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Rh BANGOR. 177 BANKHEAD. egular communication by steam with Liverpool and ther ports. Friday is the market day. Fairs are hold n the 5th April, the 25th Juno, the 16th September, nd the 28th October. BANGOR, a par. in the hund. of Troedyrawr, in the i. of Cardigan, South Wales, 5 miles to the E. of New- istle-Emlyn, its post town. It is situated in a fertile id beautiful country, on the banks of the river Teify. he living is a rect. in the dioc. of St. David's, of the il. of 163, in the gift of the bishop. The church is a nail building, standing above the river, and is dedicated St. David. The principal scat is Blaen Dyffryn. ot far from the church is Castell Pistog, a moated ount, conjectured to be the site of the family house of e Pistogs, to whom the manor once belonged. BANGOR, a par., seaport, municipal borough, and arket town, in the bars, of Ards and Lower Castle- agh, in the co. of Down, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 12 ties to the N.E. of Belfast, and 114 miles from Dublin, is situated in a pleasant and cultivated district, oa e south coast of Belfast Lough, and contains the and of Copeland, with the villages of Groomsport, "nlig, and Crawfordsburn. Bangor was famous for its .|bey of canons, founded by St. Congall, a native of funty Antrim, in the year 559 ; in connection with which .school grew up and became widely celebrated. The ines in 818, and a massacre of the monks followed. was rebuilt in 1125, and an oratory was added to it, lilt of stone, from which circumstance the place re- i.ved the name Bean-choir (Bangor), or "white church." 1469 tho establishment was given by the Pope to the ranciseans. After the Dissolution, it was held by tho ' Xials, and was subsequently granted by James I. to > James Hamilton, who settled there with a colony of tits, accompanied by their minister, Robert Blair. The crliest record of the residence of a bishop of Bangor lira date 810 ; but it is highly probable that bishops hi been stationed there before that period. The district citai'is slate, coal, copper, and lead, but the last only is vrked. Some of the inhabitants are engaged in fishing. ere formerly two cotton mills in the town ; but c ton weaving. The town received a charter of incor- p ition from James I., and returned two members to t- Irish parliament till the Union. It contains, accord- ii to the census of 1861, 578 inhabited houses, with a piulation of 2,525, of whom 677 are returned as be- 1 :,'ing to the Established Church, 149 Roman Catholics, I JO Presbyterians, 110 Methodists, and 23 of other P suasions. Petty sessions are held once a fortnight in ' town. Police and coastguard stations are also esta- b hed here. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of J vu, Connor, and Dromore, val. 100, in the gift of V count Bangor and R. E. Ward, Esq. Tho church is a ii dsome modem edifice in the perpendicular style, sliding within tho precincts of the old abbey, and .: ible of containing 500. It is of modern structure, pting the tower and steeple ; the former no doubt of the building erected in 1617. There are several < '1 monuments about the church, but the most remark- is that erected to the memory of the first Protestant i of Down, the inscription of which deserves quota- hure " Heir lies belowe ane learned and Reverend I I icr in Gode's Church, Mestcr John Gibson, sence U rmatione from Popery the first Deaue of Downe by his Majestye into this kingdom, and received bjny Lord Clandoboye to be preacher at Bangor. 1 1 try had xi. communicants, and at his departure th lyf, 23 Junii, 1623, left 1,200, being of age 63 years. "- liryst was his advantage, bothe in lyfe and death." re two Presbyterian meeting-houses, a Roman - > lie chapel, and one oach for Wesleyan and Primi- Methodists. There are several schools, supported l' 'idowmcnts and subscription, a savings-bank, and a  cenery of which is very agreeable, are Clandeboye, th; eat of Lord Dufl'erin ; Bangor Castle, that of R,"E. "V 1, Esq., one of the proprietors of the town; Craw- ' i,. i. fordsburn, of J. Sharman Crawford, Esq., &c. In the parish are many ancient military and other remains. Bangor gives the title of viscount and baron to the Wards. Tuesday is the market day. Fairs are held on the 12th January, the 1st Hay, the 1st August, and the 22nd November. BANGOR, a chplry. in the par. of Llanbadarn-Vawr, in the co. of Cardigan, South Wales. The living is a perpet. cur., val. 148, in the gift of the vicar. BANGOR-ISCOED, or BANGOR-IS-Y-COED, a par. partly in the hund. of Bromfield, in tho co. of Flint, partly in the hund. of Maylor, in the co. of Denbigh, North Wales, 5 miles to the S.E. of Wrexham, its post town. This place is sometimes called Bangor- Mmiacho- rum, or " Bangor of the monks." Its usual name signifies " Bangor below tho wood." It is situated on the border of Cheshire, in a rich and beautiful country on the river Dee. It is a place of considerable antiquity, and was, at a very early period, the seat of a large and important monastery. Two thousand one hundred monks are said to have been settled here, who divided their tune between work and worship. On the occasion of tho mission of St. Augustine they made a daring stand against the claims of tho Romish Church. The saint threatened them with some terrible manifestation of God's wrath if they remained obdurate, and within a few years the Northumbrian king, Ethelfrith, having won a victory over the British, committed a great slaughter of the monks of Bangor. The number massacred is stated by Bedo to be 1,200, but in the Saxon Chronicle it is given as 200. The death of Augustine is said to have taken place previously. Tie fact of the massacre appears to be beyond doubt, and the monastery never recovered from the fearful blow. No traces of the buildings are now to bo found. Pelagius was one of the numerous learned and pious teachers who were sent out from this monastery. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of St. Asaph, of tho val. with tho cur. of Overton, of 1,200, in the gift of tho Marquis of Westminster. The church is dedicated to St. Dinoth. It contains an ancient font, octagonal in form, and adorned with much curious and interesting sculpture. There is a free school for boys, endowed in 1728 by Lady Jeffreys, widow of Judge Jeffreys, with a revenue of 39, and some other charities. BANHAGLOG, a chplry. in the par. of Llandinam, and hund. of Llanidloes, in the co. of Montgomery, North Wales, 4 miles to tho N.E. of Llanidloes. The living is a perpet. cur. ia the dioc. of Bangor, and in the gift of the bishop. BANHAM, a par. in the hund. of Guiltcross, in the co. of Norfolk, 2 miles from New Buckenham. Attle- borough is its post town. The living is a rect.* in tho dioc. of Norwich, of the val. of 1,000, in tho patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, which was founded about the commnncement of the 13th century, is dedi- cated to St. Mary, and has a monument of Sir Hugh Bardolph, its founder. There is a Wesleyan chapel in the village. The charitable endowments amount to 146 per annum. BANKEND, a vil. in the par. of Carlaverock, in the co. of Dumfries, Scotland, 5 miles to the S. of Dumfries. BANKEND, a hmlt. in the par. of Kirkgunzeon, in the co. of Kirkcudbright, Scotland, 7 miles from Castle Douglas. BANKER, a tnshp. in the par. of Llandyrnog, and hund. of Ruthin, in the co. of Denbigh, North Wales, 4 miles to the E. of Denbigh. BANKFOOT, a vil. in the par. of Auchtergaven, in tho co. of Perth, Scotland, not far from Auchtergaven. BANKFOOT, a chplry. in the par. of St. Peter's, Bradford, in tho co. of York. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 120, in the patron, of J. Hardy, Esq. BANKFORT. See GADOIUTH-HOLM, Ayrshire. BANKHEAD, a hmlt, in the par. of Monikie, in the co. of Forfar, Scotland, close to Monikie. BANKHEAD, a tnshp. in the par. of Rothbury, western div. of the ward of Coquetdale, in the eo. of Northumberland, 2 miles from Rothbury.
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