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Rh SMALLBROOKE. 487 SSIEETII. in the patron, of the Vicar of Rochdale. The church is modern. There are National and other schools. SMALLBROOKE, a tythg. in the par. of Newton St. Cyres, co. Devon, 4 miles N.W. of Exeter. SMALLBURGH, a par. in the Tunstead and Happing incorporation and him. I. of Tunstead, co. Norfolk, 12 miles N.E. of Norwich, its post town, and 5| S.E. of North Walsham. The village, which is small and irregularly built, is situated near- the navigable river Ant, which has a wharf at Wayford Bridge. This parish adjoins that of Stalham, and is intersected by the road from Cromer to Yarmouth. At a short distance from the bridge are traces of a Roman station. In this parish is situated the Tunstead union poorhouse, at which petty sessions are held every Tuesday for the incorpo- rated. hunds. of Happing and Tunstead. The soil con- sists of a rich loam, producing abundant wheat crops. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 389, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is a small structure, the tower of which fell down in 1677, and has not been rebuilt. The parochial charities produce about 21 per annum, which goes towards the repairs of the church, also a poor's allot- ment. There are a union school and a village school. SMALLEY, a chplry. in the par. of Morley, hund. of Morleston, co. Derby, 6 miles N.E. of Derby, its post town, and 4 N.W. of Ilkeston railway station. The village is considerable, and chiefly modern. A portion of the inhabitants are employed in the extensive col- lieries, and in lace making. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect. of Morley, in the dioc. of Lichfield. The church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. The paro- chial charities consist of about 40 per annum, realised from land bequeathed by S. Richardson in 1711, and about 10 from other sources. There is an endowed school for boys, and a National school for girls. The Baptists have a place of worship. The manor house is the principal residence. SMALLHOLM, a vil. in the par. of Loch Maben, CO. Dumfries, Scotland, 3 miles S.W. of Lockerby. SHALLHYTHE, a chplry. in the par. and hund. of Tenterden, lower dir. of Scray lathe, co. Kent, 2 miles S.E. of Tenterden. It is situated near the coast and within the cinque-port liberties. The land is chiefly in pasture and hop plantations. The living is a don. cur. in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 107, in the patron. of the householders of Dumborne-in-Tenterden. The church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist, and was erected about 1509. SMALL ISLES, a par. of the Hebrides, in the district of Mull, co. Argyle, Scotland, except Eigg, which is annexed to the shire of Inverness. It comprises the islands of Rum, Canna, Muck, and Eigg, besides several smaller islands. It was a part of the parish of Sleat till 1726, when it was erected into a separate parochial charge. The par. is in the presb. of Skye and synod of Glenelg, and in the patron, of the crown. The stipend of the minister is about 158. There is no parish church, but a school-house at Eigg in which divine service is celebrated. There are also a Free Church preaching station, a Roman Catholic place of worship at Eigg, and a Society school at Muck. A notice of each of these islands is given separately. SJIALL1UCE, a hmlt. in the par. of Sandon, co. Stafford, 4 miles N.E. of Stafford. SMALLRIDGE, a tythg. in the par. of Axminster, co. Devon, near Axminster. SMALLS, a cluster of rocks off the coast of Pem- broke, 20 miles W. of St. Bride's Head. They are marked by a lighthouse 70 feet high, exhibiting a red light visible for 13 miles at sea. 'SMALLTHORN, a hinlt. in the par. of Norton-on- the-Moors, co. Stafford, 2| miles N.E. of Burslem, on the Caldon canal. SMALLWOOD, a tnshp. in the par. of Astbury, hund. of Northwich, co. Chester, 3 miles S.E. of Sand- biicli. Church Lawton is its post town. The village, which is irregularly built, is chiefly agricultural. The living is a jicrpct. cur. in the dioc. of Chester, val. 100, in the patron, of the Rector of Astbury. The church, dedicated to St. John, is a modern structure with a stained window. There is a National school, and a place of worship for Wesleyans. SMANNELL, or SWANHILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Andover, co. Hants, 2 miles N.E. of Andover. SMARBER, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Melbecks, par. of Grinton, North Riding co. York, 2 miles E. of Muker, on the river Swale. SMARDALE, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirkby-Stephen, East ward, co. Westmoreland, 2 J miles S.W. of Kirkby- Stephen. It is a station on the Barnard Castle, South Durham, and Lancashire Union railway. The village is situated on a branch of the river Eden, near Crosby and Ash Fells. It formerly belonged to the Smerdales of Smardale Hall, now a farmhouse. There is a free school situated at Waitby. SMARDEN, a par. and post town in the hund. of Calehill, upper div. of Scray lathe, co. Kent, 9 miles N.E. of Cranbrooke, and 3 S. of Headcorn railway station. The parish is situated on the South-Easteru railway and the river Buelt. The village, which is considerable, was formerly a market town. The land is partly in hop-grounds. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 501, in the patron, of the arch- bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, has a square tower containing five bells. The register dates from 1632. The parochial charities produce about 64 per annum, of which 45 go to the free school founded in 1716 by Stephen Dudson. There are places of worship for the Baptists and Wesleyans. A National school for boys has recently been built. SMARMORE, a par. in the bar. of Ardee, co. Louth, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2J miles S.S.W. of Ardee, its post town. It is 2j miles long by 1 mile in breadth, and occupies the S.W. of the barony, adjoining the county of Meath. The laud is chiefly in tillage. The living is a vie. in the benefice of Ardeo, the inha- bitants are wholly Roman Catholic. In the demesne of Smarmore Castle, the residence of Myles Taaffo, Esq., three Danish raths are still preserved. SMEATON, GREAT, a par. in the waps. of Allerton- shire and Gilling East, North Riding co. York, 7 miles N.W. of Northallerton, its post town, and 2 from the Cowton station, on the North-Eastern lino of railway. The village is situated on an eminence near the rivers Wiske and Tees. The par. includes the hinlts. of Hornby and Enter-Common. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The living is a rect.* with the cur. of Appleton-upon- Wiske annexed, in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 472. The church is an ancient stone structure with a turret containing two bells. There is a chapel-of-ease at Appleton, also an ancient Norman structure. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. There is a National school. SMEATON, KIRK, a par. in the upper div. of Osgoldcross wap., West Riding co. York, 6 miles S.E. of Pontefract. The village is situated on the S. bank of the river Wfinte. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of York, val. 370. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure. There is a National school. SMEATON, LITTLE, a tnshp. in the par. of Wo- mersley, lower div. of Osgoldcross wap., West Riding co. York, half-a-mile N.E. of Kirk-Smeaton, and 6 miles S.E. of Pontefract. The village is situated on the northern bank of the river Wente. SMEATON, LITTLE, a tnshp. in the par. of Birkby, wap. of Allertonshire, North Riding co. York, 1 mile S. of Great Smeaton, and 5J miles N.W. of Northallerton. 8MEDLEY, a hmlt. in the par. and borough of Manchester, co. Lancashire, 1 mile N. of Manchester. SMEETH, a par. in the lib. of Bircholt Franchise, lathe of Shepway, co. Kent, 4 J miles S.E. of Ashford, its post town, and 7 from Hythe. It is a station on the South-Eastern railway. The village, which is of small extent, is chiefly agricultural. The par. includes the hmlt. of Ridgway, and was formerly a market town. The East Kent hounds meet in this parish. The land is partly in hop-grounds. The living is a cur. annexed to