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Rh WESTON, ALCONBURY. 784 WESTON-PEYERELL. WESTON, ALCONBURY. See ALCONBORY WBSTON, CO. Huntingdon. "WESTON- BAMFYLDE, a par. in the eastern div. of Catsash hund., co. Somerset, 6J miles S.W. of Castle Cary, 7 S.W. of Wincanton, and 1 mile S. of the Spark- ford railway station. The par. includes the hmlt. of Little "VVeston. The living is a rect.* in the dice, of Bath and Wells, val. 200. The church is dedicated to the Holy Cross. The register dates from 1632. There are schools for both sexes, in which a Sunday-school is also held. WESTON-BEGGARD, a par. in the hund. of Rad- low, co. Hereford, 5 miles N.E. of Hereford. The village is situated near the river Frome. The land is partly in hop-grounds. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 150, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church is dedicated to All Saints. There is a National school. The impropriate tithes, amount- ing to 65, belong to the Warden of St. Catherine's Hospital at Ledbury. It gives name to a deanery in the archdeaconry and dioc. of Hereford. WESTON-B1RT, a par. in the hund. of Longtree, co. Gloucester, 3^ miles S.W. of Tetbury, and 10 S.W. of Tetbury Road station. The village is situated on the Bath and Cirencester road, and has been almost entirely rebuilt. The soil is loamy, upon a subsoil of oolite rock. There are many land-springs, or "shire-burns," "which break out in spring and autumn. The Hall is the seat of R. S. Holford, Esq., BI.P., who is lord of the manor and sole landowner. The par. includes the separate ecclesiastical district of Lasborough, formerly a Roman settlement. The living is a rect.* in the dioe. of Glou- cester and Bristol, val. 120. The church, dedicated to St. Katharine, contains a monument by Westmacott to one of the Holford family. There is a National school for both sexes. The charities produce about 3 per annum. WESTON-BY-WELLAND, a par. in the hund. of Corby, co. Northampton, 3i miles N.E. of Market Harborough. The village is situated near the river Welland, and contains a small cotton factory. Stone is quarried. The living is a vie.,* with that of Sutton- Basset united, in the dioc. of Peterborough, joint val. 270. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. There is also a church in the adjoining village of Sutton Bassett. WESTON, COLD. See COLD WESTON, co. Salop. WESTON COLLEY, a tythg in the par. and hund. of Mitcheldever, co. Hants, 6 miles N.E. of Winchester. WESTON, COLLEY. See COLLEYWESTON, co. Northampton. WESTON COLVILLE, a par. in the hund. of Rad- field, eo. Cambridge, 6 miles N.E. of Linton, and 5 S.W. of the Sixmile Bottom station on the Cambridge and Newmarket line. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 200. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, contains a brass of a knight. WESTON CONEY, a par. in the hund. of Black- bourn, co. Suffolk, 6 miles N.E. of Ixworth, 7 S.E. of Thetford, and 12 from Bury St. Edmund's. Near the village, which consists of a cluster of farmhouses, is the Hall. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ely, annexed to that of Barningham, joint val. 770. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. WESTON-CORBETT, an ext.-par. lib. in the hund. of Bermondspit, co. Hants, 4 miles S.E. of Basingstoke. WESTON COTTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Oswestry, CO. Salop, 1 mile S. of Oswestry. WESTON-COYNEY, a. tnshp. in the par. of Cavers- wall, N. div. of Totmonslow hund., co. Stafford, 5 miles W. of Cheadle. WESTON EDITH. See EDITH- WESTON, co. Rut- land. WESTON FAVELL, a par. in the hund. of Spelhoe, co. Northampton, 2J miles N.E. of Northampton. The village is situated on the road to Peterborough. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 250. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, has the tomb of the Hev. J. Harvey, once rector, and author of " Meditations among the Tombs." The Baptists hava a chapel. There is a free school, founded by Henry and Elizabeth Ekins, with an endowment of 45 per annum. WESTON-IN-ARDEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Bulk- ington, co. Warwick, 3 miles S.E. of Nuneaton, near the Coventry canal. WESTONING, a par. in the hund. of Manshead, co. Beds, 4 miles S.W. of Ampthill, and 8 from Dunstable. The village is situated on the river Ivel. The living is a Tic.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 200. The church is dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene. The local charities produce about 28 per annum, including some poors' cottages. There is a Sunday-school partially endowed. The Rev. J. W. Coventry Campion is lord of the manor and chief landowner. WESTON-IN-GORDANO, a par. in the hund. of Portbury, co. Somerset, 9 miles N.W. of Bristol, and 3 from Clevedon railway station. It is situated near the coast of the Bristol Channel, and forms with Walton one village. The soil is loamy, on a subsoil of lime- stone. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 160. The church, dedicated to St. Paul, contains a monument to R. Perceval. The register dates from 1684. There are National and Sunday schools. The local charities, including Goodyer's school endow- ment, produce 80 per annum. The ancient courthouse, for many generations the seat of the Perceval family, who were lords of the manor, is now in ruins. Sir W. Miles, Bart., M.P., is lord of the manor and chief landowner. WESTON-JONES, a tnshp. in the par. of Norbury, W. div. of Cuttlestone hund., co. Stafford, 3 miles N.E. of Newport. It includes the hmlt. of Loynton. WESTON, KING. See KINOWESTON, co. Somerset. WESTON, KING'S, a tythg. in the par. of Henbury, lower div. of Berkeley hund., co. Gloucester, 4J miles N.W. of Bristol. WESTON-LXWRENCE, a tythg. in the par. of Henbury, co. Gloucester, 6 miles N.W. of Bristol. WESTON-LONGVILLE, a par. in the hund. of Eynsford, co. Norfolk, 8 miles N.W. of Norwich. The village is situated on the western bank of the river Wensum. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 600, in the patron, of New College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to All Saints, contains some stained glass, three stone sedilia, and a piscina. The Wes- leyans have a chapel. WESTON-LULLINGFIELD, a tnshp. in the par. of Basehurch, eo. Salop, 8 miles N.W. of Shrewsbury, on a branch of the Ellesmere canal. WESTON-MADOC, a tnshp. in the par. of Church Stoke, co. Montgomery, 1 mile S.E. of Montgomery. WESTON-MARKET, a par. in the hund. of Black- bourn, co. Suffolk, 7 miles N.E. of Ixworth, 8 S.E. of Thetford, and 4 N.W. of Botesdale. The village was formerly a market town. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 300. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The parochial charities produce about 30 per annum, of which 5 belong to a Sunday-school. A pleasure fair is held on the 28th September. WESTON, NORTH, a hmlt. in the par. of Thame, co. Oxford, 1 mile W. of Thame. WESTON, NORTH, a hmlt. in the par. of Portishead, co. Somerset, 8 miles N.W. of Bristol. WESTON, OLD, a par. in the hund. of Leighton- stone, co. Hunts, 7 miles N. of Kimbolton. The living is a cur., united with that of Bythorn to the rect. of Brington. The church is dedicated to St. Swithin. WESTON-ON-THE-GREEN, a par. in the hund. of Ploughley, co. Oxford, 4 miles S.W. of Bicester, and 8 N.E. of Oxford. The village contains the old seat of the Bertie family. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 125. The church is dedicated to St. Bar- tholomew. There are a Sunday and a small day school. WESTON PATRICK, a par. in the hund. of Ber- mondspit, co. Hants, 6 miles S.E. of Basingstoke, and 4J W. of Odiham. The vil. includes the hmlt. of Nasher Green and the extra-parochial lib. of Weston Corbett. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 50 The church is dedicated to St. Lawrence. WESTON-PEVERELL. See PENNYOKOSS, co. Devon.