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Rh BELLIEUSE. 233 BELMONT. B ffshire. The surface consists chiefly of pasture lands, a- Mineral materially from the inundation of the S -y in 1829. Some of the inhabitants aro engagedin tb salmon fisheries. The living, of the val. of 17 -1, is in he prcsb. of Strathbogie, and in the patron, of the D :o of Richmond. There aro two Free churches, one fo he district of Lochabers, and the other for that of E ie. There are also at Lochabers an Episcopalian ol >el and a Roman Catholic; chapel ; besides a Roman G lolic chapel at Auchinhalrig. Tho Duke of Cum- bi ind rested a night in the manse of Bellie, on his w. to Culloden. Near Fochabers is Gordon Castle, th magnificent seat of the Duke of Richmond, to whom -h chiefly belongs. The parish extends above .5 length from N. to S., with an average breadth miles. .1 .IJEUSE, a vil. iu the par. of St. Martin, in the isl of Guernsey, Channel Islands. It is near St. M tin's Point. ELLINA, a vil. in the bar. of Moyarta, in the co. . prov. of Munstcr, Ireland, 8 miles from Kil- '.LLINGDON, a hmlt. in the par. of Chcshain, i r.uvuhain, in the co. of Buckingham, 2 miles N. ol' Chesluui. .I.LIXOHAJI, a par. and market town in the .-.-western div. of Tindale ward, in the co. of Nor- land, SG miles to the N.W. of Newcastle by and 50 from Carlisle. The Border Counties ,1' the North British railway passes a little to i nth of the town, and a new line from Hexham is point of completion. The parish lies on both suf of the North Tyue river, which is here crossed by -iono bridge of four arches. It comprises the ! t of the p;i ii'.led under an Act of Parliament into six separate i lies and a chapclry. Coal, limestone, and iron-ore abmd in this district; for the smelting of the latter aro extensive blast furnaces, but they have not worked since 1847. The engine for supplying
 * was of GO-horse power, and was worked by

r from a neighbouring reservoir. There are also ois-e tile works and coke ovens. Along the east if the town runs the Hareshaw Bum, in a rocky the sides of which rise to the height of 300 feet. Tl rivulet runs over a fall of 33 feet at Haresliaw- ming a charming waterfall about 1 mile east - i.' town. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Bur- nt the val. of 204, in the patron, of the Governors ! vieh Hospital. Tho church, a small ancient ! the middle of the 13th century, is dedicated to itiibert. It stands on high ground by the river, . twice destroyed by fire during the border wars, built the third time, the nave was fonned en-
 * .- of stone, without any woodwork ; and the roof,

v.:!i is finely groined, is an object of great interest, 1 .c the only one of the land in the United Kingdom. Cnthe north side is a Saxon doorway, and in the chacel are some gravestones sculptured with swords a:. other implements of war. There aro chapels be- lorlng to the Roman Catholics and United Prosbyte- ri .1. One of the schools in the town (Reid's charity ecrpl) has a small private endowment, which is in tri, of the rector and churchwardens. A new town- -i built in 1862 for communal purposes. Tho . y ne and Redesdalc Agricultural Society hold their ! meetings here in October. Bellinghani is the s>'i| of a Poor-law Union, and the head of a County Colt district. At Hall Field, near the town, formerly nt li early period. On the attainder of the Earl of i ; water, in 1715, the manor, which at that time i to him, was granted to the governors of Grecn- ' I lospital, who subsequently sold it to the Duke of NC|humberland. In the vicinity of the town are us remains of ancient circular carthwoiks and foi Ications. Nearly opposite the town is Hesleyside, the seat of the Charltons since the reign of Edward VI. The mansion is finely situated near the wooded hills, and commands a wide and beautiful prospect. It is a meet for the Tindalo hounds. Saturday is the market day, which is now nearly obsolete. Fail's are held on the third Saturdays in July, August, and October, and statute fairs on the first Wednesday before Good Friday, and the Saturdays before the 12th Hay and llth November. On the first Saturday after the loth Septem- ber is held the grand fair, called St. Cuthbert's ; which is opened with great ceremony, popularly designated " riding the fair." The par. of Belfingham comprises an area of 20,211 acres, a large part of which is moorland, abounding in game, and known by the name of Hareshaw Common ; but in 185U, a bill was procured for its enclo- sure, when new roads to the extent of about 17 miles were formed, in various directions, to the great accom- modation of the inhtibitauts-and the improvement of the district. BELLISTER, or BELLESTER, a tnshp. in the par. of Haltwhistle, Tindalo ward, in the co. of Northumber- land, 1 mile from Haltwhistle. It is situated on the banks of the South Tyue. The Newcastle and Carlisle railway passes near it. On a lofty mound are the nuns of Bellister Castle, surrounded by a moat, arid formerly the seat of the Blenkinsops. The country around is pleasant and wooded. At the small village of Park, which is situated within this township, there is a Wes- leyan Methodist chapel, built in 1830. BELLMANG ATE, a hmlt. in the par. of Guisborough, lib. of Langbaurgh, in the North Riding of the co. of York, not far from Guisborough. BELLMONT, a limit, in the .bar. of Garrycastle, King's County, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles from Ferbano, and the Grand canal. BELLOWS CROSS, a built, in the par. of Chcttle, hund. of Monkton-up-Wimborne, in the co. of Dorset, 2 miles to the W. of Cranborne. BELLSHILL, a vil. in the par. of Bothwell, in the co. of Lanark, Scotland, 9 miles to the S.E. of Glasgow. Hero is an United Presbyterian church, and a Congre- gational chapel. Many of the inhabitants are colliers or iron workers. The Caledonian railway runs to the south of the village. BELL'S MILLS, a vil. in the suburbs of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is seated on the banks of Leith Water, and is the site of several extensive flour-mills. BELL'S QUARRY, a vil. in the par. of Mid Calder, in the co. of Edinburgh, Scotland, 2 miles W. from the town of Mid Calder. The Caledonian railway passes near it. BELLSTOWN, a vil. in the par. of Methvcn, in tlio co. of Perth, Scotland, 5 miles to the N.W. of Perth. It is near the river Almond. BELLYCLONE, a vil. in the par. of Maderty, in tho co. of Perth, Scotland, 4 miles from Crieff. It is situ- ated near the river Earn. BELMISTHORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Ryhall, hund. of East, in tho co. of Rutland, 2 miles to the N. of Stamford. BELMONT, a hnilt. in the par. of Bolton-le-Moors, hnnd. of Salford, in tho co. palatine of Lancaster, 4 miles from Chorley. The living is a pcrpet. cur., of the val. of 120, in the patron, of the Vicar of Bolton. BELMONT, a district par. contiguous to Durham, in Easingtou ward, in the co. of Durham, It was formed in 1842 out of the extensive par. of St. Giles, and in- cludes the vils. e-f Broomsidc, Carr Ville, and Gilesgate Moor, or, as it is commonly called, "Gilligate." Thislatter place is a suburb of Durham, and enjoys the liberties of the city. At Belrnont there is a goods station on the York, Newcastle, and Berwick bine of railway, with a branch to Durham. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. cf Durham, val. 150, in the gift of the crown and bishop alternately. The church, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalen, is in the early decorated style of architecture, and was erected in 1857. It is pleasantly situated near the village of Broomside, where there is also a Wesleyan chapel. The Marchioness of Londonderry is lay rector II H
 * ' I the castle of the Bellinghams, who held the manor