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ULCEBY. 712 ULLESWATER. fish and game. The parish of South Uist is about 7 miles S. of North Uist, and comprises the islands of Benbecula, Eriskay, and Flodda. In the vicinity are ruins of Danish forts and Druidical circles. This par. is in the presb. of Uist and synod of Glenelg, and in the patron, of the crown. The stipend of the minister is about 281. The parish church was erected in 1838. There are also two mission churches, named Boisdale and Kriska, two Free church preaching stations, besides other places of worship. There are a parochial school and several other schools. ULCEBY, a par. in the Wold div. of the hund. of Calceworth, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 3 miles S.W. of Alford railway station, its post town, and 5 N.E. of Spilsby. The village is situated on the road from Alford to Boston, near the Wolds. The par. contains the hmlt. of Fordington. The surface is undulating, and the upper lands command a view of the Germau Ocean. The living is a rect.,* with the cur. of Fording- ton annexed, in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 600. The church, dedicated to All Saints, was rebuilt in 1826. The parochial charities consist of some cottages. Captain Mansoll is lord of the manor. ULCEBY, a par. and post town in the N. div. of Yarborough wap., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 7 miles S.E. of Barton, and 8 N.E. of Glanford Brigg. It is a station on the Manchester and Lincoln railway, where the line to Great Grimsby turns off. The village is situated on the Wolds. The par. includes the hmlt. of Ulceby Skilter, at which place is the railway station. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 316, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, has lately been restored. The parochial charities produce about 14 per annum, which go to the National school. The Wesleyans and Primi- tive Methodists have each a chapel. The Earl of Yarborough and another are joint lords of the manor. ULCOMBE, a par. in the hund. of Eyhorne, lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, 6 miles N.E. of Staplehurst, its post town, and 4 N. of the Headcorn railway station. The village is situated in the Weald. The soil is loamy, with a subsoil of gravel and Kentish ragstone. There are hop-grounds. The parish is intersected by several small streams that fall into the Medway. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 379. The church, dedicated to All Saints, originally belonged to the priory of Christ Church, Canterbury, from which it was wrested in the Danish wars, but restored in 941 ; in 1220 it was made collegiate by Archbishop Langton, and afterwards became a rectory. The present building has recently been restored. The interior contains old brasses and monuments to the St. Leger and Stringer families, and a more recent one to the Marquess and Marchioness of Ormond. The register dates from 1560. The parochial charities produce about 3 per annum. There is a National school. The principal residence is Ulcombe Place, the ancient residence of the St. Legers. ULDALE, a par. in the ward of Allerdale-below- Derwent, co. Cumberland, 9 miles S.W. of Wigton, its post town, and 6 S.W. of Hesket Newmarket. The village is situated close to Ireby, at the head of the small river Ellen, which, falling over rocky precipices, forms a cascade termed White Water Dash. The par. nd Or- abound. , al. 151. The church is on the road to Ireby, a short distance from the village. It was rebuilt in 1730. The parochial charities produce about 62 per annum, of which 47 go to Caldbeck's free grammar school. General Wyndham is lord of the manor. A sheep fair is held on the 29th August. ULEY, a par. in the upper div. of Berkeley hund., co. Gloucester, 2 miles N.E. of Dursley, its post town, and 4 S. of the Frocester railway station. The village is situated among the hills, on the turnpike-road leading from Berkeley to Stroud and Cheltenham. There is an iron foundry. In the vicinity is Uley-Bury, a double- ditched camp of above 30 acres, where coins of Antonine and other Roman emperors have been discovered. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Gloucester, val. 157. The church, dedicated to St. Giles, contains several monuments. There are day and Sunday schools for both sexes. The parochial charities produce about 8 yearly. The Independents, Wesleyans, and Baptists have chapels. A feast is held on the first Sunday in September. ULGHAM, a par. chplry. in the E. div. of Morpeth ward, co. Northumberland, 5y miles N.E. of Morpeth, its post town, and 2 S. of the Widdrington railway station. It is situated on the Line Water, and is formed of the three tnshps. of Ulgham, Ulgham Grange, and Stobswood. In the centre of the village is the ancient market-cross. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the rect. of Morpeth, in the dioc. of Durham. The church, dedicated to St. John, has been recently re-erected, at the expense of the rector. There is an endowed paro- chial school. The Earl of Carlisle is lord of the manor. ULLAPOOL, a quoad sacra par., cos. of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. It extends in length about 25 miles, with an extreme breadth of 12 miles, and lies within the quoad civilia par. of Loch Broom, comprising all the portion of that parish N. of the greater Loch Broom. The seaport and fishing village of Ullapool is about 35 miles N.W. of Dingwall, and 30 N.E. of Poll Ewe. It is situated on the Ullapool river, which flows 9 miles W., through lochs Drowach and Auchall, to Ullapool harbour, in Loch Broom. The village was founded in 1788, under the auspices of tho British Fishing Society, but the herrings having left this coast, the trade has greatly declined, and many of the houses are in a half-ruinous condition. It possesses a spacious harbour, and there is a quay for the use of vessels, some of which sail regularly to Portree and Stornoway, in Lewis. A justice of the peace court is held quarterly, for the recovery of small debts. Tho par. is in the preab. of Locharron, and in the patron, of the crown. The stipend of the minister is about 120. The church was erected in 1829. There is also a Free church. The parochial school is about 9 miles from the village. ULLARD, a par. partly in the bar. of St. Mullins, co. C'arlow, and partly in the bar. of Gowran, co. Kil- kenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles S.E. of Gores- bridge. Borris is its post town. It lies on tho river Barrow, and is traversed by the road from Carlow to New Ross. The living is a rect. in tho dioc. of Leigh- lin, vnl. 255, in the patron, of the bishop. The church has been rebuilt. There are a police station, remains of a castle and church, and an ancient burial-ground. The parish is united to Graigue in the Roman Catholic ar- rangement. ULLENHALL, a chplry. in the par. of Wootton- Wawen, Henley div. of Barlichway hund., co. Warwick, 2 miles N.W. of Henley-in-Arden, its post town, and 12 from Birmingham. It includes the hinlts. of Botley and Apsley. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Wootton-Wawen, in the dioc. of Worcester. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The parochial charities pro- duce about 50 per annum, of which '2 go to a school. ULLF.SKELF, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirkby-Wharfe, upper div. of Barkstone-Ash wap., West Riding co. York, 3J miles S.E. of Tadcaster, and 1 mile from Kirkby. It is a station on the North-Eastern line of railway. The village is situated on the S. bank of the river Wharfe, over which the York and North Midland rail- way is carried by a viaduct. There is a boys' school, supported by Lord Londesborough. The Wesleyans have a chapel. ULLESTHORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Claybrooke, hund. of Guthlaxton, co. Leicester, 3 miles N.W. of Lutterworth. It is a station on the Midland railway. There are chapels for Baptists and Independents. ULLES WATER, the largest of the hikes, after Win- dermere, in the lake district, on the borders of West- moreland and Cumberland. It is situated at the river Eamont's head, at an elevation of 460 feet above sea- level. Its greatest length is 9 miles, from Dunmallot