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Rh WALLINGTON. 734 WALLSTOWN. WALLINGTON, a hund., in two divs., co. Surrey : the first contains the pars, of Addington, Chaldon, Coulsdon, Croydon, Sanderstead, and Woodmansterne, comprising an area of 21, 910 acres; the second hund. contains the para, of Beddington, Carshalton, Cheam, Mitcham, Morden, and Sutton, comprising an area of 14,560 acres. WALLINGTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Beddington, second div. of the hund. of Wallington, co. Surrey, 1 mile S. of Beddington, and 2J miles S.W. of Croydon. It is situated near the Epsom railway, on the river Wandle and the Roman way Stone Street. It was for- merly called Waleton, and had a church till 1791. WALLINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Odsey, co. Herts, 3 miles E. of Baldock, its post town, and 7 N.W. of Buntingford. The village is situated under Motley Hill. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 398, in the patronage of Emmanuel College, Cam- bridge. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The register dates from 1661. The parochial charities pro- duce about 5 per annum. There is a National school. WALLINGTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Farehum, co. Hants, half-a-mile N. of Fareham, on the creek to which it gives name. WALLINGTON-CTJM-THORPLAND, a par. in the hund. of Clackclose, co. Norfolk, 4 miles N. of Down- ham-Market, its post town, and 8 S. of Lynn. The village is situated near the Lynn railway. The living is a rect. annexed to that of South Runcton, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church is in ruins. Wallington Hall, the ancient seat of the Coningsby and Gawdy families, is in an extensive park. E. Peel, Esq., is lord of the manor. WALLINGTON-DEMESNE, a tnshp. in the par. of Hartburn, N.E. div. of Tindale ward, co. Northumber- land, 11 miles S.W. of Morpeth, and half a mile S. of Cambo, on the river Wandsbeck. The Hall is situated in grounds watered by the river Wansbeck, which is here crossed by a bridge. Sir W. C. Trevelyan, Bart., is lord of the manor. In pulling down the remains of Fenwick Tower, in 1775, several hundred gold nobles, of the coinage of Edward III., were found in an open stone chest. WALLINGWELLS, an ext.-par. place in the Hat- field div. of Bassetlaw wap., co. Nottingham, 3 miles N.W. of Worksop. It is situated on the York border, and is the site of a Benedictine nunnery founded in the reign of King Stephen. WALLISEA, ISLE OF, in the hund. of Rochford, co. Essex. It is now a peninsula formed by the rivers Crouch and Broomhill, and connected with the mainland by a causeway, kept up at the expense of the several parishes of Canewdon, Eastwood, Paglesham, Great Stambridge, and Little Wakering. WALLOP, a tnshp. in the par. of Westbury, co. Salop, 10 miles S.W. of Shrewsbury, on a branch of the river Severn. WALLOP, NETHER, a par. in the hund. of Thorn- gate, co. Hants, 7 miles S.W. of Andover, and 3J N.W. of Stockbridge, its post town. The parish is situated under Danebury HiU, on which are remains of a fortifi- cation with ramparts, strengthened on the western side by an outwork, and supposed to have been formed by Canute the Great. The surface is hiljy and the soil chalky. The living ia a vie.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 350. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, con- tains several old monuments and two brasses one of an abbess, bearing date 1432, and the other of a mitred abbot. The Baptists and Wesleyana have each a chapel. There are National schools partially endowed. The principal residence ia Wallop House. Lord Bolton is lord of the manor. WALLOP, OVER, a par. in the hund. of Thorngato, co. Hants, 7 miles S.W. of Andover. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 850. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, contains several monuments. There is a village school. WALLS AND -FLOTTA, a par. in the South Orkney Isles, coast of Scotland. It is situated on the Pentland Frith, and contains the southern portion of the island of Hoy, extending in length about 7^ miles from N. to S., with an extreme breadth of 6 miles. It is so much indented by Longhope Bay that during the influx of spring-tides it resembles two separate islands. On the bay are a battery and two martello towers, and at Can- dick Head is a lighthouse. A great portion of the land is in pasture and common. The united par. of Walls and Flotta is in the presb. of Caviston and synod of Orkney. The stipend of the minister is about 158. There are two parish churches, situated respectively at Walls and Flotta the former was erected in 1832. There are two parochial schools, besides several others. WALLS AND SANDNESS, a par. in the Shetland Isles, coast of Scotland. It comprises the districts of Walls and Sandness on the mainland, and the islands of Foula, Papa Stour, Vailia, and Linga, extending in length about 7 miles from N. to S., with a breadth of 5 miles. The surface is irregular, and the coast-line rocky, rising in many parts 100 feet above sea-level. Along the shore are Gruting, and other voes or inlets, where fish and wild fowl are caught. The rocks consist of gneiss, granitic porphyry, quartz, and Old Red sandstone. A thousand acres or upwards are under tillage. The village of Walls is about 15 miles W. of Lerwick, and is situated between St. Magnus and Scalloway bays. Many of the inhabitants are employed in the fisheries. Thia par. is in the presb. of Olnafirth and synod of Shetland. The stipend of the minister is about 158. There are four parochial churches viz., Walls, Sandness, Papa Stour, and Foula the first was erected in 1743. The Independents have chapels, situated respectively at Walls and Sandness. There are three Society schools. WALLSEND, a par. in the E. div. of Castle ward, co. Northumberland, 4 miles N.E. of Newcastle, its post town, and 4 from North Shields. It has three stations on the Newcastle and North Shields railway. Wallsend is situated near the mouth of the river Tyne, at the extremity of the wall of Severus, from which circum- stance its name is derived. The par. includes the tnshps. of Wallsend, Howdon Pans, and Willing- ton, and has at Wall-haws, or Cousin's House, traces of the Roman station Scgedumini, where pottery and other relics of antiquity have been discovered. It is the centre of an extensive coal district, supplying as many as 2,500,000 tons of best coal, termed "WaDs- end," for the London and other markets. The Wallsend mine, in which so many lives have been lost, and other surrounding collieries, are now filled with water. An engineering company has been formed and works already erected to pump out this subterranean lake. The village is large and well-built, containing many good houses with a spacious green in the centre, crossed by a raised cause- way. The population of the township in 1861 was 2,371, and of the parish 6,715. Many of the inhabitants are em- ployed in the manufacture of copperas and earthenware. Near the town arc extensive limekilns, a steam corn mill, roperies, shipbuilding yards, and chemical works. The two brothers, John and William Martin, the former distinguished as an historical painter, and the latter the inventor of several ingenious machines, were natives of this parish. The living ia a rect. in the dioc. of Durham, val. ;300, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, was built in 1809 at an expense of 5,000. The register dates from 1669. The old church, which was dedicated to the Holy Crosa, has been pulled down. There are also the district churches of Howdon Pans and St. PeUr, the livings of which are perpet. curs., val. 190 and '2'l'i respectively. There are village schools for both sexes, and the Wesleyans, New Connexion and Primitive Methodists, and Preabyterians have chapela. WALLSTOWN, a par. in the bar. of Fermoy, c. Cork, Ireland, 3 milea S.E. of Doneraile. The vii! is situated on the river Awbeg. The land is fer upon a substratum of limestone. The living ia a rect.* in the dioc. of Cork, val. 400, in the patron, of the bishop. The church has long been in ruins. Tho principal seats are Wallstown, House, Ballywater, ami