WORLESTON. 87* WORMINGTON. to St. Martin, contains a carved pulpit of stone, sedilia, and fragments of shrine work. The register commences in 1600. The Wesleyans have two chapels, and the Free Church Methodists and Bihle Christians each one. There are National and Sunday schools. The charities produce ahout 1 per annum. J. Stephens, Esq., is lord of the manor. WORLESTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Acton, hund. of Nantwich, co. Chester, 1 J mile If. of Nantwich. It is situated on the river Wheeler, and is a station on the Manchester, Crewe, and Chester section of the London aud North-Western railway. WORLINGHAM, a par. in the hund. of Wangford, co. Suffolk, 6 miles S.W. of Lowestoft, and 2 S.E. of Beccles. It includes the old parish of Worlingham Parva, and is bounded on the N.E. by the navigable river Waveney, which separates it from the county of Norfolk. This place gives the title of baron to the Earl of Gosford, of Gosford Castle, in Ireland, who is lord of the manor and has a seat hero. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 260, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to All Saints, or to St. Mary, contains a monument by Chantrey to General Sparrow and his son, and a brass of N. Wrenne, bearing date 1511. There was formerly another church, dedicated to St. Peter, but it has been long since de- molished. The charities produce about 30 per annum, chiefly derived from town estate. WORLINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Lackford, co. Suffolk, 1 mile S.W. of Mildenhall, and 4 N.E. of Kennet railway station. The village is situated at the ferry on the S. bank of the river Lark. The soil is sandy and generally sterile, upon a substratum of chalk, and there are rabbit -warrens on the heath. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 240. The church is dedicated to All Saints. The register commences about the middle of the 16th century. There are National and Sunday schools. The charities produce about 6 per annum. WORLINGTON, EAST, a par. in the hund. of Witheridgc, co. Devon, 6 miles E. of Chulmleigh, and o N.E. of the Lapford railway station, on the North Devon line. The village is situated on the Lesser Dart, and has part of an ancient cross. The soil is a red clay. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, al. 300, and 70 acres of glebe. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The Bible Christians have a chapel. There is a National school for both sexes. The charities produce about 7 per annum. In the neighbourhood are traces of the Roman way to Exeter, on which urns and coins have been found. The Earl of Portsmouth is lord of the manor and principal landowner. WORLINGTON, WEST, a par. in the hund. of Witheridge, co. Devon, 7 miles E. of Chulmleigh, and 6 N.E. of Lapford railway station. It is situated on the Lesser Dart, and adjoins the village of East Worling- ton. Within this parish are the ruins of an old house, called Affton Barton, formerly the residence of the Affton and Stukely families, but now converted into a farmhouse. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 160, and 84 acres of glebe. The church is dedi- cated to St. Mary. L. W. Buck, Esq., is lord' of the manor and principal landowner. WORLINGWORTH, a par. in the hund. of Hoxne, co. Suffolk, 16 miles N. of Woodbridge, 5 N.V. of Framlingham, and 4 S. of Stradbrook. The village occupies one of the most elevated sites in the county. It contains a police-station and post-office. The land, which is in a high state of cultivation, is chiefly the pro- perty of'Lord Henniker, whose seat is Woriingworth Hall. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. with the cur. of Southolt annexed, 933. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has an oaken roof; a font, with cover, brought from Bury Abbey ; brass of a group of children, remains of old stained glass, and several monuments, including ono to Elizabeth, Duchess of Chandos, and another to Sir John and Lady Major. The register dates from 1588. There is a free school, founded and endowed by J. Baldry in 1689, and a Sun- day-school with a small endowment. The charities produce about 150 per annum, chiefly the produce of the town lands. WORMBRIDGE, a par. in the hund. of Webtree, co. Hereford, 9 miles S.W. of Hereford, 3 E. of Abbey Core, and 1 mile S.W. of St. Dcvereux railway station, on tho Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford line. It is situ- ated on the Worm Brook, a branch of the river Mon- now, in the Grey-valley, on the road to Abergavenny. The soil is a mixture of sand and loam, upon a subsoil of sandstone. The living is a don. cur. in the dioc. of Hereford, annexed to St. Devereux. The church, dedi- cated to St. Thomas the Apostle, has been recently re- built. Archer Clive, Esq., of Whitfield Park, is lord of the manor and principal landowner. WORMEGAY, a par. in the hund. of Clackclose, co. Norfolk, 7 miles; N.E. of Downham-Market, 6 S.E. of Lynn, and 4 E. of Watlington railway station. It was a place of importance in the Saxon times, and under tho early Norman kings was held by the families of Bardolph and Warren, who had a castle hero, of which the moat jnay still be traced. A priory of Black Canons was founded here in the reign of Richard I., which in 1468 became a cell to the monastery of Pentney. The navigable river Nar bounds the parish on tho N., and at Letchey bridge is a brewery and malting establishment. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 20, be- sides 400 from Queen Anne's bounty, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Michael or to the Holy Cross. There are National schools for this and the adjoining parish of Tottenhill, built in 1840; The charities produce about 10 per annum. D. H.'L. Warner, Esq., is lord of tho manor. WORMELOW, a hund. in two divs., lower and upper, in the southern part of co. Hereford ; the former contains the pars, of Bridstow, Ganerew, Garway, Goodrich, Hentland, Llangarrcn, Llanrothall, Marstow, Peterstow, Tretire, Welsh Newton, St. Weonard's, and Whit- church ; and the upper div. the pars, of Aconbury, Ballingham, Great and Little Birch, Boulstone, Much and Little Dewchurch, Dewsall, Harewood, Hcywood Forest, Killpeck, King's Cople, Llandinabo, Llanithog, Llanwarne, Orcop, Pencoyd, Sellack, Triville, and part of Foy ; together comprising 61,820 acres. WORMHILL, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Tideswell, hund. of High Peak, co. Derby, 2 miles S.W. of Tideswell. The village is situated on tho river Wye, under Ghee Tor, ono of the wonders of the Peak. In this township are mineral springs, which give name to the hundred, and round which the inhabitants an- ciently used to meet at an annual well-dressing. At a place called Thornsett, Brindley, the engineer, was born. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lich- field, val. 270. The church is dedicated to St. Mar- garet. The charities produce about 8 per annum. There is a free school, supported by the landowners. Wcstby Bagshawe, Esq., of Wormhill Hall, is lord of the manor and principal landowner. WORMINGFORD, a par. in the hund. of Lexdeu, co. Essex, 3J miles S.W. of Neyland. The village derives its name from its situation on a ford of the navigable river Stonr. The surface rises gradually from the bank of the river to a considerable elevation. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 310. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew. There is a National school. The charities produce about 50 per annum. WORMINGHALL, a par. in the hund. of Ashendon, co. Bucks, 5 miles N.W. of Thame. The village is situated near the river Thame, and is the birthplace of Bishop John King, James I.'s " king of preachers," and of his son, Bishop Henry King, the poet, born here in 1591. A market, formerly held on Thursday, was granted to John do Rivers in 1304, with a fair on the festival of SS. Peter and Paul. The charities produce about 100 per annum, of which 80 belong to King's almshouses, founded in 1670 for 12 aged persons. WORMINGTON, a par. in the lower div. of Kifls,- gato hund., co. Gloucester, o miles N. of Winchcoinb, and 6 from Evesham, on the Isborne stream, under the
