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STONYFORD. 660 STORUINGTON. Knocktopher, co. Kilkenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 8 miles S. of Kilkenny, and 77 from Dublin. There is a police station. Petty sessions are held at intervals. There are a Eoman Catholic chapel, a dispensary, and a fever hospital. STONYFORD, a feeder of the Boyne, rises about 3 miles W. of Athboy, co. Westmeath, Ireland. STONYHURST. See MITTON, co. Lancaster. STOODLEIGH, a par. in the hund. of Witheridgo, co. Devon, 5J miles N.W. of Tiverton, its post town, and 4 J S. W. of Hampton. The par. includes Hightleigh and Stoodleigh Beacon on Warbrightsleigh Hill, said to have been put up by Edward II. The soil is light but shallow, on clay. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 341. The church is dedicated to St. Margaret. The parochial charities produce about 24 per annum. There is a parochial school for both sexes, entirely supported by T. Daniel, Esq., who is lord of the manor. A revel occurs on St. Margaret's day. STOODLEY, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Langfield, par. of Halifax, West Riding co. York, 9 miles W. of Halifax. 8TOPHAM, a par. in the hund. of Rotherbridge, rape of Arundel, co. Sussex, 4 miles S.E. of Petworth, its post town, and 1 milo S.W. of the Pulborough rail- way station. The Tillage is near the Arun and Wye canal and the river Rother, which is here crossed by a bridge of seven arches, built in the reign of Edward II. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 150. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The pavement is almost entirely composed of large slabs of Sussex marble, inlaid with brass figures and memorials of the Barttelots and Stophams. The register dates from 1544. There is a parochial school for both sexes, entirely supported by G. Barttelot, Esq., of Stopham House, who is lord of the manor. STOPSLEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Luton, hund. of Flitt, co. Bedford, 2 miles N.E. of Luton, its post town. STORE, a quoad sacra par. in the par. of Assynt, co. Sutherland, Scotland, 30 miles N.W. of Dornock. It is situated on the western coast of Sutherland, and in- cludes a number of islands. It extends in length about 10 miles, with an extreme breadth of 8 miles. Its sur- face presents an assemblage of lofty mountains, barren rocks, extensive heaths, lakes, mosses, and rivers. Lime- stone and moss abound, and peat is used for fuel. The rearing of cattle and fishing afford employment to the principal part of the inhabitants. Several roads and bridges have recently been formed ; but the country is in many parts almost impenetrable. There are nume- rous cairns and Druidical temples scattered throughout the district. The church was erected in 1828 by grant from the parliamentary commissioners. There is a Free church. STOREHOUSE, a vil. in the par. of Llantrisaint, co. Glamorgan, near Llantrisaint. STORETON, a tnshp. in the par. of Bebington, lower div. of Wirrall hund., co. Chester, 3 miles S.W. of Birkenhead, and 5 N. of Great Neston. It is situated on a creek of the river Mersey, near the Chester railway. STORITHS, a tnshp. in the par. of Skipton, West Riding co. York, 6 miles E. of Skipton. It is situated on the river Wharfe, and is joined with Hazlewood. STORKHILL-WITH-SANDHOLME, a tnshp. in the par. of St. John Beverley, borough of Beverley, East Riding co. York, 1 J mile N.E. of Beverley. STORMONT, a district in the co. of Perth, Scotland. It contains tho pars, of Blairgowrio, Caputh, Cluny, Dunkeld, Kinloch, Lethendy, and part of Bendochy, with Stormont Loch and ten other lochs. It extends in length about 14 miles from E. to W., with a .mean breadth of 7 miles. It gives title of viscount to the Earl of Mansfield. STORMORE, an ext. par. lib. in the hund. of Guthlaxton, co. Leicester. STORNOWAY, a par., post town, seaport, and burgh of barony in the island of Lewes, Western Islands, co. Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. It contains a post town of its own name, the quoad sacra par. of Knock, and the vil. of Back. The par. extends in length about 19 miles, and is from 7 to 10 broad, comprising an area of about 160 square miles. It lies in the north-eastern part of Lewes Island, and is bounded by the Miuch Channel, and by tho pars, of Lochs, Dig, and Barvas. The sur- face is generally flat, the highest ground being a round hill about 700 feet in height, which serves as a land- mark to vessels steering across the Minch. The pre- dominant rocks aro gneiss and granite. The shore is in some places sandy, but more frequently bold shelving rocks or precipitous cliffs, worn into caves and fissures, and indented by numerous bays and sea-lochs. Until very recently the only cultivated portion was a narrow belt of land along the shore, the rest being barren moorland and moss ; but immense improvements have been effected by the present proprietor, Sir James Matheson, M.P. for Ross-shire. The surface is watered by a number of small freshwater lakes, and by several streams, the largest of which has a course of only 10 miles. Stornoway, which is considered the capital of the Outer Hebrides, is situated on the head of a bay called Loch Stornoway, and has a convenient quay and docks. The town is built round the bay, and the houses are well built. The principal public buildings are the town-house, custom-house, prison, erected in 1845, a branch of the National Bank, savings-bank, assembly rooms, two hotels, Masonic lodge, and a lighthouse ami beacon on Arnish Point, at the S. side of the entrance of Loch Stornoway. A little to the W. of the town stands Stornoway Castle, erected by Sir James Matho- son, on the site of Seaforth Lodge, the scat of tho former proprietors of Lewes. Two steamers ply regu- larly between Stornoway and Glasgow, and there is a mail packet twice a week, vid Poolewe to Dingwall. Many of the inhabitants are employed in the coasting trade, and in the herring, cod, and ling fishery ; there are besides, saw, carding, and corn mills, two rope walks, and an extensive distillery. Seals are taken on the coast. Stornoway was first erected into a burgh of barony by James VI., with tho design of promoting the civilisation of the Western Isles, but continued an insignificant fishing village till of late years. It is now governed by two bailies, a treasurer, and six councillors. A sheriffs court sits every Thursday, and justice of peace, commissary, and baron baillie courts are held as occasion requires. The par. is in the presb. of Lewes and synod of Glenelg, in the patron, of the Crown. The minister has a stipend of 159. The parish church was erected in 1794, and repaired in 1831. There is also at Knock, in tho district of Eye, a church founded by the government as a quoad sacra parish church. There aro three Free churches in the parish, situated respectively at Stornoway, Knock, and Back, also an Episcopalian chapel. The parochial school is an efficient establishment, con- ducted on the plan of the Glasgow normal seminaries ; there are also two schools for girls, having a department for Ayrshire needlework, the materials of which aro supplied by Glasgow houses, who pay the pupils for their work. The charities include a dispensary, sailors' home, and several friendly societies. There are horti- cultural, literary, and farmers' societies. Tho antiqui- ties consist of an old castle of the Macleod's, once occupied by Cromwell, but now in ruins, a large cairn on Gress-moor, and the remains of ancient chapels at Gress and Eye, formerly considered as sanctuaries. An annual fair is held on the second Wednesday in July for cattle. STORR, a mountain in the northern div. of the Isle of Skye, co. Inverness, Scotland, 6 miles N. of Portree. It attains an elevation of 2,100 feet above sea-level. STORRINGTON, a par., post and market town in the hund. of West Easwith, rape of Arundel, co. Sussex, 4 miles S.E. of Pulborough railway station, and 9 N.E. of Arundel. The village is situated on the road from Petworth to Brighton, and is lighted with gas from works .constructed in 1861. A court leet for tho hundred is held every third year. The living is a rect. * in the dioo. of Chichester, val. 600, in the patron, of the Duke of Norfolk. The church is dedicated to St.