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WOODLANB. 861 WOODSFORD. Itchingswcll and Sydmonton, contained in 1861 a popu- lation of 1,175. The living is a perpet. cur. in tlio dioc. of Winchester, in the patron, of the Vicar of Kings- clero. The church, dedicated to St. Paul, was erected in 1845. AVOODLANE, a hmlt. in the par. of Kincardine, co. Perth, Scotland, 2 milea S. of Doune. AVOODLASTON a tnshp. in the par. of Forden, co. Montgomery, 3 miles N. of Montgomery. AVOODLEIGH, a par. in the hund. of Stanborough, co. Devon, 3 miles N. of Kingsbridge. The village is situated on the river Avon, but gives name to a deanery in the archdeaconry of Totness and dioc. of Exeter. The living is a reel, in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 400, in the patron, of Exeter College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, contains an altar tomb, sculp- tured with the resurrection of the Saviour. AVOODLESFORD, a tnshp. in the par. of Rothwell, lower div. of Agbrigg wap., West Riding co. York, 4.J miles S.E. of Leeds, and 5 N.E. of Wakefield. It is a station on the Midland railway. The village is situated on a populous manufacturing district on the S. bank of the river Aire. There are extensive stone quarries, paper and earthenware manufactories, and a brewery. WOODLEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Stockport, co. Chester, 2 miles from Hyde, 5 N.E. of Stocfcport, and 8 iroin Manchester. It is a junction station of the Man- chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire railway, where the JIurple and New Mills branch turns off. It is situated on the river Tame, near the Peak Forest canal. WOODLEY. See WOODHUEY, CD. Hants. WOODLEY AND SANDFORD, a lib. in the par. and hund. of Sonning, co. Berks, 3 miles N.E. of Heading. The village is situated near the bank of the Thames, and the line of the Great Western railway. AVOODMANCOT, a tythg. in the par. of West Bourne, co. Sussex, 5 miles N.W. of Chichester. WOODMANCOTE, a par. in the hund. of Tipuoak, rape of Bramber, co. Sussex, 5 miles N.E. of Stcyning, 9 from Brighton, and 1^ mile from Hcnfield railway elation. The village is situated on the road from Lon- don to Brighton by way of Horshain. The par. includes the hmlt. of Blackstone. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 400, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The register commences in 1582. There is a National school, built in 1853. J. L. W. Dennett, Esq., of Woodinancote Place, is lord of the manor. WOODMANCOTE, a tythg. in the par. of North Cerney, hund. of Eapsgate, co. Gloucester, 5 miles N.W. of Cirencester. WOODMANCOTE, a hmlt. in the par. of Bishop's Clceve, co. Gloucester, 4 miles N.E. of Cheltenham, under Cleeve Hill. WOODMANCOTE, a hmlt. in the par. of Dursley, hund. of Upper Berkeley, co. Gloucester, 2 miles from Dursley, and IS S.AV. of Gloucester, under the Cotswold hills. WOODMANCOTT, a par. in the hund. of Mains- borough, co. Hants, 8 miles S.W. of Basingstoke. The surface is hilly, comprising a considerable extent of open downs and furze common. There is no village, there are only two or three farmhouses. The living is annexed to the rect. of Brown Candover. The church is dedi- cated to St. James. AVOODMANSEY, a tnshp. in the par. of St. John i ley, East Riding co. York, 2 miles S.E. of Beverley, within the liberties of which borough it is comprised. It is situated on the banks of the river Hull, on which are saw and flour mills, and a landing-place for coal, lime, and gravel. The township is chiefly occupied by Beverley Park, onco a demesne of the Archbishop of York, which t-xlfiids to the suburbs of Beverley. WOODMANSTERNE, a par. in the first div. of Wal- ii hund., co. Surrey, 5 miles S.E. of Epsom, 4 S.W. ydon, and 1 8. of the Carshalton railway station. This parish, also called Woodmanstono or AVoodmans- thorne, is situated on Banstead Downs, near the line of the London and Brighton railway, and contains " The Oaks," formerly an inn, but converted into a hunting seat by the late General Burgoyne, and now a seat of the Earl of Derby. The surface, which is said to be the highest ground in the county, is varied by several sheets of water, one of which, near the church, is called Mere Pond, about 420 feet above the Thames. In this parish is Stagbury, the seat of the Walpole family, and Shortes House, an old building with curiously carved wains- cotting. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 300, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. There is a National school, built in 1839. The charities produce 6 per annum. AVOODNESBOROTJGH, a par. in the hund. of Eastry, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 1J mile S.W. of Sand- wich. The village is situated at the foot of a spur of a chain of hills, on the line of a Roman road. The par. includes the hmlt. of Marsborough, with Woodnes- borough Hill, an artificial mount, supposed by some to be the Woodtiesbeorth of the Saxon chronicle, and the scene of the battle, between Celccd and Ina, kings of Mercia and the West Saxons. The land is partly in hop- gaidens. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 2"0, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Rochester. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. A gold coin with a figure of Victory was found here in 1514. WOODNOOK, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Honley, West Riding co. York, 3 miles S.W. of Huddersfield. WOOD-NORTON, a par. in the hund. of Eynsford, co. Norfolk, 3 miles N.W. of Foulsham, 6 S.E. of Fa- kenham, and 3 E. of Ryburgh railway station. The village is chiefly the property of the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church, Oxford, who are lords of the manor, but their estate is leased to Lord Hastings and Mrs. Gill. The living is a vie.* in tho dioc. of Norwich, val. with Swanton Novcrs, 447, besides 60 acres of glebe. Tho church, dedicated to All Saints, was rebuilt in 1700. Tho register commences in 1722. WOOD-RISING, a par. in tho hund. of Mitford, co. Norfolk, 2 miles N.W. of Higham, and 5 W. of Harding- ham railway station. The village is situated near the river Black water. It formerly belonged to the South- well family, and is now the property of J. Weyland, Esq., who resides at the Hall, built on the site of the old manor-house. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Nor- wich, val. 250. Tho church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, contains 3 sedilia, a double piscina, monuments to the Weyland family, and a canopied oiiigy of Sir R. South- well in armour. There is a village school, built by Mr. Weyland in 1829. WOODROW, a hmlt. in the par. of Chaddesley Cor- bett, co. Worcester, 4 miles S.E. of Kidderminster. WOODROW, a tythg. in tho par. of Melksham, co. Wilts, 2 miles N.E. of Melksham. WOOD'S CHAPEL, a yil. in the par. of Artrca, cu. Londonderry, Ireland, 2 miles E. of Magherafelt. WOODSEAVES, a tushp. in the par. of Drayton-in- Hales, co. Salop, 2 miles S.E. of Drayton, near the Grand Junction canal. WOODSEAVES, a hmlt. in the par. of High Offley, hund. of North Pirehill, co. Stafford, 4 miles S.W. of Eccleshall. WOODSETTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Sedgley, co. Stafford, 3 miles N.W. of Dudley. WOODSETTS, a tnshp. and ecclesiastical district in the par. of Anston, S. div. of Strafforth wap., West Riding co. York, 4 miles W. of AVorksop, and 7 S.W. of Tickhill. This tnshp., which is situated on the confines of Not- tinghamshire, near the Chesterfield canal, includes tho hmlt. of Gilden Wells, and part of Lindrick Common. The living is a perpet. cur., endowed with a rent-charge of 100. The church is dedicated to St George the Martyr. WOODSFIELD, a hmlt. in the par. of Powick, co. Worcester, 4 miles S.W. of Worcester, and 2 from Powick, near the confluence of the rivers Teme and Severn. WOODSFIELD, u hmlt. in the chplry. of Newland and par. of Great Malvern, co. Worcester, 2 miles N.E. of Malvern, and 6 S.E. of Worcester. AVOODSFORD, a par. in the hund. of Winfrith, oo.