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Rh WHITWELL. 80S WHORLTON. Reepham. It was repaired in 1834, and serves also as the parisli church of Hackford. The Primitive Methodists have a chapel. The charities produce about 6 per annum. WHITWELL, a par. in the hund. of Alstoe, eo. Rut- land, 7 miles N.W. of Stamford, and 4 E. of Oakham. It was called by the Saxons Witewille, and formerly belonged to Clerkenwell Priory. The parish is watered by a small brook flowing into the river Gwash. The soil is a light loam, with clay. The living is a rect. in the dioe. of Peterborough, val. 310. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, had formerly a chantry founded by Robert do Whitwell. There is a village school. WHITWELL, a par. in the lib. of East Medina, Isle of Wight, co. Hants, 7 miles S.E. of Newport, and 3 W. of Ventnor. The par. includes the hmlts. of Berry and Kettlecombe. It was anciently included in the manor of Gatcombe, and subsequently formed part of Calbourne. The living is a perpet. cur., annexed to the vie. of Godshill and the rect. of Niton. The church, built and endowed by De Estur, lord of Gatcombe, con- tained the chapels of the Blessed Virgin and St. Rade- gund. There is a school. WHITWELL, a hmlt. in the par. of St. Paul's Wai- den, co. Herts, 6 miles from Hitchin, and 4 S.W. of Stevenage. It consists of a street about a quarter of a mile long. The Particular Baptists have a chapel. There is a National school. WHITWELL, an ext. par. place in the ward of South Easington, co. Durham, 3 miles S.E. of Dur- WHITWELL, a chplry. in the par. of Whalley, West Riding co. York, 7 miles N.W. of Clitheroe, WHITWELL, a tnshp. in the par. and ward of Kendal, co. Westmoreland, 4 miles N.E. of Kendal. It was an extensive common prior to 1825, when it was enclosed by act of parliament. It is joined to Selside to form a township. WHITWELL, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Catterick, wap. of Gilling-East, North Riding co. York, 3 miles E. of Catterick, and 6 N.W. of Northallerton. There ia an extensive colliery. WHITWELL-HOUSE, an ext. par. lib. in the S. div. of Easington ward, co. Durham, 3 miles S.E. of Durham. WHITWELL-ON-THE-HILL, a tnshp. in the par. of Crambe, wap. of Bulmer, North Riding co. York, 6 miles S.W. of New Malton. WHITWICK:, a par. and small market town in the hund. of West Goscote, co. Leicester, 5 miles E. of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, and mile from the Coalville station on the Leicester and Burton railway. The parish is situated on the border of Charnwood Forest, containing the tnshps. of Swannington, Thringstone, and Whitwick, and the manor of Bardon Hill, from the summit of which, it is said, 500 churches may bo seen on a clear day. The town received the grant of a market in 1288, which, after having long fallen into disuse, has been again revived. ' Most of the inhabitants are employed in the collieries, and some in the manu- facture of hosiery. At a little distance from the church are traces of Whitwick Castle, formerly belonging to the Earls of Lancaster ; and at Grace Dieu, an ext. par. lib. near the western extremity of Charnwood Forest, is the seat and park of A. L. P. de Lisle, Esq., diversified with rugged granite rocks, on the summits of which are several Gothic chapels, and a crucifix 17 feet high, called the rock of Calvary. The living is a vie. in the arch- deae. of Leicester and dioc. of Peterborough, val. 400, in the patron, of the Duehy of Lancaster. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, was well restored in the year 1849, when the present vicar, the Rev. S. Smith, D.D., was curate in sole charge. Besides the parish church, there is a chapel-of-ease, St. Andrew's, built in 1862 ; also a district church, St. George's, which accommodates parts of the townships of Swannington and Thringstone. St. George's is worth 140 a-year, and is in the patron, of the vicar. The larger part of the new district of Coalville, and parts of the forest dis- tricts of the Oaks and Copt Oak, are in the parish of Whitwick. There is also a Roman Catholic monastery of the Cistercian order of the monks of La Trappe, called St. Bernard's Abbey, not far from which is a Roman Catholic reformatory. There are in the parish also chapels for the use of the Roman Catholics, the Wesleyans, the Baptists, and the Primitive Methodists. The National schools are erected opposite the market- place. The population of the parish, which in 1801 was 2,206, and in 1831 3,368, is now more than 7,000. The population of the township of Whitwick, exclusive of Swannington and Thringstone, which in 1801 was 817, and in 1831 1,552, is now nearly 4,000. Wednesday is the market day, under the charter of 1288, but, since the rapid increase of the population, a well-attended market has sprung up also on Saturday afternoons. The Mar- quis of Hastings is lord of the manor. WHITWOOD, a tushp. in the par. of Featherstone, lower div. of Agbrigg wap., West Riding co. York, 4J miles N.W. of Pontefract. It is situated near the river Calder, and has an extensive manufactory of earthen- ware at Mere, and glass-bottle works. WHITWORTH, a par. in the S.E. div. of Darlington ward, co. Durham, 3J miles N.E. of Bishop-Auckland, and 6 S.W. of Durham. The par. is situated on the river Wear, and includes the hmlt. of Sudhoe, with the tnshps of Old Park and Whitworth. The population, by the census of 1851, was 685, but in 1861 had in- creased to 3,629. The living is a perpot. cur. in the dioc. of Durham, val. 200, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, which was originally subject to the vie. of Merrington, was restored in 1850. It con- tains two old monuments, one representing a knight in full armour, and the other the effigy of Lady Neville. The principal seats are Whitworth Park, belonging to B. Duncombe Shafto, Esq., M.P., and Old Park, an an- cient seat of the Myddleton family. WHITWORTH, a hmlt. and ecclesiastical district in the tnshp. of Spofland and par. of Rochdale, hund. of Salford, co. Lancaster, 2J miles N.W. of Rochdale. The hamlet of Whitworth in 1861 contained 14,006 inhabi- tants, and the ecclesiastical district 8,324. See ROCHDALE. WHIXHALL, a chplry. in the par. of Prees, Whit- church div. of North Bradford hund., co. Salop, 3J miles N.E. of Wern. The village is situated near the Elles- mere canal. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 200, in the patron of the Vicar of Prees. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. WHIXLEY, a par. in the wap. of Claro, West Riding co. York, o miles S.E. of Boroughbridge, 6 N.E. of Wetherby, and 10 N.W. of York. The par. comprises the tnahps. of Whixley, Green Hammerton, and Old Thorn- ville. The surface is undulating, and the land fertile. The soil is loamy on a subsoil of red sand. A hospital was founded here in 1754 for 12 decayed gentlemen, by the late C. Tancred, Esq. It was originally the ancient residence of the Tancred family. The principal apart- ments are the hall, with portraits of the founder and Queen Mary, dining and drawing rooms, a chapel and separate apartments for the inmates. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ripen, val. 70. The register dates from 1568. The Wesleyans have chapels at Whixley and Green Hammerton, and at the latter place also the Wesleyan Reformers and Independents. There are Church of England parochial schools, partially en- dowed, and National and Sunday schools. The other charities amount to 40. WHIXOE, a par. in the hund. of Rishridge, co. Suf- folk, 3 miles S.W. of Clare. The village is situated on the river Stour. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. ^200. WHOLM, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Wingates and par. of Long Horsley, eo. Northumberland, 5 miles S.E. of Rothbury. WHORLTON, a chplry. in the par. of Gainford, S.W. div. of Darlington ward, co. Durham, 3 miles S.E. of Barnard Castle. The village is built near the edge of a steep cliff above the river Tees. There are extensive limestone quarries. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Durham, val. 120, in the patron, of the Vicar of