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Rh USWORTH. 723 UXBRIDGE. llasen, its post town, and 7 S.W. of Caistor. It is a station on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire rail- way. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 44. The church is dedicated to St. Margaret. Uss'elby Hall is the principal residence. C. T. D'Eyncourt, Esq., is lord of the manor. USWORTH, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Washington, E. div. of Chester ward, co. Durham, 5 miles S.E. of Gateshead, its post town, and 2 N. of Washington. It is a station on the North Eastern railway. The village consists of the hmlts. of Great and Little Usworth. North Biddick forms a detached portion of the tnshp., but for ecclesiastical purposes is in the par. of Washington. There is an extensive colliery. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Durham, val. 161, in the patron, of the Rector of Washington. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was erected in 1832. There is an endowed Church school, erected by Mrs. Susan Peareth, in 1814, who endowed it with an annuity of 30. There is also a colliery school at Little Tjbwoith. The Wesleyans have a chapel. UTKINTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Tarporley, firat div. of Eddisburyhund., co. Chester, 1J mile N.W. of Tiirporley, near Del.'itnere Forest. UTLEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Keighley, West Riding co. York, 1 milo N. of Keighley. UTON, a .tythg. in the par. and hund. of Crediton, co. Devon, 2 miles S.W. of Crediton. UTTERBY, a par. in the wap. of Ludborough, parts of Liudsey, co. Lincoln, 4j miles N.W. of Louth, its post town, and 2 S.E. of Ludborough railway station. The village is situated on the Roman Barton Street and the Fosseway, near which was an ancient encampment. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 111. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, contains a monu- ment to William of Camberworth, once vicar, and several to the Harrold family, of great antiquity. The children of this parish have the privilege of attending the National school in the parish of Covenham St. Mary. The Free and Primitive Methodists and Wesleyans have each a chapel. The East Lincolnshire railway passes through this parish. The principal residence is Utterby House, with the armorial bearings of the Sapsford family over the entrance. OTTLESFORD, a hund., co. Essex, contains Saffron Waldtn, and the pars, of Arkesden, Birchanger, Great and Little Chesterlbrd, Great and Little Chishall, Chris- hall, Dibden, Elmdon, Elsenham, Haydon, Littlebury, Newport, Qucndon, Hickling, Streethall, Takeley, Wendens Ambo, Wendon Lofts, Wicken Bonant, Wid- dington, Wimhish, and parts of Henham and Stansted* Hountfltchet, comprising an area of 62,170 acres, inclu- sive of Saffron Walden. UTTOXETER, a par., post and market town in the S. div. of Totmonslow hund., co. Stafford, 14 miles N.E. of Stafford, its post town, and 10* S. of Ashbourn. It is a station on the North Staffordshire railway. It is situated on the river Dove and the Caldon branch of the Trent and Mersey canal. The par. contains the tnshps. of Crakemarsh, Stramshall and Creighton, Loxley, and Woodlands, also the hmlts. of Woodgate, Little Bram- shall, and Spath. Uttoxeter is a place of great antiquity, and was originally called Uttokeshather by the Saxons, and afterwards Uttocccaster and Utcestcr. It is a polling place for the county elections, and a petty sessions town. The manor was given by the Conqueror to Henry de Ferrers, and heretofore formed part of the Duchy of Lancaster, having been given by Henry III. to his second son, Edmund, from whom it came to John of Gaunt, and reverted to the crown in the person of Henry IV. By Charles I. it was granted to Viscount Mandeville, afterwards Earl of Manchester, and it is now vested in twelve shares in Sari Talbot and other proprietors. During the civil war it was occupied alternately as the head-quarters of the royalist and parliamentary forces. The town stands upon an emi- nence, rising from the western bank of the river Dove, across which is an ancient bridge of six arches, con- necting the counties of Stafford and Derby. It consists VOL. m. of several good streets diverging from the market place, and is well lighted with gas. There are two banks, savings-bank, &c. The town-hall, which stands in High-street, was erected in 1855 at an outlay of about i'4,000 ; the county court, petty sessions, and other public business is carried on within this building. The popu- lation of the parish in 1861 was 4,847, and of the town 3,645. There are two large breweries, a large cork- cutting establishment, cheese, skin, wash-leather, and glue factories. The first charter was granted in the 36th of Homy III. by William de Ferrars, Earl of Derby, which conferred on the burgesses all the privi- leges of a free borough, and in 1308 it obtained the grant of a charter for a weekly market and annual fair. Previous to Iri36 it was subject to the honour of Tutbury, though a manor with power to hold a court baron. Petty sessions for the southern division of the hund. of Totmon- slow are held here once a fortnight. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 136, in the patron, of the Dean and Canons of Windsor. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has some stained windows, and was re-erected in 1828, with the exception of the ancient spired tower, at an outlay of about 6,000. The chantries of St. Mary and the Holy Trinity were endowed with houses and lands in the neighbourhood. There is also a district church at Stramshall, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 127. The parochial charities produce about 332 per annum, besides some almshouses. There is a free grammar school founded by the Rev. Thomas Alleyne in the 16th century, also National and infant schools. The Independents, Wesleyans, Primi- tive Methodists, Roman Catholics, and Society of Friends have each a chapel. The Poor-law Union comprises 16 parishes or places, 12 in Staffordshire, and 4 in Derbyshire. The land near the town and in the vicinity of the Dove is fertile, being chiefly rich pasturage, and the numerous rivers and brooks abound in trout, gray- ling, and other kinds of fish. Sir Simeon Degge, the antiquary, Admiral Lord Gardner, and Thomas Alloyno, the mathematician, were natives of this town. The market-place is celebrated as the place were Dr. Johnson stood bare-headed for a whole day, as a kind of penance for disobedience to his father. Market day is on Wed- nesday. Fairs are held on 6th May, 19th September, llth and 27th November, and 1st September, chiefly for cattle ; and on the Thursday after the second Tuesday in March, the first Thursday in September, and the second Thursday in November for cheese. UWCH-GARREG, a tnshp. in the par. and hund. of Machynllaeth, co. Montgomery. UWCH GORFAI, a hund., co. Carnarvon, contains the pars, of Clynnog, Llanaelhaiarn, Llandwrog, Llan- llyfni, and Llanwnda. UWCH-GRAIG, atnshp. in the par. of Llanddwywe, hund. of Ardwdwy, co. Merioneth, 4 miles from Bur- mouth, its post town, and 7 from Harlech. It is situated among the hills near Craig-y-Dinas. UWCH-LLAWR-COED, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanwnog, co. Montgomery, 5 miles N.W. of Newton. UWCHYCOED, a tnshp. in the par. of Penegos, co. Montgomery, 1 mile E. of Muchynlleth. It is situated among the hills, and has some lead mines. UWCH-Y-GARREG, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanfi- hangel-y-Pennant, co. Merioneth, 5 miles N.W. of Machynlleth. UWCH-Y-MYNYDD, ISAF and USAF, tnshps. in the par. of Hope, co Flint, near Uaergwrie, under Bettws Hill. UXBRIDGE, a par., market town, and ancient muni- cipal borough in the hund. of Elthorne, co. Middlesex, 15 miles N.W. of London. It is the terminus of a short branch line of the Groat Western railway. It is a flourishing town on the south-western declivity of a range of hills, and extends down to the Colne, which divides Middlesex from Bucks, and is crossed by a brick bridge of five arches. It was originally founded by Alfred the Great, and formed part of Colham till 1669. During the civil war it became famous as the place where the commissioners of Charles and the Parliament met to