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Rh WOODSTOCK CASTLE. 863 WOOLBEDINO. first Tnesduya in February, April, August, October, November, and December, the four first being princi- pally for cheese and cattle ; also a pleasure fair on Whit Tuesday. WOODSTOCK CASTLE, a demesne of co. Kilkenny, Inland, near Athy. It is an ancient seat of the O'Moores of Leix, situated on the river Barrow, and is now in ruins. It was originally built by a descendant of the Karl of Pembroke, towards the close of the 13th cen- tury, and v/as taken by storm by O'Neil in 1647. WOODSTONE, a par. in the hund. of Norman Cross, co. Hunts, three-quarters of a mile S.W. of Peter- borough. The village is situated on the river Nene, and the road from Oundle to Peterborough. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 350. The church, dedi- cated to St. Augustine, has been recently rebuilt. The charities produce about 50 per annum, the bequest of John and Mary Walsham in 1728. There is a school with a small endowment. Mrs. Margaret Thompson is lady of the manor. WOODSTOWN, a hmlt. in the bar. of Gaultiere, co. Waterford, Ireland, 8 miles S.E. of Waterford. It gives name to a bay under Newtown Head. WOODTHORPE, a tnshp. in the par. of North Wingfield, hund. of Scarsdale, co. Derby, 4 miles S. of Chesterfield, near the Chesterfield canal. WOODTHORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Lough- borough, hund. of West Goscote, co. Leicester, 2 miles S.E. of Loughborough. WOODTHOKPE, a limit, in the par. of Strubby, co. Lincoln, 3 miles N. of Alford. WOODTHORPE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. and par. of Sandal Magna, wap. of Lower Agbrigg, West Riding co. York, 3 miles S. of Wakefield. WOODTON, a par. in the hund. of Loddon, co. Nor- folk, 5 miles N.W. of Bungay, and 10 S.E. of Norwich. The village and parish are chiefly the property of Robert Fellows, Esq., who is lord of th manor. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 505, in the patron, of King's College, Cambridge. The church is dedicated to All Saints. The register commences in 153S. The Primitive Methodists have a chapel. The charities pro- duce about 65 per annum. WOODTOWN, a hmlt. in the par. of Alwington, co. Devon, 2 miles S.W. of ISideford. WOODVILLE, a hmlt. and ecclesiastical district principally in the par. of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, hund. of Goscote, co. Leicester, but extending into co. Derby, 3 miles from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, and 9 S.E. of Burton- upon-Trent. It was formed into one ecclesiastical dis- trict in 1847, and in 1861 had a population of 1,408. It is situated in a mineral district, and abounds in fire-clay, from which earthenware and fire-bricks are made. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 50, in the patron, of the bishop. WOODVILLE, a demesne in the bar. of Newcastle, co. Dublin, Ireland, 2 miles from Lucan, and 8 W. of Dublin, near the river Lifley and Royal canal. There are, besides, numerous private seats and small places of this name in various parts of Ireland. VOODWALTON, a par. in the hund. of Norman- cross, co. Hants, 8 miles N. of Huntingdon, and 6 S.E. of Stilton, on the border of the Fens. A portion of the fin-hnd.still remains uncultivated. The living is a rect. in the dice, of Ely, val. 500. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew. It. Hussey, Esq., is lord of the manor. WOODWICK, an ancient par., co. Somerset, adjoin- ing Balli, now united with Freshford. Woi IDYATES, EAST, a hmlt. in the par. of Pont- <:o. Dorset, 6 miles N.E. of Cranborne. WOODYATES, WEST, an ext. par. lib. in the hund. of Wimborne St. Giles, co. Dorset, Si miles N.W. of Crauborne. It adjoins the hmlt. of East Woodyates, and is crossed by the Roman road from Dorchester to Old Sarum. On the neighbouring downs are numerous Imrrows and traces of a rampart and fosse, called Grimes ' VOODY-HIDE, a hmlt. in th par. of Worth Mal- co. Dorset, 4 miles S. of Corfe Castlo. WOOKEY, a par. in the hund. of Wells-Forum, co. Somerset, 2 miles W. of "Wells, at the foot of the Men- dip hills. The par. includes thu ecclesastical dis- trict of Henton, and the hmlt. of Wookey Hole, which latter derives its name from a limestone cavern, the entrance to which is narrow, but within it are several apartments, one 80 feet high, and another 120 feet lonsr. From the innermost chamber a stream of water, the pri- mary source of the river Axe, gushes out in an impetuous torrent, turning several paper and flour mills. In the gravel in and around the cavern the remains of the rhinoceros and other extinct animals, together with those of man, have been found, and in the time of Henry VIII. a plate of lead was discovered bearing the name of the Roman emperor Claudius. The land is chiefly in pasture, being occupied by dairy farms, producing Cheddar cheese. The Bishop of Bath and Wells had formerly a palace on the site now occupied by Mellefont Abbey, and at Castle are traces of Fenny Castle fortifica- tion, mentioned by William of Worcester as in ruins in his time. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 300, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Matthew, contains an ancient font, monuments to the Clarke, Piers, and Salmon families, and an organ presented by Thomas Wearo in 1848. There is besides the district church of Henton, dedicated to Christ, erected in 1847. The register com- mences in 1565. The Bible Christians have a chapel at Henton. There are National schools for boys and girls. The church lands yield about j67 per annum, and the poor's lands 40. WOOL, a par. in the lib. of Bindon, co. Dorset, 6 miles S.W. of Wareham. It is a station on the Dorchester sec- tion of the London and South- Western railway. The par., which is situated on one of the head streams of the river Frome, includes the hmlts. of Bovington, Great Bindon, and Wood Street. The land is principally arable, with some pasture and about 400 acres of heath. There are slight remains of Bindon Abbey, founded in 1172 by Robert de Newburgh for monks of the Cistercian order, the revenues of which at the Dissolution amounted to 229 2s. Id. The living is a chapelry until recently annexed to the vie. of Coombe Keynes, but now sepa- rate, val. 80, in the patron, of the Bishop of Salisbury. The church is dedicated to the Holy Rood. Afair'is held on the 14th May for cattle. Joseph Weld, Esq., of Lutworth Castle, is lord of the manor and principal proprietor. WOOLARD, a hmlt. in the pars, of Compton Dando and Publow, co. Somerset, 5 miles S.E. of Bristol. WOOLAVINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Whitley, co. Somerset, 4 miles N.E. of Bridgwater, near the Glastonbury canal. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. with that of Puriton- annexed, 356, in the patron, of the Dean and Canons of Windsor. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The Wesleyans have a chapel. There is a parochial school. A fair is held on the 18th October for cattle. WOOLAVINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Rother- bridge, rape of Arundel, co. Sussex, 1 mile S.E. of Mid- hurst, and 4 miles S.W. of Petworth. This parish, which anciently belonged to the earldom of Arundel, consists of several portions lying at a considerable distance apart, and distinguished as East Woolavington, near Petworth, and West Woolavington, near Midhurst. The village or hamlet of East Woolavington is situated at the base of the northern acclivity of the South Downs, and contains the original parish church, while the hamlet of West Woolavington adjoins Midhurst, ex- tending along the road to Chichester, and contains tho church of St. Mary Magdalene, recently erected. Wool- avington Park is the property of the present Bishop of Oxford, who is lord of the manor and patron. The living is a rect.,* val. 277, in the dioc. of Chichester. The parish church is dedicated to St. Margaret. There is a National school. The charities produce 8 per annum. WOOLBEDING, a par. in the hund. of Eastbourne, rape of Chichester, co. Sussex, 1J mile N."W. of Mid- hurst, within which borough it is situated, on the rivei