pula. included therein. 1 mile distant N.W. WHATCOT, 4 miles N.E. from Shipston on-Stour. Popula. 199. WHICHFORD with ASCOTT, 44 miles 583. Sept. 4, horses, cows, sheep, and cheese; | WESTON, in Bulkington parish, and poOct. 12, statute; Nov. 8, horses, cows, and sheep; Monday before St. Thomas, Dec. 21, cattle, sheep, &c. A corporate town, having a mayor, recorder, twelve aldermen, and twenty-four burgesses. Sends two members to parlia ment right of election in such persons only as pay to church and poor : number of voters, 500. Here there were an Austin Priory, built in the reign of Hen. I., by Henry of Newburgh; income 49l. 13s. 6d., now worth | 9931. 10s.; granted, 38 Hen. VIII., to Thomas Hawkins. Hospital of Templars, built in the reign of Hen. I., by Roger Earl of Warwick; income 141. 6s. 8d., now worth 286l. 13s. 4d. St. James's College, built in the reign of Rich. II. St. Mary's College, built before the time of William the Conqueror; income 2471. 13s. 04d., now worth 4,9531. Os. 10d.; granted, 37 Hen. VIII., to the burgesses of Warwick. St. John's Hospital, built in the reign of Hen. II., by William Earl of Warwick, for the entertainment of travellers and strangers; income 19l.3s.7d., now worth 3831. 11s. 8d.; granted, 27 Hen. VIII., to Antony Staughton. St. Michael's Hospital, founded in the reign of Hen. I., by Roger Earl of Warwick, for the sick; income 10l. 19s. 10d., now worth 219l. 16s. 8d. Black Friary, built in the reign of Hen. III., by the Botelers, Lords of Sudley; income 4. 18s. 6d., now worth 98l. 10s.; granted, 5 Edw. VI., to John Duke of Northumberland. Carmelite Friary, built, 18 Edw. III., by John Peyto, jun.; granted, 4 Edw. VI., to John Earl of Warwick. WASPERTON, 4 miles S. from Warwick. Popula. 271. WATERGALL (Extra Par.), 4 miles S. WEETHLEY, 3 miles S.W. from Alcester. WELLESBOURN-MONTFORD, 4 miles WHISHAW with MOXHALL, 4 miles WHITACRE (Over), 24 miles N.E. from WHITCHURCH, 6 miles N.W. from WHITTINGTON.-See Grendon. 1 mile WIBTOFT, in Claybrook parish, Leicester, WILLENHALL, in Holy-Trinity parish, WILLINGTON.-See Barcheston. mile miles S. from Rugby. distant S. WIMPSTONE, in Whitchurch parish, and WIXFORD, 2 miles S. from Alcester. WOLFHAMCOTE, 7 miles E.N.E. from Kineton. Popula. 171. S.E. from Coventry. Popula. 941. Here | WORMLEIGHTON, 7 miles E. from there was an Alien Priory, built soon after the conquest, by Roger de Montgomery, granted, 3 Edw. VI., to Rich ard Fielde and Richard Woodward. WOLVERTON, 4 miles W.S.W. from Warwick. Popula. 152. WOLVEY, 4 miles S.E. from Nuneaton. WOOTTON-WAVEN, 2 miles S. from WROXALL, 6 miles N.W. from Warwick. Popula. 177. Here there was a Benedictine Nunnery, built in the reign of Hen. I., by Hugh de Hatton; yearly value 787. 10s. 14d., now worth 1,570. 2s. 6d.; granted, 36 Hen. VIII., to Robert Burgoin and John Scudamore. WYKEN, 3 miles N.E. from Coventry. Popula. 79. WESTMORELAND. BOUNDED on the North and North-west by Cumberland; on the East by Yorkshire; on the South by Lancashire; and, on the West, by part of Lancashire and part of Cumberland. It is 40 miles long, and 32 broad. It is divided into four wards; namely, EastWard, Kendal-Ward, Lonsdale-Ward, West-Ward. The principal RIVERS are, the Eden, the Lowther, the Eamont, the Lon, the Kent, and the Winster. The MARKET-TOWNS are, Ambleside, Appleby, Brough, Burton, Kendal, Kirkby Lonsdale, Kirkby-Stephen, and Orton. It is in the PROVINCE OF YORK, in the DIOCESE OF CARLISLE, and in the NORTHERN CIRCUIT. Westmoreland returns 4 members to parliament; 2 for the county, and for the borough of Appleby. It contains 763 square miles, or 488,320 acres; and 302 parishes. It had 3 monastic establishments, and 25 public charities; it has 3 parishes with less than 100 inhabitants; 28 parishes with no parsonage-houses; 11 parishes with parsonage-houses unfit to live in; the POOR-RATES were, in 1818, 29,8081. 5s. 8d.; the number of paupers is 3,442; the rental of the county, according to a return made to parliament in 1818, was 298,198/. 17s. 8d.; the population, according to a return laid before parliament in 1821, was 51,359; the number of inhabited houses, in 1821, was 9,243; the number of uninhabited houses at the same period, 301; the poorrates bear the proportion of one-tenth was of the rental; the number of paupers, compared with the number of houses, is 1 to every 3; the poor-rates, in 1776, were 2,7671.; the number of persons to every square mile of this county is 67; the number of acres to a person, 9; the number of acres to a house, 41. The male population, in 1821, 25,513; the families employed in agriculture were 5,096 in number; the families employed in trade and handicraft were 3,801 in number; the number of other families was 1,541; the agricultural male population, 12,456; able labourers, 6,228; the number of acres in this county to every able-bodied labourer 78. This county is extremely mountainous, bleak and barren. As much as three-fourths of it are calculated to be in heath and fern, employed in no way but poorly feeding flocks of very infe rior sheep. The soil is chiefly a light hazel mould, and the most usual corn crops (where corn crops are cultivated) are barley and oats. In some of the richest parts, such as Heversham, Burton, and Kirkby Lonsdale, turnips are beginning to be grown for sheep, and wheat forms a part of the rotation of the crops in these neighbourhoods. Woods were formerly prevalent in the county, and, at this time, some of the highest hills are partly covered with oak, ash, alder, and birch. The cattle are chiefly of the Lancashire breed, long-horned, good feeders, and large. The sheep are of two kinds; the ordi nary kind is horned, dark-faced, and | BARBON, in Lonsdale parish, and po with thick, coarse wool. The other, pula. included therein. 24 miles discalled the Silverdale breed, is also tant N.N.E. horned, but is white-faced, and has close wool. This is the favourite breed of this county. The wool of both kinds is used in the manufacture of knitstockings at Kendal, Bradford, KirkbyShepton, Orton, and Ravenstonedale. There were formerly considerable copper and lead minés in this county, as at Westall-Head, Ashby, Hartley, and the Dunfell and Dufton mines; but these are nearly all either exhausted or now unused. The coal mines are those of Stanemore-Forest, Leacet, and the Lune Forest. There is but little manufacturing carried on in this county, and what there is, consists chiefly of the knitstockings mentioned above. AMBLESIDE, partly in Grasmere, and partly in Windermere parish. Popula. returned with the latter, 278 miles N.W. from London. Market, Wed.; fairs, Wednesday after Whit-Sunday, for horned cattle; Oct. 29, horned cattle and sheep. APPLEBY (St. Lawrence), 270 miles N.W. from London. Popula. 1,341. Market, Sat.; fairs, Whit-Sunday-Eve, horned cattle; Whit-Monday, linen cloth and merchandise; June 10, cattle and sheep; Aug. 10, horses, sheep, and linen cloth. A corporate town, having a mayor, recorder, twelve aldermen, two bailiffs, and sixteen capital burgesses. Sends two members to parliament right of election in the burgage-holders: number of voters, nominally, about 100; but only two, in fact. APPLETHWAITE, in Windermere parish, and popula. included therein. 44 miles S.E. from Ambleside. ASBY, 4 miles S. from Appleby. 421. Popula. BARTON, 24 miles S.W. from Penrith, Popula. 1,212. BEETHAM, 24 miles N.W. from Burton. Popula. 1,618. BLEATARN, in Warcop parish, and po pula. included therein. 14 miles distaut S.W. BOLTON-IN-THE-SANDS, in Morland parish, and popula. included therein. 24 miles distant E.N.E. BONGATE and LANGTON, mile E. from Appleby. Popula. 1,275. BRADLEY-FIELD.-See Underbarrow. BROUGH, 262 miles N.W. from London. Popula. 1,837. Market, Thurs.; fairs, Thursday before Whit-Sunday, horned cattle and sheep. Here there was an Hospital, founded in the 16th century, by John Brunskill, with a chapel, and beds for travellers and other poor persons; yearly income 71. 4s. 4d., now worth 1441. 6s. 8d. BROUGH-SOWERBY, in the above pa rish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile distant S. BROUGHAM. 1 mile S.E. from Penrith. Popula. 143. BURRALS, in Appleby-St.-Laurence parish, and popula. included therein. 14 mile distant S. BURTON, in Warcop parish, and popula. included therein. 24 miles distant N. BURTON-IN-KENDAL, 250 miles N.W. from London. Popula. 1,642. CASTERTON, in Lonsdale parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile distant N.E. CLIBURN, 64 miles N.W. from Appleby. Popula. 205. CLIFTON, 2 miles S. from Penrith. Popula. 283. COLBY, in Appleby-St.-Laurence parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile distant N.W. CRACKENTHORPE, in Bongate parish, and popula. included therein. 24 miles distant N.W. CROOK, in Kendal parish, and popula. included therein. 5 miles distant W.N.W. CROSBY-GARRETT, 3 miles W.N.W. from Kirkby-Stephen. Popula. 273. CROSBY-RAVENSWORTH, 5 miles S.W. from Appleby. Popula, 863. CROSTHWAITE and LYTH, in Heversham parish, and popula. included therein. 4 miles W.S.W. from Ken dal. DILLIKER, in Kendal parish, and popula. included therein. 7 miles distant N.E. DOCKER, in Kendal parish, and popula. included therein. 3 miles distant N.E. DRYBECK, in Appleby St.-Lawrence parish, and popula. included therein. 24 miles distant S.W. DUFTON, 3 miles N. from Appleby. Popula. 511. FARLEE, in Beetham parish, and popula. included therein. FAWCET-FOREST, partly in Kendal, partly in Orton, and partly in Shap parishes. Popula. returned with the former. 7 miles N. from the former. FIRBANK, in Lonsdale parish, and popula. included therein. 9 miles distant N. GRASMERE, 3 miles N.W. from Ambleside. Popula. 1,778. GRAYRIGG, in Kendal parish, and popula. included therein. 5 miles distant N.E. HARTLEY, in Kirkby-Stephen parish, and popula. included therein. mile distant E. HARTSOP and PATTERDALE, in Bar ton parish, and popula. included therein. 54 miles N.N.E. from Ambleside. HAVERBRACK, in Beetham parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile distant W. HELSINGTON, in Kendal parish, and popula. included therein. 3 miles distant S.S.W. HELTON, in Askham parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile distant S. HEVERSHAM and MILTHORPE, 44 miles N.N.W. from Burton-in-Kendal. Popula. 3,996. HILBECK, in Brough parish, and popula. included therein. mile distant N.E. HILTON, in Bongate parish, and popula. included therein. 24 miles distant N.E. HUGIL, in Kendal parish, and popula, in cluded therein. HUTTON (Old), and HOLMESCALES, in Kendal parish, and popula. included therein. 4 miles distant S.E. HUTTON (New), in Kendal parish, and popula. included therein. 3 miles dis tant E.S.E. HUTTON-ROOF, in Lonsdale parish, and popula. included therein. 24 miles distant W. KABER, in Kirkby-Stephen parish, and popula. included therein. 2 miles distant N.E. KENTMERE, in Kendal parish, and popula. included therein. 8 miles distant N.W. KILLINGTON, in Lonsdale parish, and popula. included therein. 64 miles distant N. KING'S-MEABURN, in Morland parish, and popula. included therein. 14 mile distant S.E. KIRKBY-KENDAL, 264 miles N.W. from London. Popula. 17,417. Market, Sat.; fairs, April 27, horned cattle, sheep, and pedlary; Nov. 8, horned cattle, sheep, and horses. Here there was an Hospital for lepers, built before the time of Hen. II.; yearly income 61. 4s. 5d., now worth 124l. 8s. 4d.; granted, 38 Hen. VIII., to Alan Bellingham and Alan Wilson. KIRKBY-LONSDALE, 253 miles N.W. from London. Popula. 3,769. Market, Thurs.; fairs, Holy-Thursday, horned cattle; St. Thomas, Dec. 21, woollen cloth. KIRKBY-STEPHEN, 265 miles N.W. from London. Popula. 2,712. Market, Mon.; fairs, Easter-Mouday, Tuesday after Whit-Sunday, St. Luke (Old Stile), Oct. 29, black cattle, sheep, and flax. KIRKBY-THORE, 4 miles N.W. from MORLAND, 64 miles S.E. from Penrith. KIRKLAND, in Kendal parish, and po- MURTON, in Bongate parish, and popula. pula. included therein. LAMBRIGG, in Kendal parish, and popula. included therein. 4 miles distant N.E. LANGDALES, in Grasmere parish, and popula. included therein. 3 miles distant W. LANGTON.-See Bongate. 1 mile distant E. LEVENS, in Heversham parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile distant W. LONG-SLEDDALE, in Kendal parish, and popula. included therein. 7 miles distant N.N.W. LOUGHBRIGG.--See Rydal. 14 mile distant S.W. LOWTHER, 3 miles S. from Penrith. Popula. 599. LOW-WINDER, in Barton parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile dis tant S. LUPTON, in Lonsdale parish, and popula. included therein. 3 miles distant N.W. LYTH.-See Crosthwaite. 24 miles distant S. MALLERSTANG, in Kirkby-Stephen parish, and popula. included therein. 6 miles distant S. MANSERGH, in Lonsdale parish, and popula. included therein. 24 miles distant N. MARTINDALE, in Barton parish, and popula. included therein. 7 miles distant S.W. MARTON (Long), 3 miles N.N.W. from Appleby. Popula. 714. METHOP and ULPHA, in Beetham parish, and popula. included therein. MIDDLETON, in Lonsdale parish, and popula. included therein. 6 miles distant N. MILBURN and MILBURN-GRANGE, in Kirkby-Thore parish, and popula. included therein. 2 miles distant N.E. MILBURN-GRANGE.-See Milburn. MILTHORPE.-See Heversham. 14 mile distant S. Fair, May 12, borned cattle, horses, and sheep. included therein. 2 miles distant N.E. MUSGRAVE (Great), 2 miles S.W. from Brough. Popula. 188. MUSGRAVE (Little), in Crosby-Garrett parish, and popula. included therein. S miles distant N.E. NATEBY, in Kirkby-Stephen parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile dis tant S. NATLAND, in Kendal parish, and popula. included therein. 2 miles distant S. NETHER-GRAVESHIP, in Kendal parish, and popula. included therein. NEWBIGGIN, in Lonsdale parish, and popula. included therein. NEWBIGGEN, 6 miles N.W. from Appleby. Popula. 152. NEWBY, in Morland parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile distant S.W. ORMSIDE, 2 miles S. from Appleby. Popula. 202. ORTON, 276 miles N.W. from London. Popula. 1,525. Market, Wed.; fairs, May 2, black cattle; Friday before Whit-Sunday, sheep and black cattle. PATTERDALE.-See Hartsop. 6 miles N. from Ambleside. PATTON, in Kendal parish, and popula. included therein. 3 miles distant N.N.E. PRESTON-PATRICK, in Burton-inKendal parish, and popula. included therein. 4 miles distant N. PRESTON-RICHARD, in Heversham parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile distant S.E. RAVENSTONE-DALE, 44 miles S.S.W. from Kirkby-Stephen. Popula. 1,039. RYDAL and LOUGHBRIGG, in Grasmere parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile N.W. from Ambleside. SANDFORD, in Warcop parish, and po pula. included therein. 1 mile distant N.W. SCALERGATE, in Appleby-St.-Lawrence parish, and popula. included therein. mile distant S. SCATHWAITERIGG-HAY and SUTTON-ITH'-HAY, in Kendal parish, |
