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Rh WOOLLASTON. 885 WOOLSTONE. situated between the rivers "Wye and Severn. Towards th former it is bounded by a range of limestone hills, to'vards the Severn by a vale of. red marl. At the time of the Domesday survey it was held by William Count D'Eu, but, being forfeited, was granted to the Clares, who gave the manor and church to Tintern Abbey. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. with Alvington and Lancant annexed, 450. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew. The charities produce about 10 per aimum, including the endowment of the almshouses. The Duke of Beaufort is lord of the manor. WOOLLASTON, a lib. in the par. of Bradley, co. Stafford, 4 miles W. of Penkridge, near the Grand Junc- tion canal. WOOLLEY, a par. in the hund. of Leightonstouo, co. Hants, 6 miles N.E. of Kimbolton, and 8 N.W. of Huntingdon. The village, which consists only of a few farmhouses, is situated on a branch of the river Ouse. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 120. The church is dedicated to St. Mary, or to St. Matthew. The churities produce about 3 per annum. John Corkerhill, Esq., is lord of the manor. WOOLLEY, a par. in the hund. of Bath Forum, eo. Somerset, 2J miles N. of Bath, its post town and railway station. There are etone quarries. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect. of Bathwick. The church is dedi- cated to All Saints. , WOOLLEY, a tying, in the par. of Chaddlewo. th, hund. of Kintbury Eagle, co. Berks, 6 miles W. of East Ilsley. WOOLLEY, a tying, in the par. of Great Bradford, co. Wilts, 1 mile N.E. of Bradford. It is joined to Leigh. WOOLLEY, a chplry. and post-office vil. in the par. of Roystone, wap. of Slaincross, Weal Riding co. York, 6 miles N.W. of Barnsley. The village is siluated on the road from Waketield to Barnsley, under a range of hills called Woolley Edge. There are quarries of build- ing slone, and coal is found, but not wrought. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 200. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, contains monumenls to the Wenlworth family of Woolley Park, and several stained windows. There is a free school. WOOLLOS, ST., a par. in the upper div. of Wentllooge hund., co. Monmoulh, conlaining Ihe western porlion of the lown and borough of Newport. WOOLMERSDON, a tythg. in the par. of North Pelherton, co. Somerset, 2 miles S. of Bridgwater. WOOLMINSTONE, a tythg. in the par. of Crew- kerne, co. Somerset, 2 milos S.W. of Crewkcrne. WOOLPIT, a par. in the hund. of Thedwestry, co. Suffolk, 6 miles N.W. of Slowmarket, 8 S.E. of Bury St. Edmund's, and 1 mile S.W. of the Elmswell railway sta- tion on Ihe Greal Easlern line. The village is siluated on the road from Ipswich to Bury St. Edmund's, and was formerly a market town under the Abbot of Bury, to whom the manor once belonged. At the Dis- solution it was given to the Gardiiiers, and is now the property of J. ILircourt Powell, Esq. The soil is prin- cipally a stiff clay, intersected by a vein of brick earth, from which white bricks and tiles are made. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 350. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The tower and spire, having been destroyed by lightning in 1852, have recently been rebuill al a cost of 2,000. It has a porch with niches, and the Lady's well near it. The register dates from 1558. The Primilive Melhodisls have a chapel. There are Nalional schools, built in 1836, and reading- rooms recently established. The charities produce about 70 per annum. Roman coins have been found in the neighbourhood. A fair is held on the 16lh September and four succeeding days for horses, callle, and toys. WOOLS, a lying, in the lib. of Romsey, co. Hants, 2 miles from Romsey. WOOLSCOTT, a hmlt. in the par. of Grandborough, co. Warwick, 5 miles S. of Rugby, near the River Learn. WOOLS 101 tY. iSV<; V'ooL8FAHi>iswouTiiY, co. Devon. WOOLS1NGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Newburn, W. div. of Castle ward, co. Northumberland, 6 miles N.W. of Newcastle. WOOLSTANWOOD, a tnshp. in the par. and hund. of Nanlwich, co. Chester, 3 mile N.E. of Nanlwich. WOOLSTASTPN, a par. in the hund. of Condovor, co. Salop, 4 miles N. of Church-Slretton. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 165. There are Iraces of a Roman inlrenchment on Caslle Hill. WOOLSTENHOLME, a limit, in the tnshp. of Spotland aud par. of Rochdale, co. Lancaster, 1 mile W. of Rochdale, on a branch of Ihe river Roch. WOOLSTHORPE, a hmll. in the par. of Colster- worlh, soke of Grantham, parts of Kesleven, co. Lin- coln, 8 miles S. of Grantham, and 4 W. of Corby railway station. It is situated in a valley on the river Wilham, and contains the manor-house, now a farm, in which Sir Isaac Newton was born on the 25th De- cember, 1642, and in which are preserved a chair made out of the wood of the famous apple-tree, and Sir Isaac's two sundials. Sir Isaac was born three months al'ter Ihe dealh of his falher, who was lord of the manor of Colsterworth, and received the radimenls of his educa- tion at the free grammar school of Grautham. WOOLSTIIORPE, a par. in the wap. of Winni- briggs, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 6.J miles S.W. of Grantham. The village is situated on the borders of Leicestershire, and includes part of the grounds of Belvoir Castle, the seat of the Duke of Rutland, who is lord of the manor. A spring called Holy well supplies Belvoir Castle with waler. The river Devon and the Not- tingham and Granlham canal pass through Ihe parish. The soil is generally clay alternated with red loam, and about 170 feet from the surface was discovered a bed of soft coal, or lignite, 14 inches Ihick. The living is a reel.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 200. The old church, dedicated to St. James, is in ruins, having been destroyed in the civil war of Charles I., but an edifice of stone was erected in its stead in 1819 at the cost of the Duke of Rutland, conlaining several painted windows, one by Lady A. Manners. There ia a free school for girls, supported by Ihe Duke. WOOLSTON, 'A par. in co. Lanark, Scotland, now joined lo Wistoun. WOOLSTON, a tylhg. in the par. of Hound, hund. of Maiisbridgo, co. Hants, 2.} miles S.E. of Southampton. It is a slalion on Iho Soulhamplou and Notley branch of the London and Soulh- Western railway. WOOLSTON, a Inshp. in the par. of West Fclton, co. Salop, 4 miles S.E. of Osweslry. WOOLSTON, a hmll. in the pur. of North Cadbury, hund. of Catsash, co. Somerset, 2J miles S. of Castlo Cary. WOOLSTON, a par. in the lower div. of Deorhurst hund., co. Gloucester, 4 J miles S.E. of Tewkesbury, 5 N. of Cheltenham, ils posl lown, and 3 S.E. of the Aahchurch railway stalion. The village is siluated on the acclivity of Cleove Hill, one of Iho Colswold range, and commands a view over the whole of Worcester and Gloucestershire, as far as the Welsh mountains on one side, and Broad- way and Bredou hills on the other. The land ia ehiedy in paslure. The soil in the valley is a sliff clay. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 200. The church, dedicated lo St. Martin, -was rebuilt in 1499, and has in the chancel a recumbent effigy in stone. The Earl of Coventry is lord of the manor and principal landowner. WOOLSTON. See WOLSTOX, co. Warwick. WOOLSTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Warrington, hund. of West Derby, co. Lancaster, 2J milea N.E. of Warrington railway station, and 8 S.W. of Leigh. It is a. joint tnshp. with Martinscroft. The village is siluated on the bank of the Mersey, and on the road from War- rington to Manchester. The Roman Catholics and Wi:sleyans have chapels. WOOLSTONE, a chplry. and tnshp. in the par. of Uffington, hund. of Shrivenham, co. Berks, 5 miles S.E. of Faringdon. The village is situated on the brow of the White Horse hill, near the Wilts and Berks canal, and the line of the ancient Port Way. The living ia a