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Rh GUESTLING. 163 GUILDFOKD. arc published iu the island, the Advertiser, Gazette, Comet, and Star. The Earl of Aylesford takes from this place the title of baron. For ecclesiastical purposes the island, with Alderney and Sark, constitutes a deanery in the diocese of Winchester and province of Canterbury. The livings are (ill in the patronage of the governor, and are chiefly hold by native ministers, who perform the Church of England service in Norman-French, except in the town of St. Peter Port, wht-ro it is alternately read in English, and the rector of which bears the title of Dean of Guernsey. The episcopal functions are exercised by a surrogate, who grants marriage licenses, &c., in the name of the I'.Ulmp of Winchester. The island is divided into ten parishes, viz. St. Fetor Port, St. Sampson, the Vale, the Forest, tlie Catel, St. Saviour, St. Peter-in-the-Wood, St. Martin, St. Andrew, and Torteval, besides which there are several chapelries. The Dissenting places of worship are numerous and increasing. In regard to education, the island possesses great advantages, every parish having a school with a small endowment, besides the denominational and Sunday schools, which are numerous and well attended. For the higher and middle classes there is an old-established grammar school at St. Peter Port, known as Queen Elizabeth's College, which is conducted by members of the English universi- ties under the supervision of a board of directors and visitors appointed by the crown. GUESTLING, a bund, in the rape of Hastings, co. Sussex. It is situated in the eastern part of the CO., and includes the pars, of Fairlight, Guestling, Icklesham, and IVtt, rmprising about 11,430 acres. GUESTLING, a par. in the hund. of Guestling, rape of Hastings, co. Sussex, 3 miles N.E. of Hastings, and 3j 8.E. of Winchelsea, its post town. It is situated near the lea-coast, and is bounded on the S. by the Brede canal. The South-Eastem lino of railway has stations at each of the above places. Hops are cultivated in the neigh- bourhood. About half of the land is arable, the remainder meadow and pasture, with a considerable extent of wood- land and waste. The village, which is considerable, consists chiefly of detached residences, surrounded by gardens, and commanding extensive views. The living la a rect.* in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 450. The church is an ancient structure, dedicated to St. Andrew, and contains monuments of the Ashburnham family, one of whom for forty-three years of the last century was bishop of Chichester. The parochial charities con- sist of about 114 annually for school purposes, 19 to the almshouses, and 32 for other objects. Broomham is the principal seat. GUESTWICK, a par. in the hund. of Eynsford, co. Nor- folk, 7 miles N.E. of Elmham, and 8 N.W. of Aylsham. Thetford is its post town. The river Bure flows through the neighbourhood. The village is small. The living is u vie.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 88. The church, which is dedicated to St. Peter, is a handsome structure with square embattled tower crowned with pinnacles. There are small charities of about 1 per annum. The Independents have a largo chapel, built about the middle of the 17th century. There is a National school. GUILCAGII, a par. in the bar. of Upperthird, co. Waterford, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 5 miles S.E. of Carrick-on-Suir. Tramore is its post town. It is situated on the lower part of the stream Cloddagh. The- soil is rich, and there is a large extent of woodland. The living is it vie. in the dioc. of Lismore, val. with Dunhill, 102. are two schools. ! ILDABLE, a tythg. in the par. and hund. of Kingsclere, co. Hants, 19 miles N. of Winchester. It u situated on the Downs, in the vicinity of the town of lere. ((TILDES DOWN, a tnshp. in the par. and hund. "t ( 'luii, co. Salop, 1 mile N. of Clun, and 4 miles S. of istle. GTJILDEN-MORDEN, a par. in the hund. of Ar-, ''o. Cambridge, 5 miles N.W. of Koyston, its town, and 13 8.W. of Cambridge. It is situated (u UK' river Cain. Tho Ashwell station on the llitrhin . and Cambridge branch of the Groat Eastern line of railway, is 5 miles S. of the village, which is consider- able. The par. includes the ancient manor of Odsey. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 350, in the patron, of Jesus College, Cambridge, the master and fellows of which are lords of the manor. The church is a fine structure, dedicated to St. Mary, and has recently been much beautified. It contains monuments of the Haye and Storey families. The charities amount to nearly 20 per annum. The Independents have a chapel, and there is a National school for both sexes. Coprolites are found in considerable quantities. Lord Hardwicke is lord of the manor. GUILDEN SUTTON, a par. in the W. div. of the hund. of Broxtou, co. palatine Chester, 3 miles N.E. of Chester, its post town, and 7 S. W. of Frodsham. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Chester, val. 50. The church is a small brick edifice. There are a few small charities. GUILDFORD, a market town, parliamentary and corporate borough, and county town of co. Surrey, locally situate in the first div. of Woking hund., but exercising separate jurisdiction, 30 miles S.W. of London, by the turnpike road through Kingston, Cobham, &c., and nearly 1 mile more by the South -Western railway, which has a station here. It is very pleasantly situated on the chalk downs and river Wey, and the Arun and Wey canal passes through it. In the Saxon times it was called GuldJ'ord, or Gyldeford, and it appeal's that Alfred the Great gave the manor to his nephew, Ethelwald. In 1 030, Alfred, son of Ethelrcd II., was taken prisoner here by Earl Godwin. Charles I. bestowed it upon the earls of Aimandale, and it afterwards passed to the family of Onslow. A castle was built here at an early period, which was taken in 1216 by Louis, Dauphin of France. The town was first incorporated in the reign of Henry III., and its charter subsequently confirmed by several succeeding monarehs. The government, under the Municipal Keform Act, is vested in a mayor, 4 aldermen, and 12 common councillors. The borough has returned two members to parliament since the reign of Edward I. Its boundary was extended by the Keform Bill, so that the municipal and parliamentary limits are now co-extensive. They include 1,404 houses, inhabited by a population of 8,032, having increased in the decen- nial period since 1851 by 1,2'J2. The High-street, in which is situated the townhall and county court offices, forms the principal part of the town, and is on the decli- vity of a hill, tending towards the river Wey, which is here crossed by a bridge of five arches. The houses are well built, and the place is paved, lighted with gas, and has a good water supply. It has corn and cattle markets, the former a good modern edifice opposite the townhall, two commercial banks, a savings-bank, a large modern public hall, in which the assizes arc held, a literary institute, with its reading and lecture rooms, also museum, theatre, and two prisons. The Second Eoyal Surrey Militia have their barracks here. The corn and timber trades arc extensively carried on, and many of the people are employed in the foundries, car- riage works, and mills. Arlington and Stoke are suburbs of Guildford. The town is divided into three parishes : Holy Trinity in the E., St. Mary in the centre, and St. Nicholas in the W. The two first are united for ecclesiastical purposes, the living being valued at 155. The living of St. Nicholas is a rect.,* val. 000, in the patron, of the Bishop of Winchester. Trinity church is a red brick edifice, built about the middle of last century, upon the site of a former one. It has a lofty square tower, containing a peal of eight bells ; and, being situated on the top of the hill, is a conspicuous object for a long distance. In it are monuments to Archbishop Abbot, Speaker Onslow, and Lord Mayor Parkhurst. St. Nicholas stands on the S. side of the river, and bus recently been rebuilt. It is a handsome -structure, and contains a brass and tombs of HIQ Mores and Moly- neuxes. St. Mary's church is the most ancient, and was built by the Testards ; it has two round apses, or chapels, some Norman arches, and wall-paintings in the vestry. There are numerous charities, the principal of