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SHEFFIELD. 440 SHELDON. censed victuallers' asylum, erected in 1848, at Grimes- thorpe, the union poorhouse, a large stone structure in the Elizabethan style situate at Cherrytree Hill, and workhouses at Brightside, Ecclesall, and Nether Hal- lam, besides various provident and benevolent institu- tions. In Surrey -street is a medical school in connection with the University of London, the students studying at the hospital and infirmary. The free grammar- school, founded by Thomas Smith in 1603, has an in- come from endowment of 200, and now occupies a building in Charlotte-street, erected in 1842 by subscrip- tion. It is under the care of a head and three other masters, and has about 80 scholars, of whom half are on the foundation. Wesley College is a proprietary gram- mar-school now affiliated to the London University, and empowered to issue certificates to candidates for degrees. It occupies a site of six acres in the Glossop-road, and was built by subscription in 1839 at a cost of 15,000. It is under the direction of a governor, who is also chaplain, a head and second master, and thirteen other teachers, and has accommodation for 250 boarders. The Collegiate Proprietary school was founded in 1835 by a body of proprietors, and is under the direction of a principal and eight other masters. It has an annual scholarship of 2o per annum, tenable for three years at Oxford or Cambridge, and is attended by 100 scholars. The school of design, founded in 1841, now occupies a building erected in 1857 at a cost of above 7,000. It is partly supported by a government grant, and has been found beneficial in the development of art-manufactures, being attended by above 200 pupils. The people's col- lege in Orchard-street is an educational institution chiefly for the working classes. There are besides se- veral National, British and Foreign, Infant, Industrial, Denominational, Lancastrian, Ragged, and Sunday schooh in connection with the several district churches and other places of worship. Sheffield gives title of earl and baron to the Holroyds of Sheffield park, near Lewes, in Sussex, but who take their title from this place. Market days are Tuesday and Saturday. Fairs are held on the Tuesday and Wednesday in Whitsun week, and on the 28th of November for the sale of cattle, horses, cheese, &c. SHEFFIELD, a division of the par. of Aston Cant- low, co. Warwick, 2 miles S. W. of Henley-in-Arden. SHEFFIELD, LITTLE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Ecclesall Bierlow, West Hiding co. York, 4 miles S.W. of Sheffield. SHEFFIELD PARK, a seat of the Earl of Sheffield, co. Sussex, 5 miles N. of Lewes. It is situated on the river Ouse, and was rebuilt by the Holroyds on the site of the castle of Earl Godwin. It contains a collection of portraits. iSHEFFIN, a par. in the bars, of Galmoy and Cran- nagh, co. Kilkenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles N.N.W. of Freshford. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Ossory, val. with Aghouse, 704, in the patron, of the bishop. Lodgepark is the principal seat in the vicinity. SHKFFORD, a chplry. and market town in the par. of Campion, bund, of Clifton, co. Bedford, 9 miles S.E. of Bedford, and 7 N.W. of Hitchin. Biggleswade is its post town. It is a station on the Midland railway. The town is situated on the river Ivel, which has been rendered navigable to Biggleswade. It consists of several clean and wide streets, which are well paved and lighted with gas. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in the straw plait manufacture. Some specimens of Roman glass have been discovered at Stanford Bury, and other antiquities in this parish, which are preserved in the Fitzwilliam museum at Cambridge. The tithes were commuted in 1797 for land and corn rents under an Enclosure Act. The living is a cur.* annexed to the rect. of Campton, in the dioc. of Ely. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. There is a parochial school for both sexes, also an infant school. The Wesleyans, Baptists, and Roman Catholics have each a place of worship. Robert Blomfield, the poet, resided here, and was buried at Campton in 1823. The Queen is lady of the manor. Market day is on Fridays. Fairs are held on 23rd January, 6th April, 10th May, and llth October. SHEFFORD, EAST, or LITTLE, a par. in the hund. of Kintbury-Eagle, co. Brks, 5 miles N.E. of Hunger- ford, its post town. There is no village, only a few farmhouses. A curious hall, built in the reign of Henry VIII., is now used as a barn. The river Lam- bourne flows through the parish, the soil is fertile, and the land is almost wholly arable. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 400. The church contains some monuments. This place is a meet for the Craven hounds. SHEFFORD-HARDWICKS, an ext. par. place in the hund. of Clifton, co. Bedford, joined to Shefford. SHEFFORD, WEST, or GREAT, a par. in the hund. of Kintbury-Eagle, co. Berks, 5J miles N.E. of Hungerford, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the south-western bank of the river Lambourne, and is wholly agricultural. Charles I. took up his quarters here on the 19th November, 1644. The land is chiefly arable, with a small proportion of woodland and pasture. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 833 18s., and the glebe comprises 110 acres. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 856, in the patron, of Brasenose College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient Norman edifice, with a circular tower at the W. end, and near the N. doorway is a niche for the Virgin. The interior of the church contains an ancient font, also some stained windows.- The Primitive Methodists have a place of worship. The Marquis of Downshire is lord of the manor and chief landowner. In the churchyard is the shaft of an ancient cross. SHEHY, a ridge of mountains in the western div. of co. Cork, Ireland. They are situated near the river Lee, and attain an elevation of near 1,800 feet above sea- level. SHEINTON, a par. in the Chelmarsh div. of the hund. of Stottesden, co. Salop, 3 miles N.W. of Much Wenlock, its post town, and 10 from Shrewsbury. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Severn, and is wholly agricultural. The soil is chiefly sandy and loamy, but in the more elevated parts it is a strong clay. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Lich- field, val. 296. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, has a wooden tower containing three bells. A stone effigy, supposed to be that of the foundress of the church, was discovered during the restoration of the building. The parochial charities produce about 5 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. William L. Childe, Esq., is lord of the manor. SHELBRED, an ext. par. place in the hund. of Easebourne, rape of Chichester, co. Sussex, 5 miles N. of Midhurst. It is now joined to the parish of Linch- mere, and has remains of a priory founded in 1240 by Sir R. D. Ardern for Black Canons. Its revenue at the Dissolution was valued at 73. SHELBURNE, a bar. in the co. of Wexford, prov. of Leinster, Ireland. It gives title of earl to the Marquis of Lansdowne, and contains the following pars.. Bally- brazill, Clonmines, Fethard, Hook, Killesk, Kilmokea, Owenduff, Rathroe, St. James and Dunbrody, Tellar- ought, Templetown, Tintern, and part of Whitechurch. SHELDERTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Clungerford, co. Salop, 7 miles N.W. of Ludlow. SHELDON, a chplry. in the par. of Bakewell, hund. of High Peak, co. Derby, 3 miles W. of Bakewell, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the river Wye, and is chiefly agricultural. A portion of the inhabitants are engaged in the lead mines. The impropriate tithes belong to the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield, and to the Duke of Devonshire. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lichfield, vaL 90, in the patron, of the Vicar of Bakewell. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, or to All Saints, is an ancient structure standing in the centre of the village. The parochial charities produce about 13 per annum. The Primitive Methodists have a place of worship. The