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Rh WALTON-UPON-TRENT. 742 WANBOROUGH. and where stakes 16 feet in length, now petrified into iron hardness, were some years ago discovered, supposed to "be those mentioned by Caesar as driven in by the British chiefs to prevent the passage of the river. At St. George's Hill is Caesar's Camp, of 14 acres, and in other parts of the parish are traces of Roman works. Walton Heath is a meet for the Surrey hounds. The par. includes the vil. of Hertham, a resort of anglers. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 209, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, contains many tombs of the members of the Rodney family, and a monument by Roubiliac to Richard Boyle, Viscount Shannon. There are also the district churches of Hertham and Oatlands, the livings of which are perpet. curs. The parish register dates from 1639. The parochial charities produce about 109 per annum. There are National schools for both sexes, and an infant school. The Wesleyans have a chapel. Oatlands, formerly a royal palace, and now occupied by the Oatlands Park Hotel and private resi- dences, is partly in this and partly in the adjoining parish of Weybridge. Here arc also the two mansions built by Cardinal Wolsey, Apps Court and Ashley Park, the former of which has been rebuilt ; but the house said t? have been the residence of President Bradshaw is now a farm. A fair for cattle, horses, and sheep is held on Wednesday and Thursday in Easter week. WALTON-UPON-TRENT, a par. in the hund. of Repton, co. Derby, 4J miles S.W. of Burton-upon-Trent, its post town, and 10 from Tamworth. It is a station on the Birmingham line of railway. The village is situated on the eastern bank of the river Trent, which here divides the co. of Derby from that of Stafford. The Grand Trunk canal and the Birmingham and Derby railway pass near this village. In 1833 an Act was obtained for building a bridge over the Trent at Barton- under-Needwood. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 828. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, was thoroughly restored in 1827. The interior contains the brass of a priest. The parochial charities produce about 30 per annum, of which 21 go towards a school. Walton Hall is the principal residence. The Marquis Townshend is lord of the manor. WALTON, WEST, a par. in the hund. of Freebridge Marsh-Land, co. Norfolk, 3 miles N.W. of Wisbeach, its post town. It is situated on the river Nene, which separates about 600 acres of this parish from the rest, forming part of the Isle of Ely. The village is situated near the Roman wall. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of St. David, val. 154. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The Independents and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel. There is a National school for both sexes. The poor's land produces about 100 per annum. WALTON, WEST, a par. in the hund. of Roose, co. Pembroke, 6 miles S.W. of Haverfordwest, and 4 from MUford. The village is situated near St. Bride's Bay. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of St. David's, val 150. WALTON, AVOOD. See WOODWALTON, co. Hunts. WALWICK, an ext.-par. lib. in N.W. div. of Tindale ward, co. Northumberland, 6 miles N.W. of Hcxham. It is the site of the Roman Cilurnum, on the western bank of the North Tyne, near the line of the great wall built by Severus, and was the station of the Ala Secunda Asturum. WALWINS CASTLE, a par. in the hund. of Roose, CO. Pembroke, 6 miles S.W. of Haverfordwest, its post town, and 4 from Milford. The par. includes the hmlt. of Silver Hill, and has traces of Castell Gwalchmai tumu- lus. The living is arect.* in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 270. The church is dedicated to St. James. WALWORTH, a populous suburb of the metropolis, in the par. of St. Mary, Newington, E. div. of Brixton hund., co. Surrey, 2 miles S. of, St. Paul's Cathedral, London. It has a station at Walworth-road on the Metropolitan Extension of the London, Chatham, and Dover line. This place, which is mentioned in Domes- day book as tl'akrode, consists of a continuous line of modern houses on the road to Camberwell with nume- rous streets extending on the W. to Kcnnington, and on the E. to the Kent-road. It is divided into the three ecclesiastical districts of St. John's, St. Paul's, and St. Peter's, respectively containing a population in 1861 of 7,426, 11,770, and 32,011. Adjoining the ancient manor- house were the Royal Surrey Zoological Gardens, com- prising an area of about 16 acres, which were opened in 1832, when Exeter ' Change was removed from the Strand ; there are also botanical gardens. The livings of the three district pars, are all perpet. curs, in the dioc. of London. The church of St. Peter was erected in 1825 by Soane, at a cost of 19,120, partly defrayed by the Parliamentary Commissioners. The churches of SS. John and Paul are also modern structures, as is the Beresford Chapel. There are twelve chapels belong- ing to Dissenting congregations, and numerous schools. WALWORTH, a tnshp. in the par. of Hoighington, S.E. div. of Darlington ward, co. Durham, 5 miles N.W. of Darlington. It is situated on the Roman way Wat- ling Street, and is divided into the two hmlts. of High and Low Walworth. It was formerly the seat of the Nevilles, Hausands, and Jennisons. The principal resi- dence is Walworth Castle, built by T. Jennison in Queen Elizabeth's reign. It is a meet for the Raby hounds. WAMBROOK, a par. in the hund. of Beaminster- Forum, Bridport div. of co. Dorset, 2 miles S.W. of Chard, its post town, and 12 from Lyme Regis. The village is situated on the river Ketbridgo, near the great western road from London, and is nearly surrounded by Somersetshire. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 262. The church is dedicated to St. Mary, and was anciently a chapel-of-ease to the vie. of Chard- stock. WAMPHRAY, a par. in the district of Annandale, co. Dumfries, Scotland. It extends in length about 6 j miles from N. to S., with an extreme breadth of 3 miles, and is bounded by Moffat on the N., by Hutton and Corrie on the E., by Applegarth on the S., and on the W. by the river Annan, which separates it from John- stone and Kirkpatrick-Juxta. The surface is hilly, abounding in sheep-walks, but near the river there is a considerable extent of good arable land. The prevailing rocks are gray wacke and Old Red sandstone. The parish is traversed by the road from Glasgow to Carlisle and by the Caledonian railway, on which it has a station. The village of Wamphray is about 18 miles N.E. ef Dumfries, and 58 from Edinburgh. It is situated on tho Wamphray Water, which rises near Loch Fell, and Hows 7 miles to the river Annan, forming in its course three cascades, respectively named the Pot, the Washing- pan, and Dab's Cauldron. In this parish are traces of a Roman road, also a Druidical circle, several camps and pillar-stones. This par. is in the presb. of Lochmaben and synod of Dumfries. The stipend of the minister is about 199. There are also an United Presbyterian church and a parochial school. The principal seats are Girthhead, Millhouses, and Stenries Hill. WAMPOOL, a tnshp. in tho par. of Aikton, ward and co. of Cumberland, 5 miles N.W. of Wigton, and 1 mile from Aikton. It is situated on the river Wampool, which rises near Serbergham Castle, and flows about 20 miles to Morecambe Bay, at Anthorn. WANBOROUGH, a par. in the first div. of Woking hund., co. Surrey, 4 miles W. of Guildford. The village is situated under the ridge of hills called the Hog's Back, which intersect the parish. The soil is light, and a third part of tho land is coppice or open com- mon. There arc several chalk-pits in this parish, which is tithe-free and exempt from ecclesiastical juris- diction. Tho living is a cur. annexed to Puttenham. The old church, which belonged to the abbot of Waver- Icy, now serves as a mausoleum for the Mangles family. There is a village school. WANBOROUGH, a par. in the hund. of Kingsbridge, co. Wilts, 3 miles S.E. of Swindon, its post town, and 6 S.W. of Shrivenham railway station. It is situated about a mile from the Hungerford and Swindon road, on the Roman way to Cricklade and Winton. The par. is divided into Upper and Lower Wanborough, and in-