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Rh WORSTEAD. 876 WORTHING. reign of Edward VI. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioo. of Manchester, val. 200. The church is dedi- cated to St. Mark. The Wesleyans and Independents have chapels, and there are Is ational and Sunday schools. Worsley is the seat of a superintendent register, hut is included in Salford New County-court district, and Bar- ton-upon-Irwell Poor-law Union. WORSTEAD, a par. in the hund. of Tunstead, co. Norfolk, 3 miles S.E. of North Walsham, and 12 N.E. of Norwich, anciently called Worsteds. The village is situated near the navigahle river Ant, which joina the sea at Yarmouth. It was once of more importance than at present, being a manufacturing and market town. The Flemings, in the reign of Henry I., first established here the manufacture of woollen "twists and stuffs;" but this branch of trade having been removed to Norwich in the reign of Richard II., the town gradually declined. The Hall is the seat of the Hon. Rufus Roos, who is lord of the manor, and holds a court-leet, at which con- stables and other officers are appointed. The living is a vie.* in the dioo. of Norwich, val. 260, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, contains an ancient and a modern screen, also an antique font with a cover and two brasses from 1520. The chapel-of-easo, dedicated to St. Andrew, has long since been demolished. The Baptists have a chapel and burial-ground. There are National and British schools, and almshouses, built and endowed by S. Chapman of Norwich, in 1821, for 12 aged people. The charities pro- duce about 45 per annum, including 30 left by Rev. H. Wharton for the repairs of the church. A fair is held on 12th and 13th May for cattle. WORSTHORN, a tnshp. and ecclesiastical district in the par. of Whalley, higher div. of Blackburn hund., co. Lancaster, 2 miles E. of Burnley. It is situated near Scar Moor, about a mile from the confluence of the river Bourn with the Calder, and includes the hmlt. of Hartswood. WORSTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Whalley, higher div. of Blackburn hund., co. Lancaster, 2 miles N.E. of Clitheroe, near the river Ribble. WORSTON, an ext. par. lib. or tnshp. adjoining the par. of SS. Mary and Chad, S. div. of Pirehill hund., co. Stafford, 4 miles N.W. of Stafford. It forms one estate, situated on the river Sow, which turns a large corn and silk mill. WORTH, or WORD, a par. in the hund. of Eastry, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 1 mile S. of Sandwich. It is situated near the coast of the English Channel, and includes the hmlts. of Felderland and Hecklinge. There are two coastguard stations. The living is a porpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 375, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church is dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul. The impropriate tithes, amounting to 623 4s. 6|rf., belong to the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury. WORTH, a tnshp. in the par. of Prestbury and hund. of Macclesfield, co. Chester, 6 miles S.E. of Stoekport, 7 N.E. of Macclesfield, and 1 mile from the Poynton railway station. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in the collieries belonging to Lord Vernon, who is lord of the manor and chief landowner. WORTH, a hund. in the lathe of Shepway, co. Kent. It comprises part of Romney Marsh, containing the pars, of Blaekmanstone, Bui-marsh, Dymchurch, Eastbridge, and Orgarswick. WORTH, a par. in the hund. of Buttinghill, rape of Lewes, co. Sussex, CJ miles S.W. of East Grinstead, 2 S.E. of Crawley, and adjoining the Three Bridges sta- tion on the London, Brighton, and South Coast railway, where the East Grinstead branch turns off, on which are two other stations in this parish. It is situated on the road from Croydon to Cuckfield, chiefly woodland, in- cluding Tilgate Forest, Crawley Down, and Old House Warren. The village contains a workhouse, a literary and scientific institution at Pound Hill, and a number of scats, the principal being Worth Park, the residence of J. M. Montefiore, Esq., and a meet for the Horsham hounds, the Grove, the Hall, Tilgalo House, Tilgate Slanor, Crabbett, Rowfant, the Grange, Huntsland, and Worthbridge. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 608, with the cur. of Crawley Down annexed. The church was repaired about 20 years since, and contains a square font and monument to the Bethune family. There is also a chapel-of-ease at Crawley Down, dedicated to All Saints. The register dates from the reign of Elizabeth. The Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion have two chapels. There are schools in connection with both churches. The charities produce about 35 per annum. The Earl of Aberga- venny and the executors of the late F. S. Blunt, Esq , are lords of the manor. WORTHAM, a par. in the hund. of Hartismere, co. Suffolk, 5 miles N.W. of Eye, 2 S.W. of Diss, and 3 N.W. of Mellis railway station. The parish is bounded on the N. by the river Waveney, which here separates the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. The village con- tains the Hartismere union workhouse for children. There is a considerable extent of common. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 860, and 41 acres of glebe, in the patron, of King's College, Cam- bridge. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. Thoio is a free school. The charities produce about 1 per annum. On Wortham Ling are traces of a Roman camp. WORTHENBTJRY, a par. in the hund. of May lor, cc. Flint, 6 miles S.E. of Wrexham, on the river Dee. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Chester, val. 400. The church is dedicated to St. Deiniol. The charities pro- duce about 4 per annum. WORTHIN, a par. partly in the hund. of Cawrse, co. Montgomery, but chiefly in the hunds. of Cliirbury and Ford, co. Salop, 12 miles S.W. of Shrewsbury, 11 froiJ Wclshpool, and 9 from Montgomery. The par. comprises the chplries. of Trelystan and Hope, the quarters of Bing- Weston, Bromblow, Upper Heath, and Worthin, and 15 other tnshps. The village, which was formerly a market-town, under charter of Henry III., is situated on the road from Shrewsbury to Montgomery near the river Rea and the Stipperstones, a ridge of loose stones extending several miles towards Shrewsbury, and said to be the ancient boundary between England and Wales. There are lead mines in the parish, also grit and gravel pits, and the manufacture of flannel ii carried on to a small extent. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Herek-ru, val. 1,424 9s. Id., in the patron. of New College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to All Saints, was partially iestored in 1849, and contains a monument to Dr. D. Pryco, chaplain to Charles I. There are also churches at Trelystan in Montgomery- shire, and at Hope in Salop, the livings of both being perpet. curs. There are National schools in various parts of the parish ; those at Worthin were erected in 1850. The charities produce about 55 per annum. In this parish are a circular mound called "The Beacon Eing," and several barrows scattered about. WORTHING, a fishing-station, watering-place, and market town in the par. of Broadwater, hund. of Bright- ford, and rape of Bramber, co. Sussex, 12 miles W. of Brighton, 20 S.E. of Chichester, and 66 S.W. of London by road, or 61 by the London, Brighton, and South Coast railway. It is situated on the English Channel in a flat spot, sheltered on the land side by an amphitheatre of chalk hills, forming part of the South Downs, and has along the sea coast a range of smooth sauds strt:t<-li- ing westward near 10 miles, and E. about 4 miles. On account of the salubrity and equability of its climate, it is adopted by many families as their winter resid< but the lowness of its situation often causes the sc;. to lie when it is clear on the downs above. No pa the ground on which it is built is more than 21) lrt above the level of the sea, "which has been gradu encroaching on the land, having advanced 88 yards 1699 to 1813, and is still gaining. For a loni< time tii" drainage was defective, which, together with the accumu- lation of sea-weed upon the beach, were sources of di- fort to inhabitants and visitors ; effective steps, however, have been taken to remedy these inconveniences, and