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Rh WRICKTON. S82 WEOTHAM. hund., co. Worcester. It is situated in Kidderminster Foreign, at the bridge and on the left bank of the Severn, immediately opposite Bowdley, of which borough it forms part. It had in 1861 a population of 1,057. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Worcester, and in the patron, of the vicar. There is a National school. WRICKTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Stottesden, co. Salop, 8 miles S.W. of Bridgnorth. WRIGHTINGTON, a tnshp. and ecclesiastical dis- trict in the par. of Eccleston, hund. of Leyland, co. Lancaster, 5 miles N.W. of Wigan, and half a mile from Appley Bridge railway station. It is situated near the Liverpool canal and the river Douglas. The inhabi- tants are chiefly employed in cotton spinning and in the collieries. The principal residences are Wrightling- ton Hall and Harrock Hall, the former an old seat of the Scarisbrick family. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 110, in the patron, of the Rector of Eccleston. The Roman Catholics, Indepen- dents, and Primitive Methodists have chapels. WRINEHILL WITH CHECKLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Wybunbury, hund. of Nantwich, co. Chester, 7 miles S.E. of Nantwich. WRINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Brent-with- Wrington, co. Somerset, 7 miles N.E. of Axbridge, 10 S.W. of Bristol, and 4 S.E. of Yatton railway station. The par., which includes the chplries. of Broadfleld and Burrington, is situated in a country watered by the river Yeo, and sheltered by the Mendip Hills. The village, formerly a market town under charter of Ed- ward II., is built on the slope of a hill on the road from Bristol to Bridgwater, and consists chiefly of two streets intersecting obliquely, and a number of detached houses. Petty sessions are held on the first Monday in each month. There are a literary institution with reading- room and library, and a savings-bank. Mill puff and flock are manufactured here. About three-quarters of a mile to the E. of the village is Barley Wood, where is the thatched cottage-ornee built by the late Mrs. Hannah More and her sister, and in which she resided for twenty- five years. John Locke was born here in 1632 at a thatched house on the N. side of the churchyard, now partly occupied as a school. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells. The church is dedicated to All Saints. There is also a chapel-of-ease called Christ Church at Red Hill, built in 1844. The Independents and Wesleyans have chapels. The Na- tional schools were erected in 1857 at a cost of 1,500 ; there are besides infant and Sunday schools. The charities produce about 30 per annum, including a small endowment for the schools. A fair formerly held on the 9th September is now discontinued. WRITHLINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Kilmers- don, co. Somerset, 6 miles N.W. of Frome. It is situ- ated on the Bath canal, and an affluent of the Avon, abounding with trout and eels. The surface is hilly, and the soil chiefly clay on a substratum of oolite. There are extensive collieries, quarries of white freestone, and beds of fuller's earth. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 170, in the patron, of the Prebendary of Writhlington in the cathedral of Salis- bury. The church is dedicated to St. Mary Magda- lene. WRITTLE, a par. and town in the hund. of Chelms- ford, co. Essex, 2J miles S.W. of Chelmsford. The parish is on the road from Chelmsford to Ongar, near the river Cam, a feeder of the Chelmer. It is supposed to have been the site of the Roman station Cresaromagus, mentioned by Antonine, and has the remains of a royal palace built by John in 1211, which covered an acre of ground surrounded by a deep moat. In the Saxon times the manor was held by Harold, and after the Con- uest came to the Albinis, William Longsword, Thomas o Woodstock, and the Earls of Stafford, and was given by Queen Mary to Lord Petre, to whose lineal descendants it still belongs. It had formerly a market, but declined with the increasing prosperity of Chelms- ford, but malting and brewing are still earned on, and there is an oil mill, Courts leet and baron are held q d annually, and the inhabitants enjoy the privilege of choosing their own coroner. Races take place in July. A peculiar custom called Leppe and Lasse formerly pre- vailed in this parish, by which the lord of the manor was entitled to levy a toll of 4d. on every cart coming to Greenbury not belonging to a peer. The par. in- cludes several email hmlts. and uninclosed plots, called Love's Green, Highwood, Ebney Common, Cookmill, Newney Green, and Oxney Green, which are all about to be enclosed. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 600, paid by stipend from New College, Oxford, who are owners of the tithea. The church, de- dicated to All Saints, formerly belonged to Bermondsey Abbey. It was partially rebuilt in 1802, and contains numerous monuments, including one to Baron Conyers, who built Highlands. There is also a chapel-of-easo at Love's Green, dedicated to St. Paul. There are Na- tional schools with a small endowment, and almshouses for 6 poor people founded by Hawkins and Hunt. The charities produce about 180 per annum. WROCKWARDINE, a par. in the Wellington div. of South Bradford hund., co. Salop, 2 miles S.W. of Wellington, 10 E. of Shrewsbury, and half a mile from the Adtnaston railway station. The par. comprises the tnshps. of Admaston, Allscote, Bratton, Burcott, Clottloy, Cluddley, Charlton, Leaton, Long Lane, Wrockwardine, and Wrockwardino Wood. The substratum abounds in coal and ironstone, which are principally worked in the tnshp. of Wrock- wardine Wood, now constituted a separate ecclesiastical district. The village is situated on ground adjoining a by-road leading from Watling Street turnpike road, and commands a prospect over the surrounding country, including the vale of Salop, the Breddyn hills in North Wales, and the plains of Cheshire, with the hills of Derbyshire in the distance. The manufacture of glass is carried on, and there is a corn-mill on the river Tern, which bounds the parish on the N. In the township of Wrockwardine Wood the Shrewsbury canal passes, and in that of Admaston is a mineral spring with hotel and baths attached. The water contains muriate of soda, a small portion of muriate of lime with iron, and hepatic air. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 100, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, has recently been restored. In the chancel are a painted E. window representing the Saviour, and several monumental tablets. There are National schools for boys and girls, both here and at Wrockwardine, and almshouses for 6 poor persons, built and endowed in 1841. The charities produce about 38 per annum. WROCKWARDINE-WOOD, a tnshp. and ecclesi- astical district in the par. of Wrockwardine, co. Salop 4 miles W. of Wellington, 5 from Newport, 1 mile from Oaken Gates railway station, and 5 miles from the village of Wrockwardine. A branch of the Shropshire Union canal, which communicates with the Severn, passes through the township. The substratum abounds with coal and ironstone, which are extensively worked by the Lilleshall company on lease from the Duke of Sutherland. The tnshp. includes the hmlta. of French- land and the Nabbs. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. ofLichBeld, val. 140. The church has recently been repaired. The Primitive and Reformed Methodists have chapels. There are National schools. WROOT, a par. in the W. div. of Manley wap., parts of Lindscy, co. Lincoln, 9 miles N.E. of Bawtry, and 4| S.W. of Epworth, in the Isle of Axholmo, near the river Idle. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lin- coln, val. 400. The church is dedicated to St. Pancras. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have chapels. Travis's free schools for boys and girls have an endow- ment of 115 per annum. John Harvey, Esq., is lord of the manor. WROPTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Forden, co. Montgomery, 3 miles N. of Montgomery. WROSE, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Idle, West Riding co. York, 3 miles N.E. of Bradford. WROTHAM, a hund. in the lathe of Aylosford co