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SHOTTESHAM, SS. MARY AND MARTIN. 462 SHOULDHAM. TESHAM, a par. in the hund. of Henstead, co. Norfolk, 6 miles S. of Norwich, its post town, and 2 E. of the Swainsthorpe railway station. The village is situated near the Great Eastern railway, and is chiefly agricultural. There were originally four distinct parishes, but the churches of St. Martin and St. Botolph having fallen into decay, those places have been consolidated with the parishes of All Saints and St. Mary. The impropriate tithes for the whole district have been commuted for 432, the vicarial for 556, and the glebe comprises 74J acres. The living is a vie. with that of St. Mary con- solidated, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church, which is dedicated to All Saints, has a square tower. It contains a curiously sculptured font, also a brass of E. Whyte, bearing date 1528. The register dates from 1538. The parochial charities produce about 26 per annum. There is a school for both sexes, supported by the Fellowes family. R. Fellowes, Esq., is lord of the manor. SHOTTESHAM, SS. MARY AND MARTIN, a consolidated par. in the hund. of Henstead, co. Norfolk, 5 miles S. of Norwich, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The parish is bounded on the W. by the small river Taas. The living is a vie. annexed to that of Shottesham All Saints, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure with a square tower. The register dates from 1687. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum. There is a small school, founded by Mrs. Fellowes in 1852. Shottesham Park, the resi- dence of the Fellowes family, was erected on the site of the old hall, which was the family seat of the Doyleys, and was surrounded by a moat. R. Fellowes, Esq., is lord of the manor. SHOTTINGTON, a hill in the par. of Stalling, hund. of Stouting, co. Kent, 5 miles S. of Canterbury. It is situated on the line of the ancient Stane Street, and has on the summit a Roman camp, covering nearly 2 acres. SHOTTISHAM, a par. in the hund. of Wilford, co. Suffolk, 4 miles S.E. of Woodford, and 6 from Wood- bridge, its post town. The village, which is small, is situated near Shottisham Ford, on a creek of the river Deben. The inhabitants are chiefly agricultural. The surface is generally flat, and there are 40 acres of marsh. The soil is light and sandy. The tithes have been com- muted for a rent-charge of 226, and the glebe com- prises 24 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 248. The church, dedicated to St. Mar- garet, is a stone structure, with a tower containing one bell. It was restored in 1845. The parochial charities produce about 9 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. The Rev. W. Darby and Rev. M. B. Darby are lords of the manor. SHOTTLE, a tnshp. in the par. of Duffield, hund. of Appletree, co. Derby, 2 miles S.W. of Helper. It is in conjunction with Postern to form a township. SHOTTON, a tnshp. in the par of Easington, S. div. of the ward of Easington, co. Durham, 2 miles S. of Easington, its post town, and 10 W. of Durham. At Shotton Bridge is a station on the Sunderlaud and Hartlepool section of the North-Eastern railway. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the collieries. The soil is of a clayey and sandy nature. In the vicinity are brick and tile kilns. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect. of Easington, in the dioc. of Durham. The church, dedicated to St. Saviour, was built in 1852. The parochial charities produce about 10 per annum, bequeathed by Edward Walton for educational pur- poses. There is a commodious school, principally sup- ported by the colliery company, and in connection with the school is a library. There are places of wor- ship for the Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists. The Bishop of Durham is lord of the manor. SHOTTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Sedgefield, N.E. div. of Stockton ward, co. Durham, 6 miles N.W. of Stockton, and 3 S. of Sedgefield. It is in conjunc- tion with Floxton. SHOTTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Staindrop, S.W. div. of Darlington ward, co. Durham, 5 miles N.E. of Barnard- Castle. It is in conjunction with Langley dale. SHOTTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Stannington, co. Northumberland, 6 miles S.E. of Morpeth, and 8 N. of Newcastle. SHOTTON, a tnshp. in the chplry. of Hadnall, co. Salop, 5 miles N. of Shrewsbury. SHOTTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Hawarden, hund. of Mold, co. Flint, 3 miles N.W. of Hawarden. It in- cludes the hamlet of Nine-Houses. SHOTTS, or BERTRAM SHOTTS, a par. in the district of Lanark, middle ward, co. Lanark, Scotland. It contains the vils. of Sally sburgh, Kirk-o'-Shotts, Harthill, and Omoa. It extends about 10 miles in length from S.W. to N.E., with an extreme breadth of about 8 miles, and is bound by Linlithgowshire, and by the pars, of Cambusnethan, Dalziel, Bothwell, and New Monklands. The surface is elevated, but generally level, varying in height from 200 to 850 feet above sea-level. The soil is chiefly clay, with a mixture of loam on the banks of the river, and peat in places. The prevailing rocks belong to the carboniferous formation, including coal, ironstone, and winstone, all of which are worked. On the S. side of the parish is a stratum of fire- clay. The parish is traversed by the S. road from Edinburgh to Glasgow, and by a branch mineral railway, which is in conjunction with the Caledonian. The village of Kirk-o'-Shotts is about 10 miles N.E. of Hamilton, and 27 from Edinburgh. It is situated at the head of the rivers North and South Calder. Many of the inhabi- tants are employed in the Shotts and Omoa iron works, which were established in 1787, and are carried on to a considerable extent. This par. is in the presb. of Hamil- ton, and synod of Glasgow and Ayr. The stipend of the minister is about 328. The parish church was erected in 1820. There are a Free church and an United Original Secession church, also a parochial school, and five others, two of which are endowed. There are two public libraries. Near the church is Kate's Well. Gavin Hamilton and Professor Miller were born in this parish. At an early period Shotts formed part of the parish of Bothwell. It was the property of the Hamilton family, by whom it was sold in 1630. After the Refor- mation it was created a separate parish, and bore for a time the name of Bertram-Shotts, afterwards contracted into Shotts. SHOTWICK, a par. and tnshp. in the higher dir. of Wirrall hund., co. Chester, 5 miles N.W. of Chester, its post town, and 3 S. of Sutton. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the N. bank of the river Dee, and is wholly agricultural. The soil is a stiff clay, and the surface level. About two-thirds of the land are meadow and pasture, and the remainder arable. The par. includes the tnshps. of Capenhurst, Great and Little Saughall, and Woodbank. The living is a perpet. cur. * in the dice, of Chester, val. 100, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. Mi- chael, is an ancient edifice with an embattled tower. The living was once held by Dr. Samuel Clarke. There is also a district church at Capenhurst, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 120. The parochial charities produce about 8 per annum. SHOTWICK-PARK, an ext. par. place in the higher div. of the hund. of Wirrall, co. Chester, 3 miles N. of Sutton railway station, and 4 N.W. of Chester. There are slight traces of a castle mentioned by Leland, and formerly belonging to the crown, in which Henry II. lodged on his way to Ireland in 1156, and Edward I. in the years 1260 (when prince) and 1278. SHOULDEN. See SHOLDZN, co. Kent. SHOULDHAM, a par in the hund. of Clackclose, co. Norfolk, 6 miles N.E. of Downham-Market, its post town, and 9 S. of Lynn. The village, which had for- merly a market, is built round a green watered by a rivulet. The inhabitants are chiefly agricultural. The land is generally fertile, intermixed with light heath and fen. A Gilbertine nunnery for canons and nuns, under the government of a prior, was founded by Jeffrey Fitz-Piers in the reign of Richard I. Its revenue at the