WIGGENHALL ST. MARY MAGDALENE. 816 WIGHT, ISLE OF dice, of Norwich, val. 134, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church stands on the E. bank of the Ouse. The Wesleyans, New Connexion, and Primitive Methodists have chapels. The charities produce about 1 10s. per annum. WIGGENHALL ST. MARY MAGDALENE, a par. as above, 2 miles S. of Wiggenhall St. German's, and 6 S.W. of Lynn. It is a station on the Lynn and Dereham branch of the Great Eastern railway. The village is situated on the western bank of the river Great Ouse, over which is a bridge. Above half the palish is fenny land, and is drained by a steam-engine of 40 horse-power. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 270. The church, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, contains a carved screen, three sedilia, and some stained arms. The Baptists and Primitive Metho- dists have chapels, and there is a National school. There are remains of Crabbe Abbey, founded in 1181 as a cell to Castle Acre. WIGGENHALL ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, as above, 1 mile N.W. of Wiggenhall St. German's, and 6 miles S.W. of Lynn. The village is on the western bank of the Eau Brink, or Ouse, and on the opposite side is the hmlt. of Saddlebow, within this parish. The ancient hall, built by the Kerville family, has long ago been demolished, with the exception of the gateway. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 160. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, contains remains of a carved screen, brass lectern, and an altar tomb of the Kervilles and Plowdens, with the effigies of a knight, his lady, and two children. In the churchyard is the tomb of Hatton Berners, the regicide. The Primitive Methodists have a chapel, and there is a parochial school. W. H. Candler Browne, Esq., is lord of the manor. WIGGENHALL ST. PETER, a par. as above, half a mile S.E. of Wiggenhall St. German's, and 4 j miles S.W. of Lynn. The parish is intersected by the river Ouse, the chief part of the village being situated on the eastern bank. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 100. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, contains a font carved with two cross keys. WIGGESLEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Thorney, co. Notts, 8 miles S.E. of Tuxford. WIGGINTHORPE, a tnshp. in the par, of Terring- ton, co. York, 8 miles W. of New Malton. WIGGINTON, a par. in the hund. of Bloxham, co. Oxford, 6 miles S.W. of Banbury, and 5 N.W. of Ded- dingtou. The village is situated on the river Sucre, or Sweir, and appears to have been a Roman settlement from the remains of tesselated pavements and coins of Constantino which have been found. In 1824 the site of a Roman villa was partially uncovered, one room of which was semi-octagonal, measuring 20 feet by 14, and another 20 feet by 17J, both paved with tesserae of various colours and heated by flues under the floor. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 290, in the patron, of Jesus College, Oxford. The church is dedi- cated to St. Giles. There is a Dissenting chapel and a parochial school. WIGGINTON, a par. in the bund, of Daeorum, co. Herts, 1 mile S.E. of Tring railway station, and 3 miles N.W. of Berkhampstead, near the Grand Junc- tion canal. The manor belongs to the Harcourt family. On the common are traces of a Roman camp, and near the spot several skirmishes took place during the civil war of Charles I. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 200, in the patron, of Christ Church, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Bartholo- mew, has been repaired and enlarged. The old church of St. Martin's has long since been demolished. The register dates from 1GOO. There is a school recently built, where the children are taught straw-plaiting. WIGGINTON, a chplry. and tnshp. in the par. of Tamworth, co. Stafford, 2 miles N. of Tamworth, and 7 E. of Lichfield. It is situated on ground overlooking the vale of the Thame, which is crossed at Hopwas by a bridge. The chplry. includes the ecclesiastical district of St. Leonard's, and the hmlts. of Camberford, or Com' berford, Dunstall, Coton, and Hopwas. The last-named village is on the opposite side of the Tame. At Coton are the Alder paper-mills. The Trent Valley line of railway passes through the township, on an embank- ment near Wigginton Lodge. The land is fertile, con- sisting of a rich loamy soil, and chiefly belonged to the late Sir R. Peel, Bart. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 100, in the patron, of the Vicar of Tamworth. The church, dedicated to St. Leonard, was rebuilt in 1777, and enlarged in 1830. There is also a chapel-of-ease at Hopwas. At Wiggin- ton are National schools, built in 1848, and at Hopwas a free school, founded in 1724. WIGGINTON, a par.i and tnshp. in the wap. of Buhner, North Riding co. York, 4J miles N. of York. The village is situated in the peculiar of Alme and Tollerton, a jurisdiction of the Dean and Chapter of York. The manor belongs to H. Baines, Esq. The soil is a strong clay. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of York, val. .300, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. There is a National school. The charities produce about 22 per annum. WIGGLESWORTH, a tnshp. in the par. of Long Preston, wap. of Staincliff West, West Riding co. York, 6 miles S.W. of Settle, near the river Ribble. There is a medicinal spring impregnated with sulphur and iron. Earl de Grey is lord of the manor. WIGGOLD, a tythg. in the par. of Cirencester, co. Gloucester, 2 miles N.E. of Cirencester. WIGGONBY, a tnshp. in the par. of Acton, ward and co. of Cumberland, 4J miles N.E. of Wigton, near Down Hall. Within the township is an ancient en- campment, 180 feet square, now planted with fir and surrounded by a ditch. WIGGONHOLT, a par. in the hund. of West Eas- with, rape of Arundel, co. Sussex, 6 miles S.E. of Pet- worth, and 8 N.E. of Arundel. The parish is bounded on the W. by the river Arun, and traversed by the road from Petworth to Brighton. The greater portion of the land is meadow and pasture. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Chichester, val., with that of Greatham consolidated, 210. The church was repaired in 1839. Many Roman urns of red pottery, coins of the emperors, and other relics, were discovered here in 1827. WIGHILL, a par. in the W. div. of York ainsty, West Riding co. York, 2J miles N.W. of Tadcaster, its post town. The village is situated near the river Wharfe. Above half the land is in meadow and pasture, and the remainder arable, except 40 acres of woodland. The manor anciently belonged to the Stapleton family. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of York, val. ^120. The church is dedicated to All Saints. There are two schools. The principal residence is Wighill Park. WIGHTERING. See WITTERING, co. Sussex. WIGHT, ISLE OF, an island in the English Channel, off the S. coast, co. Hants, of which it forms part, and from which it is separated by an arm of the sea called the Solent. It extends between 60 35' and 50 46' N. lat., and between 1 34' and 1 6' W. long. In form it is an irregular rhomboid, the extreme length from the Needles Cliff to the Foreland being 22J miles, and the greatest breadth 13J miles, while the average does not exceed 6J. The circumference is 56 miles of coast, and its area 86,810 acres, or nearly 136 square miles. The original settlers of the Isle of Wight are probably to be found among the Celts. The island emerges from obscurity when it was brought under the yoke of the Romans, A.D. 43, who called it Veclis. The Roman occupation, of which traces remain in the villa and tes- selated pavements still existing at Carisbrooke, b 400 years. In A.D. 630 it was united to the kingdom of Wessex, by the Saxons Kerdicand Kynric, after a severe battle at Wiht-garaa-byrg, the modern Carisbrooke. In A.D. 686 Cead walla was the means of introducing ilio blessings of Christianity, by granting the fourth part of the island to Wilfrid of York, the Bishop of Si William the Conqueror granted it, as an indepm lordship, to his kinsman William Fitz-Osborne. The lordship was again granted by Henry I. to Richard de
