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Rh WAVERTON. 762 WE ARE. WAVERTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Wigton, ward and co. of Cumberland, 2 miles S.W. of Wigton. It is situated on the river Waver, which separates the town- ship into High and Low Waverton. The Maiyport railway passes in the vicinity. WAVERTREE, a tnshp. in the par. of Childwall, hund. of West Derby, co. Lancaster, 3 miles S.E. of Liverpool, its post town, and 1J mile from Edgehill railway station. The village is situated on the Grand Junction canal. There are rope works and an extensive brewery. In the vicinity is an ancient well with a Latin inscription, bearing date 1114. The soil is loamy and sandy, with a subsoil of red sandstone and marl. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioo. of Chester, val. 117, in the patron, of the Vicar of Childwall. The church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. There is also St. Mary's church, erected in 1853. There are National schools for both sexes, including infants, and a Sunday- school. The Independents, Wesleyans, and Roman Catholics have each a chapel. The Marquis of Salisbury is lord of the manor. WAWN, a par. in the middle div. of Holderness wap., East Riding co. York, 5 miles S.E. of Beverley, its post town, and 6 N. of Hull. The village is situated near the river Hull. The par. includes the tnshps. of Meaux, or Melsa, and Wnghen, or Wawn. The soil is chiefly loamy. The living is a vio. in the dioc. of York. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, was recently restored. The parochial charities produce about 15 per annum, realised- from land. A crucifix, hawk's bell, and other curiosities have been discovered here. WAXHAM, a par. in the hund. of Happing, co. Nor- folk, 5J miles E. of Stalham, its post town, and 14 N.W. of Yarmouth. It was formerly of largo extent, but has suffered from the encroachments of the sea. The parish includes about 200 acres of marsh land, the only re- maining portion of the parish of Little Waxham, the rest having been swallowed up by the sea. The living is a rcct. with the vie. of Palling annexed, in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 330. The church is dedicated to SS. John and Margaret. WAXHOLME, a tnshp. in the par. of Owthorne, middle div. of Holderness wap., East Riding co. York, 5 miles N.E. of Patrington, and 1 mile N. of Owthorne. It is situated on the coast, and is subject to the encroach- ments of the sea. In 1826 a coastguard station was established here. WAYBRIDGE, a limit, in the par. of Acle, nund. of Walsham, co. Norfolk, 9 miles E. of Norwich. It is situated at the bridge over the river Bure, and had an Austin priory, founded by Roger Bigod in the reign of Edward I. VAYFORD, a par. in the hund. of Crewkerne, co. Somerset, 3 miles S.W. of Crewkerne, its post town and nearest railway station, and 7 E. of Chard. The village is situated near the river Axe. The par. contains the hmlt. of Oathill. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 50. The church has recently been repewed. The register dates from 1600. The parochial charities produce about 15 per annum, of which 3 go to a school. J. A. Pinney, Esq., of Black- down, ia lord of the manor. WAYLAND, a hund., co. Norfolk, contains the pars, of Ashill, Breckles, Carbrooke, Caston, Little Ellingham, Griston, Merton, Ovington, Rockland St. Peter, Sahara Toney, Scoulton, Stow-Bedon, Thompson, Threxton, Tottington, and Watton, comprising an area of 32,610 acres. WEALD, a lib. and chplry. in the par. of Serenoaks, hund. of Codsheath, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, co. Kent, 2 miles S. of Sevenoaks, its post town. The village is situated on the edge of the Weald, an extensive wood- land tract called by the Britons Coed Andred, or the Great Forest, and which stretehed across the counties of Kent and Sussex to Petworth. The soil is fertile, on a clayey subsoil. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 90, in the patron, of the Rector of Sevenoaks. The church was erected in 1820. There are National schools for both sexes, an infant school, and almshouses for eight poor persons of the parish. WEALD, a tnshp. in the par. and hund. of Bampton, co. Oxford, near Bampton. WEALD-BASSET, NORTH, a par. in the hund. of Ongar, co. Essex, 3 miles N.E. of Epping, its post town, and 8 N.E. of Waltham Abbey. The par. contains the hmlts. of Hastingwood and Thornwood. The living is a vie.* in the dioo. of Rochester, val. 353. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, stands about a mile from the village, and has been recently restored. The parochial charities produce about 23 per annum, of which 10 go to Burrell's school. WEALD, SOUTH, a par. in the hund. of Chafford, co. Essex, 5 miles N.E. of Romford. -The parish is situated on the Great Eastern railway, and contains Brentwood, its post town and railway station, and the hmlt. of Brookstreet. The village, situated on the road from Romford to Chelmsford, existed in Harold II.'s time, who gave it to Waltham Abbey. There was a leper's hospital at Brookstreet. In front of the ancient hall is a chalybeate spring. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Rochester, ral. 653, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, has a Norman porch, and the interior contains several monuments and brasses. There is also a district church at Brentwood, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 124. The parochial shanties produce about 1,537 per annum, of which 1,552 go to Brentwood grammar school, which is free to all children of this parish. A school and two almshouses were erected in 1856, and in 1860 a new cemetery was opened in the Warley road. At a short distance from the Brentwood railway station stands the county lunatic asylum. The principal residence is Weald Hall, the birth-place of Queen Mary. The park contains numerous Cashmere goats. Close to the park are the ruins of a single-ditched circular camp. WEALD-WITH-GREENHILL, a hmlt. in tlie par. of Harrow-on-the-IIill, hund. of Gore, co. Middlesex, 2J miles N. of Harrow. WEAR, a river of co. Durham, rises at Wcardale St. John's, and flows by Durham, where it becomes navi- gable for barges to the North Sea at Sunderland. WEARDALE, or ST. JOHN'S CHAPEL, a chplry. and small market town in the par. of Stanhope, N.W. div. of Darlington ward, co. Durham, 7 miles N.W. of Stanhope, and 12 from Walsingham. It is situated near the head of the river Wear, under the hills. The inha- bitants are chiefly employed in the lead mines, which are very productive. In the village is a market cross. Theie are two churches, the livings of which are both perpet. curs, in the dioc. of Durham, and in the patron, of the Rector of Stanhope. The church of St. John was rebuilt by the late Sir William Blackett, Bart. The other church was built by Dr. Shuto Barrington, late bishop of Durham. There is a school for both sexes. The Independents, Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists, and Baptists, have each a chapel. WEARDLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Harewood, upper div. of Skyrack wap., West Riding co. York, 2 miles from Arthington station on the North-Eastern railway, and 6 E. of Otley. The soil is light, with a subsoil of sand and rock. The Earl of Harewood is lord of the manor. WEARS, a par. in the hund. of Bempstone, co. Somerset, 2J S.W. of Axbridge, its post town. It is situated on the turnpike-road from Bristol to Bridg- wator, the lower part of the parish being crossed by an ancient bridge over the river Axe. The par. comprises the vils. of Tipper and Lower Weare, and the limits, of Alston Sutton, Brimscombe, and Stone Allerton. It wag formerly a place of more importance than at present, the hamlet of Lower Weare being a borough and market town which returned two rsembers to parlia- ment in the 34th and 35th years of Edward I. It ia said to have derived its present appellation from a wear that formerly existed on the river. The soil is loamy with a subsoil of clay. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 350, in the pairon. of tho