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Rh WING. 837 WINGHAM. cated to SS. Peter and Paul. There is a Wesleyan chapel, and a National school built in 1851. The chari- ties produce about 3 per annum. WING, a par. in the hund. of Cottesloe, co. Bucks, 3 miles S.W. of Leighton-Buzzard. The village is situated near a branch of the river Ouse and the Grand Junction canal. The line of the London and North-Western railway runs along the eastern boundary of the parish, and the road from Oxford to Cambridge passes through the village. The par. includes the hmlts. of Ascott, where was once a Benedictine priory founded by the Empress Maud ; Burcott, Crafton, Littleworth, and Wingberry ; also Wing Park, which is still en- clused, but its mansion, Ascott House, the ancient seat of the Dormers, and afterwards of the Earls of Chester- field, has been pulled down. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Oxford, vol. 340. The church, dedicated to All Saints, contains an antique font and tombs of the Dormers. The edifice has recently been restored. There are National schools foi both sexes, built in 1850 by Lord Overstone, and almshouses, called Dormer's Hos- pital, founded in 1562 by Lady Dorothy Pelham, with an income from endowment of 60 per annum. The other charities produce about 35 per annum. WINGATE, a tnshp. in the par. of Kelloe, co. Dur- ham, 7 miles S.E. of Durham. It is a station on the Hartlepool and Ferryhill branch of the North-Easteru railway. The village is of recent growth, having sprung out of the Wingate Grange colliery. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Durham, ral. .150, in the patron, of the bishop. WINGATES, a tnshp. in the par. of Long Horsley, llorpeth ward, co. Northumberland, 5 miles S.E. of Kothbury. It contains the hmlts. of Chirm, Garrotlee, and Wholm, and an uninclosed tract called Wingates Moor. WINGBERRY, a hmlt. in the par. of Wing, co. Bucks, 5 miles S.W. of Leighton-Buzzard. WINGERWORTH, a par. in the hund. of Scarsdale, co. Derby, 2J miles S.W. of Chesterfield. It is situated on the line of the Midland railway, the ancient Icknield Street and river Rother, and has some " rock-basins " at Slainedge Cliff. The surface is hilly, and the substratum abounds in coal, iron-stone, and freestone. It is chiefly the property of Sir H. J. J. Hunloke, Bart., who is lord of the manor, and resides at the Hall, rebuilt in 1724 on the site of the former hall, which was taken possession of and garrisoned for the parliament in 1643. The par. includes the hmlts. of Hockley, Nethermoor, and Stub- bing, with Swathwick annexed. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. .100, in the patron, of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The church, dedi- cated to All Saints, contains tombs of the Brailsford, Curzon, and Hunloke families, who have successively held the manor. There are a Roman Catholic chapel, and a school for the free education of 29 children, supported by an endowment of 30 per annum. The brass head of a catapult was found on the line of the Roman road. WINGFIELD, a hmlt. in the par. of Chalgraves, co. Beds, 3 miles N.W. of Dunstable. WINGFIELD, a par. in the hund. of Hoxne, co. Suf- folk, 3 miles N. of Stradbroke, and 6 N.E. of Eye. It is situated on a branch of the river Waveney, and has the remains of a castle or moated seat of the Do la Poles, buiit by Michael, first Earl of Suffolk, in the reign of Richard II., and of a college or priory founded in 1362 for a provost and nine priests. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 100, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, was made collegiate in 1362, and has some remains of ancient stained glass in the chancel, an old font, and monuments to the De la Poles, Earls of Suffolk ; but the monumental brasses to the ancient family of Wingfield, who once possessed the manor, have all disappeared. There is a good schoolhouse in the churchyard. W1XGFIELD. Set WINKFIELD, cos. Wilts and Berks. WINGFIELD, NORTH, a par. in the hund. of Scaradale, co. Derby, 4 miles S.E. of Chesterfield. It is situated on the river Rother, and the Roman Icknield Street near the line of the North Midland railway, which has a station at Clay Cross, where it is carried through a tunnel 1,760 yards long, 22 feet wide, and 2G high. The expense of constructing this tunnel is suid to have been 100 per yard, or 176,000. The parish comprises 7,603 acres, and has increased in population from 3,144 in 1841 to 7,339 iu 1861, or more than double in 20 years. The cause of this prosperity was tho opening up of the extensive coal, lime, and ironstone beds, the Clay Cross colliery and ironworks alone em- ploying above 600 hands. The par. contains the tnshps. of Cluylane, Pilsley, Stretton, Tupton, North Wingfield, and Wood thorp. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 1,200. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence or St. Leonard, is situated at some distance from the village. There are, besides the district church at Clay Cross, dedicated to St. Bartholomew, chapels for Wesleyans and New Connexion Methodists, also a me- chanics' institute. The charities produce about 90 per annum. There are British, National, and other schools. WINGFIELD, SOUTH, a par. in the hund. of Scars- dale, co. Derby, 2 miles W. of Alfreton, 10 S. of Ches- terfield, and 14 N. of Derby. It is a station on tho North Midland railway. Tho manor was held by the Peverells at the time of tho Domesday survey, and camo through the families of Heriz and Bellers to Lord Treasurer Cromwell, who built the castle or manor- house in the reign of Henry VI., some portion of which remains adjoining the modern mansion. It was here that Mary Queen of Scots was retained prisoner nine years, under the charge of the Earl of Shrewsbury and Sir R. Sadler ; and during the civil war of Charles I. the manor-house was garrisoned for the parliamentarians, but was taken by the Earl of Newcastle in 1043, and retaken by Gell in 1640, when it was dismantled. The manor afterwards came to tho Haltons, and now belongs to several proprietors, but that of Oakerthorpe belongs to the Duke of Devonshire, who is the principal landowner. Tho par., which is watered by tho river Amber, in- cludes the hmlt. of Oakcrthorpo, and the collieries of Oakerthorpe, Wingfield, and Highthorpo. The principal employment is in connection with the collieries, frame- work knitting, and a twist manufactory. The living is a vie.* in tho dioc. of Lichfield, val. 1,022. Tho church, dedicated to All Saints, is situated in tho hamlet of Oakerthorpe, and has a monument to Halton, the mathematician. Tho Wesleyans have a chapel. The charities produce about 60 per annum, including Strelley's charity at Oakerthorpe. WINGFORD. Set WENTWOKTII, co. Cambridge. WINGHAM, a hund. in the lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, contains the pars, of Ash-next-Sandwich, Goodnestone, Nonington,Wingham, and Womenswould, comprising 16,690 acres. WINGHAM, a par. and post town in the above hund., co. Kent, 6 miles E. of Canterbury. It is situ- ated on the road from Canterbury to Sandwich, near tho line of the London and South-Eastern railway, and is watered by a small stream falling into tho river Stour. The village was formerly a market town under the arch- bishops of Canterbury, who had a palace here, but tho market has long since fallen into disuse. In the reign of Charles I. the manor came to Earl Cowper, who takes the title of baron from this place, of which he is the chief proprietor, together with Sir Brook Bridges, Bart. Petty sessions are held monthly, on tho first Thursday in every month. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the archdeaconry and dioc. of Canterbury, val. 104. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, contains carved stalls, and monuments to the Oxendens of Deane, and Palmers of Wingham Court, which latter was onco the lodge to a priory founded here in 1286 by Archbishop Peckham. There are chapels for Independents and Wesleyans, and National and infant schools. The charities produce about 24 per annum, of which 16 was bequeathed by Sir James Oxendou in 1686, towards the support of a school. Fairs are held on 12th May and 12th November.