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SLINFOLD. 486 SMALLBRIDGE. of small extent, is chiefly agricultural. Slindon includes the ext. par. place of Gumber. The manor was given to the archbishops of Canterbury by King Ceadwalla in 680, and came to the Kempes in Elizabeth's reign, who rebuilt the mansion. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 219. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The parochial charities produce about 3 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. The Roman Catholics have a place of worship, also a school partially endowed. Slindon House, the residence of the Earl of Newbury, contains a collection of paintings and portraits by Lely and others. SLINFOLD, or SLYNFOLD, a par. chiefly in the hund. of West Easwrith, rape of Arundel, but partly in the hund. of East Easwrith, rape of Bramber, co. Sussex, 4 miles W. of Horsham, its post town, and 39 from London, and is a station on the Horsham and Guildford railway. The village, which is chiefly agricultural, is situated on the river Arun, which falls into the sea at Littlehampton. The ancient Stane Street, forming the road from Horsham to Guildford, intersects the parish. The surface is hilly. The living is a vie. and rect.* in the dioc. of Chichester, val. i'47'2, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, has a spired tower containing six bells. It was erected on the site of the old one in 1861. The interior contains a stained E. window and an effigy of a lady. The register dates from 1558. The parochial charities produce about 3 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. Hayes, Holmbush, and Strood Park are the principal residences. Many Roman antiquities have been found on the line of the old Roman road. SLINGLEY, or SLINGSBY, a hmlt. in the par. of Seaham, N. div. of Easington ward, co. Durham, 6 miles S.W. of Sunderland, and 1 mile from the Seaham Har- bour station, on the Sunderland and Seaham railway. It is in conjunction with Seaton to form a township. SLINGSBY, a par. in the wap. of Ryedale, North Riding co. York, 7 miles N.W. of New Malton, and 6 N. of Whitewell. It is a station on the Thirsk, Malton, and Driffield railway. The village, which is large and well built, is situated on the acclivity of the northern ridge of the Howardiau hills, and is watered by the Wathbeck rivulet. The manufacture of bricks and tiles is carried on, and limestone is extensively quarried for building purposes, and for burning into lime. The land is generally arable, with a small proportion of pasture and woodland. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of York, val. 490. The church is an ancient structure dedicated to All Saints. The chancel was rebuilt in 1835. The charities produce about 13 per annum, of which 5 goes towards the support of a school. There are places of worship for the Wesleyan Methodists, also two schools chiefly supported by the Earl of Carlisle. In the vicinity of the village are traces of a castle built by the Lacys and Mowbrays, and which was pur- chased by Sir Charles Cavendish in 1603. The castle, having become dilapidated, Sir Charles, son of the pro- ceding, rebuilt on its site a mansion, which afterwards became the property of the poet Sheffield, Duke of Buck- ingham, and was subsequently purchased by an ancestor of the Earl of Carlisle, the present proprietor of the manor. In the grounds facing the castle is a mount called Gallows Hill Field. Traces of the Roman road from Malton are still discernible at various points near the village, on the W. of which are the remains of Slingsby Castle, built by William de Slingsbie, ances- tors of the Slingsbys of Scriven, and on the E. the ancient seat of the Wyvill family. SLIPPERY FORD, a hmlt. in the par. of Keighley, West Riding co. York, near Keighley. SLIPTON, a par. in the hund. of Huxloe, co. North- ampton, 3 miles N.W. of Thrapstone, its post town. The parish, which is considerable, is wholly agricultural. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 107. The church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. AV. Bruce Stopford, Esq., is lord of the manor. SLOHABERT, a vil. in the par. of Kirkinner, co. Wigton, Scotland, near Wigton. SLOLEY, a par. in the hund. of Tunstead, co. Nor- folk, 4 miles from Coltishall, its post town, 5 S. of North Walsham, and 1 mile E. of Scottow. The village is of small extent. The land is chiefly arable, with some woodland and pasture. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. i'220. The church, dedicated to St. Bartholomew, is an ancient structure with a square tower containing six bells. The interior of the church contains several monuments. It was restored in 1841. The register dates from 1681. The parochial charities produce about 23 per annum. There is a free school for both sexes entirely supported by the rector. The Rev. James White, M.A., is lord of the manor. SLOLEY HILL, a vil. in the par. of Harley, co. Warwick, 5 miles W. of Nuneaton. SLOOTHBY, a hmlt. in the par. of Willoughby, Wold div. of Calceworth hund., parts of Lindsey, co. Lin- coln, 1 J mile S. of Willoughby, and 4 miles S.E. of Alford. There is a chapel for the Wesleyans. SLOSWICK, a hmlt. in the par. of Worksop, co. Nottingham, 2 miles S.W. of Worksop. SLOUGH, a market town in the pars, of Upton and Stoke Pogis, co. Bucks, 2 miles N.E. of Windsor, and 8j from Ascot racecourse. It is a principal station on the Great Western railway. It is a small but improv- ing town, containing 3,425 inhabitants. It is famous as being the place where Sir W. Herschel discovered the sixth satellite of Saturn on the day he set up his 40- feet telescope in August, 1789. The town, which has more than doubled its population within the last ten years, contains many well-built houses and villas surrounded by gardens. Market day is Tuesday, chiefly for cattle. SLOY, a loch in the co. of Dumbarton, Scotland, 5 miles N.W. of Tarbet. It is situated under Benvoirlick, and was the rendezvous of the clan Mac-Farlane. SLYNE-WITH-HEST, a tnshp. in the par. of Bol- ton-le-Sands, hund. of Lonsdale South of the Sands, co. Lancaster, 2 miles N. of Lancaster, its post town, on the Carlisle and Kendal canal. There is a landing quay at Host. SMAILHOLM, a par. in the district of Kelso, co. Roxburgh, Scotland. It contains a Til. of the same name. It extends in length about 4J miles from E. to W., with an extreme breadth of about 2| miles, and is bounded along three-fourths of its outline by Berwick- shire, and on the S. by Kelso and Makerston. The sur- face is moderately even, rising about 500 feet at its greatest elevation. The northern boundary is watered by the river Eden, which traverses it for about 2J miles. A large portion of the land is arable, upon a subsoil of limestone and trap rock. The parish is traversed by the road from Kelso to Edinburgh. The village of Smailholm is 6 miles N.W. of Kelso, and 7 N.E. of Mel- rose. It is, strictly speaking, three villages, designated respectively East Third, West Third, and Overton. The ruins of Smailholm Tower stand on a rock, belonging to Lord Polwarth, and were once the stronghold of the Pringles of Whytbank. This par. is in the presb. of Lauder and synod of Merse and Teviotdale. The sti- pend of the minister is about 225. The parish church was erected in 1632, and was improved and restored in 1821. SMALESMOTJTH, a tnshp. in the par. of Gaystead, N.W. div. of Tindale ward, co. Northumberland, 7 miles N.W. of Bellingham, and 1 mile W. of Gaystead, on the river North Tyne. SMALFORD, a ward in the pars, of St. Peter and St. Stephen, hund. of Cashio, or lib. of St. Alban's, co. Herts, 3 miles E. of St: Albau's. SMALLBERRY-GREEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Isle- worth, co. Middlesex, 2 miles S.W. of Brentford. In the vicinity is Spring Grove, formerly the seat of Sir Joseph Banks. SMALLBRIDGE, a vil. in the tnshp. of Wuerdle, par. of Rochdale, co. Lancaster, 2 miles N.E. of Rochdale, its post town. The village, which is considerable, is situated near the Leeds canal. The inhabitants are principally employed in the neighbouring cotton-mills. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 11 7,