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Rh FATRLEY. 3 FALADAM. FAIRLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Pontesbury, co. Salop, 7 miles S.W. of Shrewsbury. FAIRLIE, a post town and quoad sacra par. in the par. of Largs, co. Ayr, Scotland, 3 miles S. of Largs. It is situated on the coast of the Frith of Clyde, facing Cumbrae Island in the Fairlie roads. Here are a Free church and a chapel-of-ease. Fairlie House is the scat of Sir J. 0. Fairlie, Bart. ; and Kilburne House that ot the Earl of Glasgow. Portincross Castle stands on Fairlie Head, about 4 miles distant. FAIRLIGHT, a par. in the hund. of Guestling, rape of Hastings, co. Sussex, 2 miles N.E. of Hastings, its post town and nearest railway station. It is situated on the coast, at the foot of the lofty hill known as Fairlight Down, and is a station of the coastguard service. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 502. The church is a modern edifice dedicated to St. Andrew. Theie are charities for the poor amounting to about 10 per annum ; and a good school well supported. Fairlight Lodge and the Hall are the principal residences. FAIRNLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Hartburn, N. div. of the ward of Tindale, co. Northumberland, 10 miles W. of Morpeth. FAIRSEAT, hmlt. in the par. of Stanstead, hund. of Wrotham, lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, 7 miles N.E. of Sevenoaks. FAIRSTED, a par. in the hund. of Witham, co. Essex, 4 miles N.W. of Witham, its post town, and 8 N. of Chelmsford. The Bulford station on the Witham and Braintree branch of the Great Eastern railway is 3 miles to the N.E. of the vil. The par. contains the hmlt. of Fuller Street. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 424, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is an ancient structure dedicated to St. Mary. There are some small charities for the poor. Lord Ray- leigh is lord of the manor. FAIR STREET, a hmlt. in the par. of St. Peter, hund. of Ringslow, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, near Broadstairs. FAIRTHORN, a hmlt. in co. Hants, 3 miles S.W. of Bishop's Waltham. The South- Western railway passes in the neighbourhood. FAIRWATER, a hmlt. in the par. of Llandaff, co. Glamorgan, a short distance from the city of Llandaff. FAIRWEATHER GREEN, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Allerton, West Riding co. York, 3 miles N.W. of Bradford. FAIRWOOD, a hmlt. in the par. and hund. of West- bury, co. Wilts, 2 miles E. of Westbury, and 7 N.E. of Frome. John W. Bush, Esq., is lord of the manor. FAIRWOOD. See VEHWOOD, co. Dorset. FAIRYCROSS, a hmlt. in the par. of Alwington, co. Devon, 3 miles S.W. Bideford. It is situated near Bide- ford Bay. FAIRYHALL, a vil. in the par. of Kilpatrick Ileming, co. Dumfries, Scotland, 4 miles E. of Ecclesfechan. FAITHLEGG, a par. in the bar. of Gualtiere, co. Waterford, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 4 miles E. of Waterford. It is situated at the meeting of the rivers Barrow and Suir, and contains the vil. of Checkpoint. It was an old packet station. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Waterford, val. with Kill St. Nicholas, 272, in tin patron, of the crown. The church is in ruins. The Roman Catholic chapol ig united to those of Kill St. Nicholas and Killca. There are two day schools. Faith- legg House is the principal residence, and in the neigh- bourhood are the old seats of the Bolton and Aylward families. Hero are ruins of a castle which was sur- ri'ndi'red by Aylward to Captain Bolton, who was acting under Cromwell during the siege of Waterford. There are also remains of a rath. Building stone and lead-ore are found here. Fairs are held on the 20th May, 20th 14 !h August, and 10th October. FAITH, ST., a par. in the hund. of Upper Buddles- p-itc, ainl i ity i.f Vini li.-slor, co. Hants. The par. in- c link's the plac< i::slmp and Wist Sparkfurd, with the Hospital of St. Cross. [See WIXCHESTKII.! FAITH, ST.,JI(IUS|IAM. K,.< Hm.sirAM, ST. FAITH, co. Norfolk. FAKENHAM, GREAT, a par. in the hund. of Black- bourn, co. Suffolk, 5 miles N.W. of Ixworth, its pos- town, and 6 S.E. of Thetford. The river Brandon passes through the parish, which is well wooded. The village is small, and wholly agricultural. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Ely, val. 280. The church is a small structure dedicated to St. Peter. There is a National school. The poet Bloomfield spent much of his early life here, and introduces some of its scenes into his poetry. There are traces of ancient burial-places in the neigh- bourhood. The Duke of Grafton is lord of the manor. FAKENHAM-LANCASTER, a par. and market town in the hund. of Gallow, co. Norfolk, 12 miles N. of East Dereham, and 24 N.W. of Norwich. It is situated on the river Wensum, and is a station on the Wells branch of the Great Eastern railway. The town is clean, well paved, lighted with gas, and well supplied with water. Brewing is extensively carried on, and there is a largo flour-mill. The river is here crossed by a fine bridge of three arches. Petty sessions are held monthly, and it is a polling place for the western div. of the co. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 862, in the patron, of Trinity College, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is a handsome struc- ture, with tower surmounted by crockctted pinnacles, and containing a finely-carved font of an octagonal form, a beautiful screen, and a brass of a priest. The register commences in 1720. The parochial charities produce about 70 per annum. The Independents, Baptists, Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel, and there are National and British schools for boys and girls. Sir Willoughby Jones, Bart., is lord of the manor. Thursday is market day for corn and cattle. Fairs are held on Whit-Tuesday and the 22nd November, for live stock. FAKENHAM, LITTLE, a hmlt. in the par. of Euston, near the above. It was formerly a parish. Tho living is a rect. annexed to Euston, but there is no church. FALA, a par. and post vil. in co. Edinburgh, Scot- land, 15 miles S.E. of Edinburgh, lying on the northern declivity of the Lammermuir hills. The par. of Soutra was united to it early in the 17th century. Tho united parishes extend 7 miles in length by 3 in breadth, Fala being in Mid-Lothian and Soutra in East. Tho soil is for the most part good ; nearly a half of it is in a good state of cultivation. Tho parish church, now in the course of erection, will be a very handsome edifice in the Gothic style, and stands in the village of Fala, 800 feet above the level of the sea, and at a distance of 14-J- miles from Edinburgh. Of Fala parish the Earl of Stuir is the solo heritor. From the circumstance of the endow- ments of Soutra, which was an ancient hospice, having been alienated by Mary of Gucldres to Trinity College Church, Edinburgh, the town council of Edinburgh were till a late period joint patrons. Tho stipend of the minister from both parishes, together with an allowance of 93 from the exchequer, varies from 160 to 197. Besides a glebe of the statutory amount of 4 acres in each parish, ho has pasturage for ono horse, two cows, and twenty sheep. There is also an United Presbyterian church in the village. Of Soutra village the only trace now is the aisle of the old hospice. At ono time it WHS a place of considerable size and importance, but upon the alienation of the lands it rapidly went down. Traces of a way called the "Girthgato" are still visible, that led to the hospital from the Tweed valley. In the immediate vicinity is a medicinal well that was at one time much resorted to. Tho family of Pringle long held a grant of land hero for rendering assistance to James V. The bell of the hospice, it is believed, is still in use at the parish church, though not now, as of old, as the incription on it bears " To eat, sleep, and pray, I do call ; good people of Brothick, God bless you all" the parishes being at one time church lands of Alur-brothick or Arbroath. FAIADAM, a vil. in the pars, of Fala and Crichton, co. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1 mile W. of Fala. It is situ- ated on the Cake Moor, and the road from Edinburgh to Lander.