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WOLVERSHILL. 8.5o WOMERSLEY. WOLVERSHILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Bulkington co. Warwick, 4 miles S.E. of N uneaten. WOLVERTON, a par. in the hund. of Newport, co Bucks, 1 mile N.E. of Stony- Stratford, and 52i mile from London. It is a station on tho London and North Western railway, which is carried across the Ouse by viaduct 660 feet long, and has here its central loeomotii depot. The village, which is situated nearly half wai between London and Birmingham, on the Grand Junc- tion canal and river Ouse, near the line of the ancien Watling Street, has recently grown into a considerabli town, owing to the erection of largo workshops foundries, and factories for the repairs of the locomotive engines and carriages, which afford employment to a great number of hands. The population in 1861 was 2,370, and that of tho ecclesiastical district o; St. George, 1,793. The Whaddon Chase hounds meel here. The living of Holy Trinity is a vie.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 40 ; and that of St. George, a perpot. cur., val. 150. There are schools on the British and Foreign system, supported by tho railway company ; also reading rooms and market for tho use of railway officials. The trustees of the late Dr. Radcliffe are lords of the manor. WOLVERTON, a par. in the lower div. of Kingsclere hund., co. Hants, 1J mile E. of Kingsclere. The village is situated on the road from Basingstoke to Kingclere. The soil is generally clayey, on a substratum of chalk and loam ; but in some parts it is wet and sandy. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winchester, ^al. 300. The church is dedicated to St. Catherine. The charities produce 20 per annum. WOLVERTON, a par. in the hund. of Free- bridge-Lynn, co. Norfolk, 7 miles N.E. of Lynn, and 2 N. of Castle Rising, near the Wash, and a little to the W. of the road from Lynn to Wells. The land is principally in pasture, meadow, and salt-marsh, with a large tract of heath and warren. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 230. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, was built about 1485, and has been recently repaired. The Hon. Charles Spencer C'owpcr is lord of the manor and sole landowner. WOLVERTON, a par. in the hund. of Barlichway, co. Warwick, 4J miles N.E. of Stratford-on-Avon, and a S.W. of Warwick. The village is situated in the valo of the Avon. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 300. The church is dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin. WOLVESLEY CASTLE, an cxt. par. place in tho city of Winchester, co. Hants. It belongs to the bishops of Winchester, and comprises a portion of Henry do Blois' castle, built in 1138; a chapel of the time of Henry VII., and the palace built by Wren for Bishop Morley. WOLVES-NEWTON, tee NEWTON-WOLVES, co. Monmouth. WOLVEY, a par. in the hund. of Knightlow, co. Warwick, 8 miles N.E. of Coventry, 5 S.E. of Nuneaton, and 4 from Hinckley. The village, which is partly in- habited by ribbon weavers, is situated near the river Anker. The par. includes tho hmlts. of Bramcott, Copson, and Smokington, which last was formerly a considerable village on the line of the ancient Watling Mn rut. On Wolvey Heath was a hermitage, founded in tho reign of Richard II., and here Edward IV. was surprised by the Earl of Warwick, who conveyed him hence to Middleham castle, in Yorkshire. The great tithes belong to the prebendary of Wolvey, in the cathedral of Lichfield. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 200, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, contains an old monument to the Clinton family. The General Baptists have a chapel. There is a free school. WOLVEY-HILLS and WOLVEY-HOLES, two ext. pur. places adjoining the par. of Witcham, co. ('.-in i bridge, 3 miles S.W. of Ely. WOLVISTON, a tnshp. and ecclesiastical district in tlm par. of Billingham, co. Durham, o miles N.E. of Stockton. WOMASTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Old Radnor, co. Radnor, 4 miles E. of Radnor. It is joined to Walton. WOMBLETON, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirkdale, wap. of Ryedale, North Riding co. York, 4 miles S.E. of Helmsley. WOMBOURN, a par. in the S. div. of Seisdon hund., co. Stafford, 5 miles N.W. of Dudley, 4 S.W. of Wol- verhainpton, and 4 N. of Brierley Hill. The parish is intersected by the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal, and is divided into three liberties, called Orton, Swindon, and Wombourn, with Woodford Grange extra parochial. The population in 1861 was 2,236. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. with Trysull annexed, ;608, in the patron, of trustees. The church, dedicated to St. Benedict, contains a monument by Chantrey to the Marsh family. Tho Independents and Methodists of the New Connexion have chapels, and the Wesleyans one at Swindon. The charities pro- duce about 5 per annum. WOSIBRIDGE, a par. in the Wellington div. of South Bradford hund., co. Salop, 3 miles E. of Wellington, 13 N.W. of Shrewsbury, and half a mile from Oakengates railway station. The parish is intersected by several canals and railways, and abounds in ironstone and coal, which have been worked from an early period. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in the collieries and ironworks at Ketley, the latter turning out vast quantities of merchant bars, guide-iron, and wire-rods. The surface is hilly, and tho soil dry and sandy, alter- nated with stiff clay. There are slight remains of a priory of Black canons, founded by William Fitzalan, of Clun, in the reign of Henry I., and which, at the Dissolution, had a revenue of 72 15s. Sd. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 85. The church, dedicated to SS. Mary and Leonard, was rebuilt about 1760 on the site of an older structure, which was blown down by a storm in 1756, and has been recently enlarged. The Wesleyans have a chapel. There are National schools for both sexes near Oakengates, part of which village is in this parish. The Duko of Suther- land and St. John C. Charlton, Esq., are lords of the manor and chief landowners. WOMBWELL, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Darfield, wap. of Strafforth, West Riding co. York, 4 miles S.E. of Barnsley. It is intersected by the Dearne and Dove canals, and the South Yorkshire rail- way, which has a junction station here where the Barnsley branch turns off. It contains the hmlt. of Hemingfield. WOMENSWOULD, a par. in the hund. ofWing- lam, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 6 miles S.E. of Canterbury. The village is situated in an open district among the downs. The London, Dover, and Chatham railway passes through the parish. The land is chiefly arable, with some hop-gardens and waste. The living s a perpet. cur. annexed to that of Nonington, in the natron, of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church, ledicated to St. Margaret, contains monuments by hantrey to the Montressor family. WOMERSLEY, a par. in the lower div. of Osgold- ross wap., West Riding co. York, 6 miles S.E. of 'ontefract, and 10 N.W. of Doncaster. It is a station m the Lancashire and Yorkshire and Great Northern ailways. The par. is situated on the river Went, and ncludes tho tnshps. of Little Smeaton, Cridling Stubbs, Valden Stubbs, and Womersloy. The soil is of various ualitics, consisting of sand, loam, and clay, upon a ubsoil of limestone, which is extensively worked, and n the southern bank of tho river are quarries of free- tone. The business of lime-burning is extensively ,arried on. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of York, al. 260. The church is dedicated to St. Martin, ^here are National schools, chiefly supported by Lord lawke and the vicar. At Walden-Stubbs is an ancient all, once the seat of the Shuttleworth family, but now farmhouse. Tho manor of Little Smeaton is chiefly e property of Lincoln College, Oxford. Lord Uawke lord of the manor.