the kingdom, and South Staffordshire one of the chief
seats ot the iron mfr. The whole county is covered
with a network of railways and canals. Staffordshire
contains 5 hundreds, 247 pars, and parts of 5 others,
the pari, and mun. bors. of Hanley, Newcastle under
Lyme, Stafford, Stoke upon Trent, AYalsall, West
Bromwich, and Wolverhampton (Wolverhampton, 3
members; Hanley, Newcastle under Lyme, Stafford,
Stoke upon Trent, AYalsall, and AYest Bromwich, 1
member each), the pari. bor. of Wednesbury (1 member),
the mun. bors. of Burslem, Lichfield, and Longton, and
parts of the mun. bors. of Burton on Trent and Tam-
worth. It is mostly in the diocese of Lichfield. For
parliamentary purposes it is divided in 7 divisions—
viz.,- Leek, Burton, Western, North Western, Lichfield,
Kingswinford, and South Eastern, 1 member for each
division; the representation was increased from 6 to 7
members in 1885.

Stafford, West, par. and vil., in S. of Dorset—par.,
984 ac., pop. 199; vil., 2 miles E. of Dorchester; p.o.,
called Stafford; near the vil. is West Stafford
House, seat.

Staffordstown.—hamlet, 5 miles SW. of Randals-
town, S. co. Antrim, near Lough Neagh; p.o.—2.
Staffordstown, par., mid. co. Meath, 4 miles SE. of
Navan, 616 ac., pop. 42.

Stagenhoe, hamlet, King’s Walden par., Herts, 3½
miles SAY. of Stevenage ; Stagenhoe Park is the seat
of the Earl of Caithness.

Stags, The, group of rocks, E. side of entrance tc
Cork Harbour, S. co. Cork.

Stags of Arran, group of rocks, 5 miles NE. of
Arran island, AY. co. Donegal.

Stags of Broad Haven, 3 rocks, 3 miles N. of Ben-
wee Head, N. co. Mayo, alt. 300 ft.

Stags of Castlchaven, 3 rocks, 1 mile S. of Toe
Head, SAAL co. Cork.

Stagsden, par. and vil., Bedfordshire, in AY. of co.
—par., 3386 ac., pop. 548; vil., 4½ miles W. of Bed¬
ford ; P.O.

Stagshawbank, hamlet, Corbridgepar., Northumber¬
land, at Roman wall, 4 miles NE. of Hexham; has fairs
for cattle, sheep, and horses.

Staholmog, par., N. co. Meath, 4 miles SAY. of
Nobher, 2109 ac., pop. 223.

Staigue Fort, 6 miles SW. of Sneem, S. co. Kerry;
is a curious ancient circular structure, strongly built,
and surrounded by a moat.

Stain, hamlet, Withern par., Lincolnshire, 4 miles
NW. of Alford.

Stainall, Lancashire. See Stalmine.

Stainhrongh, township and vil., Silkstone par.,
S. div. AYest-Riding Yorkshire—township, 1719 ac.,
pop. 529; vil., 3 miles SW. of Barnsley; P.O.; has
an endowed school; Joseph Bramah (1749-1814), of
lock-making celebrity, was a native; in vicinity of
vil. is Stainhrongh Hall, seat.

Stainlrarn.—township, in par. and 1 mile E. of Work¬
ington, Cumberland, 1228 ac., pop. 227.—2. Stain-
hnrn, township, Kirkby Overblow par., E. div. West-
Riding Yorkshire, 4 m. NE. of Otley, 3157 ac., pop. 174.

Stainhy, par. and vil., Lincolnshire—--par., 1550 ac.,
pop. 153 ; vil., 2 miles SW. of Colsterworth ; P.O.

Staincliff Hall, seat, in co. and near Derby.

Staincliffe, eccl. dist. (ry. sta. Staincliffe and Batley
Carr), Batley par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 4½
mile N. of Dewsbury, pop. 4224; P.O., T.O.; contains
Staincliffe Hall, seat.

Staincliffe and Ewcross, wapentake, N. div. West-
Riding Yorkshire, 45,607 ac., pop. 93,981; contains 25
pars, and parts of 3 others.

Staincross.—wapentake, S. div. West-Riding York¬
shire, 82,369 ac., pop. 53,851; contains 9 pars, and
parts of 2 others.—2. Staincross, vil. with ry. sta.,
Darton and Roystone pars., S. div. West-Riding York¬
shire, 3 miles NW. of Barnsley.

Staindrop, par., township, and vil., Durham—par.,
12,563 ac., pop. 2343; township, 2004 ac., pop. 1318;
vil., 5 miles SW. of Bishop Auckland ; P.O., T.o.

Staine, hundred, in SE. of Cambridgeshire, 18,917
ac., pop. 4687 ; contains 6 pars.

Staines, market town and par. with ry. sta., in SW.
of Middlesex, on river Thames, 6 miles SE. of Windsor

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