk, 7J miles S. of Norwich, its post town, 3 N.E. of Stratton St. Mary, and 2 E. of tho Flordon railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Tas, and is wholly agri