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STONE. 556 STONEFIELD. place for the county elections and a petty sessions town. A county court is held every two months. It is also the head of a Poor-law Union. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 240, in the patron, of the bishop. The parish church is dedicated to St. Michael, and was rebuilt in the middle of the last century on the site of the Abbey Church. It contains a marble monument to Earl St. Vincent, with a bust of the earl by Chantrey, and has over the altar "St. Michael binding Satan," painted by Sir William Beechy, B.A., and presented by Earl St. Vincent, who is buried in the churchyard. The register dates from 1568. There are schools in connection with the parish church, which have been rebuilt, through the perseverance of the rector, at a cost of 2,000 ; school chapels have also been erected in several of the townships. In addition to the parish church are the district churches of Christ Church with Tittensor, Aston with Burston, Fulford, Hilderstone, and Normicott, the livings of which are perpet. curs., varying in val. from 200 to 63 ; of these the only one situated in the town is Christ Church, erected in 1840. The Wesleyans and New Connexion Methodists and Independents have chapels. The Roman Catholics have a very spacious monastery in the town, with a church attached, and an extensive nunnery at Oulton, also a chapel at Aston. The grammar school, founded in 1558 by the Eev. Thomas Afieyn, is free to 6 boys, and to 24 others of the parish on payment of a small fee. A new school-house has recently been erected and the endowment increased to 10 per annum. There are a Bible society, Church Missionary society, Dorcas society, besides various clothing and benefit clubs. The charities produce about 200 per annum, including a rent-charge of 100 out of the Stone Park estate, be- queathed in 1771 by Lady K. Levison Gower for the relief of 10 poor widows. Market day is Tuesday for corn and provisions, and the cattle market every alter- nate Tuesday. Fairs are held on 5th August for cattle and sheep, on the third Tuesdays in April and October for cheese, bacon, &c., and on Shrove Tuesday, Whit Tuesday, and Tuesday beforo Michaelmas Day. STONE, a par. in the hund. of Aylesbury, co. Bucks, 3 miles S.W. of Aylesbury, its post town, and 7 from Thame. The village is situated on the road from Aylesbury to Thame, and is separated from Waddesdon by the river Thame. The par. includes the hmlts. of Bishopstone, Littleworth, and Sedrup. The manufacture of lace, for- merly carried on, has declined. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 289. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is an ancient structure, with a tower containing a clock and five bells. In the interior are two brasses of the Gurneys, bearing date 1472. It has been thoroughly restored, and the chancel rebuilt, at the expense of the lord of the manor. J. Lee, LL.D., is lord of the manor. STONE, a chplry. in the par. of Berkeley, upper div. of Berkeley hund., co. Gloucester, 2* miles S.W. of Berkeley, its post town, and 4 S.W. of Berkeley railway station. The village is situated on the high road from Gloucester to Bristol. The soil is of a clayey and loamy description. The living is a perpet. cur. * in the dioc of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 80, in the patron, of the Vicar of Berkeley. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure with a tower and five bells. The parochial charities produce about 30 per annum. Earl Mtzhardinge is lord of the manor. STONE, a par. in the hund. of Oxney, lathe of Shep- way, co. Kent, 6J miles N.-E. of Eye, its post town, and 3 S.E. of Appledore railway station. The village is situated on the borders of Komney Marsh and the Royal Military canal. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 345, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient edifice, with a tower and six bells. The interior contains two brasses, bearing date 1408. The parochial charities consist of a small bequest by R. Still, Esq., in 1556, and the interest of 1,000 invested in the Three per Cents., left by T. Greenland, Esq. The Dissenters have a chapel. A fair is held on Holy Thursday. STONE, a par. in the lower div. of Halfshire hund., co. Worcester, 2 miles S.E. of Kidderminster, its post town, and the same distance N. of Hartlebury railway station. This place, which was formerly a chplry., in the par. of Chaddesley-Corbet, is situated near the Oxford and Wolverhampjon railway. There is a worsted mill at Hoo, and the spinning of yarn is carried on in connection with the manufacture of Kidderminster. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 827, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a modern structure with a tower and six bells. The parochial charities produce about 232 per annum, of which i'37 go to Hill's school. STONE, a hund. in the co. of Somerset, contains the pars, of Ashington, Brimpton, Chilthorne, Domer, Limington, Lufton, Mudford, Preston, Plucknett, and Yeovil, comprising an area of 10,720 acres. STONE, a tythg. in the par. of Chew Magna, co. Somerset, 6 miles S. of Bristol. STONE, a hmlt. in the par. of Wimborne, co. Dorset, 1 mile W. of Wimborne. STONE a hmlt. in the par. of St. Peter, Isle of Thanet, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, near Margate. STONE, a hmlt. in the par. of Fawley, co. Hants, 8 miles S.E. of Southampton. It is situated near Staus Ore point. This place is supposed to be the Ad Lapidcm of the Romans, where Ceadwall put the brothers of Arvandus to death in 687. STONE, a hmlt. in the pars, of Firbeck and Maltby, West Riding co. York, 3 miles S.W. of Tickhill. STONE, a hmlt. in the par. of Fixby, West Riding co. York, 2 miles N.W. of Huddersfield. STONE ACTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Rushbury, co. Salop, 3 miles E. of Church Stretton. STONEBECK DOWN and STONEBECK UPPER, tnshps. in the par. of Kirby Malzeard, West Riding co. York, 7 miles from Pateley Bridge. They are situated on the river Nidd, and are chiefly agricultural. The former tnshp. includes the vil. of Ramsgill, and the latter the chplry. of Middlesmpor. The soil is of a loamy and gravelly character, with a subsoil of gravel and rock. The land is principally devoted to pasture. The Wesleyans have a chapel at Bouthwaite. Tho Archbishop of York is lord of the manor. STONE BRIDGE, a hmlt. in the hund. of Knight- low, co. Warwick, 7 miles N.W. of Coventry. STONE BRIDGE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Saltney, co. Flint, near Hawarden. STONEBYRES, a cataract on the Clyde in three falls, co. Lanark, Scotland, 2 miles below Lanark. 8TONECARTHY, a par. in the bars, of Kells, Knock- topher, and Shillelogher, co. Kilkenny, Ireland, 3 miles N.W. of Knocktopher. The land is generally fertile. The living is a vie. united with Kells. STONECLOUGH, a station on the Manchester branch of the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway. STONE CROUCH, a hmlt. in the hund. of Cran- brook, lathe of Scray, co. Kent, 4 miles S.W. of Gran- brook. There was formerly a cell for Austin canons at Combwell. STONE EASTON, a par. in the hund. of Chewton, co. Somerset, 14 miles S.W. of Bath, its post town, and 7 N. of Shepton Mallet. The village is situated on the high road from Bristol to Wells. The soil is of a loamy nature, with a subsoil of limestone. A large portion of the laud is devoted to pasture. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Chewton Mendip, in the dioc. of Bath and Wells. The church is an ancient edifice with a tower and five bells ; the in- terior contains some marble tablets of the Hippesley family. The register dates from 1572. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum. There is a parochial school for both sexes, entirely supported by J. Hippesley, Esq., who is lord of the manor. Stuiio Easton House is the principal residence. STONEFERRY, a vil. in the par. of Button, middlo div. of Holderness wap.. East Riding co. York, 1 rni'.o N.N.E. of Hull. STONEFIELD, or STANFIELD, a hmlt. in the