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Rh KTJDGE. sec RUFFORD. stone, co. Gloucester, 3J miles N.W. of Gloucester, its post town, and 4 S.E. of Newent. It comprises the hmlt. of Highleadon. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the Hereford canal and the river Leadon, a branch of the Severn. The canal is here crossed by three bridges. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agricultural pursuits. Fruit trees are abundant, and excellent cider and perry is made. The meadows along the bank of the river are subject to inundation. The surface is level and the soil clayey. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 330, and the glebe comprises 8 acres. The living is a rect.. in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 353, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a low tower containing three bells. The chancel has lately been restored. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. The Dean and Chapter of Gloucester are lords of the manor. RUDGE, a tythg. in the par. and hund. of Crediton, co. Devon, near Crediton. RUDGE, a tnshp. in the par. of Pattingham, Chel- marsh div. of Stottesden hund., co. Salop, 6 miles N.E. of Bridgnorth. RUDGE, a hmlt. in the par. of Beckington, co. Somerset, 3 miles N.E. of Frome. EUDGE, a tythg. in the par. of Froxfield, co. Wilts, 4 miles N.AV. of Hungerford. RUDGE, a tythg. in the par. of Chilmark, co. Wilts, 3 miles S.E. of Hindon. RUDGWICK, a par. in the hund. of West Easwrith, rape of Arundel, co. Sussex, 6 miles N.W. of Horsham, its post town, and 10 N.E. of Petworth. It is a station on the Horshain and Guildford railway. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The village is situated on the road from Guildford to Worthing by way of Crawley, and is built on an eminence. The sur- face is hilly and richly wooded. The lower grounds are watered by the small river Wanford. The soil is clay upon a substratum of sandstone. There are quarries of paving and roofing stone. The great tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 122 llj., and the vicarial for 250. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Chichestor, val. 200, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, has a low square tower, containing a clock and six bells. It has several stained windows. The register dates from 1539. There is a village school for both sexes. The Independents have a place of worship. RUDHALL, a seat of Lord Ashburton, co. Hereford, 2 miles N.E. of Ross. RUDHALL, or RUDDLE, a tythg. in the par. of Newnham, co. Gloucester, 2 miles from Newnham, on the Severn. RUDHAM, EAST, a par. in the hund. of Gallow, GO. Norfolk, 7 miles W. of Fakeuham, and 5 N. of Rougham, its post town. The Lynn road passes through the village. The manor anciently belonged to the Belets, who founded here the priory of Coxford, of which there are some slight remains. The land is chiefly arable, with a small proportion of meadow and pasture, and a little heath. The great tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 505, and the vicarial for 280. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. with the vie. of West Rudham annexed, 560. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a square em- battled tower containing three bells. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel. There is a National school. Fairs are held on 17th May and 14th October for cftttle and general merchandise. RUDHAM, WEST, a par. in the hund. of Gallow, co. Norfolk, 8 miles from Fakenham, and 5 N.W. of Rougham, its post town. It is in conjunction with East Rudham. The village is small and wholly agricul- tural. A brook flows through the parish to join the river Wensum. The land is chiefly arable, with a small proportion of meadow and pasture, and about 200 acres of common and heath. The living is a vie. annexed to the vie.* of East Rudham, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church, dedicated to St.. Peter, has a low square tower. RUDHEATH, a tnshp. and lordship in the par. of Davenham, hund. of Northwich, co. Chester, 2 miles S.E. of Northwich, its post town, and 4 N.E. of Middlewich. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the Grand Trunk canal. Here the battle was fought between the royal and parliamentary forces in 1643. The chapel-of-ease, situated at a short distance from Broken Cross, was built in 1835. There is a National school for both sexes. A great portion of the land is devoted to pasture. T. H. MarshaD, Esq., is lord of the manor. RUDSTON, a par. in the wap. of Dickering, East Riding co. York, 5 miles W. of Bridlington, its post town. The village, which is small, is situated on the road to Sledmere, and is chiefly agricultural. Rudston is mentioned in Domesday Book as Sodestane, and is supposed to derive its name from a gritstone pillar in the churchyard, which resembles both in shape and substance the well-known stones called Devil's Arrows, near Boroughbridge. The breadth of the pillar is nearly 6 feet by 2 feet in thickness, and it rises 29 feet above ground, exclusively of a considerable portion buried in the ground. Its weight is assumed to be over 40 tons. The par. is large, including the limits, of Caythorpe and Thorpe. The surface is boldly undulating, and the uplands embellished with thriving plantations. The soil is of a loamy and gravelly nature, upon a subsoil of limestone and gravel. Sir T. Syke's hounds meet in this parish. The vale is intersected by a stream, on the banks of which are luxuriant pastures. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1774. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of York, val. 236, in the patron, of the arch- bishop. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient stone edifice, with a square tower containing three bells. It is situated on the brow of ~a hill, and contains a piscina and sedilia, also a font of great antiquity. There are several marble tablets and two old brasses. There is also a parochial school for both sexes, and at which a Sunday-school is also held. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. Sir H. Boynton, Bart., is lord of the manor. Thorpe Hall is the principal residence. While enlarging the fishponds in the grounds of this mansion, in 1830, some Roman relics, consisting of urns, swords, and spurs, were discovered. RUDYARD, a tnshp. in the par. of Leek, S. div. of Totmonslow hund., co. Stafford, 2J miles N.W. of Leek, its post town, and within half a mile of the Rudyard station on the Churnet Valley section of the North Staffordshire line. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the reservoir for the Uttoxeter canal, which extends 2 miles in length, and from 200 to 300 feet in breadth. The Earl of Macclesfield is lord of the manor. RUE, or RHIW, a river of the co. of Montgomery, joins the Severn at Aber-Rhiw. RUEVAL, a sea loch between the islands of North Uist and Benbecula, Western Isles, coast of Scotland. RUFFORD, a par. in the hund. of Leyland, co. Lancaster, 5 miles N.E. of Ormskirk, its post town, and 12 J S.W. of Preston. It is a station on the W. section of the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway. This place, formerly a chapelry in the parish of Croston, was made parochial by Act of Parliament. The village is situated near the Leeds and Liverpool branch canal and the river Douglas. It is intersected by the high road from Preston to Liverpool. Petty sessions for the division are held at the Hesketh Arms monthly, in rotation with Chorley, Guerdon, Leyland, and Penwortham. The land is nearly evenly divided between arable and pasture, with a small tract of Beath and common. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 390, and the rector receives 190 out of those of Ulneswalton. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 495. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is crowned by a cupola containing one bell. The interior of the church contains monuments and effigies of a knight and his lady. The parochial charities produce about 22 per annum.