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Rh WAPPING. 745 WARCOP. living is a Wet.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 354, in the patron, of the hishop. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has two brasses bearing date from 1481. The parochial charities produce about 30 per annum. There are National schools, and the Wesleyans have a chapel. Lord Southampton is lord of the manor. WAPPING, a par. and metropolitan district in the Tower div. of Ossulstone hund., co. Middlesex, 2 miles S.E. of St. Paul's, London. It is a suburb of_ East London, situated on the river Thames, by which it was overflowed till Elizabeth's reign, when a river wall was constructed. The land subsequently became meadow ground, called Wapping Wash, and formed part of Stepney parish till about 1695. The parish comprises about 38 acres, inclusive of the main entrance to the London Docks, constructed between the years 1802 and 1805. The population in 18C1 amounted to 4,038. At this place Judge Jeffries was apprehended in 16SS in a sailor's disguise ; and here lived Day, tho block- maker, who first established Fairlop Fair by dining with his friends under the oak. The station of tho K division of the Metropolitan police is situated here, as also the Thames police vessel for the Thames D division. A portion of the parish is within the precincts of "Well- close, in the liberty of the Tower. It consists of several streets paved and lighted with gas, and the main street has been widened in several places during the present reign. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of London, Tal. 258, in the patron, of Brazenose College, Oxford. The church is dedicated to St. John tho Baptist. In the interior is a monument by Roubiliac. The paro- chial charities produce about 634 per annum. There are a Free school, of which Thomas Dillworth, the author of the " Spelling Book," was once master. There are Roman Catholic schools, and a school maintained by the British and Foreign Sailors' Society. There are chapels for Roman Catholics and Dissenters. WARBLETON, a par. in the hund. of Hawkes- borough, rape of Hastings, co. Sussex., 3 miles S. of Heathfield, 10 W. of Battle, and 12 S.E. of UckBeld. Hurst Green is its post town. The village is situated on the river Cuckmere. The land is partly in hop- grounds and orchards. Sandstone and iron ore aro abundant, the latter having been once worked. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 663. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, contains a brass of Prior Prestwick, of Hastings, bearing date 1436. The register dates from 1558. The parochial charities pro- duce about 45 per annum. There is a parochial school for both sexes. The ruins of an ancient priory are to be seen at Rushlake Green, erected in 1413 by Sir John Pelham. The principal residences are Markly and Stone House, the latter the seat of the Roberts family. The Earls of Ashburnham and Chichester are lords of the manor. WARBLINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Bosmere, co. Hants, three quarters of a mile S.E. of Havant, its railway station and post town. The'village is situated on Langston Harbour, opposite Hayling Island, and comprises the chplries. of Emsworth, and part of Red Hill. Warblington came from a family of that name in Henry III.'s time to Ralph do Monthermer, and subse- quently to the Montacutes and Cottons, whose mansion, Warblington Castle, is now in ruins, the gateway and tower alone remaining. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 550. The church is of the early part of the 13th century, and has two oratories. Stone coffins from 5 J to 7 feet in length have been found here. The register dates from 1660. There are also the district churches of Emsworth and Red Hill, tho livings of which are perpet. curs. WARBORNE, a tythg. in the par. of Boldre, co. Hants, 2 miles K. of Lymington. It is joined with Pilley. WARBOROUGH, a par. in the hund. of Ewelmo, co. Oxford, 3 miles K. of Wallingford, its post town. The village is situated between the rivers Thames and Thame. The par. includes the hmlt. of Shillingford. The living is a perpot. cur.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 350, in the patron, of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. The church is dedicated to St. Laurence. The paro- chial charities produce about 5 per annum. The President and Fellows of St. John's College, Oxford, are lords of tho manor. WARBOYS, a par. in the hund. of Hurstingstone, co. Huntingdon, 7 miles N.E. of Huntingdon, its post town, and 4 S.E. of Ramsey. Warboys, formerly spelt Wardeboys, was held by the Hallidays in the 13th century under David of Scotland. A portion of the land is in wood. The soil in the high lands ia clay, and in the low grounds fen. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 1,250. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, contains tho brass of a priest, two tombs of the Lemans by Bacon, and some old stained glass. The living was once held by Archdeacon Johnson, chaplain to Charles II. The parochial charities produce about 36 per annum. There are National and infant schools. The Particular Baptists and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel. Tho Rev. H. C. Jones is lord of the manor. WARBRICK, a tnshp. in the par. of Bispham, hund. of Amounderness, co. Lancaster, 2j miles S.W. of Poulton-le-Fylde. It is situated on the coast, and includes the village of Blackpool. It is joined with Layton. WARBSTOW, a par. in the hund. of Lesnewth, co. Cornwall, 8 miles N.E. of Camelford. The surface is hilly and the soil light. The living is a vie. annexed to that of Treneglos, in the dioc. of Exeter. The church, dedicated to St. Werburgh, contains a curious Norman font. There is a National school. The Wes- leyans and Bible Christians have each a chapel. In this parish is anancientfortification called Warbstow Barrow. WARBURTON, a par. in the hund. of Bucklow, co. Chester, 7 miles N.E. of Warrington, its post town, 2| from Lymm, and about 1 mile from the Warburton station on the Warrington and Stockport line of rail- way. The village, which was formerly a market town, is situated on the river Mersey. Prior to the reign of Henry II. there was founded here a Premonstratensian priory as a cell to Cockersand Abbey. In the parish is an extensive flour mill, worked by tho river Bollin, which passes through this parish, and separates it from Lymm. The surface is flat, and the chief pro- duce cheese and potatoes. The soil is a sandy loam, with a subsoil of stiff clay and sandstone rock. Remains of tho market cross still exist. The living is a perpet. cur.,* annexed to the second mediety of the rect. of Lymm, in the dioc. of Chester. Tho church, dedicated to St. Werburgh, contains brasses of the 17th century. The parochial charities produce about 3 per annum. There are National and Sunday- schools for both sexes, supported by the Rev. D. A. Beaufort, M.A. R. E. Warburton, Esq., is lord of the manor. VARCOP, a par. in East ward, co. Westmoreland, 2J miles N.W. of Brough, and 5 S.E. of Appleby. It is a station on the Eden Valley branch of the North- Eastern railway. The village is situated on the river Eden, at the confluence of the Harbour and Flitholmo Becks. The par. contains tho tnshps. of Warcop and Bleatarn, and is hounded on the N. by the lofty ridge of mountains which extends from Stainmore to the borders of Scotland. The manor of Warcop was anciently held by a family of that name, the ruins of whose seat at Castle Hill supplied tho materials for tho steeple of the parish church of Kirkby Stephen. The manor subsequently passed to the Brathwaites and Stephensons. The ancient cross, recently brought from the neighbouring common, now occupies the site of a maypole in the village. The land is chiefly in pasture, a large portion being mountainous. The soil in parts is light and sandy, and in others mixed with red and blue clay. There are quarries of red freestone and somo lead mines. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 194. The church is dedicated to St. Columba. The chancel has recently been rebuilt by tho lord of the manor, and some stained windows inserted.