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Rh WHAPLODE. 793 WHEATACRE. Durham, val. 750. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, was restored in 1783. The register dates from 1649. The Wesleyans have a chapel and newsroom. There are British schools, partially endowed, and Sunday- schools. There are traces of a Eoman encampment at a farm called Camphouse, and some slight remains of Ogle Castlo, surrounded by a double foss. WHAPLODE, a par. in the wap. of Elloe, parts of Holland, co. Lincoln, 2 miles W. of Holbeach, and 6 E. of Spalding. It is a station on the Ho'.beach and Lynn branch of the Great Northern railway. The village is situated near the river Welland, which flows through the northern part of the parish. It includes the chplry. of Whaplode, Drove, and the six manors of Whaplode Ab- bots, St. John of Jerusalem, Hagbeach, Kirk-fee, Kne- vits, and Pipewt-U. The soil consists of clay, silt, and rich loam. Irby Hall is now a farmhouse. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 600, in the patron of the lord chancellor. ' The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is of the 13th century, recently restored, and in the interior is a monument, with effigies of Sir Anthony Irby and Alice, his wife, ancestors of the Lords Boston. The parochial charities produce about 20 per annum, including a small school endowment and Tash's almshouses for six widows. WHARFE, a tributary of the Ouse, rises under Cam Fell, West Riding co. York. WHARLES, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirkhain, hund. of Amounderness, co. Lancaster, 3 miles N.E. of Kirk- ham. It includes the hmlts. of Treales and Roseacre. WHARNCLIFFE SIDE, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Bradfield and par. of Ecclesfield, West Riding co. York, 5 miles S.W. of Sheffield, and 4 from Worlley. It is situated on the river Don, and adjoins Wharncliffe Park and Chase, the demesne of Lord Wharncliffe. WHARNCLIFFE VIADUCT, in the par. of Han- well, co. Middlesex. This railway bridge is 896 feet long, by 70 high, carrying the line of the Great Western railway across the valley of the Brent. WHARRAM-LE-STliEET and WHARRAM-PER- CY, two adjoining pars, in the wap. of Buckrose, East Riding co. York, 8 miles S.E. of NewTlIalton, and 1J milo from the Wharram station on the Malton and Drif- ficld railway. They are situated on the Wolds, near Wade's Causeway, and comprise the tnshps. of Rais- thorpe, Thixendale, and Towthorpe. The village con- sists of several farmhouses. The living of the former is a vie., val. 125, and of the latter a perpet. cur., val. 60, in thn dioc. of York. Lord Miduleton is lord of the manor and owner of the hind. WHARTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Davenham, hund. of Northwick, co. Chester, 2 miles N.W. of Middlewich. The village is situated near the river Weaver, and has salt works. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Chester, val. 150, in the patron, of the Rcctorof Daven- ham. WHARTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Blyton, wap. of Corringham, co. Lincoln, 4 miles N.E. of Gainsborough. WHARTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirkby-Stephen, East ward, co. Westmoreland, 2 miles S.W. of Kirkby- Stnphen. The old village, situated on the river Eden, was demolished in the last century for the enlargement of tho park surrounding Wharton Hall, once the resi- dence of Philip Duke of Wharton, sixth in descent from Sir Thomas Wharton, hero of Sollom Moss, and de- cribed as " the scorn and wonder of our days." This nobleman died in 1731 most miserably in Spain, when the estates and manorial rights passed by purchase to the Lowther family, and are now possessed by tho Earl of Lonsdale ; but the hall with its dismantled towers is now converted into a farmhouse. Half a mile from this hall are the ruins of Lameside Castle. WHARTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Leominster, co. Hereford, 2 miles 8.E. of Leominster on the river Lugg. WHATBO ROUGH, a lib. in the par. of Tilton, hund. of East Goscote, co. Leicester, 8 miles S.E. of Melton Mmvbray, and 11 N.E. of Leicester. WHATCOMBE, a tythg. in the par. of Fawley, hund. of Kintbury-Eagle, co. Berks, 6 miles 8. of Wantage. WHATCOTE, a par. in the Brails div. of Kington hund., co. Warwick, 4 miles N.E. of Shipton-on-Stour. The par. includes the hmlt. of Kirby. The living is a rect." in the dibc. of Worcester, val. 213. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. In the churchyard is an old cross, now surmounted by a sundial and weathercock. There is a Sunday-school. Captain H. K. Peach, Esq., of Idlicote House, is lord of the manor. WHATCROFT, a tnshp. in tho par. of Davenham, oo. Chester, 3 miles N.W. of Middlewich, on the Grand Trunk canal. WHATFIELD, a par. in the hund. of Gosford, co. Suffolk, 3 miles N. of Hadleigh railway station, and 9 N.E. of Sudbury. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 484, in tho patron, of Jesus College, Cambridge. The church is dedicated to St. Margaret. The Independents have a chapol. Charles Tyrrell, Esq., is lord of the manor. WHATLEY, a par. in the hund. of Frome, co. Somerset, 2J miles S.W. of Frome. The village is situated on ele- vated ground adjoining the road from Salisbury through Wells to Exeter. The manufacture of woollen cloth is partially carried on, and there is a factory for agricul- tural implements. The par. includes the chplry. of Chantry and tho hmlt. of Little Elm. The surface is diversified, and at the western extremity of the pariah are remains of Tedbury Camp, where a Roman bath, tesselated pavements, and figures of dolphins, and the head of a goddess, supposed to be Cybele, have been dis- covered. There are quarries of limestone, whetstone, and inferior freestone. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 230. The church, dedicated to St. George, contains the effigies of a crusader, and is sheltered by thick overhanging woods. The Wesleyans and Independents have chapels with schools annexed. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum. WHATLINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Battle, rape of Hastings, co. Sussex, 2 miles N.E. of Battle. The village is situated on the Brede, a branch of the river Rother, and on the old road from Buttle to London. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 160. The register commences in 1538. WHATMORE, a tnshp. in the par. of Burford, co. Salop, 1 mile W. cf Tenbury. VHATTON, a par. in the N. div. of Bingham wap., co. Nottingham, 2 miles E. of Bingham, and 1 mile from the Aslacton railway station. The par. includes the tnshps. of Whatton and Aslacton, at which latter place Archbishop Cranmer was born in 1489. The village is situated on the river Smite, and the road to Grantham. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 220. The church, dedicated to St. John of Beverley, has an E. window of stained glass, and con- tains an effigy of a Knight Templar in armour, and a monumental tablet in memory of Thomas Cranmer, father of the Archbishop. The Wesleyans have a chapel, with a school adjoining. Thomas D. Hall, Esq., is lord of the manor, and resides at tho manor-house. WHATTON LONG, a par. in the hund. of West Goscote, co. Leicester, 4 miles N.W. of Loughborough, and 16 from Leicester. The village is situated on a branch of the river Soar, in the neighbourhood of Charn- wood Forest. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peter- borough, val. 275, in the patron, of* the crown. Tho church, dedicated to All Saints, has been recently restored at the expense of Edward Dawson, Esq., who is lord of the manor. The Wesleyans and General Bap- tists have each a chapel. There is a schoolhouse with residence for the master, built by E. Dawson, Esq. WHAW, a hmlt. in the par. of Arkengarth Dale, North Riding co. York, 7 miles N. of Askrigg, among the moon. WHEAL : there are many small places or mines with this prefix, especially in Devonshire and Cornwall, the Cornish word Huel or Whtal signifying a pit or mine. WHEATACRE, a par. in the hund. of Clavering, co. Norfolk, 4 miles N.E. of Beccles, and 13 S.W. of Yar- mouth. The parish is bounded on the N.E. by the river Waveney. The living is a rect.* in the dioo. of Nor-