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Wharfedale, the valley of the AYharfe river, AYest-
Riding Yorkshire; abounds in very fine scenery.

Wharfeside, seat, Otley par., E. div. AYest-Riding
Yorkshire, near Burley in Wharfedale.

Wharles. See Treales, Roseacre, and AYharles.

Wharucliffe, vil., Wath upon Dearne par., S. div.
AYest-Riding Yorkshire, 6 miles NAY. of Sheffield;
P.O.; has quarries and mfrs. of cutlery; in vicinity is
Wharucliffe Lodge (1510), seat of Lord Wharncliffe;
from the summit of Wharncliffe Crags extensive and
magnificent views are obtained.

Wtaarucliffe Viaduct, ry. viaduct across the r. Brent,
Middlesex, at Hanwell; is 896 ft. long and 70 high. _

Wtaarran Percy, par. and township, East-Riding
Yorkshire, near AVharran sta.—par., 9093 ac,, pop. 461;
township, 1459 ac., pop. 57.

Wtaarran le Street, par. and ry. sta. (AYharran),
East-Riding Yorkshire, 7 miles SE. of Malton, 2072 ac.,
pop. 137; P.O. (at sta.), called Wtaarran le Street
Station.

Wtaarton.—township (ry. sta. Over and AYharton),
Davenham par., Cheshire, near river AYeaver, in local
government district of Winsford, 24 miles NAY. of
Middlewich by rail, 1253 ac., pop. 3507. The inhabi-
tants are engaged in the mfr. of salt, which is produced
in large quantities. Boatbuilding and the mfr. of arti-
ficial manures are also carried on. See WiNSFORD.—

2. Wtaarton, hamlet, Blyton par., Lincolnshire, 3
miles NE. of Gainsborough.—3. Wtaarton, township,
Kirkby Stephen par., AYestmorland, in E. of co., 1501
ac., pop. 61; contains Wtaarton Hall, seat, 2 miles
S. of Kirkby Stephen.

Wtaattaorougta, township, Tilton par., Leicester-
shire, 9 miles SE. of Melton Mowbray, pop. 19.

Wtaatcomtae House, seat, Dorset, 5 miles SAY. of
Blandford.

Whatcote, par., AYarwickshire, 9 miles SE. of Strat-
ford on Avon, 1400 ac., pop. 143.

Wbatcroft, township, Davenham par., Cheshire, 3
miles NAY. of Middlewich, 682 ac., pop. 57; contains
Wtaatcroft Hall, seat.

Wtaatfield, par. and vil., Suffolk, 3 miles N. of Had-
leigh, 1570 ac., pop. 322.

Whatley, par. and vil., Somerset—par., 1259 ac.,
pop. 433; vil., 3 miles AY. of Frome; P.O.

Wtaatlington, par. and vil., Sussex—par., 1260 ac.,
pop. 378 ; vil., 2 miles N. of Battle ; P.O.

Whatstandwell Bridge, hamlet with ry. sta.,
Cricli par., Derbyshire, on river Derwent, 5 miles SE.
of Matlock Bath; P.O.

Whatton, par. and vil., Notts—par., 3100ac. (includ-
ing Aslockton), pop. 283 ; vil., on river Smite, 24 miles
E. of Bingham; P.O.; in vicinity of vil. is Whatton
Manor House, seat. The church is ancient. Arch-
bishop Cranmer (1489-1536) was a native.

Whatton, Long, par. and vil., Leicestershire—par.,
2050ac., pop. 702; vil., 44 miles NAY. of Loughborough ;
P.O. ; in vicinity is Whatton House, seat.

Whauptaill, ry. sta., Kirkinner par., AVigtownshire,
3| miles S. of Wigtown ; P.O.

Wtaaw, hamlet, Arkengarth Dale par., North-Riding
Yorkshire, 84 miles N. of Askrigg.

Wheatacre All Saints, par., Norfolk, 4 miles NE.
of Beccles, 1163 ac., pop. 144.

Wheatacre Burgh. See Burgh St Peter.

Wtaeateutaurst, par., Gloucestershire, on river
Severn, 3 miles NW. of Stonehouse, 1267 ac., pop. 364;
contains Whitminster, vil.; P.O.

Wtaeatfield, par., in SE. of Oxfordshire, 44 miles
SAV. of Thame, 788 ac., pop. 99.

Wtaeathampstead, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Herts
—par., 5187 ac., pop. 2319; vil., 5 miles NE. of St
Albans and 7 NW. of Hatfield; P.O., T.o.; figured at
Domesday as Watamestede, and was (1312) the meeting
place of the barons in their war against Edward II.

Wtaeathill. — par., Shropshire, 7 miles NW. of
Cleobury Mortimer, 1415 ac., pop. 107.—2. Wheat-
taill, par., Somerset, 34 miles SAY. of Castle Cary, 311
ac., pop. 37.

Wtaeathill, 3 miles from Florencecourt sta., co.
Fermanagh; P.O.

Wheatley.—hamlet, Binsted near Alton par., Hants,
4 miles NE. of Alton. — 2. Wheatley, Lancashire.



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