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Rh W4NGRAVE. 838 WINNOW. WINGRAVE, a par. in the Ivinghoe div. of the Imiicl of Cottesloe, co. Bucks, 5J miles N.E. of Ayles- bury. It is situated on a hill near the river Thame. The soil is a strong clay, producing good crops of wheat and beans. The par. includes the hmlt. of Eowsham, where was once a chapel-of-ease. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 120. The church is dedi- cated to SS. Peter and Paul. The Independents and Primitive Methodists have chapels. The charities pro- duce about 60 per annum, besides half an acre of grass land, left for the purpose of strewing the church with hay on the first Sunday after St. Peter's day, a custom which has been practised here from time immemorial. WINKBURN, a par. in the N. div. of Thurgartou wap.,co. Notts, 8 miles N.W. of Newark, and 3| N.W. of Southwell railway station. It takes its name from the small river Winke, which joins the Trent at Averham. The manor was granted by Adam Tyson to the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, and after the Dissolution was given by Edward VI. to AVilliamBurnell, in exchange for the rectory and lands at Beachworth in Surrey, in whose family it still remains. Adjoining the village is the Hall, built about the close of the 17th century, and surrounded by a park of about 80 acres. The living is a don. cur. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 60. There is a free school, founded in 1738 by the Burnells, and en- dowed with 30 per annum. WINKELBURY, a lofty hill on the Downs, co. Wilts, near Cranbourn Chase. On its summit, Oil feet above sea level, is an ancient camp of 12J acres. WINKFIELD, a par. in the liund. of Ripplesmere, co. Berks, 5J miles S.W. of Windsor, and 26 from London. The parish is 8 miles across, and includes the course on which the Ascot races are held : a smooth sur- face formed by William, Duke of Cumberland, and recently much improved. The village is situated on the road from London through Windsor Forest to Reading. The par. includes the hmlt. of Cranbourne. Petty sessions are held on the third Monday in every month. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 500, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Salisbury. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, contains a brass representing one of the Montagues, and several monu- ments to the Metcalfe family. There is besides a new church recently erected in the village of Cranbourne. There are two public schools : one called the School of Industry, was established in 1835 by Rham, who once held the living, and wrote the agricultural articles in the Penny Cycloptcdia; and a free school, built and endowed by Lord Ranelagh in 1710, on Winkfield Plain, with a chapel attached. WINKFIELD, a par. in the hund. of Bradford, co. Wilts, 2J miles S. of Bradford, and 2 S.W. of Trowbridge. The vil. includes the tythg. of Rowley. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 240, in the patron, of trustees. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The charities produce about 4 per annum. J. Houlton, Esq., is lord of the manor. WINKHILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Waterfall, co. Stafford, 7 miles N.E. of Cheadle. WINKLEIGH, a par. in the hund. of the same name, co. Devon, 6 miles S.W. of Chulmleigh, 21 N.W. of Exeter, and 4 W. of the Eggest'ord railway station. It is intersected by the new road from Torrington to Exeter, and, with the tythg. of Loosebeare, forms a dis- tinct hundred. It is in parts well wooded and fertile, but includes a large tract of barren moor. The soil is dunland, upon a subsoil of clay and rock. Courts leet and baron are held annually. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 312, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to All Saints, com- mands a view embracing 24 parish churches and the distant hills of Dartmoor. The Wesleyans, Indepen- dents, and Bible Christians have chapels. The charities produce about 20 per annum. There are National schools, also an endowed almshouse, called Gidley's, for widows. Fairs are held on the first Monday after 7th July, and the first Wednesday in October for cattle. The Rev. P. Johnson, of Winkleigh Court, is lord of the manor. WINKSLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Ripon, We Riding co. York, 4 miles W. of Ripon, on a branch the river Tire. WINKTON, a tythg. in the par. of Christchurch, i Ilanto, 3 miles N. of Christchurch, on the river Avon. WINLATON, a district, par., and tnshp. in the W. div. of Chester ward, co. Durham, 5 miles W. of Gates- head, and 6 W. of Newcastle. The par., comprising the tnshp. of Winlaton, the tnshp. and chplry. of Chop- well, the ecclesiastical district of Winlaton St. Paul, and the hmlts. of Barton and Winlayton Mill, was formed into a separate parish in 1832, by an Order in Council, out of the parish of Ryton, and lies between the rivers Derwent and Tyne. The village occupies an elevated site on the W. bank of the river Derwent, and owes its rise to the extensive ironworks removed hither from Sunderland by Sir Ambrose Crawley in 1G91, for carry- ing on which the neighbourhood affords peculiar advantages in the abundance of coal and facility of water-carriage. Anchors, anvils, chains, spades, shovels, edge-tools, files, &c., are largely manufactured. There are also works for refining lead on the banks of the Tyne, some excellent stone quarries, and extensive col- lieries at Blaydon Main and High Spen, the latter belonging to the Marquis of Bute, who is lord of the manor of Chopwell, and, with Lord Ravcnsworth, Joseph Cowcn, and j. Kowcs, Esqs., of that of Winla- ton. The soil and subsoil are clay, but produce good crops of wheat, barley, and oats, with a proportion of pasture. Ttie population in 1861 was 7,372. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Durham, val. 350, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Paul. There is also a chapel-of-ease at Chopwell. The Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists, Independents, and Presbyterians have chapels, and there are National schools for both sexes at Winlalon and Barlow. The principal seat is Axwell Park, the property of Sir W. Clavering, Bart., forming a manor of itself. WINMAHLEIGH, a tnshp. in the par. of Garstang, hund. of Amounderness, co. Lancaster, 2 miles N.W. of Garstang. WINMOOR, a hmlt. in the par. of Barwick-in- Elmett, wap. of Skyrack, West Riding co. York, 6 miles N.E. of Leeds. It is supposed to be the spot where Penda was defeated in 655, and at Hall Tower Hill aro remains of a castle of the Northumbrian kings. WINNALL, a par. in the hund. of Fawley, eo. Hants, three quarters of a mile N.E. of Winchester. It is situated on the eastern bank of the river Itchin, and is partly comprised within the borough of Winchester. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 180, in the patron, of the bishop. AVINNERSH, a lib. in the par. of Hurst, co. Berks, 3 miles N. of Wokingham. WINNIBRIGGS AND THREO, a wap. in the parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, contains the pars, of East and West Allington, Barrowby, Boothby-Pagnell, Grant- ham, Honington, Little Poniton, Ropsley, Sedgebrook, Bomerby, Stroxton, Syston, Welby, Wilsford, Wools- thorpe, Wyvill, and parts of Haydor and South Stoke, comprising 37,270 acres, exclusive of Grantham. WINNINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Great Bud- worth, second div. of Eddisbury hund., co. Chester, 1 mile N.W. of Northwich. It is situated on the banks of the river Weever, here crossed by a stone bridge, near which is Wilmington Hall, the seat of Lord Stanley of Alderley. WINNINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Muckleston, N. div. of Pirehill hund., co. Stafford, 4 miles N. of Market Drayton, on the river Tern. WINNOW, ST., a par. in the hund. of West, co. Cornwall, 2.J miles S.E. of Lostwithiel, and 27 from Plymouth railway station. It is situated on the navigable river Fowey, which is crossed by a bridge on the road from Bodmin to Plymouth. It includes the vil. of Bridge-End, at which place a fair is held on the 12th of January. The soil is various, upcn a subsoil of shelf and spar. There aro five mines at present in operation. The living is a vie.* in the dioo.