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WOOPERTON. 867 WOOTTON-BASSETT. members to parliament for the borough of Greenwich. The living is a roct.* in the dioe. of Rochester, val. 740, and in the patron, of the bishop. The parish church of St. Mary, overlooking the river and dockyard, was rebuilt in the reign of George II., under an Act of parliament. There are besides the new parish church of St. Thomas, St. John's and Holy Trinity chapels-of- easo, and the Garrison, Ordnance, and Dockyard chapels. Tho Roman Catholics, Presbyterians, Wesleyans, Inde- pendents, Baptists, and other Dissenting congregations, have chapsls. There are several higher class schools, and National, Sunday, and government schools, the last for the education of soldiers' children. Market-day is on Friday. Garrison races talco place in July. WOOPERTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Eglingham, N. div. of Coquetdale ward, co. Northumberland, 6 miles S.E. of Wooler, near the river Breamish. WOORE, a tnshp. and ecclesiastical district in the par. of Muckleston, Drayton div. of North Bradford hund., co. Salop, 7 miles N.E. of Market-Drayton. The ecclesiastical district includes the township, and ex- tends into the adjoining county of Stafford. Its popu- lation in 1861 was 839, and that of the township 783. The church, dedicated to St. Leonard, was erected in 1830. There are National and Sunday schools. WOOTHORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of St. Martin, Stamford-Baron, soke of Peterborough, co. North- ampton, 6 miles N.W. of Wansford. There was anciently a Benedictine nunnery here, dedicated to St. Mary, which, in the reign of Henry III., became a cell to the convent at Stamford- Baron. WOOTTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Stanton Lacy, co. Salop, 4 miles N.W. of Ludlow, on the river Onny. WOOTTON, a par. in the hund. of Hormer, co. Berks, 3| miles N.W. of Abingdon. This place, far- merly a chplry. in the par. of Cumnor, was separated early in the last century. The land is nearly evenly divided between arable, pasture, and meadow. The soil is a mixture of sand, clay, and limestone. The living is a cur. annexed to that of South Hinksey. The church t is dedicated to St. Peter. WOOTTON, a par. in the hund. of Redbornestoke, co. Beds, 4i miles S. of Bedford, not far from the Bed- ford and Bletchley branch of the London and North- Wcstern railway. The surface is varied, but in no part hilly, and the soil a strong clay. Wootton House is the scat of Coventry Payne, Esq., who is lord of the manor. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 300, with 214J acres of glebe. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, contains monuments to the Monoux family. Tho nhancel has recently been repaired. The Wesleyans and Baptists have chapels. The charities produce about 50 per annum. WOOTTON, a par. in the hund. of Kinghamford, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 8 miles N.W. of Dover, and 10 S.E. of Canterbury, on the road from London to Dover. The living is a rect.,* in the dioc. of Canterbury. The church is dedicated to St. Martin. Wootton Court, the seat of John Brydges, Esq., is supposed to have been built by John de Gest- lingo in the reign of John. It was once the residence of L. Digges, the mathematician, and of Sir Samuel F.g< rton Brydges, Bart., who died in 1837. WOOTTON, a par. in the N. div. of Yarborough wap., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 7 miles N.E. of Glanford-Brigg, and 5k S.E. of Barton-upon-Humber. It is a station on the Lynn and Hunstanton branch of the Great Eastern railway. The village is situated on the Wolds. Tho living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lin- coln, val. 203. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew. The Wosleyans and Primitive Methodists have chapels. There is a free school, founded and partially endowed by John Fuulding in 1728. Tho charities produce about .5 per annum. The Earl of Yarborough is lord of the manor. WOOTTON, a par. in the hund. of Wymmersley, co. Northampton, 2t miles S.E. of Northampton. Tho viiliiije is situated on a branch of the river Neno, and VOL. III. has Hardingstono union workhouse. The living Lj a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 500, in the patron, of Exeter College, Oxford. Tho church is dedicated to St. George the Martyr. William Harris, Esq., is lord of the manor. WOOTTON, a hmlt. in the par. of St. Mary-de- Lode, cp. Gloucester, half a mile S.E. of Gloucester, of which it is a suburb, containing the county gaol and lunatic asylum. WOOTTON, a par. in the lib. of East Medina, Isle of Wight, co. Hants, 4 miles N.E. of Newport, and 3 W. of Ryde. The parish is bounded on tho N. by the Motherbank, and on tho E. by a creek or inlet of tho sea, which runs from Fishbourne past tho bridge, or causeway, called Wootton-Bridge, about 2 miles to Briddesford. There is a ferry from here to Portsmouth. Tho village consists of only a few houses and cottages built in the valley on either side of the creek, but close to the bridge in the adjoining parishes of Arreton and Binsted is a larger village called Wootton Bridge. On an eminence S. of the bridge is Fern-hill, a modem residence with a tower. It was built by the late Lord Bolton, when governor of the island, and is now the residence of S. Saunders, Esq. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 250. Tho church, dedi- cated to St. Edmund, contains tablets to tho White and Shute families. The AVesleyans have two chapels. In the vicinity are the ruins of Quarr Abbey, and at Wootton Farm is an oak 47 feet in girth. WOOTTON, a hund. in co. Oxford, contains the pars, of North Aston and Steeple Aston, St. Michael Barford, Steeple Barton, Westcott Barton, Begbrook, Bladon, Cassington, Coggs, Long Combe, Doddington, Dunstow, Ensham, Glympton, Handborongh, Heythrop, Kid- lington, North Leigh, South Leigh, South Newington, Ronsham, Sandford, Shipton-on-Cherwell, Stanton Har- court, Stonesfield, Tackley, Great and Little Tew, Wil- cote, Woolvercott, Wootton, Nether and Over Worton, and Yarnton, comprising 67,590 acres, exclusive of the city of Oxford and borough of Woodstock. WOOTTON, a par. in the hund. of the same name, co. Oxford, 2 miles N.W. of Woodstock, within which borough it is situated. The par. is situated on the river Glyme, a branch of the Isis, and includes a por- tion of the town of Woodstock. Near the lino of tho ancient Akcman' Street are Killingworth Castle, and traces of several Roman camps. Tho living is a roct.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 800, in tho patron, of New College, Oxford. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The Wesleyans have a chapel. There are a free school for 12 boys, endowed in 1788 by Charles Parrott in 1785, and one for 6 girls by Mr. Lee, a late rector. Tho charities produce about 100 per annum, including the school endowments and 00 from church lands. Tho Duke of Marlbovough is lord of tho manor. WOOTTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Oswestry, co. Salop, 4 miles S.E. of Oswestry, near the Montgomery canal. WOOTTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Eccleshall, N. div. of Pirehill hund., co. Stafford, 1 mile from Eccles- hall. WOOTTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Fllastone, S. div. of Totmonslow hund., co. Stafford, 4 miles S.W. of Ashboum, and 7 N. of Uttoxeter. In this township is Wootton Hall, built by Inigo Jones. WOOTTON ABBOTS, a quarter in the par. of Whitchurch Canonicorum, co. Dorset, 6 miles N.W. of Bridport. WOOTTOX-BASSETT, a par. and market town, formerly a representative borough, in the hund. of Kingsbridge, eo. Wilts, 18 miles N. of Devizes, 37 N.W. of Salisbury, and 82* W. f London by the Great Western railway, on which it has a station. It is men- tioned in Domesday survey as Woihton. It sent two mem- bers to parliament until disfranchised by the Reform Act of 1832, and is still governed under charters of Henry VI. and Charles II. by a mayor, 2 aldermen, and 12 capital burgesses. The broadcloth manufacture, for which it was once famous, has now entirely disappeared. In 5 T