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SULEHAY WALK AND LODGE. 584 SUNDERLAND. trout stream which, rising under Snafell, forms a cascade near the village, in a glen. SULEHAY WAtK AND LODGE, an ext. par. place in the par. of Yarwell, Co. Northampton, 5 miles N.E. of Oundlo. It was formerly comprised in Kings- clifle forest. SULGEAVE, a par. in the bund, of Chipping- Warden, co. Northampton, 7f miles N.E. of Banbury, its post town, and 8 N.W. of Brackley. The parish, which is extensive, is situated at the head of the river Tove. In the vicinity are Castlehill Camp, and Burrough Hill, an arti- ficial mount commanding a view over nine counties. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 231. The church, dedicated to St. James, has a tower and five bells. The parochial charities produce about 64 per annum. There are an endowed and an infant school. The Hon. Colonel H. Hutchinson is lord of the manor. SULHAM, a par. in the hund. of Theale, co. Berks, 5J miles N.W. of Reading, its post town, and 2 from Pangbourne railway station. The village is situated on a narrow slip of land extending from the bank of the river Thames to the Kennet. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 159. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, has been recently rebuilt. The windows are all of stained glass. There are several marble slabs of the Wilder family. The churchyard is planted with shrubs and evergreens. There is a charity school for both sexes. The principal residence is Sulham House. F. Wilder, Esq., is lord of the manor. SULHAMPSTEAD-ABBOTS, a par. in the hund. of Reading, co. Berks, 6 miles S.W. of Reading, its post town. The village is situated near a branch of .the Great Western railway, and is intersected by the Avon and Kennet navigation. The par. includes the hmlt. of Graizeley. The living is a rect. annexed to that of Sulhampstead-Banister, in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 600, in the patron, of Queen's College, Oxford. The church is dedicated to St. Mary or St. Bartholomew. The parochial charities produce about 25, of which 17 go to a Sunday-school. Sulhampstead House is the principal residence. SULHAMPSTEAD-BANISTER, a par. in the hund. of Theale, co. Berks, half a mile N.W. of Sulhampstead- Abbots, and 6J miles S.W. of Reading, its post town. The village is situated on the river Kennet. The living is a rect. annexed to that of Sulhampstead-Abbots, in the dioc. of Oxford. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. There is a National school for both sexes. SULISKER, an uninhabited islet, one of the Hebrides, or Western Islands, Scotland. SULLANE, a stream of co. Cork, Ireland, rises tinder the Derrynasaggart mountains, and joins the river Lee. SULLINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Easwrith, rape of Bramber, co. Sussex, 1 mile S.E. of Storrington, and 5 miles N.W. of Steyning railway station. Hurst- pierpoiut is its post town. In the southern portion of the parish is a ridge of chalk hills forming part of the South Downs. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 296. The ofeurch, dedicated to St. Mary, is of ancient date. Sangate Lodge is the principal residence. Sepulchral urns, spear-heads, and short swords, supposed to be Roman, have been found near the barrows on the warren. SULLY, a par. in the hund. of Dinas Powis, co. Glamorgan, 5 miles S.W. of Cardiff, its post town, and 12 from Cowbridge. The village, which is a sub-port to Cardiff, is situated at the ferry on the Bristol Channel, near Sully Island. Sully was given by Fitzhammon to Sir Robert de Sully, who had a castle here. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 250. The church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. SUMBURGH, a promontory, the most southerly point of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is marked by a lighthouse 300 feet above sea-level, put up in 1821. SUMMERBRIDGE, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Hart- with and par. of Kirkby Malzeard, West Riding co. York, 3 miles W. of Ripley, near the river Nidd. SUMMERCOTES, a hmlt. in the par. of Alfreton, co. Derby, 2 miles S. of Alfreton, near the Erewash canal. SUMMERFORD, a tnshp. in the par. of Astbury, hund. of Northwich, co. Chester, 1J mile N.W. of Congleton. SUMMERHILL, a small post town in the par. of Laracor, bar. of Lower Moyfenrath, co. Meath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 6 miles S.S.E. of Trim, and 23 from Dublin. It is on the road from Dublin to Trim, and contains a chief police station, and a Presbyterian meeting-house. Summerhill House is now a ruin. Dangan was the seat of the Wellesley family. Petty sessions are held occasionally. Fairs are held on the 30th April, 9th June, 22nd September, and 25th No- vember. SUMMERHOUSE, a tnshp. in the par. of Gainford, S.W. div. of Darlington ward, co. Durham, 6i miles N.W. of Darlington. SUMMER ISLANDS, a group of islets in the cos. of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. They consist of about 30 in number, and are situated from a quarter of a mile to 7 miles from the coast, and extend upwards, of 7 miles from N. to S. They are all uninhabited, with the exception of Tanera-More, which extends about 2 miles in length by about 1 mile in breadth. Its surface is irregular and rocky, with an altitude of from 400 to 500 feet above sea-level. The other islets are less elevated, but they are all rocky and barren. Some of the larger ones afford good winter pasturage. SUMMERLEE, a vil. in the par. of Old Monkland, co. Lanark, Scotland, 7 miles E. of Glasgow. Its inha- bitants are chiefly engaged in the iron works. SUMMER'S COVE, a hmlt. in the bar. of Kinsale, co. Cork, Ireland, on the eastern side of Kinsale Harbour. SUMMER SEAT, a vil. in the tnshp. of Elton, par. of Bury-, co. Lancaster, 1 mile N.W. of Bury. It is a station on the East Lancashire and Yorkshire railway. SUMMERS-TOWN, formerly a hmlt. in the par. of St. Giles, city and co. of Oxford, 2 miles N. of Oxford. It is situated on the river Cherwell, and was made a district parish in 1838, when the church was built. SUMMERVILLE, a hmlt. in the bar. of Gaultiere, co. Waterford, Ireland. It is a coastguard and fishing station on Tramore Bay. In the vicinity is Summer- ville Lodge, the seat of Earl Fortescue. SUNART, a district in the N. div. co. Argyle, Scot- land. It extends in length 12 miles, with a breadth of about 6 miles, and is bounded on the N. by Loch Shiel, on the E. by Ardgour, on the S. by Loch Sunart, and on the W. by Ardnamurchan. SUNBEGIN, a hmlt. in the par. of Orton, co. West- moreland, 3 miles E. of Orton, on Sunbegin Tarn, famous for its red trout. 8UNBURY, a par. and post town in the hund. of Spelthorne, co. Middlesex, 3 miles from Hampton Court railway station, and 4 W. of Kingston. It is a station on the Thames Valley branch of the London and South- western railway. It is situated on the banks of the Thames, and near the third lock from London. There are many seats in the neighbourhood. The village is lighted with gas, from works of recent formation. It is a police station of the V division. It is mentioned in Domesday Book as Simeberie, and gave title of viscount to the Montagues. The par. contains the hmlts. of Charlton and Upper Halliford. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of London, val. 336, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a tower containing a clock and six bells. It has been recently restored. The parochial charities produce about 146 per annum, of which 9 go to a free school. There are National schools for both sexes, also infant schools. The Independents have a cliapel. The principal residence is Kempton Park, formerly a royal seat called Chenestone. SUNDERLAND, a par., seaport, market town, muni- cipal, and parliamentary borough, partly in the eastern div. of Chester ward, but chiefly in the northern div. of Easington ward, co. Durham, 13 miles N.E. of Dur- ham, 12 S.E. of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and 268 N.N.W. of London by road, or 302 by the Great Northern, and