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WORKSOP. 873 WORKE. salmon fishery, belonging to the Earl of Lonsdale ; but the chief source of employment are the collieries, ono of which, known as Chapel Bank, consisting of three mines, was inundated by an irruption of the seu in 1837, when '11 men and boys were drowned. Within the last few years another coal-field lias been discovered at Great Clifton. The soil in the neighbourhood is generally fertile, it is a light sand, and in a few places it inclines to moss. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Chester, val. 1,000, in the patron, of the Curwen family. The parish church, dedicated to St. Michael, was rebuilt in 1770. There is, besides, the district church of St. John, erected in 1823 by the Church Building Commissioners at a cost of 10,000, with a district assigned to it, 1836. The Roman Catholics, Wesleyans, Independents, Pres- byterians, and Primitive Methodists, have chapels. There are National and infant schools. Market days are Wednesday and Saturday. Fairs arc held on the Wednesday before Holy Thursday and 18th of October. Henry Curwen, Esq., is lord of the manors of Win- Kales and Workington, and the Earl of Lonsdale of the manors of Great and Little Clifton and Stainburn, to whom the greater part of the land belongs. WORKSOP, a par. and market town in the Hatfield div. of Bassetlaw wap., co. Notts, 12 miles N.E. of Mansfield, 26 N. of Nottingham, and 116 N.W. of London by road, and by the Great Northern and the Bhellield and Lincolnshire railways, on which it is a station. It is situated in a hollow or valley watered by the river Ryton, near the northern extremity of Sher- wood Forest ; the Chesterfield canal, which communi- cates with the river Trent, passes through it. The par. is the largest in Nottinghamshire, extending from Shire- oaks to near Babworth, a distance of about 8 miles, and comprises the chplries. of Osberton and Shireoaks, together with the tnshps, of Gateford, Haggonfield, Badford, and Scofton, besides several hmlts. At the Conquest it was given to Roger de Buisli. It afterwards came to William de Lovetot, who built a castle, and founded the priory for black canons, part of which now forms the parish church, and is considered one of the best specimens of Norman architecture in England. After passing through the hands of theNevillsand Furni valla, the manor came by marriage to John Talbot, first Earl of Shrewsbury, who built Worksop manor in the reign of Henry V. This mansion, which was rebuilt by the Dukes of Noriolk in 1761, after the fire which destroyed some of the Arundel marbles, has been recently for the most part pulled down and the estate sold to the Duke of Newcastle, whose seat is Clumber Park. From the number of its mansions and parks this neighbourhood has been designated the "Dukery;" the most pro- minent, besides those of the Duke of Newcastle, just mentioned, being Welbeck Abbey, the seat of the Duke of Portland ; Thoresby Park, recently of the Duke of Kingston, but now of Earl Manvers ; and Osberton Hall, of G. Savile Foljambe, Esq. ;, Kiveton Hall, no^f pulled down, was a seat of the Duke of Leeds, and Worksop Manor of the Duke of Norfolk. Worksop is noted for several magnificent old oaks ; through one of them, the " Greendale oak," one of the Dukes of Port- land drove a carriage and four. The town of Worksop Consists of one long street, with several minor streets and lanes branching from it on either side. The houses are in general well built, and the streets paved and lighted with gas. The town is under the charge of a local board of health. It contains a townhall and corn- exchange, erected in 1854, in the Venetian style of architecture, with markets attached; also the moot- hall, a very ancient structure, formerly used as the townhall ; a savings-bank in Bridge-street, erected in 1843, a mechanics' institute with library of 2,000 vols. ; two brunch hanks, union workhouse, brass and iron foundry, and several flour and saw mills. There are no manufactures, properly so called, in the town, but malting is carried on to a large extent, and there are factories for agricultural implements, thrashing machines, chemical works, and malt kilns ; many persons are also employed in tho making of Windsor chairs, railway sleepers, and packing cases. The town is not incor- porated, but petty sessions are held fortnightly on Wed- nesday for the Worksop div. of Bassetlaw wap., also a county court monthly at tho corn exchange. Shireoaks, so called from an oak, not now standing, which stretched its branches into 3 counties (Notts, York, Derby), was lately constituted an ecclesiasticald istrict, the old chapel turned into a school-room, and a new church built by the late Duke of Newcastle, tho foundation stone having been laid by the Prince of Wales. The Poor-law Union contains 26 parishes and townships, viz., 4 in Derbyshire, 11 in Notts, and 11 in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is a polling place for East Retford. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 388. The Abbey church is dedicated to SS. Mary and Cuthbert. The church has, at the E. end, a Nor- man window, with three lights recently inserted, above which is a circular window, the gift of working mecha- nics. The structure has recently undergone a thorough repair, at a cost of more than 8,000, and the old gal- leries and pews removed to make way for open carved stalls. There are also churches at Osberton and Shire- oaks. The Roman Catholics have a chiipel and schools, the gift of the late Duke of Norfolk in 1840. There are also chapels belonging to the Independents, Wesleyans, Association Methodists, Primitive Methodists, and Bap- tists. There are National schools, supported partly by endowment ; infant schools, and Sunday-schools in con- nection with the several chapels. The charities produce about 50 per annum. Wednesday is market day. Fairs are held on tho second Wednesdays in April and October for horses, cattle, and sheep. The Duke of Newcastle is lord of the manor and lay impropriator. WORLABY, a par. in the N. div. of Yarboroughwap., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 4 J miles N.E. of Glanford Brigg, and 4 N.E. of Barnetby station on the Man- chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire railway. Tho village is situated on the Wolds. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 360. The church is dedi- cated to St. Clement. The Wesleyans have a chapel. There is a hospital or almshouso for four widows, built and endowed in 1063 by John, Lord Bcllasyso, baron of Worlaby, part of whose old seat still remains with their punning motto, " Bonne et belle assez." The charities produce about 36 per annum. T. G. Corbett, Esq., of Elsham Hall, is lord of the manor. WORLABY-BY-ALFOKD, or WORLABY-NEAR- LOUTH, a par. in the hund. of Hill, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 7 miles N.E. of Horncastlo, and 8 S. of Louth. It is situated on the Wolds, and comprises only one farm. WORLDHAM, EAST, a par. in the hund. of Alton, co. Hants, 9 miles S.W. of Farnham, and 2J S.E. of Alton. About two-thirds of the land are arable, and the remainder pasture and hop plantations, with about 90 acres of woodland. The surface is undulating, and the soil loamy upon the malm rock, except where a strong cold clay. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 145, in tho patron, of Magdalen College, Oxford. There is a parochial school for boys and girls. Lord Sherborno is lord of the manor. W014LDUAM, WEST, a par. in the hund. of Alton, co. Hant-i, 2| miles S.E. of Alton, adjoining East Worldham. The living is a perpet. cur. in tho dioc. of Winchester, val. 75, in tho patron, of Winchester College. The church is dedicated to St. Nicholas. On King John's Hill is a tumulus, where fragments of Roman pottery have been found. WORLE, a par. in the hund. of Winterstoke, co. Somerset, 8 miles N.W. of Axbridge, and 3 E. of Weston-super-Mare railway station. The village is situated near the Bristol Channel, on the road from Bristol to Weston-super-Mare, and on the line of the Bristol and Exeter railway, which skirts the parish on the S. The surface ia undulating, and the soil clayey upon limestone and clay. There are mines of lead and calamine, but they are no longer wrought. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 312, in tho patron, of the lord chancellor. Tho church, dedicated