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SHILLINGLEY. 454 SHINGHAM. chideock, in the dioc. of Exeter. The church, dedicated to St. George, has a tower, and contains a brass of Sir William Huddersfleld, bearing date 1499. There is a school for both sexes. Near the church are traces of a priory cell, which was formerly in connection with Tor- morham Abbey, near Torquay. Sir L. V. Palk is lord of the manor. SHILLINGLEY, a seat of the Earl of "Winterton, in the par. of Haslemere, co. Surrey, 2 miles from Has- lemere, and 13 S. of Guildford. SHILLING-OKEFORD, or SHILLINGSTONE, a par. in the hund. of Cranborne, co. Dorset, 5J miles N.W. of Blandford Forum, and 4 E. of Sturminster. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Stour. The land is chiefly in pasture. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 370, and the glebe comprises 71 acres. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 460, in the patron, of Exeter College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to the Holy Hood, has a square embattled tower. There is a National school. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. In the village are traces of an ancient cross. Lord Rivers is lord of the manor. SHILLINGSTONE, a station on the Somerset and Dorset railway, between Blandford and Sturminster Newton. SHILLINGTHORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Brace- borough, co. Lincoln, 3 miles N.E. of Stamford, on a branch of the river Glen. SIIILTON, a par., partly in the hund. of Faringdon, co. Berks, and partly in that of Bampton, co. Oxford, 2J miles S.E. of Burford. Bampton is its post town. The village, which is small, is situated in a valley watered by a rivulet. The inhabitants are wholly engaged in. agriculture. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1794. The living ia a vie. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 112. The church is an ancient edifice, standing in the adjoining parish of Alvescott. The parochial charities produce about 42 per annum, of which 8 goes towards the support of a school. John Gwynne, Esq., is lord of the manor. SHILTON, a par. in the Kirkby div. of the hund of Knightlow, co. Warwick, 6 miles N.E. of Coventry, its post town. It is a station on the Trent Valley section of the London and North-Western railway. The vil- lage, which is of small extent, is situated on the road from Coventry to Wolvey, near the Oxford canal. The par. contains the hmlt. of Barnacle. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in the ribbon manufacture and in agriculture. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 76, in the patron, of the lord chan- cellor. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is an ancient structure, with a square tower containing four bells. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes for this parish and that of Anstey. The manor belongs to the Dean and Canons of Windsor. SHILTON, EARL. See EARL-SHELTON, co. Lei- cester. SHILVINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Morpeth, W. div. of Castle ward, co. Northumberland, 4t miles S.W. of Morpeth. SHILVINGTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Portisham, co. Dorset, 5 miles S.W. of Dorchester. SH1LVODAN-GRANGE, a vil. in the bar. of Upper Toome, co. Antrim, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 4 miles N.E. of Randalstown, on the road from Antrim to Bal- lymena. SHIMNA, a stream of the co. of Down, Ireland, rises in the Mourne mountains, and falls into Dundrum Bay, near Newcastle. SHIMPLING, a par. in the hund. of Diss, co. Nor- folk, 3^ miles N.E. of Diss, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on a branch of the river Waveney, and is wholly agricultural. Two-thirds of the land are arable, and the remainder pasture and waste. Shimpling Place is now a farmhouse. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 222. The church, dedicated to St. George, has a circular tower containing four bells. The interior of the church is decorated with carved oak and some stained windows, and on the steeple is a representation of St. George and the Dragon. The parochial charities produce about 13 per annum. SHIMPLING, or SHIMPLINGTHORNE, a par. in the hund. of Babergh, co. Suffolk, 7 miles S. of Bury St. Edmund's, and 4J N.W. of Lavenham. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on a branch of the river Stour, and is wholly agricultural. It includes several estates with manorial rights, as Chadacre Hall, the ancient seat of the Plampin family ; Shimpling Thorn, of the Fiskes ; and Shimpling and Gifford's Halls, the property of llelford Hospital. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 600, and the glebe comprises 83 acres. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ely. The church is dedicated to St. George. The parochial charities produce about 3 per annum. Chadacre Hall is the principal residence. SHIN, or SKIN, a loch and river in the par. of Lairg, co. Sutherland, Scotland, 15 miles N.W. of Dor- noch. It is about 15 miles in length by 2 in breadth, and is supplied by a stream rising under Ben Clybric. SHINCLIFFE, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Oswald, S. div. of Easington ward, co. Durham, 2 miles S.E. of Durham, its post town. It is a station on the North 01 England railway. The river Weare passes through the township. A portion of the inhabitants are engaged in the collieries. The living is a perpet. cur. * in the dioc. of Durham, val. 98, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church was built and endowed in 1826 by the patrons. There is a National school for both sexes. SHINDELLA, a small lough in the co. of Galway, Ireland. SHINETON. See SHEINTON, co. Salop. SHINFIELD, a par., partly in the hunds. of Charl- ton and Theale, co. Berks, and partly in the hund. of Amesbury, co. Wilts, 4 miles S.E. of Reading, its post town. The village, which is considerable, is situated on the road from Reading to Basingstoke, near the river Loddon, and is chiefly agricultural. The par. includes the hmlt. of Hartley-Drummer. The great tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 930, besides a glebe of 15 acres, and the vicarial for one of 200, with a glebe of 29 acres. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 200, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Hereford. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient edifice, with a low tower. The interior of the church contains several monuments. There is also a district church at Grazeley, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 35. The parochial charities produce about 84, of which 58 goes to Pigott's free school. There is also a National school. The Wesleyans and Independents have each a place of worship. Hartley- Court, the Manor House, Goodrest Lodge, and High- lands, are the principal residences. Alexander Cobham, Esq., is lord of the manor. SHINGAY, a par. in the hund. of Armingford, co. Cambridge, 7 miles N.W. of Royston, and 6 N. of Ashwell railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Cam, and is wholly agricultural. Here was formerly a preceptory of the Knights Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem, founded by Roger de Montgomery's daughter Sybilla in 1140. Its revenue at the suppression was valued at 175. The soil is rich and loamy, with a subsoil of clay. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Wendy, in the dioc. of Ely. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The Earl of Hardwicke is lord of the manor and sole land- owner. SHINGHAM, a par. in the hunds. of Clackclose and South Greenhoe, co. Norfolk, 4J miles S.W. of Swaff- ham, its post town. The village, which is inconsider- able, is wholly agricultural. The surface is generally flat, and the soil of a sandy nature. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 105, and the glebe comprises 24 acres. The living is a rect. * annexed to that of Beechamwell All Saints, in the dioc. of Nor-