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Rh WITHINGTON. 848 WTTNESHAM. WITHES T GTON, a tnshp. -in the par. of Manchester, co. Lancaster, 4 miles 8. of Manchester, of which it is a suburb. The ecclesiastical district of St. Paul in 1861 contained 2,775 inhabitants. WITHINGTON, a par. and tnehp. in the 8. div. of Bradford hund., co. Salop, 5 miles N.W. of Wellington, and 7 from Shrewsbury, on the Shropshire canal, near where the river Roden joins the Tern. The par. in- cludes the hmlt. of Woodlands. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lichfleld, val. 80. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, contains some brasses of the 15th century. A. W. Corbet, Esq., of Sundorn Castle, is lord of the manor and principal landowner. WITHINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Bradley, co. Gloucester, 6 miles N.W. of Northleach. The village is situated on the river Colne, near the Cotswold hills, and includes the hmlt. of Foxcote. The surface is hilly, and the soil intermixed with stone-brash. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 700, in the patron of the Bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, has a mortuary chapel of the Howard family. There are schools for boys and girls, partially endowed, and one at Foxcote. 'the charities produce about 45 per annum. A Roman tessolated pavement was discovered here in 1811, a portion of which is preserved in the British Museum. WITHINGTON, lower and old, tnshps. in the par. of Prestbury, co. Chester, 6 miles W. of Macclesfield, near Tunstead Hill, in the vale of the river Weaver. W1THNELL, a tnshp. in the par. of Leyland, co. Lancaster, 4 miles N.E. of Chorley, near the river Dar- wen. WITHYBROOK, a par. in the hund. of Knightlow, co. Warwick, 7 miles N.W. of Rugby, and 8 N.E. of Coventry, on the river Sow, near the Oxford canal. The par. includes the hmlt. of Hopsford. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Worcester, annexed to that of Monks- Kirby. The church is dedicated to St. George or to All Saints. W1THYCOMBE, a par. in the hund. of Carhampton, co. Somerset, 2 miles S.E. of Dunster, and 5 from Minchead. The village is situated about a quarter of a mile off the road between Dunster and Taunton, and has a Druid circle at High Dumbledon, formed of rude stones, with two cairns near it. The West Somerset hounds meet here. The soil is a mixture of stonebrash and red sand. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 220. The church is dedicated to St. Nicholas. The register commences in 1769, but is imperfect. There is a chapel for Bible Christiana, and a Sunday and parochial school. H. F. Luttrell, Esq., is lord of the manor. W1THYCOMBE-RAWLEIGH, a par. in the hund. of East Budleigh, co. Devon, 5 miles S.E. of Topsham, and 1J mile N.E. of Exmouth, on the E. bank of the bread eswary of the river Exe. The par. includes, besides the vil. of Withycombe, the hmlt. of Hulham and part of the town of Exmouth. The manor was formerly held by the tenure of furnishing two good arrows and an oaten cake to the king when he should hunt in Dartmoor Forest. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 210, in the patron of Lord Rolle's Trustees. The old church, called St. John's in the Wilderness, is in ruins except the tower, but a new one was erected in 1720 in the village of Withycombe, about a mile from the old one. There are a National school and an Independent chapel. The chari- ties produce about 15 per annum, besides Drake's and Parminter's almshouses. WITHYHAM, a par. in the hund. of Hartfield, rape of Pevensey, co. Sussex, 8 miles S.E. of East Grinstead, and 7 S.W. of Tunbridge Wells. The par. includes the limits, of Crowborough and Groom- bridge. There are some hop-gardens. The new line of railway from Tunbridge Wells to Wickfield passes in the vicinity. Near the church are a tower and other portions of the old castle where the Lord Treasurer of Queen Elizabeth resided. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 700. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, has a mortuary chapel of the Sackville family, containing monuments by Nollekens, Flaxman, andChantrey. The register commences in 1663. There is also a chapel-of-ease at Crowborough, dedicated to St. John the Evangelist. The Wesleyans have a chapel. A fair is held on Michaelmas-day. Earl De la Warr is lord of the manor and chief landowner. WITHYPOOLE, a par. in the hund. of Williton, co. Somerset, 8 miles N.W. of Dulverton, and 10 N.E. of Dunster. The village is situated on the N. hank of the river Barle, a feeder of the Exe. A large portion of the parish, adjoining Exmoor Forest, is in common and moorland. It is celebrated for a choice breed of small horned sheep and North Devon cattle. The soil is shellet and peat on a subsoil of rock. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect. of Hawkridge, in the dioc. of Bath and Wells. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew. WITLEY, a par. in the second div. of Godalming hund., co. Surrey, 3J miles S.W. of Godalming. It is a station on the London and South- Western railway. The village is situated on the road from Godalming to Petworth, and the direct line of railway to Portsmouth. The par. includes the chplry. of Milford. The land is elevated, and includes a considerable tract of common and woodland. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 100. The church, dedicated to All Saints, contains a painted E. window, two brasses with Norman details, and monuments to the Chandler and Webb families. There is besides a chapel-of-easo at Milford, dedicated to St. John the Evangelist, and parochial schools. Gold and silver coins have been dis- covered here. WITLEY, GREAT, a par. in the lower div. of Dod- dingtree hund., co. Worcester, 5 miles S.W. o Stour- port, and 10 N.W. of Worcester. The parish, which includes the hmlt. of Hedmarley, is intersected by the roads from Worcester to Ludlow, and from Staffordshire into Herefordshire. An abundant supply of water is obtained from the Abberley and Woodbury hills, on the latter of which are traces of an ancient British encamp- ment, also said to have been occupied by Owen Glen- dower in his war with Henry IV. Limestone is abundant, containing various descriptions of fossils, and some bivalves are found in the argillaceous stratum. Many of the women are employed in making gloves for the manufacturers of Worcester. It is a meet for the Worcestershire hounds. Petty .sessions for the hundred are held on the last Thursday in each month. Queen Adelaide resided here in 1843. Witley Court, until recently the seat of the Foley family, who inherited the manor from the Cookseys and Russells, is now the property of Earl Dudley. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 400. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, was built in 1760 by the first Lord Foley, and is now undergoing restoration, at the cost of Earl Dudley. The interior contains a monument by Hys- brach to the first Lord Foley, and some frescoes ; the windows, painted by Price in 1719, and the ceiling by Verrio, were brought from the chapel at Canons, when that mansion was taken down. The charities produce about 5 per annum. Abberley Lodge, once the resi- dence of Walsh the poet and friend of Pope, is situated partly in this parish. WITLEY, LITTLE, a chplry. in the par. of Holt, co. Worcester, 2 miles S.E. of Great Witley. WITNESHAM, a par. in the hund. of Carlford, co. Suffolk, 4 miles N.E. of Ipswich, near the head of the Fynn, a branch of the river Deben. The soil is gene- rally a stiff loam, with sand and clay pits in various parts. The Meadows family, ancestors of Earl Manvers, have had a seat here since the rsign of Richard III. The rectory was once held by Bishop Latimer. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 500, ia the patron, of St. Peter's College, Cambridge. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The register com- mences in 1531. The Baptists have a chapel. There are National schools. J. W. Woodham, Esq., is lord of the manor.