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STROUD. 578 STUDHAM. time, and was created a parliamentary borough by the Reform Bill, with power to return two members. The bounds include twelve adjoining villages and parishes. It has long been the centre of the woollen manufacture in Gloucestershire, and the dyeing of scarlet is carried on to some considerable extent. There are also seve- ral breweries, several iron foundries, and silk mills, and dye works within a short distance of the town, and at Lightpill Mills is an extensive pin manufactory. Tusks of the mammoth, and other fossils of a fine descrip- tion, have been discovered in the lias hills which sur- round the town. The population of the parish in 1861 was 9,090, but that of the borough 35,517. The Stroud- water canal was formed in 1775, and flows 8 miles W., with a fall of 802 feet to the Severn at Framilode, pass- ing close along the Slade or Stroud river, and is joined to the Thames by a canal which goes E. to Lechlade. The benefice is a perpet. cur.* with the cur. of Holy Trinity annexed, in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 132, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, de- disated to St. Lawrence, has been enlarged at different periods ; it has a tower at its western end surmounted by a steeple. There ia a church and an ecclesiastical parish at Whiteshill, which is a perpet. cur. ; * the church was erected in 1839. There are National schools for both sexes, also British schools, and a charity school, designated the Red School, which clothes, educates, and apprentices four boys. The Inde- pendents, Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists have chapels. At Woodchester are a recently-built Roman Catholic chapel and monastery ; in Woodchester church- yard is a tesselated pavement. In 1855 an extra- mural cemetery was formed on rising ground at a short distance from the Union workhouse. Canton, who first made artificial magnets, and White, the Arabic scholar, both weavers, were born in this parish. Lyppiat Park was formerly the seat of the Throgmortons and the Delbins. Market day is on Friday. Fairs are held on 10th May and 21st and 22nd August for cattle, sheep, and pigs. STROUD, a tythg. in the par. of Cumnor, hund. of Hormer, co. Berks, 3 miles S.W. of Oxford. STROUp-END, a tythg. in the par. of Painswick, hund. of Bisley, co. Gloucester, near Stroud. STROUD GREEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Hornscy, co. Middlesex, 4 miles N. of St. Paul's. STROUD GREEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Staines, hund. of Spelthorne, co. Surrey, 2 miles S.W. of Staines, near the confluence of the Colne with the Thames. STROUD GREEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Croydon, co. Surrey, 2 miles N.E. of Croydon. STROWAN, two ancient pars, in co. Perth, Scotland, the one is now joined to Monivaird, and the other to Blair Atholl. STROWAN, a hmlt. in the par. of Edzell, co. Forfar, Scotland, 5 miles N. of Brechin. STROXTON, a par. in the wap. of Winnibrigs, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 4 miles S.W. of Grantham, its post town. In the vicinity are three springs, which are the means of supplying the Grantham water-works. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 306. The church, dedicated to All Saints, contains a piscina of great antiquity, also a monument to Sir G. E. Welby. Sir G. E. Welby, Bart., is lord of the manor. There is a school for both sexes, on the National system. STRUAN, a hmlt. in the Isle of Skye, co. Inverness, Scotland, 5 miles from Blair Atholl by the Perth, Forres, and Inverness section of the Highland railway, on which it is a station. It is situated near Lochs Struan and Bracadale, whence Macleod's Maidens are visited. There is a post office. STRUBBY, a par. in the Wold div. of Calceworth hund., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 4 miles N. of Alford, its post town, and the like distance from Claythorpe railway station. The par. includes the hmlt. of Woodthorpe. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 150, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. Oswald, was re- built, with the exception of the chancel, in 1857. It contains tombs of the Ballot family. The register dates from 1547. The parochial charities produce about 3 per annum. The Wesleyans have a chapel. Strubby is included in the manor of Bilsby. STRUGSHILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Sutterton, co. Lincoln, 4 miles S.E. of Swineshead. STRULE, a section of the river Mourne, co. Tyrone, Ireland. STRUMPSHAW, a par. in the hund. of Blofleld, co. Norfolk, 8 miles E. of .Norwich, If mile S.E. of Bio- field, and If N. of Buckingham Ferry railway station. The village is situated on an eminence near the northern bank of the navigable river Yare. There is a prospect over the marshes from the windmill, which stands on the highest ground in the county. The living is a rect.* annexed to that of Bradeston, in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 520. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, contains several marble tablets to the Atkins, Barnes, and Spring- all families, and some stained windows. The register dates from 1580. The parochial charities produce about 11 per annum. STRUTHERS, a seat of the Earl of Glasgow, co. Fife, Scotland, 3 miles S.W. of Cupar. STRUVE POINT, a. headland at the entrance of Lough Foyle, co. Donegal, Ireland. STUARTFIELD, a vil. in the par. of Old Deer, co. Aberdeen, Scotland, 3 miles from Deer. STUART-TOWN, a vil. in the par. of Pettie, co. Inverness, Scotland, 7 miles N.E. of Inverness, on Loch Beauly, near Culloden Moor. STUBBIN, a hmlt. in the par. of Rawmarsh, West Riding co. York, 2 miles N. of Rotherham. STUBBIN, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Nether Hoyland, par. of Wath-upon-Dearn, West Riding co. York, 5 miles N.W. of Rotherham. STUBBINGTON, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Crofton, par. of Titchfield, co. Hants, 3 miles S.W. of Fareham. STUBBINS, a hmlt. in the ecclesiastical district of Ramsbottom, co. Lancaster, 4J miles from Bury by the Manchester, Bury, and Bacup branch of the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway, on which it is a station. STUBBS, a tnshp. in the par. of Adwick-le-Street, N. div. of Strafforth wap., West Riding co. York, 7 miles N.W. of Doncaster. It is joined with Hamphall to form a township. The principal residence is Stubbs Hall. STUBBY-LANE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Draycott, par. of Hanbury, co. Stafford, 4 miles S.E. of Uttoxeter. STUBHAMPTON, a tythg. in the par. of Tarrant- Gunville, co. Dorset, 4 miles S.E. of Uttoxeter. STUBLACH, a tnshp. in the par. of Middlewich, hund. of Northwich, co. Chester, 4 miles N.E. of Middlewich. STUBTON, a par. in the wap. of Loveden, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 6J miles S.E. of Newark, its post town, and 1 mile from Claypole station, on the Great Northern railway. The soil is principally clay and loam. The lower grounds are watered by several streams, tri- butary to the river Witham. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 295. The church, dedicated to St. Martin, was rebuilt about 1800. The parochial cha- rities produce about 58 per annum. The principal residence is Stubton Hall. G. Nevill, Esq., is lord of the manor. STUBWOOD, a hmlt. in the par. of Rocester, co. Stafford, 4 miles N.E. of Uttoxeter. STUDDOW, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Burton-Con- stable, North Riding co. York, 3 miles N.W. of Ley- burn. STUDFIELD, a hmlt. in the par. of Horton-in- Ribblesdale, West Riding co. York, 4 miles N. of Settle. STUDHAM, a par. partly in the hund. of Dacorum, co. Herts, but chiefly in that of Manshead, co. Beds, 3 j miles S.W. of Market-Street, its post town, and 6 S.W. of Luton. The par. includes the hmlts. of Humbershoe, Studham, and part of Market-Street. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 150. The church, dedi- cated to St. Mary, contains a round stone font of curious