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STANDLAKE. 522 BTANFORD-IN-THE-VAL E. from 150 to 120. There is an endowed grammar school, with an income of about 100, also girls' school, with about 50, founded by Mrs. Mary Smalley. There are National and Sunday schools. The Wesley- ans and Roman Catholics have each a place of worship. Standish Hall is the principal residence. C. Standish, Esq., is lord of the manor and principal landowner. Fairs are held on the 29th June and 22nd November. STANDLAKE, a par. in the hund. of Bampton, co. Oxford, 6 miles S.W. of Witney, its post town, and 5 from Bampton. The village, which is extensive, is situated at the confluence of the rivers Windrush and Thames. The par. includes the hmlt. of Brittenton. The land is chiefly arable, with a small tract of common, and about 300 acres of meadow and pasture. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 373, in the patron, of Magdalen College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Giles, is an ancient cruciform structure, with a tower and five bells. The parochial charities produce about 91 per annum, of which 9 go to a school. There is a free school for both sexes. The Baptists have a place of worship. The manor was once held by the Greys, De la Poles, and other families of distinction. V. Strickland, Esq., is lord of the manor. STANDLINCH, a par. in the hund. of Downton, co. Wilts, 5 miles S.E. of Salisbury. The village, which is inconsiderable, is situated on the river Avon, and is wholly agricultural. Trafalgar House, the principal residence, is in a well-wooded park. It was purchased by the crown trustees to be conferred on the brother of Lord Nelson in 1805. STANDON, a par. in the hund. of Braughin, co. Herts, 6 miles N.E. of Ware, its post town, and 7 W. of Bishop-Stortford. It is a station on the Buntingford branch of the Great Eastern railway. The village, which is extensive, is situated on the river Rib, over which a bridge has recently been constructed. The par. contains the hmlts. of Collier's End, St. Edmund's College, High Cross, Puckeridge, and Wadesmill. The village was formerly a market town, under the abbots of Croyland, the Clares, D'Amorys, Mortimers, Sadleirs, and As- tons. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agricul- ture, and in the manufacture of paper. The living is a vie. in the, dioc. of Rochester, val. 320. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure with a tower surmounted by a spire and containing six bells. The interior contains four brasses bearing date from 1412, also tombs and effigies of the Astons, Sadleirs, and other families. There is also a district church at High Cross, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 150. The parochial charities produce about 187 per annum, of which 55 go to Fysher's school. There are National and Sunday schools. The Roman Catholic College of St. Edmund is situated about a mile W. of the village. The Duke of Wellington is lord of the manor. STANDON, a par. in the N. div. of PirehiU hund., co. Stafford, 4J miles N.W. of Eccleshall, its post town, and 5 N.W. of Stone. It is a station on the London and North- Western railway. The village, which is small, is situated on the Mees Brook, and is chiefly agricultural. The par. includes the tnshp. of Bowers. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 590. The church, dedicated to All Saints, was rebuilt, with the exception of the tower, on the site of the old one in 1846. The register dates from 1558. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum. There is a school for both sexes, principally supported by the rector. T. Salt, Esq., is lord of the manor. STANDON MASSEY. See STONDON MASSEY, co. Essex. STANE, a vil. in the par. of Cambusnethan, co. Lanark, Scotland, 7 miles S.E. of Airdrie. STANE, or STANES, a hmlt. in the par. of Mable- thorpe St. Mary, co. Lincoln, 6 miles N. of Alford, It was formerly a separate parish. STANESGATE, a hmlt. and chplry. in the par. of Steeple, co. Essex, 5 miles S.E. of Maldon, its post town. It is situatedlon the river Blaekwater, and had a Cluniac priory cell to Lewes Abbey. The living is a vie., annexed to that of Steeple, in the dioc. of Rochester. STANFIELD, a par. in the hund. of Launditch, co. Norfolk, 3 miles N.E. of Litcham, its post town, and 3J N.W. of North Elmham railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 298. The church is dedicated to St. Margaret. The register dates from 1558. The parochial charities produce about 5 per annum. Stanfield Hall is an old building, for- merly held by J. Jermy, who, with his son, was mur- dered by his tenant Rush, of Potash Farm, in 1849. STANFORD, a hmlt. in the par. of Southill, hund. of Wixamtree, co. Bedford, 2 miles N.E. of Shefford, on the river Ivel. STANFORD, a par. in the hund. of Grimshoe, co. Norfolk, 7 miles N.E. of Brandon, its post town, and 9 8. of Swaffham. The village, which is small, is situated on the Wissey, a branch of the river Stoke, and near the ancient Pedder Way. The inhabitants are chiefly en- gaged in agriculture. There is a rabbit warren of near 600 acres. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 80, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has recently been restored and enlarged. The register dates from 1824. STANFORD, a par. in the hund. of Guilsborough, co. Northampton, 5 miles S.E. of Lutterworth, its post town, and 3 S.W. of Welford. It is a station on the Rugby and Stamford branch of the London and North- Western railway. The village, which is small, is situated on the river Avon and the Leicester border, near the Union canal. It formerly belonged to Selby Abbey. The Pytchley hounds meet in this parish. There is no village, only a few farmhouses. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 85. The church, dedi- cated to St. Nicholas, has a tower containing four bells. The interior contains brasses of the Cave family, bearing date from 1558. The Baroness de Braye is lady of the manor. STANFORD-BISHOP, a par. in the hund. of Brox- ash, co. Hereford, 3 miles S.E. of Bromyard, its post town, and 10 from Ledbury. The village, which is small, is situated on the turnpike road from Bromyard to Malvern, near the river Frome, nd the Roman way from Kenchester to Winchester. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The soil is of a clayey and loamy description, upon a subsoil of limestone rock. The land is partly in hop-grounds. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 65, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. James, is an ancient stone structure with a square tower containing three bells. The parochial charities produce about 1 10s. per annum. There is a free school for both sexes, also a school supported by voluntary contri- butions. STANFORD-DINGLEY, a par. in the hund. of Faircross, co. Berks, 10 miles N.W. of Reading, its post town, and 8 N.E. of Newbury. The village, which is small, is situated on a branch of the river Thames, and is chiefly agricultural. There is a large tannery in the village. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 257. The church is dedicated to St. Dennis. The interior contains a brass of Margaret Dyneley, bearing date 1444. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. There is a school supported by the rector. W. H. H. Hartley, Esq., is lord of the manor. STANFORD-1N-THE-VALE, a par. in the hunds. of Ock and Ganfield, co. Berks, 4 miles S.E. of Faring- don, its post town, and 2 from the Faringdon-road station, on the Great Western railway. The village is situated in the vale of White Horse, on the river Ock, and is chiefly agricultural. Stanford includes the tythg. of Goosey-Green, and was formerly a market town. Stone of inferior quality is quarried, and is chiefly used in repairing the roads. The living is a vie.,* with the cur. of Goosey annexed, in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 337, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of West- minster. The church, dedicated to St. Dennis, was erected about 1280. It was partially restored in 1851.