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Rh UPHAM. 716 UPPERCHURCH. Bishop's- Waltham, co. Hants, 3 miles N.W. of Bishop's- Waltham, its post town, and 6 E. of Bishopstoke. It includes the limit, of Woodeote. The Hambledon bounds meet in this parish. In the vicinity are some brick kilns. In 1849 tiles, pottery, and other antiqui- ties, were discovered on the site of a Roman villa, 120 feet by 36. Part of the land is in common, downs, and woodland. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Win- chester, val. 420, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is old, with a tower covered with ivy. At Durley is a chapel-of-ease. There is a National school for both sexes. The Methodists have a chapel. The poet, Dr. E. Young, was born at the rectory in 1681, and died in. 17&5, and the mother of Bishop Heber was also born bere. " Belmore House is the principal residence. UPHAM, UPPER and LOWER, tythgs. in the par. of Aldbourn, co. Wilts, 5 miles N.E. of Marlborough. UPHAY, a tythg. in the par. of Axminster, co. Devon, near Axminster. UPHILL, a par. in the hund. of Winterstoke, co. Somerset, 2 miles W. of Weston-super-Mare, its post town, and 7 N.W. of Axbridge. The village is situated on Uphill Bay, in the Bristol Channel, at the mouth of the river Axe. The soil consists of loam and clay, with a subsoil of clay. Building stone is quarried. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 300. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, was erected in 1843 ; a memorial window has been inserted to the poet Bowles. The old church stands on the summit of a hill a littlo to the S. of the village. There are a parochial school for both sexes, and a Sunday-school. Uphill House and Uphill Castle are the principal residences. T. T. Knyfton, Esq., is lord of the manor. UPHOLLAND, a tnshp. in the par. of Wigan, hund. of West Derby, co. Lancaster, 4 miles S.W. of Wigan, its post town, and 1 mile N.W. of Orrell railway station. The village, which is situated on the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway, is well built and lighted with gas. In the vicinity are fire-brick works, elate and stone quarries, and collieries. The tnshp. includes the hmlts. Roby Mill, Hall Green, and Tontine. Here are traces of a college, or Benedictine priory, founded by Sir Robert de Holland in 1319. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Chester, val. 190, in the patron, of the Rector of Wigan. The church, dedicated to St. Thomas-a-Becket, once belonged to the priory. The charities produce about 110 per annum. There are two National schools and an endowed grammar school, at which a Sunday-school is held. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel. Holland Grove is the principal residence. Lord Skelmersdale is lord of the manor. A cattle and horse fair is held on Easter Monday. UPLAMOOR, a vil. in the par. of Neilston, co. .Renfrew, Scotland, 3 miles S. of Neilston. UPLEADON, a par. in the hund. of Botloe, co. Gloucester, 3 miles N.E. of Newent, its post town, and 8 N.W. of Gloucester. The village is situated on the river Leadon. There are some flour mills on the site where extensive iron forges were formerly worked. The soil consists of red loam. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 80, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. There is a National school for both sexes. The Rev. R. Hodges, M.A., of Little Barrington, Oxford- shire, is lord of the manor. UPLEADON, a hmlt. in the par. of Bosbnry, co. Hereford, 4 miles N.W. of Ledbury. UPLEATHAM, a par. in the E. div. of Langbanrgh lib., North Riding co. York, 3 miles N.E. of Guis- borough, its post town. The par. includes the hmlt. of Redcar. It was once held by Siward the Dane, and came to Hugh Lupus, and to the Bruces and Fauconbergs of Skelton. The soil is clayey, alternated with rich loam. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 80, in the patron, of the archbishop. The old church stands about a mile distance from the village, the churchyard being still used for interments. The new church, situated in the centre of the village, was built in 1836 at an expense of 450. There are schools for both sexes, and a Sunday-school, built by Lord Zetland and supported by Lady Zetland. The principal residence is the Hall, the seat of the Earl of Zetland, who is lord of the manor. DPLOWMAN, a par. in the hund. of Tiverton, co. Devon, 4J miles N.E. of Tiverton, its post town. The village is situate on the river Loman, near the Western canal. The par. includes the hmlt. of Whitnage. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 601. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. The parochial charities produce about 10 per annum. There is a school for both sexes. The Rev. S. Pidsley, E.A., is lord of the manor. UPLYME, a par. in the hund. of Axminster, co. Devon, 1 mile N.W. from Lyme Regis, its post town. The village is at the eastern extremity of the county. Some of the inhabitants are employed in the manufac- ture of woollen cloth, and others in the stone quarries. A Roman bath and tesselated pavement have been dis- covered near the village. There are extensive beds of blue and white lias. The soil is of various qualities, with a subsoil of chalk and limestone. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 386. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, was restored about 1852. There is a National school for both sexes. The Baptists and Wesleyans have each a chapel. Rhode Hill House is the principal residence. The Hon. R. Talbot, Esq., is lord of the manor. UPMINSTER, a par. in the hund. of Chafford, co. Essex, 3J miles S.E. of Romford, its post town, and 6 N. of Purfleet steamboat pier. The village is situated near the Great Eastern railway, on the river Ingerburn. The par. includes the hmlts. of Corbetstye and Harton. The manor was held at the Conquest by the Engaines, from whom it came to the Esdailes, of Gaines Hall. There is a mineral spring. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Rochester, val. i'960. The church, dedicated to St. Laurence, has recently been rebuilt. The interior contains a brass of G. D'Ewes, bearing date 1591. The register dates from 1543. The church was once held by Dr. Derham, the author of " Physico-Theology." There are a National and a British school. The Inde- pendents have a chapel. UP-NATELY. See NATELY, UP, co. Hants. UPNOR CASTLE, a moated fortress on the river Medway, co. Kent, 2 miles N. of Chatham. It was built by Queen Elizabeth in 1560, and in 1677 success- fully resisted the further progress of the Dutch squadron under De Ruyter, which had taken Sheerness. See CHATHAM. UPOTTERY, or UP-OTTERY, a par. in the hund. of Axminster, co. Devon, 5 miles N.E. of Honiton, its post town, and 12 from Taunton. The village i situated on the river Otter. The par. includes tha tythgs. of Rawridge and Smeatharp. There are som brick and tile kilns. The soil consists of clay, marl, and fox mole, with a subsoil of clay, marl, and gravel. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 392, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The parochial charities produce about 28 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes, at which a Sunday-school is also held,; Viscount Sidmouth is lord of the manor. An annual cattle fair is held on the Wednesday before Lady- day. UPPERBY, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Cuthbert, ward and co. of Cumberland, 2 miles S.E. of Carlisle, its post town, and 1 1 from Wigton. The village is situated on the river Petterill, and on the Lancaster railway. Damask and linen are made. In the vicinity is a flour mill, and alabaster is worked. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 140, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The site of the church was the gift of Mr. Fuwcett. UPPERCHURCH, a par. in Upper Kilnamanagh bar.. co. Tipperary, Ireland. There are ruins of a castle and some cromlechs. At Knock-a-village is a mountain