London by Temple Bar. It owes its origin to a market
and fair granted to the abbot and convent of Westmin-
ster Abbey in 1259. It was made a separate diocese at
the suppression of religious houses, but was re-incor-
porated with the diocese of London in 1550. It was
made a pari. bor. in the time of Edward YI.; it returns
3 members to Parliament (3 divisions—viz., Hanover
Square, Abbey, and Strand, 1 memberfor each division);
its representation was increased from 2 to 3 members in
1885.—2. Westminster, hundred, Gloucestershire,
11,690 ac., pop. 3729 ; contains 6 pars, and 6 parts.

Westminster Bridge Station, ry. sta., Middlesex,
between Charing Cross and Victoria Stations ; West-
minster Bridge (constructed 1856-62) consists of 7 arches,
and is 1160 ft. long and 85 wide.

Westminster Division, div. of Ossulston hundred,
Middlesex, 2539 ac., pop. 226,574.

Westmorland, co. in N. of England; bounded NY⁷,
and N. by Cumberland, NE. by Durham, E. by York-
shire, and S. and SW. by Lancashire and Morecambe
Bay; greatest length, N. and S., 32 miles; greatest
breadth, E. and W., 40 miles; area, 500,906 ac., pop.
64,191. Westmorland presents a continuous succession
of mountain, moor, and fell, intersected by deep wind-
ing vales, traversed by numerous streams. The princi-
pal of these are the Eden, Lowther, Lune, and Kent,
the last forming the broad estuary which terminates in
Morecambe Bay. The mountains consist of various
ridges belonging to the Pennine and Cumbrian chains.
Helvellyn, on the Cumberland border, rises to a heig ht
of 3118 ft. The western part of the eo. is within the
Lake District, and contains Hawes Water, Grasmere,
Rydal Water, and Ullswater on the Cumberland border,
and Windermere on the Lancashire border. The
climate is moist. The arable land is mostly confined to
the valleys, where the soil usually consists of a dry
gravelly loam, well adapted for turnips, but the greater
part of the co. is natural pasture. (For agricultural
statistics, see Appendix.) A few tracts of woodland
remain of the forests which formerly clothed all the
hills. The mineral productions include graphite, marble,
roofing slate, and some coal, lead, and copper. The
only mfrs. of any consequence are the coarse woollens
of Kendal. The county has good communications by
railway. It comprises 4 wards, 109 pars., the mun.
bor. of Kendal, and the towns of Ambleside, Appleby
(the co. town), Brough, Kirkby Lonsdale, Kirkby
Stephen, and Orton. It is entirely in the diocese of
Carlisle. For pari, purposes it is divided into 2 divi-
sions— viz., Northern or Appleby, and Southern or
Kendal, 1 member for each division.

Westoe, township, Jarrow par., Durham (forming
principal part of South Shields), 1749 ac. and 411 tidal
water and foreshore, pop. 49,165. See Shields, South.

Weston.—hamlet, Welford par., Berks, in S. of co.,
6% miles NW. of Newbury.—2. Weston, township and
vil., Runcorn par., Cheshire, 898 ac. (33 water) and 186
tidal water and foreshore, pop. 1684; has chemical
works and freestone quarries; contains Weston Point,
vil., 2 miles SW. of Runcorn; P.O., T.o.; in vicinity is
Weston House, seat.—3. Weston, township and vil.,
Wybunbury par., Cheshire—township, 1944 ac., pop.
519; vil., 2 miles SE. of Crewe; the township con-
tains the hamlet of Weston Delves.—4. Weston, vil.,
Portland par., Dorset, in S. of co., 5% miles S. of Wey-
mouth.—5. Weston, hamlet, Stalbridge par., Dorset,
in NW. of co., 7% miles E. of Sherborne.—6. Weston,
vil., Worth Matraverspar., Dorset,in SE. of co., 3 miles
S. of Corfe Castle.—7. Weston, eccl. dist., Southampton
St Mary Extra par., Hants, on SE. side of Southamp-
ton, pop. 247.—8. Weston, par. and vil., Herts, in N.
of co.—par., 4541 ac., pop. 897; vil., 3 miles SE. of Bal-
dock; P.O., T.o.; in vicinity is Weston Park, seat.—9.
Weston, Huntingdonshire. See Alconbury Weston.
—10. Weston, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Lincoln-
shire, 2% miles NE. of Spalding, 5386 ac., pop. 846.—II.
Weston, ry. sta. (Ashley and Weston), Northampton-
shire, 5 miles NE. of Market Harborough. See Weston
by Welland.—12. Weston, hamlet, Weedon Loyspar.,
Northamptonshire, 7% miles W. of Towcester.—13.
Weston, par. and vil., Notts—par., 1690 ac., pop. 348 ;
vil., 3 miles NW. of Carlton on Trent; P.O.—14.
Weston, hamlet, Hodnet par., Shropshire, 3% miles E.

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