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Rh WABMINGHAM. 750 WARNBOROUGH, SOUTH. Wakefield, its post town, and 2 from the Oaken- shaw railway station. The village is situated on the North Midland railway, near the Leeds canal and the river Calder. The par. includes the hmlts. of Kirk- thorpe, Heath, Sharlston, and Agbrigg. The soil is clayey and loamy, with a subsoil of limestone and marl. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of York, val. 148, in the patron, of trustees. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, contains monuments of the families of De Fleming and Smyth. The register dates from 1640. The paro- chial charities produce about 100 per annum, of which 10 go to Bowles's school, 36 to Freestone's school, and .19 to Sagar's almshouses. H. C. M. Ingram, Esq., is lord of the manor. WARMINGHAM, a par. in the hund. of Northwich, co. Chester, 3J miles S.W. of Sandbach, its post town, and 4 from Middlewich. The village is situated on the river Wenlock. The par. includes the tnshps. of Elton, Moston, Tetton, and Warmingham, and is traversed by the Trent and Mersey canal and the Grand Junction railway. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Chester, val. 650. The church is dedicated to St. Leonard. The parochial charities produce about 31 per annum, of which 21 go to a school founded by Thomas Minshull. The Wesleyans have a chapel at Forge Mill. WARMINGHURST, a par. in the hund. of East Easwrith, rape of Bramber, co. Sussex, 5 miles N.E. of Steyning railway station, its post town, and 12 N.W. of Shoreham. The living is a perpet. cur. in. the dioc. of Chichester. The church contains monuments to the Shelley and Butler families. W. Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, resided in this parish. WARMINGTON, a par. in the hunds. of Polebrook and Willibrook, co. Northampton, 3j miles N.E. of Oundle, its post town. The village is situated near the Peterborough railway and the river Nen. Here is the Chadwell mineral spring. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 107. The church is dedi- cated to St. Mary. The parochial charities produce about 16 per annum, of which 11 go to the school. The Wesleyans have a chapel. WARMINGTON, a par. in the Burton-Basset div. of Kington hund., co. Warwick, 6 miles N.W. from Banbury; its post town, and about the same distance from Kineton. The village is situated near Nadbury Camp, supposed to have been the site of the ancient I'ripontium. The par. includes the hmlt. of Arlescote. Here was formerly a Benedictine cell to Preaux Abbey, in Nor- mandy, founded by Henry de Newburgh in the reign of Henry I., but on the suppression of alien priories was given by Henry YI. to Witham Priory, in Somerset- shire. The soil is a rich red loam. The living ia a rect.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 450, in the patron, of Hulme's trustees. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. There are National schools, and the Wesleyans have a chapel. Captain Alexander Gordon, who was killed in the battle of Edgehill, lies in the churchyard. WARMINSTER, a hund., co. Wilts, contains the pars, of Bishopstrow, Corsley, Denton, Fisherton-de-la- Mere, Norton-Bavant, Upper Portwood, Sutton Veney, Teffont Magna, Upton Scudamore, and Warminster; comprising an area of 25,170 acres. WARMINSTER, a par., post and market town, in the above hund., co. Wilts, 4 miles S. of Westbury, and 9 from Trowbridge. It is a station on the Wilts and Somerset branch of the Great Western railway, on the river Willey, and near the south-western boundary of Salisbury Plain. It is a petty sessions and polling town, including the hmlts. of Boreham and Bugley. Warminster is mentioned in Domesday Book as Gtier- tninstre, and having been held in demesne by Edward the Confessor paid neither Danegeld nor Hidage. The manor subsequently came through the Mauduits, Hun- gerfords, Howards, and others, to the Thynnes, of Longleat. The town chiefly consists of one long street, well paved and lighted with gas. There are three banks, a savings-bank, and a town-hall, which last was designed by Mr. Blore, and erected in 1830, at the expense of the Marquis of Bath. The town was formerly noted for its broadcloth manufacture, which is now extinct, but an extensive malting trade is still carried on, and silk weaving has been introduced. Petty sessions are held monthly at the townhall, also the July quarter sessions, and county court is held on the first Tuesday in every month. Camden sup- posed this place to have been the site of the Roman Verlmio, and the neighbourhood abounds in objects of antiquity, including several barrows, one of which is called "King Barrow." The soil is chalky. The population of the parish in 1861 was 5,995, and of the town 3,675. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 324, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Denis, was rebuilt in 1724, and has a tomb of Edward III.'s time. The register dates from 1556. There is also the district church called Christ Church, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 150. It stands on an eminence, and was built about 1830. Near the townhall stands the St. Lawrence proprietary chapel, founded in Edward I.'s time, and rebuilt in 1725. Bishop Squire was born here in 1714. The parochial charities produce about 191 per annum. There are National, British, and infant schools, and a grammar school founded by the first Viscount Weymouth ; also an athenEeum and literary institute. Warminster Poor-law Union comprises 21 parishes, the poorhouse being situated at Sambourne Hill. The Independents, Wesleyans, Baptists, Primitive Metho- dists, and Unitarians have each a chapel. A large market for the sale of corn is held on Saturday. Fairs are held on the 22nd April, llth August, and 26th October. WARMLEY, a vil. and ecclesiastical district in the par. of Sutton Coldfleld, co. Warwick, 3 miles S.K. of Sutton Coldfield. WARMLEY, a hmlt. in the hund. of Barton Regis, co. Gloucester, 3J miles E. of Bristol. WARMSWORTH, a par. in the S. div. of Strafforth wap., West Riding co. York, 3 miles S.W. of Don- caster, its post town, and 1 mile from Sprotborough. It is a station on the South Yorkshire line of railway. The village is situated on the Sheffield and Rotherham road from Doncaster, near the river Don. The par. includes the hmlt. of Levett-Hagg, at which place are some limestone quarries, as also at Warmsworth. The soil is fertile, consisting of loam and lime, and in some parts clay. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of York, val. 168. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, contains numerous tablets and monuments, and in the church- yard are some sycamore trees. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum. There is a National school, at which a Sunday-school is held. The Society of Friends have a meeting-house, said to be the first founded by George Fox. F. Fawkes, the poet, was a native. The principal residence is the Hall. W. B. Wright, Esq., is lord of the manor. WARMWELL, a par. in the hund. of Winfrith, co. Dorset, 6 miles S.E. of Dorchester, its post town, and 4 S.W. of Moreton railway station. There are nume- rous barrows on the heath. The living is a rect., annexed to that of Poxwell, in the dioc. of Sarum, val. .350. The church was restored in 1851. WARNBOROUGH, NORTH, a tythg. in the par. of Odiham, co. Hants, 2 miles N. of South Warn- borough, and 1 mile N.W. of Odiham. WARNBOROUGH, SOUTH, a par. in the hund. of Bermondspit, co. Hants, 2f miles S.W. of Odihnm, its post town, and 6 S. of Winchfield railway station. The village is situated on the road from Odiham to Alton. The H. H. hounds meet in this parish. Queen Eliza- beth resided occasionally at Odiham, and having one morning breakfasted at Warnborough manor-house, then occupied by Sir Thomas White, knighted that gentleman in his own room. The living is a root.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 594, in the patron, of St. John's College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, contains a curious monument to Sir T. White