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Witston, 54 miles SE. of Newport, Monmouthshire ;
p.o. See Whitson.

Wittenham, Little, par., Berks, adjacent to Long
Wittenham, 888 ac., pop. 112.

Wittenham, Long, par. and vil., Berks, in NE. of
co.—par., 2275 ac., pop. 562; vil., on river Thames, 5
miles NAY. of AYallingford; P.O.

Wittering (or AVhittcring), par., Northampton-
shire, 34 miles SE. of Stamford, 2690 ac., pop. 261.

Wittering, East, coast par., Sussex, 5 miles S. of
Bosham sta. and adjacent to AVest Wittering, 1176 ac.
and 176 foreshore, pop. 230.

Wittering, AVest, coast par. and vil., Sussex—par.,
2286 ac. land, 158 tidal water, and 921 foreshore, pop.
665 ; vil., 64 miles SW. of Chichester ; P.O.

AVittersbam, par. and vil., Kent—par., 3625 ac.,
pop. 886; vil., 44 miles NAY. of Rye; P.O., T.O.

AVitton.—eccl. dist., Great Budworth par., Cheshire,
mostly in town of Northwich, pop. 8865.-—2.
AVitton
(or Wyton), par., in co. and 24 miles S. of Huntingdon,
1690 ac., pop. 238.-3,
AVitton, township, Blackburn
par., NE. Lancashire, on W. side and mostly within
the bor. of Blackburn, 700 ac., pop. 4356; contains
AVitton Park, seat.—4. Witton, vil. with ry. sta.,
Aston par., AYarwickshire, 3 miles N. of Birmingham;
P.O., T.O.—-5.
AVitton, 1 mile from Droitwich, AYor-
cestershire ; P.O. —
6. Witton, Norfolk; P.O. See
AVitton near Blofield.

AVitton, East, par. and vil., North-Riding York-
shire—par., 7054 ac., pop. 476 ; consists of 2 townships
—East Witton Within, 2610 ac., pop. 240, and East
AVitton Without,
4444 ac., pop. 236 ; vil., 34 miles SE.
of Leyburn; P.O.; has a brewery, a lead mine, and
freestone quarries.

Witton, Long, township with ry. sta. (Longwitton),
Hartburn par., Northumberland, §4 miles S. of Roth-
bury, 2400 ac., pop. 102; contains
Long AVitton Hall,
seat.

AVitton, Net her, par., township, and vil., North-
umberland—par., 7800 ac., pop. 374; township, 3930
ac., pop. 215 ; vil., on river Font, 4 miles N. of Angerton
sta. and 8 miles AY. of Morpeth; P.O.
Nether AVitton
Hall,
seat, is in vicinity.

Witton, West, par. and vil., North-Riding York-
shire—par., 3874 ac., pop. 550; vil., 4 miles SW. of
Leyburn; P.O.

AVitton Bridge, Norfolk; P.O. See Witton (near
North AYalsham).

Witton Gilbert, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Durham
—par. (containing part of Sacriston), 3249 ac., pop.
3430; vil., 3 miles NW. of Durham; P.O.

Witton Park, eccl. dist., Auckland St Andrew par.,
Durham, 44 miles NW. of Bishop Auckland, pop. 3079;
P.O., t.o. ; has extensive ironworks.

AVitton Shields, township, Long Horsley par., North-
umberland, 7 miles NW. of Morpeth, 571 ac., pop. 10.

AVitton cum Twambrooks, township, Great Bud-
worth par., Cheshire, onE. side and wholly in town of
Northwich, 622 ac. (69 water), pop. 5704; has breweries,
salt-works, iron and brass founding, and boatbuilding.

AVitton ie AVear, par., township, and vil. with ry.
sta., Durham, on river AYear—par. (containing North
Bedburn), 6037 ac., pop. 4895; township, 3179 ac.,
pop. 2469 ; vil., 6 miles SE. of Wolsingham ; P.O., T.o.;
in vicinity are
AVitton Castle and AVitton Hall, seats.

Witton (near Blofield), par., Norfolk, 5 miles E. of
Norwich, 587 ac., pop. 134; P.O.; contains
AVitton
Hall
and AVitton House, seats.

AVitton (near North AValsham), par., Norfolk, 34
miles NE. of North Walsham, 1746 ac., pop. 253; P.O.
called
AVitton Bridge; contains Witton Hall, seat.

AViveliscombe, market town and par. with ry. sta.,
Somerset—par., 5984 ac., pop. 2612; town, 9| miles
NW. of Taunton by rail, 182 ac., pop. 1624 ; P.O., T.O.
Market-days,
Tuesday and Saturday. Wiveliscombe
(popularly AYilscombe) is an ancient place, with several
very old houses and remains of an episcopal palace. The
town is situated on a low hill, and is a local government

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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