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WIND80B. 



WISCONSIN. 



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The tMKtifal chapel of St Oeorse stands within the OMtle preoinota, 

 A nhantl JedterH to St George, for Uia service of the Order of the 

 oJWT w- meted t Wind** by Edward III. (1327-77); but the 

 lieert tdliltt WM beyua by Kdward IV. (1461-S3), and was nut com 

 pleeed until after th commencement of the Ititii century. It ia one 

 of the most beautiful sptciiuena of th* perpendicular style of archi- 

 tecture in this couutry. The great eut window ia painted after the 

 ilairai of Wrst. During the but few yean toil ohapel ha* beeu 

 eMiiely and Tery judiciouidy restored at a gnat expenea. St Oeorge'a 

 Chapel ia a collegiate e*tebU*oment. The chapter couists of a dean, 

 eight otaotu, aad six minor canons. 



The oatle i lurrouuded on two aides by the Little Park, a very 

 ancient and beautiful domain, which at one time formed part of 

 Windsor Forest Within iU precincU ia Frogmore Lodge, now 

 occupied by the Duchess of Kent : the grounds comprise about 13 

 area, laid out with great taste. In the reign of Queen Anne that 

 part of Windsor Forest which remained the property of the crowu, 

 under the name of the Oreat Park, waa out off from the castle by the 

 iuterreniug private property ; and it waa therefore determined to buy 

 as much land aa might be required to complete an avenue from the 

 oastle to the forest. Thia ia the present Loug Walk, generally con- 

 aidered the finest avenue of the kind in Europe. It is a perfectly 

 straight *'~* above three niilea in length, running from the jirincijul 

 entrance to the castle to the top of a commanding hill in the Great 

 Park called Snow Hill On each side of the rood, which is slightly 

 rawed, there is a double row of stately elms. The view from Snow 

 Hill is very fine. In 1832 a colossal equestrian statue of George III. 

 waa created on the higheat part of this hill. The total elevation of 

 the statue and pedestal exceeds 50 feet, and the statue (uiuu and horse) 

 U M feet in height. The walks and drives in the Great Park present 

 aomce of much beauty and variety. At the southern extremity of 

 the park is Virginia Water, the largest artificial lake in the kingdom. 

 The eastern side of the Great Park is chiefly in Surrey. 



WINDSOR. [NOVA SCOTIA.] 



W1NDWAKD ISLANDS, THE, are opposed to the Leeward Islands, 

 both of which terms are applied to some islands belonging to the 

 Columbian Archipelago, or to the West Indies. The English however 

 diflar from other seafaring nations in the application of the inn,,-. 

 They limit both terms to that group of the Archipelago which is 

 commonly called the Lesser Antilles, and call those south of 16 N. 

 lt Windward, and those north of that parallel Leeward Island.-. 

 [Wear INDIES.) 



W1NFAKTUING. [NORFOLK.] 



W1NGEKOW. [POLAND.] 



WING FIELD. [DKKBYSHIBB.] 



WIXGilAM. [KjtNT.J 



W1.NK.F1ELD. [UitBKSHIBE.] 



Wl.NLA'ION. [DtiBHAlt] 



W1X.SLOW, Buckinghamshire, a market-town and the seat of a 

 Poor-Law Union, in the parish of Wiuelow, is situated in 51 56' N. 

 lat, 61' W. Jong., distant 10 miles N. by W. from Aylesbury, 

 49 milt* N.W. by W. from London by road, and 54 miles by the 

 London and North-We-stern railway and its Oxford branch. The 

 population of the parish in 1S51 was 1889. The living is a vicarage 

 m the diocese of Oxford. Window Poor-Law Union contains 17 

 parishes and townships, with ail area of 35,395 acres, and a population 

 in 151 of 9370. 



Winalow is a neat town, seated on the brow of a hill commanding 

 fine prospects of the surrounding country. The parish church, a 

 commodious plain building of the perpendicular style, has at the west 

 end a square embattled tower. The Independents and Baptists have 

 places of worship. There are National and Infant schools; aud a 

 Uiris school, in which lace-working is taught. The market is held 

 on Thunday : a monthly market has beeu lately established for the 

 sale of cattle, wood, &a Fairs are held eight times in the year. 

 Statute fairs are held on the first Thursday before, and the second 

 and third Thursday after, Old Michaelmas Day. 



Wl.vsTEK. [DBRBYSHIRB.] 



Wl:, L.N.] 



WIN MO. [DOBSKSHIEK.] 



WIN AM. [LlNCOLHSlIlBI.] 



[ZOMOH.] 



'N. [l.iM'i.i.NsiiiRii; NonroLK.] 



Wl IM. [KlII.N, HAUL] 



population of the town of Wirkaworth in 1851 was 2632. The living 

 is a Ticarag* in the archdeaconry of Derby and diocese of Lichfield. 



ksworth i* the ancient seat of the lead trade, and is situated 

 near the southern edge of the mining district, in a valley nearly shut 

 i by limestone bills. BoOMm coins and relics have been found at 

 Wirksworth. The town is lighted with gas. Barmote courts are held 

 in the moot-ball, a handsome stone building, erected in 18H, at the 

 cost ef the duchy of Lancaster. Here is kept the miners' standard 

 dish for lead-ore, made in the reign of Henry VIII. The church is 

 a haiKUoine gotbio ntructure of tho Hth century. The Wtsleyan 

 Methodist*, Baptists, and Independents have places of worship. There 



are a Grammar school. National schools, and a smngH bank. 

 ineilnnn and a county court are held iu the town. Ginghams hats, 

 aud small-wares are manufactured. The lead-mines of the vicinity, 

 though not so productive as formerly, are still the chief soui 

 tlie prosperity of the town. The market is held on Tuesday ; there 

 are six annual fairs. lUces are held annually. 



W1K11ALL, a hundred iu the county of Chester, which gives name 

 to a Poor-Law Union. The hundred of Wirrall occupies tho peninsula 

 lying between the eestuark-s of the Mersey and the Dee. Wirrall 

 Poor-Law Union contains 56 parishes and townships, with a: 

 of 112,110 acres, and a population in 1851 of 57,147. 



WIKTEMBEliG. [WUKTKJIIIEBO.] 



WJSi;iO.\rll, Cambridgeshire, a municipal borough aud sea-port, 

 and the seat of a Poor-Law Union, is situated in the Fun di-triet, 

 chiefly on the right bank of the river Nene, in 62 4u' N. lat., 9' 

 E. long., distant 43 miles N. from Cambridge, 'JiS iu\\< * X. by E. from 

 London by road, aud ItOJ miles by the Eastern Counties on 

 Anglian railways. The borough is governed by 6 aldermen and 18 

 councillors, of whom one is mayor. The living U a vicarage, iu the 

 archdeaconry and diocese of Ely. Wisbeach Poor-Law Union contains 

 22 parishes aud townships, with an area of 131,535 acres, aud a popu- 

 lation iu 1851 of 36,215. 



The town of Wisbeach has a neat and uniform appearance ; tho 

 streets arc clean and lighted with gas. A handsome circus, constructed 

 in 1816, occupies the space on which the castle of Wisbca 

 stood. The corn exchange, built iu 1811, was converted in ixjl into 

 a room for lectures, concerts, and similar purposes. At tho back of 

 the corn exchange is a large plot of ground used as a cattle-market. 

 The new town-hall was built iu ls-01 on the site of a building called 

 ' The Firkin Cross," which was the butter-market at a period when the 

 town had a considerable trade in dairy produce. A public hull wa.< 

 erected in 1852 for the uae of the mechanics institute, temp 

 society, Ac. The house of correction was built iu 1807. The market- 

 place occupies a large piece of ground in the centre of the town. 

 There are public baths. St. Peter's church is an ancient aud very fine 

 building, with a tower detached from the body of the church. St. 

 Mary's church is a short distance from the town, and there is a c 

 of ease. The Wesleyan Methodists, Independents, Baptist 

 Roman Catholics, and Unitarians have places of worship. There are 

 a Bethel or Seamen's chapel, a Free Grammar school, National, i 

 and Infant schools, a literary society, a scientific institution, reading- 

 rooms, a public library, and a savings bank. Quarter and 

 sessions and a county court are held in the town. 



The two parts of the town of Wisbeach are connected by a bridge 

 of stone, consisting of one arch of 72 feet span. A canal between Wis- 

 beach and Outweli, which was completed in 1792, connects tin 

 with the Ouse. The navigation of the Nene to Wisbeach had gradually 

 become very difficult and dangerous, from the accumulation of inn. I 

 and sand ; but by cuts aud other works it has beeu much improved. 

 The number and tonnage of vessels registered as belonging i 

 port of Wisbeach on December 31st, 1854, were 50 tons and 

 22 sailing-vessels, tonnage 815; and 1 steam-vessel, tonnage 18 : above 

 50 tons, 73 failing-vessels, tonnage 11,1*32 ; and 2 steam-vessels of 675 

 tons. The number and tonnage of vessels entered and cleared at the 

 port during 1354, were: Inwards, 727 sailing-vessels, tonnage 6 

 and 41 steam-vessels, tonnage 16,996 ; outwards, 303 sailing 

 tonnage 19,653, aud 2 steam-vessels, tonnage 104. 



The market for fat cattle is held weekly on Thursday ; that for corn, 

 which is of considerable importance, is held on Saturday. Three fairs 

 are held yearly. The exports include corn, potatoes, wool, and seeds ; 

 coals and timber are the chief imports. Ship- aud boat-building, 

 rope-making, iron-founding, brick-making, brewing, malting, aud tanning 

 are carried on. Whiting is made to some extent. Iu the vicinity arj 

 extensive market-gardens. 



A castle was built at Wisbeach in 10S6 by William I. Aft. -r its 

 destruction by an inundatiou in 1236 it was rebuilt. It existed in 

 Cromwell's time, but has since been demolished. The Guild of the 

 Holy Trinity of Wysbech was established iu 1379, and remained, with 

 eight minor guilds, till the dissolution of the monasteries. 



W1SBY. [GOTHLAND.] 



WISCASSEC. [MAINE, U.S.] 



WISCHEQKAS. [BOSNIA.] 



WISCONSIN, one of the most northern of the Unitvd 

 North America, extends between 42" 30' aud 47 " N. lat., 86 ni. 

 W. long. It is bounded E. by Lake Michigan and the largo i; 

 its south-western extremity known as Green Bay, which divides it 

 from the state of Michigan; N.E. by the state of Michigan; N. by Lake 

 Superior, which divides it from Upper Canada; N.W. and W. by thu 

 territory of Minnesota ; S. W. by the state of Iowa ; and S. by that of 

 Illinois. The extreme length from north to south is 285 miles, the 

 greatest width 255 miles. The area is 53,924 square miles. The 

 population in 1850 was 305,391, of whom 635 were free-coloured 

 persona : the density of population was 5'66 to the square mile. The 

 inhabitants being all five, tlie federal representative population is tho 

 same a the entiie population in 1850. This, according to the \< 

 ratio of representation, entitles the state to send three representative, 

 to Congress. To the Senate, like each of the other states, Wisconsin 

 sends two members. 



