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Rh WHITNEY. 806 WHITTINGHAM. WHITNEY, a par. in the bund, of Huntington, co. Hereford, 4 miles N.E. of Hay by the Hereford and Brecon railway, on which it is a station. The village is situated on the northern bank of the river Wye, and on the road from Hereford to Hay and Brecon. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 230. The church is dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul. There are a chapel for Baptists and a mixed school. T. Dew, Esq., is lord of the manor. AV 1 1 ITRE Y. See WHITNAGE, co. Devon. WHITIUDGE, a tnshp. in the par. of Hartburn, co. Northumberland, 6 miles W. of Morpeth. WHITRIGG, a tnshp. in the par. of Torpenhow, co. Cumberland, 6 miles N.E. of Cockermouth. WHITSAND BAY, a haven on the S. coast of co. Cornwall, lying to the W. of Rann Head, with 8 to 10 fathoms water. WHITSBURY, or WHITCHBURY, a par. in the bunds, of Cawden and Cadworlh, co. Wilts, 3J miles N.W. of Fordingbridge, and 2J from Breamore. The village is situated on the borders of Hampshire, and formerly belonged to Breamore Priory. From the hill on which the church stands is a prospect of Salisbury Cathedral, and the castle of Old Sarum in the distance. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 280. The church is dedicated to St. Leonard. The register dates from 1714. On a hill in this parish are traces of a Roman or Saxon camp of 15 acres, surrounded by a trench. WHITSOME AND HILTON, an united par. in the CO. of Berwick, Scotland. It contains the ancient pars, of Whitsome and Hilton, which were united in 1735. It extends in length about 4J miles from E. to W., with an extreme breadth of 2 J miles, and is bounded by the pars, of Edrom, Hutton, Ladylcirk, and Swinton. Sand- stone is quarried. In the vicinity are traces of a Roman camp. The par. is traversed by the N. road from Ber- wick to Kelso, and is within easy access of the Dunse branch of the North British railway and the Tweedside branch of the English North-Eastern railway. The village of Whitsome is about 2J miles S. of Allanton, and 6 j S.E. of Dunse. It is situated on the river Lect, occupying a central position of the parish. It was burat in 1482 by Richard III., when Duke of Gloucester. This par. is in the presb. of Chirnside, and synod of Merse and Teviotdale. The stipend of the minister is about 260. The parish church was erected in 1 803 on Hardie's- hill, at the W. end of the village of Whitsome. There is a parochial school. WH1TSON, a par. in the lower div. of Caldicott hund., co. Monmouth, 6 miles S.E. of Newport. It is situated near the Bristol Channel. The land is partly in common. The living is a vie.* in the dice, of Llandaff, val. 180, in the alternate patron, of the Chapter of Llandaff and the Provost of Eton College. The church is said to have belonged to Portown, a place now swal- lowed up by the sea. WHITSTABLE, a huud. in the lathe of St. Augus- tine, E. div. of co. Kent, contains the pars, of Blan, Seaealter liberty, and Whitstable, comprising 10,670 acres. WHITSTABLE, a par., seaport, and market-town in the hund. of the same name, co. Kent, 6 miles N.W. of Canterbury, to which it is the harbour, and 7 N.E. of Faversham, to which it is a subport. It has stations on the Ramsgate and Deal branch of the South-Eastern, and on the Kent Coast branch of the London, Chatham, and Dover railways. It is situated on Whitstable Bay, near the entrance to the East Swale, opposite to the Isle of Sheppey. It is chiefly famed for its oyster fishery. It formed part of Seasalter borough at the time of the Domes- day survey, when it had 8 fisheries, which, being appen- dant to the manor, were considered a royalty of fishery or oyster dredging, and now belong to the Dean and Chap- ter of Canterbury, and are under the control and man- agement of the Incorporated Company of Dredgers. The town has a bustling and thriving aspect, owing chiefly to its fishery, and the number of colliers fre- quenting the bay for the supply of Canterbury and the surrounding district with coal. The population, which is partly in Whitstable and partly in .Seasalter parishes, in 1861 was 4,188, but that of the parish 3,673. The par. includes the hmlts. of Church Street, Whitstable Street, and part of Harwick. On the shore are several salt works, and near Tankerton are establishments for the manufacture of copperas, or green vitriol. There are weirs in the bay, which is a coastguard station. The living is a perpet. cur. * in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 160, in the gift of the archbishop. The church, dedi- cated to All Saints, is on a hill in the hamlet of Church Street. The Wesleyans and Independents have chapels. The Whitstable and Seasalter Trust schools are situated near the new church in the adjoining parish of Sea- salter. In Tankerton Bay, about a mile out at sea, is a bank called the Street St&nes, where are ancient remains, and on the Whitstable Flats, opposite, Roman tiles and coins have been found by the dredgers, together with the bones of the extinct elephant. Fairs are held on the Thursday before Whitsunday, on Midsummer-day at Church Street, and on St. James's day on Greensted Green, in Whitstable Street. WHITSTONE, a par. in the hund. of Stratton, co. Cornwall, 6 miles S.E. of Stratton, and 7 from Hols- worthy ; intersected by the Bude canal. It is mentioned in Domesday survey as Witestan, at which time it be- longed to the Earl of Mortuigne. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 240. The Bible Christians have a chapel. J. F. Bassett, Esq., of Bennetts, is lord of the manor. WHITSTONE, a par. in the hund. of Wonford, co. Devon, 3 miles N.W. of Exeter, and 6 S.E. of Crcditon. The village is situated on the main road from Exeter to Launceston, occupying an eminence 700 feet above the level of the river Exe. The par. contains the hmlt. of Sherwood. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 650. The church is dedicated to St. Catherine. There is a school with a small endowment. The parochial charities produce about 35 per annum, of which 30 belongs to the school and almshouses. WHITSTONE, a hund., co. Somerset, contains the pars, of Batcombe, Croscombe, Ditcheat, Doulting, Downhead, Hornblotton, Lamyatt, East Pennard, Pilton, Pylle, Shepton-Mallet, and Stoke-Lane; comprising 33,150 acres. WHITSTONE, a hund. in two divs., co. Gloucester ; the lower contains the pars, of Eastington, Frampton- on-Severn, Frocester, Stanley St. Leonard's, Stanley King's, Stonehouse, and Wheatenhurst ; and the upper the pars, of Fetherne, Hardwick, Haresficld, Longuey, Jloreton, Valence, Randwick, Saul, Standish, and part of Quedgely, together comprising 25,300 acres. WHITTERING, a par. in the lib. of Peterborough, co. Northampton, 3 miles S.E. of Stamford, and 2 N.W. of Wansford. The land is principally arable, and belongs to the Marquis of Exeter, who is lord of the manor. The living is a rect. in the dioo. of Peter- borough, val. 112. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is of the 12th century. WHITTINGHAM, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirkham, co. Lancaster, 4J miles N.E. of Preston. WHITTINGHAM, a par. in the wap. of North Coquetdale, co. Northumberland, 6 miles N. of Roth- bury, and 8 8. W. of Alnwick. It is situated in the vale of the Aln, and contains the tnshps. of Callaley and Yetlington, Glanton, Lorbottle, Ryle, and Shawdon. The soil varies from a deep rich loam in the centre of the vale, to a light sand on the sides of the hills. A considerable portion of the land is uninclosed. In the parish is a vaulted tower, which served as a stronghold in the border wars. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Durham, val. 640, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Carlisle. The church is dedicated to St. Bartholomew. WHITTINGHAM, a par. in co. Haddington, Scot- land. It contains a vil. of the same name. It extends in length about 10J miles from N. to S. with a varying breadth of 1^ mile to over H miles. It is bounded by Berwickshire on the S, and on the other sides by tho