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Rh WICKHAMBRF.UX. 811 WICKLOW. WICKHAMBREOX, a par. in the hund. of Down- hamford, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 5 miles N.E. of Canterbury, on the river Stour. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 790. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, contains memorials of the Be;ike and Larkin families. There is a parochial school partially endowed by Rev. J. Smith in 1756. The charities produce about 8 per annum. WICKHAMBROOK, a par. in the hund. of His- bridge, co. Suffolk, 6 miles N.W. of Clare, and 9 S.W. of Bury St. Edmund's. The parish is situated on a branch of the river Stour, and is a polling place for the western division of the county. Petty sessions are held monthly at the " White Horse Inn." The principal residence is Bansfield Hall, occupied by J. W. Bromley, Esq., who is lord of the manor. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 350, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to All Saints, contains several monuments and tablets, and a brass of T. Burrough, dated 1597. The Independents and Primitive Methodists have chapels, and there are paro- chial and Sunday schools. WICKHAM, CHILD'S. Set CHILD'S WICKHAM, co. Gloucester. WICKHAM, EAST, a par. in the hund. of Lessness, latho of Sutton-at-Hone, co. Kent, 2 miles S.E. of Woolwich, and 10 from London. The par., which includes part of the hmlt. of Welling, is situated on the high road from London to Dartford and Dover. A large portion of the land and tithes belong to the Chatham Chest, to which they were given by Admiral Sir John Hawkins in the reign of Elizabeth. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of London, val. 180. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, contains two brasses, one of John de Blendon, dated 1325, and the other of W. Payn and his wives, 1568, and some old wall paint- ings. The charities produce about 150 per annum, including 90, the endowment of Forster's school. WICKHAMFORD, a par. in the upper div. of Blackenhurst hund., co. Worcester, 2 miles S.E. of Evesham, its post town and railway station. The land is chiefly in pasture, and belongs to Lord Sandys. Lime- stone is obtained in abundance. The living is a pprpet. cur. in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 41, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, contains two altar tombs to the family of Lord Sandys, by whom the church has recently been restored. WICKHAM MARKET, a par. and post town in the hund. of Wilford, co. Suffolk, 5 miles N.E. of Wood- bridge, and 12 from Ipswich. It is a junction station on the East Suffolk branch of the Great Eastern railway. The village is situated on the bank of the river Deben, and, as its name implies, was formerly a market town by grant of Henry VI., but the market and fairs are now disused. The Plomesgate union workhouse was built here in 1837, but the shire-hall, in which quarter- sessions were formerly held, was taken down some years since by the lord of the manor, and the sessions were removed to Woodbridge. The manor anciently be- longed to the Ufford family, who gave it to Campsey Priory, and at the Dissolution was granted by Henry VIII. to Anthony Wingfield, but now belongs to the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, who is lord of the manor of Wickham with its members and Byng. The impropriation, commuted at 195, belongs to Pembcr- ton's charity at Ipswich. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 200, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has an octagonal tower surmounted by a spire, which, being built on a hill, forms a landmark. The Wesleyans and In- dependents have chapels, and there are National, British, and infant schools. The charities produce about 160 per annum, including the endowment of Wood's alms- nouses and the rent of the town estate of 40 acres, which is now applied, under a decree of the Court of Chancery, in apprenticing poor children, the support of the National schools, and the remainder to the poor. WICKHAMPTON, a par. in the hund. of. South VOL. III. Walsham, co. Norfolk, G miles N.E. of Loddon, 8 W. of Yarmouth, and 2 N. of Recdham railway station. The parish is intersected by the Norwich and Yarmouth section of the Great Eastern railway. The living is a rect,* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 150. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, contains an altar tomb, with effigies of Sir W. de Gerbrygge and lady. The register commences in 1561. There is a chapel for Wesleyans. WICKHAM ST. PAUL, a par. in the hund. of Hinckford, co. Essex, 3 miles N. of Castle Hedingham railway station, 4 S.W. of Sndbury, and 12 N. of Brain- tree. This place, which has belonged to the cathedral of St. Paul's since the 10th century, is situated near the source of a brook falling into ths river Stour. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 410, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's, London. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has recently been refitted, and stained windows inserted in the chancel. There are schools recently built, and in part supported by the rent of 4 acres, called the Town-field charity, besides poors' cottages. WICKHAM SKEITH, a par. in the hund. of Har- tisinere, co. Suffolk, 3 miles N.E. of Finningham rail- way station, and 5 S.W. of Eye. The Hall, rebuilt in 1846, is now the residence of the Rev. C. Garrard. who is lord of the manor. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew. The parochial register dates from 1682. There is a village school. The charities, consisting chiefly of the town estate, produce 20 per annum. Many coin's of Harold and Edward the Confessor were some years ago found on Wizard Farm, and are deposited in the British Museum. WICKHAM, WEST, a par. in the hund. of Ruxley, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, co. Kent, 3 miles S. of Bromley, 4 S.E. of Croydon, and 2J S. of the Beckenham railway station. The village is situated near the borders of Surrey, and within the south-eastern postal district of the metropolis. It was a market town under the Hun- tingfields in the reign of Edward II., and afterwards came to the Ileydon and Lennard families. The soil is principally chalk, alternated with gravel and clay. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 514. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is situated a mile to the E. of the village, and has some stained windows, and tombs of the Lennards. Tho register dates from 1548. There are National schools and a parochial lending library. Hayes Place was the seat of the Earl of Chatham, whose son, William Pitt, was born here in 1759. Colonel J. F. Cator Lennard, who resides at Wickham Court, is lord of the manor. A fair is held on Easter Monday. WICKHAM, WEST, a par. in the hund. of Chilford, co. Cambridge, 4 miles N.E. of Linton, and 10 from Newmarket. The village is principally the property of the Earl of Hardwicke, who is lord of the manor. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 80. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. WICKLEWOOD, a par. in the hund. of Forehoo, co. Norfolk, 3 miles N.W. of Wymondham, and the same distance from Hingham. The village is situated near the river Yare, and contains the union workhouse for the hundred of Forehoo, built in 1777. A market and two fairs, granted by Henry VI., were formerly held here. In this parish is a small lake of about 20 acres. The living is a vie.,* comprising the discharged vies, of All Saints and St. Andrew, in the dioc. of Nor- wich, val. 180. Tho church, dedicated to All Saints, contains several tablats and a piscina. Tho register commences in 1585. Tho Independents and Primitive Methodists have chapels. The National schools were built in 1840. The charities, including the fuel allot- ment, produce about 12 per annum. WICKLOW, a maritime co. in the prov. of Leinster, Ireland, is bounded N. by tho co. of Dublin, E. by the Irish Sea, S. by the co. of Wexford, and W. by the cos. of Carlow, Kildare, and a detached portion of Dublin. It lies between 62 40' and 53" 14 N. lat., 6 0' and 6 47' W. long. ; its greatest length from N. to S. is 38 miles, and its breadth from E. to W. 33 miles. Tho