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Rh WATTISFIELD. 761 WAVERTON. above-mentioned lakes form the river Wick, which flows 4 miles eastward towards the boundary. The predomi- nant rocks are flagstone, limestone, and trap. The vil- lage of Watten is about 9 miles N.W. of Wick. The parish is traversed through its central districts by the S. road from Thurso to Wick, and across its S.W. extre- mity by the road from Thurso to Uornooh. This par. is in the presb. of Caithness and synod of Sutherland and Caithness. The stipend of the minister is about 222. There are a Free church parochial school, parochial library, and two other schools, also a mission church for the Halsary district. The principal seat is Heath House. A fair is held on the first Tuesday in December, old style. WATTISFIELD, a par. in the hund. of Blackbourn, co. Suffolk, 3 miles S.W. of Botesdale, its post town, and 6 N.E. of Ixworth. The village is situated on the road from Bury St. Edmund's to Norwich. This parish contains some excellent potter's earth. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 370. The church is dedi- cated to St. Margaret. The Independents and Wes- leyans have each a chapel. Henry Youngman, Esq., is lord of the manor. WATTISHAM, a par. in the hund. of Cosford, co. Suffolk, 2 miles N.E. of Bildeston, its post town, and 6 S.W. of Needham-Market railway station. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 110, in the patron, of King's College, Cambridge. The church is dedicated to St. Nicholas. The parochial charities pro- duce about 72 per annum, principally realised from town estate. The Rev. R. Daniels, of Coombs, is lord of the manor. WATTLEBRIDGE, a hmlt. in the bar. of Coole, co. Fermanagh, Ireland, 4 miles S. of Newtown Butler, on the river Finn. WATTLEFIELD, a div. in the par. of Wymondham, hund. of Forehoe, co. Norfolk, 3 miles S.W. of Wymond- ham. WATTLESBOROTJGH, a tnshp. in the par. of Cai- diston, hund. of Ford, co. Salop, 8 miles W. of Shrews- bury. It was once a Roman station. WATTON, a par. in the Bainton-Beacon div. of Harthill wap., East Riding co. York, 5 miles S. of Great Driffield, its post town. There are traces of a Gilbertino nunnery, founded by Eustace Fitz-John in 1150, on the site of a more ancient priory, which existed as early as 686. At the Dissolution its revenue was valued at 453 "s. Sd., when its site and remains, which are still discernible, were given to John Dudley, Earl of Warwick. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 60. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. WATTON, a par. and market town in the hund. of Wayland, co. Norfolk, 13 miles from Thetford, its post town, and 21 S.W. from Norwich. It is situated on the river Wissey, near the borders of that part of the county of Norfolk commonly called Filand, or the " open country," and near Wayland, or Wailing Wood, the scene of the old ballad of " The Children in the Wood." It is a petty sessions town, principally consisting of one wide street. It has a bank, savings-bank, and Way- land Hall. An obelisk was erected in 1820, on the site of the ancient market cross, with a curious sculp- tured device containing a rebus on the name of the town ; the cross was then demolished, but the stone bearing the device was placed in the front of a small square building which had been erected shortly after the great fire of 1673, which destroyed the greater portion of the town, with property to the amount of 10,000. A manorial court is held annually, and petty sessions for the hundred are held on the first Wednesday beach month. The population in 1861 was 1,365. The chief trade arises from its situation on a great thorough- fare, but considerable business is done in corn, malt, and butter ; there is also a brewery. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 187.- The church, dedi- cil il to St. Mary or St. Giles, was built in the reign of Henry I., and was enlarged and restored in 1840. The ' '"ii contains several brasses and monuments, a stone crucifix, and an antique poor-box bearing date 1552. The parochial charities produce about 127 per annum, of which 65 is realised from fuel allotment. There are several almshouses, also a National school for both sexes. The Wesloyans, Independents, and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel. The Rev. W. H. Hicks is lord of the manor. Market day is on Wednesday. Fairs are held on the first Wednesday in July, 10th July, first Wednesday after Michaelmas, llth October, and on the 3rd November. WATTON, a par. in the hund. of Broadwater, co. Herts, 5 miles N.W. of Hertford, its post town, and 5 N.E. of Welwyn railway station. The village is situated on the river Beano, and on the great N. road. In the vicinity are a malting establishment and an extensive ' watennill. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Roches- ter, val. 700. The church, dedicated to SS. Andrew and Mary, was restored through the liberality of the late A. Smith, Esq., who also erected a small lecture- hall in 1852, at a cost of 400. There are National and infant schools. Tho principal residcnco is Woocrhall Park. WATTSTOWN, a vil. in the par. of New Monkland, co. Lanark, Scotland, near Airdrie. WAUCHOPE, an ancient par., co. Dumfries, Scotland, now joined to Langholm. WAULDBY, a tnshp. in tho par. of Elloughton, Hunsley Beacon div. of Harthill wap., East Riding co. York, 3 miles S.E. of Cave, and 2 N.E. of Elloughton. WAUN, a hmlt. in the par. of Nantglyn, co. Denbigh, 4 miles S.W. of Denbigh. WAVENDON, or WANDON, a par. in tho hund. of Newport, co. Bucks, 5 miles from Newport-Pagncll, its post town, and 3 N.E. of Fenny Stratford. The village is situated on the road from Woburn to Newport-Pagnell and Northampton, near the river Ouse. The par. includes the hmlt. of Woburn Sands. At Wavendon Heath are pits of fullers' earth, and at that place a Roman amphora was discovered. Bone-lace and straw-plait are made. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 843. The church, dedicated to St. James or to St. Mary, has been restored. The parochial charities produce about '268 per annum, of which 93 belong to the free school, founded by George Wells in 1714, and loO is paid by the Duke of Bedford for poors' coal, in lieu of waste lands awarded under an Enclosure Act in 1791. Tho Methodists and Society of Friends have each a chapel. Wavendon Hall is the principal residence. Almshouses for five widows have been recently founded by Sir H. Hugh Hoaro. W. Dennison, Esq., is lord of the manor. WAVENEY, a river of cos. Norfolk and Suffolk, rises at Brettenham, closa to the source of the Little Ouse, and joins the Yare at Yarmouth. WAVERLEY, an ext. par. place in tho hund. of Farnham, co. Surrey, 2 miles S.E. of Farnham. It is situated on the river Wey, and has the ruins of the church, refectory, and cloisters of a Cistercian abbey, founded by Bi&hop Giffard in 1128, and valued at the Dissolution at 19,613 11. This house is said to have been the first of that order established in England. Lord Sydenham was born here in 1799. The property has been purchased by G. T. Nicholson, Esq., who has greatly improved it, and made the Hall one of tho finest seats in th& county. WAVERTON, a par. in the lower div. of Broxlon hund., eo. Chester, 4 miles S.E. of Chester, its post town, and 6 from Tarporley. It is a station on the London and North-Western railway. The village is situated on the Crewe railway and Nantwich and Chester canal. The par. includes a tnshp. of its own name, and those of Hatton and Huxley. In the parish are a stono quarry, steam flour-mill, cement works, &c. Tho soil consists chiefly of clay. The living is a perpet. cur.* in tho dioc. of Chester, val. 110, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, was restored in 1845. Tho parochial charities produce about 5 per annum. There are National schools for both sexes, and church and Sunday schools at Huxley. The Cal- vinists have a chapel at Eggbridgo. The Mirquis of Westminster is lord of the manor.