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Rh KTJXLEY. 376 RYDAL. Rutland is divided into five hundreds viz. Alstoe, East, Martinsley, soke of Oakham, and Wrangdike, and contains about 61 townships. In the ecclesiastical arrangement it is all in the archdeaconry of Northampton and diocese of Peterborough, and province of Canterbury, except the parishes of Ketton, Empingham, and Liddington, which are prebends, and exempt from episcopal jurisdiction. There are 63 churches, and about 40 Dissenting chapels. The county contains two poor-law unions, Oakham and Uppingham. It has no municipal or parliamentary borough, and returns only two members to serve in parliament, both for the county at large, constituency 1,774 in 1865. The polling is at Oakham, which is the chief town. Rutland belongs to the Midland Circuit, and assizes and quarter sessions are held at Oakham. Petty sessions are held at Empingham, which was once a market town. Markets are held at Oakham and Uppingham. The civil government is entrusted to a lord lieutenant and custos rotulorum, high sheriff, and about 24 deputy-lieutenants and magistrates. The principal seats in the county are Normanton Hall, Hon. G.H. Heathcote,M.P.; ExtonHall, or Park.Earl of Gains- borough; Burghley Park, Marquio of Exeter ; andBurley House, Finch, Esq. Normanton Hall is about 2 miles from Luffenham station, on the Syston and Peterborough railway. It stands in a well-wooded demesne, and con- sists of a centre flanked by wings. The grounds about Exton Hall present large specimens of elm, oak, beech, and ash. The house is in the Tudor style. Burghley Park also is well laid out, and abundantly stocked with wood. Burley House belonged in the reign of Elizabeth to the Harringtons, and was subsequently purchased and considerably enlarged by the Duke of Buckingham, who was a staunch royalist, and entertained James I. and Charles I. on many occasions. The parliamentary troops seized it and committed sad ravages, and the place was going to ruin when the Earl of Nottingham purchased it, and erected the present residence in the Doric style of architecture. From him it descended to the present possessor. The antiquities of the county are of little importance. There are some barrows, and the remains of some old castles, of which Oakham is the most inte- resting ; but the antiquities are chiefly ecclesiastical. At Empingham there is a cruciform church of early English and Norman character, in which is a large window of old painted glass, bearing numerous armorial designs ; and at Exton is an ancient Gothic church with some old monuments. Essendine, about 4 miles from Oakham, has a small church, partly English and partly Norman, with nave and chancel ; an old Norman gate- way still remains on the S., and at the western end is a gable for two bells. At Ketton is a cruciform church, with lofty tower and spire, partly in the Norman, but chiefly in the old English style. HUXLEY, a hund. in the lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, co. Kent, contains the pars, of Bexley, Chelsfield, Chiselhurst, Foot's Cray, North Cray, St. Mary and St. Paul's Cray, Cudham, Downe, Farnborough, Hayes, Keston, Knockholt, Orpington, and West Wickham, comprising an area of 36,321 acres. RUYTON-OF-THE-ELEVEN-TOWNS, a par. in the lower div. of Oswestry hund., co. Salop, 10 miles N.W. of Shrewsbury, its post town, and 2J from Baschurch railway station. The parish, which is ex- tensive, is situated on the river Perry, and on the N.E. side of the road from Shrewsbury to Oswestry and Holyhead. A portion of the inhabitants are engaged in agriculture. The par. comprises the tnshps. of Cottan, Eardiston, Shelvock, Shotatton, and Wykey. The soil is principally of a loamy nature upon a subsoil of red sandstone. The village is spacious, and had anciently a weekly market, granted by charter of Edmund Earl of Arundel. There are quarries of good building-stone. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 304, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is an ancient stone structure with a tower. It was restored and enlarged in 1845. There is a partly endowed National school for both sexes. The Independents and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. Major Edwards is lord of the manor. Fairs are held on April 2nd and July 5th for live stock. EYALL, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Stam- fordham, N.E. div. of Tindale ward, co. Northumber- land, 2 miles N. of WestMatfen, and 7 N.W. of Wylam, its nearest railway station, and 9 N.E. of Hexham. The soil is of a clayey and loamy nature, with a subsoil of limestone and freestone. The church is an ancient structure, and was formerly a chapel-of-ease to Stam- fordham, but is now in the district of West Matfeu. RYAN, a loch inside Corsill Point, co. Wigtown, Scotland, close to Stranraer. It is supposed to be the Roman Eetigonius Sinus, and is about 9 miles long by 2 broad, and has a lighthouse at Cairn Ryan Point with a fixed light visible for ten miles at sea. RYARSH, a par. in the hund. of Larkfield, lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, 7 miles N.W. of Maidstone, its post town, and 2 N.W. of Mailing. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The par. includes the hmlt. of Aldon. The land is partly in hop grounds. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 294. The church, dedicated to St. Martin, is an ancient edifice with a tower. The register dates from the first year of Elizabeth's reign. RYBURGH, GREAT, a par. in the hund. of Gallow, co. Norfolk, 4 miles S.E. of Fakenham, its post town. It is a station on the Wells branch of the Great Eastern railway. The village, which is considerable, is situated on the river Wensum, which here flows between steep and thickly wooded acclivities. About three parts of the lands are arable, and the remainder meadow, pasture, and woodland. The tithes were commuted for 270 acres of land under an Enclosure Act in 1808. The living is a rect.* with the vie. of Little Ryburgh an- nexed, in the dioc. of Norwich, joint val. 569. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew,, is an ancient edifice with a tower, circular in the lower part, but octagonal above. It contains a stained E. window, and the altar- tomb of Sir Robert Bacon and his lady. The parochial charities produce about 20 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. The trustees of John Morse, Esq., are lords of the manor. The principal residence is Sennow Lodge, situated ou an eminence overlooking the river Wensum. RYBURGH, LITTLE, a par. in the hund. of Gallow, co. Norfolk, 3J miles S.E. of Fakenham, its post town, and 1 mile N.E. of Great Ryburgh railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Wensum, which bounds the parish on the W. The land is chiefly arable, with some meadow and pasture. The tithes were commuted for 66 acres of land under an Enclosure Act in 1808. The living is a vie. annexed to the rect. * of Great Ryburgh, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church is in ruins. The parochial charities produce about 6 per annum. The Primitive Methodists have a place of worship. RYCOTE, a lib. in the par. of Great Haseley, hund. of Ewelme, co. Oxford, 2 milea S. W. of Thame. It was formerly held by the Ricotes, Quatremains, Herons, Williamses, Norrises, and is now the property of the Earl of Abingdon. The principal seat is Rycote Park, where Elizabeth was received as a prisoner by Lord Williams. There is a chapel-of-ease dedicated to St. Michael and All Angels. RYCROFT, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Tong, West Riding co. York, 4 miles S:E. of Bradford. RYDAL, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Gras- mere, ward of Kendal, co. Westmoreland, 1J mile N. W. of Ambleside, its post town. It is in, conjunction with the hmlt. of Loughrigg to form a tnshp. The village is situated on Rydal water, or Routhmere, which ex- tends a mile in length by about half a mile in breadth. The lake contains some wooded islands of circular form, and abounds in fish. Its waters are supplied by the Ryedale stream, which, rising under Fairfield, or Rydal Head, flows through a romantic country, and its course forms two cascades. At Loughrigg is a tarn extending over 12 acrea. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc.