Wadbister, vil., Tingwall par., Shetland, on AVad-
bister Yoe, 8 miles NW. of Lerwick.

Wadborough, hamlet with ry. sta., Pershore Holy
Cross par., Worcestershire, 5 miles SE. of Worcester.

Waddcsdon, par., township, and vil., with ry. sta.
(Waddesdon Road), Bucks—par., 6010 ac., pop. 1651;
township, 5546 ac., pop. 1375; vil., 5g miles by road and
7i by rail NW. of Aylesbury; P.O., T.o.

Waddingham.—par. and vil., Lincolnshire—par.,
3720 ac., pop. 715; vil., 4 miles SE. of Kirton Lindsey
ry. sta. ; P.O.

Waddington.—par. and vil. with ry. sta., Lincoln-
shire—par., 4671 ac. (including Mere), pop. 878; vil., 4|
miles S. of Lincoln; P.O.—2. Waddington, eccl. dist.,
township, and vil., Mitton par., N. div. West-Riding
Yorkshire—dist., pop. 758; township, 2073 ac., pop.
447; vil., If mile NW. of Clitheroe; P.O.; at Wadding-
ton Hall Henry VI. was captured by the Yorkists.

Waddingwortii, par., Lincolnshire, 5 miles NW. of
Horncastle, 928 ac., pop. 66.

Waddon.—hamlet, Portisham par., Dorset, in S. of
co., 6 miles SW. of Dorchester.—2. Waddon, ry. sta.,
Croydon par., Surrey, 1 mile SW. of West Croydon sta.

Waddow Hall, seat, on SW. border of N. div. West-
Riding Yorkshire, on river Ribble, opposite Clitheroe.

Wadebridge, small seaport and market town with
ry. sta., Egloshayle and St Breock pars., Cornwall, on
river Camel, 7 miles NW. of Bodmin; P.O., T.O., 2
Banks. Market-day, Friday. A bridge of 17 arches,
erected in 1485 and widened in more recent times,
crosses the river. There is a small dock. The principal
trade is in cattle, for which markets are held on the
second Tuesday of every month. A relic of antiquity,
consisting of 9 stones called “The Sisters,” is in the
vicinity.

Wadeford (or Wadford), hamlet, Combe St Nicho-
las par., Somerset, lg mile NW. of Chard; P.O.

Wadenboe, par. and vil., Northamptonshire—par.,
1150ac., pop. 234; vil., 4 miles SW. of Oundle; P.O.,
T.O.; in vicinity is Wadenboe House, seat.

Wade’s Causeway, Roman road in Yorkshire, ex-
tending from Stamford Bridge, past Malton and
Broughton, to vicinity of Whitby.

WadesmiU, hamlet, Standon and Thundridge pars.,
Herts, in E. of co., 2 miles N. of Ware; P.O.

Wadford. See AYadefokd.

Wadhurst, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Sussex—par.,
10,213 ac., pop. 3216; vil., 6 miles SE. of Tunbridge
Wells; P.O., T.O.; has sandstone quarries; Wadhurst
Castle and Wadhurst Park are seats.

Wadingham, Lincolnshire. See Waddingham.

Wadley House, seat, Great Faringdon par., Berks,
in NW. of co., 1 mile E. of Faringdon.

Wadsley, eccl. dist. and ry. sta. (Wadsley Bridge),
Ecelesfield par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on river
Don, 3 miles NW. of Sheffield, pop. 7248; P.O., and
P.O. at sta., called Wadsley Bridge ; has steel rolling,
and mfrs. of knives, files, and combs. The South York-
shire County Lunatic Asylum is close to the station.

Wads well and Wadswick, 2 hamlets, Box par.,
Wilts, 3 miles SW. of Corsham.

Wadsworth, township, Halifax par., N. div. West-
Riding Yorkshire, partly in town of Hebden Bridge,
11,224 ac., pop. 4707.

Wadwortli, par. and vil., S. div. West-Riding York-
shire—par., 3133 ac., pop. 571; vil., 4 miles S. of Don-
caster ; P.O.; in vicinity is Wadworth Hall, seat.

Waenavon, ry. sta., Monmouthshire, in NW. of co.,
8 miles NW. of Pontypool.

Waenfawr, eccl. dist. and vil. with ry. sta., Llanbeb-
lig par., Carnarvonshire—dist., pop. 1310; vil., 4 miles
SE. of Carnarvon ; P.O.

Wagg, hamlet, Huish Ejnscopi and High Ham pars.,
Somerset, 2 miles N. of Langport.

Waghen, par., Yorkshire. See Wawne.

Wainfleet (All Saints), market town and par. with
ry. sta., Lincolnshire, on river Steeping, 3f miles from
its mouth, 9 miles SE. of Spilsby, and 18| miles NE. of
Boston by rail, 1598 ac., pop. 1349; P.O., T.o., 1 Bank.
Market-day, Saturday. Wainfleet is an ancient place,
supposed to occupy the site of a Roman station. It
was once a seaport of considerable importance, but suf-
fered decline from the silting up of its harbour. It has
a grammar school founded in 1484 by Bishop Patten
(“William of Waynflete”), a native of this town, and
founder of Magdalen College, Oxford.