WILMINGTON. 825 WILSONTON. alien priories was sold by licence of Henry IV. to the Dean and Chapter of Chichester, towards founding a chantry in that cathedral. This place gives title of baron to the Marquis of Northampton. The living is a vie.* in the dice, of Chichester, val. 110. The church is dedicated to SS. Mary and Peter. The register com- mences in 1538. WILMINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Axton, Dart- ford, and Wilmington, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, co. Kent, 1J mile S. of Dartford. The village lies a little off the road to Sevenoaks, near the river Darent, and is surrounded by gardens and cherry orchards. The cele- brated Earl of Warwick in the reign of Edward IV. resided at the manor-house. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 300, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Rochester. The church is dedi- cated to St. Michael. There is a National school. A fair is held on the 23rd of April. WILMINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Chirbury, CO. Salop, 8 miles N.W. of Bishop's Castle. WILMINGTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Sulcoates, wap. of Harthill, East Riding co. York, 3 miles from Hull. It is a station on the Hull and Hornsea branch of the North-Eastern railway. WILMINGTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Priston, co. Somerset, 4 miles S.W. of Bath. WILMSLOW, a par. in the hund. of Macclesfield, co. Chester, 7 miles N.W. of Mucclesfield, and 6 from Stockport. It is a station on the Manchester, Stockport, and Crewe section of the London and North- Western railway. The village is situated in the vale of the river Bollin, here crossed by a railway viaduct of eleven arches. The par. comprises the tnshps. of Bollin Fee, Pownall Fee, Fulshaw, and Chorley. Many of the inhabitants are employed in the cotton and silk mills. The surface is undulating, and the soil fertile, with a considerable proportion of rich pasture. The soil is red and grey marl. The road from Manchester to Birming- ham passes through the parish. The manor was an- ciently held under the Earls of Chester by the Fittons, of Pownall, from whom it passed by marriage to the Venables, of Kinderton, and from them to the Booths, of Dunham Massey ; it now belongs to Sir Humphrey de Trafford and John Clarke Prescott, Esq., who are the chief landowners. A court baron is held by the Traffords in Pownall Fee, and another by the Earl of Stamford and Warrington. The living is a reet.* in the dioc. of Chester, val. 1,000. The church, dedicated to . St. Bartholomew, contains a carved oak roof and several mortuary chapels, with brasses, emgies, and altar tombs. The Independents, Wesleyans, Calviniatic Methodists, Unitarians, and Society of Friends have chapels. There
- . are National and Sunday schools. Races are held
annually in September. WILNCOTT, a hmlt. in the pars, of Aston Cantlow and Old Stratford, co. Warwick, 3 miles N.W. of Strat- ford-on-Avon, on the Birmingham canal. WILNE, a hmlt. in the par. of Morleston, co. Derby, 7 miles S.E. of Derby, and 4 S.W. of the Sawley railway station. The parish is situated on the Trent and Mersey canal, near tho confluence of the rivers Derwent and Trent. It contains the libs, of Wilne Church, and Draycott, and the chplries. of Breaston and Risley, and the hmlt. of Hopwell. There are cotton mills and salt works, also tho workhouse for the Chardlow Union. The living is a perpet. cur., annexed to the vie. of Sawley. The church is dedicated to St. Chad. WILNECOTE, a tnshp. and ecclesiastical district in the par. of Tamworth, Hemlingford hund., co. Warwick, 2 miles S.E. of Tamworth. It is a station on the West Midland railway. This place, anciently called Willotv- encote, is situated near the river Tame, on the ancient Walling Street. There are collieries and lime-kilns. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 100, in the patron, of the Vicar of Tamworth. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was rebuilt in 1821. WILNE, GP.EAT, or FAE, a tnshp. in the par. of Ashton-on-Trent, adjoining the parish of Wilne. WILNE, LITTLE, a chplry. in the par. of Sawley, hund. of Morleston, co. Derby, 8 miles S.E. of Derby. It includes Draycott liberty. WILPSHIRE, a tnshp. in the par. and hund. of Blackburn, co. Lancaster, 3 miles N.E. of Blackburn. WILSDEN, a tnshp. and ecclesiastical district in the par. of Bradford, wap. of Morley, West Riding co. York, 5 miles from Bradford, and 3 from Bingley station on the Leeds and Bradford railway. This place, which forms part of the honour of Pontefract, is situated on the river Aire, and contains the vils. or hmlts. of C'ullingworth Gate, Lingbob, Manuels, Manuals Heights, and Hallas Bridge. The ecclesiastical district also includes part of the tnshps. of Allerton and North Bierley. Worsted spinning and the manufacture oi stuffs are carried on, and there are extensive collieries. The population of the ecclesiastical district in 1861 was 4,426, and of the tnshp. 2,888. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 160, in the patron, of the Vicar of Bradford. The district church is dedicated to St. Matthew. The Independents, Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists have chapels. W. B. Ferrand, Esq., is lord of the manor and chief landowner. WILSFORD, a par. in the wap. of Winnibriggi, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 4J miles S.W. of Slea- ford, and 9 N.E. of Grantham. It is situated on the banks of a rivulet near the ancient Ermine Street. The par. includes part of the vil. of Ancaster, and the hmlt. of Hanbeck. In the reign of Stephen, Hugo de Wake founded a priory here as a cell to the Abbey of Bee in Normandy, which on the suppression of alien priories was given to Bourn Abbey, and at the Dissolution cama to Charles Duke of Suffolk. A freestone, known as Ancaster stone, is extensively quarried on the heath, which was inclosed in 1776. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 600. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The register commences in 1479. Tho Primitive Methodists have a chapel. WILSFORD, a par. in the hund. of Swanborough, co. Wilts, 6 miles S.W. of Pewsey, and 7 S.E. of Devizes. It is situated on the river Severn, and is frequently written Wivelsford and Wilsford Dauntsey. The par. includes the tythg. of Manningford-Bohun and the hmlt. of Cottenham. The living is a vie.,* val. 250, in the patron, of St. Nicholas Hospital, at Salis- bury. The church is dedicated to St. Nicholas. Sir Francis Astley is lord of the manor. WILSFORD, a par. in the hund. of Underditch, co. Wilts, 2 miles S.W. of Amesbury, and 7 N. of Salis- bury. The par. is bounded on the E. by the river Avon, and includes the tythg. of Bottesford and part of the hmlt. of Manningford-Bohun. The soil is a light loam, and the land chiefly arable, with some good water meadow. On the downs are many barrows. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. with that of Woodford annexed, 250, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, was repaired in 1868. The Baptists have a chapel. WILSHAMPSTEAD, a par. in the hund. of Red- bornestoko, co. Beds, 4 miles S.E. of Bedford. The village is traversed by the road between Bedford and Luton. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 350. The church, dedicated to All Saints, was erected in the reign of Henry VII., and had once a tower, which fell down in 1742. It contains a brass of a priest bearing date 1460. The Wesleyans have a chapel. The charities produce about 31, of which 20 is the endowment of Wells' school. WILSICK, a tnshp. ia the par. of Tickhill, West Riding, co. York, joined to Stancill. WILSILL, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Bishopside, par. of Ripon, West Riding co. York, 2 miles S.E. of Pateley Bridge, on the river Nidd. WILSON, a hmlt. in the par. of Breedon-on-the- Hill, co. Leicester, 6 miles N.E. of Ashby-de-la-Zouch. WILSONTON, a vil. in the par. of Carnwarth, co. Lanark, Scotland, 8 miles N.E. of Lanark, and 3 W. of Auchongray station on the Caledonian railway. It is situated on Mouse Water, and on the road from Lanark
