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Sedgeberrow, a parish, with a village, in Evesham district, Worcester; on the river Isborne, 4 miles S by W of Evesham r. station. Post-town, Evesham. Acres, 1,042. Real property, £1,663. Pop., 354. Houses, 68. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £228. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of W. The church is of the 14th century, and has an octagonal tower and spire, and was repaired in 1845. There are a Baptist chapel and a parochial school.

Segrwyd, or Segroit, a township in Llanrhaidr-in-Kinmerch parish, Denbighshire; 1 ½ mile SSW of Denbigh. Real property, £2,740. Pop., 328.

Sellack, a parish, with a village, in Ross district, Hereford; on the river Wye, 2 miles SW of Fawley r. station, and 3 ½ NW by N of Ross. Post-town, Ross. Acres, 1,540. Rated property, £2,879. Pop., 345. Houses, 79. The living is a vicarage, united with Kings-Caple, in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £420. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of H. The church is good, and has a tower and spire. There are a parochial school, and charities £23.

Selley, a township in Llanvair-Waterdine parish, Salop; 3 ¼ miles NNW of Knighton.

Shackerstone, a township and a parish in Market-Bosworth district, Leicester. The township lies 3 miles NW of Market-Bosworth, and 5 W by S of Badgworth r. station; and has a postal pillar-box under Atherstone. Acres, 1,920. Real property, £1,930. Pop., 278. Houses, 62. The parish contains also Odstone hamlet, and comprises 2,653 acres. Pop., 462. Houses, 100. The manor belongs to Earl Howe. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £150. Patron, Earl Howe. The church is old but good. There are an endowed school with £17 a-year, and charities £8.

Nerquis, or Nercwys, a village, a township, and a chapelry, in Mold parish, Flint. The village stands 2 miles SW of Llong r. station, and 2 S by W of Mold; and has a post-office under Mold, Flintshire. – The township comprises, 2,280 acres. Real property, £2,477. Pop., 482. Houses, 99. Nerquis Hall was built by the Wynnes in 1683, and is now the seat of the Rev. Lloyd Wynne. Extensive and successful experiments in planting were made here by the late Dr. Thackeray of Chester. – The chapelry is more extensive than the township, and was constituted in 1844. Pop., 842. Houses, 180. The property is much subdivided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £100. Patron, the Vicar of Mold. The church is recent and good.