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Rh WOODHALL. 859 WOODHOUSE. WOODHALL, a tnshp. in the par. of Hemingbrough, East Riding co. York, 4 miles N.W. of Howden. It is ioined to Brackenholme. WOODHALL, a hmlt. in the par. of Aysgarth, North Riding co. York, 2 miles from Askrigg, in Wensleydale, naar the river Ure. WOODHALL, a par. in the S. div. of Gartreo wap., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 3 miles S.W. of Horn- castle. At Woodhall Spa is a station on the Horncastle branch of the Great Northern railway. The village is situated on the river Witham. There is a mineral spring, containing a larger proportion of iodine than any other spring in England. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 80, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Margaret. The Presbyterians have a chapel. The charities produce about 4 per annum. WOODHALL HILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Cal- Terley, wap. of Morley, West Riding co. York, 5 miles N. of Bradford, near the river Aire. WOODHAM, a tnshp. in the par. of Aycliffe, co. Durham, 7 miles S.E. of Bishop Auckland, and 6 N. of Darlington. WOODHAM, a hmlt. in the par. of Waddesdon, co. Bucks, 8 miles N.W. of Aylesbury. WOODHAM FERRIS, a par. in the hund. of Chelmsford, co. Essex, 8 miles S.E. of Chelmsford, 6 8.W. of Maldon, and 3 N. of Hull Bridge wharf. It is bounded on the S. by the river Crouch, and at the time of the Domesday survey belonged to the noble family of Ferrers. At the hamlet of Bvcknacre, which is chiefly situated in this parish, was anciently a hermitage, sub- sequently converted into a priory for Black Canons by Maurice Fitz-Jeffrey, and in the reign of Henry VII. an- nexed to St. Mary's Spital, London. There is still stand- ing a portion ef Edwin Hall, erected by Edwin Sandys, Archbishop of York, who was banished under the Marian persecution. The manor now belongs to Lord Rayleigh. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 1,000. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, contains a monument bearing an inscription in praise of Cecilie, wife of Archbishop Sandys. The Independents have a chapel and schools, and the Wesleyans a chapel at Bycknacre. There are National schools. WOODHAM-MORTIMER, a par. in the hund. of Dengie, co. Essex, 2J miles S.W. of Maldon, and 7 E. of Chelmsford. This parish, called in some documents Little Woodham, extends to the estuary of the Black- water. In the marshes near Crouch river are several barrows. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 352. The church is dedicated to St. Margaret. Tho charities produce about 15 per annum. WOODHAM WALTER, a par. in the hund. of J)engie, co. Essex, 2J miles N.E. of Dnnbury, and 1J mile W. of Maldon. The par., -which includes the hmlt. of Brook-Street, is separated from the hund. of Witham by the river Chelmer, and was of some im- portance before the Norman conquest. The fort is said to have been for some time the residence of the Princess Elizabeth during the reign of Mary. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 440. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. There is a National school. WOOUHAYEN, a vil. and seaport in the par. of Forgan, co. Fife-, Scotland, near Newport, and 9 miles tf .N.E. ofcCupar-Fife. It is situated on the Frith of Tay, at the ferry to Dundee. WOODHAY, EAST, a par. in the hund. of Evingar, co. Hants, 6 miles S.W. of Newbury, and 8 N.W. of Kingsclere. The parish is situated at the north-western extremity of the county, immediately beneath the Hiimpshii-e hills, and 'is bounded by the river Kim. The parish, which includes the ecclesiastical district of Wootton Hill, with the villages of East-End and North- End, is. traversed by the road from Newbury to Andover. At East End was formerly a palace of the Bishops of Winchester. Bishops Hooper, Ken, and Lowth were once rectors. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. with the chapelry of Ashmans- worth annexed, 1,400, in the patron, of the bishop. VOL. ii r. The church, dedicated to St. Martin, or St. Margaret, has a chancel, rebuilt in 1850 by the rector. In tha interior are mural tablets and a marble monument with effigies erect of Edward and Elizabeth Goddard, once of Stargroves House. The district church of Wootton Hill was erected in 1849. The Wesleyans and Baptists have chapels. There are National schools at Woodhay and Wootton Hill. The charities produce about 16' per annum. The Earl of Carnarvon is lord of the manor. WOODHAY, WEST, a par. in the hund. of Kint- bury Eaglo, co. Berks, 6 miles S.E. of Hungerford. It was formerly a market town under the Beauchamps of St. Aniand, but is now a small village situated on the Hampshire border, and is chiefly the property of the Rev. John Sloper, who is lord of the manor, and resides at West Woodhall House, built by Inigo Jones in 163G, and remarkable for its noble staircase and drawing- room, hung with family portraits, commanding a view of Windsor Castle, 36 miles distant. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. '250. The church is dedicated to St. Lawrence. WOODHEAD, a vil. in the par. of Fyvie, co. Aber- deen, Scotland, 7 miles N.W. of Old Meldrum. WOODHEAD, a chplry. in the par. of Mottram-in- Longdendule, hund. of Macclesfield, co. Chester, 13 miles N.E. of Stockport. It is a station on the Man- chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire railway. WOODHEAD, a hmlt. in the wap. of Staincross, West Riding co. York, 9 miles from Penistoiie by the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire railway, on which it is a station. WOODHEAD, a vil. in the par. of C'ursphairn, co. Kirkcudbright, Scotland. Lead mines were discovered here in 1838. WOODHORN, a par. in the E. div. of Horpeth ward, co. Northumberland, 7 miles N.E. of Morpeth, its nearest market and post town. The parish is situated on the coast of the German Ocean, between the rivers Wansbeck and Line, which latter here empties itself into the sea. It includes the chplries of Newbiggin and Crcswell, with the tnshps. of North Seaton, Lynmouth, and Woodhorn Demesne, and the limits, of Ellington, Hurst, and Sinmouth. Newbiggin Seathing is a bath- ing and fishing village. Coals are found, and there is a stone quarry. Tho living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Durham, val. with the curs, of Newbiggin and Cress- well annexed, 600, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, was partially rebuilt in 1843. There is besides a chapel-of-ease at Nowbiggin. The charities produce about 21 per annum. The Rev. J. D. Waddilove is lord of the manor and chief land- owner of the township of Woodhorn. WOODHOUSE, a hmlt. in the par. of Bolsover, co. Derby, 5 miles N.E. of Chesterfield. WOODHOUSE, a hmlt. in the par. of Andover, co. Hants, 1 mile from Andover. WOODHOUSE, a chplry. in the par. of Barrow-upon- Poar, hnnd. of West Goscote, co. Leicester, 3 miles S.W. of Longhborough. It contains the limits, of Woodhouse Eaves and Alderman Haw, in Charnwood Forest. WOODHOUSE, a vil. in the bar. of Upper Ivongh, co. Down, Ireland, 2 miles S. of Rostrevor, near Lough Carlingford. WOODHOUSE, a hmlt. in the par. of Kirkburton, Upper Agbrigg wap., West Riding co. York, 6 miles S.E. of Huddersfield, and 7 N.W. of Penistono. It is situated near the river Dearne and the Shepley station of the Sheffield and Huddersfield railway. WOODHOUSE, a hmlt. in the par. of Normanton, West Riding co. York, 3 miles from Wakefield, and 10^ from Leeds. The village is situated on the W. side of the river Calder, near a junction station of the Midland, North-Eastern and Lancashire, and Yorkshire railways. WOODHOUSE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Skircoat, and par. of Halifax, West Riding co. York, 1 mile S. of Halifax. WOODHOUSE, or HATFIELD WOODHOUSE, a 6 8