Market-days, Monday and Friday. Stamford is a place
of great historic interest; was one of the five chief
cities of the Danes; was fortified by Stephen; and
during the Middle Ages became the seat of a university
and of several religious establishments, and was fre-
quently visited by the English sovereigns. It contains
no less than six parish churches. It carries on an
extensive trade both by river and rail, is the centre
of an agricultural district, and has mfrs. of agri-
cultural implements and a large malting business.
Stamford was chartered by Edgar (972) and by Edward
IV.; it regularly returned 2 members to Parliament
from the time of Henry VIII. until 1867, and 1 member
from 1867 until 1885. — 2. Stamford, township,
Embleton par., Northumberland, 4g miles NE. of
Alnwick, 1622 ac., pop. 138.

Stamford Baron St Marlin, par., Northampton-
shire, on river AVelland, partly in bor. of Stamford,
2170 ac., pop. 1581.

Stamford Bridge, small market town with ry. sta.,
Catton par., East-Riding Yorkshire, on river Derwent,
9£ miles NE. of York; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Friday.
Stamford Bridge was the scene of a sanguinary conflict
between the Saxons under Harold and the Norwegians
under Harold Haarfager, in which the Norwegians were
defeated and their king slain.

Stamford Bridge, East, and Stamford Bridge
with Scoreby, 2 townships, Catton par., East-Riding
Yorkshire (containing the town of Stamford Bridge)—
East Stamford Bridge, 1122 ac., pop. 399; Stamford
Bridge with Scoreby, 1945 ac., pop. 150.

Stamford (or Sonth Kesteven) Division, parl. div.
of Lincolnshire, pop. 49,418.

Stamford Hill.—eccl. dist. (ry. sta. South Tottenham
and Stamford Hill), Hackney par. and bor., Middlesex,
in N. of London, pop. 6726; the sta. is between Crouch
Hill and Tottenham.-—2. Stamford Hill, eminence,
Cornwall, in NAV. vicinity of Stratton; was the scene
(1643) of a royalist victory.

Stamfordham, par. and vil., Northumberland—
par., 18,196 ac., pop. 1512; vil., on river Pont, 12 miles
NAV. of Newcastle on Tyne ; P.O., T.O.; has two fairs.

Stamnllin, par. and vil., E. co. Meath, 4 miles NAV.
of Balbriggan—par., 5144 ac., pop. 802; vil., pop. 153;
P.O. Gormanstown ry. sta. is within the par.

Stanage, township, Brampton Bryan par., in NE. of
Radnorshire, on river Teme, 2388 ac., pop. 151; con-
tains Stanage Park, seat, 3 miles E. of Knighton.

Stanborough.—hundred, in S. of Devon, 63,608 ac.,
pop. 14,558; contains 18 pars, and part of another.—2.
Stanborough, hamlet, 2 m. NAV. of Hatfield, Herts.

Stanborongh Hall, seat, 5 m. SAV. of Totnes, Devon.

Stanbridge.—township and vil. with ry. sta. (Stan-
bridgeford), Leighton Buzzard par., Bedfordshire—
township, 1514 ac., pop. 512; the vil. is 2f miles NAV.
of Dunstable by rail, and has mfrs. of straw plait.—2.
Stanbridge (Dorset), or Hinton Parva : which see.

Stanhrook, hamlet, Powick par., in co. and 3J miles
SAV. of AVorcester.

Stanbsiry, vil., Haworth township, Bradford par., N.
div. AVest-Riding Yorkshire, 4 m. SAV. of Keighley; P.O.

Stancill with Wellingley and Wilseck, township,
Tickhill par., S. div. AVest-Riding Yorkshire, 3 miles
NE. of Tickhill, 1200 ac., pop. 72.

Stancliffi'e Hall, seat, Darley par., Derbyshire, 5|
miles SE. of Bakewell.

Stancoinbe, hamlet, Litton Cheney par., Dorset, 5
miles E. of Bridport.

Stancombe Park, seat, 1 mile AV. of Dursley,
Gloucestershire.

Stand (or Whitfield), eccl. dist., Prestwich par., SE.
Lancashire, 5,j miles NAV. of Manchester, pop. 5387;
P.O., T.O., called Whitfield; has cotton mfrs.

Stand Lane, eccl. dist., Prestwich par., SE. Lanca-
shire, pop. 4129.

Stand Park, seat, Ain tree township, Sefton par.,
SAV. Lancashire, 6 miles N. of Liverpool.

Standard Hill.—par., Notts, within bor. of Notting-
ham, pop. 1942.—2, Standard Hill, scene of battle of
the Standard (1138), Brompton township, Northallerton
par., North-Riding Yorkshire, near Northallerton.

Siaudbridgc, vil., Sandal Magna par., S. div. AYest-
Riding Yorkshire, 2 miles S. of AVakefield.