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Rh SOLLERSHOPE. 493 SOMEEFORD. It is situated betwixt the Warwick and Stratford-on- Avon canals, on the river Blythe. It is a polling-place for the county, and a decayed petty sessions and market town, containing the vils. of Shirley Street, Shirley Heath, Solihull, and Olton, the old seat of the barons of Limesi. There is a townhall over the market- place, also a savings-bank. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 1,455. The church, dedicated to St. Alphege, is a cruciform structure with a spired tower containing eight bells. The parochial charities produce about 560 per annum, of which 511 are realised from the town estates. There is a free grammar school, where Shenstone was educated, and National schools for both sexes at Shirley Street. The Independents and Wesleyans have each a place of worship, and the Roman Catholics a church recently erected. SOLLERSHOPE, a par. in the hund. of Greytree, co. Hereford, 6 miles N. of Ross, its post town, and 2 j from Fawley railway station. The village, which is small, is situated near the river Wye, and is wholly agricultural. The soil is of a clayey and loamy nature, with a subsoil of limestone rock. The living is a rect. annexed to that of How Caple, in the dioc. of Hereford. The church has a square tower containing three bells. The parochial charities produce about 1 10*. per annum. There is a free school for both sexes. Mrs. A. G. Coleman and Mrs. C. Holt are ladies of the manor. 80LLOGHODBEG, a par. in the bar. of Clanwilliam, co. Tipperary, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 2j miles N.W. of Tipperary, on the road to Borrisoleigh. The soil is good, but susceptible of improvement by draining. Grazing is principally attended to. The living is a rect. forming portion of the benefice of Cullen, in the dioc. of Emly. It is in the Roman Catholic parish of Ulla and Solohead. 8OLLOGHODMORE, a par. in the bar. of Clan- william, co. Tipperary, South Riding, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 3^ miles N.W. of Tipperary. The village, which is considerable, is situated on the road to Lime- rick. Grazing is chiefly attended to. The living is a rect. in the benefice of Cullen and dioc. of Emly. It is in the Roman Catholic parish of TJlla and Solohead. There is a school in connection with the National Board, founded by Lord Derby, whose seat of Bally- kisteen, in this parish, commands a view of the Galtee mountains. SOLPORT, a tnshp. in the par. of Stapleton, ward of Eskdale, co. Cumberland, 7 miles N.W. of Brampton. SOLVA, or SOLFACH, a vil. in the par. of Whit- church, co. Pembroke, 3 miles S.E. of St. David's, on St. Bride's Bay, under the cliffs at the mouth of the Sown river, which flows 8 miles S.W. of Llanreithion. It is a sub-port to Milford. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the coasting trade. SOMBOURN, KING'S, a hund. in the Romsey div. of co. Hants, contains the pars, of North Baddesley, Houghton, Romsey Extra, Timsbury, and part of King's Sombonm. SOMBOURN, KING'S, a par. partly in the above hund., and partly in that of Lower Buddlesgate, co. Hants, 3 miles S. of Stockbridge, its post town, and 8 j W. of Winchester. The village, which is large, is chiefly agricultural. King's Sombourn is mentioned in Domes- day Book, where it is spelled Somberne Megis, Prior to the Norman conquest it was part of a demesne belonging to the crown, and now forms part of the duchy of Lancaster. John of Gaunt had a palace here, the site of which remains near the National school. A portion of the in- habitants are employed in the iron foundries. The living is a vie.* with the cur. of Little Sombourn annexed, in the dioc. of Winchester, joint val. 606. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, is an ancient edifice with a wooden tower containing four bells. The register dates from 1762. There is a National school for both exes. The Independents and Wesleyans have each a place of worship. The President and Fellows of Mag- dalen College are lords of the manor. SOMBOURN, LITTLE, a par. in the hund. of King's Sombourn, co. Hants, 2 miles S.E. of Stock- bridge. It adjoins the parish of King's Sombourn, to which it is now annexed. SOMBOURN, UP, a tythg. in the par. of King's Sombourn, co. Hants, 34 miles S. of Stockbridge. SOMERBY, a par. in the hund. of Framland, co. Leicester, 6 miles W. of Oakham, its post town, and 7 from Melton Mowbray. The village is small, and the land chiefly pasture. A portion of the inhabitants are engaged in framework knitting. There are some brick kilns. The soil is clayey. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 224. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient cruciform structure with a square tower containing three bells. The parochial charities produce about 43 per annum, of which 15 go to the school. The Wesleyans have a place of worship, adjoining which is a Sunday-school. The Earl of Dysart and Babington, Esq., are lords of the manor. SOMERBY, a par. in the wap. of Winnibriggs, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 3J miles S.E. of Grantham, its post town and railway station. The village is of small extent. The par. includes the limit, of Great Humby. The living is a rect. * with the cur. of Humby annexed, in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 645. The church, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalen, is an ancient structure with a square tower containing one bell. The interior of the church contains an effigy of a crusader, also two brasses, one bearing date 1509. There is a National school for both sexes. SOMERBY, a par. in the S. div. of Yarborough wap., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 4 J miles N.W. of Caistor, and 2 from the Barnetby-le-Wold and Housham railway stations. The village is situated on the Wolds, and is wholly agricultural. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 184. The church is dedicated to St. Margaret. SOMERBY, a hmlt. in the par. and wap. of Corring- ham, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 2 miles E. of Gains- borojgh. SOMERCOTES, NORTH, a par. in the hund. of Louth Eske, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 9 miles N.E. of Louth, its post town, and 3 N.W. of Saltfleet. The village, which is large and straggling, is situated on the coast. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agricul- ture. The soil is of a sandy and loamy nature, and a large portion is rabbit warren. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 500, in the patron, of the Duchy of Lancaster. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, has a tower containing three bells. The interior of the church contains a font of great antiquity. The parochial charities produce about 7 per annum, ex- clusive of an allotment of 80 acres. There is a National school for both sexes. The Wesleyans, and Free and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship, and the former have a school for both sexes. At Donna-Nook is a range of buildings, recently erected, in connection with the coastguard service. S. T. Scrope, Esq., is lord of the manor. SOMEECOTES, SOUTH, a par. in the hund. of Louth- Eske, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 8 miles N.E. of Louth, its post town, and 1 mile S. of North Somercotes. The village, which is of small extent, is chiefly agricul- tural. The soil is of a loamy nature, with a subsoil of clay. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 559, in the patron, of the Duchy of Lancaster. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a tower with a spire containing three bells. The church goes by the name of .the " Queen of the Marsh," owing to its towering spire. The parochial charities produce about 3 per annum, exclusive of an allotment of 40 acres. There ia a school for both sexes, free to the children of North Somercotes. There is also an endowed Church school. The Wesleyans and Free Methodists have each a place of worship. S. T. Scrope, Esq., is lord of the manor. SOMEEDEN, a hund. in the lathe of Sutton-at-Uome, co. Kent, contains the pars, of Chiddingstone, Cowden, Heiver, Penshurst, and part of Speldhurst, comprising an area of 13,650 acres. SOMERFORD, a lib. in the par. of firewood, co. Staf-