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Rh RISEBROUGH, THORNTON. 327 RISSINGTON-WICK. lage, which is of small extent, is situated near the Hull and Hornsea turnpike-road, and is wholly agricultural. Petty sessions are held here. The soil principally con- sists of clay. The land is nearly evenly divided between arable and pasture, and there is 184 acres of wood. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of i'537 15. The living is a rect." in the dioc. of York, val. 550, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedi- cated to All Saints, has a spired tower containing three bells. It has some stained windows, and several monu- ments to the Bethell Family. Prior to the Reformation the church had two chantries, dedicated to SS. Mary and Thomas. The parochial charities produce about 14 per annum. There is a free school for both sexes, in which a Sunday-school is held. Rise Park is the principal residence. Lord Westbury is lord of the manor and principal landowner. RISEBROUGH, THORNTON. Set TUOKNTON RISE- BKOUOH, co. York. RISEGATE, a hmlt. in the pars, of Gosberton and Surfleet, co. Lincoln, 5 miles N.V. of Spalding. It is situated on the river Eau, which forms a junction with the Welland near Fosdyke. RISEHOLME, a par. in the hund. of Lawress, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 2 miles N.E. of Lincoln, its post town. The par. comprises the ext. par. district of Grainge- de-Linge. The village is situated near the lino of the ancient Ermine Street, and is wholly agricultural. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lin- coln, val. 100, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, was recently rebuilt at the expense of Bishop Kaye, whose tomb stands in the churchyard. There are but slight traces of the old church. Riseholme Hall, which is the principal resi- dence, consists in part of the old hall, but the exterior walls are of modern date. The hall was formerly the seat of Francis Chaplin, Esq., at whose decease it was, with part of the estate, purchased by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners as a palace for the bishops of Lincoln. RISELEY, or RISLEY, a par. in the hund. of Stod- den, co. Bedford, 9 miles S.E. of Higham Ferrers, its post town, and 5J S.W. of Kimbolton. The village, which is situated in a valley, is chiefly agricultural. The soil is of a clayey nature, but fertile. The land is divided between rich pasture and arable. The surface is undulating, and is traversed by the road from Leeds to Kimbolton. The impropriate tithes belong to Lord St. John, and the glebe consists of 26 acres. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 177. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has a square embattled tower containing five bells. There is a National school for both sexes. The Wesleyans, Moravians, and Baptists, have places of worship. Lord St. John, of Melch- bowrne House, is lord of the manor. Near the modern mansion are the remains of the old castle, from which the family of St. John derive their title. A fair is held on Shrove Tuesday. RISHANGLES, a par. in the hund. of Hartismere, co. Suffolk, 4 miles S. of Eye, its post town, and 5 E. of Finningham railway station. The village, which is small, is wholly agricultural. The glebe comprises 70 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 323. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, ia an ancient edifice, with a square embattled tower. The font is of Caen stone. The register dates from 1593. The Wesleyans and Baptists have each a place of worship. RISHTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Blackburn, lower div. of the hund. of Blackburn, co. Lancaster, 3 miles N.E. of Blackburn. It is a station on the East Lan- cashire railway. The village, which is considerable, is situated on the Blackburn and Burnley turnpike-road, and near the Leeds and Liverpool canal. There is an extensive reservoir. A portion of the inhabitants are engaged in the collieries, stone-quarries, and in the neighbouring cotton-mills. Fire-bricks are made in this township. The soil consists of peat sand and clay, with a subsoil of stone and clay. Henry Petre, Esq., is lord of the manor. RISHWORTH, a tnshp. in the par. of Halifax, wap. of Morley, West Riding co. York, 6 miles S.W. of Halifax, its post town. The township is of largo extent, comprising above 6,000 acres, nearly two-thirds of which are uncultivated moor, bordering on the Blackstone and Booth Dean range of hills. The vil- lage, which is situated on the old Manchester road, is straggling. A portion of the inhabitants are employed in the cotton and paper mills. The free grammar school, founded by John Wheelwright, of North Shields, in 1727, is situated in this township. The trustees of the Savile estates are lords of the manor. Near the Rockingstone is a mineral spring, called the Booth Dean Spring. On the summits of some of the hills are Druidical remains, and on others traces of ancient encampments. RISLEY. See RISELEY, co. Beds. RISLEY, a parochial chplry. in the pars, of Wilne Sawley and Sandiacre, hund. of Morleston, co. Derby, 7^ miles S.E. of Derby, its post town, and 1| mile from the Sawley railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. Risley was formerly held by the Mortimers, Sheffields, and Willoughbys, of which last family was Sir Hugh, the navigator, who, in 1554, was frozen to death with his crew on the coast of Lapland, while exploring the north-east passage by Russia. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to that of Breaston, in the dioc. of Lich- ficld. The church has a pinnacled tower, containing three bells. It was thoroughly restored in 1841, when a new aisle was added. There is a school for both sexes ; also a grammar school, to which the children of seven adjoining parishes are admitted. RISLEY, a moss in the hund. of West Derby, co. Lancaster, 4 miles N.E. of Warrington, and 18 K. of Liverpool. It is situated in the valley of the river Mersey, near the Sankey and Bridgwater canals. RISSINGTON, GREAT, a par. and tnshp. in the hund. of Slaughter, co. Gloucester, 5 miles W. of Bur- ford, its post town, 6 J S. of Stow, and 6 N.E. of North- leach. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the river Windrush, and is wholly agricultural. The surface is in some parts hilly. The soil of the uplands consists of stone brash ; but the lower grounds, through which the Windrush flows, are clayey and gravelly. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Glouces- ter and Bristol, val. 64?. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is an ancient stone structure. Tha register is legible from Henry VIII. 's time. The chari- ties produce about 12 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes, endowed with an annuity of 5. Lord Dynevor is lord of the manor. RISSINGTON, LITTLE, a par. and tnshp. in the lower div. of the hund. of Slaughter, co. Gloucester, 4 miles S. of Stow-on-the-Wold, and 7 E. of the Shipton station on the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situ- ated on an eminence, from which there is a view of the vale of the river Windrush, which separates it from the adjoining parish of Bourton-on-the- Water. The inha- bitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The sub- stratum of the hills is oolitic limestone. The soil on the high grounds consists of stonebrash, while that of the low lands is a rich clay. A large portion of the land is meadow and pasture, some of which is very rich. The Stow and Burford turnpike road runs along the eastern boundary of the parish. The greater part of the tithes were commuted for land in 1712, the glebe contains about 175 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 350, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, has a tower and chancel lighted by lancet win- dows. It was thoroughly restored in 1859 at the joint expense of J. Bennett, Esq., and the rector, the former gentleman being lord of the manor. A mansion has been recently erected by J. Bennett, Esq. There is a National school erected and endowed in 1840 by the late rector, the Rev. R. W. Ford. RISSINGTON-WICK, a par. in the lower div. of