BTOCKTOW. 



STRALSUND. 



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sew M-L-fj-li Mar the town. Mid salmon and other fisheries in the 

 IWa. A-n*yoriiUinUtown. 



STOCKTON. 



BTOOUMBER. 



8TOKB. 



BTUKK DAMKKKL.' [PtTMOCTH.] 



STOKE FERRY. [KoBrouc.] 



STOKE POORS. [BoauwHUMBvnuLl 



BTOKK, dkttnfnfahod as BTOKK-UPON-TRENT, Staffordshire, a 

 maifce* Inwn inAbmentirT borough, and the seat of a Poor-Law 

 UifaB. to the pariah of Stoke, is sTtoated in 68' 0' N. lat, 8' 10' 

 W Vr. distant 16 miles N. by W. from Stafford, 148 miles N.W. 

 from London by road, and 1464 miles by the North Western and 

 North 8ta0ordahire rail waya. The population of Stoke parliamentary 

 borooch. whioh indodos an extensive district, was 84.027 in 1851. 

 Tho boroofh ntams two members to the Imperial Parliament The 

 Uvtof is a rirtnry to tho arohd^conry of Stafford and diocese of 

 liiohlslil Stoke Poor-Law Union oonsista of the parish of Stoke, with 

 are. of 10.4W acrea. and a population to 1851 of 57,942. 



In *** dbtriot, the chief seat of the earthsnwaro manufacture of 

 gajfaail nuBilmiiy dsoicnstsd "the Potteries," are the market-towns 

 of 'bantam. Hanky, Lane-End (with Longton), Stoke, and Tunstall 

 Court. BDMLUI is described to a eparato article. Lane-End, Longton, 

 Hanky, and Tunetall are noticed under STArroBMHiRr. Stoke has 

 may modem houses, built on a regular plan. The town-hall is a 

 Mat building, with an engine and lock-up-bouse beneath. The church 

 is a modem gothio structure, with a tower 1 1 2 feet high. The Baptists 



have places of worship, and there are National 

 aebools and a Dioonan school. The earthenware manufactories of 

 Bloke an among the most important in the district There are 

 mmeroos coal-works in the vicinity. The market is on Saturday, 

 and h well supplied. 



8TOKKCLIM3LAND. [CoRXwxLL.] 



BTOKR8LEY, North Riding of Yorkshire, a market-town, and the 

 seat of a Poor-Law Union, in the parish of Stokesley, in situated in the 

 fertile district of Cleveland, in 64 28' N. lat, 1 11' W. long., distant 

 48 miles N. by W. from York, and 238 miles N.N.YV. from London. 

 The population of the parish of Stokesley in 1851 was 2446. The 

 tiring is a rectory in the archdeaconry of Cleveland and diocese of 

 York. Stokesley Poor- Law Union contains 28 parishes and townships, 

 with an ana of 60,374 acres, and a population in 1851 of 8666. 



Stokeeley is washed on the south by a remarkably fine trout stream, 

 a branch of the river Leven. At a distance of from four to six miles, 

 the Cleveland Hills rise in the form of a semicircular amphitheatre, of 

 which Btokealey is the centre. The town consists chiefly of one street, 

 with many well-built booses, and is lighted with gas. Besides the 

 parish church, there are places of worship for Wesleyan, Primitive, 

 and Calvinistio Methodist*, and Independents. Preston Grammar 

 school had 48 scholars in 1854. The National schools, called the 

 schools of the Langbaurgh West Society, are partly endowed. There 

 are a dispensary, a mechanics institute, and a savings bank. An annual 

 court-leet, a county court, and weekly petty sessions are held. The 

 town has a considerable manufacture of linen. A good market is held 

 on Saturday, and fain three times in the year. 



STi >LPK. [Cosuii.] 



8TONE, Staffordshire, a market-town and the seat of a Poor-Law 

 Union, in the parish of Stone, is situated on the left bank of the river 

 Trent, in 61" 64' N. lat, 2 8' W. long., distant 7 miles N. by K. from 

 Stafford, 141 miles N.W. by W. from London by road, and 138 miles 

 by the North-Western and North Staffordshire railways, viA Trent 

 Valley. The population of the town of Stone in 1851 was 3443. The 

 living; is a perpetual curacy in the archdeaconry of Stafford and 

 dloaan of Lichfield. Stone Poor-Law Union contains 10 parishes and 

 townships, with an area of 68,524 acres, and a population in 1851 of 

 ... 11 



The principal street of the town of Rtone is a portion of the road 

 from London to Liverpool. The river Trent is here crossed by a 

 bridge. Th town is lighted with gas and paved. The pnrish church 

 contains a marble monument to the memory of Earl St Vincent, 

 with a bast of the earl by Chantrey. ChrLtt church is a modern 

 district church, erected in 1840. The Wesleyan Methodists, Inde- 

 pendents, and Roman Catholics have places of worship. The Free 

 Grammar ocbool, founded in 1668, is free to six boys of the parish, 

 sad to 84 othsn on payment of a small fee. There are National and 

 Infant schools, a mechanics institution, a literary society, and a savings 

 bank. HhoemaUng, tanning, malting, and brick-making ore carried 

 oe. A county court is held. Tuesday is the market-day ; a fair for 

 cattle is held fortnightly ; markets for cheese and bacon are held in 

 April and November, and for cattle and sheep on August 6th. Some 

 remains of an ancient Augtutinian monastery are situated near the 

 parish church. 



8TONR, [Km] 



8TONBHAVKN. 



arrOWBHBWOE. 



E255!! OIJ8R> 

 TONKYPORD. 



[K 



} LAXCASHIREJ PLTMOOTO.] 



8TORNOWAY. 



[UircAniM.] 



STORRINOTON. 



STol 1.1.1:11 M;I:, Worcestershire, a market-town, and the seat ofa 

 Poor-Law Union, in the parish of Old Swinford. is situated on the left 

 bank of the river Stour, in 62" 27' N. lat, 2 8' W. long., distant 23 

 miles N. by E. from Worcester, 122 miles N.W. by W. from London, 

 and 125 miles by the North- Western and Oxford Worcester and 

 Wolverhampton railways. The population of the town of Stourbridge 

 in 1861 was 7847. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the archdeaconry 

 and diocese of Worcester. Stourbridge Poor-Law Union contains 17 

 parishes and townships, with an area of 16,200 acres, and a population 

 in 1851 of 57,350. 



Stourbridge derives its name from its bridge over the Stour. The 

 bridge is of stone, and forms at this place the communication between 

 Worcestershire and Staffordshire. The town is rather irregularly 

 built The market-house is a spacious modern structure. Besides 

 the church, which was built by subscription in 1742, there are places 

 of worship for Independents, Wesleyan Methodist*, Baptists, Unita- 

 rians, Quakers, and Roman Catholics. The Free Grammar school, 

 founded by Edward VI. in 1551, is under the patronage of eight 

 governors, and had an incomo in 1837 of 4621. a year from rent ; the 

 number of scholars in 1854 was 44. There are endowed National 

 schools and an Infant school. The manufactures of Stourbridge 

 consist chiefly of iron, glass, and fire-bricks. The bricks are mode of 

 the Stourbridge clay, which has long been celebrated for its excelli'iire 

 in residing the action of fire ; crucibles ore also mode of it 



STOURPORT. [WOBCBBTEIUUHRB.] 



STOW, a hundred in the county of Suffolk, which with several 

 parishes in the adjoining hundred of lilackbourn, has been constituted 

 a Poor-Law Union. Stow Union, the seat of which is at STOWMADKET, 

 contains 34 parishes and townships, with an area of 55,842 acres, and 

 a population in 1851 of 21,110. 



STOW-ON-THE-WOLD, Gloucestershire, a markeUown, and the 

 seat of a Poor-Law Union, in the parish of Stow-on-the-Wold, is 

 situated in 51 66' N. lat., 1 43' W. long., distant 28 miles K. by N. 

 from Gloucester, and 82 miles W. by N. from London. The popula- 

 tion of the parish in 1851 was 2250. The living is a rectory, in the 

 archdeaconry of Gloucester and diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. 

 Stow-on-the-Wold Poor-Law Union contains 28 parishes and township?, 

 with an area of 41,131 acres, and a population in 1851 of 9932. The 

 streets are irregularly arranged, and the houses, which are built of 

 stone, are in general low. The parish church is a substantial struc- 

 ture, erected during the 14th and 15th centuries. In the town are a 

 chapel for Baptists, a Free Grammar school, founded in 1609, wliirli 

 had 120 scholars in 1854, National and Infant cchools, and a savings 

 bank. Shoe-making affords considerable employment. The market 

 is held on Thursday ; there are fairs on May 12th and October 24th. 



STOWE. [BCCJOHOKAMSHIRE.] 



STOWMARKET, Suffolk, a market-town, and the seat of the STOW 

 Poor-Law Union, in the parish of Stowmarket, is situated on the river 

 Dipping, in 52 11' N. lat,, 0" 59' E. long., distant 12 miles N.N.W. 

 from Ipswich, 76 miles N.E. from London by road, and 80 miles by 

 the Eastern Counties and Eastern Union railways. The population of 

 the town of Stowmarket in 1851 was 3161. The living is a vicarage, 

 in the archdeaconry of Suffolk and diocese of Norwich. 



Stowmarket town contains some well-built houses, and is lighted 

 with gas. The parish church is a handsome building, partly decorated 

 and partly perpendicular in style ; the tower is surmounted with a 

 wooden spire, 120 feet high. The Baptists and Independents have 

 places of worship, and there are National schools. There are an iron- 

 foundry, and a small manufactory of rope, twine, and sacking. The 

 Gippiug has been made navigable up to the town, and timber, di'al, 

 cools, and slate, are brought up from Ipswich. The market, on 

 Thursday, is well supplied with corn, cattle, and general mcrcli 

 there are three yearly fairs. 



8TRABANE, County of Tyrone, Ireland, a market-town and 

 the seat of a Poor-Law Union, is situated on the river Mournr, and 

 on the Dublin and Londonderry road, in 54 60' N. lat, 7 28' 

 W. long., distant 20 miles N.N.W. from Armagh, and 180 n.ilrs 

 N.N.W. from Dublin by road. The population in 1851 was 6079, 

 besides 628 inmates of the Union workhouse. Strabaue Poor-Law 

 Union comprises 24 electoral divisions, with on area of 1: 

 acres, and a population in 1851 of 49,161. The town consists of 

 an irregular group of streets and lanes, on the right bank of t)u> 

 river, and a suburb of a single winding street on the left bank. The 

 more modem streets contain some handsome houses. Besides the 

 parish church there are chapels for Roman Catholics, Presbyt < 

 and Methodists, several schools, a savings bonk, a court-house, i 

 hospital, dispensary, and bridewell A canal, four miles long, b> : 

 the Foyle and Strabane, facilitates its trade with Londonderry. The 

 linen bade is carried on here. Strabane has an important salmon- 

 fishery on the river Foyle. Quarter and petty sessions and a manor- 

 court are held in the town. Fair* arc held sixteen times in the year. 

 Strabane returned two members to the Irish Parliament, but the cor- 

 poration was dissolved by the Irish Municipal Reform Act 



8TRADBALLY. [QoKEU's COUNTY.] 



STRALSUND, one of the three governments into which tho 

 Prussian province of Pomerania is divided, consists of what was 

 formerly Swedish Pomerania, with tho island of Rugcn and some 



