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Rh SIIELTON. 443 SHENSTONE. churches at Etruria and at Hope, the livings of which are perpet. curs., val. 200 and 150 respectively. There are places of worship for Baptists, Independents, Wesleyans, New Connexion Methodists, Unitarians, and Roman Catholics. In this township is the North Staf- fordshire Infirmary, capable of accommodating above 120 in-patients, a savings-bank, market-place, public library, gas-works, also a mechanics' institute for the potteries at large, founded in 1826, under the patronage of the Marquis of Stafford. There are National, British, and Foreign, Sunday, and denominational schools. There is a race-course. The chief seats are Stone Park, (Earl Granville), Cliff Ville, and Wedgwood's mansion, in the hamlet of Etruria, the last remarkable for its situation and for the many Etruscan vases with which it is ornamented. (See ETKUBIA, HANLEY, and STOKE- UPON-THBNT.) SHELTON, a par. in the S. div. of the wap. of Newark, co. Nottingham, 7 miles S.W. of Newark, its post town, and 5 N. of Elton railway station. The vil- lage, which is of small extent, is situated at the con- fluence of the rivers Smite and Devon, and is wholly agricultural. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lin- coln, val. 322. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a turret containing two bells. The parochial cha- rities produce about 9 per annum. 11. Hall, Esq., is lord of the manor. SHELTON, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Chad, co. Salop, 2 miles W. of Shrewsbury. It is joined with Oxon to form a township. Near the village is an oak, said to have been ascended by Owain Glyndwr before the battle fought here in 1403. SHELTON, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Julian, co. Salop, 1J mile N.W. of Shrewsbury, within which borough it is situated. SHELTON ABBEY, a seat of the Earl of Wicklow, co. Wicklow, Ireland, 2 miles N.W. of Arklow, in the vale of Avoca. SHELVE, a par. in the lower div. of Chirbury hund., co. Salop, 16 miles from Shrewsbury, and 7 N.E. of Bishop's Castle. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near Stiper Stones, on a site nearly 500 feet above the level of the sea. The inhabitants are chiefly agricultural. Here are situated the White grit and Bog lead mines, which are said to have been worked by the Romans in the time of Hadrian, but the latter are not now used. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 42, and the glebe comprises 18 acres. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. .80. The church, dedicated to All Saints, was rebuilt in 1839. There is a National school for both sexes. The Rev. T. F. More is lord of the manor and principal land- owner. A pig of lead, bearing a Roman inscription, was discovered here some years ago. SHELVES, a hmlt. in the par. of St. Decuman, co. Somerset, near Watchett. SHELVOCK, a tnshp. in the par. of Ruyton-of-the- Eleven-Towns, co. Salop, 9 miles N.W. of Shrews- bury. SHELWICK, a tnshp. in the par. of Holmer, co. Hereford, 2 miles N.E. of Hereford. SHENDLEY, a district in the par. of Northfield, co. Worcester, 6 miles S.W. of Birmingham. ISHENFIELD, a par. in the hund. of Barstaplc, co. Essex, 1 mile N.E. of Brentwood. The village, which is considerable and of great antiquity, is situated on the road to Colchester, and near the line of the Great Eastern railway. It is chiefly agricultural, but contains several well-built houses. Many relics of Roman origin have been discovered in the neighbourhood. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 575, and the glebe comprises 77 acres. The living is a rect.* in the din. of Rochester, val. 513. The church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is an ancient structure, crowned with a shingled spire. The parochial charities produce about 5 per annum. There is a free school, entirely supported by the rector. SHEXGKY. See SHINOAY, co. Cambridge. 8HENINGTON, a par in the upper div. of Tewkes- TOL. III. bury hund., co. Oxford, formerly in, Gloucestershire, 6 miles N.W. of Banbury, its post town, and 29 N.W. of Oxford. The village, which is situated on the borders of Warwickshire and Gloucestershire, is wholly agri- cultural. The surface is hilly, and the land chiefly arable. The soil produces good crops of wheat, barley, and turnips. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 321. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was partially rebuilt in the last century. The parochial charities produce about 6 per annum. The Dissenters have a place of worship. There is a free school. SHENIX, an islet on the N.E. coast of co. Dublin, Ireland, 1 mile S.E. of Skerries. It is situated in the Irish Channel, and has a martello tower on it. SHENLEY, a par. in the hunds. of Cottesloe an! Newport, co. Bucks, 3 miles N.W. of Fenny-Stratford. The village, which is of small extent, is chiefly agri- cultural. The tithes were commuted under an Enclo- sure Act, in 1762, for land, and subsequently for a rent- charge of 267 15s., and the glebe comprises 67 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 424. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a Norman struc- ture, containing a monument to Sir Thomas Stafford, temp. James I. There are almshouses for four widowers and two widows, with an income from endowment of 40. SHENLEY, a par. in the hund. of Dacorum, co. Herts, 5 miles N. of Barnet, its post town, and the same distance S.E. of St. Alban's. The village, which is situated on an eminence, is small and chiefly agricul- tural, but the surrounding country has several seats and villas. Petty sessions are held here at intervals. The soil consists of clay, gravel, and sand, upon a substratum of chalk, which is much used for dressing the land. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 1,189, and the glebe comprises 30 acres. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 1,100. The church, de- dicated to St. Botolph, is an ancient edifice, with a wooden tower containing three hells. It ban tombs of two former rectors ; Falle, the historian of Jersey, and Newcombe, author of the history of the abbey of St. Alban's. The parish church being inconveniently situ- ated, the late rector built a chapel-of-easo in the village in 1840. The charities produce about 55 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes, also an infant school. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. T. B. Myers, Esq., is lord of the manor. SHENSTONE, a par. in the bund, of South Offlow, co. Stafford, 3J miles S.W. of Lichfield, and 12 from Birmingham. It is situated on the borders of Stafford and Warwick shires, adjoining Cannock Chase on the W. The parish, which is large, is divided into two dis- tricts, the eastern, or Shenstone, and the western, or Stonnall, divisions ; tho former containing the hmlts. of Chesterfield, Footherley, Shenstone Little Hay, Shen- stone Woodend, and part of Wall Hilton ; and the latter those of Little Aston, Catshill, Lynn, Sandhills, Shire Oak, and Tipper and Lower Storinall. The surface is undulating, and the lower lands are watered by several trout streams falling into a branch of the river Tame. In the eastern division are extensive pastures skirting the banks of the rivulets, much of the uplands produce excellent crops of wheat, barley, and turnips, but in some parts the soil is poor and peaty. The village is large, and stands upon an eminence. Many of the houses are detached, and in the vicinity are numerous mansions, as Shenstone Hall, Shenstone Moss, Shen- stone House, Shenstone Lodge, Aston Hall, and Foo- therley Hall. Petty and special sessions are held fortnightly for the northern division of the hund. of South Offlow. The impropriate tithes have been com- muted for a rent-charge of 500, and the vicarial for 435 ; the glebe comprises 3 acres. The living is a inc.* in the dioo. of Lichfield, val. 488. The old church, dedi- cated to St. John the Baptist, has been taken down, with the exception of the tower, and a structure erected in 1853 at a little distance, on an eminence commanding a view of the surrounding country. There is also a dis- trict church at Upper Stonnall the living of which is a 3 H