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STAMULLIN. 621 STANDISH. village, now a rising suburb of the metropolis, is beyond Abney Park Cemetery, overlooking the valley of the river Lea. It had a population in 1861 of 5,483. The New Asylum for Infant Orphans was founded in 1844. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of London, val. 207, in the patron, of the Rector of Hackney. The church, dedicated to St. Thomas, which stands in the road to Hackney, was built in 1850, from designs by Mr. L. Vulliamy, at a cost of 8,700. See HACKNEY. STAMULLIN, a par. in the bar. <ff Upper Duleek, co. Meath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 6 miles S.E. of Duleek, containing Qormanstown. Drogheda is its post town. Tho surface lies on the E. coast, and consists mostly of profitable soil. There is some bog, and lime- stone is quarried. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Heath, val. with Julianstown 363. There are a Roman Catholic chapel, two public schools, and a dispensary. Gormanstown is the seat of Viscount Gormanstown. STANAGE, a lordship in the par. of Brampton, hund. of Knighton, co. Radnor, 2 miles E. of Knighton, near the river Teme. STANBOROUGH, a hund. in the co. of Devon, con- tains the pars, of East Allington, West Allington, South Brent, Buckfastleigh, Churchstow, Durtington, Dean Prior, Diptford, Holne, North Huish, South Huish, Kingsbridge, Malborough, South Milton, Moreleigh, Rattery, Thurlestone, Woodleigh, and part of Loddis- well, comprising an area of 61,870 acres. STANBRIDGE, a tythg. in the lib. of Romsey, co. Hants, near Romsey. STANBRIDGE, a par. in the hund. of Badbury, East Shnston div. of co. Dorset. Set HINTON PAKVA. STANBRIDGE, a ehplry. in the par. of Leighton- Buzzard, hund. of Manshead, co. Bedford, 4 miles N.W. of Dunstable, its post town, and 3| S.E. of Leighton-Buzzard. At Stanbridgeford is a station on the Leighton and Dunstable branch of the Lon- don and North- Western railway. The village, which is small, is chiefly agricultural. , A portion of the inhabitants are employed in the straw plait manufac- ture. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 100, in the patron, of the Vicar of Leighton- Buzzard. The church is dedicated to St. James. The parochial charities produce about 5 per annum. There are two Sunday schools. Tho Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. 8TANBURY, a hmlt. in the ehplry. of Haworth, West Riding co. York, 4 miles S.W. of Keighley, on a branch of the river Aire, near Stanbury Moor. STANCILL-WITH-WELLINGLEY AND WIL- SICK, a tnshp. in the par. of Tickhill, 8. div. of Strafforth wap., West Hiding co. York, 2 miles N.W. of Tickhill. 8TANCOMBE, a hmlt. in the par. of Litton Cheney, co. Dorset, 5 miles E. of Bridport. STAND, or WHITEFIELD, a ehplry. in the tnshp. of Pilkington, and par. of Prestwich, co. Lancaster, SJ miles N. of Manchester, its post town, and 1 mile 8.E. of Radcliffe railway station. Tho village is situated on the Bury and Manchester turnpike road. Tho soil is of a sandy character, with a subsoil of sand and gravel. It contains numerous villa residences. The living is a reel.* in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 270. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has a lofty tower, with a clock and eight bells. There is a stained E. window. The church was erected in 1826, at a cost of 1 5,000. There is also a New Jerusalem church, with a day and Sunday school adjoining. There are National and Sunday schools. The Independents, Wesleyans, and Unitarians have chapels. The Dales, Park Hill, Stand House, and Stand Hall are the principal resi- dences. STANDARD HILL, an ext. par. place in the borough and co. of Nottingham, near the Nottingham Infirmary. 11- iv Charles I. raised his standard against the parlia- im nt in 1(512. STAXD-HRIDQE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Sandall ding co. York, 2 miles S. of Wakefield. TAHDEBWIOK, a par. in the hund. of Frome, co. Somerset, 4 miles N.E. of Frome. Beckington is its post town. The village, which is small, is wholly agri- cultural. The par. includes Old Ford. The land is chiefly in pasture. The living is a rect. annexed to that of Beckington, in the dioc. of Bath and Wells. Mrs. Edgell, of Standerwick Court, is lady of the manor and principal landowner. There are remains of an ancient encampment. STANDFORD, a par. in the hund. of Stouting, lathe of Shepway, co. Kent, 4 miles N.W. of Hythe, its post town, and near the Westenhanger station on the South- Eastern railway. It is a small agricultural village, situated on the ancient Stane Street, which here crosses a brook, from which the village derives its name. In the vicinity are remains of the mansion of Westenhanger, in which tradition asserts that Fair Rosamond resided previously to her removal to Woodstock. The soil consists of a rich loam. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Canterbury. The church, dedicated to All Saints, was rebuilt, with the exception of its chancel, in 1846. The parochial charities produce about 10 per annum. There are a National and infant schools. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. J. Fitzpatrick, Esq., is lord of the manor. STANDGROUND, a par. in the hund. of Norman Cross, co. Huntingdon, 1J mile S. of Peterborough, its post town, and 5 miles from Whittlesey. The village, which is considerable, is situated on the Ely railway and the river Non. The par. includes the ehplry. of Farcet. At Horsey Grange are traces of a stronghold. The soil is rich ami productive. The living is a vie.,* with the cur. of Farcet annexed, in the dioc. of Ely, val. .1,299, in the patron, of Emanuel College, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is an ancient structure with a lofty spired tower. There is a National school for both sexes, and a Sunday-school. The Baptists have a place of worship. W. Laurence, Esq., of Fietton Tower, is lord of the manor. STANDHILL, a lib. in the hund. of Pirton, co. Ox- ford, 4 miles N.W. of Watlington, and 3 S.W. of Tets- worth. STANDISH, a par. in the upper div. of Whitstone hund., co. Gloucester, 4 miles N.W. of Stroud, and three-quarters of a mile from Haresfield railway station. Stonehouse is its post town. The Grent Western and Midland railways here form a junction. A portion of the inhabitants aie. engaged in a woollen mill. The soil is a mixture of loam, clay, and sand, with a subsoil of blue lias and oolite. On one of the spurs of the Cotswold hills in this parish is a camp of British origin, but after- wards occupied by the Romans ; also a beacon. The living is a vie.,* with that of Hardwick consolidated, in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 527, in the patron, of the bishop. Tho church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, has a spired tower containing five bells. There are two parochial schools for both sexes. Lord Sher- borae is lord of the manor. STANDISH, a par. in the hund. of Leyland, co. Lancaster, 3 miles N. of Wigan, its post town, and 14 S. of Preston. The station on the London and North- Western railway is three-quarters of a mile from the village. The village is situated on the old road to Preston. The par., which contained a population in 1861 of 10,410, includes the tnshps. of Adlington, Coppull, Anderton, Charnock Heath, Charnock Richard, Duxbury, Shevington, Standish-with-Langtree, Welsh Whittle, and Worthington. There are extensive col- lieries, a paper mill, and a cotton mill, which together afford employment to a largo number of hands. Standish has belonged to the Standish family from near the period of the Conquest. In the vicinity Roman coins havo been found. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 1,874. The church, dedicated to St. Wilfred, has a spire of the 15th century con- taining six bells, it was rebuilt in 1584 by tho Rev. E. Moody. The register dates from 1558. In addition to the parish church are the following district churches, viz., at Addington, Coppull and Charuock Richard, tho livings of which are pprpet. curs, varying in val.