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Rh BLACK ItAKK. 2SS ai'M. pure, keen, and bracing air. Th. th, T, .1, I 'mill., i - land, uii'l N nl. Wales. The Isle of Mail is occa.si< discernible. There is a fine sandy beach, linn, and blonini.' gently from the town. A noble range of houses extends along the parade for nearly a mile. There are large and good hotels, assembly-room*, library, and newsroom. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Manchester, of the val. of a.3U, in the patron, of trus- tees. The church, dedicated to St. John, was erected in 1821. It h:i> twiee been enlarged, and now contains 800 sitting. The population of the di ...It.. it is estimated at 2,000, but < are continually being built, and the population is rapidly on the inn The reserved portion, which is still In the parish of Bispham, contains about 250 inhabitants, for whom an iron church has been provided. There are chapels belonging to the Roman Catholics, Independents, Bap- tists, and Wealcyan Methodists, also National and infant schools. The sea has encroached on the coast to a great extent, and the cliffs near the town, which consist chi'-tly of clay, are gradually broken away. A large stone, called the Funny Stone, lying on the sands about half a mile from the shore, is said to mark the former site of a public-house. BLACKRAKE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Carlton High- dale, and par. of Coverham, wap. of Hang, in the North Hiding of the co. of York, 6 miles to the 8.W. of Mid- dleham. BLACKRATII, a par. in the bar. of Oowrnn, and co. of Kilkenny, prov. of Leinstcr, Ireland, 3 miles to the N.K. of Kilkenny. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Osaory, Ferns, and Leighlin, of the val. of 131, in the patron, of the bishop of the diocese. Near the vil. is Lyrath, the seat of Sir J. Cuff, Bart. 'BLACKRIDGE, a vil. in the par. of Torphichen, in the co. of Linlithgow, Scotland, 6 miles to the W. of Bathgate. It is seated near a small stream, a branch of the Blackburn river. There is a chapel of ease, and a preaching station belonging to the Free church. BLACKROCK, a vil. in the par. of St. Finbar, city of Cork, in the bar. and co. of Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 2 miles to the E. of Cork. The Cork and Pas- sage railway passes through it. It is seated in a beauti- ful spot on the south bank of the river Lee, here above a mile in breadth. Here is a castle originally founded in 1604 by Lord-Deputy Mountjoy, and rebuilt about 1830. A lofty turrct.rising from the castle, is converted into a lighthouse. The village contains a church, and a Roman Catholic chapel. The former, dedicated to St. Michael, is a handsome stone structure in the perpendi- cular style, with transept, embattled tower and spire, and is a chapel of ease to the cathedral church of St. Finbar. The Ursuline convent for 3.5 nuns, founded at Cork in 1771 by Honora Nagle, was transferred to Blackrock in 1825. It is a handsome building, with a extensive grounds attached to it. There are a dispen- sary, two lunatic asylums, and four schools. The neigh- bourhood is adorned with numerous seats of the p with plantations, gardens, and charming pleasure gi along the banks of the Leo. BLACKROCK, a vil. in tho par. of Monkstown, bar. of Bathdown, in the co. of Dublin, prov. of Lei: Ireland, 4 miles to the S.E. of Dublin. It is a stat i the Kingstown railway, and is seated in a pleasant distri- 1 on tho south coast of the bay of Dublin. Black nk is much frequented as a watcring-plare, and contains ,-i good hotel, lodging-houses, and baths for the ace. dation of visitors. There arc Episcopal and Roman Catholic chapels, a Carmelite convent for 20 nuns, founded in 1822, two schools, and a savinirs-hank. An old cross of granite in the village marks tho south limit of tho city of Dublin. There are many gentle- men's scats, with pleasure grounds, in the vicinity, among which arc Blacki. M;iritiino (the seat of Lord, Carysfort House, N. wt.ni House, &c. BLACKROCK, a vil. in the par. of Haggardstown, bar. of Upper Dundalk, in the co. of I/ .nth, pi Leraiter, Ireland, 2 miles to tho S.E. of Dundalk. It is a the bay of Dundalk, and in resorted t It liaa a good beach.
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Moors, and hund. of Salford, in the co. palatine ol caster, 6 miles to the W. of Bolton town. It is a station on the west cashire and Yorkshire railway, aii'i caster canal panes through the 1. tants are mostly engaged in the cotton tntXuf tho print-works, ana the coal-mi- a pcrpct. cur.* in the dio< .outer < val. of 300, in the patn.i The church is dedicated to St. ( have a chapel h are largo Jii anil Sunday schools, and a 1 -r school, an income from endowment ,ar, t*a exhibition at Pembroke College, Cm of 80 for four yean. The charities ptodue 200 per annum. The Koman road WaUin* panes through this place. hi. li i-, > to have been a Roman station  in a coal-mine here was extinguish, d by tn Douglas into it. A number of silver vessels. the impression of a rose and crown, wer. in a moat surrounding an old man- BLACKSHAW, a vil. in th. p;i: the co. of Dumfries, Scotland, 7 mi: fries. It is seated on the coa- the mouth of tho Lochar river, lilackshaw Kiati- U sandy or mossy tract, now i... i. .1 by the a which is said to have been f .rue 1 1 BLACKSUIELS, a vil. in 1 J,in I of Edinburgh, Scotland, n. : BLACKSTONE, a hmlt. in the p hund. of Halfshire, but extending Bowdley, hund. of Doddingti 2 miles from I'M  .Hey. It is situai of the river Severn, near t Rocks, and forms part of the k of Kidderminster. BLACKSTi iVX, a vil. in the p. the co. of Renfrew, Scotland, 2 mi: is seated on the Black ( Blackstown House. BLACKTIK )l:N, a chplry. in th. hund. of Bullington, in the co. of Oxford, 1 1 S.E. of Bicester. It is seat, inghamshire, whcro the an Street enters the county and crosses ~ The church is decayed. Th trifling value. BLACKTOFT, a par. in the wap. oi tho East Riding of the co. of York, 7 mile to! of Howden, its post town. I; i fluer.ee of tie rivers Oils, and Trent, tnshjp. of Scalby. Th'- living is R ilioe. of York, val. X'J'JO, in 11 r of Durham. The p num. BLACK-TOUUIXGTON", apai of Black-Torrini?ton, in tin <>n, S} i th. .V. of Hutherleigh, its post town. The j of large extent, compi is bounded on the N. by the river To: t tli.- female population ap. The living is a rect.* in tli and dioc. of Exeter, of the val. of 600, ( from tithes and partly from 19 acres < th. patron, of Lord 1'oltimoro. The i Mary, is a hands . of the I VIII.. with a fine tower. The liaptii Christians have chapels, and there is a Nl There is a small charit of the ]K.or of this parish jointly with the poll worthy. Llewrllyn ].! I thf" BLACK-TOKHINCTON'HfNI bunds, or sulrdivisions of the tho west div. of tho co., and b<. tho hunds. of Hartland and .Shebboar, on the E