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Rh WEEDON LOYS. 765 WEEM. WEEDON LOYS, a par. in the bund, of Greens- Norton, co. Northampton, 6i miles S.W. of Towcester, ita post town, and 8 from Brackley. It contains the limits, of Milthorpe and Weston. St. Loy's mineral spring is in this parish. The living is a vie.* in the dioo. of Peterborough, val. 462, in the patron, of King's College, Cambridge. The cburch is dedicated to SS. Peter and Mary. The parochial charities pro- duce about 15 per annum. There is a Church of Eng- land Behoof at Milthorpe. The Baptista have a chapel. The Warden and Fellows of All Souls' College, Oxford, are lords of the manor. WEEFORD, a par. in the S. div. of Offlow hund, co. Stafford, 4 miles W. of Tamworth, its post town, and 4 S.E. of Lichfield. The village is situated on the Roman Watling Street and on a branch of the river Tame, here crossed by a ford, called Wayford. The par. in- cludes the hmlta. of Packington and Swinfen. In the vicinity is Offlow barrow, the burial-place of a Danish chief. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to that of Hints, in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 298, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. Manley Hall is the principal residence. Lord Wenlock is lord of the manor. The impropriation belongs to the Prebendary of Alrewas and Weeford, in the cathedral of Lichfield. WEEG, a yil. in the par. of Swansea, co. Glamorgan, near Swansea. WEEG, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanwnog, co. Mont- gomery, 6 miles S.W. of Newtown. WEEG DOLVER, a tnshp. in the par. of Kerry, co. Montgomery, 2 miles S. of Newtown. WEEK, a hmlt. in the par. of Blasted, co. Hants, 2 miles N.E. of Alton. WEEK, a tythg. in the par. of Bourne St. Mary, co. Hants, 3 miles W. of Whitchurch. WEEK, a tythg. in the par. of Godshill, Isle of Wight, co. Hants, 2 miles N.W. of Ventnor. WEEK, a hmlt. in the par. of Glastonbury, co. Somerset, near Glastonbury. WEEK, a hmlt. in the par. of Stagursey, co. Somer- set, 6 milea N.W. of Bridgwater. WEEK, or WICK, a tythg. in the city of Wells, co. Somerset, 2 miles S.W. of Wells. WEEK, or WICK, a tythg. in the pars, of Curry- Rivell and Drayton, co. Somerset, 1 mile S.W. of Lang- port. WEEK, or WICK, a hmlt. in the par. of Brent, co. Somerset, 7 miles S.W. of Axbridge, on the Great Western railway. WEEKE, or WYKE, a par. in the upper half of Buddlesgato hund., co. Hants, 1 mile N.W. of Win- chester, of which city it is a suburb. The parish is traversed by the road from Winchester to Stockbridge, and contains the Winchester station of the South- western railway, also the union workhouse. The vil- lage is situated under the old castle walls of the city of Winchester, but the ancient fosse which surrounded the western walls of the city has been filled up, and thirteen houses erected on the site. At Fullflood, in this parish, is the site of the original church. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 234, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin. Weeke House is the principal residence. On the border of this parish formerly stood the church of St. Anastasia, and near which are remains of entrench- ments thrown up by the Royalists, under Lord Hopton, previous to the fatal battle of Cheriton. The seal of JSlfric, Earl of Mercia, who lived in the 10th century, was found in a field about twenty years since, and pre- sented to the British Museum. WEEKE-CHAMPFLOWER. See WYKE-CHAMP- PLOWEB, co. Somerset. WEEKLEY, a par. in the hund. of Corby, co. North- ampton, 2 miles N.E. of Kettering, its post town, and 76 from London. The village is situated on a branch of the river Nen, and on the road from Kettering to Stam- ford. The par. includes Boughton House and Park, the seat of the Duke of Buccleuch, containing many por- traits and cartoons. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 94. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, contains monuments of the Montague family, and several effigies of the Dukes of Buccleuch. The parochial charities produce about 145 per annum, of which 20 go towards Latham's school, and 120 to Montague's hospital for a master and 6 brethren. There- is an infant school supported by the Duchess of Buc- cleuch. The Duke of Buccleuch is lord of the manor. WEEKS, or WIX, a par. in the hund. of Tendring, co. Essex, 5 miles S.E. of Manningtree, its post town, and 2J from the Bradfield and Wrabness stations on tho Manningtreo and Harwich line of railway. It had a Benedicline priory founded by Walter Mascherell in Henry I.'s time. At the Dissolution it was valued at 93, and given to Wolsoy, and afterwards to Sir A. Fortescue. The soil is loamy, with a subsoil of clay. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 160. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, was built in 1704 on the site of the old one. The register dates from 1600. The parochial charities consist of Clarke's annuity for the instruction of 5 poor children. There is a National school. The Wesleyans have a chapel, with a day school in connection. E. W. Gar- land, Esq., is lord of the manor. WEEK ST. GERMANS, a par. in the hund. of Lifton, co. Devon. See GEKMANSWEEK. WEEK ST. LAWRENCE. See WICK, co. Somerset. WEEK ST. MARY, a par. in the hund. of Stratton, co. Cornwall, 7 miles S. from Stratton, its post town, and 10 from Launceston. This place, which was for- merly of more importance than at present, is situated on the road from Launceston to Stratton, and is in old records called a borough. The surface is hilly. Tho principal residence is Morris, formerly the seat of Lord Rolle. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 388, in the patron, of Sydney Sussex College, Cambridge. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. There is a National school for both sexes. The Bible Christians, Wesleyans, and Association Methodists have each a chapel. A chantry, with a free school, was founded and endowed by Dame T. Percival ia the reign of Henry VIII., but was suppressed in the reign of Edward VI. WEEK ST. PANCRAS. See PANCRASWEEK, co. Devon. WEEL, a tnshp. in tho par. of St. John Beverley, libs, of the borough of Beverley, East Riding co. York. 2 miles E. of Beverley, its post town. The village is situated on tho river Hull. The soil consists of clay and sand. There is a considerable extent of moorland. WEELEY, or WHEELY, a par. in the hund. of Tendring, co. Essex, 10 miles S.E. of Colchester, its post town, and 2J W. of Thorpe. It is a station on the Great Eastern railway. The Holland brook flows through the centre of the parish. There are extensive brick and tile kilns. The soil consists of rich loam and clay. There were formerly extensive barracks. Tho living is a rect. in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 375, in the patron, of Brasenose College, Oxford. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew. The register dates from 1599. The parochial charities produce about 9 per annum, which go to Jefferson's school. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel. J. Weeley, Esq., is lord of the manor. WEELSBY, a hmlt. in the par. of Clee, hund. of Bradley Haveratoe, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, near Great Grimsby. WEEM, a par. in co. Perth, Scotland. It comprises a vil. of the same name, and those of Caolvallock, Bal- nasuin, Balwahanaid, Cragganester, Tombreck, and Craggantoul. The parish is much mixed up with and intersected by neighbouring parishes. The surface is mountainous and rugged. It is watered by the rivers Tay, Lyon, Lochy, and Dochart. Red deer, foxes, wild cats, otters, badgers, black game, wild fowl, and a few eagles are met with. The great military road from Orieff to Inverness passes through Weem proper, and is joined by numerous county roads at Tay Bridge, about