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WYRARDISBURY. 888 YANWORTH. dykes, is above 8 miles in circuit, and is embellished with two lakes, also the Waterloo tower, Sir Watkin Wynn's pillar, 110 feet high, and a cenotaph, by Wyatville. WYRARDISBURY. See WBAYSBUKY, co. Bucks. WYREHALL. See WIRKALL, co. Chester. "WYRE-PIDDLE, a chplry. in the par. of Fladbury, middle div. of Oswaldslow hund., co. Worcester, 2 miles N.E. of Pershore. WYRLEY, GREAT, a tnahp. and ecclesiastical district in the par. of Cannock, hund. of Cuttlestone, co. Stafford, 7 miles N.W. of Walsall, 9 S.E. of Stafford, and 1 mile S. of Cannock. It has a station on the South Staffordshire branch railway. The village is situated on the border of Cannock Chase. The ecclesiastical district is of larger extent than the township. The living is a perpot. cur.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 130. The church, dedicated to St. Mark, was erected in 1845. The Wesleyans have a chapel at Landywood. There are National schools, built in 1849 at a cost of 700. WYRLEY, LITTLE, a tnshp. in the par. of Norton- under-Cannock, co. Stafford, 7 miles S.W. of Lichfield, 5 N. of Walsall, and 2 S.E. of Great Wyrley. It is situated on the Wyrley and Essington canal, and in- cludes the flourishing hmlt. of Brownhilla, where are extensive collieries. WYSALL, a par. in the S. div. of Rushcliffewap.,co. Notts, 9 miles S.E. of Nottingham, and 6 N.E. of Loughborough, on a branch of the river Soar. The surface is undulating and the soil a cold clay. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 125. The church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. The Wes- leyans and General Baptists have chapels. There are day and Sunday schools. The charities produce about 5 per annum. WYSON, a hmlt. in the par. of Brimfield, co. Here- ford,, 4 miles W. of Tenbury. WYTCHE, a hmlt. in the par. of Willoughby, co. Lincoln, 3 miles S. of Alford. WYTHALL, a chplry. in the par. of King's Norton, co. Worcester, 7 miles S. of Birmingham, and 3 S.E. of King's Norton. The chapel-of-ease is dedicated to St. Mary. WYTIIAM, a par. in the hund. of Hormer, co. Berks, 3 miles N.W. of Oxford. It is situated near the Thames at the foot of a hill, on the summit of which was a castle built by King Coenwulf, and taken by Offa, King of the Mercians, in 758. Wytham Abbey, built about the reign of Henry VI., on the site of a Saxon nunnery, is the seat of the Earl of Abingdon. The old Berkshire hounds meet here. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 306. The church, dedicated to All Saints, was originally built by the monks of Abingdon, but has been recently rebuilt by the present Earl of Abingdon, who is lord of the manor. Some interesting fragments of the venerable house of Cumnor have been carefully preserved. WYTHAM. See WITHAM, co. Lincoln. WYTHBURN, a chplry. and hmlt. in the par. of Crosthwaite, co. Cumberland, 8 miles S.E. of Keswiek. It forms a joint tnshp. with St. John's Caetlerigg, and contains a small hmlt. called the City, and the mere or lake of Thirle, sometimes named Wythburn Water. The boundaries of the counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland are here marked by Dunmaill-Raise Stones, which give name to a pass under Helvellyn, and are said to commemorate the defeat of the last king of Cumberland by Edmund, the Saxon monarch of whom Malcolm of Scotland held Cumberland in fee. The living is a perpet. cur., val. 82, in the patron, of the Vicar of Crosthwaite. WYTHEFORD, MAGNA and PARVA, tnshps. in the par. of Shawbury, co. Salop, 6 miles N.E. of Shrewsbury, on the river Roden. WYTHOP, a tnshp. in the par. chplry. of Lorton, ward of Allerdale-above-Derwent, eo. Cumberland, 4 miles S.E. of Cockermouth, and 7 N.W. of Keswiek. It is situated near Bassenthwaite lake, and includes the ext. par. district of Wythop Mill. WYTON, a tnshp. m the par. of Swine, middle div. of Holderness wap., East Riding co. York, 5 miles N.E. of Hull, and 3 N. of Hedon. WYTTON. See WITTON, co. Hants. WYVERSTONE, a par. in the hund. of Hartismere, co. Suffolk, 7 miles N. of Stow-Market; and 2 W. of Finningham railway station. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 273. The church is dedi- cated to St. George. The charities, chiefly the produce of the town estate, produce about 45 per annum. John Moseley, Esq., is lord of the manor. WYVILLE, a par. in the wap. of Winnibriggs, parts of Kesteven. co. Lincoln, 6 miles N.W. of Colsterworth, 5 S.W. of Grantham, and 4 W. of Great Ponton railway station. It includes the hmlt. of Hungerton. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lin- coln, val. 35, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, after having long been in ruins, was rebuilt in 1858 at the expense of the late George Gregory, Esq., of Harlaxtou Hall. Y. YADDLETHORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Bottesford, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 8 miles W. of 'Glandford- Brigg. YAFFORTH, a chplry. and tnshp. in the par. of Danby-Wiske, wap. of Gilling-East, North Riding co. York, 1J mile W. of Northallerton station of the Great Northern railway, near the river Wiske. The living is a cur. annexed to Danby-Wiske. The church is a chapel-of-easo to Dauby-Wiske. YALDING, a par. in the hund. of Twyford, lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, 6 miles S.W. of Maidstoue, and 1 mile from Yalding station on the Maidstone branch of the London and South-Eastern railway. The parish, which is 6 miles in length by 4 broad, is situated at the confluence of the Beult and Teise with the Medway, which is navigable to this place for barges, by_ which a considerable traffic in timber, corn, and coal is carried on. The village, formerly a market town, stands upon two branches of the Medway, and is approached by a bridge, besides which there is another in the parish called Twyford bridge. The par., which includes the hmlt. and ecclesiastical district of Collier Street, besides several intermediate places, is frequently inundated during wet seasons by the Medway and its streams. The laud is partly in hop-gardens and orchards, the former occupying above 1,100 acres. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 1,184. The church is dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul. There is besides a district church at Collier Street, dedicated to St. Margaret. The register commences in 1558, and in the register chest are several valuable old books. The Baptists have a chapel. There are a free grammar school, founded in 1665 by Wil- liam Cleave, Esq., a citizen of London ; a charity school for girls and young children, founded in 1711 by Mrs. t Alchom ; and two National schools, one at Yalding and I the other at Collier Street. The charities, including the school endowments, produce about 120 per annum. Fairs are held on Whit-Monday and 15th October for cattle and hops. W. Cooke, Esq., is lord of the manor. | YALE, a huud. in co. Denbigh, contains the pars, of Bryn Eglwys, Llanarmon, Llandegla, Llandysilio, Llauferras, and part of St. Asaph. YANLEIGH, a hmlt. in the par. of Long Ashton, co. Somerset, 2 miles S.W. of Bristol. YANTLETT, an islet and creek in the par. of All- hallows, co. Kent, 9 miles N.E. of Chatham. It is a coast-guard station on the Thames, and has the London stone marking the boundary of the City jurisdiction. YANWATH, a tnshp. in the par. of Barton, West Ward, co. Cumberland, 2 miles S.W. of Penrith. The village is on the river Earnont, and contains the Union poorhouse for West Ward. The tnshp. includes the hmlt. of Eamont-Bridge. YANWORTH, a chplry. and tnshp. in the pur. ol Hazleton, hund. of Bradley, co. Gloucester, 3| miles N.W. of Northleach, and 10 E. of Cheltenham. The