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Rh 6ELTWOOD. 424 SENNEN. co. Nottingham, 4 miles S.E. of Alfreton, its post town, and 9 S.W. of Mansfield. The village, which is extensive but irregularly built, is situated on the Pinxton and Mansfield railway and on the Erewash navigation, which latter divides it from the county of Derby. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agricul- ture and the collieries, and some few in lace-making and frame-work knitting. The par. contains the hmlts. of Bagthorpe and Underwood. The substratum abounds in coal and ironstone. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 150. The church, dedicated to St. Helen, has a tower containing three bells. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. There are places of worship for the Primitive Methodists, Baptists, and Oalvinistio Methodists. The Earl of Mexborough is lord of the manor. SELWOOD, an extensive forest on the borders of cos. Wilts and Somerset, between Westbury and Frome. It was called by the Britons Coed-mawr, or "the great wood," and by the Saxons Seal-wuda, and is celebrated in history as being the retreat of Alfred the Great before the battle of Ethandune. SEL WORTHY, a par. in the hund. of Carhampton, co. Somerset, 3 W. of Minehead, its post town, and 1 1 W. of the New Williton railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the high road from Minehead to Porlock, and near the Bristol Channel. The par. contains the hmlts of Allerford, Blackford, Lynch, and five others. Bury Castle, a Roman camp of elliptical form, is to be seen in the vicinity. The surface is crossed by two ridges of hills nearly at right angles. The soil is of a loamy character upon a subsoil of gravel and limestone, being fertile in the valleys, but light and stony in the higher grounds. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 270, and the glebe com- prises 54 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 291. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient stone structure, with a plain embattled tower containing a clock and six bells. The church has a carved roof, and in the church-yard is a stone cross of considerable antiquity. The register dates from 1673. There is a National school for both sexes, also a Sunday-school at Holnicote. Holnicote is the principal residence. Sir T. D. Acland, Bart., is lord of the manor and principal landowner. SELWRN, a tnshp. in the par. of Llandderfel, CO. Merioneth, 3 miles N.E. of Bala. SEMER, a par. in the hund. of Cosford, co. Suffolk, 2 miles N.W. of Hadleigh, its post town, and 2 S.E. of Bildestone. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Brett, and is chiefly agricultural. Cosford union poorhouse is situated in this parish. The land is chiefly arable. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 350, and the glebe comprises 65 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 385. The church is dedicated to All Saints. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. There is a school for both sexes. The Rev. J. Y. Cooke, M.A. and J.P., is lord of the manor. SEMINGTTON, a chplry. in the par. of Steeple Ashton, liund. of Whorwelsdown, co. Wilts, 2 miles S. of Melk- sham railway station, and 3 N.E. of Trowbridge. Chip- penham is its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the Kennet and Avon canal, and a branch of the river Avon. It is chiefly agricultural. The Melksham union poorhouse is in this chapelry. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Steeple Ashton, in the dioc. of Sarum. The church is dedicated to St. George. There is a National school. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. SEMLEY, a par. in the hund. of Chalk, co. Wilts, 3 miles N. of Shaftesbury, its post town, and 4 S.W. of Hiudon. It is a station on the Salisbury and Yeovil line of railway. The village, which is considerable, is situated in a valley, and is wholly agricultural. In the southern part of the parish rises Semley Hill, in. which the small river Sem has its source. There is a quarry of soft green stone used for building purposes. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 492 10*., and the glebe comprises 101 acres. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 600, in the patron, of Christ Church, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Leonard^ is an ancient cruciform structure, with a square em- battled tower containing four bells. The church was restored in 1846, when a Tisbury stone font was pre- sented by Miss Bennet, of Pyt House. The register dates from 1657. The parochial charities produce about i per annum. There is a place of worship for Baptists, also a National school for both sexes. , Lord Arundel of Wardour is lord of the manor. SEMPERINGHAM, a par. in the wap. of Ave and, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 3 miles S.E. of Ealking- iam, its post town, and 11 N.E. of Corby railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is chiefly agricul- tural. The par. includes the hmlts. of Birthorpe and Pointon, and formerly had a Gilbertine priory, founded by Sir Gilbert de Semperingham in 1148. It was the superior establishment of that order, where their general chapters were held, and had a revenue at the Dissolution of 360. The living is a vie. with the cur. of Pointon annexed, in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 131. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is an ancient edifice, with a pinnacled tower containing three bells. It was once cruciform, but is now partly ruined, and stands near the site of the old priory. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. SENCE, a stream of the co. of Leicester, rises under Bardon Hill, and joins the river Anker at Atherstone. SEND, a par. in the second div. of Woking hund., co. Surrey, 3 miles N.E. of Guildford, and 1 mile from Ripley, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Wey, and is chiefly agricultural. The par. includes the chplry. of Ripley and the hmlt. of Send. At Aldcrbury, in this parish, stood Newark Priory, founded by Ruald and Beatrix de Calva in Richard I.'s time. A portion of the church alone remains. Its revenue at the Dissolution was valued at 294 18s. id. The living is a vie.* with the cur. of Ilipley annexed, in the dioc. of Winchester, joint val. 260. The church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, has an embattled tower. There is also a chapel-of-easo at Ripley, built by the monks of Newark Abbey. The parochial charities produce about 56 per annum. There is a National school. Send Grove is the principal residence. SENNEN, a par. in the W. div. of Penwith hund., co. Cornwall, 1 mile from the Land's End, and 9 miles S.W. of Penzance, its post town. It is situated at the extreme western point of England, and includes the Land's End, a desolate and stormy spot. King John landed here on his return from the conquest of Ireland, and Perkiu Warbeck in the reign of Henry VII. It is now a coastguard station opposite Longships lighthouse, and has two small harbours, Whitsand Bay and Sennen Cove. The surface is varied with valleys and hills, but none of the latter rising to any considerable height. The soil consists of killas, with a subsoil of granite rock. At the village of Mayon is a large flat stone called Table Maen, on which seven Saxon kings are said to have dined together in the 6th century. Many of the inhabitants are engaged in the fisheries. Great quantities of ling and pilchards are taken on. this coast. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of .230. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Exeter, in the patron, of the crown. The church, dedicated to St. Senan, is an ancient stone structure, with a tower containing three bells. The interior of the church contains monuments of the Ellises of Trevear. There is a National school for both sexes. The Wesleyaus, Baptists, Primitive Methodists, and Bible Christians have each a place of worship. There is an inn near the village, bearing the sign on one side, "The first inn in England," and on the other side, " The last inn in England." A Church feast occurs on the nearest Sunday to St. Andrew's Day. Ill 1807 about 400 Roman coins were discovered here under a projecting rock.