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Rh WELTON. 772 WEMBDON. WELTON, a par. and large vil. in the wap. of Lawress, co. Lincoln, 6 miles N.E. of Lincoln. It includes the hmlt. of Ryland. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 340, in the patron, of the prebendaries of Welton. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The Primitive and Reformed Methodists have chapels. There are church schools for boys and girls. This parish has the privilege of sending 11 boys to Christ's Hospital at Lincoln. The parochial charities produce about 43 per annum, of which 10 are for a lecture in the church every Sunday evening. Earl Brownlow is lord of the manor. WELTON, a par. in the hund. of Fawsley, co. Northampton, 2 miles N.E. of Daventry. It has a station at Crick, on the Birmingham section of the London and North Western railway. The village is situated on the ancient Watling Street, at the junction of the Grand Junction and Union canals, the former of which passes through a tunnel 1J mile in length. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 200, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew, or to St. Martin. The register commences in 1578. There is a Baptist chapel, and National and Sunday schools. II. T. Clarke, Esq., is lord of the manor. WELTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Ovingham, co. Northumberland, 9 miles N.E. of Hexham. It has an ancient tower near the line of the Roman wall, and was onee the residence of King Oswy, and the place where the Kings Penda and Sigobert received the rites of baptism from Finan, Bishop of Liudisfarne. WELTON, a tythg. in the par. of Midsomer Norton, co. Somerset, 7 miles S.W. of Bath. WELTON, a par. in the wap. of Howdenshire, East Riding co. York, 3 miles S.E. of South Cave, and 1J mile W. of Ferriby railway station. It is situated near the river Humber, and contains the chplry. of Melton. Bricks and tiles are made. The soil is wold and clay, upon a subsoil of chalk and clay. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of York, val. with the cur. of Melton, 500, in the patron, of the crown. The church of St. Helen is said to have been built in the reign of William Rufus. The Wesleyans have a chapel, and there is a National school. The charities produce 15 per annum. WELTON-IN-THE-MARSH, a par. in the Wold div. of Candleshoe wap., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 6 miles N.E. of Spilsby, and 2 N. of the Burgh railway station on the East Lincolnshire line, which passes through the parish. It contains the hmlt. of lioothby. The burning of lime is carried on. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 150. The church, dedicated to St. Martin, was rebuilt in 1792. The Independents and Wesleyans have each a chapel. A large tumulus, called Castle Hill, is situated in this parish. Lord Willoughby d'Eresby is lord of the manor. A pleasure fair is held on old Lady Day. WELTON-LE-WOLD, a par. in the Wold div. of the hund. of Louth-Eske, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 3| miles W. of Louth railway station and navigation. The village is situated on the Wolds. The soil is loam and chalk. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 600, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Martin, was enlarged in 1838, and restored in 1850. The Wesleyans have a chapel. There are National schools for this and the adjoining parishes of North and South Elkington, built in 1860. The Rev. W. Smyth and the Right Hon. C. T. D'Eyncourt are lords of the manor. WELWICK, a par. in the S. div. of Holderness wap., East Riding co. York, 2 miles S.E. of Patrington. The village is situated about 1J mile from the mouth of the river Humber. The par. includes the hmlts. of Weeton and Holland, and the homesteads of Welwick, Thorpe, and Ploughlands. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of York, val. 105. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, contains the remains of a monument said to have been removed from Bui-stall Abbey, and several shields of arms, including those of Edward the Confessor. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel, but the meeting-house of the Society of Friends is now converted into a school. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. WELWYN, a par. and small town in the hund. of Broadwater, co. Herts, 5 miles N. of Hatfield, 7 W. of Hertford, and 1 j mile W. of the Welwyn station of the Great Northern railway. It is situated in a valley near the river Maran, or Mimeran, across which the railway is carried by a viaduct of 42 arches, 97 feet high and 30 broad. The par. includes, besides the town of its own name, the hmlts. of Woolmer Green and Harmer Green. The town consists of one principal street, with a smaller one leading to Stevenage. It contains assembly-rooms, union poor-house, and a literary institution, with read- ing room and library, at the " White Hart" hotel. The streets have recently been lighted with gas. The population in 1851 was 1,557, and in 1861, 1,612. The manufacture of boots and shoes has been intro- duced, and there is a fellmonger and woolstapler. The Poor-law Union comprises 4 parishes or townships. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 665, in the gift of All Souls' College, Oxford. The church of St. Mary contains the tomb of Dr. Young, author of "Night Thoughts," who died rector in 1766, leaving the interest of 1,600 for clothing and educating 16 boys. There are National, infant, and endowed free schools. The principal seats are Danesbury and Frythe. The local charities produce about 90 per annum. WEM, a div. of North Bradford hund., co. Salop, contains the pars, of Moreton Corbet and Shawbury, and parts of Hodnet and Wem, comprising 22,090 acres. WEM, a par., post and market town, partly in the hund. of Pimhill, but chiefly in that of North Bradford, co. Salop, 10 miles N.E. of Shrewsbury, and 8 N.E. of Baschurch. It is a station on the Crewe and Shrews- bury branch of the London and North -Western railway. The par. comprises, besides the town of Wem, the chplries. of Edstaston and Newtown, and the tnshps. of Aston, Cotton, Horton, Lacon, Lowe-with-Ditches, Northwood, Sleap, Soulton, Tilley, Trench, and Wolver- ley. The town, which is a polling place for the county, is situated on the northern bank of the river Roden, near a branch of the Ellesmere canal, and on the road from Shrewsbury to Chester. It consists principally of one thoroughfare called the High-street. It contains a town- hall, rebuilt in 1848, market-house, union poor-house, and branch of the National and Provincial Bank. The population of the parish in 1851 was 3,747, and in 1861, 3,802. There are tanyards, malting-houses, and a water- mill. It is governed by two bailiffs, with other officers, annually appointed at the courts leet of the lord of the manor, which at the time of the Domesday survey belonged to William Pandulph, and afterwards came to the Howards and Judge Jeffreys, on whom it conferred the title of baron in the reign of James II. The county court is held in the townhall monthly, and petty sessions fortnightly. The Poor-law Union comprises 12 parishes, and the guardians meet once a fortnight at the union workhouse. The living is a rect.,* val. 2,000. The church is dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul. Its body was rebuilt after the fire of 1677, but the tower is ancient. There are also churches at Edstaston and Newtowu, the former dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, with three Norman doorways and a painted memorial window. The Baptists, Presbyterians, and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel. The free grammar school, founded and endowed in 1650 by Sir Thomas Adams, was rebuilt in 1776. It has an income of about 350, with two exhibitions to the universities. There are besides National, British, and infant schools. An extra-mural cemetery has been formed with a chapel. Wycherley, the dramatist, and Ireland, author of " Hogarth Illustrated," were horn at Clive, in this parish. Market day is on Thursday. Fairs are held on the first Thursdays in March, June, and August, the last Thurs- day in September, and on the 6th May for linen, 29th June for cattle, and 22nd November for pigs. WEMBDON, a par. in the hund. of North Pethertpn, co. Somerset, 1 J mile N.W. of Bridgwater, within which