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Rh SYDENHAM-DAMEEEL. 605 SYSONBY. the several denominations. In Sydenham Park is an Elizabethan pile of buddings, called Sydenhaui College, with a staff of professors. There are also numerous private academies and boarding schools. Campbell resided here when Byron and Moore visited him in 1811. A pleasure fair was until recently held on Tri- nity-Monday. SYDENHAM-DAMEBEL, or SOUTH SYDEN- HAM, a par. in the hund. of Lifton, co. Devon, 5 miles N.W. of Tavistock, its post town. The village is situated on the river Tamar, which separates it from Cornwall. Traces of copper and lead have been disco- vered, and slate is quarried. The northern extremity of the parish is crossed by the Tavistock and Laun- ceston road. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 207. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The parochial charities consist of Tremayne's, 70 per annum. There is an infant school, supported by voluntary contributions. The Bible Christians have a chapel. The executors of the late John Carpenter, Esq., ore lords of the manor and principal landowners. SYDEBSTONE, a par. in the hund. of Gallow, co. Norfolk, 6 miles N.W. of Fakenham, its post town. The village is situated on the road from Fakenham to Docking. There is a considerable tract of heath. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 534. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a round tower con- taining one bell. The register dates from 1584. There is a National school. The Wesleyans have a chapel, also the Primitive Methodists. The Marquis of Cholmondeley is lord of the manor. SYDLING ST. NICHOLAS, a par. and lib. in the Cerne div. of co. Dorset, 8 miles N.W. of Dorchester, its post town, and 2J S.W. of Cerne- Abbas. It comprises the tythgs. of Upper Sydliiig and Fifehead Sydling. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 169, in the patron, of Winchester College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, has a tower containing five bells. The chancel was rebuilt by the late Sir William Smith. There is also a district church at Hilfield, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 52. The church was erected in 1680. The parochial charities produce about 31 per annum, which belongs to Barber's school. SYDMONTON, a chplry. in the par. and hund. of Kingsclere, co. Hants, 7 miles N.E. of Whitchurch. The chapel, dedicated to St. Mary, is in the park, and has a Norman arch. SYEKSCOTE, a tnshp. in the par. of Tamworth, N. div. of Offlow hund., co. Stafford, 3 miles N.E. of Tam- worth. SYEBSTON, a par. in the S. div. of Newark wap., co. Nottingham, 6 miles S.W. of Newark, and 4 E. of Thurgarton railway station. The village is situated on the old Fosse Eoad, near the river Trent. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of East Stoke, in the dioc. of Lincoln. The church is dedicated to All Saints. 8YKE-GBEEN, WEST, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Felliscliffe, West Eiding co. York, 3 miles S.W. of Eipley. SYKEHOUSE, a chplry. in the par. of Fishlake, S. div. of Strafforth wap., West Eiding co. York, 4J miles from Snaith, its post town, and 4 N.W. of Thorne. The village is situated near the river Wento, or Don, and on the Goole canal. The township includes plots of land awarded to it on the enclosure of Hatfield Chase and Thorne Common. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 100, in the patron, of the Vicar of Fishlake. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is built of stone with a tower of brick, added in 1724. The parochial charities produce about 22 per annum, of which 3 go to a school. The Primitive Methodists have a chapel. S YKES, a hmlt. in the par. of Keighley, West Eiding i'urk, near Keighley. SYLKllAM, a par. in the hund. of Hoxne, co. Suffolk, G miles N.E. of Eye, and 3 S.W. of Harleslon. Scole is its post town. The village is situated on the river Wavoney, which separates it from the county of Nor- folk. A largo portion of the Boil ia marshy. The par. includes the hmlt. of Esham, where was for- merly a chapel-of-ease. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 88. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has monuments to Mrs. Bridget and Anne Lamb. The register dates from 1538. Syleham Hall is the principal residence. Miss Taylor is lady of the manor. SYLFAEN, a tnshp. in the par. of Castle Caereinion, oo. Montgomery, 4 miles S.W. of Welshpool. SYMINGTON, a par. in the district of Kyle, co. Ayr, Scotland. It comprises a vil. of the same name. The parish extends in length about 4 miles from E. to W., with a breadth of about 1J mile. The higher grounds command a prospect of the Frith of Clyde. The land is fertile, and for the most part under good culti- vation. The soil is chiefly of a clayey nature upon a substratum of sandstone and whinstone, which are quar- ried to some extent. Traces of coal and limestone have been found, but are not worked. The parish is traversed by the road from Kilmarnock to Ayr, and by the Kil- marnock and Troon railway, which has a station here ; it is likewise within easy access of the Troon and Monk- ton stations on the Glasgow and Ayr railway. The village of Symington is about 5 miles S.W. of Kilmar- nock, and 7 S.E. of Irvine. It was formerly held by Symon Lockhart, ancestor of the Lockharts of Lee. This par. is in the presb. of Ayr and synod of Glasgow and Ayr. The stipend of the minister is about 261. The parish church is an ancient structure, enlarged and restored in 1797. There are a Free church and a Free church school. The principal seats are Williamfield, Townend, Dankeith, and Kosemount. SYMINGTON, a par. in the upper ward of co. Lan- ark, Scotland. It comprises a vil. of its own name. The parish extends in length about 3 miles from N.E. to S.W., with a breadth of 1J mile. The river Clyde bounds the parish on the N. and E., and on the western side the Tiuto Hill rises 2,312 feet above sea-level. On the declivity of the Tinto are traces of an ancient castle, designated Fatlips. The parish is traversed by the road from Edinburgh to Dumfries, and by the main trunk of the Caledonian railway, on which it has a station. The village is about 3| miles S.W. of Biggar. It is situ- ated on the river about a quarter of a mile E. of an ancient circular camp called Castlehill, which is well planted. This par. is in the presb. of Biggar and synod of Lothian and Tweedale. The stipend of the minister is about 164. The parish church is very old. There are a parochial school and library. SYMONDSBUEY, a par. in the hund. of Whitchurch Canonicorum, co. Dorset, 1 mile W. of Bridport, its post town, and 6 miles from Beaminster. The village is situated on the road from London to Exeter, and is watered by the small river Simene. The surface is marked by several conical hills. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 969. The church is dedi- cated to St. John the Baptist. The parochial charities produce about 18 per annum. SYMOND'8-HALL, a tythg. in the par. of Wotton- under-Edge, upper div. of Berkeley hund., co. Gloucester, 3 miles N.E. of Wotton. SYNFIN-WITH-AELESTON, a lib. in the par. of Barrow, hund. of Appletree, co. Derby, 2J miles S.W. of Derby. SYEESHAM-WITH-CEOWFIELD, a par. in the hund. of King's-Sutton, co. Northampton, 4J miles N.E. of Brackley, its post town. The village is situated on a branch of tie river Ouse, and on the road from Braokley to Towcester. There are stone quarries. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 152. The church is dedicated to St. James. The parochial cha- rities produce about 28 per annum. There is a village school for both sexes, endowed with an annuity of 16. The Wesleyans have a chapel. Nicholas Parry, Esq., is lord of the manor. SYEIOE, a tnshp. in the par. of Llandrillo, oo. Merioneth, 5 miles S.W. of Corwen. SYSONBY, a par. in the hund. of Framland, co. Leicester, 1 mile W. of Meltou-Mowbray, its post town.