Sidley, hamlet, in SE. of Sussex, 5 miles S. of
Battle; P.O.

Sidlow Bridge, eccl. dist., Buckland, Chari wood,
Horley, Leigh, and Reigate pars., Surrey, pop. 592.

Sidmonton (or Sydmonton), par. and vil., Hants,

3 miles W. of Kingsclere, 2145 ac., pop. 194; near the
vil. is Sydmonton Court, seat.

Sidinoutli, watering-place, market town, and par.
with ry. sta., Devon, at the mouth of the river Sid, 15
miles SE. of Exeter and 159 SAIL of London, 1600
ac., pop. 3475; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank, 1 newspaper. Market-
days, Tuesday and Saturday. Sidmouth was formerly
an important seaport, and in the time of Edward III.
sent two ships to the siege of Calais ; but the harbour
became choked up, and no craft can now approach the
town except fishing smacks and pleasure boats. Sid-
mouth, which occupies a beautiful situation in a valley
between two high hills (Peake Hill and Salcombe
Down), was in the early part of the 19th century an im-
portant seaside resort. It was for a time very much
neglected, but the opening of the railway (1874) has
again made it one of the chief watering-places in Devon.
The west window of the parish church (built 1259,
restored 1860) was presented by Queen Victoria in
memory of her father, the Duke of Kent, who died at
Sidmouth in 1820.

Sidmouth Junction, ry. sta., Devon, 4% miles AV.
of Honiton and 8 N. of Sidmouth.

Sidon Hill, highest point in Hants, 5 miles SAV. of
Kingsclere, alt. 940 ft.

Sigginston, hamlet, Llantwit Major par., Glamorgan,

4 miles SAV. of Cowbridge.

Sigglestliorne, par., township, and vil. with ry. sta.,
East-Riding Yorkshire—par., 5807 ac., pop. 762; town-
ship, 1032 ac., pop. 217; vil.,2%m. SAA^r. of Hornsea; P.O.

Signet, Oxfordshire. See Upton and Signet.

Sigstou, par. and township, North-Riding Yorkshire,
on Cod Beck, 3 miles NE. of Northallerton—par., 3817
ac., pop. 274 ; township, 1242 ac., pop. 101.

Silbnry Hill, large barrow, AVilts, in the valley of
the Kennet, 7 miles AV. of Marlborough; is 1680 ft. in
circuit at the base, 315 ft. at top, and 135 ft. high.

Silcliester, par. and vil., Hants—par., 1945 ac., pop.
472; vil., 7 miles N. of Basingstoke; P.O.; is a place
of great antiquity, and was at one time an important
stronghold; numerous relics of the Roman occupation
have been found.

Silehy, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Leicestershire—
par., 2190 ac., pop. 2033; vil., 3 miles NAV. of Syston
Junction and 5 SE. of Loughborough; P.O.; the church
has a lofty pinnacled tower.

Silecroft, ry. sta., Cumberland, 10 miles SE. of
Ravenglass; P.O.

Silian, par., Cardiganshire, 2 miles N. of Lampeter,
2182 ac., pop. 289.

Silk Willoughby, par., Lincolnshire, 1% mile SAV.
of Sleaford, 2505 ac., pop. 280.

Silks tone, par., township, and vil. withry. sta., S.
div. AVest-Riding Yorkshire—par. (containing Barnsley),
13,598 ac., pop. 38,566 ; township, 1497 ac., pop. 1433 ;
vil., 1 mile N. of sta. and 4 miles AV. of Barnsley; P.O.,
and P.O. at Sllkstone Common.

Silksworth, eccl. dist., township, and vil., Bishop
AA’earmouth par., Durham—dist., pop. 4691; township,
1994 ac., pop. 401; vil., 3% miles S. of Sunderland; P.O.,
and P.O. at Silksworth Colliery, and P.O., T.O., at
Silksworth Row; in vicinity is Silksworth Hall, seat.

Sillan, Longh, near Shercock, NE. co. Cavan; 2
miles long.

Sillery Sands, off N. coast of Devon, in Bristol
Channel, between Countisbury and Lynmouth.

Sillies, river, co. Fermanagh; flows 24 miles SE. to
river Erne 1 mile above Enniskillen.

Silloth, seaport town and watering-place, Holme
Cultram par., Cumberland, on the Solway Firth, 22%
miles AV. of Carlisle by rail, pop. 2116; P.O., T.O., 2
Banks. Silloth dates from 1855, when it was selected,
on account of its good anchorage ground, as the port of
Carlisle, a position till that time held by Port Carlisle.
A railway and a wet dock of 4 ac. were then constructed,
and a considerable trade quickly sprang up with Liver-
pool, Dublin, and the Isle of Man, the principal export
being coal, and the principal import grain. A new dock

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