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WITHCALL. 847 WITHINGTON. Templare, Icranded here in 1164, and which afterwards came into the hands of the Hospitallers. The surface is hilly and the soil clayey. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 225. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, contains several monuments and brasses, the earliest bearing date 1577. The Indepen- dents and Wesleyans have chapels. The charities pro- duce about 5 per annum, which is distributed to the poor on St. Thomas's day. The Earl of Dysart is lord of the manor. WITHCALL, a par. in the Wold div. of Lonth-Eske hund., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 3J miles S.W. of Louth, its post town and railway station. The village is situated on the Wolds. The greater part of the land is arable, and in a high state of cultivation. The soil is a light loam, resting upon limestone. The South Wold hounds meet here. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 516, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is dedicated to St. Martin, (jr. Tomline, Esq., is lord of the manor and sole landowner. WITHCOTE, a par. in the hund. of Framland, though locally in that of East Goscote, co. Leicester, 5 miles S.W. of Oakham, and 16 E. of Leicester, con- sisting of three farms and the hall, the ancient family Beat of the Rev. H. Palmer, who is lord of the manor and principal landowner. At the south-western ex- tremity of the parish formerly stood Solay, or Sauvey, Castle, supposed to have been built by the Bassett family, and a fortress of importance when destroyed in the baronial wars, but no traces of it now remain. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 135. The church contains monuments to the Johnson and Palmer families. WITHERIDGE, a hund. in co. Devon, contains the pars, of Cheldon, Chulmleigh, Crcacombe, Cruys-SIor- chant, Mariansleigh, Meshaw, Nympton, Bishop's and King's Oakford, Puddington, Rackenford, Romansleigh, Rose Ash, Stoodleigh, Templeton, Thelbridge, Washford Pyne, Witheridge, Woolfardisworthy, East and West Worlington, comprising 84,680 acres. WITHERIDGE, a par. in the hund. of the same name, co. Devon, 8 miles E. of Chulmleigh, 9 S.E. of South Molton, and 10 N.W. of Tiverton, on the road from South Molton to Tiverton, near the point where the river Sturcomb joips the Little Dart. It was once a borough and market town, and still contains 1,237 . inhabitants, but is decreasing. The Tiverton hounds meet "on Witheridge Moor. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 355, with 49 acres of glebe. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, was repaired in 1853. The Independents and Bible Christians have chapels. There are National and British schools, both partially endowed. The charities, exclusive of the school endowments, produce about 35 per annum. A fair is held on Midsummer-Day for cattle and sheep. WITHERINGTON, a tythg. in the par. of Downton, co. Wilts, 3 miles S.E. of Salisbury. WITHERLEY, a par. and tnshp. in the hund. of Sparkenboe, co. Leicester, 1 miles S.W. of Market- Bosworth, 7 N.W. of Hinckley, and 1J mile S.E. of Atherstone, where is a station on the Trent Valley rail- way. The par. includes the hmlts. of Atterton and Hancetter, the site of the Roman station Mandtiessedum, on the ancient Watling Street, which here traces the boundary between Warwickshire and Leicestershire. The village is situated at the bridge over the river Anker, and adjoining it are stables and kennels belonging to the gentlemen of the Atherstone hunt. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 500. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. WITHERN, a par. in the Wold div. of Calceworth hund., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 5 miles N.W. of Alford, 8 S.E. of Louth, and 2 N. of Anthorpe railway station. The village is situated on the road from Louth to Alford, and includes the hmlt. of Stain, which is distant about 3 miles N.E. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 420, with 46 acres of glebe. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, was erected about 1813. The register commences in 1538. The Wesleyans and Free Methodists have chapels. There is a National school with a small endowment. R. Vyner, Esq., is lord of the manor. WITHERNSEA, a chplry. in the par. of Hollym, S. div. of Holderness wap., East Riding co. York, 4 miles N.E. of Patrington. It is the terminus of the Hull and Holderness branch of the North-Eastern railway. WITHERNWICK, a par. and tnshp. chiefly in the N. div. of Holderness wap., East Riding co. York, but partly within the lib. of St. Peter's, co. York, 11 miles N.E. of Hull, and 5 S.W. of Hornsea. About two-thirds of r the land are arable and the remainder pasture, with a small proportion of woodland. Bricks and tiles arc made. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of York, and in the gift of the Prebendary of Holme in the cathedral of York. The church is dedicated to St. Alban. The Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists have chapels. There are National, Sunday, and Wesleyan schools. The charities produce about 5 per annum. Lord Westbury is lord of the manor. WITHERSDALE, a par. in the hund. of Hoxne, co. Suffolk, 4 miles S.E. of Uarleston, and 10 N.E. of Eye, near the river Waveney. The soil is clayey, but fertile, producing good crops of wheat, barley, and beans. The living is a rect. consolidated with the vie. of Pressing- field, in the dioo. of Norwich. The church, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, is a small ancient edifice with wooden belfry, and stands near a mile from the village. The charities produce about 3 per annum. Captain C. Rayley, R.N., is lord of the manor. WITHERSFIELD, a par. in the hund. of Risbridge, co. Suffolk, 2 miles N.W. of Haverhill. The village is situated at the south-western corner of the county, on the road from Haverhill to Linton. The soil is gone- rally a stiff loam. The manor is held by the Rev. W. Mayo, incumbent. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 590. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The charities produce about 2 per annum. WITHERSLACK, a chplry. and tnshp. in the par. of Beetham, co. Westmoreland, 7 miles S.W. of Kendal. WITHERSTONE, formerly a par. but now a tythg. in the par. of Poorstock, hund. of Eggerton, co. Dorset, 5 N.E. of Bridport. WITHIEL, a par. in the hund. of Pydcr, co. Corn- wall, 4 miles S.W. of Bodmin. It is situated near St. Columb Major, on the small river Alan. This place is nalkd in Domesday survey Serneves, and for several centuries belonged to the Priory of Bodmin. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 325. The church, dedicated to St. Uvell, was repaired in 1820 and 1831. Thero is a National school. The charities produce about 5 per annum. Near the rectory house is an old cross, and several sepulchral urns have been dug up at various times. WITHIEL-FLOREY, a par. in the hund. of Taunton, co. Somerset, 6 miles N.E. of Dulverton, and 8 N.W. of Wiveliscombe, on the road from Williton to Dulverton. A portion of the Brendon Hill iron mines are in this parish, which comprises a considerable extent of com- mon. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 50. The church is dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene. The charities produce 1 per annum. WITHINGTON, a par. and tnshp. in the hund. of Broxash, co. Hereford, 4 miles E. of Hereford, its post town. It is a station on the West Midland section of. the Great Western railway. The village is situated on the road from Hereford to Bromyard, and on the Hero- ford and Gloucester canal. The par. includes the chplry. of Preston Wynne. The soil is a mixture of clay and loam upon a substratum of block stone. Part of tho land is in hop-gardens and orchards. The living is a vie.* in tho dioc. of Hereford, val. with tho cur. of Preston Wynne annexed, 250, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, contains an antique font and a carved screen. Tho Baptists have a chapel. There is a charity school for girls, called By worth's, with a small endowment. The charities pro- duce about 9 per annum. The Ecclesiastical Com- missioners are lords of tho manor.