her has much increased its trade; the
church is an ancient structure, in a
very heavy style; it had formerly a
wooden spire. Weighton was usually
thought to be the Delgovitia of the
Romans, till Dr. Drake assigned that
station to Londesborough: the country
here is very flat, but fertile. The pa-
rish contains the township of Ship ton.
Entire population, 2093.

Weighton, Little, E.R. (6) a
hamlet in the township and parish of
Rowley, division of Hunsley Beacon, 5
miles S. W. from Beverley.

Welburn, N.R. (5) a township in
the parish of Bulmer, wapentake of
Bulmer, 5§ miles S. W. from Malton;
inhabitants, 353.

Welburn, N. R. (2) a township in
the parish of Kirkdale, wapentake of
Rydale, 1§ mile S. from Kirkby Moor-
side; inhabitants, 112.

Welbury, N. R. (2) a parish and
township in the wapentake of Bird-
forth, 7 miles N. E. from Northaller-
ton ; inhabitants, 257; a rectory,
value 7l. 2s. 1 Id,; patron the King.

Weldale, N.R. (3) a small ham-
let in the township and parish of Eb-
berston, wapentake of Pickering Lythe,

11 miles W. from Scarborough.

Weldon Hall, W. R. (8) a small
hamlet in the township and parish of
Ferry Fryston, wapentake of Osgold-
cross, 3 miles N. from Pontefract.

Welham, N. R. (5) a township in
the parish of Norton, wapentake of
Buckrose, 1 mile S. W. from Malton;
inhabitants, 64. Here is the seat of
Robert Bower, Esq.

Welham Bridge, &R. (5) a ham-
let in the township and parish of Holme
on Spalding Moor, division of Holme
Beacon, 6 miles S. from Pocklington.

Well, N. R. (2) a parish and town-
ship in the wapentake of Hang East, 4
miles S. from Bedale; inhabitants, 370;
a vicarage, value 8/. \bs.7d. 5 patron,
Charles Chaplin, Esq. master of Well
hospital. Here is the seat of Richard

Strangways, Esq., and Holly Hill, the
seat of R. P. Strangways, Esq. This
place derives its name from a well, de-
dicated to St. Michael, which flows at
all seasons of the year: here was an hos-
pital endowed by Ralph Nevile, Lord
of Middleham, in 1342, for one master,
two priests,and twenty-four poor com-
panions ; it was swept away by the in-
discriminating fury of Henry VIII., at
the dissolution of the monasteries, but
was afterwards re-endowed by the Cecil
family. The parish contains the town-
ship of Snape. Entire population, 1059.

Wellihole, W. R. (7) a hamlet in
the township of Quick, parish of Roch-
dale, Lancashire, wapentake of Ag-
brigg, 2 miles S. from Dobcross.

Wellingley, W. R. (8) a hamlet
in the township of Stan sill, parish of
Tickhill, wapentake of Strafforth and
Tickhill, 2 miles N. from Tickhill.

Welton, E. R. (9) a parish and
township in the wapentake of Howden-
shire, 8 miles W. from Hull; inhabi-
tants, 576; a vicarage, value 25/.; pa-
tron, the King. Here is an ancient
church, with a tower in the centre; it
contains the effigy of a Knight Tem-
plar. Welton House is the seat of
Robert Raikes, Esq. The parish con-
tains the township of Melton. Entire
population, 683.

Welwick, E. R. (9) a parish and
township in the wapentake of Holder-
ness, 2 miles S.E. from Patrington;
inhabitants, 410; a vicarage, value
6/. 135.4c?.; patron, the King. In this
church is a very ancient monument,
but its inscription is obliterated; it is
supposed to belong to a knight of the
family of le Gros, Earl of Albemarle.

Welwick Thorpe, W. R. (9) a
hamlet in the preceding township and
parish.

Wensley, N.R. (1) a parish and
township in the wapentake of Hang
West, 1§ mile S.W. from Leyburn; in-
habitants, 317; a rectory, value 49/.
95. 9§d?.; patron, Lord Bolton. Wens-