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STREET. 674 STRETFORD. The surface consists of good land, with a large extent of bog. It is intersected by the river Inny, and is adjacent to Lough Dereveragh. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Ardagh, val. 148. The church is very old. Here are a parochial and two private day schools. The seat called Coolumber occupies the site of an ancient castle, and there are remains of an old church and of Clonmore Monastery, founded in the 13th century. At Kinnard are traces of a nunnery and of a rath. Marble and paving stone are obtained. STREET, a par. in the hund. of Whitley, CO. Somer- set, 1J mile S.V. of Glastonbury railway station. Bath is its post town. The village, which is large, is on the Great Western road from Bath to Exeter. There are shoe and rug factories, and a tanyard. The soil is clay, with a subsoil of blue lias, which is extensively quar- ried. Numerous fossils are .found in the lias. The living is a rect.* with the cur. of Walton annexed, in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 675. The church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. The register dates from 1599. There are National, British, Lancastrian, and Sunday schools. The Independents, Wesleyans, Bap- tists, and Friends have chapels. Sir A. A. Hood, Bart., is lord of the manor and principal landowner. A cattle fair is held on the Monday week after St. Andrew's Day. STREET, a tythg. in the par. of Winsham, co. Somer- set, 2 miles S.E. of Chard. It is joined with Leigh to form a township. STREET, a hmlt. in the par. of Shepton Mallet, hund. of Whitstone, co. Somerset, 2 miles S. of Shepton Mallet, on the river Brue and the ancient Fosse Way. STREET, a tythg. in the par. of Christchurch, co. Hants, near Christchurch. STREET, a vil. in the par. of Kingsland, co. Here- ford, 2 miles N.E. of Pembridgo, on the Roman way to Staunton. STREET, an ecclesiastical district in the par. of Blackanton, co. Devon, 3 miles S.W. of Dartmouth, on Start Bay. STREET FIELDS, or STREET ASHTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Monks Kirby, co. Warwick, 5 miles N.W. of Rugby, on the Fosse Way, near Street Ashton Lodge. STREETHALL, a par. in the hund. of TJttlesford, co. Essex, 4 miles N.W. of Saffron Walden, its post town, and 3 S.W. of the great Chesterford railway station. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 155. The church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, contains two brasses, bearing date from 1480. The register dates from 1813, the earlier ones having been lost. There is a village school. Archdeacon Raymond is lord of the manor and principal landowner. STREETHAY, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Michael, Lichfield, N. div. of Offlow hund., co. Stafford, 2 miles N.E. of Lichfield, near the ancient Icknield Street. STREET HOUSE, a hmlt. in the par. of Oxnam, co. Roxburgh, Scotland, under the Cheviot hills, on the Roman road called the Catrail. STREET HOUSES, a hmlt. in the par. of Loft House, North Riding co. York, 7 miles N.E. of Guis- borough. STREETLAM, a hmlt. in the par. of Danby-Wiske, North Riding co. York, 3 miles N.W. of Northallerton, near the river Wiske. STREETTHORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Kirk- sandale, West Riding co. York, 3 miles N.E. of Don- caster. STREEVE, a mountain ridge, co. Londonderry, Ireland, near Dungiven. It attains an elevation of 1,280 feet. STREFLYN, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanykil, co. Merioneth, near Bala. STRELITZ, or STRILITZ, a vil. in the par. of Car- gill, co. Perth, Scotland, 4 miles S.W. of Cupar Angus. It is situated on a small tributary of the Isla, and was named in compliment to Queen Charlotte, who was Duchess of Mecklenburgh-Strelitz. It was constructed for discharged soldiers in 1763. STRELLINGTON, a tythg. in the par of Boxgrove, hund. of Box, rape of Chichester, co. Sussex, 2 miloa N.E. of Chichester. STRELLY, a par. in the S. div. of Broxtow wap., co. Nottingham, 5 miles N.W. of Nottingham, its post town, and 2 E. of Ilkeston railway station. In the vicinity is Strelly Park colliery, which is connected with the Nottingham canal by a tramway. Strelly gave name to the Strelleys, or Struleys, whose old seat still exists. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 90. The church, dedicated to All Saints, contains a carved screen, an old font, and effigies of the Strelleys, also a brass of Robert Strelley, bearing date 1487. Strelley Hall is the principal residence. J. S. Edge Esq., is lord of the manor and sole landowner. STRENSALL, a par. in the wap. of Bulmer, and within the lib. of St. Peter's, North Riding co. York, 5J miles N.E. of York, its post town. It is a station on the North-Eastern railway. The village is situated on the Scarborough railway and the river Foss. The soil consists of sand and vegetable mould. The living is a vie. * with the cur. of Haxby annexed, in the dioc. of York, val. 250, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, was rebuilt in 1802. The parochial charities produce about 50 per annum. There are National schools for both sexes, also a Church Sunday-school. The Wesleyans have a chapel. Leonard Thompson, Esq., is lord of the manor. STRENSHAM, a par. in the upper div. of Pershore hund., co. Worcester, 6 miles N. of Tewkesbury, its post town, and 5 S.W. of Pcrshoro. The village is on the river Avon, near the Birmingham and Gloucester railway, and between the hills of Malvern and Bredon. It is famous for the siege it sustained against the par- liamentary forces during the civil war, and for the signal bravery displayed by the then lord of the manor, Sir William Russell. The soil is fertile, consisting of light earth, loam, and marl, upon a subsoil of blue lias and gravel. Various fossils and minerals are met with. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 200. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, has monuments and tombs of the Russells of Strensham Hall. The parochial charities produce about 65, of which 54 belong to Russell's school and almshouses. There are National schools for both sexes, supported by J.A. Taylor, Esq., who is lord of the manor. Samuel Butler, poet and author of " Hudibras," was born here in 1612. Strensham Court is the principal residence. STRETE RALEIGH, a tythg. in the par. of Whimple, co. Devon, 3 miles N.W. of Ottery St. Mary. STRETFORD, a hund. in co. Hereford, contains the pars, of Almeley, Birley, Dilwyn, Eardisland, Kings- land, King's Pion, Kinnersley, Lyonshall, Monkland, Pembridge, Shobdon, Stretford, Weobley, and parts of Aymestry, Letton, and Stanton-on-Arrow, comprising an area of 47,480 acres. STRETFORD, a par. in the above hund., co. Hereford, 4j miles S.W. of Leominster, its post town, and 3 N.E. of Weobley. The village is situated on a branch of the river Lug and the Roman way Watling Street. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 94. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, has some stained windows, and tombs and effigies. There is also a mysterious chamber, the use of which is unknown. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum. A. II. Wall, Esq., is lord of the manor and chief landowner. STRETFORD, a chplry. and tnshp. in the par. of Manchester, hund. of Salford, co. Lancaster, 3J miles S.W. of Manchester, its post town. It is a station on the Manchester, South Junction, and Altrincham rail- way. The village is situated on the Bridgwatcr canal, near the river Mersey, where the Roman way to Chester crossed. There is a large paper mill and a mart for pigs for supply of the Manchester market. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 150, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church is modern. The parochial charities, about 100 per annum, go to Hinde's school. Henshaw's blind asylum and a deaf and dumb school are in this township. The Indepen- dents, Wesleyans, andPritnitive Methodists have chapels.