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Rh SENNICOTTS. 425 8ETTRINGTON SENNICOTT8, a hmlt. in the par. of Funtington, hund. of Bosham, rape of Chichester, co. Sussex, 2 miles N.W. of Chichester. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 50. The seat of 0. Teesdale, Esq., is situated here. SENNINGTON. See SKVENHAMFTON, co. Gloucester. SENNY, a hmlt. in the par. and hund. of Devynnock, CO. Brecon, 8 miles S.W. of Brecknock, on river Senny. SEN WICK, a par. in the co. of Kirkcudbright, Scot- land, 4 miles S.W. of Kirkcudbright. It is situated on the bay, and is in conjunction with Borgue. It was once robbed by a French pirate, who was drowned at French- man's Rock. SEPHTON, or SEFTON, a par. in the hund. of West Derby, co. Lancaster, 6J miles N. of Liverpool, its post town. The parish, which is situated on the river Alt and the Leeds and Liverpool canal, is bounded on the W. by the Bay of Liverpool. The par. contains Great Crosby, a much frequented bathing place, and the tnshps. of Crosby, Seaforth, Waterloo, Aintree, Ince- Blundell, Litherland, Lunt, Netherton, Orrell, Sephton, and Thornton. The manor was given at the Conquest to William de Moline, or Molyneux, ancestor of the earls of Sefton, of which family was Sir William, who fought under the Black Prince at Navarre, as did Sir Richard at the battle of Agincourt, and another Sir William distinguished himself at the battle of Flodden Field. A portion of the land is in meadow. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Chester, val. 1,378. The church, dedicated to St. Helen, is nn ancient structure, with a tower surmounted by a lofty spire and con- taining six bells. The interior of the church, which was rebuilt in the reign of Henry VII., contains several carved stalls, a screen, effigies and brasses to the Moly- neux family. In addition to the parish church are the following district churches, viz. Great Crosby, Seaforth, St. Peter's, Aiutree; St. John's and Christ Church, Waterloo; the livings of which are all perpet. curs, varying in val. from 119 to 87. The parochial charities produce about 116 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. Croxteth Hall is the seat of the Earl of Sefton, who is lord of the manor, and takes his title from this place. SEPSTON, a vil. in the par. of Harmondsworth, co. Middlesex, 7 miles W. of Brentford. SERF, ST., an islet in Loch Leven, co. Kinross, Scotland. On it are remains of St. Serf's Priory, where Archbishop Graham, son of Robert III. of Scotland, was buried. SERK. See SAKK, Channel Isles. SERLBY, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Har- worth, co. Nottingham, 1 mile N.E. of Blyth, and 2* miles S.W. of Bawtry. It is situated on the river Idle, or Ryton, and includes the hmlts. of Hesle, Limpole, and Plumtree. The manor formerly belonged to Alured the Saxon, and subsequently to Roger de Busli. The church is in ruins. SERPENT, a stream of the co. of Inverness, Scotland, rises near Kilmallie, and falls into Loch Leven. SESKINAN, a par. in the bar. of Decies-without- Drum, co. Waterford, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 5 miles N. of Dungarvan. Clonmel is its post town. The sur- face is mostly mountainous and boggy. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lismore, val. 83, in the patron, of the bishop. There are two Roman Catholic chapels, and five private day schools. 8ESKINOPE, a hmlt. in the bar. of Omagh, co. Ty- rone, Ireland, 3 miles N.E. of Fentona. SESSAY, a par. in the wap. of Allertonshire, North Riding co. York, 6 miles 8.E. of Thirsk, and 6J N.W. of Easi igwold. It is a station on the Great Northern railway. The par. comprises the tnshps. of Sessay and Hutton Sessay. The village, which is small, is chiefly agricultural. The surface is undulating, and the soil a mixture of clay and sand. The living is a rect. in the dioc.* of York, val. 575. The church is dedicated to St. Cuthbert. The parochial charities produce about 21 per annum. Sessay Hall is the seat of Viscount Downe. SESSIAGH, a small lough in the CO. of Donegal, Ire- land, 1 mile 8.E. of Dunfanaghy. SESSWICK, a tnshp. in the par. of Bangor, hund. of Bromfield, co. Denbigh, 5 miles 8.E. of Wrexham. SETOHEY, or 8ETCH, a par. in the hund. of Free- bridge-Lynn, co. Norfolk, 4J miles S. of Lynn, its post town, and 1 j mile S.W. of North Runcton. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the navigable river Nar, or Setch, which separates it from the parish of Wormegay. It was formerly a market town. The land is principally pasture, and the remainder arable and common. The living is a rect. annexed to that of North Runcton, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church was erected at the expense of Daniel Gurney, Esq., J.P., in 1844. There is a school-house, also built by D. Gurney. SETMURTHY, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Brigham, ward of Allerdale-above-Derwent, co. Cumber- land, 4 miles N.E. of Cockennouth. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. About two- thirds of the land are in pasture, and the remainder arable and woodland. The waste lands were enclosed under an Act of Parliament in 1812. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 48. The church was built in 1794. There is a school, for the endow- ment of which 60 acres of land were allotted at the en- closure of the parish. SET-THORN ENCLOSURE COTTAGE, an ext. par. place in the upper div. of Christchurch hund., CO. Hants. SETTLE, a tnshp., post and market town in the par. of Giggleswick, wap. of Staincliff West, West Riding co. York, 4 miles from Preston, and 60 N.W. of York. It is a station on the north-western branch of the Midland railway. It is situated on the eastern bank of the river Ribble in a fertile vale surrounded by the moors. It is supposed to have derived its name from the Saxon word setl, " a seat," descriptive of its situation at the base of Castleberg limestone cliff, which rises perpendicularly to an altitude of 300 feet. From the summit there is a prospect of Ingleborough on the N.W., Pennigant on the N., and Pendle Hill on the S. The tnshp. comprises the hmlts. of Meerbeck, Anley, and Lodge Settle. The village of Settle is a polling-place for the county elections, and a petty session town, consisting of two principal streets of well-built houses, and of some smaller avenues. In the market place is a townhall, erected in 1832 at an expense of 5,500. It also contains two commercial banks, a savings-bank, music hall, and literary institu- tion. A portion of the inhabitants are engaged in the cotton and paper mills. There are also a tannery and several roperies. The surface is almost all grazing land, extending along the eastern acclivities of the vale, which is enclosed on each side by a continuous range of rugged limestone rocks. The pastures are rich, and those near the town let at from 6 to 10 per acre. It gives name to a Poor-law Union, comprising 31 parishes or townships, but the union workhouse is situated at Giggleswick. A constable is appointed annually at the court-leet of the lord of the manor, who also holds a court- baron. The living is a perpet. cur." in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 150, in the patron, of the Master of Gig- gleswick grammar school and four other trustees. The church, dedicated to the Holy Ascension, was erected in 1839, at an expense of 3,000.. There are National and infant schools. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. The Independents, Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists, and Society of Friends have each a place of worship. Market day is on Tuesday. Fairs for sheep and cattle are held on 26th April, 18-20th August, Tuesday after 27th October; also great markets for fat cattle every alternate Monday, and for milch cows and lean stock every alternate Friday from a fortnight preceding Easter till Whitsuntide ; a pleasure fair also occurs on Whit-Tuesday. 8ETTRINGTON, a par. in the wap. of Buckrose, East Riding co. York, 4 miles 8.E. of Malton, its post town. It is a station on the Malton and Driffield rail- way. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on a branch of the river Derwent at the foot of the wolds.