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STAFFORD. 516 STAIXDliOP. Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. There is a grammar school refounded hy Edward VI., with an income from endowment of 370, of which two- thirds are allotted to the master, and one-third to an usher ; also National, infant, British and Foreign, and ragged schools. The charities include Palmer's and Noel's almshouses, and an institution for the relief of infirm clergymen, and orphans and widows of clergy- men, within the archdeaconry of Stafford, the income of which amounts to 2,600 from funded property, besides voluntary contributions. Saturday is the market day, and fairs are held on Tuesday before Shrove Tuesday, and 14th May for cattle, Saturday before 29th June and 10th July for wool, 16th and 18th Sep- tember and first Monday in October for cheese, and 4th December for horses and cattle. STAFFORD, a hmlt. in the par. of Barwick, Hounds- borough hund., co. Somerset, 2 miles S.E. of Yeovil. STAFFORD BARTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Dolton, co. Devon, 5 miles N.E. of Hatherleigh. STAFFORDSTOWN, a par. in the bar. of Skreen, co. Meath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles E. of Navan. The parish contains Staffordstown House, also remains of an old burial-ground. STAFFORD WEST, a par. in the hund. of Culliford- Tree, co. Dorset, 2J miles S.E. of Dorchester, its post town. The village, which is small, is situated on the river Frome, and is chiefly agricultural. The par. in- cludes the old par. of Frome-Billet. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 303. The porch of the church bears the date 1640. The parochial charities produce about 30 per annum. There is a parochial school for both sexes. Stafford House, an Elizabethan mansion, was formerly the seat of the Goulds. STAG, a dangerous rock off the W. coast of co. Acglesea, one third of a mile N.E. of Holyhead Pier. STAfJBATCH, a tnshp. in the par. of Leominster, co. Hereford, 2 miles S.W. of Leominster. STAGS, the several groups of rocks on the coast of Ireland, as the Stags of Cork, on the side of Cork Harbour ; the Stags of Arran, off the W. coast of co. Donegal ; the Stags of Broadhaven, off the coast of co. Mayo, near Benwell Head; and the Stags of Castle- haven, off the coast of co. Cork, near Toe Head. ST AGSDEN, a par. in the hund. of Willey, co. Bed- ford, 4j miles S.W. of Bedford, its post town, and 8 N.E. of Newport Pagnell. The village, which is exten- sive, is situated near the river Ouse, and on the main road from Newport Pagnell to Wolverhampton. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The soil is a stiff clay. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 240. The church, dedicated to St. Clement, or S . Leonard, is an ancient stone structure, with a tower and five bells. The interior contains a brass of the Cooke family. It has been thoroughly restored, chiefly at the expense of the late Lord Dynevor. There is a free school for both sexes. The Independents have a chapel. There is a chalybeate well in the village. The heirs of Lord Dynevor are lords of the manor. STAHOLMOG, a par. in the bar of Lower Kells, co. Meath, prov. of Leiuster, Ireland, 4 miles S.W. of Nobber. Soil good, with some bog. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Meath, and in the patron, of the crown. STAIN, a hmlt in the par. of Withern, Wold div. of Caleworth hund., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 4 miles N.W. of Alford. It was formerly a separate parish. STAIN, a vil. in the par. of Cambusnethan, co. Lanark, Scotland, 7 miles N.E. of Wishawton. It is situated on the left bank of the South Calder, which separates it from the par. of Shotts. It is of great an- tiquity. Many of the inhabitants are employed in the collieries, and in the Shotts ironworks. STAINBROTJGH, a tnshp. in the par. of Silkstone, wap. of Staincross, West Riding co. York, 3 miles S.W. of Bamsley, its post town. It includes the limits, of Stainbrough Folds, Hood Green, and Ratten Row. The village is small, and chiefly agricultural. Some of the inhabitants are engaged in the collieries. The living is a don. cur. in the dioc. of Ripon. The church was rebuilt in 1841, and is situated in the park. The paro- chial charities produce about 40 per annum, which go towards the support of the school. Wentworth Castle was erected in 1730-68 by the second and third earls of Stafford. It is situated on an eminence in the midst of a well-timbered park. F. Wentworth, Esq., is lord of the manor. 6TAINBURN, a tnshp. in the par. of Workington, ward of Allerdale-above-Derwent, co. Cumberland, 1 mile E. of Workington. The village, which is incon- siderable, is situated on the river Derwent and on the Cockermouth road. Here was formerly an oratory sub- ordinate to the priory of St. Bee's. The Eurl of Lons- dale is lord of the manor. 8TAINBURN, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirkby-Over- blow, upper div. of Claro wap., West Riding co. York, 4| miles N.E. of Otley, and 6 W. of Kirkby-Overblow. Wetherby is its post town. The tnshp. includes the hmlts. of Braythorne and Moorside. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 66, in the patron, of the Vicar of Kirkby-Overblow. There is a chapel, also a parochial school for both sexes. The parochial charities produce about 6 per annum. STAINBY, a par. in the wap. of Beltisloe, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 2 miles S.W. of Colsterworth, its post town, and 6 W. of Corby railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the S.W. border of tho county adjoining Leicestershire, and is bounded on the E. by the river Witham. There are traces of a Roman villa on Ermine Street. The living is a rect.,* with that of Gunby consolidated, in the dioc. of Lincoln, joint val. 466. The church, dedicated to St.' Peter, has a tower with a clock and two bells ; it was rebuilt in 1805. A school was erected at the ex- pense of the rector in 1840, for the children of this parish and that of Gunby. The Earl of Dysart is lord of the manor. STAINCLIFF AND EWCROSS, EAST, a wap. in the West Riding co. York, contains the pars, of Bar- noldswick, Bracewell, Broughton-in-Aredale, Burnsall, Carlton, Gargrave, Keighley, Kettlewell, Kildwick, Linton, Marlon, Thornton-in-Craven, and parts of Ad- dingham, Arncliffe, Kirkby-Malham, and Skipton ; com- prising an area of 160,240 acres. STAINCLIFF AND EWCROSS, WEST, a wap. in the West Riding co. York, contains the town of Settle, and the pars, of Bentham, Bolton-by-Bowland, Clap- ham, Giggleswick, Gisburn, Horton - in - Ribblesdale, Long Preston, Sawley, Sedbergh, Slaidburn, Thornton- in-Lonsdale , with parts of Arncliffe, Kirkby-Malham, Mitton, and Whalley ; comprising an area of 268,620 acres. STAINCLIFFE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Batlcy, West Riding co. York, 2 miles N. of Dcwsbury. STAINCROSS, a wap. in the West Riding co. York, contains the town of Barnsley, and the pars, of Caw- thorne, Darton, Felkirk, Hemsworth, High-Hoyland, Penistone, Eoystone, Silkstone, Tankersley, and parts of Darfield and Wragby ; comprising an area of 83,010 acres. STAINCROSS, a hmlt. in the par. of Darton, West Riding co. York, 3 miles N.W. of Barnsley. STAINDROP, or STAINTHORP, a par. and market town in the S.W. div. of Darlington ward, co. Palatine of Durham, 6 miles N.E. of Barnard Castle, 11 N.W. of Darlington, and 19 from Durham. It is situated on a tributary of the river Tees, in a vale near Raby Park, and includes the tnshps. of Raby and Shotton, Langley- dale and Cleatham. The manor was formerly held by the Nevilles, who founded three chantries in 1343 and a college in 1378. Petty sessions are held every alternate Saturday. The town, which is of great antiquity, con- sists chiefly of one long, irregular street. It is partially paved and the houses lighted with gas. There are ex- tensive lead works N. of Langley Dale. In the town is a library with news-room. Courts-leet and laron are held annually by the lord of the manor. The living is a vie.,* annexed to the rect. of Cockfield, in the dioc.