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WEESDALE. 766 WELBY. half a mile from the church. This par. is the seat of a presb. in the synod of Perth and Stirling. The stipend of the minister is ahout 149. The parish church was erected in 1835. There are a parochial school and four non-parochial schools. Near the church is Caslle Men- zies, the seat of Sir E. Menzies, Bart. WEESDALE, an ancient par. in the Orkney and Shetland Islands, Scotland, 10 miles N.W. of Lerwick. It is situated at the head of Weesdale Voe, and is now joined with Tingwall. WEETHLEY, a par. in the hund. of Barlichway, co. Warwick, 3 miles S.W. of Alcester, its post town. The village is situated on Eidgway. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect. of Kinwarton, in the dioc. of Wor- cester. The church is dedicated to St. James. WEETING-WITH-BROOMHILL, a par. in the hund. of Grimshoe, co. Norfolk, 1J mile N.W. of Brandon, its nearest post town and railway station. The village is situated near the navigable river Little Ouse, and had formerly a priory at Broomhill, which was given to Cardinal SVolsey towards the endowment of his intended college at Ipswich, but subsequently passed to Christ's College at Cambridge. In this parish are the moated site of a castle built by the De Plaity family in the reign of John, traces of the Walsingham way for pilgrims, remains of Fen Dykes, and numerous pits called Grime's Holes, supposed to mark the site of a British town. The living consists of the united reels, of All Saints and St. Mary's, joint val. 500, in the dioc. of Norwich, and in the patron, of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. The church of St. Mary is in ruins, having been crushed a century ago by the falling of the tower. There is a free school supported by Major An- gerstein. WEETON, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirkham, hund. of Amounderness, co. Lancaster, 3 miles N.W. of Kirk- ham. It is joined with Preese. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Manchester, and in the patron, of the Vicar of Kirkham. A fair is held on Trinity Monday and following day for cattle and pedlery. WEETON, a tnshp. in the par. of Harewood, West Hiding co. York, 6 miles N.E. of Otley. It is a station on the Leeds and Thirsk branch of the North-Eastern railway. It is situated near the river Wharfe, and in- cludes the hmlts. of Hewby, Newby, and Wescho Hill. The Wesleyans have a chapel. WEETON, a hmlt. in the par. of Welwick, East Hiding co. York, 3 miles S.E. of Patrington. WEETSLADE, a tnshp. in the par. of Long Benton, co. Northumberland, 5 miles N. of Newcastle. It con- tains the hmlts. of Hazzlerigg, Seaton-Burn, Six-Mile Bridge, and Wide Open. In the reign of Henry III. it belonged to John de Plessis. The population has more than trebled in the last half century, being 2,828 in 1861. WEEVEE. See WEAVEK, co. Chester. WEIGHTON, LITTLE, a tnshp. in the par. of Eowley, East Riding co. York, 4 miles N.E. of South Cave. The Wesleyans have a chapel. WEIGHTON, MAEKET, a par., post, and market town in the Holme-Beacon div. of Harthill wap., East Riding co. York, 10 miles W. of Beverley, and 20 S.E. of York. It is a station on the York and Market Weighton and Selby railways. This town, which is situated at the western foot of the Wolds, on the road from York to Hull, is connected with the river Huniber by a short canal of 10 miles. It is a small but improving place, containing in 1861 a population of 2,178, or 2,589 in the parish. The Temperance Hall was erected in 1841. Petty sessions for the division are held fort- nightly on Wednesday at the police-station, and manorial courts in April and December by Lord Londesborough, who is lord of the manor. The par. includes the chplry. of Shipton. The surface is undulating, and the soil chalk and clay. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of York, val. 100, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church is dedicated to All Saints. There is also a chapel-of-ease at Shipton. The Independents, Wes- leyan, Primitive, and Free Church Methodists have chapels. The charities produce about 140 per annum, including 90, the produce of the poor and church estate. There is a free school with an endowment of 8 per annum, and spacious National schools, erected in 1842 at a cost of 600. Roman coins have been found, and on the moors are numerous barrows. Market day is Wednesday. Fairs are held on 14th May and 24th September for horses and cattle, and on loth September for sheep. WEIR, an island, one of the Orkneys, in the par. of Eousay and Eagleshay, co. Orkney and Shetland, Scot- land, lj mile W. of Pomona. The sound of Weir, which is three-quarters of a mile in breadth, separates it from the S. side of the island of Rousay. It extends in length 2J miles, with an extreme breadth of about 1 mile. The surface lies low, and has a productive soil. In the vici- nity are the ruins of a church and of a fortification. WEIR, BRIDGE OF, a vil. in the pars, of Houston and Kelbar, co. Renfrew, Scotland, 7 miles W. of Pais- ley. It is situated on the river Gryfe, and on the road from Johnatone to Port-Glasgow." There is a Free church, once an Original Burgher church, erected in 1826, and several cotton-mills, established in 1792. WELBECK, an ext. par. lib. in the Hatfield div. of Bassetlaw wap., co. Notts, 3| miles S.W. of Worksop. Here is Welbeck Abbey, the seat of the Duke of Port- land, rebuilt on the site of a Pnemonstratensian abbey, founded in 1153 by Thomas le Flemaugh, or de Cue- keney, which in the 16th century became the head of the order. At the Dissolution it had a revenue of 298 4s. 8d., when the site was given to the Whalleys, from whom it passed to the Cavendishes and Bentincka, of whom was Lord G. Bentinck, who died suddenly here in 1848. The mansion, which has some remains of the walls and arches of the ancient abbey, contains a gallery of portraits, and is surrounded by a park 8 miles in cir- cumference, abounding in deer, and in which are many large oak-trees one of which, the " Greendale Oak," is above 700 years old, 35 feet in girth, and has a road through it ; another, called the " Duke's Walking- Stick," is 112 feet high. WELBORNE, a par. in the hund. of Forehoe, co. Norfolk, 6 miles N.W. of Wymondham, and 3 N.E. of the Thuxton railway station. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 250. The church is dedicated to All Saints. There is a National school built in 1847. WELBOURNE, a par. in the wap. of Boothby Graffoe, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 12 miles S. of Lincoln, and 8 N.W. of Sleaford. The village is situated on the Cliff road, near the river Brant. The surface is heathy, and the soil a strong loam and stiff clay. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 500. The church, dedicated to St. Chad, has been recently repaired, and the chancel rebuilt in 1854. The register commences with the year 1561. The Wesleyans have a chapel. There are schools for boys and girls, and a Sunday- school. The Countess of Ripon is lady of the manor and principal landowner. WELBURN, a tnshp. in the par. of Bulmer, North Riding co. York, 5 miles S.W. of New Malton. It is situated near the river Derwent, and includes Hardy Flatts. WELBURN, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirkdale, wap. of Eyedale, North Eiding co. York, 5 miles S.E. of Helms- ley, and 2 S.W. of Kirkby-Moorside. WELBURY, a par. in the wap. of Birdforth, North Eiding co. York, 6 miles N.E. of Northallerton. It is a station on the North-Eastern railway. It is nearly en- circled by the river Wisk. There are brick and tilo kilns. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of York, val. 350, in the patron, of the Duchy of Lancaster. The church, dedicated to St. Leonard, has been rebuilt. There is a parochial school. WELBY, a chplry. in the par. of Melton-Mo wbray, hund. of Framland, co. Leicester, 2 miles N.W. of Mel- ton-Mowbray, on a branch of the river Wreak. WELBY, a par. in the wap. of Winnibriggs, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 4J miles N.E. of Grantham. The village is situated in a vale, near the line of the ancient