Wimbolds Trafford, township, Thornton le Moors
par., Cheshire, 4 miles NE. of Chester, 591 ac., pop. 97.

Wimboldsley, township, Middlewich par., Cheshire,
2% miles SW. of Middlewich, 982 ac., pop. 93.

Wimborne (or Wimborne Minster), market town
and par. with ry. sta., Dorset, in E. of co., at con-
fluence of rivers Allen and Stour, 7 miles N. of Poole
by rail, 11,966 ac., pop. 5390; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks.
Market-day, Friday. Wimborne is an ancient place,
occupying the site of a Roman station, and known
to the Saxons as Wimburnhamynstre. Its church, a
cathedral-like edifice, was founded by Edward the
Confessor, and is a remarkable relic of antiquity.
Among the other buildings in AVimborne are a fine
grammar school and an endowed school. Coachbuilding
is carried on; there are mfrs. of buttons and woollen hose.

Wimborne St Giles.—hundred, Dorset, in E. of co.,
5268 ac., pop. 486; contains 2 pars.—2. Wimborne St
Giles, par. and vil., Dorset, in E. of co.—par., 3978
ac., pop. 453; vil., 2 miles SW. of Cranborne; P.O.,
called St Giles. St Giles Park is the seat of the Earl
of Shaftesbury; the par. includes Wimborne All Saints,
a separate par. until 1732.

Wimbotsham, par. and vil., Norfolk—par., 2015
ac., pop. 677 ; vil., 1% mile NE. of Downham ; P.O.

Wirneswould, par. and vil., Leicestershire—par.,
4220 ac., pop. 936; vil., 4% miles NE. of Loughborough;
P.O., called Wymeswold.

Wimmerlng. See Wymering.

Wimpole, par., Cambridgeshire, in SW. of co., 7
miles N. of Royston, 2428 ac., pop. 355; contains
Wimpole Hall, seat of the Earl of Hardwicke.

Wimpstone, hamlet, Whitchurch par., Warwick-
shire, 4 miles SE. of Stratford on Avon.

Win Hill, eminence, Derbyshire, in N. of co., 3
miles NE. of Castleton, alt. 1532 ft.

Winandermere. See Windermere.

Wincanton, market town and par. with ry. sta.,
Somerset, on river Cale, 18 miles SE. of Glastonbury,
4130 ac., pop. 2410; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day,
Wednesday. Wincanton is an ancient town, called by
the Saxons AVyndcaleton. In 1688 it was the scene of
a skirmish between adherents of James II. and William
of Orange. Brewing, and trade in corn and cheese are
carried on.

Winceby, par., Lincolnshire, 4 miles SE. of Horn-
castle, 842 ac., pop. 64.

Winch, East, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Norfolk—
par., 2530 ac., pop. 404; vil., 5 miles SE. of Kings
Lynn; P.O.

Winch, West, par. and vil., Norfolk—par., 1170
ac., pop. 408 ; vil., 3 miles SW. of East AVinch sta.; P.O.

Winch Bridge, suspension bridge across the river
Tees, North-Riding Yorkshire, 4 miles NAV. of Middle-
ton in Teesdale; is said to be the earliest suspension
bridge in Europe; the Tees rushes through a rocky
gorge here with great force.

Wincham, township, Great Budworth par., Cheshire,
on the Trent and Mersey Canal, 2 miles NE. of North-
wich, 974 ac. (34 water), pop. 1172; contains Wincham
Hall, seat.

Winchhnrgh, vil. with ry. sta., Kirkliston par.,
Linlithgowshire, 5% miles E. of Linlithgow and 12 miles
W. of Edinburgh ; P.O.

Winchcomh, market town and par. with ry. sta..,
Gloucestershire, on river Isborne, under the Cotswolds,
6| miles NE. of Cheltenham, 5700 ac., pop. 2834; P.O.,
T.o., 1 Bank. Market-day, Saturday. The town was
known at Domesday as Wincelcombe, and ranked as a
manorial incorporation. The church is ancient. There
are a town hall, a mechanics institute, a reading-room,
and two endowed schools. The industrial establish-
ments include a silk factory, a papermill, a tanyard,
and flour mills. Fairs for horses are held in March
and July.

Winchcomhe Park, seat, near Shaftesbury, Dorset.

Winchelsea, ancient town and par. withry. sta., Sus-
sex, 3 miles SAV. of Rye and 8 miles NE. of Hastings—
par., 965 ac., pop. 613; ancient town, 4508 ac., pop. 1076;
p. o., T. o. In Saxon times Winchelsea was one of the prin-
cipal southern ports, and retained its importance until
the 13th century, when it suffered from three inunda-
tions, by the last of which it was completely destroyed.