of London by rail, 124 ac., pop. 2112; P.O., T.o., 2
Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Tuesday. The town
comprises parts of the parishes of Wareham Holy
Trinity, 2670 ac. (150 water), pop. 818 ; Wareham
Lady St Mary, 823 ac., pop. 1476; and AVareham St
Martin, 4873 ac. (840 water), pop. 730; and is a place
of great antiquity, which figured in British, Roman,
and Saxon times. It is still surrounded on three sides
by the old British earth wall. There was at one time
a considerable harbour, which became choked up. No
vestige remains of the castle. There is a 5-arched
bridge over the Frome, and a 3-arched bridge over the
Piddle. Trade is carried on in corn and cattle, and in
fine potters’ clay. Horace AValpole (1717-1797) was
a native. Wareham was anciently a borough by pre-
cription (so styled in Domesday Book), and was
chartered by Queen Elizabeth. It sent 2 members to
Parliament from Edward I. until 1832 (when its parlia-
mentary limits were extended), and 1 member from
1832 until 1885.

Wareborne, par. and vil., Kent—par., 2883 ac.,
pop. 539; vil., 7 miles S. of Ashford; P.O.

Warcnford, township, Bamburgh par., Northumber-
land, 4 miles SE. of Belford, 190 ac., pop. 21; P.O.

Warens, seat, Wilts, near Bramshaw.

Warenton, township, Bamburgh par., Northumber-
land, 2 miles SE. of Belford, 1585 ac., pop. 127.

Wareslde, eccl. dist., Ware and Thundridge pars.,
Herts, in E. of co., 2 miles NE. of Ware, pop. 742.

Waresley, par. and vil., Huntingdonshire, in S. of
co.—par., 1979 ac., pop. 232; vil., 6 miles SE. of St
Neots; P.O.; in vicinity is Waresley Park, seat.

Warfleld, par. and vil., Berks, in E. of co.—par.
(containing the greater part of Bracknell), 3435 ac.,
pop. 1986; vil., 5 miles NE. of Wokingham. Warfield
Fark is the seat of Lord Ormathwaite. Warfield
Hall, Warfield House, and Warfield Grove are other
seats in the par.

Warfleet, hamlet, Townstall par., Devon, near Dart-
mouth.

Warford, Great, township, Alderley par., Cheshire,
5 miles E. of Knutsford, 1313 ac., pop. 351.

Warford, Little, hamlet, Rostherne par., Cheshire,
1 mile SW. of Great Warford.

Wargrave.—hundred, Berks, in E. of co., 11,536 ac.,
pop. 4721; contains 3 pars.—2. Wargrave, par. and
vil., Berks, in E. of co.—par., 4462 ac. (70 water), pop.
1882; vil., on river Thames, 2 miles N. of Twyford
and 3 SE. of Henley on Thames; P.O., T.o. War-
grave Court, Wargrave Lodge, and Wargrave Hill
are seats.

Warbam All Saints, par. and vil., Norfolk—par.,
1774 ac. land and 600 water, pop. 243; vil., 2 miles
SE. of Wells; P.O.

Warbam St Mary, par., Norfolk, adjacent to War-
ham All Saints, 2056 ac. land and 1010 water, pop. 67.

Waringsford, 4 miles SE. of Dromore, W. co.
Down; P.O.

Warlngstown, vil., Donaghcloney par., NW. co.
Down, 3 miles SE. of Lurgan, pop. 482; P.O. Warings-
town stands on the property of the Waring family,
whose seat is Warlngstown House, and who intro-
duced the linen mfr. into the district about the year 1667.

Wark.—par., township, and vil. with ry. sta., North-
umberland—par., 23,297 ac., pop. 810; township, 3408
ac., pop. 513; vil., on river North Tyne, 4 miles S. of
Reedsmouth and llfNW. of Hexham; P.O.—2. Wark,
hamlet, Carhampar., Northumberland, onriver Tweed,
2% miles SW. of Cornhill; Wark Castle, noted in border
warfare, is now represented by some of the ramparts
and outworks.

Warkleigb, par. and vil., Devon—par., 2451 ac.,
pop. 259; vil., 2% m. N. of South Molton Road sta.; P.O.

Warksburn, township, Wark par., Northumber-
land, 2 miles NW. of Wark sta., 9980 ac., pop. 181.

Warkton, par. and vil., Northamptonshire, 2% miles
NE. of Kettering, 1810 ac., pop. 259.

Warkworth.—seaport and market town, par., and
township, Northumberland, near mouth of river Coquet,

7 miles SE. of Alnwick and 316 from London hy rail—
par. (including Amble), 17,455 ac., pop. 6917; town-
ship, 1129 ac., pop. 662; P.O. Market-day, Thursday.
Warkworth has an old church; a castle of the Percys,

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