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WOULDIIAM. 879 WRAXALL. WOULDHAM, a par. in the hund. of Larkfield, latlio of Aylesford, co. Kent, 3 miles S.W. of Rochester. The village is situated on the eastern bank of the Medway, opposite Lower Hailing. Star Castle, an ancient manor in this parish, is tithe free, and another is partly so ; both belonged to the abbey of West Mailing. The living is a rect. in the dioe. of Rochester, val. 300, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to All Saints. WOUNDALL, a tnshp. in the par. of Claverley, co. Salop, 3 miles E. of Bridgnorth. WRABNESS, a par. in the hund. of Tendring, co. Essex, 6 miles E. of Manningtree, and 5J W. of Har- wich by the Harwich branch of the Great Eastern railway, on which it is a station. It is bounded on the N. by the navigable river Stour. The village is situated on the main road from Harwich to Manningtree. The soil is a mixture of clay and light loam. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 380, with 50 acres of glebe, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is dedicated to All Saints. The register com- mences in 1650. The Wesleyans have a chapel, and there is a small charity worth 6s. Sd. per annum. E. W. Garland, Esq., is lord of the manor. WRACKLEFORD, a hmlt. in the par. of Stratton, co. Dorset, 3 miles N.W. of Dorchester, on the river Frome. WRAGBY, a par. and market town in the "W. div. of Wraggoe wap., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 11 miles N.E. of Lincoln, 10 N.W. of Horncastle, and 8 from Market Rasen. It has a station at Langworth on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire railway, and is 6 miles from the Bardney station of the Lincoln and Boston branch of tho Great Northern railway. 'Wragby is a polling place for the county elections, and a small market town, situated at the junction of tho Lincoln, Horncastle, Louth, Market Rasen, and Bard- iiey roads, containing in 1861 a population of only 619. It is noticed by Leland as a village giving name to a small beck or stream which passed by Bardney Abbey, but was raised into importance about 1671 by the Duke of Buckingham, who obtained for it the grant of a market and fairs. The living ia a vie.* united with the rect. of Panton, joint val. 150. The church, dedi- cated to All Saints, was rebuilt in 1838 at a cost of 3,500. The chancel of the old church is left standing, and serves as the cemetery chapel. The charities produce about 140 per annum, including the endowment of Hansard's grammar school, now united with the parochial school, and Tumor's almshouses for 12 widows. Market day is on Thursday. Fairs are held on 1st May and 28th and 29th September for cattle and sheep. C. Turner, Esq., is lord of the manor. WRAGBY, a par. chiefly in the upper div. of Osgold- cross wap., but partly in the wap. of Staincross, West Riding co. York, 4 miles S.W. of Pontefraet, 5 S.E. of Wakefield, and 31 S.E. of Oakenshaw railway station, on the North Midland line of railway. The par. com- prises the tnshps. of West Hardwick, Hessle, Hill Top, Huntwick, and Nostel-cum-Foulby, in the wap. of Upper Oegoldcross, and the tnshps. of Kyhill and Wintersett, in that of Staincross. Tho village has on its northern side the park and mansion of Charles Wynn, Esq., who is lord of the manor. The man- sion ia built on the site of a monastery dedicated to St. Oswald, and founded in 1121 by Ralph Adlove, chaplain to Henry I., for canons regular. In the town- hip of West Hardwick bricks, tiles, and pipes are made, and there are also stone quarries, and in tho parish a seam of good coal has been discovered. The living is a don. cur. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. There are parochial schools partially endowed. The charities produce about 23 per annum. VKAGGOE, a wap. in the parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, divided into East and West ; the former con- tains the pars, of Barkwith East and West, Bonniworth, Biscathorpe, Burgh-on-Baine, Hainton, Hatton, Kir- mond-le-Mire, Langton-by-Wragby, Ludford Magna and Parva, Panton, Sixhills, Sotby, and Willingham South; and tho latter tha pars, of Apley, Bardney, Goltho, Holton-Beckering, Langton-Woodhouse, Legs- by, Lissington, Rand, Snelland, Stainfield, Stainton-by- Langworth, Torrington East and West, Tupholme, Wickenby, and Wragby, comprising together 58,800 acres. It gives name to a deanery in the archdeaconry and dioc. of Lincoln. WRAGHOLME, a hmlt. in the par. of Grainthorpn, co. Lincoln, 6 miles N.E. of Louth. WRAMPLINGHAM, a par. in the hund. of Fore- hoe, co. Norfolk, 3 miles N.E. of Wymondham. It is bounded on the N. by the river Yare. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 280. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, was repaired in 1844. The chancel window was embellished with figures of tho twelve apostles in stained glass, of which there are some remains. The Society of Friends have a cemetery here, and there is a village school supported by C. Lombe, Esq., who is lord of the manor. WRANGBROOK, a hmlt. in the par. of North Elm- sail, West Riding co. York, 6 miles S.E. of Pontefraet. WRANGDYKE, a hund. in tho S. div. of co. Rutland, contains tho pars, of Barrowden, Bisbrooke, Caldecott, Glaston, Liddington North and South, Luffenham, Morcott, Pilton, Seaton, Tixovcr, and part of Stoke Dry, comprising 16,580 acres. WRANGLE, a par. in the wap. of Skirbeck, co. Lincoln, 9 miles N.E. of Boston, and 5 from the Lang- rick station of the East Lancashire railway. The living is a vie.* in the dioe. of Lincoln, val. 868. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, contains a monument to Sir John Reudo and his lady. The Wesleyans have two chapels, and tho Primitive Methodists one. The charities produce about 50 per annum, exclusive of Alenson's almshouses and school, which have an income of about 150. WRANTAGE, a tythg. in the par. of North Curry, co. Somerset, 7 miles S.W. of Langport, and 5 S.E. of Taunton. It is situated near tho Chard canal, and includes the village of Newport. WRATTING, GREAT and LITTLE, adjoining pars, in tho hund. of Hisbridge, co. Suffolk, 2J miles N.E. of Haverhill, and 6 N.W. of Clare. These villages are situated on a branch of the river Stour, and from the numerous remains of Roman antiquity dug up are supposed to occupy the site of the Roman station Ad Annum. The livings are both rects. in the dioc. of Ely, joint val. 450. The church, situated in the par. of Great Wntting, is dedicated to St. Mary. The register commences in 1593. At Little Wratting is a National school. WRATTING, WEST, a par. in tho hund. of Had- field, co. Cambridge, 5 miles N.E. of Linton, 9 from Newmarket, and 4 S.E. of Six Mile Bottom station on the Cambridge and Newmarket railway. At a short distance from the village is Wratting Park, the seat of Sir Charles Watson. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 220, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew. There are paro- chial schools. WRATTON, or WRAYTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Melling, hund. of Lonsdale South of the Sands, co. Lancaster, 5 miles S. of Kirkby-Lonsdalo. It includes the hmlt. of Melling. WRAWBY, a. par. in the S. div. of Yarborough wap., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 2 miles N.E. of Brigg, where is a station on the Manchester and Shef- field railway. Tho river Aneholme passes through the parish. The living is a vie.* in the dioo. of Lincoln, val. 200, in the patron, of Clare Hall, Cambridge. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. There are also a chapel-of-ease, and a district church at Brigg. The Independents and Wesleyans have chapels. The cha- rities produce about 560, chiefly the endowment of Brigg grammar school. WRAXALL, a par. in tho hund. of Eggorton, co. Dorset, 7 miles E. of Beaminster, and 1 1 N. of Dorchester. It is situated near the river Trent. Tho living is a rect., united in 1768 to that of Rampisham. The church is dedicated to St. Mary or to tho Holy Trinity.