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Rh NUNTON. NUTHILL. York, 3i miles N.E. of Stokesley, ita post town, 6 S.E. of Middlesborough.and 1J mile from the Nunthorpe station on the Stockton and Darlington railway. The village, which is inconsiderable, is situated on the road between Stokesley and Redcar. This place takes the prefix to its name from a Cistercian nunnery, which was removed here from Hutton in 1160. The soil is of a stiff clay, and the surface flat. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 46. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a small stone structure, rebuilt in 1824. The village and Sunday schools are supported by voluntary contributions. The Whinstone-Dyke passes along the S. part of the township. Nunthorpe Hall is the princi- pal residence. The trustees of the late W. Simpson, Esq., are lords of the manor. NUNTON, a par. in the hund. of Downton, co. Wilts, 3J miles S.E. of Salisbury, its post town, and 98| from London. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Avon, and is wholly agricultural. The living is a cur. * annexed to the vie. of Downton, in the dioc. of Sarum. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew. There is a National School. The Baptists have a place of wor- ship. New Hall is the principal residence. NUNTON, a hmlt. in the island of North TJist, Western Islands, coast of Scotland, near Lochmaddy. NUNWELL, a seat in the Isle of Wight, co. Hants, 6 miles E. by S. of Newport. It is situated under Nun- well Down, and belongs to the Oglander family, which has been settled in the island for many generations. NUNWICK, a tnshp. in the par. and lib. of Kipon, West Riding co. York, 2 miles N.E. of Kipon. It is situated near the river Ure. Hero was formerly a circle surrounded by five stones, each 8 feet high and 20 in girth. It is joined with the hamlet of Howgrave to form a township. NUIiNEY, a par. in the bars, of Forth and Carlow and East Idrone, co. Carlow, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles N.E. of Leighlin Bridge, its post town. The par. is 4 miles long by 1J mile broad. The surface con- sists of a part of the Barrow's valley. It is crossed by the road from Carlow to Bagnalstown. The living is a rect. and vie. in the dioc. of Leighlin, val. 173, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was built by the late Board of First Fruits in 1791. Knockthomas and Orchard House are the chief seats. NUUNEY, a par. in the bar. of Carbury, co. Kildare, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles N.N.W. of Carbury. Kildare is its post town. It is 3 miles long by 1J mile broad. There is a good deal of bog. The river Boyne impinges on the northern border. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Kildare, val. with Castle- Carbury, 233, in the patron, of Viscount Harberton. There is a Roman Catholic chapel and a day school. Nurney House and Williamston House are the principal residences. NURNEY, a par. and vil. in the bar. of West Offaly, co. Kildare, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles S.W. of Kildare. Naas is its post town. It is 1J mile in length and the same in breadth. The surface is well cultivated, and intersected by the roads from Kildare to Athy, and from Calverstown to Monastereven. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Kildare, val. with two others, 152, in the patron, of the bishop. There are a church and two Roman Catholic chapels. Nurney House is the principal seat. NURSERY, a suburb of Sheffield (which see), co. York. NURSLING, or NUTSHALLING, a par. in the hund. of Rcdbridge, co. Hunts, 2 miles N. of Red- bridge, its railway station and post town, 3 J of Roinsey, and 5 N.W. Of Southampton. The village, which is of email extent, is situated on the road from Romsey to Southampton, near the Andover canal and river Anton, or Test. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agri- culture. About half the land is arable, the remainder inwulow and pasture. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 550, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is a stone and brick structure, with a tower Bin-mounted by a wooden spire. The interior has a monument of tha Mill family. The parochial charities produce about 5 per annum, which goes to Crammer' a Sunday-school. There is a National school for both exes. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. There is a private lunatic asylum, called Grove Place, which was formerly a hunting-seat of Queen Elizabeth, and is approached by an avenue of lime trees. NURSTEAD, a tythg. in the par. of Buriton, hund. of Finch-Dean, co. Hants, 1| mile S. of Petersfield. NURSTED, a par. in the hund. of Toltingtrough, lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, 4 miles S. of Gravesend, its post town, 24 S.E. of London, and half a mile from the Meopham railway station. The village, which is inconsiderable, was formerly called Newstead, and was the property of Odo Bishop of Bayeux. The land is partly in hop grounds. Part of the old hall is still remaining, with ito oak roof and windows, and the ruina of a keep. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 173 8s. 6d. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 140. The church, dedicated to St. Mildred, is a small structure, with a square western tower containing one bell. NURSTON, a vil. in the par. of Penmark, co. Gla- morgan, 5 miles S.E. of Cowbridgo. N URTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Pattingham, co. Stafford, 5 miles W. of Wolverhampton. NUTBIN, a hmlt. in the par. of Weyhill, co. Hants, 3 miles N.W. of Andover. NUTBOURNE, a tythg. in the par. and hund. of Westbourne, rape of Chichester, co. Sussex, 5 miles W. of Chichester. It is situated on Langstou Harbour. NUTBOURNE, a hmlt. in the par. of Pulborough, hund. of West Easwrith, rape of Arundel, co. Sussex, 4 miles S.E. of Petworth. It is situated on the river Arun. NUTFIELD, a par. in the second div. of the hund. of Reigate, co. Surrey, 2 miles E. of Reigate, its post town, and 1 mile W. of Bletchingley. At the former place is the junction station of the South-Eastern rail- way. The village, which is chiefly agricultural, is situated on the road from Godstono to Reigate. It is celebrated for its production of fuller's earth, amounting to 6,000 tons annually, but this mineral is now nearly worked out. There are also hearthstone quarries of great magnitude. The soil consists of a sandy loam and deep clay. About two-thirds of the land are arable, and the remainder meadow, pasture, and woodland. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 500, in the patron, of Jesus College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to SS. Paul and Peter, is a small structure with an embattled tower. The interior of the church has an old monument of Thomas de Roldham. There is a National school. In 1755, about 900 Roman brass coins of the Lower Empire were found in the neighbourhood within an earthen vessel. NUTHALL, a par. in the S. div. of Broxtow wap., co. Nottingham, 4 j miles N.W. of Nottingham, its post town, and 3 N.W. of Basford railway station. The vil- lage, which is of small extent, is situated on the road from Nottingham to Alfreton, and is chiefly agricultural. The par. includes the chplry. of Awsworth and the limit, of Hempshill. The substratum abounds with coal, of which some mines are in operation at Awsworth. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 350. The church, dedicated to St. Patrick, is a small ancient structure, with a tower containing one bell. It has stained windows and tombs of the Bohuns. There is also a district church at Awsworth, the living of which is a perpet. cor.,* val. 101. A school, which was origi- nally endowed with land, in 1744, by Richard Smedley, was erected in 1846. About 1 mile N.E. of the village is a stone quarry. Nuthall Temple, occupying a com- manding site near the village, was built by the Sed- ieys in imitation of the Villa Capra at Vicenza, Italy, and is situated in an extensive park, embellished with plantations and an artificial lake. NUTHAJirSTEAD, a hmlt. in the par. of Barkway. hund. of Edwinstree, co. Herts, 2 miles E. by 8. of Bark way. Hero was formerly a chapel-of-ease. NUT1IILL, formerly a par., but now joined to