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Rh UCKINGTON. 710 TJFTON. 1610. The parochial charities produce ahout 21 per annum, of which 10 go to Saunders's school. There are National schools and a grammar school. The Bap- tists and Wesleyana have chapels. Fairs for cattle are held on the 14th May and 29th August. UCKINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Atcham, co. Salop, 5 miles S.W. of Wellington. UCKINGTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Elmstone Hard- wicke, lower div. of Deerhurst hund., co. Gloucester, 2 miles N.W. of Cheltenham, its post town. UDDINGSTONE, a vil. in the par. of Bothwell, co. Lanark, Scotland, 4 miles N.W. of Hamilton, and 6 S.W. of Airdrio. It is a station on the Clydesdale tranch of the Caledonian railway. The village, which is on the river Clyde, near Bothwell Castle, is celebrated for the manufacture of agricultural tools. There is a Free church school. UDDINGTON, a vil. in the par. of Douglas, co. Lanark, Scotland, 7 miles S.W. of Lanark. UDlMOilE, a par. in the hund. of Gostrow, rape of Hastings, co. Sussex, 3 miles S.W. of Eye, its post town, and 3| N.W. of Winchelsea. The village is situ- ated on the road from Kye to Battle, near the Breda Channel, a branch of the river llother. The surface is undulating and well wooded. The land is partly in hop-grounds and marsh. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Chiohester, val. 100, in the patron, of trustees. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The register dates from 1598. UDNY, a par. in the district of Ellon, co. Aberdeen, Scotland, 4 miles S.W. of Kllon. It is about 5 miles square, and is bounded on the N.W. by Bourtee and Turves; on the N. by Tarves; on the N.E. by Ellon and Logie-Buchan ; on the E. by Foveran and Belhel- vie ; on the S. by New Machar ; and on the S.W. and W. by Firitray. The surface is undulating, and abounds with granite and limestone quarries. This parish was formed out of the parishes of Ellon, Logie-Buchan, Tarves, and Foveran, in 1697. It is traversed by the roads from Newburgh and Aberdeen, and by the For- martine and Buchan section of the Great North of Scotland railway, on which it is a station. This par. is in the presb. of Ellon and synod of Aberdeen. The stipend of the minister is about 217. The parish church was erected in 1821. There are several schools. In the vicinity are the ruins of Prumbrake. The principal seats are Pitmedden House, Pittrichie House, and Tillygreig. Fairs are held in March, on the Tuesday after 25th May, and on the Tuesday alter 21st November. UFFGULME, a par. in the hund. of Bampton, co. Devon, 5 miles N.E. of Cullompton, its post town, and 3 N.W. of the Tiverton Junction station on the Bristol and Exeter railway. It is a decayed market town, situated on the river Culme. Many of the inhabitants are employed in the flannel manufacture, but the serge trade, formerly carried on, has declined. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 350, in the patron, of the Prebend " of Ufl'culme, cathedral of Salisbury. The church is dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin. The parochial charities produce about 70 per annum. There is a grammar school, founded in 1701 by Nicholas Ash- ford, who endowed it with about 50 per annum, also National and infant schools for both sexes. The Inde- pendents and Baptists have chapels. Bradfield House is the principal residence. Fairs are held on the first Wednesday after Good Friday, on 29th June, and on the second Wednesday in September. UFFINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Shrivenham, co. Berks, 5 miles S.E. of Great Farringdon, its post town, and 7 from Wantage. It is a station on the Great Western railway. The village is situated at the foot of White Horse Hill, on the Wilts and Berks canal. Baulking and Wolstone, formerly hamlets, are now separated from Uffington, and form distinct and inde- pendent parishes. At the steepest part of White Horse Hill, near the summit, is cut the rude figure of a white horse, 314 feet in length, and galloping. It has been supposed to commemorate a victory gained by Alfred over the Danes. On the summit of the hill is a British encampment, called TJffington Castle, surrounded by a double vallum, the inner one very high, and measuring 700 feet from E. to W., by 500 broad. To the westward of the encampment is a tumulus, called Wayland Smith's Cave. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 340. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a very fine specimen of Early English architecture, with an octagon tower, which took the place of the spire, de- stroyed by lightning in 1750. There is also a district church at Baulking-cum- Wolstone, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 78. The parochial charities produce about 50 per annum, belonging to Saunders's school. There is a girls' National school, supported by voluntary contributions. The Baptists have a chapel. The Earl of Craven is lord of the manor, and takes from this place the title of viscount. UFFINGTON, a par. in the wap. of Ness, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 2 miles E. of Stamford, its post town, and 6 from Market Deeping. It is a station on the Midland railway. The village is situated on the river Welland. At Newstead was an Austin canonry, founded by Will, de Albini, in the reign of King John, and valued at the Dissolution at 42. Stone is quarried here. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 837. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, has some ancient stained glass. The parochial charities produce about 70 per annum, of which 20 go to Earl Lindsay's school, and 40 to Warrington's alms- houses for 10 women. TJFFINGTON, a par. in the Albrighton div. of co. Salop, 3 miies N.E. of Shrewsbury, its post town. The village is situated on the Shrewsbury canal and the river Severn. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 59. The church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. Pimley House is the principal residence. Here are the ruins of Haghmond Abbey. TJFFOED, a par. in the lib. of Nassaburgh, or soke of Peterborough, co. Northampton, 4 miles S.E. from Stamford, its post town, and 8 from Peterborough. The village is situated on the river Welland, which occasion- ally inundates the lower grounds. The par. includes the hmlt. of Ashton and the chplry. of Bainton. The living is a rect.* with the cur. of Bainton annexed, in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 480, in the patron, of St. John's College, Cambridge. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew. The Hall is the principal residence. The Roman road from Castor to Lincoln passes a little to theE. UFFORD, a par. in the hund. of Wilford, co. Suffolk, 2 miles N.E. of Woodbridge, its post town, and the same distance S.E. of Wickham Market. The village is situated on the river Deben, which occasionally inun- dates the adjoining lands. The par. includes the hmlt. of Sogenhoe. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Nor- wich, val. 376. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, contains a brass of R. Ballett, bearing date 1598, an ancient font with a cover, and tombs of the Woods of Loudham. There was anciently a chapel-of-ease at Sogeuhoe, but long since demolished. There are some small charities and a school supported by the rector. The Earls of Suffolk took their names from this place. UFFORD, a tythg. in the par. and hund. of Ciediton, co. Devon, 31 mile S.W. of Crediton. UFTON, or UFTON-NERVET, a. par. in the hund. of Theale, co. Berks, 7 miles S.W. of Reading, its post town. The village is situated on the river Kennet. The par. has included the hmlt. of Ufton-Greys since 1442, pre- viously a distinct parish. The surface is hilly, and much ot the land is in common. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 426, in the patron, of Oriel College, Oxford. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. The church of Ufton-Greys has long been in ruins. The parochial charities produce about 15 per annum, de- rived from fuel allotment. There is a partly endowed free school. R. B. de Beavoir, Esq., of Englefield, is lord of the manor. UFTON, a par. in the Kenilworth div. of Knightlow hund., co. Warwick, 2| miles W. of Southam, its post town, and 1 mile from Harbury railway station. The