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STAUNTON. 532 6TAVERTON. Stodden, co. Bedford, 3J miles S.E. of Kimbolton, and 10 from Bedford. St. Neot's is its post town. The village, -which is small, is wholly agricultural. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 200, in the patron, of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. The church is dedicated to All Saints. The Baptists have a place of worship. STAUNTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Gainford, S.W. div. of Darlington ward, co. Durham, 2 miles N.E. of Barnard Caatle. There are several stone quarries. STAUNTON, a par. in the hund. of St. BriaveU's, co. Gloucester, 2 miles from Coleford, its post town, and 3 N.E. of Jlonmouth. The village, which is small, is situated to the S. of the river Wye, in Dean Forest. The inhahitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The euhstratum contains iron ore, of which mines were formerly in operation. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 149. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has a tower and five bells. The parochial charities produce about 32 per annum. There are a National school and an almshouse for four people, founded in 1686. STAUNTON, a par. in the S. div. of Newark wap., co. Nottingham, 7 miles S.E. of Newark, its poat town, and 5 N. of Bottesford railway station. The village, which is small, is situated in the vale of Belvoir, near the source of the river Don, and at the point of con- junction of the counties of Nottingham, Leicester, and Lincoln. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agri- culture. The par. contains the chplry. of Flawborough. The living is a rect.,* with the cur. of Flawborough annexed, in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. .322. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a square tower and five bells. The interior contains monuments of the Stauntons. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. The principal residence is Stauntou Hall. H. C. Staunton, Esq., is lord of the manor. STAUNTON, a par. in the lower div. of Per/shore hund., co. Worcester, 9 miles from Hereford, its post town, 8 N.W. of Gloucester, and 7 S.W. of Tewkesbury. The village, which is chiefly agricultural, is situated near the river Leadon. The Ledbury hounds meet in this parish. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Wor- cester, val. 404. The church is dedicated to St. James. The parochial charities consist Of a portion of Jarvis's bequest, which realises upwards of 1,068 per annum. STAUNTON, a limit, in the par. of Dunster, co. Somerset, 1 mile S. of Minehead. STAUNTON-HARROLD, a tnshp. in the par. of Breedon, hund. of West Goscote, co. Leicester, 3J miles N.E. of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, its post town. The substra- tum is productive of coal, iron, and limestone. The living is a don. cur. in the dioc. of Peterborough. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, has a tower and eight bells. The interior contains tombs of the Shirleys. The church was erected by Sir R. Shirley, Bart., in 1653. The manor was given to Henry de Ferariis at the Conquest, and passed to the Shirleys in 1423. The 5rincipal residence is the Hall, partly designed by Inigo ones. STAUNTON-UPON-WYE, a par. in the hund. of Grimsworth, co. Hereford, 9 miles N.W. of Hereford, its post town, and 10 from Kington. The village is situated on the road from Hereford to Hay and Breen, near the river Wye, and is chiefly agricultural. The land is partly in common. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 340, in the patron, of Christ Church College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin, is an ancient structure, with a_ spired tower and six bells. The charities consist of the interest of 100,000, bequeathed in 1790 by G. Jarvis, Esq., for the schools, poor, &c., of the pars, of Staunton, Bred- wardine, and Letton. This charity was revised in 1852 by Act of Parliament, which vested its management in 12 trustees, including, ex-officio, the Bishop of Hereford, and the three incumbents. STAUNTON WHIT, a par. in the hund. of Petherton, co. Somerset, 3 miles N.W. of Chard, its post town, and 6 from Ilminster. There are quarries of chalk and blue lias. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 255. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is an ancient structure with a square embattled tower. The parochial charities produce about 21 per annum, which go to Somerhayes' school. There are vestiges of ancient encampments, near which Homan antiquities have been found. STAUNTON WYVILE. See STONTON, co. Leicester. STAVELEY, a par. in the hund. of Scarsdale, co. Derby, 4 miles N.E. of Chesterfield, its post town, and 10 S.E. of Sheffield. It is a station on the Midland rail- way. The village, which is considerable, stands on an eminence overlooking the canal and river Rother, and comprises the chplry. of Great Barlow and the hmlt. of Woodthorpo. The substratum is productive of coal and iron-stone. There is a brush manufactory and corn and bone mills. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lichfield , val. .706. The church, dedicated to St. John the Bap- tist, is an ancient structure, with a square tower and eight bells, and contains monuments of the Frecheville family. There is also a district church at Barlow, the living of which isaperpet. cur., val. 95. The parochial charities produce about 80 per annum. There are National schools for both sexes, including a residcnco for the master, erected at the fexpense of the Duke of Devon- shire, who is lord of the manor. There is a mechanics' institute. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. STAVELEY, a par. in the lower div. of Claro wap., West Riding co. York, 4 miles from Boroughbridge, its post town, and 4 N.E. of Knaresborough railway station. The village, which is small, is situated on a branch of the river Ure. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 354. The church, dedicated to All Saints, was rebuilt in 1S31, at a cost of 1,000. The parochial charities produce about 15 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes, also a place of worship for Wesleyans. STAVELEY, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Cartmel, hund. of Lonadale North of the Sands, co. Lancaster, 6 miles N. of Cartmel, and 9 N.E. of Ulver- stone. Kendal is its post town. The village, which ia small, is situated at the bottom of Windermere. The tnshp. contains the hmlts. of Ayside, Barber Green, Seatle, and part of Newby Bridge. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 108. Tho church was enlarged in 1844. The charities produce about 33 per annum. There are endowed schools for both sexes. The Earl of Burlington is lord of the manor. STAVELY, NETHER and OVER, tnshps. in the ward and par. of Kendal, co. Westmoreland, 6 miles N.W. of Kendal, its post town. It is a station on tho Windermere railway. The village is situated in a hollow of tho river Kent, near Stavely Fell. A large portion of the inhabitants are employed in bobbin and woollen mills. Edward III. granted a charter for a market on Friday and a fair on St. Luke's day, but these have long been disused. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 120, in the patron, of tho Vicar of Kendal. The parochial charities produce about 56 per annum. The Earl of Lonsdale ia lord of tho manor. STAVERTON, a par. in the hund. of Haytor, co. Devon, 3 miles N.W. of Totness, its post town, and 6 from Ashburton. The village, which is considerable, is situated on the river Dart. The par. contains tho hmlts. of Sparkwell, Strechford, and Woolstone Green. The substratum abounds in blue and grey slate, which are extensively worked at the Penn Recca Slate Quar- ries. This slate is of a fine and durable quality, and many of the houses in Exeter have been roofed with it from James I.'s time. There are also quarries^ of freestone, limestone, and blue and grey marble. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture and in the. quarries. A singular limestone cavern exists at Pridhamsleigh. This place is celebrated for its cider. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 366, in the patron, of tho dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. George, ia an ancient structure, with a tower containing six bells. In the interior are several