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Rh 1 SPEAN. 508 SPETISBURY. and 3 from Nether Stowey. The village is situated under the Quantock hills. The par. includea the hmlts. of Courtway and Merridge. The soil consists of red clay, -with a suhsoil of stone. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 594. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, has a square tower containing a clock and five bells. The register dates from 1553. The parochial charities produce about 106 per annum, of which 68 go to Cooke's school, alms- houses, &c. There is a National school for both sexes, also a Sunday-school. The Baptists and Wesleyans have each a chapel. Lord Taunton is lord of the manor. SPEAN, a stream of the co. of Inverness, Scotland, rises in Loch Laggan, and joins the Lochy near Spean Bridge, where fairs are held. SPECKINGTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Yeovelton, co. Somerset, near Ilchester. SPEDDYD, a tnshp. in the par. of Llandrynog, co. Denbigh, 5 miles N. of Euthin. SPEECH-HOUSE-WALK, an ext. par. place in the par. of West Dean, bund, of St. Briavells, co. Glou- cester, 4 miles W. of Newnham. In the vicinity is tho Lodge, where the courts are held. SPEEN, a par. in the hnnds. of Faircross and Kint- bury-Eagle, co. Berks, 1J mile N.W. of Newbury, its post town. The village, which is of large extent, is situated betwixt the rivers Kennet and Lamborne, near Donnington Castle. The par. includes the hmlts. of Bagnor, Marsh, Benham, Speenhamland, Stock Cross, and Wood-Speen. This place occupies the site of the Eoman station Spina, mentioned by Antonine, situated on Icknield and Ryknield Streets, whence a way turned to Bath. It was the scene of the second battle of Newbury, fought between Charles I. and the parliamentary army in 1646. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 250, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Mary, and contains a monument to the Margrave of Anspach. In addition to the parish church are the district churches at Speen- hamland and Stock Cross, the livings of which are per- pet. curs. The parochial charities produce about 38 per annum. There is a parochial school for both sexes. Benham Park is the principal residence. The Wesleyans havo a chapel at Stock Cross. SPEENHAMLAND, a chplry. in the par. of Speen, co. Berks, 1 mile E. of Speen, and 9 miles from Hunger- ford. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 152, in the patron, of the vicar. The church was built in 1831. SPEENWOOD-WITH-BAGNOE, a tnshp. in the par. of Speen, as above. SPEETON, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Brid- lington, wap. of Dickering, East Hiding co. York, 5J miles N.W. of Bridlington, its post town. It is a station on the Hull, Bridlington, and Scarborough railway. The village, which is chiefly agricultural, is situated near the coast. Numerous flint instruments, spear- heads, and other ancient relics have been discovered in this parish. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 50. The church is an ancient stone struc- ture with a turret containing one bell. There is a parochial school for both sexes. Lord Londesborough is lord of the manor and principal landowner. SPEKE, a tnshp. in the par. of Childwall, hund. of West Derby, co. Lancaster, 6 miles S.W. of Prescot. It has stations on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin- colnshire, and London and North- Western railways. It is situated on the river Mersey. The village is con- siderable. SPELBROOK, a hmlt. in the par. of Bishop Stortford, co. Herts, 2 miles S. of Bishop Stortford. SPELDHUEST, a par. in the hunds. of Washling- stone and Somerden, co. Kent, 3 miles N.W. of Tun- bridge Wells, its post town. The par., which is inter- sected by a branch of the river Medway, includes a portion of the town of Tunbridge Wells, and the chplry. of Groombridge. A portion of the inhabitants are em- ployed in the Barden iron-furnace. Hops are extensively cultivated. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Can- terbury, vol. 303. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a tower containing five bells. It was rebuilt in 1792, the old one having been destroyed by light- ning in 1791. The register dates from the 16th century. There are also the district churches of Eusthall and Groombridgo, the livings of which are perpet. curs. The parochial charities produce about 23 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. C. Powell, Esq., is lord of the manor. SPELHOE, a hund. in the co. of Northampton, con- tains the town of Northampton, and the pars, of Abing- ton, Great and Little Billing, Boughton, Kingsthorpe, Moulton, Overstone, Pisford, Spratton, and Weston- Favell, comprising an area of 17,650 acres. 8PELSBUEY, a par. in the hund. of Chadlington, co. Oxford, 2 miles S.W. of Enstone, and 4J S.E. of Chipping-Norton. Charlbury is its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the river Evenlode. The par. includes the hmlts. of Dean, Ditchley, Fulwell, and Taston. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 211, in the patron, of Chriet Church, Oxford. The church is dedicated to All Saints. It contains brasses of John, Earl of Rochester, and of his father Lord Wilmot. The charities consist of Gary's almshouses, with an endowment of 12. There is a free school, chiefly supported by Viscount Dillon, who is lord of the manor. SPELTHOENE, a hund. in tho co. of Middlesex, contains the pars, of Ashford, East Bedfont, Feltham, Hampton, Hanworth, Laleham, Littleton, Shepperton, Staines, Stamwell, Sunbury, and Teddington, comprising an area of 23,500 acres. SPEN, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Gomersall, West Riding co. York, 4 miles N.W. of Dewsbury. SPENNITHORNE, a par. in the wap. of West Hang, North Riding co. York, 2 miles S.E. of Leyburn, and 1 mile N.E. of Middleham. It is a station on the North- allerton, Bedale, and Leyburn branch of the North- Eastern railway. The village is situated on the river Ure, and is chiefly agricultural. The par. comprises the tnshps. of Bellerby and Harmby. Tho living is a rect. in the dioc. of Eipon, val. 425. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient structure with a square tower, and a clock and three bells. The interior of tho church contains tablets to the family of Chaytor. There is also a district church at Bellerby, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 78. There is a parochial school for both sexes. Hutchinson, the Hebraist, was born here in 1674. The Hall is the principal residence. SPERNALL, a par. in the Alcester div. of Barlich- way hund., co. Warwick, 3J miles N. of Alcester. Bromsgrove is its post town. The village, which is small, is situated on the Cheltenham road, near the river Arrow. The inhabitants are wholly agricultural. The Warwickshire hounds meet in this parish. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 154. The church is dedicated to St. Leonard. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. S. R. Throck- morton, Esq., is lord of the manor. SPETCHLEY, a par. in the lower div. of Oswalds- low hund., co. Worcester, 3 miles S.E. of Worcester, its post town, and 22 from Cheltenham. It is a station on the Midland railway. The village ia small and whoDy agricultural. It is mentioned in Domesday Book as Speclea. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 109. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure with a tower. It contains effigies of Judge Berkeley, &c. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. There is a Eoman Catho- lic school supported by R. Berkeley, Esq. Spetchley House is a square mansion situated in a well-wooded park. R. Berkeley, Esq., is lord of the manor. SPETISBURY, a par. in the hund. of Loosebarrow, co. Dorset, 3 miles S.E. of Blanford, its post town, and 8 fromWimbourn. It is a station on the Dorset Central railway. The village is situated on the river Stour, and is chiefly agricultural. In the vicinity is a round camp called Spettisbury Rings, in which many Saxon antiquities have been discovered. Here was formerly a