100|White Sheet Castle, Wilts, 172. This encampment derives its name |from the hill on which it is placed; it is strongly fortified by |nature on three sides, and on the fourth it is defended by three |ditches and valla, terminating in one, on the sides most difficult |of access. The area within the innermost vallum measures fifteen |acres, and the circumference of the outward ditch is 1032 yards. | |Sir Richard Colt Hoare is of opinion that this encampment was |originally a British work, with a single ditch; and supposes that |the other two were added at a subsequent period, and probably by |the Saxons. | 96|White Sheet Hill, Wilts, 138. | 135|Whiteway Common, Somerset, 169. | 98|Whitley, Wilts, 200. | 97|Whitley Common, Wilts, 200. | 143|Wibble Green, Devon, 145. | 117|Wick, Somerset, 203. | |Wicker, Hard, Hants, 222. | 69|Wickham, Hants, 97, 213. A parish which appears to have been |formerly much more considerable, and is remarkable as being the |birth-place of the famous William of Wickham, in the reign of |Edward the Second. | |Wickham Corner, Hants, 213. | |Wildern, Hants, 212. | 221|Wildmoor, Cornwall, 153. | 88|Wiley, Wilts, 162, 207. | 89|Wiley Down, Wilts, 162. | 174|Willand, Devon, 195. A parish containing 50 houses, and 255 |inhabitants. | 173|Willand Moor, Devon, 195. | |Willoughby’s Barn, Wilts, 206. | 97|Willoughby Hedge, Wilts, 163. | 152|Wilmington, Devon, 114. | 228|Wilton, Cornwall, 124. | 84|=Wilton=, Wilts, 136, 208. A borough, market town, and parish, |situated on the river Wyley, containing 344 houses, and 2144 |inhabitants. Its manufactures are principally carpets and |clothing. It is the county town, and sends two members to |parliament. The market is on Wednesday. | 9|Wimbledon Common, Surrey, 24. This Common is surrounded by many |handsome residences: and here is a well, the water of which is |never known to freeze. | 101|=Wimborne Minster=, Dorset, 89. A market town and parish, |containing 704 houses, and 3518 inhabitants. It is situated |between the rivers Stour and Allen, and has a bridge over each. |Its name is derived from its ancient minster or abbey, which is a |venerable Norman Gothic structure, having a fine tower in the |middle, and another at the west end. The middle tower had formerly |a spire, which is recorded to have been as high as that of |Salisbury. King Ethelred, who was slain in battle by the Danes, is |said to have been buried here. The market is on Friday. | |Wimmering, Hants, 214, 223. | 107|=Wincaunton=, Somerset, 165. A market town and parish, containing |380 houses, and 1850 inhabitants. Its chief manufactures are |ticking and dowlas.