WOOTTON-COURTNEY. 868 WOOTTON UNDERWOOD. 1857 the town was presented with one of the Russian guns taken at Sebastopol. The population of the pariah in 1861 was 2,191. The town, which has rapidly improved during the last few years, consists principally of one street nearly half a mile in length. The older houses are in general indifferently built, and many thatched. It contains a town hall, market house, and two branch banks. The streets are clean and well lighted with gas. The Wilts and Burks canal passes within half a mile S. of the town, and at Whitehall Farm is a chalybeate spring. The old manor-house, once a royal residence, is now converted into a farmhouse. The land in the vicinity is hilly, but wooded and fertile. The living is a vie.* in the dioe. of Salisbury, val. 540. The parish church is dedicated to All Saints, or St. Bartholomew. Some years since, while cleaning the S. wall, a rude painting was discovered, representing the murder of Thomas-a-Becket. The Independents, Wes- leyans, and Primitive Methodists have chapels. The free school, founded and endowed in. 1688 by Richard Jones, with 25 per annum, is now amalgamated with the National schools. There are also British, infant, and Sunday schools. There are traces of an ancient hospital, dedicated to St. John, which, in the reign of Henry IV., was given to the priory of Bradenstoke in this county. Market day is Tuesday. Fairs for cattle are held on the second Tuesday in every month, and statute fairs for hiring on the Tuesday before the 6th April and first Tuesday in October. The estate be- longs to the trustees of Sir Henry Meux, Bart. WOOTTON-COURTNEY, a par. in the hund. of Carhampton, co. Somerset, i miles S.W. of Dunster, and 4 S. of Minehead. The village is situated on the road from Dunster to Portlock, in a valley between the heights of Grabhurst and Dunkerry, which latter hasan elevation of 1,668 feet above the level of the sea. The soil is a mixture of clay, stone brash, and marl, on a subsoil of shellet rock. There are quarries of Red sand- stone and limestone, and a mine of iron-ore at the base of Duukerry. The manor anciently belonged to the Courtney family, but is now the property of the Hon. R. H. Button, M.P. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 390, in the patron, of Eton College. The church is dedicated to All Saints. The rectory was once held by Bishop Montague, of Norwich. The charities produce about 40 per annum. A fair is held on the 9th September. WOOTTON-FITZPAINE, a par. in the hund. of Whitchurch-Canonicorum, co. Dorset, 6 miles N.W. of Bridport, and 4 N.E. of Lyme-Regis, on a branch of the river Char. The soil is chalky, and the substratum abounds with flint and gravel. The principal proprietor is Colonel Luttrell, of Wootton House. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 250. There are a parish school and some endowed almshouses. WOOTTON-GLANVILLE, a par. in the hund. of Buckland-Newton, co. Dorset, 12 miles N. of Dorches- ter, 7 S.E. of Sherborne, and 5 N. of Cerne Abbas. The village was once the residence of John Churchill, the grandfather of the great Duke of Marlborough. The par. includes the tythg. of Newlands, and an ancient camp called Dungeon. The soil is a deep clay interspersed with chalk and gravel in patches, upon a substratum of sandstone, in which fossils are found. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 210. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, was repaired in 1741, and has on the S. side a mortuary chapel, once a chantry, containing an altar tomb with a recumbent effigy of a knight, several mural monuments, and remains of ancient stained glass. WOOTTON-HILL, an ecclesiastical district in the par. of East Woodhay, co. Hants. Set WOODHAT, EAST. WOOTTON HILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Leek- Wootton, co. Warwick, 3 miles N.E. of Warwick, near the river Avon. WOOTTON LEEK. See LEEK-WOOTTON, co. War- wick. WOOTTON-NEWLAND, a tythg. in the par. of Woottou-Glanville, co. Dorset, 8 miles S.E. of Sher- borne. WOOTTON, NORTH, a par. in Uio hund. of Sher- borne, co. Dorset, 2J miles S.E. of Sherborne, formerly included in that of Sherborne. The living is a perpet. cur. not in charge, val 60. The church was a ch;i|.rl- of-ease to Sherbome. G. Digby Wicgfkld Digby, Esq., is lord of the manor. WOOTTON, NORTH, a par. in (ho hund. of Froo- bridge Lynn, co. Norfolk, 3J miles N. of Lynn, near the road from Hunstanton to Lynn, overlooking the Wash. The parish, which is bounded on tlie W. by the Lynn channel, is within the peculiar jurisdiction of the borough of Castle Rising. A considerable tract of land is now being enclosed from the sea. The soil is a mix- ture of sand and stiff loam, producing good crops. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 200. The church is dedicated to All Saints. There are Na- tional and Sunday schools. The charities produce about 40 per annum. The lion. Mrs. Howard is lady of the manor and principal landowner. WOOTTON, NORTH, a par. in the hund. of Glaston- Twelve-Ilydes, co. Somerset, 2J miles S.E. of Wells, and 3^ S.W. of Shepton Mallet. The village is situated at the entrance of a valley watered by two small rivulets, which turn several mills, one being employed for grind- ing bark for a tannery. The surface is varied, and the soil a clayey loam intermixed with red marl. The tythg. of Worminster lias recently been annexed to this parish. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 50, with an addition of 40 from the eccle- siastical Commissioners. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. The register commences in 1728. There is
- i Sunday-school, with a small endowment. The cha-
rities produce about 5 per annum. W. Langton, Esq., is lord of the manor. WOOTTON-RIVERS, a par. in the hund. of Kin- wardstone, co. Wilts, 4 miles S. of Marlborough, 3 N.E. of Powsey, and 15 E. of Devizes, on the Kennet and Avon canal. There are an iron foundry and an agricultural implement factory. The surface in some parts is hilly, and the' land chiefly arable. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. .450, in the patron, of St. John's College, Cambridge, and Brase- nose College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, has an E. window of three lights. There area National school and a charity of 15 per annum for apprenticing poor children. WOOTTON ST. LAWRENCE, a par. in the lower div. of Basingstoko hund., co. Hants, 3^ miles W. of Basingstoke, and 52 from London. The village is situ- ated near tho line of the London and South-Westem railway, which intersects the parish, comprising the tythgs. of East Oakley, Ramsdell, and Upper Wootton. The principal seats are Many Down House, of Sir B. Rycroft, Bart., and Tangier Park. The_ living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 275, in the patron, of the dean and chapter, who are also lords of the manor. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, contains a monu- ment to Sir Thomas Hooke, Bart., and tombs of the Wither family. The Independents have a chapel. There is a parochial school supported by subscription. The charities produce about 3 per annum. WOOTTON, SOUTH, a par. in the hund. of Free- bridge Lynn, co. Norfolk, 2| miles N.E. of Lynn. The parish is bounded on the W. by the Lynn channel, and the low lands are protected from the sea by an embank- ment. Tho surface is varied, but comprises a consider- able extent of heath and salt marsh. Tho village is situated on the road from Wells to Lynn. The living is a rect. in tho dioc. of Norwich, val. 270, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Marv. has on the N. side the mausoleum of the Hamonds of Swaffham. In the interior are an antique Norman font, an altar tomb to Sir J. T. Winde, and several sediliie and piscinae. There is a National school. WOOTTON UNDERWOOD, or WOOTTON-UN- DER-BERNWOOD, a par. in the hund. of Asliendon, co. Bucks, 9 miles N.W. of Aylcslmry, 7 N.W. of Thame, and 2 from Ludgorshall. The village is situated on a branch of the river Thame, within a mile of Uarton
