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Rh SELLACK. 423 SELSTON. SELLACK, a par. in the upper div. of Wormelow bund., co. Hereford, Similes N.W. of Ross, its post town, and 2 S.W. of Fawley railway station. The village, which is irregularly built, is situated in a deep valley on the navigable river Wye, and is chiefly agri- cultural. The soil consists of good earth upon a sub- stratum of red sandstone. The appropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 320, and the vicarial for 140. The glebe comprises 95 acres. The living is a vie. * with the cur. of King's Caple annexed, in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 420, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. Teselia- chus, or Tesiliah, has a tower surmounted by a spire and containing five bells. The interior of the church con- tains monuments of the Pengethley family, also a stained E. window. The parochial charities produce about 23 per annum. There is a parochial school for both sexes. Pengethley House is the principal residence. Sir Hungerford Hoskyns, Bart., of Harewood House, is lord of the manor. SELLAFIELD, a station on the Whitehaven and Furness Junction railway, for Calderbridge, co. Cumber- land. SELLAY, GEEAT and LITTLE, islets in the district of Harris, Outer Hebrides, coast of Scotland, 1 J mile N. of Pabba. Great Sellay is situated on the S.W. side of Little Sellay islet. SELLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanvair Waterdine, co. Salop, 3 miles N.W. of Knighton, on Offa's Dyke. SELLING, or SELLYNG, a par. in the hund. of Boughton-under-Blean, upper div. of Scray lathe, co. Kent, 4 miles S. of Faversham, its post town, and 6J W. of Canterbury. It is a station on the London, Chatham, and Dover railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on an eminence. On Shotting- ton Hill in this parish, is an ancient fortification, sup- posed to be a Roman camp, covering an area of about 2 acres, and near it is a tumulus. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The land is partly in hop f*rounds, garden, and orchard, but the greater part is arable. The surface is wooded, and the soil fertile. The great tithes, belonging to Lord Sondes, have been commuted for a rent-charge of 810, and the vicarial for one of 357. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 357. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure. It contains several monuments, also a stained E. window. Luton House, Selling Court, and Woodlands are the principal residences. SELLINGE. or SELLINDGE. a par. in the hund. of Street, lathe of Shepway, co. Kent, 6 miles S.E. of Ashford, 5 N.W. of Hythe, and 2 E. of Sneeth station. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Stour, in Romney Marsh. The line of the South- Eastern railway passes through the parish. The in- habitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The land is nearly evenly divided between arable and pasture, with some woodland and marsh. The appropriate tithes, belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury, have been commuted for a rent-charge of 400, and the vicarial for 191, and the glebe comprises 19 acres. The living is a vie." in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 176. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient stone structure, with a low square tower containing five bells. The interior of the church contains several monuments and memorial windows. The register dates from 1559. The parochial charities produce about 73 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. SELLY, a district in the par. of Northfield, co. Worcester, 3 miles S.W. of Birmingham. SELMESTON, a par. in the hund. of Danehill- Horstead, rape of Pevensey, co. Sussex, 7 miles S.E. of Lewes, its post town, and 1 mile W. of the Berwick railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the Brighton and South Coast railway, and near the river Cuckmere. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. This parish was annexed to that of Alciston in 1840. The appropriate tithes, attached to the prebendary of Heathfield, in the cathedral of Chichester, have been commuted for a rent-charge of 290, with 22 acres of glebe, and the vicarial for one of 140, with a glebe of 3 acres. The living; is a vie.* annexed to that of Alciston, in thy dioc. of Chichester, val. 330, in the patron, of the bishop and the dean and chapter alternately. The church, dedi- cated to St. Mary, has a shingled and spired tower. The register dates from 1667. There is a National school. Viscount Gage is lord of the manor and chief landowner. SELSEY, a par. in the hund. of Manhood, rape of Chichester, co. Sussex, 6 miles S. of Chichester, its post town. The village, which is extensive, is situated within half a mile of the sea, which still encroaches on the land, and in the great storm of 23rd November, 1824, placed nearly half the parish under water. The village consists of two streets, one of which is chiefly inhabited by fishermen. It is a coastguard station on the English Channel, near Selsey Bill, and is connected with the mainland on the N.W. by an isthmus extending several furlongs. It was formerly inaccessible at flood- tides, except by a ferry, but by means of a raised cause- way can now be approached at all times. The peninsula is bounded on the N. by Pagham Harbour, and on tha W. by parts of the parishes of Sidlesham, and Earnby. It appears to have been one of the earliest settlements of the Saxons in this part of the island, and is said by Bede to have derived its name from the Saxon Scals-ey, or " the island of seals," for the resort of which it was anciently noted. 1?he parish was given by King ^Edilwach to St. Wilfrid, who, having converted tho South Saxons to Christianity, founded a monastery hero about 680. In 711 Eadbercht, tho abbot, was conse- crated first bishop o:f the South Saxons, and fixed his episcopal residence at this place, but which was removed to Chichester by Stiijnnd in 1072. Selsey gave title of baron to the Peacheys of Cannon House, who held the manor. The surface in the western division is low and subject to inundation by the sea. The soil is chiefly a hazel mould, well adupted for wheat. The sands, which occupy a third of tho parish, are dry, affording a drive for about ten miles along the shore. There is an exten- sive fishery for prawns, lobsters, and crabs, and on the coast are extensive cyster beds. Tho tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 896 13s., and the glebe comprises 52 acres. The living is a rect. and vie. in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 759, in tho patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient edifice, with a wooden tower containing one bell. The church contains several stone coffins, also a mural monument of Caen stone with carved efEgies of John and Agatha Lews. Near the church is a camp, or intrenched mound, supposed to be of Roman origin. There is a place of worship for Bible Christians; also a National school. SELSIDE WITH WHITWELL, a chplry. and tnshp. in the par. and ward of Kendal, co. Westmore- land, 4 miles N.E. of Kendal, its post town. It is situated on a branch of the river Mint. The land is chiefly in pasture. The impropriate tithes belong to the Masters and Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 94, in the patron, of landowners. The church, dedicated to Christ, has a turret containing one bell. It was re- constructed in 1838. There is a small free school, endowed with 50 per annum by John Kitching in 1730. At a farm in the neighbourhood are traces of the seat of the Thornburgh family, who first settled here in 1283. The Hon. Mrs. Fulko Greville Howard is lady of the manor. SELSKER, the site of an abbey in the co. of Wex- ford, Ireland, 1 mile from Wexforcr. It was founded in the 9th century, and was enlarged and endowed by Sir A. Roche. In 1169 the first treaty with the English was signed here. SELSON, a hmlt. in the par. and hund. of Eastry, lathe of St. Augustine, so. Kent, half a mile N.W. of Eastry. SELSTON, a par. in the N. div. of Broztow wap.,