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SHEPTON-MONTAGUE, 3 miles N.W. from Wincanton. Popula. 367.

SHIPHAM, 2 miles N.N.E. from Axbridge. Popula. 635.

Sept. 12, cattle and sheep. Here there was an Alien Priory, founded in the reign of Hen. II.; valued at the dissolution at 58., now worth 1,160l.

SHIPTON-BEAUCHAMP, 9 miles N.E.STOGUMBER, 4 miles S.E. from Watchet.

from Ilminster. Popula. 567.

Popula. 1,281.

SKILGATE, 5 miles W.S.W. from Wive-STONE-EASTON, 6 miles S. from Pensliscombe. Popula. 226.

SOMERTON, 126 miles W. by S. from London. Popula. 1,643. Market, Tues.; fairs, last Monday in January, PalmTuesday, Tuesday three weeks after ditto, Tuesday six weeks after ditto, Tuesday nine weeks after ditto, Nov. 8, all sorts of cattle.

ford. Popula. 419. STOKE-UNDER-HAMBDEN, 4 miles

S.W. from Ilchester.

Popula. 1,079.

Fair, April 25, all sorts of cattle and pedlary. Here there was a College, founded in the year 1304, by Sir John de Bello Campo; granted, 2 Eliz., to Cuthbert Vaughan.

SPARKFORD, 5 miles N.E. from Ilches- STOKE-LANE, 34 miles N.E. from Shep

ter. Popula. 273.

SPAXTON, 2

miles S.E. from NetherStowey. Popula. 816. STAFFORD.-See Barwick.

STANDERWICK, 3 miles N.E. from
Frome. Popula. 86.
SANDFORD-ORCAS, 24 miles N. from
Sherborne. Popula. 332. Fairs, June
11, Sept. 28, horses, bullocks, sheep,
lambs, and wool.
STANTON-DREW, 14 mile S.W. from
Pensford. Popula. 622.
STANTON-PRIOR, 4 miles E. from
Pensford. Popula. 158.
STAPLEGROVE, 2 miles N.W. from
Taunton. Popula. 403.
STAPLE-FITZPAINE, 5 miles S.E. from
Taunton. Popula. 385.

STAWELL, in Moorlinch parish, and popula. included therein. 2 miles distant N.W.

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STAWLEY, 5 miles E. from Bampton. Popula. 195.

STEMBRIDGE, in Kingsbury-Episcopi parish, and popula. included therein. miles distant W.

ton-Mallet. Popula. 1,000.

STOKE-NORTH, 3 miles N.W. from Bath. Popula. 129.

STOKE-PERO, 5 miles S.W. from Minehead. Popula. 81.

STOKE (St. Gregory), 4 miles W. from
Langport. Popula. 1,369.

STOKE (St. Mary), 2 miles S.E. from
Taunton. Popula. 248.
STOKE-SOUTH, 2 miles S. from Bath.
Popula. 258.

STOKE-TRISTER with BAYFORD, 1 mile E. from Wincanton. Popula.

377.

STOW, in Chew-Magna parish, and popula. included therein.

STOWELL, 4 miles N.E. from Sherborne. Popula. 102.

STOWEY, 2 miles S. from Pensford. Popula. 208. Market, Tues.; fair, Sept. 7, cattle and toys. STRATTON-ON-THE-FOSS, 5 miles N.E. from Shepton-Mallet. Popula. $17. STREET, 2 miles S.S.W. from Glaston. bury. Popula. 791.

STRINGSTON, 24 miles N.W. from Nether-Stowey. Popula. 131.

ST.-MICHAEL-CHURCH, 4 miles S. from SUTTON-BINGHAM, 6 miles E. from

Bridgewater. Popula. 50. STOCKLAND-BISHOP, 4 miles N.E. from Nether-Stowey. Popula. 199. STOCKLINGE-MAGDALENE, 3 miles N. from Ilminster. Popula. 79. STOCK-DENNIS, in Tintinhull parish, and popula. included therein.

Crewkerne. Popula. 78.

SUTTON-MALLET, in Moorlinch parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile distant W.

SUTTON-MONKS, or MONTAGUE, 1} mile N. from Castle-Carey. Popula.

165.

STOCKLINGE-OTTERSAY, 2 miles N. SWAINSWICK, 2 miles N. from Bath.

from Ilminster. Popula. 140. STOGUERSEY, 2 miles N. from NetherStowey. Popula. 1,362. Fairs, May 2,

Popula. 381.

SWELL, 3 miles S.W. from Langport. Popula. 133.

TATWORTH and FORTON, in Chard | TREBOROUGH, 5 miles S.E. from Dun

parish, and popula. included therein. 2 miles distant S.

TAUNTON, 145 miles W. by S. from London. Containing the two parishes of St. James and St. Mary-Magdalen. Popula. 8,534. Market, Wed. and Sat.; fairs, June 17, bullocks and horses; July 7, three days; first day, bullocks and horses, pedlary and confectionery the rest. If July 7 fall on Saturday, kept on Monday. Not a corporate town, but sends two members to parliament: right of election in the inhabitants being pot-wallopers, and not receiving alms or charity number of voters, 400. Here

there was an Augustine Priory, built in
the reign of Hen. I., by William Gif-
ford, Bishop of Winchester; yearly
value 4381. 98. 10d., now worth 8,7691.
16s. 8d.; granted, 36 Hen. VIII., to
Mathew Colehurst.

TELLISFORD, 7 miles S.S.E. from Bath.
Popula. 167.

TEMPLE-COMBE.-See Abbas. 34 miles
S.W. from Wincanton. Here there was
a House of Hospitalers, founded in the
year 1185, by Serlo Odo; yearly value
128l. 7s. 6d., now worth 2,5677. 10s. ;
granted, 34 Hen. VIII., to Richard

Andrews and Leonard Chamberlain. THORNE-COFFIN, 3 miles S. from Ilchester. Popula. 97.

THORNE-FALCON, 3 miles E. from
Taunton. Popula. 221.
THORN (St. Margaret), 24 miles W. from
Wellington. Popula. 145.
THURLBEAR, 3 miles S.E. from Taunton.
Popula. 215.

THURLOXTON, 4 miles N.E. from
Taunton. Popula. 178.

TICKENHAM, 9 miles W.S.W. from
Bristol. Popula. 405.

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UBLEY, 6 miles S.W. from Pensford.
Popula. 393. Fair, Oct. 4, cattle, hogs,
and cheese.

UPHILL, 7 miles N.W.' from Axbridge.
Popula. 270.

UPTON, 4 miles N.E. from Dulverton.
Popula. 297.

UPTON-NOBLE, 6 miles S.E. from Shep-
ton-Mallet. Popula. 285.
WALTON, 5 miles N.N.W. from Somer-
ton. Popula. 635.
WALTON-IN-GORDANO, 10 miles W.
from Bristol. Popula. 161.
WANSTROW, 5 miles E. from Shepton-
Mallet. Popula. 397.
WATCHET, in St. Deucuman parish, and

popula. returned therewith. 4 miles
E. from Dunster, and 157 miles W.
from London. Situate on the Bristol
Channel.

WAYFORD, 2 miles S.W. from Crew-
kerne. Popula. 224.

WEARE, 14 mile S. from Axbridge. Po-
pula. 800.
WEDMORE, 6 miles W. from Wells. Po-
pula. 3,079. Fair, Aug. 2, cattle and
sheep.

WEEKE-CHAMPFLOWER, in Bruton
parish, and popula. included therein. 14
mile distant W.

TIMBERSCOMBE, 2 miles S.W. from WELLINGTON, 149 miles W. by S.

Dunster. Popula. 409.

TINSBURY, 4 miles S.E. from Pensford.

Popula. 1,090.

from London. Popula. 4,170. Market, Thurs.; fairs, Thursday before Easter, Holy-Thursday, cattle.

TINTINHULL, 2 miles S.W. from Ilches- WELLS, is a city situated 13 miles N. by

ter. Popula. 398.

TIREBOROUGH, 54 miles S.S.W. from
Watchet. Popula. 113.

TIVERTON, 14 miles W. from Bath.
Popula. 1,500.

TOLLAND, 3 miles N.N.E. from Wive-
liscombe. Popula. 113.

S. from Somerton, and 121 miles W. by S. from London. The Diocese of Bath and Wells comprises the county of Somerset. It owes its name to a remarkable well called St. Andrew's Well. It is situated under the Mendip hills, and the streets are clean and commodious, and the buildings neat and even elegant. It owes its origin to the piety of Ina,

a Saxon king, who founded a college church there, as early as 704. It has been twice incorporated, once by King John, and again by Queen Elizabeth. It was created a Bishop's see in the year 905; and the second Bishop, Wincliffe, began the cathedral, which is still considered one of the most beautiful specimens of church architecture. The bishop's palace stands a little way northward of the cathedral; some part is in ruins, and it has a moat round it which gives it the appearance of a fortified castle. The great hall of this palace was 120 feet long, and 70 feet wide, and was demolished for the sake of the lead on the roof. The history of Wells is disconnected with any thing extraordinary, or of a political nature. Circumstances connected with its religious institutions form all the incidents connected with it. In the 10th century, John de Villula, of Tours, purchased Bath of William Rufus; restored the buildings of the town, built a monastery and collegiate church, and, becoming himself bishop, removed the see from Wells to Bath, styling himself Bishop of Bath, which title several succeeding bishops assumed; but the people of Wells became enraged at this contempt shown to their own town, and insisted (and with success) that the future Bishops of Bath should take the title of Bishop of Bath and Wells, which they did and still do. Wells has no trade of any consequence, nor has it any manufactures. It is governed by a mayor and masters, and it sends two members to parliament; the right of election being in the mayor, masters, and burgesses, who become free of the city by birth, by servitude, or by marriage. The number of voters is 150. Markets, Wed. and Sat., and fairs, Jan. 4, May 14, July 6, Oct. 25, Nov. 30, oxen, horses, sheep, and hogs. Here there were the following religious houses: A Cathedral Church, built in the year 704, by King Ina; enlarged afterwards by different bishops; revenues of the bishop were valued at 1,843l. 19s. 4d., and of the canons at 8971. 5s. 11d., both sums now worth 54,8251. 5s. Mauntery College, built in the year 1401, by Ralph Erghum, Bishop of Bath and Wells, for the Clergy of the Cathedral ; yearly value 11l. 18s. 8d., now worth 2381. 13s. 4d.; granted, 2 Edw. VI., to John Aylworth and John Lacy. Vicar's College, began by Walter de Hull, Canon; enlarged, in the year 1347, by

Rad de Salopia, Bishop of Wells; yearly value 72l. 10s. 94d., now worth 1,450l. 15s. 10d. Brigstreet Hospital, founded for twenty-four Poor Persons, by Nicholas Buthwith, Bishop of Bath, about the year 1424, but maintains now, they say, only twenty. St. John's Hospital, founded in the reign of King John, by Hugh of Wells, afterwards Bishop of Lincoln; yearly value 411. 3s. 64d., now worth 8231. 10s. 10d.; granted, 13 Eliz., to Christopher Hatton. Wells contains the two parishes of St. Cuthbert (In and Out), and St. Andrew, which is extra-parochial. The popula tion is 5,888.

WELLOW, 4 miles S. from Bath. Popula. 817. Fairs, May 20, Oct. 17, cattle.

WEMBDON, 1 mile N.W. from Bridgewater. Popula. 293.

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WESTBURY, 3 miles N.W. from Wells. Popula. 622.

WESTHARPTREE, 5 miles S.W. from Pensford. Popula. 528.

WESTON, 1 mile N.W. from Bath. Popula. 1,919.

WESTON-BAMFYLD, 3 miles S.W. from
Castle-Carey. Popula. 119.
WESTON-IN-GORDANO, 8 miles W.
from Bristol. Popula. 111.
WESTON - SUPER - MARE, 74 miles
N.W. from Axbridge. Popula. 738.
WESTON-ZOYLAND, 2 miles S.E. from

Bridgewater. Popula. 807. Fair, Sept.
9, all sorts of cattle.

WESTON, in Wanstrow parish, and po
pula. included therein. mile distant.
WHATELEY, 24 miles W. from Frome.
Popula. 354.

WHEATHILL, 5 miles N.E. from So-
merton. Popula. 47.
WHITCHURCH, or FELTON, 24 miles
N. from Pensford. Popula. 403.
WHIT-STAUNTON, 5 miles S.W. from
Ilminster. Popula. S27.

WHITNELL, in Emborrow parish, and popula, included therein.

WICK (St. Lawrence), 8 miles N.N.W. from Axbridge. Popula. 267. WIDCOMB.-See Lyncomb. 1 mile S.E. from Bath.

WIDCOMBE, in Chewton-Mendip parish, and popula. included therein. 3 miles distant N.

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WILHYPOLE, 6 miles N.W. from Dul- | WOOLSTON, in North-Cadbury parish,

verton. Popula. 204.

WILTON, mile S. from Taunton. Popula. 579.

WILTON, in Midsummer-Norton parish, and popula. included therein.mile distant N.

WINCANTON, 108 miles W.S.W. from London. Popula. 2,143. Market, Wed.; fairs, Easter-Tuesday and Sept. 29. WINDFORD, 5 miles W. from Pensford. Popula. 849.

a popula. included therein. mile
distant N.

WOOLVERTON, 34 miles N.N.E. from
Frome. Popula. 184.
WOOTON-COURTNEY, 24 miles W.
from Dunster. Popula. 411. Fair,
Sept. 19, cattle..

WOOTON (North), 4 miles N.E. from
Glastonbury. Popula. 278.

WORLE, 54 miles N.W. from Axbridge. Popula. 673.

WINSCOMBE, 2 miles N.W. from Ax-WRANTAGE, in North-Curry parish, and

bridge. Popula. 1,428.

WINSFORD, 4 miles N.N.W. from Dulverton. Popula. 518.

WINSHAM, 5 miles S. W. from Crewkerne. Popula. 878. Fair, Wed. in Whitweek.

WITHAM-FRIARY, 4 miles S.W. from Frome. Popula. 589. Here there was a Carthusian Priory, built and endowed by King Henry II.; yearly value 2271. 1s. 8d., now worth 4,5411. 13s. 4d.; granted, 36 Hen. VIII., to Ralph Hop

ton.

popula. included therein. 5 miles E. from Taunton.

WRAXALL, 5 miles W. from Bristol. Popula. 769.

WRINGTON with BROADFIELD, 6 miles N. by E. from Axbridge. Popula. 1,349.

WRITHLINGTON, 54 miles N.W. from Frome. Popula. 216.

YARLINGTON, 2 miles S.E. from CastleCarey. Popula. 301. Fair, Aug. 26, lean horses, cattle, and sheep.

WITHIELL-FLOREY, 5 miles N.E. from YARNFIELD, in Maiden-Bradley parish,

Dulverton. Popula. 86.

WITHYCOMBE, 3 miles S.W. from Watchet. Popula. 319. WIVELISCOMBE, 156 miles W. by S. from London. Popula. 2,791. Market, Tues.; fairs, May 12, Sept. 25, cattle. WOLLEY, 2 miles N. from Bath. Popula. 101.

WOOKEY, 2 miles W. from Wells. Popula. 1,040.

WOOLAVINGTON, 4 miles N.E. from
Bridgewater. Popula. 381.
Oct. 18.

Fair,

Wilts, and popula. included therein. 11 mile distant W.

YATTON (East and West), forming one parish, 5 miles N. from Axbridge. Popula. 1,516.

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'YEOVIL, 122 miles W.S.W. from London.

Popula. 4,655. Fairs, June 28, horses, bullocks, sheep, lambs, hogs, and wool; Nov. 17, horses, bullocks, sheep, and lambs. If Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, then held on Monday.

YEOVILTON, 14 mile E. from Ilchester. Popula. 255.

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Trent, the Dove, the Tame, and the Sow. It has 25 MARKET-TOWNS; namely, Bentley, Brewood, Abbot'sBromley, Burslem, Burton, Cannock, Cheadle, Dudley, Eccleshall, HandleyGreen, Lane- End, Leek, Lichfield, Longnor, Newcastle-under-Lyne, Penk. ridge, Rudgeley, Stafford, Stone, Tamworth, Tutbury, Uttoxeter, Walsall, Wednesbury, and Wolverhampton. It is in the PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY, in the DIOCESE OF LICHFIELD and CoVENTRY, and in the OXFORD CIRCUIT. It returns 10 members to parliament; 2 for the county, 2 for the city of Lichfield, and two each for the boroughs of Stafford, Newcastle, and Tamworth. This county contains 1,148 square miles, or 734,720 acres; and 145 parishes. It had 31 monastic establishments, and 50 public charities; it has 9 parishes with no churches; 15 parishes with less than 100 inhabitants; 73 parishes with no parsonage-houses; 18 parishes with parsonage-houses unfit to live in; the POORRATES were, in 1818, 174,8491. 6s. 74d.; the number of PAUPERS 24,044; the rental of the county, according to a return made to parliament in 1818, was 1,150,248/. 16s. 3d.; the population, ac. cording to a return laid before parliament in 1821, was 341,040; the number of inhabited houses, in 1821, was 63,319; the number of uninhabited houses at the same period, 2,326; the poorrates bear the proportion of one-sixth of the rental; the number of paupers, compared with the number of houses, is 1 to every 3; the poor-rates, in 1776, were 31,089.; the number of persons to every square mile of this county is 209; the number of acres to a person, 2; the number of acres to a house, 11. The male population, in 1821, 171,668; the families employed in agriculture were 18,285 in number; the families employed in handicraft were 42,435 in number; the number of other families was 8,060; the agricultural male population, 45,637 ; able labourers, 22,818; the number of acres in this county to every able-bodied labourer is 32. This is almost a level county; the hills in it being few. Of these few, the Weaver hills, in the northeast part of the county, are the highest. The arable prevails over the pastureland, in the proportion of one acre to five. There are some considerable wastes, such as Cannock-Chase, in the middle of the county; Needwood-Forest, to the east of Abbot's-Bromley; Blore

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Wood, to the west of Eccleshall; and there are many moors in the northern extremity of it. The woods are chiefly on the estates of the principal gentry of the county, and the growth of timber remarkably fine. A strong clay under red mould is general in that district of the county which lies north of Abbot'sBromley; some light, sandy soil is found on the south of it, and some limestone is found about Failey and Kingsale, but the county consists chiefly of good mould upon a clay bottom. There are many spots of peat earth; and much of the pasture-land is little other than a peaty surface, well drained. The county is an inclosed one, and the usual crops, wheat, barley, oats, rye, beans, and peas, according to usual rotation. The cattle of the county are a long-horned breed, and, on the banks of the rivers Trent and Dove, a great deal of cheese and butter is made for the markets of the manufacturing towns of the county. There are three native breeds of sheep; the grey-faced, without horns, natives of CannockChase; the black-faced, horned, natives of the commons in the western district; the white-faced and long-wooled, bred in the moorlands. Besides these, the new Leicester has been introduced, and is now very common in most parts of this county. Coals are very abundant in Staffordshire: not less than 50,000 acres are computed to contain coals. The greatest depth in one place is the district reaching from Rudgley to Dudley, and, in breadth, reaching from Wolverhampton to Walsall. There is, besides this, a great breadth of it in the neighbourhood of Newcastle-underLyne. A copper-mine is worked at Mixon, near Leek, and another at Ecton-Hill. This metal is found also in other parts. The manufactures of Staffordshire are hardware, glass, japanned goods, linen, woollen, cotton, and silk. The hardware factories are principally about Wolverhampton; the cotton-factories at Tamworth, Rocester, and Fazeley; and Wedgwood's potters ware, in the northern district, not far from Newcastle. ACTON-TRUSSEL, in Baswich parish, and popula. included therein. 2 miles distant S.

ADBASTON, 3 miles W.S.W. from Eccleshall. Popula. 596.

ALDRIDGE, 24 miles N.E. from Walsall. Popula. 1,982.

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