SUBDEANRY. 581 SUDBURY. SUBDEANRY, a par. in the city of Chichester, co. Sussex. See CHICHESTER. SUBULTER, a par. in the bar. of Duhallow, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 2J miles E. of Kanturk. Mallow is its post town. The land is mostly under cultivation, and the soil generally good. ' The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Cloyne, val. 47, in the patron, of the bishop. There is a school supported by private charity. A battle took place here in 1647 between Lord Inchiquin's and Lord Taafe's forces, when the Irish were defeated with a loss of 4,000 men. SUCK, a feeder of the Shannon, rises in Lough O'Flyn, on tho borders of Roscommon and Mayo. SUCKEN CHAPEL. See CHAPEL SUCKEN, co. Cumberland. SUCKLEY, a par. in the upper div. of Doddingtree hund., co. Worcester, 10 miles W. of Worcester, its post town, 7 S.W. of Martley, and 5 S.E. of Bromyard. The village is on Cradley Brook. The par. contains the hmlts. of Alfrick and Lulsey, each of which has a chapel-of-ease. The land is partly in hop-grounds. The living is a rect.* with tho curs, of Alfrick and Lulsley annexed, in tho dioc. of Worcester, val. 634, in the patron, of the crown. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, has some oak seats of great an- tiquity, also several old monuments. The Wesleyans have a chapel. The parochial charities produce about S4 per annum, of which 11 go to Palmer's free school. Earl Somers is lord of the manor. 8UDBOROUGH, a par. in tho hund. of Huxloe, co. Northampton, 3 miles N.W. of Thrapston, its post town. The village is on a branch of the river Nen. In the village are an extensive brewery and brickyard. The living is a rect.* in tho dioc. of Peterborough, val. 357, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedi- cated to All Saints, contains two brasses, and monuments of the Wasts, one bearing date 1415. The parochial charities produce about 27 per annum, of which 11 go to the Sunday-school. Tho Duko of Cleveland is lord of the manor. SUDBOURNE, or SUDBORNE, a par. in the hund. of Plomesgate, co. Suffolk, 1J mile N.E. of Orford, its post town. The village is near the river Aide, and Orfordness, on the coast of the North Sea. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, with the cur. of Orford annexed, val. 577, in the patron, of the crown. The church is dedicated to All Saints. The register dates from 1621. The parochial charities produce about 2oO, of which 167 go towards church expenses. The principal residence is Sudbourne Hall, a scat of tho Marquis of Hereford ; it was rebuilt by Wyatt. BUDBROOKE, a par. in the hund. of Lnwress, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 5 miles N.E. of Lincoln, its post town. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 155, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Edward, was rebuilt by R. Ellison. The school at Scothern is free for the children of this parish. SUDBROOKE, a limit, in the par. of Ancaster, wap. of Loveden, parts of Kestoven, co. Lincoln, 6 miles N.E. of Grantham, on tho liver Sleaford, near Ermine Street. BUDBKOOKE, a hmlt., formerly a par., in the upper div. of Caldicott hund., co. Monmouth, 6 miles S. W. of Chepstow. The living is a discharged rect. annexed to that of Portskewit. The church has long been in ruins. 6UDBURY, a par. in the hund. of Appletree, co. Derby, 13 miles from Derby, its post town, and 5 S.E. of .Uttoxeter. It is a station on the North Staffordshire railway. The village is on tho river Dove, near Sud- bury Coppice. Sudbury was held by the Montgomeries till Henry VIII. 's time, and is now the property of Lord Vcrnon. It is a petty sessions town. The Hoar
- Hounds meet in tho vicinity. Tho living is a
rect.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 747. The church is dedicated to All Saints. There are free and National schools for both sexes. The parochial charities produce about '27 per annum. The principal residence is Sud- bury Hall, situated in a richly-wooded park, through which is a carriage drive two miles long. The Hall was rebuilt about 1620, and was the residence of the late Dowager Queen Adelaide. If contains portraits of Thomas Cromwell, Strafford, and others. Lord Veruon is lord of the manor. SUDBURY, a hmlt. in tho par. of Harrow-on-the- Hill, co. Middlesex, 10 miles N.W. of St. Paul's. It is a station on the North- Western railway. It was for- merly a seat of the archbishops of Canterbury. SUDBURY, a par., market town, and municipal borough, chiefly in the hund. of Babergh, co. Suffolk, but including tho par. of Ballingdon-cum-Brundon, co. Essex, 20 miles S.W. of Ipswich, and 7 S.E. of Clare. It is a station on the Marks Tay branch of the Great Eastern railway. It is situated at the bridge over the river Stour, which is navigable hence to Manningtree, and here divides the counties of Suffolk and Essex. It is a place of great antiquity, and was the Saxon Sudberie, or South Burgh. At tho period of the Norman survey it had a market and mint, and was settled by Edward III. with a colony of Flemings, who introduced tho manufacture of woollen cloth, and that branch of trade continued to flourish for somo time. There arc manufactories of bunting, and seven extensive manufactories for silk, velvet, satin, plush, and other rich fabrics. It was first chartered by Queen Elizabeth, and returned two members to parlia- ment till 1843, when it was disfranchised for bribery. Under the Municipal Act of 1835 the town council consists of a mayor, 4 aldermen, and 12 councillors. The corporation revenue produces about 850 per annum. The population of the borough in 1851 was 5,225, and in 1861, 6,879. The houses are in general well built, and of late years the town has been con- siderably improved. The streets are paved and lighted under an Act obtained in 1825. It contains a new townhall and borough gaol, erected by the corporation on Market Hill ; a corn exchange, a savings-bank, two branch banks, union poor-house, and literary institution, with museum and library attached. Quarter and petty sessions are held in the townhall, in which assemblies also take Iplace. Sudbury is tho head of a Poor-law Union, embracing 18 parishes in Essex and 24 in Suffolk. It is also the seat of New County Court and superintendent registry districts. The Reform bounds include the old borough, containing tho pars, of All Saints, St. Gregory, and St. Peter, with the extra- parochial district of St. Bartholomew's, and the par. of Ballingdon, in Essex. It is also the capital of the archdeaconry and deanery to which it gives name in the diocese of Norwich. Tho livings are, All Saints, a vie.* with that of Ballingdon-oum-Brundon annexed, Tal. 140, in the patron, of Simeon's trustees; and tho perpet cur. of St. Gregory, with that of St. Peter an- nexed, joint val. 160. The churches are of consider- able antiquity. St. Gregory's, the most ancient, was collegiate until Henry VIII. sold its possessions to Sir T. Paston. It contains a font, and a head, supposed to bo that of Symon de Theobald or Do Sudbury, Arch- bishop of Canterbury, a native of this town, who was beheaded by the mob in AVat Tyler's rebellion, 1381, and was buried here. A gateway belonging to the college is still remaining, and that of an Austin friary. St. Bartholomew's was the site of a Benedictine priory. The site latterly became tho property of Sir J. Marriott, by whoso order the priory buildings were taken down in 1 7 79. The charities produce about 350 per annum, including Carter's bequest of 100 for coats and gowns to 100 poor persons, and St. Leonard's hospital, originally founded for lepers in the reign of John, but now let in three tenements, and the rent of which, together with that of 5 acres of land, are applied towards tho support of the poor. The Duke of Grafton, of Euston, takes the title of baron from this place. Gainsborough, the artist, and Enfield, compiler of the " Speaker," were natives. Market days aro Thursday and Saturday, tho former for corn and sheep, and the latter for pigs, &c. Fairs are held on tho 12th May and 10th July, chiefly for earthenware.
