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now the property of the Duke of Northumberland; and the ancient hermitage of Bishop Percys ballad. The trade of the place is chiefly carried on from Amble (1 mile SE.), where there is a considerable harbour, with pier, quays, tramways, &c.; it is principally in connec- tion with the great coal seam at Radcliffe. Herring fishing, salt mfr., and brick-making are also carried on. —2. Warkworth, par. and vil., Northamptonshire— par. (containing part of the town of Banbury), 2370 ac., pop. 2467; the vil. is 14 mile E. of Banbury.
Wariaby, township, Ainderby Steeple par., North- Riding Yorkshire, If mile SW. of Northallerton, 767 ac., pop. 78.
Warlands, seat, Isle of Wight, in SW. vicinity of Shalfleet.
Warleggon, par., Cornwall, 6 miles NE. of Bodmin, 2055 ac., pop. 232.
Warleigb, hamlet, Bathford par., Somerset, 4 miles NE. of Bath; in vicinity is Warleigb Honse, seat._
Warleigb Honse, seat, Devon, in S. of co., 4 miles N. of Plymouth.
Warley, township and local government district, Halifax par., N. div. West-Riding Yorkshire—town- ship (partly in town of Luddendenfoot), 4025 ac., pop. 8365; dist., 3 miles W. of Halifax, 3239 ac., pop. 3211; has worsted and woollen mfrs. and stone quarries.
Warley, Great, par. and vil. (ry. sta. Brentwood and Warley), Essex—par., 2891 ac., pop. 1413; vil., 3 miles S. of Brentwood; P.O.; Warley House and Warley Place are seats.
Warley, Great, Christchurch, eccl. dist., Great War- ley, Shenfield, and South Weald pars., Essex, pop. 3661.
Warley, Little, par., Essex, adjacent to Great War- ley, 1691 ac., pop. ,685; P.O., T.o., at Warley Common.
Warley Common, Little Warley par., Essex, 1 mile S. of Brentwood; P.O., T.o.; has extensive barracks for training army recruits.
Warley Salop, township, Halesowen par., Wor- cestershire, pop. 546.
Warley Street, hamlet, in par. and 14 mile N. of Great Warley, Essex.
Warley Wigorn, township, Halesowen par., AVor- cestershire, partly in town of Oldbury and 3 miles NE. of Halesowen, pop. 2199.
Wariies Park, seat, Essex, in AV. of co., 2 miles E. of Waltham Abbey.
Warlingham, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Surrey— par., 1703 ac., pop. 1147; vil., 4| miles SE. of East Croydon sta. ; P.O., and P.O. at Warlingham Station.
Warmanhie, seat and distillery, in par. and 14 mile N. of Annan, Dumfriesshire.
Warmfield, par., township, and vil., S. div. West- Riding Yorkshire—par., 2779 ac., pop. 2867 ; township (Warmfield with Heath), 1580 ac., pop. 977 J vil., 3 miles E. of AVakefield.
Warmingham, par. and vil., Cheshire—par., 4969 ac., pop. 1210; township, 2121 ac., pop. 320; vil., 14 mile W. of Sandbach; P.O.; has brass and iron foundries, brickworks, and tile yards, and mfrs. of agricultural implements.
Warminghurst, par. and vil., Sussex, 5 miles NW. of Steyning, 1105 ac., pop. 97.
Warmington.—par. and vil., Northamptonshire— par., 3150 ac., pop. 685; vil., on river Nen, 24 miles NE. of Oundle ; P.O.—2. Warmington, par. and vil., AVarwickshire—par., 1750 ac., pop. 388; vil., 44 miles SE. of Kineton and 54 NAV. of Banbury; P.O.
Warminster.—market town and par., Wilts, on W. border of Salisbury Plain, 9 miles S. of Trowbridge and 20 miles NW. of Salisbury by rail, 6370 ac., pop. 5640; P.O., t.o., 2 Banks, 2 newspapers. Market-day, Satur- day. AVarminster derives its name from an ancient nunnery. It has a chapel of time of Edward I., an endowed grammar school, town hall, market house, &c. The making of broadcloth has long ceased, but there is malting, and a considerable local trade. Roman antiquities have been found.—2. Warminster, hun- dred, Wilts, 25,649 ac., pop. 9277; contains 10 pars.
Warmley.—eccl. dist. and vil. withry. sta., Bitton and Siston pars., Gloucestershire—dist., pop. 1849; vil., 5 miles E. of Bristol; P.O.—2. Warmley, eccl. dist. and vil., in par. and 3 miles SE. of Sutton Cold- field, Warwickshire, pop. 756.
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