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STANMORE, LITTLE. 625 STANSTEAD. living, which is a rect. in the dioc. of London, val. 440, was once held by Archbishop Boyle. The old church, dedicated to St. John the Evangelist, was built by Sir John Wolstanholme in 1632, under the direction of Archbishop Laud. The fubric, now an ivy-covered ruin, once contained monuments to the founder, hia father, and his sons, to Mr. Dalton, and other worthies. The remains of Daniel Draper, the husband of Sterne's Eliza, and of Raphael West, son of B. West, President of the Royal Academy, lie in this churchyard. The new church was built in 1850, at a cost of 6,000, after designs by II. Glutton, is 105^ feet long, in the Pointed style, with a tower 76 feet high, and an E. window of stained glass to the memory of the lato Queen Adelaide. The parochial charities produce about 10 per annum. There are National schools for children of both sexes, and an infant school. In 1835 French and Spanish coins, in value about 4,000, were discovered by some workmen in a field belonging to the rector. They were claimed by three different parties, the crown, the lord of the manor, and the rector. Whilst the dispute was settling the villagers were not idle, but with pick and spade laid bare the treasure, and helped themselves to the last pieces. The estate which was given to the Earl of Morcton by the Conqueror, his half brother, was wrested from a succeeding earl by Henry I. STANMORE, LITTLE, a par. in the hund. of Gore, CO. Middlesex, 1 mile S.E. of Great Btanmore, and half a mile N.W. of Edgware. At the time of the Domesday survey it was held by Roger de Rames, or Reymes, and came "with Great Stanmore to Smithfield Priory. At the Dissolution it was given by the name of Canons to the Losses, whose old seat has been converted into the " Chandos Arms " inn. It afterwards became the pro- perty of the Lakes, and subsequently of Brydges, Duke of Chandos, whose building taste has been immortalised by Pope. The mansion of Canons, in this parish, which cost the Duke of Chandos 250,000, was taken down in 1747, was rebuilt by the Hallets, occupied by Kelly the owner of Eclipse, who is buried in the park, and now belongs to the Marquis of Abercorn. The living is a rcct.* in the dioc. of London, val. 405. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, was rebuilt in 1715, princi- pally at the cost of the then Duke of Chandos, to whom it is also indebted for its interior decorations. The ceiling and walls were painted by Laguerre, and on cither side of the altar are pictures of the Nativity and a dead Christ by Belluchi. On the N. side of the chancel is the family vault of Brydges, Duke of Chandos, with a monument to James, the first duke ; and in the church- yard is the tomb of Coventry, author of " Pompey the Little," who figures in Madame D'Arblay's Memoirs. At the opening of the church, in 1720, Handel's " Esther," which is said to have been written especially for the occasion, was performed for the first time. The parochial charities produce about 111 per annum, of which 90 belong to Lake's school and almshouses, the latter being for seven poor persons. 8TANNER PEAKS, a ridge of trap rocks in the co. of Radnor, celebrated for their wild flowers, and called the Devil's Garden. STANNER POINT, a headland on the N. side and at the mouth of the river Ribble, co. Lancaster. 8TANNEY, GREAT, an ext. par. place in the hund. of Higher Wirrall, co. Chester, 6 miles N. of Chester. It is situated on the Mersey and Chester canal, and for- merly belonged to Stanlow Priory. STANNEY, LITTLE, a tnshp. in the hund. of Higher Wirrall, co. Chester, 1 mile S.W. of Great Stanney, and 6J miles N. of Chester. STANNINGFIELD, a par. in the hund. of Thed- westry, co. Suffolk, 5 miles S.E. of Bury St. Edmund's, its post town. The village, which is small, is wholly I agricultural. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ely, v-d. 308. The church is dedicated to St. Nicholas. The register dates from 1563. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. There is a parochial school for both sexes. The Roman Catholics have a chapel. Mrs. Inchbald, the dramatic writer and novelist, was born in this parish in 1756. Sir T. R. Gage, Bart., is lord of the manor. STANNINGHALL, a hmlt., formerly a par., in the hund. of Taverham, co. Norfolk, 6 miles N.E. of Nor- wich. It is in conjunction with Horstead. The living is a discharged rect., annexed to that of Frettenham, in the dioo. of Norwich. There is no church. STANNINGLEY, a hmlt. partly in the par. of Leeds and partly in the tnshps. of Calverley and Pudsey, West Riding co. York, 5 mUes N.W. of Leeds, its post town. The Great Northern and Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax Junction railways have each a station here. It is a populous district, situated on the road from Bradford to Leeds, of which last it may be considered a suburb. The village consists chiefly of one long street, over- looking the vale of Airedale. The houses and fences are generally built of stone from the neighbouring quarries. The inhabitants are employed in the worsted and woollen mills, and in the iron works and stone quarries. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Ripon. The church, dedicated to St. Thomas, was erected in 1841, at a cost of 2,000. STANNINGTON, a par. in the W. div. of Castle ward, co. Northumberland, 5 miles S.E. of Morpeth, its post town, and 2 W. of Netherton. The village, which is considerable, is situated on tho river Blyth, at the mouth of which is the seaport of that name. The par. is divided into Blagdon, Bellasis, Clifton, Duddo, and Plessey. The manor formerly belonged to Roger de Merlai, the Greystokes, SomerviUes, &c. The soil consists of clay, sand, and loam, with a subsoil of sandstone and clay. A portion of the inhabitants are employed in the coal mines, flax mills, sail and floor- cloth manufactories. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Durham, val. 355, in the patron, of tie Bishop of Chester. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient edifice with a tower and one bell. The register dates from 1658. The parochial charities produce about 11 per annum. There is an endowed Church of Eng- land school for both sexes, also a Sunday-school. There is a reformatory school for boys, situated near Clifton, for the counties of Durham and Northumberland. Blag- don Hall is the principal residence. The Earl of Carlisle is lord of the manor. STANNINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Ecclesfield, West Riding co. York, 3 miles N.W. of Sheffield. STANSFIELD, a par. in the hund. of Risbridge, co. Suffolk, 6J miles E. of Clare, its post town. The village, which is small, is whoDy agricultural. The par. includes the hmlt. of Assington Green. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Ely, val. 508, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has a tower and five bells. The parochial charities produce about 11 per annum. The Independents have a chapel, with day and Sunday schools adjoining. STANSFIELD, a tnshp. in the chplry. of Heptonstall, par. of Halifax, wap. of Morley, West Riding co. York. It is an extensive and populous township, bounded on the N. and N.W. by the county of Lancaster, on the E. by the rivulet Coldenbrook, and on tho S. by the river Calder. It comprises near 6,000 acres, chiefly the property of the Earl of Scarborough, who is lord of tho manor, and in 1861 had a population of 8,174, many of whom are employed in the cotton, woollen, worsted, and silk manufactures, besides a considerable number in agriculture. There is no village of the name properly so called, but numerous scattered hamlets and detached houses, included in the ecclesiastical district of Crosstone, and the adjoining town of Todmorden, of which a con- siderable portion is within this township. STANSHOPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Allstonefield, N. div. of Totmonslow bund., co. Stafford, 10 miles N.E. of Cheadlo. 8TANSTEAD, a par. in the hund. of Wrotham, lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, 2 miles N. of Wrothum, its post town, 6 N.E. of Sevenoaks, and 4 S. of Meopham railway station. The village is small, and wholly Itgriciutural. The par. includes the hmlt. of Fairgeat. Tho living is a rect.* in tho dioc. of Canterbury, val.