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Rh WALFORD. 732 WALL. 20 per annum. There are also some almshouses. There is a free school for both sexes situated at Bishop's Wood. The Wesleyans and Baptists have each a chapel. Bishop's Wood House, Hill Court, Old Hill, und White Hall are the principal residences. Captain K. M. Power is lord of the manor. WALFOED, a tnshp. in the par. of Lintwardine, hund. of Wigmore, co. Hereford, 8 miles S.W. of Ludlow. It is situated near the river Teme, and includes the limits, of Letton and Newton. WALFORD, a tnshp. in the par. of Baschurch, co. Salop, 6 miles N.W. of Shrewsbury. WALGHEETON, or WALKEETON, a tushp. in the par. of Wybunbury, hund. of Nantwich, co. Chester, 4 miles S.E. of Nantwich, and 3 from the Basford railway station. . . WALGHAVE, a par. in the hund. of Orlingbury, co. Northampton, 9 miles from Northampton, its post town, and 6J N.W. from Wellingborough. The village is situated near the river Nen', on the road to Kettering. Some of the inhabitants are employed in the manufacture of shoes and in lace-making. The living is a rect. with that of Hannington annexed, in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. respectively 613 and 212, in tho patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, has lately been reroofcd. The parochial charities produce about 80 per annum, exclusive of an almshouse. There is a free school, and the Baptists have a chapel. Sir J. H. Langham, Bart., is lord of the manor. WALHAM, a hmlt. in the par. of Clareborough, co. Notts, 1 mile N.E. of Great Eetford, near the Chester- field canal. WALHAM-GEEEN, a district chply. in the par. of Fulham, Kensington div. of Ossulstone hund., co. Mid- dlesex, 1 mile N.E. of Fulham, its post town, and 5 S.W. of St. Paul's. It is situated near the river Thames. In 1861 tho ecclesiastical district contained a popu- lation of 6,931. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of London, val. 180, in the patron, of the Vicar of Fulham. The church, dedicated to St. John, -was erected in 1829 at an expense of about 10,000. The Butchers' Almshouses are situated here. WALHAMPTON, a tythg. in the par. of Boldre, co. Hants, 1 mile N.E. of Lymington. WALKDEN MOOR, an ecclesiastical district in the par. and borough of Manchester, co. Lancaster, 5 miles N.W. of Manchester. WALKEE, a tnshp. in the par. of Longbenton, E. div. of Castle ward, co. Northumberland, 3 miles E. of Nowcastle-upon-Tyne, its post town. It is a station on the North Shields and Newcastle railway. The town- ship is bounded on the S. by the river Tyne, and is crossed by a basalt dyke. It includes the vils. of Walker, Low Walker, and Walker Quay. Many of the inhabitants are employed in the iron and coal trade, and in the chemical and other works. The soil is chiefly clay. Along the banks of the river are extensive manu- factories and coal-staiths. The living is a perpet. cur. * in the dioc. of Durham, val. 150, in the patron, of the crown and bishop alternately. Tho church was erected in 1848, and contains some stained windows. There is a school for both sexes. The Independents, Wes- leyans, Primitive Methodists, and Presbyterians have chapels. WALKERINGHAM, a par. in the North Clay div. of Bassetlaw wap., co. Nottingham, 4 miles N.W. of Gainsborough, its post town, and 10 N. of East Eetford. The village is situated near the Chesterfield canal and the ferry over the river Trent. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 204, in the patron, of Trinity College, Cambridge. The church is dedicated to St. Mary Magdalen, and in the churchyard is the shaft of an ancient cross. The parochial charities produce about 32 per annum, of which 15 go to Woodhouse school. There is a chapel for the Wesleyans. The Duke of Newcastle is lord of the manor. WALKERITH, a tnshp. in the par. of Gainsborough, wap. of Corringham, parts of Lindsey, co Lincoln, 2J miles N.W. of Gainsborough. It is situated on the river Trent at the ferry. A chapel was erected ia 1834 for the use of the Wesleyans. WALKEEN, a par. in the hund. of Broadwater, co. Herts, 6 miles S.W. of Buntingford, its post town, and 4 E. of Stevenage railway station on the Great Northern line. The village, which consists of a street nearly a mile in length, is situated on the banks of the river Beane, on which is a corn mill. The manor came from the De Burghs, Mareschals, Morleys, to the Capels, in the reign of Henry VII. It is a meet for the Puckeridge hounds. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 428, in the patron, of King's College, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, contains a monument to a Knight Templar. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum. There is a National school, and the Independents, Wesleyans, and Baptists have chapels. The Earl of Essex is lord of the manor. A fair 13 held on 5th November. WALKHAMPTON, a par. in the hund. of Roborough, co. Devon, 5 miles S.E. of Tavistock, its post town, and 10 N. of Plymouth. The village is situated in the valley of the Walkham rivulet, near the border of Dartmoor Forest. In the vicinity are a copper miie and some extensive granite quarries. The par. included part of the hmlt. of Little Horrabridge. The soil is varied. The Plymouth railway passes through the parish. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 125. The church stands upon an eminence on the verge of Dartmoor Forest. The parochial charities produce about 15 per annum. There is a free school, founded in 1719 by Mrs. Woodford. The Wesleyana have a chapel. A fair is held occasionally. WALKINGHAM-HILL, an ext. par. place in the upper div. of Claro wap., West Riding co. York, 4 miles N.W. of Knaresborough, and 6| S. of Eipon. It con- sists of two farms and a rabbit-warren. WALKINGTON, or HOWDEN FEE, a par. in the waps. of Howdenshire and Harthill, East Riding co. York, 2i miles S.W. of Beverley, its post town. The par. includes Provosts Fee. In the vicinity are traces of three ancient sanctuary crosses, respectively situated on the road to Beverley, on the road from Boverley to Bentley, and on the road to Bishop Burton. On the E. side of the parish the soil consists of clay, and on the W. of chalk. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of York, val. 676. The church, dedicated to All Hallows, was rebuilt in 1820, with the exception of the tower, which is old. The parochial charities produce about 100 per annum, 5 of which go to a school. There is a parochial school for both sexes, erected in 1855. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel. WALKINSTEAD. See GODSTONE, co. Surrey. WALKLEY, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Nether Hallam, par. of Sheffield, West Riding co. York, 2 miles N.W. of Sheffield. WALKMILL, a vil. in the district of Audenshaw, ] par. of Ashton-under-Lyne, co. Lancaster, 3 miles S.W. of Ashton-under-Lyne, and 4 E. of Manchester, near the Huddersfield canal and the river Tame. WALKMILL, a tnshp. in the par. of Warkworth, E. div. of Coquetdale ward, co. Northumberland, 5 miles S.E. of Alnwick. WALK-MILLS, a hmlt. in the par. of Smethcott, eo. Salop, 3 miles N. of Church Stretton. WALL, a tnshp. in the par. of St. John Lee, S. div. of Tindale ward, co. Northumberland, 4 miles N.W. of Hexham, its post town, and 22 N.V. of Newcastle- upon-Tyne. It is a station on the Border Counties railway. Tho village is situated on the North Tyne, near Cilurnum-on-the-Wall. It was at this place that King Oswald, who was afterwards canonised, raised the standard of the cross and defeated the Britons under Cadwalla. In the vicinity are extensive stone quarries. In the cemetery is a mutilated Roman altar. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Durham. The church, dedicated to St. Oswald, was originally erected by the monks of Hexham. W. B. Beaumont, Esq., is lord of the manor. WALL, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Michael, S. div. of