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Rh WENSEY. 775 WEONARD, ST. National and Sunday schools. Fairs arc held on the 2oth April and 1st August for cattle. WENSEY, a par. in the wap. of "West Hang, North Biding co. York, 3 miles N.W. of Middleham, and 1 mile S.W. of Leyburn. Tho parish is situated in Wensleydale, on the N. bank of the river TJre or Yore, hero crossed by an ancient bridge. It includes the chplries. of Bolton Castle and Eedmire, with the tnshps. of Leyburn, Wensley, and Preston-under-Scar. The village was formerly a market town, but was devastated by the plague, from the effects of which it never recovered. In this parish are valuable lead mines belonging to Lord Bolton, who resides at Bolton Hall, a large stone man- sion near the old castle. The surface is part moorland, but a large proportion is rich grazing land on a subsoil of limestone. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of liipon, val. 1,400. The church, dedicated to the Holy Tri- nity, .contains an old font, a brass of a priest bearing date 13GO, and a portion of the parclose of the Scrope chantry brought from St. Agatha's Abbey, now used aa a pew by the Bolton family, to whom there are several monuments, also one to the Hon. T. P. 0. Powlett and Peter Goldsmith, 1I.D. The register dates from 1538. Tho Wesleyans have several chapels, and there are National, infant, and Sunday schools. The parochial charities produce about 70 per annum. There are remains of Middleham and Bolton Castles, and Jervaulx Abbey. Lord Bolton is lord of the manor and principal landowner. WENSLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Darley, co. Derby, 2 miles N.E. of Winster. It is situated on the river Derwent, and is joined with Snitterton. WKNSLEY-FOLD, a tnshp. in the par. of Blackburn, co. Lancaster, 2 miles N. of Blackburn. It is bounded on the S. by the river Derwent. WENSUM, a river, co. Norfolk, rises near Tattersett, and joins the Yare at Norwich. WENTBRIDGE, a hmlt. in the pars, of Badsworth and Darrington, West Hiding co. York, 4 miles S.E. of 1'ontefract. It is situated on the river Wente, a tribu- tary of the Don. WENTLLOOGE, a hund. in two divs., lower and upper, co. Monmouth ; the former comprises the pars, of liedwelty and Mynyddslwyn, with parts of Bassaleg, Bedwas, and Hachen, containing 29,'230 acres ; and the latter the pars, of Bettws, St. Brido Wentlloogo, Coed- kernew, Henllis, Malpas, Marsfield, St. Mellons, Peter- stone, Risca, Rumney, St. Woollos, and parts of Bassa- leg and Michaelstone-le-Vedw, besides the borough of Newport, containing 26,930 acres. WENTLLOOGE ST. BRIDE. See BRIDE WENT- LLOOGE, co. Monmouth. WENTNOR, a par. in the hund. of Purslow, co. Salop, 5 miles N.E. of Bishop' s-Castle. The village is situated on the river Onny, under Long Mynd Hill. The par. contains the limits, of Adston, Home, Kinner- ton, and Medlicott, and the Bog lead mines, which arc productive. There is a woollcu manufactory. Tho living is a rect.,* val. 200, in the patron, of the Dean and Canons of Christ Church, Oxford. Tho church is dedi- cated to St. Michael. There is a chapel for the Inde- pendents, and a school partially endowed. WENTWOOD FOREST, a demesne, co. Monmouth, 5 miles S.E. of Usk, a tract belonging to the Duke of Beaufort, whose seat is Wentwood Lodge. Tho Llan- gibby hounds meet here. WENTWORTH, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Wath-on-Dearne, West Riding co. York, 5 miles N.W. >( Rotherham, 8 N. of Sheffield, and 2 E. of Chappel Town station on the South Yorkshire railway. Tho chplry. includes part of the ecclesiastical district of Thorpe Hesley, and the hmlts. of Barrow, Barley Hall, and Hoodhill. Tho population are chiefly employed in tillage and in the collieries, which belong to Earl Fitz- william, whose seat, Wentworth Woodhouse, is situated about a mile E. of the village ; it contains a banqueting hall 60 feet by 40, and a picture gallery 130 feet long, with a collection of paintings and ancient marbles. In the grounds are the Keppel pillar and the Grecian mau- soleum, 90 feet high, erected in 1788 by the second Earl Fitzwilliam, in honour of his uncle the Marquis of Rockingham, with a statue by Nollekeus and inscrip- tion by Burke. Surrounding it is a deer park of 1,500 acres. In the village is a mechanics' institute, library, and savings-bank. The living is a perpet. cur., val. 125. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, has been recently enlarged, at the cost of Earl Fitzwilliam. The interior contains monuments to the Wentworth family. The Wesleyans have a chapel, and there are National and other schools. The local charities produce about 135 per annum, including the endowments of the free school and almshouses, founded in 1697, pursuant to the will of William Wentworth, Earl of Strafford. Earl Fitzwilliam is lord of the manor. WENTWORTH, or WINGFORD, a par. in the hund. of South Witchford and Isle of Ely, co. Cam- bridge, 4 miles S.W. of Ely. The village is situated on the road to St. Ives. The living is a rect.* in tho dioc. of Ely, val. .300, in the patron, of the dean, who is rector of the parish. The register dates from 1700. There is a school supported by the dean. WENTWORTH CASTLE, a modern mansion in the par. of Silkstone, wap. of Staincross, West Riding co. York, 3 miles S.W. of Barnsley, and 34 from York. The house, which was built in 1 730 by Thomas Earl of Strafford, occupies the site of the old castle, near Wors- borough Dale colliery. WENVOE, a par. in tho hund. of Dinas Powis, co. Glamorgan, 5 miles S.W. of Cardiff. Here is Wenvoe Castle, the seat of the Jenner family, with a front 374 feet long. WEOBLY, a par. and small market town in the hund. of Stretford, co. Hereford, 11 miles N.W. of Hereford, and 8 S.W. of Leominster. It is situated in a district abounding in hop-grounds and orchards, near the main roads from Kington to Hereford and Leomin- ster. It had formerly a castle, which was taken by Stephen from the Empress Matilda in 1141, and was surprised by the Welsh in 1207. It belonged to tho Lacy, Verdon, and Devcreux families, and returned two members to parliament occasionally from the reign of Edward I. till disfranchised by tho Reform Act of 1832. It consists of two principal streets, containing a court- house, police station, and union poorhouse. Tho popu- lation of the parish in 1851 was 972, and in 1861, 849. The trade is chiefly in agricultural produce and malting, and there are quarries of good building stone. It was formerly incorporated, and is under tho charge of two constables, annually chosen at the manorial court held in October by the Marquis of Bath, who is lord of the manor. Petty sessions for the hundred are held at the court-house fortnightly on Monday. Tho Poor-law Union, which comprises 25 parishes, is divided into two districts, Weobly and Dilwyn. The poor-law guardians meet every alternate Monday. Weobly gives name to a deanery in the archdeaconry and bishopric of Here- ford. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 236, in the patron, of the Bishop of Worcester. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, contains an old font and a marble bust of Colonel J. Birch, who distin- guished himself in the parliamentary wars of Charles I. There are chapels belonging to the Roman Catholics and Primitive Methodists ; the former, built in 1834, is dedicated to St. Thomas of Hereford. There are Na- tional schools in Broad-street, endowed with 22 per annum, left by William Crowther in 1655 for mainten- ance of a grammar school, which, having fallen into decay, has been removed. About a mile S. of the town is Garnstone Castle, the seat of the Rev. John Birch Peploe. The market was on Thursday, but is now nearly obsolete. A fair is held on 8th May for cattle, pleasure, and the hiring of servants. WEONARD, ST., a par. in the lower div. of Worme- low hund., co. Hereford, 7 miles N.W. of Ross, and 6 N. of Monmouth. The village is situated between the roads from Hereford to Monmouth and Ross to Aber- gavenny. It includes the hmlt. of Broad Oak. The