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WHIDDY ISLAND. 796 WHISSENDINE. Derwent with the Tyne, and comprises the four quarters or tnshps. of Fellside, Lowside, Swallwell, and Whick- ham, besides the hmlts. of Dunston, Marley Hill, Sunny- eide, and High and Low Team. The village is situated on an eminence, and contains several well-built houses. There are chemical and iron works, rope-walks, saw- mills, wire, hemp, nail, and chain factories, firebrick kilns, and extensive coke ovens the last situated at Marley Hill ; also several coal staiths in the township of Lowside. The soil and subsoil are clay upon a sub- stratum of limestone and coal, which are extensively worked. In the township of Lowside is Dunston Lodge Lunatic Asylum, and provisional asylum for the counties of Westmoreland and Cumberland ; and at Gibside is the seat of W. Hutt, Esq., M.P., surrounded bj r plantations, and having in the grounds a Doric pillar 140 feet high, surmounted by a figure of Liberty. In this parish is a bed of calcined earth, produced by the accidental firing of a seam of coal. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Durham, val. 730, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. There are besides a chapel-of-ease at Gibside, and school-rooms licensed for divine worship at Marley Hill, Swallwell, and Lowside. The Wesleyans, Primitive and New Connexion Me- thodists, and Presbyterians, have chapels. There are National, church, denominational, and Sunday schools in various parts of the parish, and a mechanics' institute and library at Swallwell. The local charities produce about 90 per annum, including 25, the endowment of Blackiston's school. Lord Ravensworth, Sir V. Claver- ing, and 1. Bowes, Esq., are lords of the manor and principal landowners. WHIDDY ISLAND, an islet and coastguard station in Bantry Bay, co. Cork, Ireland, 3 miles N.W. of Bantry. It is 2 miles long by 1 mile broad, and is fertile and well cultivated. There are ruins of a church and of the castle of the O'Sullivans, dismantled by Ireton in the civil war of Charles I. WHIDHILL, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Sampson, borough of Cricklade, co. Wilts, 'A miles S.E. of Crick- lade. WHILE, or WHYLE, a hmlt. in the par. of Puddle- stone, hund. of Wolphy, co. Hereford, 5 miles N.E. of Leominster. It was formerly a distinct parish, but it now united to that of Puddlestone. WHILLY MOOR, a tnshp. in the par. of Arlecdon, ward of Allerdale- above -Derwent, co. Cumberland, 6 miles N.E. of Whitehaven. WHILTON, a par. in the hund. of Nobottle Grove, co. Northampton, 4 miles N.E. of Daventry, 9 from Northampton, and 3J from the Weedon station, on the London and North- Western railway. The Grand Junc- tion canal, the line of the London and North- Western railway, and the Eoman road Watling Street, pass through the parish. The soil is chiefly a light sand and gravel. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peter- borough, val. 300. The church, dedicated to St. An- drew, was rebuilt about twenty years ago. The cha- rities produce about 70 per annum, including 57, Emery's endowment for educational purposes, which is applied in aid of the National schools. WHIMPLE, a par. in the hund. of Cliston, co. Devon, 4 miles N.W. of Ottery St. Mary, and 8 N.E. of Exeter. It is a station on the Yeovil and Exeter railway. The village is situated a little off the great western road, midway between Honiton and Exeter. The par. includes the tythg. of Strete Raleigh. The soil is a stiff loam on a subsoil of clay. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. oi Exeter, val. 340. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, was enlarged and rebuilt, with the exception of the tower, in 1845. There are National schools, erected in 1848. The local charities produce about 5 per annum. W. Buller, Esq., is lord of the manor. A fair is held on the Monday after Michaelmas day for sheep. WHINBERGH, a par. in the hund. of Mitford, co Norfolk, 3| miles S.E. of East Dereham, and 1 mile from the Yaxham station of the Great Eastern railway The village is situated on the road to Wymondham. A weekly market and an annual fair were granted by Edward I. to Lord Bardolph, to whom the manor be- longed, but both have long been disused. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. with that of Westficld annexed, 280. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The parochial charities produce about 12 per annum. WHINES, a hmlt. in '.he par. of Ruthven, co. Fori'ar, Scotland, 5 miles S.W. of Kerriemuir. WHINFELL, a tnshp. in the par. of Brigham, ward of Allerdale-above-Derwent, co. Cumberland, 3 miles S. of Cockermouth, under Whinfell Beacon. WHINFELL, a tnshp. in the par. and ward of Kendal, co. Westmoreland, 6 miles N.E. of Kendal. WHINFELL, an ancient forest in West ward, co. Westmoreland, 5J miles N. of Shap, and 10 N.W. of Orton. It was famed for its oaks. WHINNYFOLD, a vil. in the par. of Cruden, co. Aberdeen, Scotland. WHINS OF MILTON. See MILTON, WHINS OF, co. Stirling, Scotland. WHINS TARN, a small loch, co. Cumberland, 2 miles E. of Penrith. WHIPPINGHAM, a par. in the lib. of East Medina, Isle of Wight, co. Hants, 3 miles N.E. of Newport. It lies on the E. side of the navigable river Medina, and is bounded on the N.E. by the Mptherbank. It contains the vil. and ecclesiastical district of East Cowes, the ecclesiastical district of Barton St. Paul's, near Newport, and Coombley, Fairlee, and Osborne, the marine palace of her Majesty, Queen Victoria. Although the popula- tion of the parish in 1861 was 3,915, that of the village of Whippingham was only 500, the greater portion of the inhabitants residing at East Cowes. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 780, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The parish church, dedicated to St. Mildred, was repaired and partly rebuilt in 1855, when two aisles were added, at the expense of her Ma- jesty, for the accommodation of herself and household. There are also churches at Barton and East Cowes. WHIP'S CROSS, a hmlt. in the par. of Waltham- stow, co. Essex, in Epping Forest. WHIPSNADE, a par. in the hund. of Manshead, co. Beds, 6 miles S.W. of Luton, and 3 S.W. of the railway station at Dunstable. The village is situated on the borders of Hertfordshire. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 155. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. There is a Sunday-school. Whipsnade is a meet for Mr. Brand's hounds. WHIPTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Heavitree, co. Devon, half a mile from Exeter, within which borough it is situated. WHIRLOW, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Eccleshall-Bier- low, par. of Sheffield, West Riding co. York, 3 miles S.W. of Sheffield. WHISBY, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Dod- dington, co. Lincoln, 6 miles S.W. of Lincoln. WHISHAW, a par. in the hund. of Hemlingford, co. Warwick, 4 miles N.W. of Coleshill, 6 from Tamworth, and 2 from Whitacre railway station. The par., which includes the hmlt. of Moxhall, is skirted by the Birming- ham and Fazeley canal. The soil is a mixture of marl and gravel, upon a subsoil of red marl. The kving is a rect. in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 400. The church, dedicated to St. Chad, contains monuments to the Hacket family. The register dates from 1688. There is a free school, founded in 1719 by Lady Mary Hacket. The local charities produce about 8 per annum, including the school endowment. B. P. Noel, Esq., of Moxhall Park, is lord of the manor and principal landowner. WHISSENDINE, a par. in the hund. of Alstoe, co. Rutland, 4 miles N.W. of Oakham. It is a station on the Syston and Peterborough section of the Midland railway. It was called by the Saxons Wiehingedine, and belonged to Earl Waltheof, who married the Conqueror's niece. The manor subsequently came through the Wakes, Hollands, Greys, and other families to the She- rards. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 156. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, con- tains effigies of the Villiers family. There is a school, chiefly supported by the Earl of Harborough.