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Rh QUARRINGTON. 266 QUEENIBOROUGH. QUARRINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Kelloe, S. div. of Easington ward, co. Durham, 5 miles S.E. of Durham. It is situated near Quarrington-Hill-Top, and -was anciently the chief town of a district called Queringdonshire. The inhabitants are principaDy em- ployed in the collieries. QUARRINGTON, a par. in the wap. of Aswardhurn, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 1 mile S.W. of Sleaford, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the canal, and is wholly agricultural. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 287. The church, dedicated to St. Botolph, is an ancient structure, with a spired tower containing three bells. The in- terior of the church contains a font of great antiquity. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. The Marquis of Bristol is lord of the manor. QUARRY BANK, a chplry. in the par. of Dudley, hund. of Offlow, co. Stafford, 1 mile from Dudley, and 8 miles N.W. of Birmingham. The village may be considered a suburb of Dudley. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 150, in the patron, of the crown and bishop alternately. The church is a modern structure. QUARRYHILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Bolton, ward of Allerdale-below-Derwent, co. Cumberland, 1 mile N.W. of Ireby. It is in conjunction with Low Bolton to form a township. QUARTER, a mining district in the par. of Hamilton, co. Lanark, Scotland, 3 miles from Hamilton. There are extensive collieries, also newly formed ironworks, which employ the chief part of the inhabitants. There is a railway in connection with the Hamilton branch of the Caledonian railway. QUARTER-BACH, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Gwynfe- Quarter-Bach, par. of Llangadock, co. Carmarthen, 2 miles from Llangadock. It is situated under the Black mountains. QUARTER HIGH, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirkby- Ireleth, hund. of Lonsdale North of the Sands, co. Lancaster. QUARTRE-MAWR, a hmlt. in the par. of Llandau- saint, hund. of Perfedd, co. Carmarthen, 6 miles S. by E. of Llaudover, and 5 from Llangadock. It is situated under Ben Str Gaer Mountain. QUATFORD, a par., partly in the borough of Bridg- north, but chiefly in the hund. of Stottesden, co. Salop, 2 miles S.E. of Bridgnorth, its post town, and 11 from Shiffnal. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Severn, and on the turnpike road from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The soil is of a sandy nature, with a subsoil of red sandstone. The par. in- cludes the tnshp. of Eardington, and was once a Roman settlement. The living is a perpet. cur. * in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 59. The church, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, is an ancient stone structure, with a tower containing three bells. The interior contains some marble slabs of great antiquity. The parochial charities produce about 9 per annum. There is a National school, endowed with an annuity of 5. The Baptists have a place of worship. Quatford Castle is a modern mansion. QUATT-MALVERN, a par., partly in the borough of Bridgnorth, and partly in the hund. of Stottesden, co. Salop, 4 miles S.E. of Bridgnorth, its post town, and 9 N. of Kidderminster. It comprises the tnshp. of Quatt- Jarvis. The village, which is of small extent, is situ- ated on the Bridgnorth and Kidderminster turnpike road. It is bounded westward by the river Severn. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The soil is in some parts sandy, and in others a dark clay. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 430. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, was rebuilt in 1763, with a tower containing a clock and six bells. The interior contains monuments to the Wolryche family, and an ancient font. There is a parochial school, also the South-Eastern Shropshire district school, lor the education of children belonging to Bridg- north, Cleobury Mortimer, Madeley, and Seisdon unions. Dudmaston Hall is the principal residence. There are traces of a Roman camp called " The Walls." W. W. Whitmore, Esq., J.P., is lord of the manor. QUEDGELEY, a par., partly in the middle div. of Dudstone hund., but chiefly in the upper div. of Whit- stone hund., co. Gloucester, 3 miles S.W. of Gloucester, its post town, and 9 from Stroud. The village, which is small, is situated on the Berkeley Ship caual, and near the river Severn. It is wholly agricultural. In 1838, an Act of Parliament was obtained for enclosing 93 acres of waste land, of which two were appropriated for recrea- tion. The soil consists of blue lias. The par. includes the hmlt. of Woolstrop. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 122. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 161. The church, dedicated to St. James, is an ancient stone edifice, with a spired tower containing six bells. There is a National school. Quedgeley House, the principal residence, is situated in a park. J. C. Hayward, Esq., is lord of the manor. QUEEN BOROUGH, a par. and post town in the Isle of Sheppey, lathe of Scray, co. Kent, 2 miles S. of Sheer- ness, and 17 N.W. of Canterbury. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Swale and Medway, and was anciently called Cyningburgh, from a palace of the Saxon kings. Queeuborough is a decayed market town, and consists mainly of one wide street near the West Swale, which is navigable. It formerly returned two members to Parliament, but was disfranchised by the Reform Act. It was made a free borough by Edward III., who rebuilt the castle from a plan by William of Wyke- ham, and conferred on it its present name in honour of his queen Philippa. The castle was afterwards restoredby Richard II., Henry VIII., and Queen Elizabeth ; but was finally demolished by order of the Parliament in 1650. The moat of the castle still remains, and within it is a well 271 feet in depth, which was reopened in 1725. The staple trade was formerly wool, but the in- habitants are now chiefly engaged in the lobster and oyster fisheries, the latter being let on lease. There is a copperas manufactory, which was the first established in England. The town contains a guildhall, under which is a small gaol. The property belonging to the corporation is held under trustees. The two weekly markets granted by Edward III. are now obsolete. There was anciently a hospital dedicated to St. John. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 85, in the patron, of the mayor and corporation. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, is a neat structure, with an ancient tower at the W. end. The parochial charities produce about 51 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes, erected in 1857. A fair is held on August 5th. QUEEN CAMEL. See CAMEL, QUEEN, co. Somerset. QUEENHILL, a chplry. in the par. of Ripple, lower div. of the hund. of Pershore, co. Worcester, 2J miles S.E. of Upton, its post town, and 4 N.W. of Tewkes- bury. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Severn. The chplry. includes the hmlt. of Holdfast. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect.* of Ripple, in the dioc. of Worcester. The church has a tower containing 4 bells. QUEENIBOROUGH, a par. in the hund. of East Goscote, co. Leicester, 6J miles N.E. of Leicester, its post town, 1J mile S. of Rearsby, and 2i miles S.E. of the Syston station on the Midland Counties railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the road from Leicester to Melton- Mowbray, and near a branch of the river Wreak, which bounds the parish on the N.W. The inhabitants are chiefly agricultural, but some few are employed in frame-work knitting. The tithes have been commuted for land and corn rents under an Enclosure Act in 1794, and there are 9 acres of glebe. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 106. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a lofty spired towel contain- ing four bells. The charities produce about 24 per annum, applied to the restoration of the church. Tho National school was erected in 1848. The Baptists and