vicinity; Wortley Hall, the property of Lord AYharn-
cliffe, stands in an extensive park.

Worton.—hamlet, Cassington par., in co. and 4
miles NW. of Oxford.—2. Worton, eccl. dist., town-
ship, and vil., Potterne par., Wilts—dist. (Worton and
Marston), pop. 504; township, pop. 340; vil., 3 miles
SW. of Devizes; P.O.—3. Worton,hamlet, Bainbridge
township, Aysgarth par., North-Biding Yorkshire, near
Askrigg.

Worton, Nether and Over, 2 pars., Oxfordshire,
in N. of co., 24 miles SW. of Deddington—Nether
Worton, 734 ac., pop. 61; Over Worton, 631 ac., pop.
60; contains Worton Lodge, seat.

Wortwell, par. and vil., Norfolk—par., 3714 ac.
(including Redenhall), pop. 416; vil., 2 miles NE. of
Harleston; P.O.

Wothersome, township, Bardseypar., E. div. AYest-
Riding Yorkshire, 34m. S. of AYetherby, 653 ac., pop. 41.

Wotliorpe, township, Stamford Baron par., North-
amptonshire, 1 mile W. of Stamford, pop. 109.

Wotton.—ry. sta., Bucks, 24 miles SAY. of Quainton
sta. See Wotton Underwood.—2. Wotton, hundred,
Surrey, 29,984 ac., pop. 13,404; contains 5 pars.—3.
Wotton, par., Surrey, 5 miles SAV. of Dorking, 3796
ac., pop. 692; has brick, tile, and pottery works; con-
tains Wotton House, seat of the Evelyns of AYotton.—

4. Wotton. See also Wootton.

Wotton St Mary, township, Gloucester St Mary de
Lode par., in co. and partly in city of Gloucester, pop.
2969.

Wotton Underwood, par. (ry. sta. AYotton), Bucks,
2487ac., pop. 221; the sta. is 24 miles SW. of Quainton
sta. ; the par. contains AVotton Hall, seat of the Duke
of Buckingham and Chandos.

AVotton under Edge, market town and par.,
Gloucestershire, 4 miles S. of Dursley and 12 SAY. of
Stroud, 4880 ac., pop. 3349; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks.
Market-day, Friday. AVotton has long claimed to be a
prescriptive incorporation, under charter of Henry III.
It has a handsome church, literary institution with
library and reading-room, and endowed grammar and
blue-coat schools. The manufacture of woollen, once a
considerable industry at AYotton, has somewhat de-
clined. In addition to the weekly market, there are
markets on the first Tuesday of every month, and fairs
in March and September.

Wottonville (or Yille of Wotton), par., in co. and
city of Gloucester, pop. 541.

Wonghton on tlie Green, par. and vil., Bucks—
par., 1220 ac., pop. 231; vil., on river Ouse, 24 miles
N. of Fenny Stratford; P.O.; in vicinity is AVougliton
House, seat.

Wouldham, par. and vil., Kent—par. (partly in
Rochester city), 1540 ac., pop. 1268; vil., on river
Medway, 3 miles SE. of Rochester; P.O., T.O.; is
picturesquely situated at the base of a wooded accli-
vity. The church was built in the time of Henry YI.
Wonldham Hall and Wouldliaiu House are seats.

Woundale, mountain pass, Westmorland, in AV. of
co., 3 miles NE. of Ambleside.

Wrabness, par. and ry. sta., Essex, on river Stour,
5 miles W. of Harwich, 1112 ac. and 390 tidal water
and foreshore, pop. 225; in the churchyard is an old
ivy-clad belfry; near the sta. is AVrabness Hall, seat.

Wrackleford, hamlet, Stratton par., Dorset, 3 miles
NW. of Dorchester.

Wrafton, vil. with ry. sta., Devon, at mouth of
river Taw, 3 miles NAY. of Barnstaple; P.O.

Wragby.—small town and par. with ry. sta., Lin-
colnshire, 6 miles S. of Market Rasen and 11 NE. of
Lincoln, 1594 ac., pop. 508; P.O., T.O. Market-day,
Thursday. The chief feature of the town is its Gothic
church, an edifice of considerable architectural beauty.
There is an endowed school. The trade is agricultural.—
2. Wragby, par., eccl. dist., and vil., S. div., AYest-
Riding Yorkshire—par. (containing Ryhill), 3031 ac.,
pop. 1238 ; dist. (extending into Huntwick cum Nostell
and Foulby par.), pop. 851; vil., 5 miles SW. of Ponte-
fract ; in vicinity is Wragby Park, seat.

Wraggoe, wapentake, Lincolnshire, in Parts of
Lindsey, 58,216 ac., pop. 7957; contains 30 pars.

AVragholm, hamlet, Grainthorpe par., Lincolnshire,

7 miles NE. of Louth.