contains 16 pars. Wayland Wood, near Watton sta.,
is the scene of the ballad, “ The Children in the Wood.”

Waynflete. See Wainfleet.

Weald.—eccl. dist. and vil., Sevenoaks par., Kent—
dist. (Sevenoaks Weald), pop. 872; vil., 3 miles S. of
Sevenoaks; P.O.—2. Weald, hamlet, Bampton par.,
Oxfordshire, in S. of co., near Bampton.

Weald, South, par., township, and vil., Essex—
par. (containing Brentwood), 5089 ac., pop. 8418;
township, 4630 ac., pop. 3765 ; vil., 1% mile W. of
Brentwood; P.O., T.O., called Soiitlivvcald. Weald
Hall was the birthplace of Queen Mary.

Weald, The, wooded tract, in SW. of Kent and E.
of Sussex, 40 by 10 to 15 miles; is the remains of a
Saxon forest which stretched 120 miles along the
northern frontier of the South Saxon kingdom.

Weald Bassett, North, par. and vil. with ry. sta.
(North Weald), Essex—par., 3433 ac., pop. 1002; vil.,
2£ miles NE. of Epping; P.O., called Weald Gullett.

Wealdstone, eccl. dist., Harrow on the Hill and
Pinner pars., Middlesex, pop. 1240; P.O., T.O.; the
church is near Harrow sta.

Wear, river, Durham; rises near Cumberland border,
and flows E. past Wear dale St John, Stanhope, Wolsing-
ham, and Wilton le Wear to Bishop Auckland, thence
NE. past Durham and Chester le Street to the North
Sea at Sunderland; is 65 m. long, is navigable for barges
to Durham, and has a basin area of 456 square miles.

Wear Gifford, par. and vil., Devon—par., 1587 ac.,
pop. 446; vil., on river Torridge, 3 miles S. of Bide-
ford ; P.O.; in vicinity is Wear Gifford House, seat of
Earl Fortescue.

Wear House, seat, Devon, 2 miles NW. of Topsham.

Wear Yalley Junction, ry. sta., Durham, 4% miles
NW. of Bishop Auckland.

Weardale St John, eccl. dist. and vil., Stanhope
par., Durham—dist., pop. 1502; vil., on river Wear, 7
miles W. of Stanhope; P.O., T.O., called St John’s
Chapel; has lead mines; the dist. of Weardale con-
tains Stanhope, Edmondbyers, Hunstonworth, and
Wolsingham pars.

Weardley, township, Harewood par., E. div. West-
Biding Yorkshire, 7 miles E. of Otley, 874 ac., pop. 154.

Weare.—par. and vil., Somerset—par., 2146 ac.,
pop. 650; vil., on river Axe, 1% mile SAY. of Axbridge;
P.O.—2. Weare, hamlet, Abbotsbury par., Dorset, 7%
miles SW. of Dorchester.

Wearhead, hamlet, Stanhope par., Durham, 8% miles
W. of Stanhope; P.O.

Wearmouth. See Bishop Wearmouth, also Monk
Wearmouth.

Wearmouth Mill, paperworks, Sunderland.

Wearne, hamlet, Huish Episcopi par., Somerset, 1
mile N. of Langport.

Weasenham All Saints, par., Norfolk, 7% miles
SW. of Fakenham, 1988 ac., pop. 364.

Weasenham St Peter, par., Norfolk, adjacent to
Weasenham All Saints, 1423 ac., pop. 268 ; P.O.

Weaste, eccl. dist. and ry. sta., Eccles par., SE.
Lancashire, 3% miles W. of Exchange Station, Man-
chester, pop. 4392.

Weatherbury Castle, eminence with ancient en-
trenchment, Dorset, 3 miles NW. of Bere Begis.

Weathercote Cave, cave, in Ingleborough Mountain,
N. div. West-Biding Yorkshire, 4 m. NE. of Ingleton; is
60 yards long and 30 wide, and has a fine cascade 75 ft.

Weatherlam. See AVetherlam.

Weaver.—river, Cheshire; rises near Shropshire
border, and flows NE. and NW. past Nantwich, Over,
Northwich, and Weaverham to the Mersey, 2% miles
below Runcorn; is 45 miles long, and is navigable to
Northwich for vessels of 200 tons.—2. Weaver, town-
ship, Middlewich par., Cheshire, 4 miles SW. of
Middlewich, 968 ac. (36 water), pop. 139.

Weaver Hill, eminence, Staffordshire, near Cheadle,
alt. 1154 ft.

Weaver Hills, hill ridge, Staffordshire, near E.
border of co., between Ramsor and Blore, alt. from
1200 to 1300 ft.; afford varied and extensive prospects.

Weaverham, par., township, and vil., Cheshire—par.,
5990 ac., pop. 3175; township (extending into White-
gate par.), 3623 ac., pop. 1699; vil., 3 miles W. of
Northwich; P.O., T.O.; brick and tile makingis carried on.