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Rh STANTON CHURCH. 527 STANTON ST. BERNARD. tural, is situated near the Erewash and Nutbrook canals. Coal is found here. The Donnington hounds meet in thia parish. A portion of the inhabitants are en- gaged in the iron works. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Liehfield, val. 326, in the patron, of trustees. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, has a tower and four bells. It contains an altar-piece and several monuments. The parochial charities pro- duce about 106 per annum, part of which is the en- dowment to Middlemore's 6 almshouses". In the vicinity is a stone cross bearing date 1632. The Earl of Stan- hope is lord of the manor. STANTON CHURCH. See CHURCH STANTON, co. Devon. STANTON-DREW, a par. in the hund. of Keynsham, co. Somerset, 7 miles S. of Bristol, and 1J mile S.W. of Pensford. The par., which is extensive, is situated under Dundry beacon, on the river Chew, near Wans- dyke. It contains the hmlt. of Belton or Belluton, which signifies, according to some antiquaries, " Baal town," or "the Town of the Sun." Near the centre of the parish are extensive Druidical remains, consisting of circles of large stones, most of them of mag- nesian limestone, and a few of red sandstone. Copper mines were formerly worked hero, but are now disused. A portion of the land is in pasture. The living is a vie., with the cur. of Pensford annexed, in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 236, in the patron, of the arch- deacon of Bath. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, ia an ancient stone edifice. The interior contains a font of great antiquity, and in the N. aisle are monuments of the Coates, Foster, and Lyde families. The register dates from 1651. The parochial charities produce about 156 per annum, of which 148 belong to Jones's schools. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. Stanton Court and Belluton House are the principal residences. P. E. Coates, Esq., is lord of the manor. STANTON, FEN. See FEN STANTON, co. Hunts. STANTON-FITZWARREN, a par. in the hund. of Highworth, co. Wilts, 2 miles S.W. of Highworth, its post town, and 5 N. of Swindon. The village, which is small, is situated near the ancient Ryknield Street, on the road to Cirencester. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. Stone is quarried. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 174. The church, dedicated to St. Leonard, has a square tower, with a clock and three bells. The interior contains a font of great antiquity. There is a school for both sexes. STANTON-HARCOURT, a par. in the hund. of Wootton, co. Oxford, 5 miles S.E. of Witney, its post town, and 5 W. of Oxford. The village, which is chiefly agricultural, is situated near the river Thames and the Vindnish. The par. includes the hmlts. of Sutton and West End. This place was granted by Adeliza, second wife of Henry I., to her kinswoman Milicent, wife of Richard de Camville, whose daughter Isabel married Robert de Harcourt, from whom the village derived the adjunct to its name. The manor continued for above six centuries in the Harcourt, family, who entertained Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia, here in the reign of Charles I., and in the tower of the old manor-house Pope finished his 5th Book of Homer, during his stay at Cockthorpe in 1718. The ruins are now converted into a farmhouse. In this parish are a number of large stones, called the Devil's Coits ; on the spot where they stand the Saxons routed the Britons in 6 14. The living is a vie., with the cur. of South Leigh annexed, in the dioc. '.t Oxford, val. 136, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient struc- ture, with a square tower containing five bells. The interior contains effigies of the Harcourts, from Richard II. 's time, and 3 brasses ; the earliest 1460. There are epitaphs on Robert Huntingdon, by Congreve, and on Dr. Friend, by Pope. The parochial charities pro- duce about 34 per annum, of which 19 go to the school. There is a Roman Catholic chapel. ST ANTON-LACY, a par. in the lower div. of Mun- nlow hund., co. Salop, 3 miles N.W. of Ludlow, its post town, and 1 mile from the Bromfield railway station. The village is situated on the river Corve, and on the road from Ludlow to Much Wenlock. The par., which is extensive, contains the tnshps. of Downton with Hopton, Upper and Lower Hayton, Rock-with-Henley, and Wootton, and the hmlts. of East and West Stanton. The Ludlow Union poorhouse is situated in this parish. The soil is sand and clay, upon a subsoil of limestone. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 485. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient structure, with a tower containing six bells. The interior has been restored. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes, principally supported by the vicar. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel. Downton Hall is the principal residence. The Earl of Craven and Sir W. R. Boughton, Bart., are lords of the manor. STANTON, LONG, a par. in the hund. of Munslow, co. Salop, 7J miles S.W. of Much Wenlock, its post town, and 10 W. of Bridgnorth. The village, which is small, is situated on the river Corve, and on the road from Skiptou to Holdgate. The inhabitants are agricultural. The par. includes the tnshps. of Brocton and Patton. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Here- ford, val. 134, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient structure, with a turret and three bells. The parochial charities produce about 12s. per annum. There is a National school for both sexes at Brocton. The Rev. Thrusby Pelham is lord of the manor. STANTON, LONG, a par. in the hund. of North- stow, co. Cambridge, 5 miles N.W. of Cambridge. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 250, in the patron, of Magdalen College, Cambridge. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. STANTON, LONG, a par. in the hund. of North- stow, co. Cambridge, 6 miles N.W. of Cambridge. The village is small. The bishops of Ely anciently had a palace here, at which Queen Elizabeth was entertained in 1564, when she visited the University of Cambridge. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 155, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. The parochial charities produce about 30 per annum. STANTON-ON-THE- WOLDS, a par. in the N. dir. of Rushcliffe wap., co. Nottingham, 8 miles S.E. of Not- tingham, its post town, and 7 S.W. of Bingham. The village, which is small, is situated near the old Fosse Way, and consists chiefly of scattered dwellings. The soil is a stiif clay and sand. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 100. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure. The parochial charities produce about 10 per annum. STANTON PRIOR, a par. in the hund. of Keyn- sham, co. Somerset, 9 miles E. of Bristol, its post town, and 6 S.W. of Bath. The parish, which is of small extent, adjoins that of Stanton Drew. The manor for- merly belonged to Bath Priory. On an eminence called Stanton Bury is a camp, extending over 30 acres, and 180 yards in length on one side. It is situated at a little distance from the Wansdyke, and commands extensive views. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 182. Tho church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, is an ancient structure. STANTON ST. BERNARD, a par. in the hund. of Swanborough, co. Wilts, 6 miles N.E. of Devizes, and 8 S.W. of Maryborough. Pewsey is its post town. The village, which is small, is situated on the Kennet and Avon canal, and is chiefly agricultural. Tho living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 222. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has a square tower and two bells. It has recently been rebuilt. The register dates from 1568. The parochial charities produce about 16 per annum. There is a National school. The Wes- leyans have a chapel. N. Stephens, the Nonconformist, was born here, and died in 1677. Tho Earl of Pembroks is lord of the manor.