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SMEETON WESTERBY. 438 SNAITH. tho rect. of Aldington, in the dioc. of Canterbury. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure with a square tower containing one bell. It was restored in 1850. The register dates from 1662. The parochial charities produce about 38 per annum. There are schools for both sexes. Scott's Hall is the principal residence, and was the seat of Sir William Scott, Knight Marshal of England in 1350, and from that period con- tinued in possession of the same family till 1784. E. H. Knatchbull Hugessen, Esq., is lord of tho manor and chief landowner. Fairs occur on 15th May and 29th September. SMEETON WESTERBY, a tnehp. in the par. of Kibworth-Beauchamp, hund. of Gartreo, co. Leicester, 5 miles N.W. of Market-Harborough, its post town, and 10 from Leicester. The village is chiefly agricultural. A portion of the inhabitants are employed in framework knitting. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 150, in tho patron, of tho Rector of Kibworth-Beauchamp. The boys of this township have the privilege of being educated at the free school of Kibworth-Beauchamp. SMELT HOUSE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Bishopside, West Riding co. York, near Paleley Bridge. SMERRILL, a tnshp. in the par. of Youlgreave, hund. of Wirksworth, co. Derby, 4 miles S.W. of Bakewell. It is joined to Middleton. SMERWICK HARBOUR, a bay on the W. coast of co. Keny, Ireland. SMETHCOTT, a par. in the hund. of Condovcr, co. Salop, 4 miles N. of Church-Stretton, its post town, and 8^ S.W. of Shrewsbury. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The par. includes the hmlts. of Betchcott, Picklescott, and Walk Mills. The living is a roct.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 276, in the patron, of the trustees of Hulme's Charity. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. The parochial charities produce about 19 per annum, of which 4 go to a school. SMETHWICK, ahmlt. in the par. of Harbome, hund. of South Offlow, union of King's Horton, co. Stafford, 3 miles W. of Birmingham. It is traversed by the Stour Valley railway, and has good rail and water means of transit. Besides the station in Rolfe-street, the Spon- lane and Soho stations accommodate the hamlet, and it is within 1J mile of Handsworth (station, on the Great Western line from Birmingham to Wolverhampton. The canals lorm a remarkable feature here, one being raised 70 or 80 leet above the other. The " Summit Bridge" over the new canal and railway is of iron, and 265 feet long, and 68 feet high. Smethwickis governed by a local board of health, is lighted with gas, and has a plentiful supply of good water. It has a literary insti- tute in Rolfe-street, with library and news-room. It has greatly increased in population and wealth of late years, its rapid growth being due to its contiguity to Birmingham, and the extension of its manufactures glass, iron and steel, zinc, and copper works. Its popu- lation in 1851 was 8,379, and in 1861 was 13,379. The area of the hamlet is 1,885 acres. There are many large works in the district, one of the most extensive being the glass works of Chance Bros., which occupy nearly 40 acres of land, and give employment to about 1,700 hands. There are other large glass works, ironfoundries, tube, riVct, and gun-barrel works. Smethwick, which is in the archdeac. of Stafford and dioc. of Lichfield, has four churches, besides places of worship belonging to Roman Catholics and Protestant Dissenters, and several National, infant, and other schools. SMETHWICK, a tnshp. in the par. of Brereton, hund. of Northwick, co. Chester, 4 miles N.E. of Sandbach. SMISBY, or SMITHESBY, a par. in the hund. of Repton, co. Derby, 2 miles N.W. of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, its post town, an.d 9 S.W. of Burton railway station. The village is situated on the S.E. border of tho county. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The par. includes the ext. par. place of Bondang, or Burton- road. The living is a perpet. cur. in tho dioc. of Lich- field, val. 68. The church, dedicated to St. James, is of great antiquity. Tho parochial charities produce about 41, arising from Church estate. There is a National school. The Wesleyans have a place of wor- ship. Sir John Harper Crewe, Bart., is lord of the manor. SMITE, or SMYTE, a stream of the co. of Notting- ham, joining the river Devon at Aslacton. SMITH, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Gomersall, West Riding co. York, 5 miles S. of Bradford. SM1THBOROUGH, a post-office vil. in the bar. of Monaghan, co. Monaghan, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 5 miles S.W. of Monaghan. It is a station 011 the Porla- dowu and Clones railway, is situated on tho Ulster canal, and is named after its founder, Mr. Smith. A fair is held on Whit-Monday. SM1THDON, a hund. in the co. of Norfolk, contains tho pars, of Barwick, Great Bircham, Newton Bircham, Tofts-Bircham, Brancaster, Choseley, Docking, Fring, Heacham, Holme, Hunstanton, Ingoldesthorpe, Ring- stead, St. Andrew and St. Peter, Sedgeford, Shernborne, Snettisham, Stanhoe, Thornham, and TitchweH, com- prising an area of 45,660 acres. SMITHESBY. See SMISBY, co. Derby. SMITHIES, a vil. in the tnshp. of Monk Bretton, West Riding co. York, 2 miles N.E. of Barnesley. SM1THSTOWN, a vil. in the par. of Kilskyre, bar. of Upper Kclls, co. Meath, Ireland, 1 mile N. of Cross- akeel. SMITHTOWN OF CULLODEN, a vil. in the par. and co. of Inverness, Scotland, on the eastern border of co. Inverness. SM1THYHAIJGH, a vil. in the par. of Auchterarder, co. Perth, Scotland, 6 miles S.E. of Muthill, and 2 E. of Auchterarder. It is situated on Ruthven-water, and near the Scottish Central railway. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in weaving. SNAILWELL, a par. in the hund. of Staploe, co. Cambridge, 3 miles N. of Newmarket, its railway sta- tion and post town, and 68 from London. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 635. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient structure with a tower containing two bells. The register dates from 1629. SNAINTON, a chplry. in the pars, of Brompton and Ebberston, Pickering Lythe, North Riding co. York, 8 miles S.E. of Pickering, and 9 S.W. of Scarborough. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the river Derwent. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the vie. of Bromptdn, in the dioc. of York. Tho church was rebuilt in 1836. The parochial charities produce about 6 per annum. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. SNAITH, a par., post and market town in the lower div. of Osgoldcross wap., West Riding co. York, 7 miles S.W. of Goole, and 19 S.E. of York. It is a station on the Wakefield and Goole branch of the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway, and is situated on the river Aire, near the Goole and Knottingley canal. The parish, which is of large extent, containing near 35,000 acres, . comprises the tnshps. of Armin, Carleton, Goole, Hook, Rawcliffe, Balne, Cowick, Gowdall, Heck, Hensall, and Pollington. Tho town, situated on a gentle declivity on the S. bank of the river, is small and irregularly built. It is a polling-place for the county elections, and has recently been much improved by the erection of some substantial houses. A portion of tho inhabi- tants are employed in the cultivation of flax and pota- toes for the Leeds market. Petty sessions are held on the last Thursday of every month. There is a large steam mill for grinding corn. At the W. end of tho town is an ancient hall, formerly the seat of tho Yar- burgh family. The living is a vie.* in tho dioc. of York, val. 479. The church, dedicated to St. Law- rcnce, is an ancient stone structure with a low square tower surmounted with pinnacles and containing six bells. The interior contains a monument by Chantrey to the second Viscount Downe, a marble bust to nn ancestor of Lord Beaumont, and relics of ancient