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Rh 8TOCK.WELL. 518 6TOGURSKY. invested by tho Extension and Improvement Act of 1852, in a mayor, 8 aldermen, and 24 councillors, who are constituted the local hoard of health for the four wards into -which the borough was then divided. The corporation revenue is about 1,600, chiefly derived from rents, and from anchorage and plankage dues. It is a polling place for the southern division of the county. Petty sessions are held fortnightly by the county magis- trates for the Stockton ward, and by the borough magis- trates twice a week on Monday and Thursday at the townhall. A county court is also held monthly, and various courts by theseneschal of the Bishop of Durham, who is lord of the manor. Stockton Poor-law Union contains 42 parishes and townships ; it is also the head of a superintendent registry district. The living is a vie.* in the archdeaconry and dioe. of Durham, val. 247, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedi- cated to St. Thomas, is situated in the High-street, and was built in 1712, on the site of one originally founded in 1234. It is 150 feet in length by 67 in breadth, with a tower 80 feet high, through which is the entrance at the W. end. It has an E. window inserted in 1828. There is also the district church of Trinity, the living of which is a perpet cur.,* val. 300. Holy Trinity church, situated at the southern end of the town, is a Gothic structure, with a square tower surmounted by an octagonal spire, completed in 1837. There are chapels for Wesleyans, Primitive and Association Methodists, Scotch Presbyterians, Baptists, Indepen- dents, Society of Friends, Unitarians, and Roman Catholics, the last occupying a site in the Norton-road, with burial-ground adjoining. There are a subscription grammar school, National, British, infant, Wesleyan, and Roman Catholic schools, also an industrial school for girls, and a blue-coat school, rebuilt in 1819, and having an endowment of 250 per annum. The paro- chial charities, including the endowment of almshouses for 36 aged persons, amount to 270. Joseph Reed the dramatist ; Crosby, Lord Mayor of London, whose obelisk may be seen at Southwark; and Ritson, the antiquary, were born here. A coin of Nero was found near the river bank when digging the foundations for a new quay. The market days are Wednesday and Saturday, the former for corn and general merchandise, and the latter for meat, vegetables, fruit, and provisions. A cattle market is also held every alternate Wednesday. Fairs are held on the Wednesday prior to the 13th May, 18th July, Thursday prior to 19th November for cheese, and 23rd November. STOCKWELL, a chplry. and populous suburban district in tho par. of Lambeth, co. Surrey, 3 miles S.W. of St. Paul's, and 1 mile from Clapham. It may be reckoned a suburb of London, and has already been mentioned under article LAMBETH [which see]. Stock- well came from the Riverses, Earls of Devon, through the crown to the Chutes and Thorneycrofts, who had a moated scat here. There is an extensive ale brewery in the vicinity. The ecclesiastical district of Stockwell contained in 1861 a population of 7,265. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 360, in the patron, of the incumbent of St. Mark's, Kennington. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, has a steeple 106 feet high. There is also Stockwell proprietary chapel, the living of which is in the patron, of trustees. The Independents have a chapel. There are National schools, built in 1818 ; also the Stockwell Proprietary Grammar School in Park-road, Clapham-road. STOCKWITH, EAST, a tnshp. in the par. of Gains- borough, co. Lincoln, 3* miles N.W. of Gainsborough, its post town. The village is situated on the river Trent, over which is a ferry to West Stockwith. It is a subport to Hull. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 82, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. There is a Wes- leyan school for both sexes. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel. STOCKWITH, WEST, a tnshp. and chplry. in tho par. of Misterton, wap. of Bassetlaw, co. Lincoln, 4 miles N.W. of Gainsborough. It is situated opposite East Stockwith, at the conjunction of the Chesterfield canal and river Idle with the Trent. The tnshp. in- cludes the hmlt. of Heckdike, and the basin of the Idle navigation. The village forms a long line of buildings on the western bank of the Trent. It was formerly a small hamlet, but has risen to the rank of a flourishing river port, under Hull, since the Idle was mado navigable to Bawtry. The living is a cur. * in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 200. The church was built in 1722, pursuant to the will of William Huntington. The Wes- leyans have a chapel. STOCKWOOD, or STOKE, a par. in the lib. of Button Poyntz, Dorchester div. of co. Dorset, 8 miles S.W. of Sherborne, its post town, and 8J 8.E. of Yeovil. The parish, which is inconsiderable, is situated near Melbury Park, and is chiefly agricultural. There is no village, only a few farmhouses. The surface is generally level, hut surrounded with hills. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 160. The church is dedi- cated to St. Edwald. STODDAY, a hmlt. in the par. of Lancaster, hnnd. of Lonsdale South of the Sands, co. Lancaster, 2 miles S.W. of Lancaster. It is in conjunction with Ashtou to form a township. STODDEN, a hund. in the co. of Bedford, contains the town of Bedford, and the pars, of Bolnhurst, Clap- ham, Dean, Kysoe, Knotting, Milchbourno, Milton- Earnest, Oakley, Pertenhall, Riseley, Sheldon, Little Staughton, Tilbrook, and Yielding, comprising an area of 27,590 acres, exclusive of Bedford. STODMARSH, a par. in the hund. of Downhamford, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 5 miles N.E. of Can- terbury, its post town, and 3 N.W. of Wingham. Tho parish is situated near the river Stour. Part of the land is in hop-grounds and orchards. The living is a don., val. 218, in tho patron, of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The register dates from 1560. A court leet is held every six years. STODY, a par. in the hund. of Holt, co. Norfolk, 3 miles S.W. of Holt. Thetford is its post town. Tho village is situated in a dell, and is watered by a rivulet running into the Glaven. The living is a rect. annexed to that of Hunworth, in the dioe. of Norwich, val. 342. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a cruciform struc- ture with a circular tower ; it has some stained windows and a mural monument to the late rector. The register dates from 1580. STOFORD, a hmlt. in the par. of Stogursey, co. Somerset, 6 miles N.W. of Bridgwater, near the bay. STOFORD, a tythg. in the par. of South Newton, co. Wilts, 2 miles N.W. of Wilton, on the river Wiley. STOFORD, a hmlt. in the par. of Barwick, co. Somerset, 1 mile S. of Yeovil. STOGUMBER, a par. and small market town in the hund. of Williton, co. Somerset, 13 miles N.W. of Taunton, its post town, and 1 mile W. of the Stogumber station on the West Somerset railway. The town, which has only 1,000 inhabitants, is situated under the Quantock hills. The par. includes the hmlts. of Capton, Halsway, Kingswood, Preston, Rexton, Vellow, and Vexford. The soil consists of loam and clay, with a subsoil of marl and stone rush. The living is a vie.* in tho dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 239, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Wells. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a tower and five bells. The parochial charities produce about 48 per annum, 15 of which go to the almshouses for poor widows. There is a National school for both sexes. The Bapthts have a chapel. Sir Walter Trevelyan, Bart., and Langley St. Albyn, Esq., are lords of the manor. Market day is Saturday ; but little business is now done. A cattle fair occurs on 6th May. STOGURSEY, or STOKE-COURCY, a par. in the hund. of Cannington, co. Somerset, 7 miles from Nether Stowey, its post town, and 8i W. of Bridgwater. The village is situated near the Bristol Channel, which bounds the parish on the N. The par. contains the hmlts. of Burton, Knighton, Shnrton, Stoford, Week, and