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STOURBRIDGE. 562 STOW. STOURBRIDGE, a chplry. in the par. of St. Andrew the Less, or Barnwell, hund. of Fiendish, co. Cambridge, 1 mileN. E. of Cambridge. There are remains of the hos- pital of St. Mary Magdalen for lepers, the chapel of which has been converted into a barn. It is chiefly noted for the fair which commences on the 18th Sep- tember, and lasts till the 7th October, the opening of which is proclaimed by the vice-chancellor, doctors, and proctors of the University of Cambridge, and by the mayor and aldermen ; the staple commodities exposed for sale are leather, timber, cheese, hops, wool, and cattle, and on the 25th horses. STOUR-HEAD, the seat of the Hoare family, in the par. of Stourton, co. Somerset, 3 miles N.W. of Mere, and 10 from Frome. It is situated on the Wilts border, near the source of the river Stour, which rises in six wells or " fountains proper," which figure in the arms of Lord Stourton, whose family formerly possessed the castle, on the site of which the modern mansion of the Hoares has been erected. In the grounds are King Alfred's tower, 160 feet high, the pump of Peter the Great, statues of Flora and Hercules by Rysbrach, be- sides a gallery of paintings by Rembrandt, Poussin, Carlo Dolci, Claude, Gainsborough, and other masters. STOURHOLM, one of the Shetland group of islands, coast of Scotland, 2 miles W. of Yell, in Yell Sound. STOURMOUTH, a par. in the hund. of Bleangate, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 4 miles N. of Wing- ham, its post town, and 1 mile from Grove Ferry railway station. The village is situated on the navigable river Stour. Hops are grown. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 399, in the patron, of the Bishop of Worcester. The church is dedicated to All Saints. The register dates from 1538. The parochial charities produce about 18 per annum. T-he Rev. J. Hilton, M.A., is lord of the manor. STOURPAINE, a par. in the hund. of Pimperne, North Blanford div. of co. Dorset, 3 miles N.W. of Blanford-Forum, its post town. The village is on the Stour. The par. includes the hmlts. of Lacerton, for- merly a distinct parish, and the tythg. of Ashe. On an eminence called Hod Hill are the remains of a double- ditched camp, which extends over several acres, and in which many Roman coins have been found. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 130, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. The register dates from 1631. There is a National school. STOURPORT, a district par., post, market town, and inland port, of considerable trade, in the lower div. of Halfshire hund., and borough of Bewdley, co. Wor- cester, 4 miles S.W. of Kidderminster. It is a station on the Severn Valley branch of the Great Western rail- way, and is situated near the confluence of the Stoure with the Severn, and at the junction of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal. The Severn is here crossed by an iron bridge of one span of 150 feet. It is a polling place for the western division of the county, and a petty sessions town. The magistrates sit every fort- night. The town is well built, paved, and lighted with gas. There is a market house, savings bank, police station, young men's literary institute, and a subscrip- tion library. There are worsted and carpet manufac- tories, malting houses, and vinegar works, an iron foundry, a factory for hollow ware, and one of the largest tanneries in the county. There are good wharves and basins for the convenience of the barge traffic, and boat-building is carried on extensively. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 150. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. There are two National schools for both sexes. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have chapels. Market days are Wednesday and Saturday. Fairs are held on the first Tuesday in April, July, and October, all being toll free. STOURTON, a par. partly in the hund. of Mere, co. Wilts, and partly in that of Norton Ferris, co. Somer- set, 2 miles N.W. of Mere, its post town, and 10 from Frome. The village is on the road from Bath to Poole, and near the river Stour. The par. includes the hmlt. of Gasper. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 520. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, has tombs of the Stourtons and Hoares, including that of Sir Richard, the antiquary. The parochial charities produce about 68 per annum. Near Penn, or Penzle- wood, in that part of the parish within the co. of So- merset, are several thousands of pits or hollows, scat- tered over a surface of nearly 700 acres, forming a wide boggy tract, and supposed to be the site of a British town. STOURTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Whichford, Brailes div. of Kington hund., co. Warwick, 3 miles S.E. of Shipston, on the river Stour. STOURTON. See STURTON, co. Lincoln. STOURTON. See STORETON, co. Chester. STOURTON CASTLE, a seat in co. Stafford, 3 miles W. of Stourbridge. It is on the banks of the Stour, near the old seat of the Hamptons, where Cardinal Pole was born in 1500, and which was taken by the Roundheads in 1644. STOURTON-CAUNDLE, a par. in the hund. of Brownshall, Sturminster div. co. Dorset. See CAVXDLE STOURTON. STOUTING, a hund. in the lathe of Shepway, co. Kent, contains the pars, of Elmstead, Monks Horton, Stanford, Stelling, and Stouting, comprising an area of 8,100 acres. STOUTING, a par. in the above hund., 6 miles N.W. of Ilythe, its post town, and 3 J from Westenhanger rail- way station. The village is situated on Stane Street and the river Stour. The land is partly in common and hop- grounds. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Canter- bury, val. 252. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The register dates from 1538. The parochial charities produce about 18 per annum. The Wesleyans have a chapel. Some urns and Roman coins have been dis- covered. STOUTS, a hmlt. in the par. of Old Cleeve, co. So- merset, near Watchet. STOUTS HILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Dursley, hund. of Upper Berkeley, op. Gloucester, 1 mile E. of Dursley, under the Cotswold hills. Rudder, the county historian, was born here. STOVEN, a par. in the hund. of Blything, co. Suf- folk, 2 miles N.W. of Wangford, its post town, and 5J N.W. of Southwold. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 69. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, has traces of Norman architecture. The parochial charities produce about 9 per annum, re- alised from town estates. The Earl of Stradbroke is lord of the manor. STOVER'S LODGE, a seat of the Duke of Somerset, co. Devon, 2 miles N.W. of Newton-Abbot. Sir H. Scale's hounds meet here. STOW, a par. partly in the district of East Edin- burghshirc, co. Edinburgh, and partly in the shire of Selkirk, Scotland. It contains a vil. of its own name, and the hmlts. of Fountainhall, Kylochyett, Caitha, Crosslee, and Clovenfords. The surface is hilly, and intersected by numerous streams, which fall into the Gala and the Tweed. The rocks are graywacke and clay slate. In this parish are numerous ancient camps and square towers on parallelograms, the ruins of which are still to be seen. The principal seats are Torwoodlee, Bowland, Symington, Crookston, Burnhouse, Torquhan, and Pirn. The parish is traversed by the road from Edinburgh to Jedburgh, and by the Edinburgh and Ilarwick railway, which has stations at Fountainhall, Stow, and Bowland-Bridge. The vil. of Stow is about 7 miles N. of Galashiels, and 24 S.E. of Edinburgh. It anciently went by the name of Wedale, i.e. " the Vale of Woe," and belonged to the bishops of St. Andrew's, who had a regal jurisdiction over the whole district of Wedalo. The church had the privilege of sanctuary, and "the Black Priest of Wedale" was one of the three persons who enjoyed the privilege of the law of clan Macduff. In the village is a building of recent erection used as a public reading-room, library, and music hall. The par. is in the presb. of Lauder and