therham; inhabitauts, 432; a rectory,
value 8/. Os. 2%d.; patron, Hen. Kater,
Esq. In this parish is a bed of stone,
peculiarly adapted for grindstones, 5000
of which, it is said, are sent annually
to Sheffield for the use of the manu-
facturers.

Widdale, N. R. (1) a hamlet in
the township of Hawes, parish of Ays-
garth, wapentake of Hang West, 3 miles
W. from Hawes.

Widdale, N. R_s (3) a hamlet in the
township of Swainton, parish of Bromp-
ton, wapentake of Pickering Lythe, 10
miles S. W. from Scarborough.

Widdington, W. R. (5) a town-
ship in the parish of Little Ouseburn,
wapentake of Claro, 8 miles S. E. from
Boroughbridge; inhabitants, 31.

Wiggingthorpe, N. R. (5) a
township with Terrington, in the pa-
rish of Terrington, wapentake of Bul-
mer, 8 miles E. from Easingwold; in-
habitants, 617. Here is the seat of
Wm. Gar forth, Esq.

Wigginton, N. R. (5) a parish
and township in the wapentake of
Bulmer, 4 miles N. from York ; in-
habitants, 309 ; a rectory, value 14/.
13s. Ad.; patron, the King. In this
township is Plainville House, the seat
of Chas. Smith, Esq.

Wigglesworth, W. R. (4) a town-
ship in the parish of Long Preston, wa-
pentake of Staincliffe, 5 miles S. from
Settle ; inhabitants, 479.

Wig hill, (5) a parish and town-
ship in the Ainsty, 2§ miles N. from
Tadcaster ; inhabitants, 250 ; a vicar-
age, value 5/. 3s. 0%d.; patron, Rich.
Fountayne Wilson, Esq. Wighill Park
is the seat of Rich. York, Esq. The
family of Stapelton possessed the estate
of Wighill upwards of five centuries ;
it is now the property of R. Fountayne
Wilson, Esq.

Wigton, W. R. (5) a township in
the parish of Harewood, wapentake of
Skyrack, 5 miles N. from Leeds ; in-
habitants, 164.

Wigtwtzle, W. R. (8) a hamlet
in the township of Bradfield, parish of
Ecclesfield, wapentake of Strafforth and
Tickhill, 6 miles S. from Penistone.

Wire, W. R. (5) a township in the
parishes of Harewood and Bardsey,
wapentake of Skyrack, 6 miles N. from
Leeds ; inhabitants, 139.

Wike, W. R*. (7) a township in the
parish of Burstall, wapentake of Mor-
ley, 5 miles N. E. from Halifax; in-
habitants, 1509,

Wilberfoss, E. R. (5) a parish
and township in the division of Wilton
Beacon, 8 miles E. from York ; in-
habitants, 385 ; a perpetual curacy ;
patron, four feoffees. Here was a
nunnery of Benedictines, founded in
1153, not a vestige of which remains.
Wilberfoss was long the seat of an
ancient family of the same name, of
whom is descended William Wilber-
force, Esq., formerly the representative
of the county of York, whose bene-
volent exertions in effecting the abo-
lition of the slave trade, more than a
monument of brass or marble, will
perpetuate his memory. The parish
contains the township of Newton upon
Derwent. Entire population, 590.

Wilby, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the
township and parish of Cantley, wa-
pentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 2
miles E. from Doncaster.

Wilden Grange, N. R. (5) a
township in the parish of Coxwold,
wapentake of Birdforth, 7 miles N.
from Easingwold; inhabitants, 29.

Wilfeholme, E. R. (6) a hamlet
in the township of Beswick, parish of
Kilnwick, division of Bainton Beacon,
6 miles N. from Beverley. This place
was formerly a common, but is now
enclosed.

Willerby, E. R. (6) a parish and
township in the wapentake of Dicker-
ing, 6 miles W. from Hunmanby ; in-
habitants, 34 ; a vicarage, value 9/.
0s. 7%d.; patron, the King. The pa-
rish contains the townships of Bin-