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Rh SHERBORNE. 447 SHERCOCK. payment under an Enclosure Act in 1777. The living is a vie. * with that of Windrush united, in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 194. The church, dedi- cated to St. Mary Magdalene, has a tower, containing a clock and six bells. The church was rebuilt at the expense of Lord Sherborne, of whose family it contains monuments. There are two schools for both sexes, supported by Lord Sherborne, who is lord of the manor and principal landowner. SHEKBOKNE, a par. in the Snitterfield div. of Bar- lichway hund., co. Warwick, 2 miles S.W. of Warwick, its post town, and 102 from London. The parish, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Avon, and is wholly agricultural. The road from Warwick to Strat- ford-upon-Avon passes through the village. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 110. The church, dedicated to All Saints, contains several monumental inscriptions. There are day and Sunday schools, supported by Mrs. and Miss Rylund. SHERBORNE, MONK, or WEST, a par. in the hund. of Basingstoke, co. Hants, 8i miles N.W. of Basing- stoke, its post town, and 5 S.E. of Kingsclere. The village is of small extent. The inhabitants are wholly agricultural. The par. includes the tythg. of Pamber. The surface is undulating and well wooded, about two- thirds being arable, and the remainder woodland and meadow. The soil is clayey, upon a substratum of chalk. The impropriato tithes belong to Queen's Col- lege, Oxford. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Win- chester, val. 50, in the patron, of Queen's College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure, with a square wooden tower contain- ing four bells. There is a free school for both sexes, erected in 1850 at the expense of the late Duke of Wel- lington. There are some remains of a Benedictine priory, founded by Sir John de Port as a cell to the abbey of Cerasy, in Normandy. At the suppression it was given by Henry VI. to Eton College, but subsequently trans- ferred to Queen's College, Oxford, as masters of St. Julian's hospital at Southampton. The chapel, which is still used for the performance of Divine service, con- tains the recumbent figure of a Knight Templar, carved in solid oak. SHERBORNE ST. JOHN, or EAST, a par. in the hund. of Basingstoke, co. Hants, 3 miles N.W. of Basingstoke, its post town, and 4 S.W. of Mortimer. The village is chiefly agricultural. The rectorial tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 407, besides a glebe of 62 acres, and the vicarial for one of 193. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 491. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, has a square tower surmounted by a coppered spire, and con- taining five bells. The church has been lately restored, and a new aisle added, at the expense of W. L. W. Chute, Esq. The parochial charities produce about 20 per annum. There are Church of England schools for both sexes. The Vynes, the family seat of the Chutes, was erected in the reign of Henry VIII. by the first Lord Sandys. Attached to it is a private chapel con- taining the effigies of Chaloner Chute, Esq., Speaker of the House of Commons in the parliament of Richard Cromwell. Its name is said to be derived from an ancient vineyard which formerly stood here. W. L. W. Chute, Esq., is lord of the manor. SHERBURN, a par. in the wap. of Buckrose, East Riding co. York, 9 miles S.W. of Scarborough, its post town, and 1 mile from its station on the Scarborough and Malton line of railway. The village, which is of large extent, is situated near the river Derwent, and is chiefly agricultural. The land is principally arable, with a small proportion of pasture and woodland. An extensive trade is done in brewing and malting. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of York, yal. 120. The church, dedicated to St. Hilda, is an ancient stone struc- ture, with part of a former tower, containing one bell. The interior of the church contains a stone font of great antiquity, also a marble monument to M. Rivis, Esq., of this parish. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. The Wesleyans have a place of worship, in which a Sunday-school is held. Viscount Downe is lord of tho manor. A statute fair for the hiring of servants is held in the second week of November. SHERBURN, a par., post, and small market town, partly in the upper div. of Barkstone Ash wap., and partly in the lib. of St. Peter's, West Riding co. York, 2 miles N. of Milford Junction, its post town, and 9 W. of Selby. It has stations on the Great Northern and North-Eastern railways, and is traversed by the Leeds and Selby line, which has stations at Micklcfield and South Milford, in this parish. The Roman way to Ab- berford passed through this place. King Athelstan had a palace here, which belonged subsequently to tho see of York. The royalists, under Lord Digby, were routed here by Colonel Copley. The parish comprises the tnshps. of Barkstone, Huddlestone, Lotherton, Micklefield, South Milford and Newthorpe, and Sherburn. The town is situated on the direct road from Tadcaster to Ferry- bridge. Petty sessions are held on alternate Thursdays. The population of the township in 1861 was 1,465, but of the parish 3,944. The surface is varied, and the land fertile. The low grounds are watered by a stream called Bishop's Dyke. The neighbourhood abounds with orchards and gardens. There are flax and teazle grounds, both of which are largely cultivated for the Leeds market. The substratum abounds with ex- cellent freestone, of which great quantities were raised for the repair of York Minster and Westminster Abbey. Tho living is a vie. with the cur. of Micklefield annexed, in the dioc. of York, val. 135, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient edifice, with a tower containing five bells. The register dates from 1639. There are chapels-of-ease at Lotherton and Micklefield, also a district church at South Milford, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 104. The parochial charities produce about 315 pel- annum. There is an endowed grammar school, also a free school for girls. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. Market day is on Friday. A fair is held on 25th September for pedlary and merchandise, and a statute fair on the Friday before Martinmas. SHERBURN, a tnshp. in the par. of Pittington, S. div. of Easington ward, co. Durham, 3 miles S.E. of Durham. It has stations on the Sunderland and North- Eastern railways. A portion of the inhabitants are engaged in Ihe collieries. There are National schools for both sexes, also a reading-room, which is held at tho post-office. Tho Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. A hospital for lepers, founded by Bishop Pudsey in 1180, and destroyed by tho Scots, was restored by Thomas de Hessewell, in 1330. The society consisted of a master, several priests, and sixty-five lepers, and its revenue in the reign of Henry VIII. was returned at 142 0. d. It is yet in existence, having been incorporated in 1585 by Queen Elizabeth for a master and 30 brethren, and is still subject to the regulations then adopted. The house, which is of a quadrangular form, is situated in a valley on the eastern side of Sherburn water. It has been rebuilt since 1759, and was improved and added to in 1819. The chapel includes the old Roman tower. SHERCOCK, or KILLAN, a par., post, and market vil. in the bar. of Clonkee, co. Cavan, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 20 miles E. of Cavan, and 54 from Dublin. The soil is fertile and generally under cultivation. The surface is traversed by the road from Kingscourt to Cootehill. Lough Swillan is in the parish. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Kilmore, val. 551, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was built about halt a century ago. The parish retains its ancient name, Killan, in the Roman Catholic returns. There are a parochial, several day, and two Sunday schools, also a police station in the village, where petty sessions aro held once a fortnight. The linen trade was formerly considerable, but has declined. Shinan House is the principal seat. The Sheridans once lived here, and Richard and T. Sheridan were natives, and iron have been found in this parish Traces of coal