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Rh ANDREWS, ST. 69 ANGLESEY. those of the cathedral stand within a large burying- ground. On the south side of the town is still seen part of the fine wall erected by prior Hepburn in 1516. In South-street is a fragment of Bishop Wishart's monastery of the Black Friars, presenting, in a single aisle, with its groined roof, a most exquisite specimen of Gotliic archi- tecture. The ruins of the castle stand on a rocky peninsula on the shore of the bay, about 250 yards from the cathedral. It was built at the close of the 12th, or early in the 13th century, by Bishop Roger, and was rebuilt, after lying in ruins for fifty years, by Bishop Trail about" 1400. James III. was born in it, as appears by the golden charter of the see granted to Bishop Kennedy; and it continued to be the episcopal palace till the murder of Beaton, in 1545, and in 1547 it was finally dismantled. The keep and irt of the south wall remain, but the sea lias been fast idennining the rock on which it stands : in consequence of this a considerable portion fell in December, 1801, and Lady Buchau's cave has lately been swept away. Tho ii-arful dungeon cut out of the rock and shaped like a bottle is still shewn. There are two livings in St. Andrew's: St. Andrew's charge, with two ministers, the first receiving 439, the second, 162; and St. Leonard's charge, value 152. The parish church is near St. Mary's. It was built early in the 12th century, and lias a monument of Archbishop Sharpe. The monu- ment is of white marble, and was erected by his son in 1679 ; the assassination is represented on the lower part of it. The church of St. Leonard's is attached to the college. There is a Free church, with an elegant Gothic front, of which the receipts in 1853 were 640, and places of worship belonging to the Episcopalians, United Presbyterians, Baptists, and Independents. St. Andrew's is the seat of a presbytery. Fairs are held hero on the second Thursday in April, the 1st August, and the 30th November. The par. extends over an area of 11,000 acres, now in a high state of cultivation ; and the borough contains, according to the census of 1861, 796 houses, inhabited by 1,323 separate fainilies, comprising a population of 5,176. ANDREW'S, ST., a par. in Mainland or Pomona, one of the principal of the Orkney Isles, Scotland, 4 miles to the E. of Kirkwall. It is situated on a penin- sula, bounded by the bay of Inganess and Deer Sound, and is now united as a quoad sacra parish with Deerness. The surface is mostly flat, and the soil marshy and unproductive. Fishing is the employment of a largo number of the inhabitants. The living, val. 208, is in the presb. of Kirkwall, and in the patron, of the Karl of Zetland. The parish church was rebuilt in 1801, and enlarged in 1827, so that it can accommodate half the population at once. There is also a Free church. Cattle fairs are held at Knockhall and Occlester, at Candlemas, Midsummer, and Martinmas. ANDREW'S, ST., LHANBRYDE, a par. in the co. of Elgin, Scotland, 2 miles to the E. of Elgin. It is situated on the coast of the Moray Frith, extending from the river Spey on the east, to the river Lossie on the west. Its present name includes the names of the two ancient divisions of the parish, of which Lhanbryde signifies "Church of St. Bridget." The living, val. 207, is in the presb. of Elgin, and in the gift of the crown and the Earl of Moray. The district is generally level, with some low hills, and the soil is good. The woollen manufacture is carried on, and there is an iron foundry and a distillery. Relics of British antiquity have been found here. Leslie, the author of the "Survey of Moray," was minister of this place. ANDREW, ST., a par. in the hund. of Dinas-Powis, in the co. of Glamorgan, South Wales, 4 miles to the S.W. of Cardiff. Its name is derived from an ancient fortress of which some walls are still to be seen. It is said to have been built by Jestyn-ap-Gwrgan in the llth century. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 398, in the patron, of the lord chan- cellor. In the church is a private chapel and burial- place of the Howel family of Bouville. ANDREW, ST., MINOR, a par. in the hund. of Ogmore in the co. of Glamorgan, South Wales, 4 miles to tho S. of Bridgend. Cardiff is the post town. It is pleasantly situated near the coast of the Bristol Channel, and contains one estate only, tho property of tho Franklins, whoso suat is Clcmcntston House. Tho living is a sinecure rect. in dioc. of Llandaff, val. j. The church is in ruins. ANDREW, ST., a par. in Guernsey, Channel Islands, 2 miles from St. Peter's Port. The living is a rect., in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 150, in the patron, of the governor. AND WELL, an ext. par. place in tho par. of Upper Nately, in the hund. of Basingstokc, Basingstoke div. of the co. of Southampton, 4 miles to the E. of Basing- stoke. It is a small village, containing 143 acres, "with a population of 30, belonging to Winchester College, and consists of a mill and a farm. ANGELTOWN, a vil. in tho higher tnshp. of New- castle, in the par. of Newcastle, hund. of Newcastle, in the co. of Glamorgan, South Wales, not far from Bridg- end. ANGERSLEIGH, a par. in the hund. of Taunton and Taunton-Dean, in the co. of Somerset, 4 miles to tho S.W. of Taunton. It is situated near tho chalk ridge called Black Down. Tho living is a rect. in tho dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 111, in the patron, of tho rector. Tho church is dedicated to St. Michael. ANGERTON, HIGH, a tnshp. in the par. of Hart- burn, western div. of Morpeth ward, in the co. of Northumberland, 7 miles to the W. of Morpeth. ANGERTON, LOW, a tnshp. in the par. of Hart- burn, western div. of Morpeth ward, in tho co. of Northumberland, 7 miles to the S.W. of Morpeth. The river Wausbeck passes through both these townships. ANGLE, or NANGLE, a par. in the hund. of Castlc- rnartin, in the co. of Pembroke, South Wales, 8 miles to the W. of Pembroke. It takes its name probably from its situation in an angle near the mouth of Milford Haven. The little bay named after the village affords safe anchorage for small vessels. There are some re- mains of an old building called the Block-house near the harbour, probably designed for a defence ; but it is not known when or by whom it was erected. Good limestone is quarried, and the manufacture of straw plait is carried on by women. The living is a vie. in tho dioc. of St. David's, val. 80, and a sinecure rect. val. 157, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. Angle Hall, situated near the church, is the principal residence, and the property of John Mirehouse, Esq., who is lord of tho manor and proprietor of the whole parish. ANGLESEY, or ANGLESEA, an island and co. of North Wales, opposite to tho coast of Carnarvon- shire, from which it is separated by the narrow Menai Strait. Its greatest length from N.W. to S W., is about 20 miles, and its breadth from S.W. to N.E. about 17 miles, comprising an area of 193,453 statute acres, with 12,361 inhabited houses, and a popula- tion of 54,546, according to the census of 1861, against 57,327 in 1851, showing a decrease in the decennial period of no less than 2,781 inhabitants. It is bounded on all sides, except the south-east, by the Irish Sea. The form of the island is irregular. Lines drawn to connect its extreme north, east, south, and west points, would form a figure scarcely deviating from a parallelogram. The coast-line, which is generally rocky, and interrupted by many bays and inlets, is about 80 miles in circuit. From Abermcnai Ferry, the southern extremity of the island, tho general direction of the coast is north-east as far as tho eastern extremity opposite Priostholme Island. From that point it runs westward to Talgwyn, on Red Wharf Bay, and thence northward to St. Elian's Point. From St. Elian its course is westerly to Camel's Point, whence it runs in an irregular and broken curve southward, and east- ward to Abermenai Ferry. Several islands lie along the coast of Anglesey, the principal of which is Holyhead, at the westernmost point. At the north-west, opposite to Camel's Point, is the rocky Isle of Seals, or tho Skerries. Priestholme or Puffin Island lies at the