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WILCOT. 821 WILLENHALL. At the time of tlie Norman survey it had a church, vino- yard, and seat of Edward de Salisbury, and subsequently came to the Lovells, by whom it was held till the reign of Henry VII. There aro several chalk pits. The living is a vic. in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 150. The church is dedicated to the Holy Cross. Colonel Wroughton is lord of the manor. WILCOT, a tnshp. in the par. of Great Ness, co. Salop, 6 miles N.W. of Shrewsbury. WILDBOAR CLOUGH, a tnshp. in the par. of Prest- bury and hund. of Macclesfield, co. Chester, 6 miles S.E. of Macclesfield. WILDBOAE FELL, a hill, co. Westmoreland, 4 miles S.E. of Ravenstonedale. It commands a view from the tarn on the summit, and was once a racecourse. WILDEN, a par. in the hund. of Basford, co. Beds, 6 miles N.E. of Bedford. The village is situated on a branch of the river Ouse. Lace is made. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 400. The church is dedicated to St. Nicholas. The charities produce about 50 per annum, including the endowment of Peat's school. WILDERHOPE, a tnshp. in the par. of Rushbury, op. Salop, 5 miles S.W. of Much-Wenlook. It is situated under the range of hills known as Weulock Edge, and is joined with Stanway. WILDERLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Church Pul- vorbatch, co. Salop, 6 miles N. W. of Church Stretton. WILDERSPOOL, an ecclesiastical district in the par. of Great Budworth, hund. of Northwich, co. Chester, adjoining Northwich, and 17 miles N.E. of Chester. It is situated near the confluence of the rivers Dune and Weaver and the Grand Trunk canal. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Chester, val. 120. WILD-GOOSE LAYS, an ext.-par. place adjoining the par. of Riptoii Abbots, co. Hunts, 3 miles N. of Huntingdon. WILDHERN, a hmlt. in the par. of Andover, co. Hants, 1 mile from Andover. W1LDMOKE, an extensive fen in co. Lincoln, now drained. WILDON-GRANGE, a tnshp. in the par. of Cox- wold, wap. of Birdtbrth, North Riding co. York, 5 miles N. of Easingwold. WILD QUARTER, a div. of the par. of Whitehurch Canonicorum, co. Dorset, 6 miles N.W. of Bridport. WILDSWOKTH, a hmlt. in the par. of Laughton, wap. of Corringham, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 6 miles N. of Gainsborough, on the river Trent. WILEY, a station ou the Salisbury branch of the Great Western railway, co. Wilts, 7 miles from Wilton. WILFHOLME, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Beswick, par. of Kilnwick, East Riding co. York, 6 miles N.E. of Beverley. WILFOKD, a par. in the N. div. of Rushcliffe wap., co. Notts, 1J mile S.W. of Nottingham by the ferry, or 3 miles by the high road. The village is situated on the bank of the navigable river Trent, at the ferry. The Trent and Nottingham canal and the Derby railway pass in the vicinity. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 576. The church is dedicated to St. Wilfrid. The charities produce about 250 per annum, the greater part of which is the endowment of Carter's free school, founded in 1727. Some Roman coins of the later empire have been found. Sir J. Clifton, Bart., is lord of the manor. WILFORD, a hund. in the S.E. div. of co. Suffolk, contains the pars, of Alderton, Bawdsey, Boulge, Boy- ton, Bredfield, Bromeswell, Capel St. Andrew, Ualling- hoo, Debatcb, Hollesley, Melton, Petistree, Ramsholt, Shottisham, Button, Uflbrd, and Wickham Market, com- prising 30,180 acres. WILKENTHRUP, a hmlt. in the par. of Horsing- ton, co. Somerset, 3 miles S.W. of Wincanton. WILK.E8LEY, a tnshp. in the pars, of Audlem and Wn'iibury, hund. of Nantwich, co. Chester, 3J miles S.W. of Audlem. It is joined with Dodcot. W1LKESTON, a vil. in the par. of Kirknewton, co. Edinburgh, Scotland, 4 miles S.E. of Cupar, and 9 S.W. of Edinburgh, on the N. side of the road from Edin- burgh to Mid. Calder. WILKINSTOWN, a vil. in the bar. of Morgallion, co. Meath, Ireland, 6 miles N.W. of Navan. WILKSBY, a par. in the soke of Horncastle, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 6 miles S.E. of Horncastle. The village is situated about a mile S. of the road from Boston to Horncastle. The surface is generally level, and in some parts abounds in springs. The living is ft rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 120. WILLAND, a par. in the hund. of Halberton, co. Devon, 2 miles N.E. of Collumpton, 6 E. of Tiverton, and close to the Tiverton-road junction of the Bristol and Exeter railway. The village is situated on the road between Exeter and Bristol. The river Culm runs through the lower part of the parish, and often inun- dates the adjoining meadows. The soil is a mixture of loam and black earth upon a subsoil of gravel. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 100. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. There is a chapel for Wesleyans and a National school. The charities pro- duce about 3 per annum. WILLAS'i'ON, a tnshp. in the par. and hund. of Nantwich, co. Chester, 1 mile N.E. of Nantwich, and 20 S.E. of Chester. WILLASTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Wybunbury and hund. of Nantwich, co. Chester, 1J mile N.E. of Nantwich. It is a station on the Crewe, Whitchuroh, and Shrewsbury branch railway. WILLASTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Neston, higher div. of Wirrall hund., co. Chester, 2j miles E. of Great Neston. WILLASTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Frees, co. Salop, 5 miles N.W. of Market-Drayton. WILLCRICK, a par. in the lower div. of Caldicott hund., co. Monmouth, 6 miles E. of Newport. The village is situated on the road between Caerleon and Chepstow. The soil is chiefly clay. The living is a discharged rect. annexed to that of Llanmartin. WILLEN, a par. in the hund. of Newport, co. Bucks, 1J mile S. of Newport-Pugnell. The village ia situated 011 the river Ouzel, near the Grand Junction canal. The parish contains only 645 acres. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. C5, in the patron, of Christ Church College, Oxford. The church is dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene. There is a village school sup- ported by the trustees of Dr. Busby, who are lords of the manor. WILLENHALL, a hmlt. in the par. of Holy Trinity, city of Coventry, co. Warwick, 2 miles S.E. of Co- ventry. It is a junction station on the London and North-Western and South Staffordshire railways. The village is situated between the rivers Sow and Avon. WILLENHALL, a tnshp. in the par. of Wolver- hampton, hund. of South Offlow, co. Stafford, 12 miles N.W. of Birmingham, and 3 from Wolverhampton and Walsall. It is included in the parliamentary borough of Wolverhampton, which returns two members. It has a station on the London and North-Western railway, and also at Portobello. The growth of the town has been rapid; in 1811 the population was 3,523; in 1851, 11,931 ; and in 1861, 17,256. The rapid increase is owing to the extension of mining operations in the neighbourhood, and of the manufacture of locks and keys. The lock-trade was introduced into Willenhall in the reign of Elizabeth. In 1600 the town paid more in " hearth money " than Wolverhampton. The prin- cipal description of locks manufactured here are rim, drawback, dead, pad, and mortice. It has been esti- mated that in prosperous times 10,000 locks are manu- factured here weekly. The trade is mostly in the hands of small masters, and the number of establishments ex- ceeds 200. Of the large works, the Albion and the Summerford may be mentioned. The miscellaneous branches of industry include bolts, latches, currycombs, gridirons, hinges, files, rivets, screws, stO'il traps, and castings in iron and brass. Willenhall, which is in tho archdeaconry of Stafford, and diocoso of Lichfield, haa four churches. St. Giles, Walsall-street, is a perpet.