was represented in Parliament until 1832. The chief
architectural feature is the church of All Saints; other
buildings are the town hall and mechanics institute.
A silk mill gives employment to many of the inhabi-
tants ; there are also several mills for the mfr. of
shalloons and serges. Trade in agricultural produce is
carried on. Whitchurch is a resort of anglers.—4.
Whitchurch (Middlesex), or Stanmore, Little : which
see.—5. Whitchurch, par. and vil., Berks and Ox-
ford—par., 2358 ac., pop. 902; vil., on river Thames,
6 miles NW. of Reading; P.O.; a bridge here crosses
the Thames to Pangbourn.—6. Whitchurch, par. and
vil., Herefordshire, in S. of co.—par., 1956 ac., pop.
732; vil., on river Wye, 5 miles NE. of Monmouth;
p.o. ; has limestone quarries and ironstone mines.—7.
Whitchurch, market town and township with ry sta.,
Shropshire, and par., partly also in Cheshire, 11 miles
NE. of Ellesmere and 20 N. of Shrewsbury—par.,
15,743 ac., pop. 6395; township, 14,870 ac., pop.
6279; town (Whitchurch and Dodington), 504 ac., pop.
3756 ; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day,
Friday. Whitchurch is an ancient place, formerly called
Blancminster, and has a town hall, a handsome parish
church, and an endowed grammar school. There is
trade in hops.—8. Whitchurch (or Felton), par. and
vil., Somerset—par., 2194 ac., pop. 505; vil., 3 miles
S. of Bristol; P.O.—9. Whitchurch, par., Warwick-
shire, 5 miles SE. of Stratford on Avon, 1942 ac., pop.
205.—10. Whitchurch, Denbighshire, 1 mile E. of
Denbigh sta.; has an old church which formerly served
as the parish church of Denbigh.-—II. Whitchurch,
par. and vil., Glamorgan, in E. of co.—par., 3269 ac.,
pop. 2752; vil., on river Taff, 1 mile NW. of Llandaff;
P.O. ; is a large place with extensive tin and iron works.

Whitchurch Canonicorum.—hundred, Dorset, in
W. of co., 25,479 ac., pop. 5541; contains 9 pars, and a
part.—2. Whitchurch Canonicorum, par. and vil.,
Dorset, in W. of co.—par., 6113 ac., pop. 1053 ; vil., 5
miles NW. of Bridport; P.O.; is an ancient place, and
was formerly a market town.

Whitchurch (hy Cardigan), par., Pembrokeshire,
in NE. of co., 64 m. SAV. of Cardigan, 2481 ac., pop. 299.

Whitchurch (hy Haverfordwest), par., Pembroke-
shire, in NAA⁷. of co., 3135 ac., pop. 829; contains Solva
(or Solfach), vil., on St Bride’s Bay, 3 miles SE. of St
David’s and 124 NAA⁷. of Haverfordwest; P.O., T.O.

Whitcliffe with Thorpe, township, Ripon par., E.
div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 14 mile S. of Ripon, 1262
ac. (24 water), pop. 262.

Whitcomb Magna, par. and vil., Gloucestershire,
5 miles SW. of Cheltenham, 918 ac., pop. 159 ; contains
Whitcomb Park, seat.

Whitcomb Parva, hamlet, Badge worth par., Glou-
cestershire, 1 mile NE. of Whitcomb Magna.

Whitcombe.—par., Dorset, in S. of co., 2 miles SE.
of Dorchester, 540 ac., pop. 68.—2. Whitcombe, ham-
let, Isle of Wight, 14 mile SW. of Newport.—3.
Whitcombe, hamlet, Hilmarton par., Wilts, 3 miles
NE. of Caine.

White . See also AVhit .

White Abbey, vil. with ry. sta. (AYhiteabbey), Carn-
money par., SE. co. Antrim, on Belfast Lough, 5 miles
N. of Belfast, pop. 1452; P.O., T.O.; has flax mills and
bleach works.

White Bear (Adlington), ry. sta., SW. Lancashire,
3 miles SE. of Chorley and 5 miles NE. of Wigan.

White Cart, river, Renfrewshire. See Cart.

White Castle, ruined ancient fortalice, Monmouth-
shire, in N. of co., 54 miles NE. of Abergavenny.

White Castle, seat and hamlet, 6 miles NE. of
Muff, NE. co. Donegal, on Lough Foyle.

White Colne, par. and vil., Essex, 4    °f

Colne sta., which is 4 miles SE. of Halstead, 1466 ac.,
pop. 374.

White Coomb, mountain, Moffat par., on N. border
of Dumfriesshire, 8 miles NE. of Moffat, alt. 2695 ft.

White Cragg, hamlet, Great Timble township, Few-
ston par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 6 miles NAY.
of Otley.

White Cross, The, ancient cross (14th century), in
co. and 1 mile NW. of Hereford.

White Esk, rivulet, Dumfriesshire. See Esk.

WhiteFriars,par.,inco. and bor. of Leicester, pop. 94.