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Rh SALCOMBE EEGIS. 382 SALFORD. air it has been termed the Montpelier of England, and is much resorted to by consumptive patients. In the vicinity are many villas and marine residences. It is celebrated for the manufacture of white ale. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 200. The church was erected in the 14th century, but rebuilt in 1801. There are places of worship for Baptists and Wesleyans. A fair is held on Whit-Monday. There are traces of an ancient castle. SALCOMBE KEGIS, a par. in the hund. of East Budleigh, co. Devon, 2 miles N.E. of Sidmouth, its post town, and 16 S.E. of Exeter railway station. The vil- lage is situated on the E. bank of the river Sid, near the coast of the English Channel, which bounds the parish on the S. It includes part of Sid Hill, and is wholly agricultural. It is a coastguard station, and several of the females are employed in lace-making. The surface, which is diversified with hills, is generally elevated table land. The soil is of a sandy and flinty character, upon a subsoil of limestone and Old Red sandstone. The hills afford good pasturage for sheep. Gypsum and lime are worked. The great tithes, belong- ing ta the Dean and Chapter of Exeter, have been com- muted for a rent-charge of 135, and the vicarial for 150; the glebe comprises 9 acres. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 143, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Mary, is an ancient stone structure, with an embattled tower surmounted with a circular turret, and containing throe bells. There was formerly a chapel- of-easo, dedicated to SS. Clement and Mary Magda- lene. There is a parochial school for both sexes. Mrs. Harriet Cornish is lady of the manor. SALCOTT, a par. in the hund. of Winstreo, co. Essex, 9 miles N.E. of Maldon, its post town, and 8 S.W. of Col- chester. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the S. bank of the Verlcy Channel, which is navigable to this place, and near the mouth of the river Blackwater. The land is chiefly of a marshy character, bordering on a creek, which separates this parish from that of Great Wigborough. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 75. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 112. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure, with a square embattled tower. The parochial charities produce about 3 per annum, which goes towards the repairs of the church. A fair is held on 4th September for pedlary. SALDEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Mursley, hund. of Cottesloe, co. Bucks, 4 miles N.E. of Winslow. It is a meet for the Whaddon Chase hounds. SALE, a tnshp. and ecclesiastical district in the par. of Aston-upon-Mersey, hund. of Bucklow, co. Chester, 6i milea S.E. of Manchester, its post town, 3 N.E. of Altrincham, and 2 from Aston. It has a station at Sale Moor, on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln- shire railway. It is situated near the Bridgwater canal and river Mersey. The soil is of a rich, sandy character, and very fertile. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Chester, val. 513. The church, dedicated to St. Anne, has a spired tower containing one bell. There is an endowed parochial school for both sexes, also a Sunday-school held at the assembly rooms. The In- dependents, Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists, and Uni- tarians have each a place of worship. SALEBY, a par. in the Wold div. of Calceworth hund., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 2 miles N.E. of Alford, its post town, and 11 from Louth. The vil- lage, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The par. includes the hmlt. of Thoresthorpe. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1803, and the glebe comprises 230 acres. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 227, in the patron, of the Trustees of Alford Grammar School. The church, dedicated to St. Mar- garet, has a turret containing two bells. It has lately been rebuilt, and contains an E. window in three com- partments. The register dates from 1555. The paro- chial charities produce about 17 per annum, 6 of which goes to Faulkner's school. A new school-house was erected in 1845. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. The parishioners have the privilege of sending their children to the Alford free grammar school. A barrow exists in the neighbourhood. The Master and Fellows of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, are lords of the manor. SALEEN, a hmlt. in the bar. of Imokilly, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, on Cork Harbour. SALEEN, a lough in the co. of Mayo, Ireland, near Castlebar. SALEHTJRST, a par. in the hund. of Henhurst, rape of Hastings, co. Sussex, 5 miles N. of Battle, and near the Robertsbridgo railway station. The village, which is large and of considerable antiquity, is situated on the river Bother, and is chiefly agricultural. The par. com- prises the hmlts. of Hurst Green and Robertsbridge, at the former of which petty sessions are held monthly. The land is partly in hop grounds and partly woodland. The surface is elevated, and from some points commands ex- tensive views. The district abounds with iron and sand- stone, of which the former was wrought to a considerable extent. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 503. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a square embattled tower containing eight bells. The register dates from 1575. The church has been recently restored and repaired. The parochial charities produce about 49 per annum, of which 17 goes to Munn's school. There is a National school for both sexes. The Wesleyans and Calvinistic Methodists have each a place of worship. SALEN, a quoad sacra par. in the pars, of Kilminian and Torosay, co. Argyle, Scotland, in Mull Island. It is in the presb. of Mull, and in the patron, of the crown. The stipend of the minister is 120. The church was erected in 1783 by the government commissioners. SALENDINE-NOOK, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Lindley and par. of Huddersfield, West Riding co. York, 2 miles N.W. of Huddersfield. SALESBURY, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. and lower div. of Blackburn hund., co. Lancaster, 4 miles N. of Blackburn, its post town. The village is situated on a branch of the Ribble. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 118, in the patron, of the Vicar of Blackburn. The church is dedi- cated to St. Peter. Talbot, the antiquary, was born here. In the vicinity are the ruins of a scat of the Salesburys, Clitheroes, Talbots, and other families, who successively held the manor. SALFORD, a hund. in the co. of Lancaster, contains the pars, of Ashton-under-Lyne, Bolton-le-Moors, Deane, Eccles, Flixton, Middleton, Prestwich-cum-Oldham, and Ratcliffe, with parts of Bury, Manchester, Rochdale, and Wigan, comprising an area of 207,580 acres. SALFORD, a tnshp., market town, municipal and parliamentary borough, having separate jurisdiction, but locally in the par. of Manchester, hund. of Salford, co. Lancaster, adjoining Manchester, under which article it has already been described. The borough, as dis- tinguished from Manchester, includes the ecclesiastical districts of Christ Church, St. Bartholomew, St. Mat- thias, St. Philip, St. Simon, St. Stephen, and Holy Trinity, together containing a population of 102,440, according to the census of 1861. See MANCHESTER. SALFORD, a par. in the hund. of Manshead, co. Bedford, 4 miles N.W. of Woburn, its post town. It is in conjunction with the par. of Holcutt, and is situated on Crawley Brook. The inhabitants are chiefly eng in agriculture. The land is partly in common. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1807. The living is a vie. annexed to the rect.* of Holcutt, in the dioc. of Ely. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, contains monuments, and a stone coffin of great antiquity, also a brass to J. Peddar, bearing date 1505. The parochial charities produce about 40 per annum. The Wesleyans have a chapel. SALFORD, a par. in the hund. of Chadlington, co. Oxford, 2 miles N.W. of Chipping-Norton, its post town, and 79 from London. The village, which is of small extent, is chiefly agricultural. The land is divided