Soke, The (or East and West Soke), liberty, Hants,
adjacent to Winchester, 50 ac., pop. 7 ; prior to 1881 it
was much more extensive, and comprised part of Win-
chester city.

Sokeholine. See Soulkholme.

Soken, The, district, in NE. of Essex, comprising
the pars, of Kirby le Soken, Thorpe le Soken, and
Walton le Soken.

Sole Bay. See Southwold.

Sole Street.—vil. with ry. sta., Cobham par., Kent,
5% miles AY. of Rochester.—2. Sole Street, hamlet, St
Peter Thanet par., Kent, 1 mile from St Peter vil.; P.O.

Soldlerstown, hamlet, S. co. Antrim, on Lagan
Canal, 1% mile NW. of Moira ry. sta. ; P.O.

Soley End, vil., Astley par., Warwickshire, on river
Sow, 6 miles N. of Coventry.

Solent, The, channel, separating the NW. shore of
the Isle of Wight from the mainland of Hants, and ex-
tending between The Needles and West Cowes, with a
width varying from 2 to 5 miles ; the navigation is rather
intricate, but the Solent affords a safe and well-sheltered
anchorage.

Solcshridge Paper Mill, Rickmansworth, Herts.

Solfach. See Solva.

Solihull, market town and par. with ry. sta., War-
wickshire, 6% miles SE. of Birmingham—par., 12,233
ac., pop. 5280; town, pop. 3034; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank.
Market-day, Wednesday. Solihull has an endowed
grammar school, where William Shenstone (1714-63),
the poet, was educated.

Sollas, 10 miles from Lochmaddy, North Uist island,
Outer Hebrides, Inverness-shire ; P.O.

Soilershope, par., in SE. of Herefordshire, 6 miles
N. of Ross, 1152 ac., pop. 83.

Solloghodbcg, par., in co. and 3 miles NW. of Tip-
perary, 2201 ac., pop. 542.

Solloghodmore, par., in co. and 4 miles NW. of
Tipperary, 6657 ac., pop. 1707.

Sollom, vil., Tarleton par., N. Lancashire, 7 miles
NE. of Ormskirk.

Solomons Temple, stone heap, on summit of
Diamond Hill, Derbyshire, near Buxton.

Solport, township, Stapleton par., Cumberland, 7
miles NW. of Brampton, 3236 ac., pop. 249.

Solsborongh, seat, 2 miles NE. of Enniscorthy, mid.
co. Wexford.

Solva (or Solfach), seaport vil., Whitchurch by
Haverfordwest par., Pembrokeshire, on creek of St
Brides Bay, 3 miles E. of St Davids; P.O., T.O., 1
newspaper; has some coasting trade.

Solway Firth, arm of the Irish Sea, bounded by the
counties of Kirkcudbright, Dumfries, and Cumberland;
extends inland in a NE. direction 40 miles, with a
breadth diminishing from 20 miles to 2 miles. It re-
ceives the Urr, Nith, Annan, Esk, Eden, Wampool,
Weaver, Ellen, and Derwent. The Solway is to a great
extent occupied by broad sands, dry at low water, and is
remarkable for the rapidity with which its tides ebb and
flow. It abounds with fish, including salmon. The
Solway Hail way Viaduct (opened in 1869, reopened
to traffic in 1884), between Bowness, Cumberland, and
Annan, Dumfriesshire, is 1960 yards long, with banks
from the English and Scottish shores 440 and 154 yards
long.

Soiway Eight-Vessel, Robin Rigg Channel, Solway
Firth, 7% m. SW. of Silloth; has fixed light seen 6 m.

Solway Moss, tract, Kirk Andrews upon Esk par.,
Cumberland, 7 miles in circumference and lying AV. of
Longtown, on the Border; here the Scottish army
under James V. was defeated by the English in 1542.

Somborne, Kings, par. and vil., Hants—par., 7404
ac., pop. 1256 ; vil., 7 miles W. of Winchester ; P.O.

Somborne, Little, par., Hants, 2 miles NE. of
Kings Somborne, 1527 ac., pop. 75.

Somerby.—par. and vil., Leicestershire, 5 m. AV. of
Oakham, 1000 ac., poi>. 531; P.O., T.o.; hosiery and
bricks are made ; near the vil. is Somerby Hall, seat.
—2. Somerby, hamlet, Corringham par., Lincolnshire, 2
m. E. of Gainsborough; in vicinity is Somerby Hall, seat.

Somerby (by Brigg), par., Lincolnshire, in N. of co.,
4 miles E. of Brigg, 1940 ac., pop. 99.

Somerby (by Grantham), par.and vil., Lincolnshire
—par. (partly in bor. of Grantham), 2990 ac., pop. 1189;