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Rh STANFORP-LE-HOPE. 523 STANLEY. Tlio parochial charities produce about 48 per annum, of which 7 go to a school. There is a National school for both sexes. The Independents have a chapel. Pryse Pryse Loveden, Esq., M.P., of Buscot Park, is lord of the manor. STANFORD-LE-HOPE, a par. in the hund. of Bar- stable, co. Essex, 16 miles S.E. of Romford, its post town, and 3 E. of Orsett. It is a station on the Tilbury and S'liilhend railway. The village, which is chiefly agri- cultural, is situated near Hope Reach, in the Thames. A large portion of the land is marshy. The Essex hounds meet in this parish. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 840. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, is an ancient structure with a tower and five bells. The parochial charities produce about 55 per annum, of which 38 go to Davison's school. A parochial school was erected in 1853. STANFORD-ON-TEAME, a par. in the upper div. of Doddingtree hund., co. Worcester, 13 miles N.E. of Worcester, its post town, and 6 N.W. of Martley. The village, which is small, ia situated on the river Teamc, and is chiefly agricultural. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 260. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a tower and four bells. It was rebuilt in 1 768. Stanford Court is a manor situated in an extensive park, containing the Stone House Hermitage. STANFORD-REGIS, a tnshp. in the par. of Bishop's- Fromc, hund. of Radlow, co. Hereford, 3 miles S.E. of liromyard. Here is a petrifying spring. STANFORD RIVERS, a par. in the hund. of Ongar, co. Essex, 9 miles N. of Romford, its post town, and 2 S.W. of Chipping-Ongar. This village, which is consi- derable, and chiefly agricultural, derives its name from a stone ford over the river Roding, and its adjunct from the family of Rivers, to whom the manor once belonged. The Ongar Union poorhouso is situated in this parish. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 1,007, in the patron, of the crown, in right of the Duchy of Lancaster. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient edifice, with a tower surmounted by a spire and containing two bells. The interior contains three brasses bearing date from 1492, and the chancel has a stained window. The register dates from 1558. There is a National school for both sexes. The Inde- pendents have a place of worship. STANFORD-UPON-SOAR, a par. in the S. div. of Rushcliffe wap, co. Nottingham, 1 mile N.E. of Lough- borough, its post town and railway station, and 13 miles S. of Nottingham. The village, which is small, is situated on the river Soar, near the Midland Counties railway and the borders of Leicestershire. The inhabi- tants arc chiefly engaged in agriculture. This parish was once a Roman station. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 435. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, or St. Luke, is an ancient structure, with a tower and three bells. It contains stained windows and a brass of a priest bearing date 1400. The parochial charities produce about 5 per annum. Stan- ford Park is the principal residence. Rev. S. P. Dash- wood is lord of the manor. STANFREE, a hmlt. in the par. of Bolsover, co. Derby, 6 miles N.E. of Chesterfield. STANGOW, a tnshp. in the par. of Skelton, E. div. of Langbaurgh lib., North Riding co. York, 4 miles E. of Guisborough. ^STANliOE, a par. in the hund. of Smithdon, co. Norfolk, 10 miles from Rougham, its post town, and 2 E. of Docking. It is a station on the West Norfolk Junction branch of the Great Eastern railway. The village, which is small, is chiefly agricultural. The soil is productive, with a subsoil of chalk and marl. There is a savings-bank. This living is a rect, with the vie.* of Barwick annexed, in the dioc. of Norwich, val. respectively 480 and 30. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has recently been restored. The register dates from 1558. The parochial charities produce about 8 per annum, which go to a school. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel. Miss S. M. ilostc, of Barwick House, is lady of the manor, STANHOPE, a par. and market town in the N.W. div. of Darlington ward, co. Durham, 5 J miles N.W. of Wolsingham and 17 from Bishop Auckland. It is a station on the Wear Valley branch of the North- Eastern railway. It is situated on the northern bank of the river Wear, and near the confluence of the Stanhope burn with the river Wear. The parish is rugged and mountainous, except near the river-banks, but is rich in mineral wealth, especially lead ore. It stretches from Wolsingham on the E. to the borders of Cumberland on the W., being one of the most extensive parishes in the co. of Durham, and is divided into the townships or quarters of Forest, Newlandside, Park, and Stanhope. It is a polling place for the county, and was formerly a market town. The town chiefly consists of one long street, and near the western extremity is Stanhope Hall, an ancient mansion regularly defended by a curtain. The water supply is from the public fountain in market- place. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in the lead works on the banks of the Wear, belonging to the London company, and in agriculture. Petty sessions are held monthly. The river is crossed by a bridge. The living is a rect.,* in the dioc. of Durham, val. 1,650. The church, dedicated to St. Thomas the Apostle, has a low square tower. The register dates from 1G08. In addition to the parish church are the district churches of Heath- erycleugh, St. John's, Rookhopo, Eastgate, and Froster- ley, the livings of which are perpet. curs., val. 400 each. The parochial charities produce about 204 per annum, of which 15 go to Harwell's, 89 to Weardalc, 21 to Westgate, and 10 to Boltsburn and Chapel schools. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. The park is 12 miles in circumference, and was formerly the Bishop of Durham's hunting- ground. It is memorable as being the place where Douglas retired before Edward III. in 1327. Market day is on Friday. Fairs are held on the Wednesday before Easter, on the second Friday in September, and on the 21st December. STANHOPE-BURN, a feeder of the Tweed, co. Peebles, Scotland. On its bank is Stanhope House, the seat of Sir G. Montgomery, Bart. STANHOPE QUARTER, a tnshp. in the par. of Stanhope, N.W. div. of Darlington ward, co. Durham. STANION, a par. in the hund. of Corby, co. Northampton, 4J miles S.E. of Rockingham, and 6 N.E. of Kettering. Thrapstone is its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Nen, and is wholly agricultural. The living is a cur., annexed to the vie. of Brigstock, in the dioc. of Peterborough. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. There is a free school. The Earl of Cardigan is lord of the manor. STANK, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Winton, par. of Sigston Kirby, North Riding co. York, 3 miles N. of Northallerton. STANKS, a hmlt. in the par. of Barwick-in-Elmet, West Riding co. York, 6J miles N.E. of Leeds. STANKTHREAD, a fall of 20 feet of the river Eden, in the par. of Kirkby Stephen, co. Westmoreland. STANLEY, a chplry. in the par. of Spondon, hund. of Appletrce, co. Derby, 6 miles N.E. of Derby, its post town, and 4 W. of Ilkeston railway station. The village is small, and chiefly agricultural. Rope making is earned on. The living is a perpet. cur., annexed to the vie. of Spondon, in the dioc. of Lichlield. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew. The charities produce about 1 per annum. The Wesleyans have a chapel. STANLEY, a hmlt. in the district par. of St. Anne's, borough of Liverpool, co. Lancaster, 2 miles E. of Liverpool. It contains the cattle market. STANLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Leek, N. div. of Totmonslow hund., co. Stafford, 4J miles S.W. of Leek. It is situated near the Caldon canal. The manor anciently belonged to the Aldithleys, or Audlcys, from whom it passed to Adam de Stanlegh, ancestor of the Stanleys. STANLEY, a quoad sacra par. in the pars, of Aughtcr- gaven and Rcdgorton, co. Perth, Scotland, 6 miles N. of Perth, and 9 S. of Dunkeld. It is a junction station on 3 Y