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Rh QTJAIR. 265 QTJARRENDON. to Dr. Brett, once rector, and one of the translators of the Bible in the reign of James I. ; there are also several brasses, one of which resembles a half figure of a female, bearing date 1350. In 1687, almshouses were founded by R. Winwood, for 8 widows and widowers, but the present state of the funds will only admit half the number to be inhabited. There is a free school. The Baptists have a place of worship. The parochial charities produce about 2 10s. per annun. QtTAIR, a trout stream of the co. of Peebles, Scot- land. It rises in the par. of Traquair, and joins the Tweed near Inverleithen. Its principal tributaries are the united waters of Newhall and Shilling-law burns. QUANTOCK, a tythg. in the par. of Bishop's Lydeard, co. Somerset, 5 miles N.W. of Taunton. QUANTOXHEAD, EAST, a par. in the hund. of Williton, co. Somerset, 4 miles E. of Williton station on the West Somerset line, and 13J W. of Bridgwater, its post town. It is situated on the high road from Bridg- water to Minehead. The village, which is small, is wholly agricultural. Near a third of the land is un- enclosed common and waste. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 260, and there is nearly 24 acres of glebe. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 325. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The parochial charities produce about 10 per annum. There is a parochial school for both sexes. H. F. Luttrell, Esq., is lord of the manor. QUANTOXHEAD, WEST, a par. "in the hund. of Williton, co. Somerset, 2| miles E. of the Williton sta- tion on the West Somerset railway, and 15 W. of Bridgwater. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the turnpike road from Bridgwater to Mine- head, and is within half a mile of the Bristol Channel. The soil consists of stonebrash and clay. The parish is bounded on the N. by the Bristol Channel. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 220, and there are 38 acres of glebe. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 232. The church, dedicated to St. Etheldreda, has a square tower contain- ing four bells. The interior has a marble font and a painted window. The church was erected in 1856 at an expense of 8,000, defrayed by Sir P. Acland, Bart., and Sir Alexander Acland Hood Bart., M.P. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. There is a parochial school for both sexes, erected in 1857, and entirely supported by Sir Acland Hood; The principal residence is St. Andries House, situated in the midst of an extensive and well-wooded park. Sir A. A. Hood, Bart., is lord of the manor. QUAR, a vil. in the par. of Worth Matravers, co. Dorset, 3 miles 8. of Corfe Castle. QUARFF, an island and quoad >aera par., with Burra and Noss Island, Shetland Isles, coast of Scotland, 4 miles S.W. of Lerwick on Mainland. The populated purt of the island consists of a valley, extending two miles in length by half a mile broad, and flanked on each side by lofty hills. This par. is in the presb. of Lerwick, and in the patron, of the crown. The minister has a stipend of 120. The parish church was erected in 1828, this parish having previously formed part of Bressay. There is an Established church in Burra. There are besides a Free Church preaching station, and s of worship for the Independents, Weslcyans, and Bwtisti. QUARLES, an ext. par. place in the hund. of North Greenhoe, co. Norfolk, 4 miles N.W. of New Walsing- ham. Here was once a church, subject to the abbey of k, and which was granted by the Countess of Rich- mond to Christ's College, Cambridge. The lodge, and part of the plantations of Holkham^ Park, are within this district. QUARLEY, a par. in the upper half div. of Andover hund., co. Hants, 6 miles W. of Andover, its post town, and 1<; N.W. <.f Win, li. >i, T. The village, which is of small extent, is situated under Quarley Hill, and is wholly agricultural. On tin: above-mentioned hill is a <!"' ' amp, with :in entrenchment traversing Cholderton Hill, and various tumuli are scattered over the adjacent downs. The land is chiefly arable, with a small proportion of pasture and woodland. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 341. The living is a rect." in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 289, in the patron, of St. Katherine's Hospital, London. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient edifice, with a wooden tower containing three bells. There is a free school for both sexes. The Marquis of Winchester is lord of the manor. QUARLTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Bolton, hund. of Salford, co. Lancaster, 6 miles N.E. of Bolton, and three-quarters of a mile S.E. of Chapeltown railway station. The principal portion of the inhabitants are employed in the collieries and calico print works. The soil is of various quality. H. Wright, Esq., is lord of the manor and principal landowner. QU ARMBY-CLIFFE, a hmlt. in the par. of Hudders- field, upper div. of Agbrigg wap., West Riding co. York, 2 miles N.W. of Huddersfield. It is joined with Lindley to form a chapelry. QUARNDON, a par. iu the hund. of Morleston, co. Derby, 3 miles N.W. of Derby, its post town. The Tillage, which is of small extent, is chiefly agricultural. There are a chalybeate spring and sulphur baths near the village. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 110. The church has a turreted tower containing two bells. It was erected in 1790 on a site presented by Lord Scarsdale. The parochial charities produce about 35 per annum, of which 20 goes to Curzon's free school, which educates 20 poor children of the parishes of Kedleston, Quarndon, Weston, and Ravensdale Park. There are also two schools founded by William Evans. In the village are several lodging- houses for the accommodation of visitors to the baths. QUARNFORD, a tnshp. and chplry in the par. of Allstonefield, N. div. of the hund. of Totmonslow, co. Stafford, 5 miles S.W. of Buxton, its post town, and 7 N.E. of Leek. This place, which borders on the counties of Derby and Chester, is situated at a con- siderable elevation amidst the Moorland hills, near the sources of the rivers Dane and Dove. The principal village, called the Flash, skirts the road between Leek and Buxton. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. There are a flax and a silk mill at (jrad- bach. Several coal mines are in operation. The living is a perpet. our. in the dioe. of Lichfield, val. 85. There is also a chapel-of-ease at Gladbach, erected in 1833. There is a free school endowed with an annuity of 15, which goes to the master for the free education of 36 boys. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. Sir J. H. Crewe, Bart., is lord of the manor. QUARR ABBEY, an ext. par. place in the lib. of East Medina, Isle of Wight, co. Hants, 2 miles W. of Ryde and 4 N.E. of Newport. It is situated near Wootten Bridge, on a creek which runs from Fishbourne to Bridesford, and has remains of a priory founded by Baldwin de Rivers in 1132 for monks of the Cistercian order. QUARRELTON, a vil. in the par. of Abbey-of- Paisley, co. Renfrew, Scotland. It is situated on the road from Paisley to Beith, adjoining Thorn, and within half a mile of Johnstone. It is celebrated for its ex- cellent coal measures, which occur in five beds or layers 50 feet thick. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the collieries. QUARRENDON.or QUARRINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Ashendon, co. Bucks, 2 miles N.W. of Ayles- bury, its post town. The parish, which is inconsiderable, is situated betweeen the Bicester and Buckingham roads. Nearly the whole of the land is devoted to grazing, the pasture being exceedingly rich. There is no village, only a few farmhouses. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie.* of Bierton, in the dioc. of Oxford. There is no place of worship in the parish. In the midst of a meadow stands the half-ruined church of St. Peter, founded in 1392 by John Farnham. The ruins chiefly consist of arches, which are in good preservation, ind tombs of the Lees, who were seated here in Henry VII.'s time. James Dupre, Esq., is lord of the manor.