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Rh SHARNBROOK. 431 SHAW-CUM-DONNINGTON. SHARNBKOOK, a par. in the hund. of Willey, CO. Bedford, 8 miles N.W. of Bedford, its post town, 4 N.E. of Harrold, and 10 from Wellingborough. It is a station on the Midland railway. The village, which is extensive, is situated on the river Ouse. The inhabi- tants are chiefly agricultural. Sharnhrook is a polling Elace for the county. The tithes were commuted for md and money payments under an Act of Enclosure. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 144. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, contains a brass to W. Cobbe, 1522. There is a National school for both sexes. The Baptists have two places of worship. Colworth House, Sharnbrook Hall, and Waterside House are the principal residences. Admiral C. Gambier is lord of the manor. SHARNFORD, a par. in the hund. of Sparkenhoe, co. Leicester, 4.J miles S.E. of Hinckley, its post town, and 3 N.W. of Ullesford railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Soar, near the Fosse Way. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture, some in framework knitting. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1764, and the glebe comprises 234 acres. The living ia a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 405, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Helen, is an ancient structure, with a tower con- taining three bells. It was restored in 1846. The parochial charities produce about 11 per annum. There is a free school for both sexes. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. SHAROW, a tnshp. and ecclesiastical district in the par. and lib. of Ripon, West Riding co. York, 1J mile N.E. of Ripon, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated tm an eminence near the river Ure, and within easy access of the Ripon railway station. The tnshp. includes the hmlts. of Cowbush, Hungate, North Pastures, and Risplith. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The soil is of a sandy nature, upon a subsoil of red clay and rock. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 63, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. John, has a square tower containing six bells. There is a Church of England school for both sexes, in which a Sunday-school is also held. The Archbishop of York is lord of the manor. SHARPENHOE, a hmlt. in the par. of Streatley, hund. of Flitt, co. Bedford, 6 miles N.V. of Luton, near Sharpenhoe Knowl. It was the birth-place of Norton, the dramatic writer, who died in 1600. SHARPERTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Alwinton, or Allenton, W. div. of Coquetdale ward, co. Northumber- land, 7 miles N.W. of Rothbury, its post town. It is situated on the river Coquet, and is chieflv agricultural. SHARPLES, a tnshp. in the par. of Bo"lton-le-Moors, hund. of Salford, co. Lancaster, 2 miles N. of Bolton. This populous tnshp. comprises the vils. of Astley Bridge, Bank Top, and several others. In the vicinity are the Birton waterworks for supplying the town of Bolton. Many of the inhabitants are employed in the cotton mills and bleaching establishments. The sub- stratum abounds in coal. SHARRINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Holt, co. Norfolk, 3 miles S.W. of Holt, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The land is chiefly arable. The tithes have been com- muted for a rent-charge of 299 16s., and the glebe comprises about an acre. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, annexed to that of Saxlingham. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has a square tower. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. Sir R. P. Jodrell is lord of the manor. SHARROW HEAD, SHARROW MOOR, and SHARROW VALE, hmlts. in the tnshp. of Ecclesall Burlow, par. and borough of Sheffield, West Riding co York, 3 miles S.W. of Sheffield. SHASTON. See ALCESTEII and SHAPTESBURY, co. Dorset. SHASTON, EAST and WEST, divs. of the co. of Dorset. They contain the borough of Shaftesbury, and the hunds. of Badbury, Cogdean, Knowlton, Loose- barrow, Monckton-up-Wimborne, Wimborne St. Giles, Cranborne, and Sixpenny Handley, and the libs, of Alcester and Gillingham, comprising an area of 158,440 acres. SHATTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Hope, hund. of High Peak, co. Derby, 3 miles E. of Castleton, and 6 N.E. of Tideswell. It is situated on the river Roe. SHAUGH PRIOR, a par. in the hund. of Plympton, co. Devon, 6 miles N.E. of Earl's Plympton. its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Plym. There are tin and iron mines, and granite is quarried. At Morley are earthenware works. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to that of Sampford Spiney, in the dioc. of Exeter. The parochial charities produce about 12 per annum. At Lee Moor are traces of an ancient British town. SHAVINGTON-CUM-GRESTY, a tnshp. in the par. of Wybunbury, hund. of Nantwich, co. Chester, 4 miles E. of Nantwich. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the line of the Grand Junction railway. The inhabitants are wholly agricultural. Shavington Hall, where John Woodenothe the antiquary was born, is. now a farmhouse. Sir H. D. Broughton is lord of the manor. SHAW, a vil. in the tnshp. of Crompton, and par. of Prestwich, co. Lancaster, 3 miles S.E. of Rochdale, near the river Irk. It is a station on the Oldham and Rochdale branch of the Lancashire and Yorkshire rail- way. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Chester, val. 220, in the patron, of the Rector of Prest- wick. SHAW, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of High Abbotsidc and par. of Aysgarth, North Riding co. York, 1 mile S. of Hawes, on the river Ure, near Hardrow Fall. SHAW, a hmlt. ia the tnshp. of Heaton, and par. of Bradford, West Riding co. York, 2 miles N.W. of Bradford. SHAWBURY, a par. in the hunds. of North Brad- ford and Pimkill, co. Salop, 7 miles N.E. of Shrewsbury, its post town, and 6 S.E. of Wem. Tho village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Roden, and is chiefly agricultural. Tho par. contains the tnshps. of Acton Reynold, Besford, Edgbolton, Muckleton, Preston, Brockhurst, and Wytheford. The freestone quarries in this and the neighbouring parishes have supplied the materials for most of the public buildings in the town of Shrewsbury. Tho great tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 436 8s., and the vicarial for 394 12s., the glebe comprises 37 acres. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lichfleld, val. 451 The church, dedi- cated to the Virgin Mary, is an ancient edifice, with a tower containing six bells. The parochial charities pro- duce about 63 per annum, of which 5 goes to a school. There is a school for both sexes maintained by Mrs. Char) ton, of Apley Castle. SHAWCOTE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Low Abbot side, par. of Aysgarth, North Riding co. York, 5 miles W. of Hawes, on the river Ure near Whitefield fall. SHAWCROSS, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Soothill, par. of Soothill, West Riding co. York, 2 miles from Dews- bury. S'HAW-CUM-DONNINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Faircross, co. Berks, 1 mile N.E. of Newbury, its post town. The village, which is considerable, is situated on the northern bank of the Lamhourn, a branch of the river Kennet, and is wholly agricultural. It was the headquarters of Charles I. when attacked by the Earl of Manchester in 1644. The surface is generally level and the land arable. The soil is clay alternated with gravel and sand. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 474. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, was rebuilt in 1840. The parochial charities produce about 445 per annum, of which 401 goes to Donnington Hospital, founded in 1618. A parochial school was erected in 1843. The manor-house, called Shaw Hall, was built in the reign of Elizabeth, by Doleman, a clothier, and was usually the resting-place of Charles I. when on his route to the W. of England. In the oak