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Rh S1XIIILLS. 475 SKELBROOKE. ccntly laid out. Theobald, the editor of Shakspeare, was a native of Sittingbourno. Corn-market day is Friday. Fairs are held at Whitsuntide and Michaelmas. SIXHILLS, a par. in the E. div. of Wraggoe wap., parts of Lindscy, co. Lincoln, 4J miles S.E. ofllarket- Jiasen, its post town, and 11J W. of Louth. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. There was formerly a priory of nuns and canons, founded by Albert-de-Greslei in the reign of Stephen, and in which Mary, wife of Christopher Seton, was imprisoned by Edward I. in 1300. The surface is hilly, but the soil fertile, and limestone is quarried. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 67. The church is dedicated to All Saints. There is a chapel for Koman Catholics. SIX HUNDREDS, a hmlt. in the par. of Heckington, CO. Lincoln, 5 miles E.S.E. of Sleaford. SIX-MILE-BIilDGE, a vil. in the tnshp. of Weets- lade, co. Northumberland, 5 miles N. of Newcastle. SIXMILEBRIDGE, a vil. in the bar. of Smallcounty, co. Limerick, Ireland, 4 miles N. of Bruff, on the river Commogue. SIXMILEBRIDGE, a small post town in the par. of Kilfinaghta, bar. of Lower Bunratty, co. Clare, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 11 miles S.E. of Ennis, and 128 from Dublin. It is a station on the Limerick and Ennis railway. The village, which was formerly a market town, is situated on the river Ongarnee, and the old Limerick and Ennis road. It contains the parish church, a Roman Catholic chapel, police station, sessions house, bridewell, two mills, and the ruins of the market house. It had formerly a small religious house, a cell to St. Saviour's, Limerick. General sessions are held in June, and petty sessions at intervals. Sixmilebridge House is the principal seat. A fair is held on 5th December. SIX-MILE-CROSS, a post-office vil. in th par. of Termonmaguirk, bar. of Omagh, co. Tyrone, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 8 miles W.S.W. of Pomeroy, It is a station on the Belfast and Clones railway. Here are a district church, Presbyterian meeting-house, and a school. The village and surrounding country are the property of Earl Belmore. SIXMILEWATER, a stream of the co. of Antrim, Ireland, rises near Larne, and falls into Lough Neagh at Antrim Bay. SIXPENNY-HANDLEY, a hund. in the co. of Dorset, contains the pars, of Handley, Cann, Compton Abbas, Fontmell Magna, Iwerne Minster, Melbury Abbas, and East and West Orchard, comprising an area of 16,960 acres. SIZERGH-FELL-SIDE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Levens, co. Westmoreland, 3 miles S.W. of Kendal. It is situated near the river Kent, and its principal attrac- tion is the castle, with its collection of portraits. It has been the seat of the Stricklands since Edward I.'s time. SIZEWELL, a hmlt. in the par. of Leiston, hund. of Blything, co. Suffolk, 4 miles N.E. of Aldborough, its post town. It is situated under Sizewell Cliffs, on the coast. Near to the shore is Sizewell Bank, a growing shoal 6 miles by three-quarters of a mile in extent. Sizewell Gap, a small bay on the coast, was formerly a place for smugglers, and is now a coastguard station. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to that of Leiston, in the dioc. of Norwich. There was formerly a chapel, dedicated to St. Nicholas. SKAILL LOCH, a freshwater lake near Holorow Kka^'gie, in the AVest Orkney Isles, Scotland. S 1C AILWICK, a district in the island of Westray, co. Orkney, Scotland. .SKAR WEATHER, a sandbank outside Swansea Bay, on the coast of co. Glamorgan, 3 miles W. of Porthcawl. SKATERAW, a vil. in the par. of Innerwick, co. iL;ton, Scotland, 4 miles S.E. of Dunbar. SKATERIGG, a vil. in the par. and co. of Renfrew, nid, chiefly inhabited by colliers. SKATE-ROAD, an anchorage inside of Holy Island, on the coast of co. Northumberland, near Warnham Bar. SKAW HOLM, or OUTSTACK ROCK, a. small isk-t forming one of the North Shetland group, coast of VOL. III. Scotland. It lies to the N. of Unst, and is the most northerly point of the British Isles. SKEA, a hmlt. in the par. of Clanawley, co. Ferma- nagh, Ireland, 3 miles S.W. of Enniskillen. SKEAN, a lough on the borders of the cos. of Sligo and Roscommon, Ireland, near Lough Meelagh. SKECKLING, a hmlt. in the par. of Burstwick, S. div. of Holderness wap., East Riding co. York, 8 miles E. of Hull, its post town, and 2 from the Burstwick station, on the Hull and Holderness railway. SKEEBY, a tnshp. in the par. of Easby, wap. of West Gilling, North Riding co. York, 2 miles N.E. of Rich- mond. It is a small agricultural village, situated on a branch of the river Swale. In 1839 a chapel-of-ease was erected here, with a school adjoining. SKEFFINGTON, a par. in the hund. of East Goscoto, CO. Leicester, 10 miles S.E. of Leicester, its post town, and 2 N.W. of Tugby. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Eye, and is chiefly agri- cultural. The land is of a hilly nature, abounding in well-timbered lawns. The soil consists of clay and gravel. Sir R. Button's hounds are kennelled in this parish. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peter- borough, val. 446. The church, dedicated to St. Thomas-a-Becket, is an ancient structure with a low square tower and five bells. It contains a piscina, stained windows, and monuments of tho Skeffingtons, which family became extinct in 1850. Skefiington Hall contains a drawing-room floored and wainscoted out of one oak, also a gallery with portraits of Henry VIII. and other monarchs, by Vandyke, &c. There is a Sunday-school and a Dissenting chapel. Sir R. Sutton ia lord of the manor. SKEFFLING, a par. in the S. div. of Holderncss wap., East Riding co. York, 4 miles S.E. of Patrington, its post town, and 3 from the sea-coast. Tho village, which is small, is situated at the mouth of tho river Humber, and is wholly agricultural. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of York, val. 53. The church, dedicated to St. Helen, is an ancient structure with a tower. The parochial charities produce about 8 per annum. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. Sir T. A. C. Constable is lord of the manor. SKEGBY, a par. in the N. div. of Broxtow wap., co. Nottingham, 3 miles W. of Mansfield, its post town. The village, which is extensive, is situated on tho oppo- site acclivities of a deep valley on the banks of the river Meden. A portion of tho inhabitants are employed in the collieries, and some females in framework knitting. There are limestone quarries, brick and lime kilns, a pottery, and a steam corn-mill. The living is a perpet. cur. in tho dioc. of Lincoln, val. 78, in the patron, of tho bishop. Tho church, which is situated some distance from the village, is an ancient structure much dilapidated. There is a National school, and a Weslcyan chapel. J. Dodsley, Esq., is lord of the manor and chief land- owner. SKEGBY, a hmlt. in the par. of Marnham, co. Notts, 3 miles S.E. of Taxford. SKEGGLES WATER, a pool in the chplry. of Kent- mere, par. of Kendal, co. Westmoreland, 8 miles N.W. of Kendal. It drains into the river Kent. SKEGNESS, a par. in the Marsh div. of Candleshoo wap., parts of Lindsay, co. Lincoln, 5 miles N.E. of Wainileet, its post town, and 4 S.E. of Burgh. Accord- ing to Leland, here was once a considerable town, with a haven and castle, but swallowed up by the sea. It is now a small bathing village situated on the coast, near Skegness Spit, where the sand drives at low water. There are two hotels and several lodging-houses. A brisk trade is done in coals. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 103. The church, dedicated^ St. Clement, is an ancient structure with a tower. The parochial charities produce about 6 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. Tho Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have chapels. Lord Monson is lord of the manor. SKELBROOKE, a chplry. in the par. of South Kirby, upper div. of Osgoldcross wap., West Riding co. York, 3 a