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Rh STONEFIELD. 557 STONEHAVEN. hund. of Pirehill, co. Stafford, 5 miles N.E. of New- castle-undor-Lyne, and 20 from Stafford. It is situated in the valley of the Trent, near the Grand Trunk Canal. STOXEFIELD, a hmlt. in the par. of Muckairn, co. Argyle, Scotland, 9 miles E. of Oban, under Cruachan Ben, near Loch Etive. 8TONEFIELD, a yil. in the par. of Blantyre, co. Lanark, Scotland, 3 miles W. of Hamilton. STONEFIELD, a demesne on the E. side of Loch Tarbert, co. Argyle, Scotland, 5 miles S.W. of Tarbert. STONE-GATE, a ward in the par. of St. Margaret, borough of King's Lynn, co. Norfolk. STONEGATE, a hmlt. in the par. of Ticehurst, hund. of Shoyswell, rape of Hastings, co. Sussex, 8 miles S.E. of Tonbridge Wells. The living is a perpct. cur.* in the dioc. of Chichester. Tho church is modern. STONEGRAVE, a par. and tnshp. in the wap. of Ryedale, North Riding co. York, 2 miles E. of Oswald- kirk, its post town, and 2 N.W. of Hovingham railway station, on the Molten and Thirsk line. The village, which is chiefly agricultural, is situated on the road between Malton and Helmerly. The par. includes the tnshps. of East and West Nefs, and East Newton. The soil is chiefly of a loamy character, with a gravelly and clayey subsoil. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of York, val. 550, in the patron, of the Crown. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, has a tower and three bells. In the interior are several monuments of great antiquity. The parochial charities produce about 9 per annum, 6 going for repairs of the church. There are church schools for both sexes, also an infant school. W. Rutson, Esq., is lord of the manor. 8TONEHALL, a par. in the bar. of Corkaree, co. Westmeath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 5 miles N. of Mullingar, its post town. The surface, which lies near Lough Dereveragh and Knockbody Hill, consists of a good soil, and is crossed by the road from Rathowen to Castletown-Deloin. There are bog and mountain. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Meath, val. with Multifarnham, 250, in the patron, of the Incumbent of Taghmon. There is a small church, near which are the ruins of the old church. Mornington is the chief seat. 8TONEHALL, a vil. in the bar. of Kenry, co. Lime- rick, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 2 miles S. of Pallas- Kenry. Fairs are held on 14th May and 25th September. STONEHAM A8PALL, a par. and post town in the hund. of Bosmere, co. Suffolk, 4J miles N.E. of Need- ham Market railway station, and 11 from Ipswich. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 650. The church, dedicated to St. Lambert, is an ancient edifice, with a tower and a peal of ten bells. The interior contains effigies of the Wingfields, of Broughton Hall, and two brasses bearing date 1574 ; the chancel has a etained window. The register dates from 1558. The parochial charities produce about 175 per annum, which go to Metcalf's school, poor, church, &c. There is a National school for both sexes, also a Sunday-school is held. Broughton Hall, once occupied by the Wingfield family, U now a farmhouse. Sir W. F. F. Middleton, Bart., is lord of the manor. STONEHAM, NORTH, a par. in the hund. of Mainsbridge, co. Hants, 4 miles N.E. of Southampton, its post town, and 1 mile S.W. of Bishopetoke railway station. The village is situated on the South- Western railway, near the river Itchen. The par. includes Middle Stoneham and four other hmlts. The Hursley hounds meet in this parish. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 536. The church is dedicated to St. Nicholas. The interior contains effigies of the Flemyngs from the reign of James I. ; also a iment, by More, of Lord Hawke, who died at '.' rn Grove. The parochial churitiea produce about 12 per annum. J. B. W. Fleming, Esq., is lord of the manor anil [>rim:ii>;il l;uuluvnfr. STONEHAM, SOUTH, a par. in the hiuid. of Mains- bridge, cu. Hants, 3 miles N.E. of Southampton, its post town, and 2 J from the Bishopstoke railway station. The par., which is extensive, comprises the chplry. of Portswood and the tythgs. of Allington, Barton, Bittern, Eastley Pollack, and IShamblehurst. It is situated on the W. bank of the river Itchen, and was the Roman Ad Lapidem, on the way to Winchester. The principal residence is South Stoneham Park. At Wood Mills were Taylor's block-making works. It is the head of a new Poor-law Union embracing 9 parishes ; but belongs to the Southampton New County Court district. A portion of it is within the borough of Southampton. Tho living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 500, in the patron, of the Rector of St. Mary's, South- ampton. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient edifice, with a tower and three bells. In addition to the parish church are the district churches of St. James, West End, Portswood, and Bittern, the livings of which are all perpet. curs., varying in val. from 270 to 100. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum. 8TONEHAVEN, a burgh of barony, market and seaport town in the pars, of Dunnottar and Fotteresso, co. Kincardine, Scotland, 7 miles N.E. of Dumlithio, 15 S.S. W. of Aberdeen, and within half a mile of its station on the Aberdeen line of railway. It is situated on Stonehaveu Bay, near Carron and Downy Points, and at the confluence of the rivers Carron and Cowio with the North Sea. It is strictly a burgh of barony under magis- trates chosen by the superior and feuers, but enjoys most of the privileges of a royal burgh. It is a place of considerable importance, and is composed of an old and a new town, connected by a bridge forming a continuation of the road from the south to Aberdeen. The old town consists of two irregular streets, built on fens granted by the Earls Marischal, within whose estate it was situated ; but the new town is laid out on a regular plan, having broad streets with a square in the centre. In this square stands a market-house, erected in 1827, and surmounted by a circular tower. It contains a spacious hall, with a news-room occupying the upper story, and shops underneath. Here also is the county gaol, and where the county courts are holden. The harbour is a natural basin sheltered on the S.E. by a lofty rock, which projects into the sea, and on the N.E. by a good quay. There are two fixed lights on the pier, 18 and 24 feet high, erected in 1839, and seen at a distance of 12 miles. The inside of the harbour has a depth of 16 feet of water. During the season the herring fishery is carried on, and a considerable coasting trade is done in coal, lime, and grain. The woollen manufacture is carried on by two firms, and there are a brewery and a distillery. The town contains gas-works, a water company, three branch banking houses, and several good inns. The sheriff's ordinary court is held every Wed- nesday in time of session, and a sheriff's small-debt court on the same day, having been removed here from Kincardine, in 1600, under an Act of Parliament. The parish churches of Dunnottar and Fetteresso are situated near the town, and there are also a Free church, an United Presbyterian and an Episcopal chapel ; also a chapel, in which the Established Church has evening service, containing one of the finest organs in Scot- land. There are two parochial schools, a Free Church school, Episcopalian school, Donaldson's free school, and several others. The Stonehaven Journal is published here every Thursday. At Fetteresso, Cowie, andUunnot- tar are extramural cemeteries, and at the last-named place also a garden open to the public. The principal object of interest in the vicinity of Stonehaven is Dun- nottar Castle, about 1 J mile 8. of the town. This fortress, once of great strength, was built by the Earls Marischal during the contest between Bruce and Baliol, and is seated on a rock 150 feet above sea-level, and almost separated from the land by a deep chasm. The entrance is by a square tower of great strength, and the ruins form one of the most majestic piles in Scotland. It withstood a long siego by Cromwell, and was often used as u state prison, where several of the nonconforming Presbyte- I'srgy were confined. It was finally dismantled about the middle of last century, when its proprietor, James