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WOODCOTE. 853 WOODGRE3N. Salop, 2 miles S.W. of Shrewsbury. It is joined with Horton. WOODCOTE, a hmlt. in the par. of West Hamp- nett, co. Sussex, 1 mile N.E. of Chichester. WOODCOTES, a hmlt. in the par. of Fledborough, co. Notts, 2 miles N.E. of Tuxford. AVOODCOTS, a tythg. in the par. of Handley, hund. of Sixpenny-Handley, co. Dorset. WOODCOTT, a par. in the lower div. of Pastrow hund., oo. Hants, fl miles N.W. of Whitehurch, and 8 S.W. of Newtmry railway station. The parish contains two farmhouses and a few scattered cottages. There are some traces of the ancient seat of the Kingsmill family. The living is a don. cur. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 20. The parochial register is said to be the most ancient extant in England. There is a free school. The Earl of Carnarvon is lord of the manor. WOODCOTT, a lib. in the par. of South Stoke, co. Oxford, 5 miles S.E. of Wallingford, on the Chiltern hills. The chapel-of-ease is dedicated to St. Leonard. WOODCOTT, a tythg. in the par. of Upham, co. Hants, 2 miles N.W. of Bishop's Waltham. WOODCOTT, a tnshp. in the par. of Wrenbury, co. Chester, 4 miles S.E. of Nantwich, on the Ellesmere canal. WOODCEOFT, a hmlt. in the par. of Etton, co. Northampton, 5 miles N.W. of Peterborough. WOODCUTTS, a tythg. in the par. of Haudley, co. Dorset, 5 miles N.W. of Cranborne. WOOD-DALLING, a par. in the hund. of Eynsford, co. Norfolk, 6 miles W. of Aylsham, and 3 N.W. of Reepham. This place derives its name from the family of Dalling, who resided at the Hall, built in 1582, but now converted into a farmhouse. The living is a vie. annexed to the rect. of Swannington, joint val. 531, in the gift of Trinity Hall, Cambridge. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew. The Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists, and Independents, have chapels. There are National schools, built in 1851. W. E. L. Bulwer, Esq., is lord of the manor. WOOD-EATON, a par. in the hund. of Bullingdon, co. Oxford, 4 miles N.E. of Oxford, near the river Cherwell. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 170. The Hall was once the seat of Taverner, lay preacher of Edward VI. 's reign. Roman urns and a coin of Cymbeline have been found here. WOOD-EATON, a hmlt. in the par. of Church Eaton, co. Stafford, 7 miles S.W. of Stafford, near the Birmingham and Liverpool canal. WOODEN, a tnshp. in the par. of Lesbury, E. div. of Coquetdale ward., co. Northumberland, 4 miles S.E. of Alnwick. WOODEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Kelso, co. Eos- burgh, Scotland, 2 miles from Kelso. WOODEND, a hmlt. in the par. of Blakesley, hund. of Green' s-Norton, co. Northampton, 5 miles N.W. of Towcester. WOODEND, a hmlt. in the par. of Methven, co. Perth, Scotland, 4J miles N.W. of Perth, on the river Almond. WOODFOED, a tnshp. in the par. of Prestbury, co. Chester, 7 miles N.W. of Macclesfield, and 6 S.W. of Stockport, on the river Bollin. AVOODFORD, a par. and suburban district of the metropolis, in the hund of Becontree, co. Essex, 6 miles S. of Waltham Abbey, and 8J N.E. of London. It is a station on the Great Eastern railway. This parish is about 3 miles in length by 2 in breadth, and is divided into four parts or hamlets, called Woodford, Woodford Green, Woodford Wells, and Woodford Bridge, the last being a considerable Tillage and separate eccle- siastical district. In the Saxon times it was given by King Harold to Waltham Abbey, and continued a portion of the abbey demesne until the Dissolution. It is under the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Court, is in the N.E. postal district, and is a station of the K division of the metropolitan police. The population of the parish, which is rapidly increasing, was, in 1861, 3,457, and of the ecclesiastical district, Woodford Bridge, 844. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of London, val. 670. The parish church, dedicated to St. Mary, was rebuilt in 1817, at a cost of 9,000, with the exception of the tower, which is old. In the churchyard are a pillar to the Godfreys, and a yew tree 15 feet girth. There is besides the district church of Woodford Bridge, dedicated to St. Paul, erected in 1854. The Independents and Wesleyans have chapels at Woodford Green. There are National schools both at Woodford and Woodford Bridge. The charities produce about 90 per annum. WOODFORD, a vil. in the bar. of Leitrim, co. Gal- way, Ireland, 8 miles S.W. of Portumna. The village is situated on a mountain-stream of the same name, which rises in the Slicveaughty mountains and fulls into Lough Derg. It is a police station and petty ses- sions town, with a court-house, bridewell, and barracks. The population has latterly declined. There are a ch;ipel of ease and a Roman Catholic chapel. Fairs are held on 18th March, 12th May, 24th June, 2nd October, and 26th December. WOODFOED, a hmlt. in the par. of Mouksilver, co. Somerset, 3 miles S. of Watchet. WOODFOED, a hmlt. in the par. of Nettlecombe, co. Somerset, 4 miles S.W. of Watchet. WOODFOED, a par. in the hund. of Chipping- War- den, co. Northampton, 8 miles S. of Daventry, 10 N.E. of Banbury, and 12 N.W. of Towcester. It is situated on the river Cherwell, and includes the hmlts. of West Farndon and Hinton. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 300, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is dedicated to All Saints. The Moravians have a chapel. There are endowed Sunday- schools and National schools, recently built at the cost of Sir H. E. Leigh Dryden, Bart., of Canons Ashby. The charities produce about 13 per annum. The Earl of Ellesmere is lord of the manor. WOODFOED, a par. in the hund. of Huxloe, co. Northampton, 2| miles S.W. of Thrapstone, and 7 from Higham Ferrers. The village is situated on the road from Thrapstone to Wellingborough, on the northern bank of the river Nene. The land is chiefly arable. In the neighbourhood are three tumuli, near which have been found Roman tiles, fragments of tesselated pave- ment, an urn, and two coins of the lower Empire, inscribed Constantinopolii. The living is a rect. in two united medieties in the dioe. of Peterborough, val. 500. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is supposed to have been built about the 13th or 14th century. W. Bruce Stopford, Esq., of Drayton House, is lord of the manor. WOODFORD, a par. in the hund. of Underditch, co. Wilts, 4 miles N.W. of Salisbury, and 4 S.W. of Ames- 'bury. The parish, which is divided into Middle, Upper, and Lower, is bounded on the E. by the river Avon. Here was formerly a palace of the bishops of Salisbury, and after the battle of Worcester, Charles II. was con- cealed by the Hydes in Heale House. The living is a vie. consolidated with that of Wilsford. The church is dedicated to All Saints. There is a National school. WOODFORD, a stream of cos. Leitrim, Cavan, and Fermanagh, Ireland, rises near Ballinamore, and flowing through Lough Garadice, falls into Upper Lough Erne. WOODFORD GRANGE, an ext. par. place in the hund. of South Seisdon, co. Stafford, 4 miles S.W. of Wolverhampton. WOODGARSTON, a tythg. in the par. of Sherborno Monk, co. Hants, 5 miles N.W. of Basingstoke. WOODGATE, a hmlt. in the par. of Uttoxeter, co. Stafford, 2 miles from Uttoxeter. WOOD-GREEN, a ward in the par. of Tottenham, co. Middlesex, 5J miles N. of St. Paul's Cathedral, London. It is situated on the New River and Great Northern railway, on which it is a station. In 1861 it contained 3,154 inhabitants. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. Here are the printers' and fishmongers' almshouses. WOODGREEN, an ext. par. place in the upper div. of Fordingbridge hund., co. Hants, 3 miles N.E. of Fordingbridge, on the river Avon.