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Rh 8HAFTHILL. 429 SHALEY-BROOK. established in 1852, with public reading room attached ; a sayings-bank ; union workhouse, erected in the neigh- bourhood in 1840 ; and a clerical library for the use of the clergy, kept in the vestry room of the Holy Trinity church. On Castle Hill, near the town, is a small mount surrounded by a shallow ditch, supposed to be the site of a castle, but of which no tradition exists, and by some antiquaries, therefore, supposed to be a Roman entrenchment. The trade of the place is limited to the supply of the town and neighbourhood, and some business in agricultural produce, chiefly butter and cheese. The manufacture of shirt-buttons used to employ a consider- able number of women and children, but no manufacture of any kind is now carried on, and but for the opening of the Yeovil line of railway in 1859 the town would have experienced a complete stagnation of business. The quarter sessions have been transferred to Dorchester, but petty sessions and a new County Court are held regularly held in the townhall monthly. A court-leet is also held by the lord of the manor, and formerly a court of record was granted to the town by charter, but this last has now become obsolete. The Poor-law Union comprises 19 parishes or places. Shaftesbury gives the title of earl to the family of Cooper, and gives name to a deanery in the archdeac. of Dorset and dioc. of Salisbury. The town is divided into the three parishes of St. Peter, the Holy Trinity, and St. James, exclusive of the liberty of Alcester. The tithes of the first two have been commuted for a rent-charge of 170, and those of St. James for a rent-charge of 399, with a glebe of 4 acres. The living of Holy Trinity, which is united with the rect* of St. Peter, and also comprises the extinct parishes of St. Martin's and St. Lawrence, is valued at 130. The church of St. Peter, which is the principal, is situated near the centre of the town, and is a building of considerable antiquity with a square em- battled tower, but has been much defaced by modern alterations. Holy Trinity church was rebuilt in 1841, and contains a painted E. window, presented by the Marquis of Westminster, who has been a great bene- factor to the town. It stands in a churchyard planted with rows of lime-trees, and bounded by the old wall of the abbey. The living of St. James's is a rect., val. 400. It is situated within the liberty of Alcester, and the ancient fabric with an embattled tower has been taken down, and is being rebuilt. St. Rombald's, or Rowald's, though without the municipal borough is within the parliamentary. It is a modern edifice with a low square tower. The Independents, Wesleyans, Roman Catholics, and Society of Friends have each a place of worship. The Independent chapel was originally built in 1670, but has been recently replaced by a commodious structure supportedby four columns. There were anciently several charities, and a hospital dedicated to St. John the Baptist, but these have long since been abrogated. The benefactions now consist of a free school for 20 boys, endowed by William Lush, some ancient alms- houses for men and women, and a few minor charities. There are two Naticnal, two infant, a British and Foreign, and several Sunday schools. Market day is Saturday. Fairs are held on the Saturday preceding Palm Sunday, 24th June, last Saturday in August, and 23rd November, chiefly for sheep, cattle, cheese, and agricultural produce. SHAFTHILL, a station On the Alston and Halt- whistle branch of the North-Eastern railway, 4 miles from Haltwhistle. SHAFTHOLME, a hmlt. in the par. of Bentley, West Riding co. York, 2 miles N.W. of Doncaster. SHAFTOE, EAST and WEST, tnshps. in the par. of Hartburn, co. Northumberland, 9J miles S.W. of llorpeth, and 4 S.E. of Cambo. The land belongs to Lord Decies, who is lord of the manor. There is no village, only two or three farmhouses. The chapel-of- ease has long been in ruins. Behind the ancient h ill rises Shaftoe Crag, a lofty verdant hill, and near it is a cave formed in the solid rock. SHAFTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Felbirlr, wap. of Btaincross, West Riding co. York, 6 miles W. of Wake- field, its post town, 5 N.E. of Barnsley, and 2 from Cnd worth railway station. The village is situated on rising ground near the North Midland railway and Barnsley canal. The tnshp. comprises about 800 acres of fertile land, part of which is in market gardens yielding a large amount of fruit. The substratum contains coal of good quality at the depth of 100 yards, and a mine has been some years in operation. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. S. Foljambo, Esq., is lord of the manor. Ferry Moor is a tract of common land about 50 acres in extent. SHAGGIE WATER, a stream of the co. of Perth, Scotland, rises near Monzie, and joins the Turret near Crieff. SHAKERLEY, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Tyldesley- cum-Shakerley, par. of Leigh, West Derby hund., co. Lancaster, 10 miles N.W. of Manchester, its post town, and 2| N.E. of Leigh. It is situated on the high road from Leigh to Manchester. The town comprises two or three good streets. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in cotton-spinning and weaving, and others in the col- lieries. The soil is of a clayey nature. Above half the land is in pasture, and the remainder arable, meadow, and woodland. In 1827 the township was separated from Leigh, and erected into a distinct parish, as regards ecclesiastical affairs. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 135. The church, dedi- cated to St. George, has a spired tower containing a clock and six bells. It was erected by the Church Building Commissioners in 1825, and was designed by Smirke. There is a National School for both sexes, in which a Sunday-school is held. The Wesleyans and Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion have each a place of worship. G. Ormerod, Esq., is lord of Tyldesley manor. SHAKESPEARE'S CLIFF, a headland on the coast of Kent, 1^ mile S.W. of Dover. It rises about 350 feet above sea-level, and the London and South-Eastern railway passes under the cliff, through a tunnel 4,179 feet long. SHALBOTJRN, a par. chiefly in the hund. of Kin- wardstone, co. Wilts, and partly in the hund. of Kint- bury-Eagle, co. Berks, 4 miles S.W. of Hungerford, its post town, and 10 S.E. of Marlborough. The par. comprises the tythgs. of Bagshot, Newtown, and West- court. The village is situated in a valley near Wans- dyke, and is chiefly agricultural. It is watered by a stream which turns several mills in its course. The substratum abounds in green, white, and red sandstone, and is supposed to contain coal. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 428, in the patron, of the Dean and Canons of Windsor. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient structure with a square tower. The parochial charities produce about 13 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes, built entirely at the expense of T. Kingston, Esq. On the edge of the down, a continuance of Salisbury Plain, is a tumulus. SHALDEN, a par. in the upper div. of Alton hund., co. Hants, 2| miles N.W. of Alton, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 330, and the glebe comprises 23 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 331, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, is an ancient structure with a tower containing one bell. John Wood, Esq., of Thad- den Grange, is lord of the manor. 8HALDESTONE. See SHALSTONE, co. Bucks. SHALDON, a hmlt. in the par. of St. Nicholas, hund. of Wanford, co. Devon, 5 miles E. of Newton -Abbot. It is situated on the S. bank of the river Teign, across which a bridge has been constructed, and nearly oppo- site Teignmouth, to which there is a ferry. It is much resorted to for sea bathing. In the 17th century a church was erected by the Carews of Haccombe, and there are places of worship for Independents, Wesleya'ns, and Baptists. The land io protected from the encroach- ment of the sea by an embankment. SHALEY-BROOK, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Knowl