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SCOREBY. 410 SCOTTON SCOREBY, a hmlt. in the par. of Catton, wap. of Ouse and Derwent, East Riding co. York, 7 miles N.E. of York. It is in conjunction -with West Stamford- Bridge to form a township. SCORTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Catterick, -wap. of East Gilling, North Riding co. York, 3 miles N.E. of Catterick, and 5 E. of Richmond. It is a station on the Richmond and Darlington branch of the North-Eastern railway. The village is built round a spacious green near a'branch of the river Swale. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The soil is of a clayey and gravelly nature. Petty sessions are held here on the first Friday in each month. On the road to Cowton stands a nunnery of the order of St. Clare, established in 1795 by nuns who arrived in this country from Nor- mandy, and in 1823 a chapel was built and dedicated to St. Clare. There is a school for both sexes adjoining the chapel. The free grammar school, which stands on the N. side of the green, was built in 1760, and was endowed by Leonard Robinson, with an annuity of about 300. Within the township is St. Cuthbert's well, the water of which is considered efficacious in cutaneous and rheumatic disorders. SCORTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Garstangj hund. of Amounderness, co. Lancaster, 2 miles N.E. of Garstang, and 9 S. of Lancaster. It is a station on the Preston and Carlisle railway. It is situated near the river Wyre. SCO-RUSTON, a par. in the hund. of Tunstead, co. Norfolk. See HUSTON, Sco. SCOSTI-IIIOP, or SCOSTHORPE, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirkby-in-Mulham-Dale, W. div. of Stainclifle wap., West Riding co. York, 6 miles S.E. of Settle. The soil is fertile, and altogether in grass. SCOTBY, a tnshp. in the par. of Wetheral, ward and co. of Cumberland, 3 miles S.E. of Carlisle, its post town. It is a station on the Newcastle and Carlisle section of the North-Eastern railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the river Eden, and ':* chiefly agricultural. A portion of the inhabitants are engaged in tanning. The living is a pcrpet. cur. in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 67. The church has a square eir.battled tower containing one bell. There is a village school, with a small endowment. The Society of Friends have a meeting-house, with a burial ground attached. SCOTCH-STREET, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Mary, city of Carlisle, co. Cumberland. SCOTFORTII, a tnshp. in the par. of Lancaster, hund. of Lonsdale South of the Sands, co. Lancaster, 1J mile S.E. of Lancaster, its post town. It is an extensive village, situated on the line of the Preston railway, and may be considered a suburb of Lancaster. There is a small .endowed school for children of both sexes. Parkficld is the principal residence. SCOTHERN, a par. in the wap. of Lawress, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 5 miles N.E. of Lincoln, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is chiefly agricultural. The Lancaster and Preston railway passes close to this place. The impropriate tithes are divided between the Earl of Scarborough and the Rector of Ludbrook. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 102. The church, dedicated to St. Germain, was thoroughly restored in 1796. The parochial charities produce about 16 per annum, bequeathed for the relief of ten poor beadsmen. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. Richard Ellison, Esq., is lord of the manor. SCOTLAND, a hmlt. in the par. of Ingoldsby, co. Lincoln, 3 miles N of Corby. SCOTLAND STREET, a station on the Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton section of the North British railway, being the first after leaving Princes-street, Edinburgh. SCOTLANDWELL, a vil. in the par. of 1'ortmoak, co. Kinross, Scotland, 1 mile S.E. of Kinnesswood, and 4 miles E. of Kinross. It is situated on Loch Leven. There are traces of a hospital founded by the bishops of St. Andrew's in the 13th century. SCOTNEY, a manor in the par. of Lamberhurst, hund. of Loxfield-Pelham, rape of Pevensey, co. Sussex, 6 miles S.E. of Tunbridge Wells. This seat, situated on the borders of Kent, was originally built by Walter do Scoteni, from whom it is named Scotney Castle, and includes a machicolated tower and gateway of the time of Richard II. The body of the structure was restored by Inigo Jones for the Ashburnhams, from whom it passed to Archbishop Chicheley, and subsequently to the Darells, and is now the seat of Mrs. Hussev. SCOT'S GAP, a station on the Wansbeck line of railway, 12 miles from Morpelh, co. Northumberland. SCOTSHOUSE, a post-office vil. in the par. of Cur- rin, bar. of Dartree, co. Monaghan, prov. of Ulster, Ire- land, 4 miles S. of Clones. Here stand the parish church, a Roman Catholic chapel, and a police station. Hill- town is the seat of Colonel Madden. SCOTSTARVET, an old scat of the Scotts in the co. of Fife, Scotland, near Ceres. It has a tower 50 feet high, and a museum of local antiquities. SCOTSTOWN, a post-office vil. in the par. of Clones, bar. of Monaghan, co. Monaghan, prov. of Ulster, Ire- land, 4 miles N.W. of Monaghan. There is a police station. Fairs are held once a month. SCOTSWOOD, a vil. in the tnshp. of East Denton, co. Northumberland, 4 miles W. of Newcastle. It is a station on the Newcastle and Carlisle and Border Coun- ties railways. Ramsay's paper mill is in this village. SCOTTER, a par. in the wap. of Corringham, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 4 miles N.W. of Kirton- in-Linddey, its post town, 9 N.E. of Gainsborough and 3 from Northorpe railway station. The parish, which is extensive, is situated on the river Eau, here joined by the Trent, which forms its north-western boundary. A charter for a market on Thursday was granted by Richard I., but has long been discontinued. The par. includes the hmlts. of Cotehouses, Scotter- thorpo, and Susworth. The surface is generally level, with some alternation of hilly ground. The soil is various, consisting of clay, loam, sand, and gravel, according to the locality. Some years ago a canoe and other relics were found imbedded in the gravel. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1808, when 57 acres were allotted for the repair of the church. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 814, in the patron, of the Bishop of Peterborough. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient struc- ture with a tower containing a clock and four bells. The interior of the church contains a brass of Marma- duke Tyrwitt, Esq. The parochial charities produce about 11 per annum, realised from church lands. There is a National school for both sexes. The Wes- leyan, Primitive, and New Connexion Methodists have each a place of worship. A horse fair is held on 6th July, and a pleasure fair on 10th July. SCOTTLETHORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Eden- ham, wap. of Beltisloe, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 3 miles N.W. of Bourn. SCOTTON, a par. in the wap. of Corringham, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 3 miles N.W. of Kirton, its nearest railway station and post town, and 9 N.E. of Gainsborough. The village is situated on the river Eau, and is chiefly agricultural. The par. includes the tnshp. of East Ferry, and is bounded on the W. by the river Trent. A considerable portion of the surface is moor- land and peat, but the soil of the cultivated lands is a rich loam. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 650, and the glebe comprises 71 acres. The living is a rect.* with the cur. of East Ferry, in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 636. The church is dedicated to St. Genevieve, or Genewy. There is also a chapel-of-ease at East Ferry. The Primitive and Wesleyan Methodists have each a place of worship. Sir Richard Frederick, Bart., of Burwood, is lord of the manor. SCOTTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Uatterick, wap. of East-Hang, North Riding co. York, 2 miles from Hipswell, and 3| S.E. of Richmond. Lord Wenlock is lord of the manor. SCOTTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Farnham, lower div. of Claro wap., West Riding co. York, 3 miles N.W. of Knaresborough, and 1 J mile S.W. of Farnham. The