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Rh BEATON-SLUICE. SEDBURY. ated near the canal, and is chiefly agricultural. There are some brick kilns, also two cornmills. The soil is of a sandy nature, -with a subsoil of clay and sand. The land is divided in nearly equal proportions between arable and pasture, with some woodland and common. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 93. The church, dedicated to St. Edmund, has a tower containing one bell. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. There is a school for both sexes, in which a Sunday-school is also held. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. A court-leet is held yearly by W. C. Maxwell, Esq., who it lord of the manor. BEATON-SLUICE, or HARTLEY-PANS, a small seaport town in the tnshp. of Hartley, par. of Earsdon, co. Northumberland, 5 miles 8.E. of Blyth, and 6 N. of North Shields. A blockhouse and battery were erected at the commencement of the present century for the defence of the port, which is subordinate to that of Newcastle. A portion of the inhabitants are employed in the coal and malt trades, and others in the glass bottle and chemical works. The Presbyterians have a place of worship. The harbour, which is partly cut out of the solid rock, was constructed at great expense by Sir Ralph Delaval, who formed an immense sluice at the mouth of the Seaton-burn rivulet, in order to cleanse the bed of the harbour, but these works have proved ineffectual to keep open the navigation. SEATOWN OF DELNIES, a vil. in the par. and co. of Nairn, Scotland, 3 miles W. of Nairn. SEAVINUTON ST. MARY, a par. in the hund. of South Petherton, co. Somerset, 3 miles E. of Ilminster, its post town, and 2 S.W. of South Petherton. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the London and Exeter road, and is wholly agricultural. The soil chiefly consists of a sandy loam. The par. includes the tythg. of Seavington Abbott. The tithes, belonging to Earl Poulett, have been commuted for a rent-charge of 350, and those annexed to the Prebend of Elton for one of 40. The living is a per- pet. cur. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 50. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient stone struc- ture, with a square tower containing three bella. There is a parochial school for both sexes. The Bible Chris- tians have a place of worship. C. N. Welman, Esq., is lord of the manor and principal landowner. SEAVINGTON ST. MICHAEL, a par. in the hund. of South Petherton, co. Somerset, 3 miles N.E. of U- minster, its post town, and 2 S.W. of South Petherton. The village, which is of small extent, is chiefly agricul- tural. The soil is in general a light sandy loam. Tho tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 132, and the glebe comprises 26 acres. The living is a rect.* with the cur. of Diunington annexed, in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 290. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient stone structure, with a turret containing three bells. There is a National school for both sexes, also a Sunday-school. The manor belongs to Winchester College. SEBERGHAM, a par. in the ward, and co. of Cumberland, 10 miles 8. of Carlisle, its post town, 7 8.E. of Wigton, and 6 from the Dalston station on the Carlisle and Maryport line of railway. The village, which is chiefly agricultural, is situated at the bridge over the river Caldew, which is also crossed about a mile lower down by another bridge of one arch built in 1772. The southern branch of the stream becomes subterraneous at Haltcliffe Bridge, and re-issues at Hives Hill mill, about 3 miles distant. The par. com- prises the tnshps. of High and Low Sebergham, and was granted by King John to W. Wastell, a hermit, who gave it to Carlisle priory. The soil is of various quality, but in some parts productive. Limestone and coul are extensively quarried. There is a powerful mineral spring. The tithes were commuted for corn rents under an Enclosure Act in 1771. The living is a perpet. cur." in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 160, in the n. of the dean and chapter. The church, dedi- cated to St. Mary the Virgin, is an ancient structure, with a modern tower containing one bell. The church was rebuilt on the site of the hermitage, and thoroughly repaired in 1785. Relph, a poet, was born here in 1712, and died in 1744. There is a parochial school at Church Town, and another at Stony Cross, near Wetton ; at the last-mentioned place the Wesleyans have a chapel. The Duke of Devonshire is lord of the manor. SECKINGTON, a par. in the Tamworth div. of Hemlingford hund., co. Warwick, 4 miles N.E. of Tamworth, its post town, and 3 N. of Polesworth rail- way station. The Derby junction railway passes through the parish. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. Seckiugton was the Saxon Seccandun, where Cuthred defeated Ethelwald. In the vicinity is a camp 300 feet in circumference, also a barrow 42 feet in height. There was a cell to Great Malvern at Avecote, founded by William Burdett in the reign of Henry II. The land is nearly evenly divided between arable and pasture, and is well wooded. The soil is chiefly clay, producing good crops of wheat and barley. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 274. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient edifice, with a square tower crowned with a lofty spire. In the interior of the church is a monument to the Burdett family, bearing date 1600. There is a school supported by subscription. SEDBERGH, a par. and small market town in the W. div. of Staincliff wap., West Riding co. York, 10 miles E. of Kendal, its post town, 77 W. of York, and 1 mile from the Sedbergh station on the Lancaster and Carlisle railway. It is situated in a vale of a mountainous district, and is traversed by the old coach road between Lancaster and Newcastle. The par. extends between the rivers Rowther and Lune, and includes the tnshps. of Cowgill, Dent, Garsdale, Howgill, Cautley, Dowbiggin, and five hmlts. It comprises about 50,000 acres, half of which are unenclosed and moun- tainous moorland, but the land near the river is fertile. The town is well built, and has a population of 2,346, but the parish contained in 1861 4,391 inhabitants. It contains a savings-bank, market-house, and other insti- tutions. Petty sessions are held every alternate Wednes- day. The board of guardians also meet every alternate Wednesday. There are a cotton and two woollen mills, but the staple trade of the district is in agricultural produce. About four miles to the N. of the town is a cascade called Cautley Spout, with a fall of 60 feet. The iinpropriate tithes belong to the Master and Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 300, in the patron, of Trinity College, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is an ancient stone structure, with a tower containing three bells. The register dates from 1590. Tho interior of the church contains a monumental bust of Dr. Dawson, the mathematician. In addition to the parish church, are the following district churches, viz. Cautley and Dowgbiggin, Dent, Garsdale, Howgill, and Kirkthwaite, the livings of which are perpet. curs., vary- ing in val. from 250 to 31. The parochial charities produce about 60 per annum, besides almshouses for six poor widows, built and endowed by the late T. Palmer, Esq. There are British and National schools in connection with the several ecclesiastical districts, also a free grammar school, founded by Dr. Lupton in 1562, who endowed the school with lands now producing a rental of 600, with exhibitions to three fellowships and ten scholarships at St. John's College, Cambridge. The Independents, Wesleyans, and Society of Friends have places of worship. Ingmire Hall stands in an extensive park within a mUe of the town. C. W. Strickland, F.sq., is lord of the manor. Market day is Wednesday, but is not well attended. Cattle fairs occur on the 26th February, 20th March, 28th April, and 29th October. SEDBURY, a hmlt. in the par. of Tidenham, hund. of Westbury, co. Gloucester, 1 mile E. of Chepstow, Between the" rivers Severn and Wye. BEDBURY, a hmlt. in the par. of Gilling, North Riding co. York, 3 miles N.E. of Richmond.