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Rh WASHINGTON. 756 WATEEDEN. ward, co. Durham, 7 miles S.E. of N ewcastle, and 6 S.E. of Gateshead. It is a station on the Leeds and Berwick section of the North-Eastern railway, and the Stanhope and Tyne and Durham Junction railways also pass through the parish. The village is situated on the river Wear, which is here crossed by the Victoria Bridge, and is navigable for small vessels as high as the borders of Washington. The par. includes the tnshps. of Barmston, North Biddick, and Usworth. Many of the inhabitants are employed in the collieries, and in iron, rope, and chemical works. There are several quarries of fine building stone, one of firestone of great value, and five collieries ; also several sulphureous springs, and one of water, from which the distillers of Newcastle and Gates- head supply their works. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Durham, val. 610, in the patron, of the Bishop of Manchester. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was rebuilt in 1831 ; there is also a district church at Usworth, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 161. The parochial charities produce about 39 per annum, of which 33 go towards the support of the Usworth school. There is a chapel for Wesleyans, and National schools for both sexes, at which a Sunday- school is held. E. D. Shafto, Esq., Sir J. Musgrave, and Sir W. Lawson, are joint lords of the manor. WASHINGTON, or WESSINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Crich, hund. of Scarsdule, co. Derby, 3 miles N.W. of Alfreton, its post town, and 1J mile N.W. of Wingfield railway station. A Sunday-school was built in 1841, since licensed for divine worship. The paro- chial charities produce about 2 per annum. The Wes- leyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel. G. Wragg, Esq., of Eoad Nook Hall, is lord of the manor. WASHINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Steyning, rape of Bramber, co. Sussex, 4 J miles N.W. of Steyning railway station, 10 N.W. of Shoreham, and 12 from Hurstpierpont, its post town. The village is situated on the road from London to Worthing. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 63, in the patron, of Magdalen College, Oxford. Eowdell House and Ilighden are the principal residences. WASHLINGSTONE, a hund. in the lathe of Ayles- ford, co. Kent, contains the pars, of Ashurst, Bid- borough, Caple, Pembury, Speldhurst, and Tudeley ; eomprising an area of 12,330 acres. WASHTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirkby-Eavens- worth, -wap. of West Gilling, North Eiding co. York, 4 miles N.W. of Eichmond. WASHWOOD, a limit, in the par. of Aston, Bir- mingham div. of Hemlingford hund., co. Warwick. WASING, a par. in the hund. of Faircross, co. Berks, 7J miles S.E. of Newbury, its post town. The village is situated near the river Emborne. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 120. The church is dedicated to St. Nicholas. The parochial charities pro- duce about 2 per annum. W. Mount, Esq., is lord of the manor. WASPEETON, a par. in the Warwick div. of King- ton bund., co. Warwick, 4 miles S.W. of Warwick, its post town, and 103 from London. The village is situated on the river Avon. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 230, in the patron, of the Eector of Hampton Lucy. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, has been recently restored and enlarged. It was formerly a chapel-of-ease to Hampton Lucy, at which place the free grammar school is open to children of this parish. The parochial charities produce about 10 per annum. There is a National school, supported by the incumbent. WASS, a tnshp. in the par. of Kilburn, wap. of Bird- forth, North Eiding co. York, 6 miles S.W. of Helms- ley. The village is situated near the ruins of Byland Abbey, and sheltered by wooded bills. The soil consists of clay, and there is a quarry of oolite stone, of which Byland Abbey was built. There is an endowed paro- chial school for both sexes, and at which a Sunday- school is held. S. Stapylton, Esq., is lord of the manor and chief landowner. VASSAND, a tnshp. in the par. of Sigglesthorne, East Biding co. York, 2 miles S.W. of Hornsea. It is joined with Seaton. WAST WATEE, a lake of co. Cumberland. It gives name to Wast Dale, at the head of the river Irt, and is surrounded by ragged rocks and fells. It is 3 miles in length by half a mile wide, and abounds in trout and other fish. WATCHET, a tnshp., seaport, and market town in the par. of St. Decuman, hund. of Williton, co. Somerset, 5 miles E. of Dunster, and 18 W. of Bridgwater, to which it is a subport. It is the terminus of the West Somerset railway. It was called by the Saxons Wecedport, and was several times burnt by the Danes in the 9th and 10th centuries. At the Conquest it was given by William I. to the Mohuns, and once returned members to parliament in the reign of Edward I. The town is situated in a creek on the coast of the Bristol Channel, and has a tidal harbour of ten acres, which has recently been improved by the construction of a breakwater. It is sheltered from all win.ls, having piers on the E. and W. sides, with quays and a landing-slip. A considerable trade is carried on in grain, flour, malt, iron ore, coal, and timber. There are also an iron foundry, extensive paper-mills, lime works, and a cloth manufactory. The population of the town in 1861 was about 1,000. It is a coast-guard station, and manorial courts are held annually by the Wyndham family. The cliffs in the vicinity abound with alabaster and limestone, in which are embedded fossil fish, icthyosauri, and traces of strontian. For church, &c., see DECUMAN, ST. Market day is on Satur- day. A fair is held on the 17th November. WATCHFIELD, a tnshp. in the par. and hund. of Shrivenham, co. Berks, 4J miles S.W. from Great Far- ringdon, its post town, and 1 mile from Shrivenham. The village is situated on the Great Western railway, near the river Cole. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Shrivenham, in the dioc. of Oxford. The church was taken down in 1770. There is a charity school for both sexes. WATCHHOUSE, a vil. in the bar. of Scarawalsh, co. Wexford, Ireland, 3 miles N. of Newtownbarry. WATCHHOUSE, a tythg. in the par. of Portbury, co. Somerset, 6 miles N.W. of Bristol. WATCOMB, a lib. in the par. of North Fawley, co. Berks, 7 miles S.W. of East Ilsley. WATCOMBE, a bay on the coast of the Isle of Wight, co. Hants. It lies near the Needles. WATENDLATH, a hmlt. near the Lowdore, co. Cumberland, 4 miles S. of Keswick. WATEEBEACH, a par. in the hund. of Northstow, co. Cambridge, 5 miles N.E. of Cambridge, its post town, and 9 S.W. of Ely. It is a station on the Great Eastern railway. The village is situated near the Ely road and the river Cam. At a farm in this parish are remains of the abbot's house, refectory, &c., of Denny Abbey, founded in 1160 as a cell to the monastery of Ely, but in the following century occupied by the Knights Templars. A nunnery was subsequently founded by Dionysia de Mountchenso, which in 1338 was con- nected with the house of the St. Clares at Dinney. There are some extensive market gardens. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 424, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. John the Evangelist, is of the 13th century. The interior con- tains a double piscina, antique font, &c. The register dates from 1653. The parochial charities produce up- wards of 250 per annum, including almshouses for 6 poor widows, &c. There is an endowed free school for both sexes. The Wesleyans, Baptists, and Primitive Methodists have chapels. WATEEBECK, a vil. in the par. of Middlebie, co. Dumfries, Scotland. There is an United Presbyterian church. WATEECOMBE, an ext. par. place in the hund. of Winfrith, South Blanford div. of co. Dorset, 5 miles S.E. of Dorchester. WATERDEN, a par. in the hund. of Brothercross,