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Rh AJlEltr'nII.. 16 .I-.I.K. ABF.KFi ill., a jwr. in the di<-t. :h. in the i. Scotland, 15 mile* N.W. ..I .Stirling. -itnatcd in a vail. y. w hi. h U considered one of the , s t and most pictuieique in Scotland, 11 miles in li, and about 6 in breadth, funning a pass between Highlands and Lowlands. The most striking feature r thu valley. At ita head is Loch Aid, and beyond this lake is seen the noble form of Hun Lomond. The other lakes in the scries are Loch Chon and Loch Dhu, all of which abound with trout and pike. Near the Clachan, the two source* of the Forth unite, whit h hero bears the name of Avon-dhn, or the black rivrr, from the dark colour of its waters. The ri. i also falls into it here, whence is taken the name of iho parish. The scenery is wild and beautiful at the point where the Duchray joins the Forth. The rocks are principally granite, but there is also limestone, marble, and slate. Near the lakes the soil is mostly fertile; on many of the hills there are sheepwalka, and others are covered with forests of oak. The botanist finds some rare plants in this district. The scenery of this parish, . Mimes on Loch Katrine, has been immortalised - i V;ilt. r Sctt, in hi., advntuies of " Kob Roy," and his poem of the " Lady of the Lake." The Duke of Moutrose is chief heritor, and the pot. of the living, which is included in the presb. of Dunblane, val. 158. ABEl(r'< )lil), u par. in the wap. of lower Skyrack, in the West Ridiiurof York, 6 miles 8. W.of Tadcastor, and 16 milt- rk. Milfurd Junction is the nearest post town. The town, which consists mainly of one lung - stands on the slo]>o of a limestone rock, near the small
 * tin; scenery in the scries of lakes and streams which
 * Cock, ami not far from the York and North Mid-

land railway. A handsome stone bridge crosses tho r here. Tho par. includes tho tnshps. of Tur- lington and Thornton. There are many villas and gentlemen's residences in tho environs of tho town, which are very pleasant and agreeable. Formerly it was a market town, and in Camden's time, it is said' that a pin factory existed here. Coal is obtained in tho parish, and there are some quarries of limestone. Tho church is an ancient one, and is dedicated to ^ The living is a vic.'inthedioc. of York, val. i.'iO.i. in tho patron, of the Master and Fellows of i M i< 1 College, Oxford. Tho vestiges of a Norman fortress may be seen about a mile north of the town. Near this fortrcw, which u culled Castle Can,-, the battle of Towton was fought in the year 1461. "Fairs are h< the last Monday of April and May, on the first Monday of October, and the first Mondays after the 18th October and the 1st of November. They are principally 1 and sheep. ABERFOBD, a limit, in the par. of Sherbiim in the upper div. of tho wap. of Barkstono Ash, union of Tadcastor, in tho West Riding of York, 13 miles s V. . 'rk, and near tho North Midland, and Hull and Selby railways. There are traces of an old Roman way. kihire. Set LOTHEKTOX - cm - '. ABKUGARW, a vil. in tin; |>ar. of Uangcinor, in the co. of Glamorgan, South Wales, 8 miles ' i par. and market town in the hund. nf Abfnrm nny, in the co. of Monnn.uth. 1 1 mil., .'I 113 miles fmm I.-,U.|M:. railway. : ited in a range of pleasant meadow grounds at
 * o Uslc and Gavcnny. Tin- inoim-

ir the town, and the scenery ypictun*, Loaf, ran to the height ..i other one is the Skimd Ynwr. The town itself is long with narrow streets, and houses not irly built; but tin- onlaru-cmcnt of the n place, and the removnl of some unsightly projections, has r .. general appearance < An ancient bri.ltr.-. t.t tifti.n ,11 yet n--' aspect, crosM* tho river Uk. Tlicro are snmc remains of a castle built by Hommelinc do Baladun, or lialun, one of the followers of William the Conqueror, lu'ltl by the Nrvillo family, and from which tiey take tin titlr of Kiirl of Abergavenny. A priory of the Benedictine order WON founded here soon after the Conquest, and of this there are Btill some .- vestiges. There are also traces of a Roman camp near the town, with a balneum, or sudatory ; and i Roman coins and other remains have boeii discovered in the neighbourhood. Tho place is considered to been the Koman Gobamiium, a. station so named from the Hobaiutiui (Gavenny). The church, dedicated to '. iry, is an ancient and spacious building in the Norman style, and contains some curious and interesting old monuments of the Herberts, Hastings, lieauchamps, The living is a vie. in the dioc. of LJandatl, val. 510, in the patron, of Sir John Guest, Bart. The free grammar school was founded in 1643, having a fellow- ship and exhibitions at Jesus College, Oxford. Na- tional and British schools have been establish' the town. Besides the ancient one, there is a di church, called Trinity Church, the living of which is a perpct. cur. in tho patron, of Mi.^ l.'n In 1 Herbert ; and there are chapels belonging to tin Baptists, Independents, Wesleyans, and Roman Catholics. Tho chief trade of Abergavenny is in wool ; but from the abundant supply of coal and iron in tho mountains, many works been established in the surrounding district, among which are those of Blacnavon and Clydach ; and the trade is greatly promoted by the facilities for transport afforded by the Monmouthshire and Brecon canal, which passes within half a milo of the town, and the Hereford railway. The town had anciently a charter of incorpo- ration. Imt this became forfeited during tho reign of Villuini 111 ' y is tho seat of a poor-law union, and tho head of a county-court district. T. a town-hall, gas-works, a union poor-house, and a large hall, erected for the use of the Abergavenny Cymrcigyd- dion Society. This society was established ; 1832, for tho purpose of promoting the study"l V literature and music, and for the cncouiai native industry and manufactures. Largo numbers of persons from all parts of the jn incivility assemble at the annual festival of this society, which is held in thu month of October, in the great hall. It is said this hall is capable oi .000 persons. Cantilupe, a bishop of the 13th century, and Dakcr, the Benedictine chro- ives of Abergftvcnny. The market in n Tuesday and Saturday. Fairs ore held on the HthMay, the Monday after Trinity, the 26th .*- antl the lllth November. Races take place annually in April. AI;i;!;<;.T.NNY lirNUKKI), in the northern part of Monmouthshire, i n tin N. by Herefordshire; on the E. by Ski ninth, Kayland, and Dsk Hundreds; on the S. by Wentlooge Hundred; and on the W. by Wentlooge Hundred and the county knock. It is separated into the upper and lower divisions, i division, which comprises about 43,300 acr. the (larishes of Aberystnith, Mamhilad, Llanhili th. I.Ian- vair-Kiljndin, Llanvinangcl-nigh-U&k, Trovcthan with IVntyjMMil, and ]>art of Aborguvcnny, and of Llanwc- nartli MT divi-ion, which contains .'i2,9'JO include-; the jiarishes of Llanirattock- I.lin Manthewy-Khythi ich. l.lanthewy-Skimd, Llantillit - refill' . with i 'wmyoy, of I.lanartli, of LlanvihsngeJ . and of LUnwcnarth. A l!KI;i ii;i.]ill'.. a mansion on the banks of tho Dee, in the pars, of Craithic and Glenjiirn, in the ro. of Aberdeen, 6 miles from BulLiti r. and adjoining the royal park of Balmoral. The house is principally modem, with an old turreted, square tower, but the grounds arc .in.'iitly I'i.i'.n- -.|iie. and well sustain the an- This estate was i MS b tli. late Dllch- Al'.l l;i.l.l.i:., ,',ar. in tho hund. of Isdtilos, in the co. of Denbigh North Wales, 10 ini'es N.W. of Den-