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Rh STIC1IEL. 539 STINCHAR WATEK. navigable river Non. The par. includes the hmlt. of Sibson, and part of the vil. of Wansford. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 431. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is of great antiquity, and of late years has been restored. The parochial charities produce about 9 per annum. The Duke of Bedford is lord of the manor. There is a Wesleyau chapel. STICHEL, an ancient par. in the district of Kelso, co. Roxburgh, Scotland, now joined to the par. of Hume, CO. Berwick. STICK FORD, a par. in the W. div. of Bolingbroke Boke, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 6 miles N.W. of Eastville railway station, and the same distance S. W. of Spilsby. Boston is its post town. The village is situated on the Catchwater, and on the road from Spilsby to Boston. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lin- coln, val. 133, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Helen. The parochial charities pro- duce about 13 per annum, of which 8 go to the free school. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. The Feu drains are navigable between this parish and Boston. T. Coltman, Esq., is lord of the manor. STICKILLIN, a par. in 'the bar. of Ardee, co. Louth, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles E. of Ardee, its post town. The surface extends along the S. bank of the river Dee. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Armagh, val., with Ardee, 898, in the patron, of the primate. Stickillin House is in the vicinity. There are traces of an old burial-ground. STICKLAND, a hmlt. in the par. of St. Decuman, co. Somerset, near Watchet. STICKLEPATH, a vil. in the par. of Sampford Courtney, co. Devon, 4 miles N.E. of Okehampton. STICKLEPATH, a. hmlt. in the par. of Old Cleeve, co. Somerset, near AVatchet. STICKLINCH, a hmlt. in the par. of West Pennard, co. Somerset, 4 miles S.V. of Shepton Mallet. STICKNEY, a par. in the W. div. of Bolingbroke soke, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 8J miles N. of Boston, its post town, and 3 from New Bolingbroke. The village, which is considerable, occupies an elevated site near the E. and W. Fens on the Catchwater. The country is intersected with Fen drains, supplying faci- lities of communication with Boston. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 356. The church, dedicated to St. Luke, has a tower containing four bells, and has recently been restored. The parochial charities produce about 149 per annum, of which 105 go to Lovell's free school. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have chapels. STIFFKEY, a par. in the hund. of North Green- hoe, co. Norfolk, 3^ miles E. of Wells, its post town, and 5 N.E. of Walsingham. The village is situated in a deep valley on the banks of the Stiffkey river, which takes its rise near Swan Novcrs, and discharges itself into Blakeney harbour, about a mile and a half to the N.E. of this place. The parish is bounded on the N. by the German Ocean, and along the shore is a strip of salt marsh, against which the sea has thrown up a range of sand hills. The remains of the old hall, erected by Lord Keeper Bacon in 1604, have 1" >n converted into a farmhouse. On the summit of AVarborough Hill is a circular camp. The living com- prises the united reels, of St. John and St. Mary, with that of Morston annexed, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church of St. John is an ancient structure with a square embattled tower. In the chancel is a monument to Nathaniel Bacon. The church of St. Mary is in ruins. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. Tlu-re are a school, and a chapel for the Independents. STIFFORD, a par. in the hund. of Chafford, co. s 2 miles N. of Grays, its post town, and 3 W. of I Irsett. The village is small, but contains several well- Vuilt house*. Tie South Essex hounds meet in this h, which takes its name from a ford over a stream that flows into the rirer Thames. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, ral. 150. Tho church, dedi- VOL. III. cated to St. Mary, is of the 13th century, with a spired tower and three bells. Tho interior contains three brasses of priests, bearing date from 1370. The paro- chial charities produce about 1 per annum. STILDON WITH HOLLIN, a constablewick in the par. of Rock, co. Worcester, 7 miles S. V. of Stourport. STILEWAY, a hmlt. in the par. of Meare, co. Somer- set, 3 miles N.W. of Glastonbury. STILLINGFLEET, a par. and tnshp. chiefly in the wap. of Ouse, East Riding co. York, but partly in the ainsty of York, 7 miles S.W. of York, its post town. The village, -which is extensive, is situated near the river Ouse. The par. includes the tnshps. of Moreby, Stillingfleet, and Kelfield. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of York, val. 412, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. Helen, is an ancient structure, and has attached to it a chapel, in which is a cross-legged figure of a knight in armour, said to be one of the Moreby family. There is also a district church at Acaster Selby, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. .40. The Wesleyans have a chapel. There are village schools. STILLINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Redmarshall, S.W. div. of Stockton ward, co. Durham, 6 miles N.W. of Stockton. It is a station on the West Hartlepool section of the North-Eastern railway. STILLINGTON, a par. in the wap. of Bulmer, North Riding co. York, 10 miles N. of York, its post town, 4 S.E. of Easingwold, and 6 J from ToDerton station on the North-Eastern railway. The village is situated on the Fosse, and is wholly agricultural. The soil is of a sandy and clayey nature, with a subsoil of the same. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of York, val. 178, in tho patron, of the prebend. The church is dedicated to St. Nicholas. The living was once held by Sterne, who resided at Sutton, in the neighbourhood. The parochial charities produce about 13 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. The Wesleyans have a chapel, schools, and Sunday-school. Stillington Hall and Stil- lington Villa are the principal residences. Captain S. Croft is lord of the manor and chief landowner. STILLORGAN, a par. and post-office vil. in the bar. of Rathdown, co. Dublin, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles S.E. of Dublin. It is a station on the Dublin, Wicklow, and Wexford railway. The surface is chiefly taken up by demesne lands and garden ground. It lies near Dublin Bay, and is crossed by the road from Dublin to Bray. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Dublin, val. with Kilmacud, 140, in the patron, of the arch- bishop. The church was enlarged in 1812, and again in 1833. There are three public schools, a dispen- sary, and a police station. Stillorgan Park, Stillor- gan House, and Ridesdale, the seat of the Archbishop of Dublin, are the chief residences. The parish gives title of baron to tho Aliens, formerly of Stillorgan Park. STILTON, a par. in the hund. of Norman-Cross, co. Huntingdon, 6 miles S.W. of Peterborough, its post town, and 8 S.E. of Oundle. Tho village is situated on the Roman way Ermine Street, and gives name to the celebrated Stilton cheese, which was originally made in Leicester by Mrs. Paulet, of Melton Mowbray, but was first sold here at the " Bell Inn " by Cooper Thornhill. It is chiefly made in the county of Leicestershire, though Stilton produces a small quantity. The laud is chiefly in pasture, and a portion of it is fenny. In tho vicinity are traces of a Roman encampment. Stilton prior to the formation of railways was of more import- ance than at present, being a great thoroughfare for coaches. It is a polling place for tho county, and was once a market town. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 400, in the patron, of the bishop. Tho church, dedicated to St. Mary, or to St. James, is an ancient structure with a square tower. The parochial charities produce about 23 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes, and a Wesleyan chapel. The Rev. W. Strong is lord of the manor. STINCHAR WATER, a river of the co. of Ayr, Scot- land, rises about 6 miles N.W. of Loch Doon, in Currick, and falls into the sea at Ballantrae. 4 A