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Rh GILLMONBY. 96 GIRLEY. Norwich, val. 523. The church, dedicated to St. Marv, is a Norman structure, with roof partly thatched, and "built ahout the 12th century. It has recently undergone complete restoration, and has heen greatly enlarged. The register commences in 1543. The charitable endowments produce rather more than 50 per annum, applied to the poor, the church, and the schools. Gillingham Hall is the principal residence. GILLMONBY, a tnshp. in the par. of Bowes, wap. of West Gilliiig, North Riding co. York, 4 miles S.W. of Barnard Castle. It is situated on the banks of the Greta. GILLMOOR, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Bishop- Thornton, par. and lib. of Ripon, West Riding co. York, 3 miles N. of Ripley, and 2 S.W. of Ripon. GILLMORTON, a par. in the hund. of Guthlaxton, co. Leicester, 3 miles N.B. of Lutterworth, its post town, and 11 S. of Leicester. The people are employed in agriculture and in stocking-making. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1777. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 632. The church is a plain structure dedicated to All Saints. The charities, including school endowments, produce nearly 50 per annum. The Independents and Baptists have each a chapel, and there is a free school. Here are some traces of an ancient burialplace. Sir W. W. Dixie is lord of the manor. GILLS, a vil. in the par. of Canisbay, co. Caithness, Scotland, 2 miles W. of Canisbay. It is situated at the head of a bay, to which it gives name. GILLTOWN, a par. in the bar. of South Naas, co. Kildare, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles S.E. of Kil- cullen, its post town. It is situated on a small tributary of the river Liffey, and on the road from Kilcullen Bridge to Dunlavin. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Dublin, vol. with Kilcullen, 375, in the patron, of the Chancellor of Christ Church. The church is in ruins. There is one private school. Gilltown House is the principal residence, and in its grounds is a Danish rath. GILMERTON, an extinct quoad sacra par., and a vil. in the par. of Libberton, co. Edinburgh, Scotland, 4 miles S.E. of Edinburgh. Here are a Free church, chapel-of- ease, and police station. Coal and limestone are exten- sively worked. A curious artificial cave exists, which was chiselled out by Paterson, the blacksmith, and in which, with his family, he took up his abode. GILMERTON, a vil. in the par. of Atholstaneford, CO. Haddington, Scotland, 3 miles N.E. of Haddington. GILMERTON, or GILMORTON, a post vil. in the par. of Fowlis-wester, co. Perth, Scotland, 7 miles W. of Perth. It is situated on. the road from Glasgow to Perth, and contains a private school. GILNOCKIE, a tower in the par. of Canoby, or Canon- bie, co. Dumfries, Scotland. It is situated near the bridge over the river Eske, and is celebrated as the strong- hold of Johnnie Armstrong, who was hung by James V. GILP, an offshoot of Loch Fyne, between the pars, of North Knapdale and Glassary, co. Argyle, Scotland. It is joined to the Crinan canal, which opens into Crinan Bay about 5 miles distant. GILPHEAD, a vil. on the above loch, about 20 miles S.W. of Inverary. GILROES, an ext. par. place in the hund. of West Goscote. It is situated in the north-western part of the co. of Leicester. GILSE, a vil. in East ward, co. Westmoreland, 2 miles N. of Orton. GILSLAND, a vil. and watering-place in the par. of Lanercost Abbey, ward of Eskdale, co. Cumberland, 7 miles N.E. of Brampton, its post town, and 18 N.E. oi Carlisle. It is situated on the river Irthing, near the borders of Northumberland. The Rose Hill station, on the Carlisle and Newcastle railway, is about 1 mile S. ol the village. The Howards of Na worth had a seat here. There are sulphur springs, and the place is much fre- quented on account of the medicinal properties of its waters. It has good hotel accommodation for visitors. Here is a district church, the living of which is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 30. Orchard House is the principal residence. GILSON, a vil. in the par. of Coleshill, hund. o; Hemlingford, co. Warwick, 1 mile N.W. of Coleshill. GILSTEAD, a hmlt. in the par. of Bingley, wap. o! Skyrack, West Riding co. York, in the vicinity of Bing- ley, and about 4 miles S.E. of Keighley. GILSTON, a par. in the hund. of Braughin-, co. Herts, 2 miles N.W. of Harlow, its post town, and 5 E. of Ware. The Neswell station, on the Great Eastern line of rail- way, is 2 miles S. of the village. It is situated on tha river Stort, near the Stort navigation. The living is a rect.* in the dioe. of Rochester, val. 241, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is an ancient structure, dedi- cated to St. Mary, and has a square embattled tower surmounted by a spire. There are a few small charities arising from land. Gilston Park is the principal resi- dence. GILSTON, a vil. in the par. of Largo, co. Fife, Scot- land, 5 miles S.E. of Cupar. GIMINGHAM, or GYMMINGHAM, a par. in the huud. of North Erpingham, co. Norfolk, 4 miles N. of North Walsham, its post town, and 6 S.E. of Cromer. It is situated within a short distance of the German Ocean. The workhouse of the Erpingham Union is in this parish. The land is chiefly arable, and the popula- tion wholly agricultural. A small stream, which turns a flour-mill, falls into the sea at the northern extremity of the parish. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 417, in the patron, of Catherine Hall, Cambridge. The church is a structure of ancient date, with square embattled tower, dedicated to All Saints. The charities consist of the rents of two small portions of ground. Here is a parochial school for both sexes. GIMMINGBROOK, a hmlt. in the par. of Standford, co. Kent, 2 miles N.W. of Hythe. ' GINGE, EAST, a tythg. in the par. of WestHendred, hund. of Wantage, co. Berks, 3 miles S.E. of Wantage. GINGE, WEST, a tythg. in the par. of East Lockinge, hund. and co. as above. GINNS, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Preston Quarter, par. of St. Bees, -ward of Allerdale-above-Derwent, co. Cum- berland, 2 miles S. of Whitehaven. GIPPING, a hmlt. and picturesque vil. in the par. of Stowmarket, hund. of Stow, co. Suffolk, 4 miles N.E. of Stowmarket, its post town, and 6 W. of Debenham. It is situated on the river Gipping, the principal tributary of the Orwell. The living is a don. cur. in the dioc. of Norwich. Gipping Hall is the principal residence. C. Tyrrell, Esq., is lord of the manor. GIPTON, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Potter-Newton, wap. of Skyrack, West Riding co. York, 2 miles N. of Leeds. In this neighbourhood there are traces of a Saxon encampment. GIRAHE LOUGH, in the bar of Iveragh, co. Kerry, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 6 miles N.W. of Ballina- skelligs Bay. Lough Currane receives its superfluous waters. GIRDLENESS POINT, near Aberdeen Bay, on the N.E. coast of Kincardine, Scotland, 2 miles _ S.E. of Aberdeen. A lighthouse was erected here in 1833, which has two lights, one visible at a distance of 16 and the other at 19 miles. GIRDLER SANDS, in the river Thames, 8 miles N. of Herne Bay. They lie near the middle of the river, and are partly dry at low water. A floating light was put up in 1848, 38 feet high, which can be seen for 10 miles. GIRLEY, a par. in the bar. of Upper Kells, co. Meath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles N. of Athboy, its post town. The parochial limits abut on the West- meath border, and include the vils. of Cloncat, Fords- town, and Newtown Girley. The surface consists gene- rally of good land, with some extent of bog. It is drained southward by the river Athboy, and is traversed by the road from Oldcastle to Athboy. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Meath, val. 100, in the patn of the Incumbent of Athboy. The Roman Catholic cha is a handsome building united to that of Kells. Thi are some ruins of the old church. Here is a private day- school. The principal residences are Drewstown, Jo* brook, and Friermore.