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WINDSOR, OLD. 836 WING. val. 1,050, in the patron, of the lord chancellor, besides which there is the district of Holy Trinity, a perpet. cur., val. 650. The parish or high church of Windsor, as it is called, is situated in the High-street, and dedi- cated to St. John the Baptist. It is a Gothic structure, rebuilt in 1822 at a cost of 14,000, on the site of an older one. In the interior are an altar-piece, repre- senting "The Last Sapper," carved railings by Grinling Gibbons, brought from St. George's chapel-royal, and some old monuments, including a bust of Chief Justice Eeeves, and tombs of Mrs. Braham and Topham Foot, by Schumaker. The Wesleyans, Independents, and Baptists have chapels; and there are British, Na- tional, infant, Sunday f and endowed schools. The charities amount to about 3,000 per annum, including Travers' and Brathwaite's for naval knights, 2,000 ; Archbishop Laud's and Randal's for apprenticeship and dowry, 200 ; a free loan of 1,000, annuities of 10 each to 14 poor widows, almshouses for 28 poor persons, and a bread fund of 100, besides a dispensary, lying-in charity, soldiers' hospital, ladies' charity, and benevo- lent and philanthropic undertakings. On St. Leonard's Hill are traces of a Roman camp, and an ancient way went from Staines by Sunning Hill to Caesar's camp on Bagshot Heath. Market days are Wednesday and Saturday for meat and provisions, and Saturday for corn. Fairs are held on Easter Tuesday, 5th July, and 24th October. WINDSOR, OLD, a par. in the bund, of Ripples- mere, co. Berks, 2 miles S.E. of New Windsor, 2J from Egliam, and 2 from Datchet. It is situated on the river Thames, and includes the hmlt. of Sunningdale and part of Virginia Water. The village, which has the union poor-house, may be considered a suburb of New Windsor [which see]. The principal seats are Beau- mont, once the residence of Warren Hastings ; Moat Farm, occupying the site of a hunting-seat of the Saxon kings, at which Earl Godwin is said to have died ; Sun- ning Hall, and Corvath. Above two-thirds of the sur- face are comprehended in Windsor Great Park. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 250, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. There are besides the district church of the Holy Trinity at Sunningdale, built in 1840, and the royal chapel, built by George IV. in the Great Park for the accommodation of the tenantry and keepers con- nected with the royal demesnes. The Independents have chapels at Old Windsor and Sunningdale. There arc National and industrial schools, partly supported by bequests of Lady Onslow and Mrs. Harmesley. The Rev. G. Isherwood is lord of the manor. A pleasure fair is held annually. WINDYEDGE, a hmlt. in the par. of Sanquhar, co. Dumfiies, Scotland, near Sanquhar. WINDYGATES, a vil. in the par. of Markinch, co. Fife, Scotland, 2 miles W. of Leven, on the river Leven. A fair for cattle is held on the second Friday in March. WINDY-HARBOUR, a hmlt. in the bar. of Rath- down, co. Dublin, Ireland, 3 miles S.E. of Dublin. WINDY-HARBOTIK, a hmlt. in the bar. of Upper Slane, co. Meath, Ireland, 6 miles N.W. of Slane. WINDY-NOOK, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Heworth, par. of Jarrow, co. Durham, 2J miles S.E. of Gates- head. It is situated near the river Tyne, and has the district church of St. Alban. WINESTEAD, a par. in the S. dtv. of Holderness wap., East Riding co. York, 2 miles N.W. of Patring- ton, and 13 from Hull. It is a station on the Hull and Holderness branch of the North-Eastern railway. The soil is clayey, alternated with sand. There are brick and tile works. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of York, val. 250. The church, dedicated to St. German, is surrounded by trees, having on the S. side a chantry chapel, now used as the burial-place of the Hildyard family. There is a village school, supported by T. B. Hildyard, Esq., of Winestead Hall, who is lord of the manor. Andrew Marvel, M.P. for Hull in the reign of Charles I., was born here in 1621, during the incum- bency of his father, the friend of Milton. WINEWALL, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Trawd. Forest, par. of Whalley, co. Lancaster, 2 miles S.E. i Colne. WINFARTHING, a par. in the bund, of Diss, Norfolk, 4 miles N.W. of Diss, and 3 N.W. of Bursl station on the Great Eastern railway. In ancient tin _ it formed part of the royal demesne, but was given by Henry III. to Sir William Montchesney or Munchensy, who had a seat here, and through whom the inhabitants are exempt from serving on juries. A deer park, which was enclosed by the Earl of Arundel in 1604, is now the property of the Earl of Albemarle, who resides at Quid- denham. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich. The church is dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have chapels. The charities produce about 140 per annum, the pro- duce of a poors' allotment of 82 acres. There is a Sunday-school. The Earl of Albemarle is lord of the manor. WINFIELD, a tnshp. in the par. and hund. of Wrotham, lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, 3 miles S. of Wrotham. WINFORD, a par. in the hund. of Hartcliffe, co. Somerset, 5 miles S.W. of Bristol. It includes the hmlts. of Felton and Ridghill. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 480, in. the gift of Worcester College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to SS. Mary and Peter, was rebuilt in 1796, with the exception of the tower. The Baptists have a chapel. There are National and Sunday schools. WINFORD EAGLE, a par. chplry. in the hund. of Tollerford, co. Dorset, 9 miles N.W. of Dorchester, and l mile S.W. of Maiden-Newton. It is a chapelry to Toller-Fratrum. On Fern Down are several barrows, in one of which 17 urns, containing ashes and charred bones, were discovered. This place gives title of baron, to Lord Wynford, whose seat is here. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the vie. of Toller-Fratrum, joint val. 160. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, waa erected in 1842. WINFORTON, a par. in the hund. of Huntingdon, co. Hereford, 6 miles is. of Kington, and 5 N.E. of Hay. The village is situated near the river Wye, and is traversed by the railroad from Hay to Kington. It is said to have had a hermitage at Chapel Close, founded in the reign of Edward I. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 220. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The charities produce about 20 per annum, including Mr. Freeman's bequest towards the support of a school. ' WINFRITH, a hund. of South Blandford div. of co. Dorset, contains the pars, of Coombe Keynes, East Lul- worth, Moreton, Poxwell, East Stoke, Warmwell, Watercombe, Winfrith - Newburgh, and Woodsford, comprising 20,490 acres. WINFRITH-NEWBURGH, a par. in the above ' hund., co. Dorset, 9 miles S.W. of Wareham, 10 N.E. of Weymouth, and 3 S.W. of Wool railway station. The village was formerly the property of the New- burghs, who had a seat here. Near the hamlet of Bromehill a tributary of the Frome is crossed by three bridges, built in 1769. The par. includes the chplry. of Burton and the hmlt. of Knighton. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. with the curs, of Burton and West Lulworth, 740, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Christopher, was enlarged in 1854. There is a National school. Bishops Lindwood and Atkyns were formerly rectors. WING, a par. in the hund. of Martinsley, co. Rut- land, 3 miles N.E. of Uppingham, and three quarters of a mile from the Manton station of the Syston and Peter- borough railway. The village is situated near the river Chater, and has at a little distance an ancient maze. The manor, anciently called Wenge, was given by the Montfords to Thorney Abbey, and now belongs to tho Marquis of Exeter. About half the land is arable, and the remainder grass. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 340, with 200 acres of glebe, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is dedi-