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Rh WARD. 746 WARE. The Wesleyans and Wesleyan Association Methodists have each a chapel. Warcop Tower ia nonr a farm. Warcop House, Warcop Hall, Eden Gate, and Toddy- gill, are the principal residences. The Rev. W. Stephen- son Preston, B.A., is lord of the manor. An ancient custom called rush-bearing is still celebrated by the villagers on St. Peter's day. An extensive fair is held at Brough Hill on the last day in September and first day in October, for th-e sale of cattle, horses, sheep, &c. WARD, a par. in the bar. of Castleknock, co. Dublin, Ireland, 4| miles N.W. of Finglass. The village is situated on the small river Ward, which flows in an eastward direction to the Broadmeadow at Swords. Stone is quarried. There is a police station, at which petty sessions are held. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dice, of Dublin, united with Finglass. The church has long since fallen to decay. WARD, a vil. in the par. of Cruden, co. Aberdeen, Scotland, 5 miles S. W. of Peterhead. Its site is adjacent to Slains Castle. It has a good harbour with excellent accommodation for the vessels which import lime and coal. WARDEN, a par. in tho lib. of the Isle of Sheppey, lathe of Scray, co. Kent, 7 miles E. from Queenborough, its post town, and the same distance from Faversham. It is situated opposite the Nore, near Warden Point, where the cliffs rise to a great altitude. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 70. The church, dedicated to St. James, is an ancient edifice, the tower of which was restored in 1834 by D. Banks, Esq., with part of the materials of old London Bridge. J. Ward, Esq., of Sheerness, is lord of the manor. WARDEN, CHIPPING. See CIUKPING AVAKDEN, co. Northampton. WARD-END, a hmlt. and chplry. in the par. of Aston, co. Warwick, 3 miles S.E. of Birmingham. The living is a perpet. cur. in the patron, of the Vicar of Aston. The church has been restored. WARDEN LAW, a tnshp. in the par. of Houghton- le- Spring, N. div. of Easington ward, co. Durham, 2 miles E. of Houghton-le-Spring, and 7 N.E. of Durham. It is situated on an eminence near the Hetton colliery and railway. WARDEN NETHER, a par. in the N.W. dir. of Tindale ward, co. Northumberland, 24 miles N.W. of Hexham. This parish is situated between the Roman wall of Severus and the North and South Tyne rivers, which form a junction at the eastern extremity of the parish, here traversed by the line of the Newcastle and Carlisle railway. The soil in the valleys is of a sandy nature, and on the ridges of the hills it is various, rest- ing principally on freestone. Lime and coal are worked, and there is a paper mill. The living is a vie.,* with that of Newbrough annexed, in the dioc. of Durham, joint val. 510. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, was rebuilt about 1805. There is also a chapel-of-ease at Haydon Bridge. The local charities produce above 1,000 a year, principally the endowment of Haydon Bridge Grammar school and almshouses. On an eminence called Castle Hill are vestiges of a circular British fortification, afterwards occupied by the Romans as a camp, where hand corn mills, and other antiquities have been found. WARDEN, OLD, a par. in the hund. of Wixamtrec, co. Bedford, 3 miles S.W. of Bigglesvade,its pest town, and 8 S.E. of Bedford. The village was formerly a market town, and had a fair granted in 1218. An abbey for Cister- cian monks from Rievaulx was founded in 1135 by Walter 1'Espec, the revenue of which, at the Dissolution, was valued at 390, when the site was given to the Whitbreads. At Warden Hills is a meet for Mr. Brand's hounds. In the vicinity is the ruin of Warden Abbey. The living is a vie.,* annexed to that of Southill, in the dioc. of Ely. The church, dedicated to St. Leonard, has been restored at the expense of the present Lord Ongley. In the churchyard is the mausoleum of the Ongley family. There are Sunday and infant schools. The principal residence is Warden House. W. H. Whitbread, Esq., is lord of the manor. WARD-GREEN, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Wors- brough, West Riding co. York, 2 miles S. of Barnsley. WARDIE, a vil. in the par. of Cramond, co. Edin- burgh, Scotland, half a mile E. of Granton. It is situated on the road from Granton to Newhaven. The Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee line of railway passes between it and the shore. WARDINGTON, a chplry. in the par. of Cropredy, hund. of Banbury, co. Oxford, 5 miles N.E. of Banbury, its post town, and 12 S.W. of Daventry. It is situated on the borders of Northamptonshire, and contains the hmlts. of Coton and Williamscote. Many of the inhabitants are employed in plush weaving. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 110, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene. The parochial charities produce about 9 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. The Wesleyans have a chapel. WARDLAW, an ancient par. in co. Inverness, Scot- land, 1 mile E.N.E. of Beauly, now joined with Kirk- hill. WARDLAW, several hills in Scotland, the principal being Wardlaw Mountain, near Ettrick, co. Selkirk, 2,000 feet above the sea ; Wardlaw Hill, in Caerlaverock, co. Dumfries, 826 feet ; and Wardlaw Hill, near Gum- nock, co. Ayr. WARDLE, or WARDHULL, a tnshp. in the par. of Bunbury, first div. of Eddisbury hund., co. Chester, 4 miles N. W. of Nantwich, and 6 from Tarporley. The village is situated at the conjunction of the Liverpool and Middlewich canals, near the Chester railway. The land is chiefly devoted to pasture. There are some tile- works. WARDLE, a tnshp. in the par. of Rochdale, hund. of Salford, co. Lancaster, 2J miles N.E. of Rochdale. It is situated near Wardle Fold, and with Wuerdale has a population of 8,201. WARDLEWORTH, a tnshp. in the par. of Roch- dale, hund. of Salford, co. Lancaster, 1 mile N. of Rochdale, of which it forms part, containing the town prison, a poorhouse, &c. WARDLEY, a par. in the soke of Oakham, co. Rut- land, 3| miles N.W. of Uppingham, its post town, and 5 S.W. of Oakham railway station. The village is situate on the road from Uppingham to Leicester, near Deepdale, on the river Eye, which separates it from Leicestershire. Wardley once belonged to the Basker- villes. The Cottesmore hounds meet here. A great portion of the land is in wood, and formerly formed part of Beaumont Chase. The living is a rect. * with the vie. of Belton annexed, in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 389, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. G. Fludyer, Esq., is lord of the manor. WARD LOW, a tnshp. in the pars, of Bakewell and Hope, hund. of High Peake, co. 'Derby, 4 miles N.W. of Bakewell, and 2 S.E. of Tideswell. A cairn with stone coffins was opened here in 1755. WARDLOW MIRES, a hmlt. in the tnshps. of Great Hucklow and Litton, hund. of High Peake, co. Derby. WARDOUR, a par. in the hund. of Dunworth, co. Wilts. See TISBUEY. WARD'S, a hmlt. in the par. of Ivinghoe, co. Bucks, 1 mile N.E. of Ivinghoe. It is joined with Ringshall. WARD, THE, a hmlt. in the par. of Snape, co. Suffolk, 3 miles S. of Saxmundham. WARDY-HILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Coveney, co. Cambridge, 5 miles N.W. of Ely. WARE, a par., post, and market town in the hund. of Braughin, co. Herts, 2 miles N.E. of Hertford, and 21 N. of London by road, or 24j by the Hertford. branch of the Great Eastern railway, on which it is a station. It is situated on the ancient Ermine Street and the rivers Ash and Lea, the latter being here crossed by an iron bridge constructed in 1845, and only half a mile from the New River head, which rises amongst the gravel hills. The management of the navigation of the river Lea is vested in trustees, appointed under several Acts