Folkingham.—See Falkingham.
FOLKINHGAM.—See Falkingham.
Folkington (St. Peter)
FOLKINGTON (St. Peter), a parish, in the union
of Eastbourne, hundred of Longbridge, rape of Pevensey, E. division of Sussex, 18 miles (S. S. E.) from
Uckfield; containing 198 inhabitants. This parish,
which is situated on the road from Lewes to Eastbourne,
comprises about 1450 acres: the surface is hilly, and
from the higher grounds are some of the finest views in
the county; the soil is chalky. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at £12, and
in the gift of Earl Delawarr: the tithes have been commuted for £200, and the glebe comprises 10 acres. The
church is in the early English style, with later insertions,
and contains good monuments to Sir William and Lesley
Thomas, formerly proprietors of the manor. Three
almshouses, founded by Sir William, were re-established
by his descendant, the late W. Harison, Esq. On the
downs above the village are two large barrows.
Folksworth (St. Helen)
FOLKSWORTH (St. Helen), a parish, in the union
of Peterborough, hundred of Norman-Cross, county
of Huntingdon, 1 mile (N. W. by W.) from Stilton;
containing 186 inhabitants. It is situated near the north
road: the soil is generally clay, and the surface level.
The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at
£8. 6. 3.; net income, £135; patron, the Rev. H.
Freeman: the glebe consists of about 110 acres. The
church is an ancient edifice.
Folkton (St. John the Evangelist)
FOLKTON (St. John the Evangelist), a parish,
in the union of Scarborough, wapentake of Dickering, E. riding of York; containing, with the township
of Flixton, 580 inhabitants, of whom 251 are in the
township of Folkton, 3 miles (N. W.) from Hunmanby.
The parish comprises by computation 2500 acres: the
village, which is neatly built, is situated in a pleasant
valley on the northern side of the Wolds. The living is
a rectory and vicarage, valued in the king's books at
£8. 11. 10½.; net income, £900; patron, Capt. Robert
Mitford, R.N.: the tithes were commuted for land and
money payments in 1802. The church is an ancient
structure, with a low tower.
Follyfoot
FOLLYFOOT, a township, in the parish of Spofforth, Upper division of the wapentake of Claro, W.
riding of York, 5 miles (N. W. by W.) from Wetherby;
containing 353 inhabitants. It comprises by computation 1990 acres; and includes the beautiful demesne of
Rudding Park, and part of the hamlet of Spacey-Houses.
There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.
Fonaby
FONABY, a hamlet, in the parish and union of
Caistor, S. division of the wapentake of Yarborough,
parts of Lindsey, county of Lincoln; containing 17
inhabitants, and comprising 628 acres.
Fonthill, Bishop's (All Saints)
FONTHILL, BISHOP'S (All Saints), a parish, in
the union of Tisbury, hundred of Downton, locally in
the hundred of Mere, Hindon and S. divisions of Wilts,
1½ mile (E. by N.) from Hindon; containing 207 inhabitants. The parish is situated on the road from London to Exeter, and comprises 1729 acres, of which 552
are waste or common: of the cultivated lands, twothirds are arable, and the rest pasture and wood; the
soil is light and gravelly, and in many parts chalk
abounds. The surface is beautifully varied with hill
and dale; it is diversified by woods, chiefly of beech and
elm, and in Fonthill Park, the seat of James Morrison,
Esq., is a lake a mile in length. The living is a rectory,
valued in the king's books at £10, and in the gift of the
Bishop of Winchester: the tithes have been commuted
for £258, and the glebe comprises about 4½ acres. The
church is principally in the early English style, with an
old Norman tower. Samuel Gattrell in 1817 left a dividend of £10. 10., for a school.
Fonthill, Gifford (St. Nicholas)
FONTHILL, GIFFORD (St. Nicholas), a parish,
in the union of Tisbury, hundred of Dunworth, Hindon and S. divisions of Wilts, 1¾ mile (S. E.) from
Hindon; containing 416 inhabitants. The living is a
rectory, valued in the king's books at £13. 10., and in
the gift of the Lord of the Manor: the tithes have been
commuted for £310, and there are 40 acres of glebe. In
this parish was the magnificent mansion belonging to
William Beckford, Esq., called Fonthill Abbey.
Fontmell Magna (St. Andrew)
FONTMELL MAGNA (St. Andrew), a parish, in
the union of Shaftesbury, hundred of SixpennyHandley, Shaston division of Dorset, 4¼ miles (S.)
from Shaftesbury; containing, with the chapelry of
Hartgrove, 876 inhabitants. The parish comprises 2853
acres, of which 441 are waste land or common. The
cottagers are employed in the manufacture of wire-buttons; and a customary fair is held in the village on the
9th of June, but is growing into disuse. The living
consists of a rectory and vicarage, with the living of
West Orchard annexed, the rectory valued in the king's
books at £18, and the vicarage at £7. 10.; it is in the
patronage of Mrs. Salkeld: the tithes have been commuted for £550, and the glebe comprises 30 acres.
The church is chiefly in the later English style. There
is a place of worship for Wesleyans.
Foolow
FOOLOW, a township, in the parish of Eyam, union
of Bakewell, hundred of High Peak, N. division of
the county of Derby, 2¾ miles (E. by N.) from Tideswell; containing 249 inhabitants. The tithes have been
commuted for £34. 2., and the glebe contains 12½ acres.
There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.
Foot's-Cray.—See Cray, Foot's.
FOOT'S-CRAY.—See Cray, Foot's.
Forcett
FORCETT, a parochial chapelry, in the union of
Richmond, wapentake of Gilling-West, N. riding of
York; consisting of the townships of Barforth, Carkin,
Eppleby, Forcett, and Ovington; and containing 656
inhabitants, of whom 123 are in the township of Forcett,
9 miles (E. by S.) from Darlington. It comprises by
computation 6200 acres, of which 1710 are in Forcett
township; the surface is pleasing, the soil rich, and there
are several valuable quarries of limestone and freestone.
Forcett Hall, the seat of Mr. Michell, is a noble and
elegant building in an extensive park; and in front of
the mansion, to the south, is a piece of water which extends over 22 or 23 acres: on the estate are also numerous plantations. The chapel, dedicated to St. Cuthbert, is a neat edifice, with a tower, and an east window
embellished with stained glass: the living is a perpetual
curacy, in the patronage of the Vicar of Gilling. In
Forcett Park are traces of British intrenchments which
extend eastward to Stanwick.
Ford
FORD, a hamlet, in the parish of Dinton, union and
hundred of Aylesbury, county of Buckingham, 4
miles (S. S. W.) from Aylesbury; containing 221 inhabitants. Here was formerly a chapel.
Ford, with Bidstone.—See Bidstone.
FORD, with Bidstone.—See Bidstone
Ford
FORD, a hamlet, in the parish of North Wingfield, union of Chesterfield, hundred of Scarsdale,
N. division of the county of Derby. The celebrated nonconformist divine, William Bagshaw, called the Apostle
of the Peak, was a native of this place.
Ford
FORD, a township and chapelry, in the parish of
Bishop-Wearmouth, union of Sunderland, N. division of Easington ward and of the county of Durham,
3½ miles (W.) from Sunderland; containing 1720 inhabitants. This township is on the Wear, and comprises
the scattered village of South Hylton, on the southern
bank of the river, over which is a ferry to the village of
North Hylton, situated within the limits of the parish
of Monk-Wearmouth. Ford House is a handsome mansion, among thriving plantations; and the adjacent scenery is of pleasing character. Ironstone of a blueish
colour is quarried to a considerable extent. At South
Hylton are several yards for ship-building, a paper-mill,
some copperas-works, and an extensive manufactory of
earthenware, chiefly for exportation to Germany. The
chapel, situated at South Hylton, was erected and endowed by Capt. Maling, in 1817: the living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of the family of Gray;
net income, £140. There are places of worship for
Primitive and Associated Methodists, and Wesleyans.
Ford, with Orrell.—See Orrell.
FORD, with Orrell.—See Orrell.
Ford (St. Michael)
FORD (St. Michael), a parish, in the union, and
W. division of the ward, of Glendale, N. division of
Northumberland, 9 miles (N. N. W.) from Wooler;
containing 2257 inhabitants. On the western side of
the village is Ford Castle, erected in 1287 by Sir William Heron, and rebuilt by the late Lord Delaval; two
towers, the remains of the former castle, are retained in
the present structure. The castle was demolished by
the Scots in 1385, under the Earls of Fife, March, and
Douglas; prior to the battle of Flodden, it was captured
by James IV.'s troops; and in 1549 it was again taken
by the Scots, who destroyed a great part of it. The parish contains a considerable quantity of coal, limestone,
whinstone, freestone, and slate. Courts leet and baron
are held about Easter. The living is a rectory, valued
in the king's books at £24; patron, the Marquess of
Waterford. There are places of worship for Baptists
and Presbyterians, and several charity schools. Flodden-Field, in the parish, was the scene of the celebrated
battle fought on the 9th of Sept. 1513, by the Scots
under James IV., and the English commanded by the
Earl of Surrey, the former of whom were defeated, and
their king slain; the top of the hill is now covered with
fir-trees. As some workmen were digging in a field
near Flodden, in 1810, they discovered a large pit filled
with human bones.
Ford, Foord, or Fordsholme (St. Michael)
FORD, Foord, or Fordsholme (St. Michael), a
parish, in the union of Atcham, hundred of Ford,
S. division of Salop, 4¾ miles (W. by N.) from Shrewsbury; containing 309 inhabitants. This parish, which
is bounded on the north by the river Severn, and intersected by the road from Shrewsbury to Aberystwith,
comprises about 900 acres; the soil is light and fertile,
and the surface generally undulated. The living is a
perpetual curacy, valued in the king's books at £6. 13. 4.;
net income, £91; patron and impropriator, George
Tomline, Esq. The Roman Watling-street runs through
the parish.
Ford
FORD, a parish, in the hundred of Avisford, rape
of Arundel, W. division of Sussex, 5½ miles (S. S. W.)
from Arundel; containing 70 inhabitants. It is bounded
on the east by the river Arun, and comprises 470 computed acres; the surface is level, and the soil for the
greater part rich. The Portsmouth and Arundel canal,
commencing from the river Arun, passes through the
parish, and is supplied with water from that stream by
a steam-engine erected for the purpose. The living is a
discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at £9. 6. 8.,
and in the gift of the Bishop of Chichester: the tithes
have been commuted for £235, and the glebe comprises
one acre. The church is principally in the decorated
English style.
Ford
FORD, a tything, partly in the parishes of Idmiston
and Laverstock, union and hundred of Alderbury,
and partly in the district of Milford, parish of St.
Martin (Salisbury), hundred of Underditch, Salisbury and Amesbury, and S. divisions of the county of
Wilts; containing 107 inhabitants.
Fordhall
FORDHALL, a hamlet, in the chapelry of Ullenhall, parish of Wootton-Wawen, union of Stratford-on-Avon, Henley division of the hundred of
Barlichway, S. division of the county of Warwick;
containing 126 inhabitants.
Fordham (St. Mary)
FORDHAM (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of
Newmarket, hundred of Staploe, county of Cambridge, 5½ miles (N.) from Newmarket; containing 1416
inhabitants. James I., when coursing in the parish, took
refreshment at a place still called "the King's Path,"
and killed a hare near the spot; which circumstance is
commemorated upon a beam in the church, by a carved
representation of two greyhounds pursuing a hare. The
parish comprises by measurement 4050 acres, chiefly
arable, with a very small portion of pasture and woodland; the soil is of rather inferior quality, and the surface in some parts flat. A stream flows through the
lands, and gives motion to two mills. The living is a
discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at
£13. 6. 8.; net income, £348; patrons, the Master and
Fellows of Jesus College, Cambridge; appropriator, the
Bishop of Ely: the tithes were commuted for land and
a money payment in 1809; the land comprises about
270 acres. The church is a neat edifice. The Independents have a place of worship; and there are six
almshouses for widows, erected by Thomas Hinson in
1626. A small Gilbertine priory was founded in the
reign of Henry III., by Sir Robert de Fordham, as a
cell to the great monastery of the same order at Sempringham, in Lincolnshire; but scarcely a vestige remains.
Fordham, or Great Fordham (All Saints)
FORDHAM, or Great Fordham (All Saints), a
parish, in the union of Lexden and Winstree, Colchester division of the hundred of Lexden, N. division
of Essex, 6 miles (N. W. by W.) from Colchester; containing 739 inhabitants. The parish is separated from
that of Aldham by the river Colne, and comprises 2517
acres, of which 2083 are arable, 112 pasture, 60 woodland, and 50 heath; the land lies high, and the soil is a
loam, mixed with gravel. The living is a rectory, valued
in the king's books at £14. 4. 2., and in the gift alternately of Earl de Grey, and C. S. Onley, Esq.: the
tithes have been commuted for £750, and the glebe
comprises 25 acres. The church, an ancient edifice
with a tower surmounted by a wooden spire, is pleasantly
situated on an eminence, and contains some monuments.
William Ellis, in 1791, bequeathed £10 per annum for
instruction.
Fordham
FORDHAM, a parish, in the union of Downham,
hundred of Clackclose, W. division of Norfolk, 2½
miles (S.) from Downham; containing 219 inhabitants.
The parish is bounded on the south by the river Wissey,
and intersected by the Ouse, which also forms part of its
western boundary; it comprises 2204a. 3r. 27p., whereof
1733 acres are arable, 380 meadow and pasture, and 40
woodland. Snore Hall, now a farmhouse, was the seat
of the family of Skipwith, who entertained Charles I. on
the night previous to his delivering himself to the Scottish army. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £51; patron, E. R. Pratt, Esq., who, and the
Dean and Chapter of Norwich, are impropriators. The
impropriate and the rectorial tithes have each been commuted for £231, and the rectorial glebe comprises 13
acres. The church is in the later English style, with a
square embattled tower, and appears to have been of
larger dimensions.