Shilbottle (St. James)
SHILBOTTLE (St. James), a parish, in the union
of Alnwick, E. division of Coquetdale ward, N. division of Northumberland; containing, with the townships of Hazon, Newton-on-the-Moor, Whittle, and
Woodhouse, 1208 inhabitants, of whom 549 are in Shilbottle township, 4½ miles (S. by E.) from Alnwick.
The parish comprises 5921a. 3r, 20p., of which 4400
acres are arable, 1255 pasture and meadow, and 140
woodland: the soil is a strong clay, producing grain of
all kinds; and great numbers of cattle and sheep are
reared and fattened for the markets. The substratum
abounds with coal of good quality, of which mines are
in operation. The living is a discharged vicarage, endowed with a portion of the rectorial tithes, and valued
in the king's books at £4. 14. 8.; net income, £222: it
is in the patronage of the Crown, and the remainder of
the rectorial tithes belong to various persons. The incumbent's tithes in Shilbottle township have been commuted for £77, and the impropriators for £246: the
vicar has a glebe of 18 acres. The church, which was
thoroughly repaired about 1793, retains a portion of its
original Norman character. There is a place of worship
for Wesleyans.
Shildon
SHILDON, a township, in the parish of St. Andrew
Auckland, union of Auckland, N. W. division of
Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 3½ miles (S. E. by S.) from Bishop-Auckland;
containing 2631 inhabitants. Here is a depôt for goods,
on the railway from Witton Park to Darlington and
Stockton. The station is 124 yards in length, and will
contain more than 1000 coal-waggons; four locomotiveengines are generally kept here, and there are extensive
warehouses. A church was erected some years ago in
a conspicuous situation on rising ground east of the old
village: a district has been assigned, comprising the
townships of Shildon, Midridge, Eldon, and East Thickley; and a parsonage-house built, towards which the
Earl of Eldon subscribed 100 guineas. The living is a
perpetual curacy, in the gift of the Bishop of Durham,
and is endowed with £225 per annum out of the property of the see. The impropriate tithes of the township have been commuted for £43. 3.
Shillingford (St. Faith)
SHILLINGFORD (St. Faith), a parish, in the union
of Farringdon, hundred of Ganfield, county of Berks,
2¾ miles (S. E. by E.) from Farringdon; containing 280
inhabitants. It comprises about 1680 acres, of which
460 are arable, 1109 pasture, and 84 woodland. The
living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at
£17. 8. 11½.; net income, £497; patron, T. M. Goodlake, Esq. The church is partly Norman, and partly in
the early English style, and contains some ancient and
curious monuments, among them an altar-tomb to the
memory of John de Blewberry, a priest, who died in
1372, and a monument to the late Lord Ashbrook and
his father, who resided and were interred here.
Shillingford (St. George)
SHILLINGFORD (St. George), a parish, in the
union of St. Thomas, hundred of Exminster, Wonford
and S. divisions of the county of Devon, 3½ miles
(S. S. W.) from Exeter; containing 72 inhabitants. It
comprises 397a. 2r. 25p., of which 131 acres are arable,
62 pasture, 15 woodland, and 15 garden and orchard
ground. The living is a discharged rectory, consolidated
with that of Dunchideock, and valued in the king's
books at £9. The church contains an old monument to
one of the Courteney family.
Shillingford
SHILLINGFORD, a hamlet, in the parish of Warborough, union of Wallingford, hundred of Ewelme,
county of Oxford; containing 200 inhabitants.
Shillingstone, or Shilling-Okeford (Holy Rood)
SHILL1NGSTONE, or Shilling-Okeford (Holy
Rood), a parish, in the union of Sturminster, hundred of Cranborne, Sturminster division of the county
of Dorset, 5¾ miles (N. W.) from Blandford-Forum;
containing 512 inhabitants. It is bounded on the north
by the river Stour; and comprises 2223 acres, of which
745 are common or waste land. The living is a rectory
in medieties, the first mediety valued in the king's books
at £7. 9. 9½., and the second at £6. 16. 5½.; patron, J.
Thompson, Esq. The tithes have been commuted for
£370, and the glebe comprises 71 acres. The church
has an embattled tower crowned with pinnacles, and
contains a small altar-tomb erected, it is said, to the
memory of the founder.
Shilton
SHILTON, a parish, in the union of Witney, hundred of Bampton, county of Oxford, 2½ miles (S. S. E.)
from Burford; containing 305 inhabitants. The living
is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at
£5. 5. 5.; patron, the Rev. Thomas Neate; impropriator, J. Gwynne, Esq. The tithes were commuted for
land and a money payment in 1794.
Shilton (St. Andrew)
SHILTON (St. Andrew), a parish, in the union of
Foleshill, Kirby division of the hundred of Knightlow, N. division of the county of Warwick, 5¾ miles
(N. E.) from Coventry; containing, with part of the
hamlet of Barnacle, 453 inhabitants, and an area of
about 1100 acres. It was formerly the residence of a
branch of the Denbigh family, whose ancient mansion is
still remaining. The village is pleasantly situated on
the road from Coventry to Leicester; the inhabitants
are chiefly employed in the ribbon manufacture, and in
agriculture. The Oxford canal skirts the parish. The
living is a perpetual curacy, with a net income of £76;
it is in the patronage of the Crown, and the impropriation belongs to Col. Jarvis, of Doddington Hall, Lincoln,
whose tithes have been commuted for £37. The church
is an ancient structure in the early and decorated English styles, with a handsome tower; the chancel is separated from the nave by an enriched screen, presented by
Matthew Bloxham, Esq., and contains a piscina and
some old monuments. A school was built in 1725,
for this parish and Anstey; it is now conducted on the
national plan.
Shilton, Earl.—See Earl-Shilton.
SHILTON, EARL.—See Earl-Shilton.
Shilvington
SHILVINGTON, a township, in the parish of Morpeth, union and W. division of Castle ward, S. division of Northumberland, 5 miles (S. W. by S.) from
Morpeth; containing 92 inhabitants. It was anciently
a manor in the Merlay barony, and was the property of
the knightly families of Gubium and Ogle, the connexion
of the latter of whom with the place was revived in 1830,
the Rev. J. Savile Ogle then purchasing the estate. The
township is in the southern part of the parish, and comprises 1426 acres, of a good soil. The village is small,
and pleasantly situated on the road from Saltwick to
Whalton; here was a mill in the time of Henry III.,
and it is pretty certain that the village also had a chapel,
though no remains of it exist.
Shimpling (St. George)
SHIMPLING (St. George), a parish, in the union
of Depwade, hundred of Diss, E. division of Norfolk,
3¾ miles (N. E.) from Diss; containing 230 inhabitants.
It comprises 788a. 3r. 19p., of which 520 acres are arable,
225 meadow and pasture, and the remainder roads and
waste. Shimpling Place, anciently the residence of the
Shimpling family, is now a farmhouse. The living is a
discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at
£10. 13. 4.; net income, £222; patron and incumbent,
the Rev. H. Harrison. The church was chiefly erected
early in the thirteenth century, but the steeple appears
to be more ancient; a representation of St. George and
the Dragon, and the arms of the Shimplings, are carved
on the front of it.
Shimpling (St. George)
SHIMPLING (St. George), a parish, in the union
of Sudbury, hundred of Babergh, W. division of Suffolk, 7 miles (S.) from Bury St. Edmunds; containing
517 inhabitants. The parish comprises 2698a. 2r. 6p.,
and includes several estates with manorial rights. Chadacre Hall, the principal of these, was the seat of the
family of Plampin, of which the late Admiral Plampin
was the last descendant; it is now owned by Mr. Hallifax, banker in London. Shimpling Thorn is a good
mansion-house, late the property of the ancient family
of Fiske. Shimpling Hall, with 400 acres of land, and
Gifford's Hall, both belong to Melford Hospital. The
living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at
£16. 17. 1., and in the gift of the Rev. M. C. Bolton:
the tithes have been commuted for £600, and the glebe
comprises 83 acres. The church is a commodious edifice, containing some monuments to the Plampins.
Shincliffe
SHINCLIFFE, a chapelry, in the parish of St. Oswald, union of Durham, S. division of Easington ward,
N. division of the county of Durham, 1¾ mile (S. E.) from
Durham; containing 1137 inhabitants. This place, anciently called Syneclive, was given under that appellation
to the convent of Durham by Bishop Carilepho, in 1085;
and nearly the whole vill is at this day held under the
Dean and Chapter of Durham. The village is considerable, and lies east of the Wear, sheltered on three sides
by the rising grounds that skirt the river-valley, and
open on the west to the rich level grounds on the Wear.
A bridge existed here so early as the year 1200, and
mention occurs of its repair twice in the 14th century;
it was rebuilt by Bishop Skirlaw (who raised a noble
stone structure of three arches), and was again rebuilt
in 1826. The produce of a colliery in Shincliffe is
shipped at Sunderland. Here is a station of the York
and Newcastle railway. The living is a perpetual
curacy; net income, £98; patrons, the Dean and
Chapter: the great tithes have been commuted for
£191. 18. 9., and those of the perpetual curate for
£4. 9. 7. The chapel was built and endowed in 1826,
by the Dean and Chapter; and a burial-ground was
consecrated in September same year.
Shineton, county of Salop.—See Sheinton.
SHINETON, county of Salop.—See Sheinton.
Shinfield (St. Mary)
SHINFIELD (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of
Wokingham, hundreds of Charlton, Reading, and
Theale, county of Berks, 3 miles (S. by E.) from
Reading; containing, with the liberty of Hartley-Dummer, 1125 inhabitants. The parish is situated on the
road from Reading to Basingstoke, and comprises 4514
acres, of which 421 are common or waste land. The
living is a vicarage, with that of Swallowfield annexed,
valued in the king's books at £20. 3. l½.; patrons and
appropriators, the Dean and Chapter of Hereford. The
great tithes of the parish have been commuted for £930,
and the vicarial for £200; the appropriate glebe comprises 15 acres, and the vicarial 29. There is a place of
worship for Independents. A free school was founded
in 1707, by Richard Piggot, who endowed it with land
and houses producing at present £57. 16. per annum.
Another school, endowed by Mary Spicer in 1697, has
£11 a year, arising from a house and land.
Shingay (St. Mary)
SHINGAY (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of
Royston, hundred of Armingford, county of Cambridge, 6½ miles (N. W. byN.) from Royston; containing 137 inhabitants. The living is annexed to the vicarage of Wendy. A commandery of the Knights Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem was founded here in
1140, the revenue of which, at the suppression, was
estimated at £175. 4. 6.
Shingham (St. Botolph)
SHINGHAM (St. Botolph), a parish, in the union
of Swaffham, partly in the hundred of South Greenhoe, but chiefly in that of Clackclose, W. division of
Norfolk, 4¾ miles (S. W. by W.) from Swaffham; containing 59 inhabitants. It comprises 1304 acres; the
soil is chiefly sandy and light, and the surface generally
flat. The living is a discharged rectory, annexed to that
of Beechamwell All Saints, and valued in the king's books
at £4. 6. 8.: the tithes have been commuted for £105,
and the glebe comprises 24 acres.