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Rh SPITTLE-BOUGHTON. 510 SPRIDLINGTON. SPITTLE-BOUGHTON, an ext. par. place, in the city and co. of Chester. SPITTLEGATE, a tnshp. in the par. of Grantham, Winnibriggs wap., co. Lincoln, 1 mile S.E. of Grantham, within -which borough it is situated. It is a petty sessions town, and contains the Grantham union poor- house. The tnshp. includes Houghton and Walton. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lincoln, in the patron, of the Vicar of Grantham. The church, a modern structure, is dedicated to St. John. See GRAN- THAM. SPITTLE-HILL, a tnshp. in the par. of Mitford, W. div. of Morpeth ward, co. Northumberland, 2 miles from Morpeth. It is situated on the river Font, and had formerly an hospital dedicated to St. Leonard. SPIXWORTH, a par. in the hund. of Taverham, co. Norfolk, 4 miles N.E. of Norwich, its post town. The village, which is small, is situated on a branch of the river Brue, and is wholly agricultural. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 362. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. Spixworth Hall is situated in a well-wooded park. J. Longe, Esq., is lord of the manor. SPOAD, a tnshp. in the par. of Clun, co. Salop, 6 miles S.W. of Bishop's Castle, on the river Clun, near Offa's Dyke. SPOFFORTH, a par. and tnshp. in the upper div. of Claro wap., West Riding co. York, 3J miles N.W. of Wetherby, its post town, and 4 S.E. of Knaresborougb. It is a station on the York and Harrogate section of the North-Eastern railway. The parish is extensive, and is bounded on the N.E. by a branch of the river Nidd, and on the S. by the river Wharfe. It includes the tnshps. of Wetherby, Follifoot, Linton, Plumpton, Little Ribston, and Spofforth. In the vicinity are ruins of the castle of the Percys, built prior to 1309, and demolished by the Yorkists after the battle of Towton. The village is neatly built, and contains several good houses. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 1,538. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient stone structure with a tower and four bells. There is also a district church at Wetherby, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 120. The parochial charities produce about 8 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel. Lord Leconfield is lord of the manor. SPONDON, a par. in the hund. of Appletree, co. Derby, 3j miles S.E. of Derby, its post town. It is a station on the Midland counties railway. The village is situated near the Derby canal and the river Derwent. The par. formerly included the chplries. of Stanley, Chaddesden, and Lockhay, but these have recently been erected into separate parishes. A large portion of the inhabitants are employed in the cotton mills, and in framework knitting. The village, situated on an emi- nence overlooking the Vale of Derwent, is of consider- able extent, and contains many good houses. The chief produce is cheese. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 162. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a spired tower and five bells. There is also a district church at Stanley, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 64. The parochial charities produce about 186 per annum, of which 17 go to Gilbert's school. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel. SPOONBED, a tythg. in the par. of Painswick, Bisley hund., co. Gloucester, 2 miles from Painswick. The village is considerable. On Spoonbed Hill is a Roman camp 3 acres in extent. In 1052 it was occupied by Earl Godwin, and in 1643 by the royalists. Roman coins and other antiquities have been discovered here. SPOONHILL, a tnshp. in the par. of Ellesmere, co. Salop, near Ellesmere. It is in conjunction with Oteley. Spoonbill House is a meet for the United Pack hounds. SPOONLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Adderley, co. Salop, 2 miles N.W. of Market-Drayton. SPOBLE- WITH-PALGRAVE, a par. in the hund. of Sonth Greenhoe, co. Norfolk, 2 miles N.E. ofSwaffham, its post town. The par., which is extensive, includes the hmlts. of Great and Little Palgrave, formerly separate parishes. The village is scattered, and the in- habitants chiefly agricultural. Here was formerly a priory of Black Canons, founded in Henry II. 'a time as a cell to Saumur Abbey, and presented by Henry VI. to Eton College. The soil consists of clay upon a subsoil of clay and marl. The living is a vie., with the rects. of Great and Little Palgrave annexed, in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 300, in the patron, of Eton College. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure with a tower and two bells. It has several stained windows. The register dates from 1563. The parochial charities produce about 110 per annum, of which 90 is realised from a fuel allotment. There is a National school for both sexes. The Primitive Methodists have a chapel. The lordship of the manor belongs to St. Katherine's Hospital, London. SPOTLAND, a tnshp. in the par. of Rochdale, hund. of Salford, co. Lancaster, 1 mile N.W. of Rochdale, of which it forms a populous suburb. See ROCHDALE. SPOTT, a par. in the co. of Haddington, Scotland. It contains a vil. of the same name. This parish con- sists of two detached portions, comprehending a fertile lowland district, and part of the hilly district of Lam- mermuir, the former about 2| miles in length, with a mean breadth of three-quarters of a mile; and the latter about 3| miles, with an extreme breadth of 2j miles. The surface of the larger section is hilly, including part of the Lammermuir hills, which attain an elevation :it Sparkleton Hill of 700 feet above sea-level. The soil is principally light and sandy, though in some parts clayey. The underlying rocks consist mainly of Old Red sand- stone, the detached section being grey wacke. The parish is touched by the road from Edinburgh to Berwick. The village of Spott is about 2J miles S.W. of Dunbar, and 4 N.W. of Innerwick. It is situated on Spott AVater, under Lammennuir, and within easy access to the Dun- bar and Innerwick stations of the North British rail- way. On the top of Spott loan witches were burnt as late as 1705. About half a mile E. of the village is Doon, or Down Hill, where Leslie encamped before the battle of Dunbar, more generally called in Scotland the battle of Down Hill. A little to the S.W. of the village are traces of an ancient camp, and at Kisthill is a mineral spring, formerly resorted to for scorbutic complaints. This par. is in the presb. of Dunbar and synod of Lothian and Tweeddale. The stipend of the minister is about 313. The parish church was restored in 1790. There is a subscription school. The principal seats are Spott House of the Hays, situated upon a rock in a low glen , and Bowerhouses. SPRATTING STREET, a hmlt. in the par. of St. Laurence, hund. of Ringslow, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 1 mile N.W. of Ramsgate. SPRATTON, a par. in the hund. of Spelhoe, co. Northampton, 6J miles N.W. of Northampton, its post town. The village is situated on the road from Northamp- ton to Leicester and the river Nen. The Pytchley hounds meet in this neighbourhood. The par. includes the hmlt. of Little Creaton, belonging to the ward of Guilsborough. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 375. The church, dedicated to St. Luke, was restored in 1846. The parochial charities pro- duce about 48 per annum. There is a free school for both sexes, also an infant school. The Independents and Baptists have each a chapel. . SPREYTON, a par. in the hund. of Wonford, co. Devon, 7 miles N.E. of Okehampton, its post town, and 3 from Whiddon Down. The village, which is of small extent, is chiefly agricultural. There are some traces of lead in the parish. The village occupies the highest ground in the county, and commands a view of 30 churches. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 135. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum. Barton Hall is the principal residence. SPRIDLINGTON a par. in the E. div. of Aslacoe, wap., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, and 8 SJ5. of