Stapeley
STAPELEY, a township, in the parish of Wybunbury, union and hundred of Nantwich, S. division of
the county of Chester, 1¾ mile (S. E.) from Nantwich;
containing 448 inhabitants. It comprises 1200a. 3r. 36p.
of land. The vicarial tithes have been commuted for
£14. 7.; and the appropriate for £90, payable to the
Bishop of Lichfield.
Stapeley with Hillside
STAPELEY, with Hillside, a tything, in the parish
and hundred of Odiham,union of Hartley-Wintney,
Odiham and N. divisions of the county of Southampton, 2½ miles (S. S. W.) from Hartford-Bridge; containing 411 inhabitants.
Stapenhill (St. Peter)
STAPENHILL (St. Peter), a parish, in the union
of Burton-upon-Trent, hundred of Repton and Gresley, S. division of the county of Derby, 1 mile (S. E.)
from Burton; containing, with the chapelry of Cauldwell, and the township of Stanton with Newhall, 2261
inhabitants. The parish comprises by survey 4620
acres, of which 1656 are in the township of Stapenhill.
The soil is chiefly of strong quality, well adapted for
wheat and beans, with some portions of good turnip
soil; the surface is hilly, and the substratum abounds
with coal, of which several extensive mines are in operation. The village is pleasantly situated on the east
bank of the Trent. The living is a discharged vicarage,
valued in the king's books at £5. 6. 0½., and in the
patronage of the Marquess of Anglesey: the glebe comprises 80 acres, with a pleasant residence. The church,
which had become dilapidated, was taken down and rebuilt in 1839, at the expense of the incumbent, the Rev.
John Clay; it is a chaste and handsome structure in
the early English style, beautifully situated on an eminence which overhangs the river. There is a chapel of
ease at Cauldwell; and at Stanton with Newhall is a
separate incumbency. The Wesleyans have a place of
worship. A national school has been erected near the
church; and some small bequests are appropriated to
the poor.
Staple-Fitzpaine (St. Peter)
STAPLE-FITZPAINE (St. Peter), a parish, in the
union of Taunton, hundred of Abdick and Bulstone,
W. division of Somerset, 5 miles (S. E. by S.) from
Taunton; containing 361 inhabitants. It consists of
2864 acres, of which 627 are common or waste land.
The living is a rectory, with the living of Bickenhall annexed, valued in the king's books at £17. 14. 2., and in
the gift of Lord Portman. The tithes of Staple-Fitzpaine
have been commuted for £383. 10., and the glebe comprises 50 acres.
Staple-next-Wingham (St. James)
STAPLE-next-Wingham (St. James), a parish, in
the union of Eastry, hundred of Downhamford, lathe
of St. Augustine, E. division of Kent, 1¾ mile (E. by
S.) from Wingham; containing 562 inhabitants. This
parish, which consists of 1009 acres, is chiefly inhabited
by market-gardeners, who supply the watering-places in
the Isle of Thanet with vegetables. The living is annexed
to the rectory of Adisham: the tithes have been commuted for £599, and there is a glebe of 2 acres. The
church contains a very old font, and many handsome
monuments to the Lynch family, formerly residing at
Grove, an ancient mansion in the parish.
Stapleford (St. Andrew)
STAPLEFORD (St. Andrew), a parish, in the union
of Chesterton, hundred of Thriplow, county of Cambridge, 5¼ miles (S. S. E.) from Cambridge; containing
447 inhabitants. It comprises by measurement 1673
acres, of which a small portion is meadow and pasture,
and the remainder arable. The population is partly employed in the manufacture of straw-plat. The living is
a vicarage, valued in the king's books at £7. 18. 9.;
net income, £181; patrons and appropriates, the Dean
and Chapter of Ely. The tithes were commuted for
land and a money payment in 1812.
Stapleford (St. Mary)
STAPLEFORD (St. Mary), a parish, in the union,
hundred, and county of Hertford, 3¼ miles (N. by W.)
from Hertford; containing 259 inhabitants. It comprises about 1440 acres of land; the soil is gravelly, and
the surface alternated with hill and dale. The small
river Bene flows through the lands; and a large watercourse, called the New Cut, has been made at the expense of S. Smith, Esq., to diminish the violence of the
floods. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's
books at £8. 8. 6½., and in the gift of Mr. Smith: the
tithes have been commuted for £250, and the glebe
comprises 20 acres. The church is an ancient structure,
with some details of the Norman style.
Stapleford (St. Mary Magdalene)
STAPLEFORD (St. Mary Magdalene), a parish, in
the union of Melton-Mowbray, hundred of Framland, N. division of the county of Leicester, 4 miles
(E. by S.) from Melton-Mowbray; containing 184 inhabitants. It comprises 2171a. 6p.: the soil is chiefly
clay, and the subsoil principally gravel; the surface is
partly hilly, and partly flat. The river Wreake and the
Melton-Mowbray and Oakham canal pass through the
parish. The living is a discharged vicarage, consolidated with the rectory of Saxby, and valued in the
king's books at £13. The church was erected in 1783,
by Robert, fourth Earl of Harborough, and contains
some fine monuments to the Sherard family, among
which is one by Rysbrach, in memory of Bennet, first
earl. An hospital was founded in 1732, by the first
earl, for six persons, and endowed with £48 per annum,
subsequently augmented by the fourth earl and Lord
Sherard, with £100 per annum, for eight persons.
Stapleford (All Saints)
STAPLEFORD (All Saints), a parish, in the union
of Newark, Lower division of the wapentake of Boothby-Graffo, parts of Kesteven, county of Lincoln,
6½ miles (N. E. by E.) from Newark; containing 193
inhabitants. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued
in the king's books at £5. 3. 4.; net income, £68;
patron and impropriator, Lord Middleton.
Stapleford (St. Helen)
STAPLEFORD (St. Helen), a parish, in the union
of Shardlow, S. division of the wapentake of Broxtow, N. division of the county of Nottingham, 5¾
miles (W. S. W.) from Nottingham; containing 1837
inhabitants. This parish, which is bounded on the west
and north-west by the river Erewash, comprises by
measurement 1200 acres: the soil is chiefly a rich clay;
the surface is partly hilly, and the scenery pleasingly
diversified. The village is finely situated on the Erewash; the population is partly employed in the stocking
manufacture. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the
patronage of the Crown, with a net income of £120.
The church underwent a thorough repair in 1785. There
is a place of worship for Wesleyans. In the parish are
an obelisk apparently of Saxon construction, and a
Druidical monument called the Hemlock Stone. Stapleford Hall was the residence of Sir John Borlase
Warren, the distinguished admiral.
Stapleford (St. Mary)
STAPLEFORD (St. Mary), a parish, in the union
of Wilton, hundred of Branch and Dole, Salisbury
and Amesbury, and S. divisions of Wilts, 4½ miles
(N. N. W.) from Wilton; containing 296 inhabitants.
The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's
books at £10; net income, £105; patrons and appropriators, the Dean and Canons of Windsor.
Stapleford, Abbot's (St. Mary)
STAPLEFORD, ABBOT'S (St. Mary), a parish, in
the union and hundred of Ongar, S. division of Essex,
5¾ miles (S. E. by S.) from Epping; containing 498
inhabitants. The parish is separated from TawneyStapleford by the river Roden, over which was a ford
that may have given rise to its name; it takes the
distinguishing affix Abbot's from having belonged to
the monastery of St. Edmondsbury, in the county of
Suffolk. The fine old mansion of Albyns, the residence
of the Abdy family, built by Inigo Jones, is situated here.
The living is a rectory-, valued in the king's books at
£16. 15., and in the patronage of the Crown; net income,
£483. The east window of the church has a very ancient
figure of Edward the Confessor in stained glass, removed
by Dr. Pearce, Bishop of Rochester, from the palace of
Havering-atte-Bower. In the church are also monuments to the family of Abdy; to John, Lord Fortescue,
one of the justices of the court of common pleas; and
his son Dormer, the last lord: in the churchyard is a
monument to Sir H. Gould, also a justice of the common
pleas. A school is endowed with three old cottages, and
£25 a year. Bishop Pearce, and Dr. Godfrey Goodman,
Bishop of Gloucester, were rectors of the parish; and
John Day, author of Sandford and Merton, resided here.
Stapleford, Bruen
STAPLEFORD, BRUEN, a township, in the parish
of Tarvin, union of Great Boughton, Second division
of the hundred of Eddisbury, S. division of the county
of Chester, 4½ miles (W. N. W.) from Tarporley; containing 165 inhabitants. It comprises 729 acres of land,
whereof the soil is a light sand. The vicarial tithes
have been commuted for £56. 6. 6.; and the appropriate for £98. 15., payable to the Dean and Chapter of
Lichfield.
Stapleford, Foulk
STAPLEFORD, FOULK, a township, in the parish
of Tarvin, union of Great Boughton, Lower division
of the hundred of Broxton, S. division of the county
of Chester, 5½ miles (W.) from Tarporley; containing
285 inhabitants. It comprises 1321 acres, of which 48
are common or waste. The tithes have been commuted
for £61. 19. 10. payable to the vicar, and £80. 2. to the
Dean and Chapter of Lichfield.
Stapleford, Tawney (St. Mary)
STAPLEFORD, TAWNEY (St. Mary), a parish, in
the union and hundred of Ongar, S. division of Essex,
6 miles (S. E. by E.) from Epping; containing 350
inhabitants. The parish comprises 1570 acres, of which
40 are common or waste land: within its limits is Suttons, the residence of the family of Smijth. The living
is a rectory, with that of Mount Thoydon united, valued
in the king's books at £15. 8. 9., and in the gift of the
Rev. Sir E. B. Smijth, Bart.: the tithes of TawneyStapleford have been commuted for £350, and the glebe
comprises 127½ acres. The church is a small edifice,
with a belfry turret, and a spire of wood.
Staplegate
STAPLEGATE, an extra-parochial district, the
northern suburb of the city of Canterbury, in the union
of Blean, hundred of Westgate, lathe of St. Augustine, E. division of Kent; with 253 inhabitants.
Staplegrove
STAPLEGROVE, a parish, in the union of Taunton,
hundred of Taunton and Taunton-Dean, W. division
of Somerset, 1¾ mile (N. W.) from Taunton; containing
471 inhabitants. This parish, which was separated from
Taunton in 1554, comprises an area of 1059a. 3r. 6p.,
forming a richly-wooded portion of the picturesque vale
of Taunton-Dean. The population is partly employed
in the silk manufacture, in which, on an average, about
100 persons are engaged. The Grand Western canal
from Bridgwater to Tiverton passes along the southern
boundary of the parish, and the Bristol and Exeter railway runs through it, in a line nearly parallel with the
canal. Here is a private asylum for insane patients.
The living is a rectory, in the gift of the Rev. E. Houlditch: the tithes have been commuted for £205, and
there is an excellent glebe-house. The church is an
ancient structure, with a square embattled tower; a
gallery has been recently built, and the edifice contains
a monument to Mr. Southey, uncle of the poet.
Staplehurst (All Saints)
STAPLEHURST (All Saints), a parish, in the union
of Maidstone, partly in the hundred of Cranbrooke,
and partly in that of Marden, Lower division of the
lathe of Scray, W. division of Kent, 4 miles (N. by E.)
from Cranbrooke; containing 1591 inhabitants. It
comprises 5737 acres, and is situated on the SouthEastern railway, which has a station here, 12 miles from
the Tonbridge station, and 14 from that of Ashford.
A fair for cattle, corn, and hops, is held on October 11th.
The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at
£26. 5. 10., and in the gift of St. John's College, Cambridge: the tithes have been commuted for £1199. 15.,
and the glebe comprises one acre. There is a place of
worship for Independents. Two schools are supported
for about £60 per annum, arising from the bequests of
Lancelot Bathurst in 1539, and John Gibson, Esq., in
1707.
Stapleton (St. Mary)
STAPLETON (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of
Longtown, Eskdale ward, E. division of Cumberland; containing, with the townships of Bellbank, Solport, and Trough, 1170 inhabitants, of whom 550 are in
Stapleton township, 8 miles (N.) from Brampton. The
parish is situated on the river Leven or Line, over which
is a neat bridge; and comprises about 13,930 acres,
whereof about 50 or 60 are woodland, and the remainder
arable and pasture, in nearly equal portions. The soil
is generally cold, lying on a retentive clay; the surface
is hilly. On the north bank of the river are the remains
of Shank Castle; and in the vicinity coal has been
found, of which a mine is in operation. An act for
dividing and inclosing Wakeyhill common here, was
passed in 1842. The living is a discharged rectory,
valued in the king's books at £1. 8. 11½.; net income,
£98; patron, the Earl of Carlisle. The church was
rebuilt in 1829.
Stapleton (Holy Trinity)
STAPLETON (Holy Trinity), a parish, in the union
of Clifton, hundred of Barton-Regis, W. division of
the county of Gloucester, 2½ miles (N. E. by N.) from
Bristol; containing, with the village of Fishponds, 3944
inhabitants. This parish is situated on the north-western angle of the South-Gloucester and Somerset coalfield, and is bounded on the north side by a range of
hills from 150 to 200 feet in height, to which elevation
the strata of the coal-measures on the south side are
lifted up by a mass of millstone-grit. The road from
Bristol to Wotton-under-Edge and Gloucester passes
through the village of Stapleton; and another from the
same city to Sodbury, Cirencester, and Oxford, through
the village of Fishponds. The parish comprises by
measurement 2465 acres, and is traversed by the river
Frome, flowing through a richly-wooded glen occasionally interspersed with precipitous rocks; the soil is a
stone brash. The district abounds with valuable Pennant stone, of which considerable quarries are wrought;
and there are several coal-mines in operation: the
manufacture of hats, formerly extensive, is now on a
small scale. The palace of the Bishop of Gloucester
and Bristol is situated here. The living is a perpetual
curacy, lately endowed by Sir John Smyth, Bart., who
is patron and impropriator, with £2000; net income,
£224: the tithes have been commuted for £298. 12.
The church is a small neat edifice, with a tower crowned
by pinnacles. A chapel was built at Fishponds, by
subscription, in 1817: the living is a perpetual curacy,
net income, £80; patron, the Rev. H. Shute. There
are places of worship for Baptists and Wesleyans. About
half way between Stapleton and Fishponds is an extensive building which was occupied as a depôt for French
prisoners of war. Mrs. Hannah More was born in a
house in the parish now appropriated as a free school;
and John Foster, author of the well-known Essays, resided in the village.
Stapleton
STAPLETON, a township, in the parish of Presteign, union of Knighton, hundred of Wigmore,
county of Hereford; containing 155 inhabitants, and
comprising an area of 1271 acres.
Stapleton
STAPLETON, a chapelry, in the parish of Barwell,
hundred of Sparkenhoe, S. division of the county of
Leicester, 3 miles (N. by E.) from Hinckley; containing 245 inhabitants. It comprises 1299a. 1r. 7p. of
land, nearly equally divided between arable and pasture;
the soil is light. A rent-charge of £240 has been
awarded as a commutation for the tithes, and there is
a glebe of 53½ acres. The chapel is dedicated to St.
Martin.
Stapleton (St. John)
STAPLETON (St. John), a parish, in the union of
Atcham, hundred of Condover, S. division of Salop,
6 miles (S. by W.) from Shrewsbury; containing 257
inhabitants. It is situated on the road from Shrewsbury to Hereford, and comprises 2432 acres. The living
is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £6. 7. 6., and
in the patronage of the Hon. H. W. Powys: the tithes
have been commuted for £464; there is a glebe-house,
and the"glebe comprises 10½ acres. An embankment in
the parish is supposed to be Roman.
Stapleton
STAPLETON, a hamlet, in the parish of Martock,
union of Yeovil, hundred of Martock, W. division of
Somerset; containing 147 inhabitants.
Stapleton
STAPLETON, a township, partly in the parish of
Barton, but chiefly in that of Croft, wapentake of
Gilling-East, union of Darlington, N. riding of
York, 2¼ miles (S. W.) from Darlington; containing
117 inhabitants. It is on the south side of Teesdale,
and comprises about 920 acres of land. The village is
pleasantly situated on the bank of the Tees; and on
the green stands the trunk of a large elm which has
weathered the storms of several centuries. The tithes
have been commuted for £160 payable to the rector of
Croft, and £2. 13. to the vicar of Gilling.
Stapleton
STAPLETON, a township, in the parish of Darrington, Upper division of the wapentake of Osgoldcross, W. riding of York, 4¼ miles (S. E. by E.) from
Pontefract; containing 138 inhabitants. The township
comprises by computation 1760 acres of fertile land in
high cultivation. Stapleton Park, the seat of the late
John Watson Barton, Esq., was originally the property
of Edward Lascelles, Esq., who succeeded to the title of
Baron Harewood in 1796, and erected the present spacious and elegant Hall. A portico of the Doric order,
which now forms the principal entrance, was added by
the Hon. Edward Robert Petre, who in 1833 sold the
estate to Mr. Barton. The park is richly wooded, and
watered by a rivulet.