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WHISSONSETT. 797 WHITBUBN. WHISSONSETT, a par. in the bund, of Launditch, co. Norfolk, 4 miles N.E. of Litcham, and 6 S. of Faken- ham. The village is situated on a branch of the river Wensum. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, consolidated with Horningtoft, joint val. 720. The church, dedicated to tho Virgin Mary, has monuments to tho families of Gybon, Bozoun, and Hopton. The register dates from 1700. A fair is held on Whit- Wed- nesday for shoes and pedlery. Colonel Jones is lord of the manor. WHISTLEY-HUKST, a lib. in the par. of Hurst, hund. of Charlton, co. Berks, 5 miles N.E. of Beading. WHISTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Prescot, hund. of West Derby, co. Lancaster, 1 mile S. of Prescot, of which it is a suburb, and contains tho Union poorhouse. The Liverpool and Manchester railway passes through the township by an inclined plane. There are extensive collieries. WHISTON, a par. in tho hund. of Wymcrsley, co. Northampton, 6J miles S.E. of Northampton. It is watered by the river Nene. The surface is undulating, and the soil clay upon a substratum of limestone. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. with Denton annexed, 290. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is situated on a hill, and contains an octagonal font and several monuments to the Boston and Irby families, and one to Anthony Catesby, the founder of the church. WHISTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Penkridge, co. Stafford, 2 miles W. of Penkridge. It is joined with Bickford. AVHISTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Kingsley, S. div. of Totmonslow hund., co. Stafford, 3J miles N.E. of Cheadle. It is situated near the TJttoxeter canal and river Clmrnet, and contains the limits, of Winston Eaves and Oakamoor. WHISTON, a par. in the S. div. of Strafforth wap., West Hiding co. York, 2 miles S.E. of Botherham, and SJ E. of Sheffield. The par. includes, besides the tnshp. of Whiston, the hmlts. of Broom, Canklow, Guilthwaite, Herringthorpe, Moorgate, Morthen, and Upper Whiston. The living is a root.* in the dioc. of York, val. 868. The church is dedicated to St. James. There are a chapel for Wesleyans and a National school. The parochial charities produce about 32 per annum. Near Moorgate Grove, which forms a suburb of Bother- ham, is Oakwood House, the seat of J. Yates, Esq. Sir Beresby Sitwell and the Earl of Effingham, of the Grange, are lords of the manor. WHISTONES, a tythg. in the par. of Claines, co. Worcester, adjacent to the N. side of the city of Wor- cester, of which it forms a populous suburb. It contains White Ladies, on the site of Whitstono nunnery. WHITACEE, NETHEB, or INFEEIOE, a par. in the Atlierstone div. of Hemlingford, co. Warwick, 3 miles N. of Coleshill, its post town, 13 from Birmingham. It is a junction station on the West branch of the Mid- land railway, and is joined with the North- Western railway at Birmingham, and at Hampton-in-Arden. Tho village is situated ou the Blythe, a branch of the rivor Thame. The surface is flat, and the soil clay alter- nated with sand. Stone is quarried. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 333. The church, dedicated to St. Giles, has a monument to Charles Jennens, Esq., bearing date 1773. The register dates from 1580. The charities consist of Jennens' bequest for a free school. Tho Weslcyans have a chapel. Earl Howe is lord of the manor. WHITACEE, OVEE, a par. in the hund. of Hem- lingford, co. Warwick, 4 miles N.E. of Coleshill. The village adjoins Nether Whitacre, and is watered by the Bourne rivulet. The living is a don. cur. in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 150. The church, dedicated to St. Leonard, was rebuilt in 1770. WHITADDEE, a river, co. Haddington, Scotland, rises in the par. of Whittingham, and after receiving the tributary stream of the Blackadder, near Allanbank, joins the Tweed near Berwick. WHITBECK, a par. in tho ward of Allerdale-above- Derwent, co. Cumberland, 3 miles S.E. of Bootle, and 8 S.E. of Eavenglass. It is situated on tho sea-coast under tho lofty mountain of Black Comb, which has ou its summit a cavity similar to the crater of a volcano, and on its western slope a cascade. In the peat mosses, which cover part of the surface, trunks of oak and fir have been found of immense size. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Chester, val. 80. Tho church, dedicated to St. Mary, was partly rebuilt at the beginning of the pre- sent century. There is an hospital or almshouse, founded in 1632, and endowed with a rent charge of 25. IK this parish are three Druidical temples, one termed Standing Stones, consists of eight massive stones disposed in a circle ; Kirkstones, of 30, in two circles like Stone- henge ; and the third of 12 stones : there is also a largo cairn encompassed at the base by a circle of huge stones. WHITBOUENE, a par. in the hund. of Broxash, co. Hereford, 5 miles N.E. of Bromyard, and 10 N.W. of Worcester. The village is situated on tho road between Worcester and Leominster, near the river Teme, which bounds the parish. The soil is clayey upon a subsoil of gravel and sandstone. The principal seats are Gains House and Whitbourne Court, formerly a palace of the Bishops of Hereford, but now a farm. It was here that Bishop Godwin died. The living is a rect.* in thediuc. of Hereford, val. 540, in the patron, of the bishop, who is also lord of the manor. The church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. There is a free school for both sexes. WHITBEIDGE, a hmlt. in the par. of Whitkirk, wap. of Skyrack, West Biding co. York, 5 miles from Leeds, on the road from Leeds to York. WHITBUEN, a par. in the E. div. of Chester ward, co. Durham, 3 miles N. of Sunderland, and 5 S. of South Shields. The par. comprises tho tnshps. of Whitburn and Cleadon, and the hmlt. of North Biddick. The vil- lage, whieh is a considerable fishing and bathing place, is situated about a quarter of a mile from the German Ocean, and commands a sea view. About a mile distant from the parish church is the village of Cleadon. The principal seats are Whitburn Hall and Farding Slade. The substratum abounds in limestone and coal. There are several mineral springs. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Durham, val. 1,113, in the patron, of the bishop. The Wesleyans have two chapels, and there are National schools. The local charities produce about 60 per annum, being the bequest of Dr. Triplett for apprenticing poor children. On the sea-shore several copper coins of Constantino and other Eoman emperors have been found*. WHITBUEN, a par. in co. Linlithgow, Scotland. It is a station on the Morningside branch of tho North British railway. Tho par. contains a vil. of its own name, and that of Longridge, and part of tho vil. of Blackburn. It extends in length about 6 1 miles from E. to W., with an extreme breadth of 4 miles, and is bounded on the N. by Lanarkshire and Bathgate, on the E. by Livingstone, on the S. by Edinburghshire, and on tho W. by Lanarkshire. At tho W. end, and nearly along its centre, is a lofty ridge of deep and barren moss, but elsewhere it is moderately even, and in an excellent stato of cultivation. The par. is drained by the Almond Water and its tributary, the Briech Water. The rocks are all of tho carboniferous formation, with veins of trap. Sandstone is quarried, and coal and ironstone are worked to a large extent. There are several mineral springs. The par. is traversed by tho road from Linlithgow to Wilsonton, and by the S. road from Edinburgh to Glas- gow. Tho village of Whitburn is about 2| miles S. W. of Blackburn, and 21 S.W. from Edinburgh. This par. is in the presb. of Linlithgow and synod of Lothian and Tweedale. The stipend of the minister is about 203. The parish church was erected in 1718, and is situated at tho village of Whitburn. There are two Free churches respectively situated at Whitburn and Longridga, and an United Presbyterian church. There are also two public libraries and a parochial school. The principal seats are Polkemmet, Culthouse, Berryhill, and ilosshalt, in tho N., and Burnhead, Crofthead, Craighoad, and