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Rh WILLINGALE-DOE. 823 WILLITON AND FREEMANNEES. old and new Great North roads. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Eochester, val. 588. The church, dedi- cated to All Saints, has been restored. There is a National school. The charities produce about 2 per annum, besides poor's land. AVILLINGALE-DOE, a par. in the hund. of Dun- mow, co. Essex, 5 miles N.E. of Chipping-Ongar, and 8 W. of Chelmsford. The village is situated on the small river Eoden, and is sometimes spelled Willinge- hall D'Eu, or Eokely. It existed in the time of Edward the Confessor. Three constables are appointed, one for the tnshp. of Willingale, one for the hmlt. of Tyrrel's Hall, and one for that of Bird's Green. The living ia a rect. in the dioc. of Eochester, val. with that of Shellow Bowels annexed, 450. The church, dedicated to St. Christopher, stands in the same church- yard as that of Willingale-Spain, and was rebuilt in 1853. The register dates from 1570. WILLINGALE-SPAIN, a par. in the hund. of Dun- mow, co. Essex, 6 miles S.E. of Chipping-Ongar, and 8 W. of Chelmsford. The village is situated near the river Eodon, and close to Willingale-Doe. The par., which includes the hmlts. of Miller's Green and Widney Green, derives its name from the family of Hervey do Spain, to whom it belonged at the time of the Domes- day survey. The land is chiefly arable, with some pas- ture and wood. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Eochester, val. 325. The church, dedicated to St. An- drew, or All Saints, contains an altar-piece, the gift of W. Brocket. WILLINGDON, a hund. in the rape of Pevensey, co. Sussex, contains the pars, of East and West Dean, Friston, Jevington, and Willingdon, comprising 11,720 acres. WILLINGDON, a par. in the hund. of Willingdon, co. Sussex, 4 miles S. of Hailsham, 2 N. of Eastbourne, and I S.W. of the Polegate station on the Brighton and South Coast railway. The village is situated on the road from London to Eastbourne at the foot of the South Downs, which shelter it on the W. On the coast is Langley Point, with its forts and martello towers. There is a reading-room for the working-classes. Before the Reformation the manor belonged to the Parker family, but is now the property of Frederick Freeman Thomas, Esq., who is the principal landowner. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 150, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The register com- mences in 1560. There are a parochial school and an agricultural school, the latter established by Mrs. Gilbert in 1840 for farmers' children, on a site of 6 acres, with dairy, cowhouse, and other buildings. WILLINGHAM, a par. in the hund. of Papworth, co. Cambridge, 10 miles N.W. of Cambridge, 6 S.E. of St. Ives, and 1 j mile N. of Long Stanton railway station, near the river Ouse. A large proportion of the land is in dairy farms, and much of the cheese which takes its name from the neighbouring village of Cottenham is made here. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 677, in the patron, of the crown. The church is dedicated to St. Mary and All Saints. There are chapels for Baptists and Wesleyans. The charities pro- duce about 90 per annum, including the endowment of a charity school, founded in 1693, and of an almshouse for four widows, founded in 1616 by W. Smith. WILLINGHAM, a chplry. in the par. of Carlton, hund. of Eadfield, co. Cambridge, 6 miles S.E. of New- market. WILLINGHAM, a par. in the hund. of Wanford, co. Suffolk, 4 miles S. of Beccles, and 5 N.E. of Halesworth, on the high road to Ipswich. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, consolidated with that of North Cove. ^iord Gosford is lord of the manor. WILLINGHAM-BY-STOW, a par. in the wap. of Well, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 6 miles S.E. of Gainsborough. The village is situated on the road from Lincoln to Gainsborough. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 350. The church is dedicated to b. Helen. The Wosleyans have a chapel. William Hutton, Esq., if lord of the manor. WILLINGHAM CHEERY. See CHEEKY WILLING- HAM, co. Lincoln. WILLINGHAM, NORTH, a par. in the S. div. of Walshcroft wap., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 4 miles E. of Market Raisen, and 10 S. of Caistor. The village is situated on the AVolds. The soil is a mixture of clay, sand, and loam. The living is a vie. in the dioo. of Lincoln, val. 70. The church, dedicated to St. Thomas the Apostle, has been rebuilt with the exception of the tower. There is a village school. Henry E. Boucherett, Esq., of Willingham House, is lord of the manor. WILLINGHAM, SOUTH, a par. in the E. div. of Wraggoe wap., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 5 miles N.E. of Wragby, and 7 S.E. of Market Raisen. The soil is clayey, producing good crops of wheat and turnips. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 390. The church is dedicated to St. Martin. The Wesleyans and Free Methodists have chapels. G. F. Heneage, Esq., is lord of the manor and sole landowner. WILLINGTON, a par. and tnshp. in the hund. of Morleston and Litchurch, co. Derby, 4J miles N.E. of Burton-on-Trent, and 6 S.W. of Derby. It is a station on the Midland railway. The parish is traversed by tho Grand Trunk canal, connecting tho Trent and Mersey, and by the rivers Trent and Dove, over the former of which is a-bridge of five arches to Repton. The village is situated on the road from Derby to Burton-upon- Trent, near the line of tho ancient Icknield Street. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 82, with 35 acres of glebe and tithe allotment, in the patron, of the Governors of Etwall Hospital and Eepton Grammar School. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. The Baptists and Wesleyans have chapels. The charities produce about 13 per annum. Sir Robert Burdett, Bart., is lord of the manor. WILLINGTON, a. par. in the hund. of Wixamtree, co. Beds, 4 miles E. of Bedford. The village is situated on the S. bank of the navigable river Ouse. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 200. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, contains monuments of the Gostwicke family. WILLINGTON, an cxt. par. place in tho second div. of Eddisbury hund., co. Chester, 3 miles N.W. of Tar- porloy. It was anciently part of the demesne of Whalley Abbey. WILLINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Brancepeth, co. Durham, 3J miles N. of Bishop Auckland. It is a station on the Sunderland, Durham, and Bishop Auck- land section of tho North-Eastern railway. WILLINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Hanmer, co. Flint, 6 miles S.W. of Whitchurch. WILLINGTON, a tnshp. and ecclesiastical district in tho par. of Wallsend, E. div. of Castle ward, co. Northumberland, 4 miles W. of South Shields, and 3 S.W. of North Shields. It is a station on the Newcastle and North Shields railway. The township is situated on the bank of the river Tyne, and has several coal-s taiths, steam corn mill, and extensive collieries and stone quarries. WILLINGTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Barcheston, co. Warwick, 1 mile S.E. of Shipton-on-Stour. WILLISHAM, a par. in the hund. of Bosmere, co. Suffolk, 3 miles S.W. of Needham-Markot, 6 N.E. of Hadleigh, and 3 W. of Claydon railway station. Tho soil is clayey, producing good crops of wheat and beans. The living is a perpet. cur., val. 60. Tho church is dedicated to St. Mary. The tithes produce 5 per annum. The Eev. E. B. Sparke is lord of the manor and principal landowner. WILLITOFT, a tnshp. in the par. of Bubwith, Holme-Beacon div. of Harthill wap., East Riding co. York, 5 miles N. of Howden. It includes the hmlt. of Gribthorpe. WILLITON, a chplry. in tho par. of St. Decuman, co. Somerset, 2 miles S. of Watchet. It has a station on the West Somerset branch of the Great Western railway. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. WILLITON AND FREEMANNERS, a hund. in