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Rh WARWICK. 753 WASHINGTON. held in St. Peter's chapel, over the eastern gateway of the town, which has an income from endowment of 250. The local charities produce about 8,000 per annum, including the endowment of Henry VIII. to the church, clergy, and schools ; Sir Thomas White's bequest of 11,511 to be employed by way of loans to deserving inhabitants, and the endowment of several sets of almshouses, including the Leicester Hospital, founded by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, for a master and 12 brethren, impotent or infirm men, which number has been recently increased to 20, who receive a pension of 80 per annum. The buildings consist of the brethren's lodgings and, public kitchen, forming a quadrangle ; the ancient chapel of St. James, over the western gateway of the town, originally founded as a guild by Roger, Earl of Warwick, in the reign of Henry I., and an old hall. On the W. side of the town is a racecourse, where the races take place twice annually, in March and September. Market day is on Saturday. Fairs are held on the second Monday in January, February, March, April, Juno, July, August, September, and November, and on the first Saturday in Lent, 12th May, 12th October, last Monday in October, and the Monday prior to St. Thomas's day. WARWICK, a div. of the hund. of Kington, co. Warwick, containing the borough of Warwick, and the pars, of Barford, Charlcote, Chesterton, Lapworth, Moreton - Morrell, Newbold - Pacey, Packwood, Tan- worth, Wasperton, Wellesbourne-Hastings, and part of Bishop's Tachbrook ; comprising 32,640 acres. WARWICK, a par. partly in the ward of Eskdale, and partly in that of Cumberland, co. Cumberland, 4 miles N.E. of Carlisle, its post town, and C from Bramp- ton. The village is situated on the western bank of the river Eden, near its continence with the Irthing. The former stream is here crossed by a stone bridge of three arches. The par. includes the tnshps. of Aglionby and Little C'orby. This place was the site of the ancient Virotidum, where the sixth cohort of the Sfervii was stationed. In the vicinity are some Roman earthworks. The soil consists of sand and loam. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to that of Wetheral, in the dioe. of Carlisle. The church was once a rect. belonging to the Abbey of St. Mary, at York. Warwick Hull is the principal residence. WARWICK-BRIDGE, a tnshp. in the par. of We- thcral, Eskdale ward, co. Cumberland. It adjoins the par. of Warwick, and includes the hmlt. of Burnriggs. The river Eden is here crossed by the new bridge to the opposite village of Warwick. A party of royalists were routed here by General Lambert in 10-18. Many of the inhabitants are employed in the cotton mills and blcaching-grounds. There is a Roman Catholic chapel. WASDALE-HEAD, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Bees, ward of Allerdale-above-Derwent, co. Cumberland, 1C miles from Whitehaven, its post town, 11 S.W. of Kes- wick, and 10 N.E. of Ravenglass. It is situated in a narrow valley among the hills at the head of Wast Water. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 80, in the patron, of the Incumbent of St. Bees. WASDALE NETHER, or STRANDS, a chplry. in the par. of St. Bees, ward of Allerdale-ahove-Derwent, co. Cumberland, 7 miles from Ravenglass, 4 E. of Gos- forth, and 7 from the Drigg station, on the Whitehaven and Furnesa Junction lino of railway. The village is situated amongst the hills, near the sources of the rivers lit and Esk, under the Cinderdale Falls. The surface is hilly, and the land principally unenclosed pasture and waste, with a small proportion of arable and woodland. The lake Wast Water, situated about 1J mile from the village, is 3 miles long, half a mile broad, and 45 fathoms deep, or about 15 fathoms below the level of the sea. It abounds with fish, and has never been known to freeze. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. GG, in the patron, of the Incumbent of St. Bees. The church contains tablets of the Rawson family, and a stone font presented in 1855 by Mrs. Rawson. Tkcre is a parochial school, in which a Sunday-school is also vo. 1 ,. in. held. Gale Syke and tho Hall are the principal resi- dences. The latter has rare coniferae, pines, &c. ; among them is a specimen of the Araucaria imbricata 20 feet iu height. General Wyndham is lord of the manor. WASHAWAY, a hmlt. in the par. of E g loshay!, hund. of Trigg, co. Cornwall, 3 miles N.W. of Bodmin. WASHBOURNE, a hmlt. in the par. of Halwell, co. Devon, 4 miles S.W. of Totnes. WASHBOURNE, GREAT, a par. in the upper div. of Tewkesbury hund., co. Gloucester, 5 miles N.W. of Winchcomb, its post town, 6 N.E. of Tewkesbury, and 4 N.E. of Ashchurch station, on the Bristol and Bir- mingham railway. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 59. The church is dedi- cated to St. Mary. There are Sunday and day schools for both sexes, supported by R. Prance, Esq., who is lord of the manor. WASHBOURNE, LITTLE, a chplry. in the par. of Overbury, middle div. of Oswaldslow hund., co. Wor- cester, 6 miles N.E. of Tewkesbury. WASHBROOK, a par. in the hund. of Samford, co. Suffolk, 3.J miles S.W. of Ipswich, its post town, and 2j N. of the Capel railway station. The village contains a police station of the East Suffolk constabulary. The parish is situated on a branch of the river Orwell. Fel- church was formerly a chapel-of-ease to Washbrook, but has long since disappeared. Tho living is a vie. annexed to that of Copdock, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has several stalls, which have been recently renovated, and an E. window, presented by the late Lord Walsingham. There is a National school for both boxes. The Wesleyans have a chapel. WASHFIELD, a par. in the hund. of West Budleigh, co. Devon, 2J miles N.W. of Tiverton, its post town. The village is situated on the river Exe, and is supposed to have been the site of a Roman station. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 407. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, contains brasses of the Worth family. Tho parochial charities produce about 30 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. J. F. Worth, Esq., is lord of the manor. WASHFORD, a hmlt. in the pars, of Old Cleeve and St. Decuman, co. Somerset, 2 miles S.W. of Wntchet. It is a station on the West Somerset Mineral railway. WASHFORD-PYNE, a par. in the hund. of Withe- ridge, co. Devon, 8 miles N. of Crediton. Morchard Bishop's is its post town. The village is situated on tho road from Exeter to South-Molton,"and on a branch of the river Taw. There was until recently a considerable tract of moor, which has been drained and enclosed. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 14i. Tho church is dedicated to St. Peter. There was for- merly a chapel-of-ease at Wenham. The parochial cha- rities produce about 1 10s. per annum. The Rev. C. Tucker is lord of tho manor and principal landowner. WASHINGBOROUGH, a par. in the second div. of Langoe wap., parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 3 miles E. of Lincoln, its post town. It is a station on the Lincoln- shire and Boston section of the Great Northern railway. Tho village is situated on the southern bank of the navigable river Witham. The par. includes the tnshps. of Heighington and Washingborough. The surface is divided into two districts, the one hilly and the other fenny. The living is a rect.* in tho dioc. of Lincoln, val. 1,554. Tho church is dedicated to St. John tho Evangelist. There is a chapel-of-easo at Heighington. The parochial charities produce about 556 per annum, of which 142 go to Garrett's free grammar school and 19 to Eure's school. WASHINGLEY, a par. in the hund. of Norman- Cross, co. Huntingdon, 2 miles N.W, of Stilton, its post town, and 14.J N.W. of Huntingdon. The living if. a rect. annexed to that of Lutton, in the dioc. of Peter- borough. There is no church. Tho Hall was formerly the residence of Sir T. G. Apreece, Bart., but has re- mained untenanted for several years. WASHINGTON, a vil. in fco par. of Cupar-Angus, co. Perth, Scotland, near Cupar-Angus. WASHINGTON, a par. in tho E. di". of Chester fm