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Rh GLEADTHORPE-GRANGE. Ill GLENAWLEY. living of which is a cur. annexed to the rect. of Hand- worth. The Independents have a chapel, and there is 8 National school. GLEADTHORPE-GRANGE, a limit, in the par. of Wai-sop, hund. of Bassetlaw, co. Nottingham, 4 miles N.W. of Ollerton. GLEASTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Aldingham, hund. of Lonsdale North of the Sands, co. Lancaster, 3 miles S.E. of Dalton. Here are the ruins of Gleaston Castle, the old seat of the Flemings. GLEMHAM, GREAT, a par. in the hund. of Plomes- gate, co. Suffolk, 3 miles S.E. of Framlingham, and 4 8.W. of Saxmundham. Wickham Market is its post town. The land is divided between arable and pasture. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 352 14. Sd. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the rect. of Little Glemham. The church, dedicated to All Saints, ia a handsome structure, with a square embattled tower. Glemham House is the prin- cipal residence. GLEMHAM, LITTLE, a par. in the hund. of Plo- mesgute, co. Suffolk, 2 miles S. of Great Glemham, and 6 S.E. of Framlingham. The river Aide flows through the parish. This place was formerly the seat of the Glenhams, of whom Sir Thomas defended Carlisle and York for Charles I. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 305. Tho living is a rect.* with the -cur. of Great Glemham annexed, val. 329. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is a handsome structure, and contains several monuments of the North family. GLEMSFORD, a par. in the hund. of Babergh, co. Suffolk, 4 miles N.E. of Clare, and 5 N.W. of Sudbury, its post town. The river Stour flows by the parish on the S. Edward the Confessor founded a college here for the clergy. In the Domesday Survey it is entered as held by Earl Odo. The chief employments of the people are the preparation and weaving of silk and woollen stuffs, and tho working of cocoa-nut fibre and horse hair. The living is a rect. * in tho dioc. of Ely, val. 582, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is an old huilrfing of handsome proportions, with a tower falling to decay. It is dedicated to St. Mary, and is situated on an eminence. Tho register dates from the year 1550. The parochial endowments produce about 35 per annum. The Independents and Baptists have each a chapel, and there is a National school for boys and girls. Edmund Stedman, Esq., is lord of the manor. GLEN, a vil. in the bar. of Kilmacrenan, co. Done- r, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 7 miles S.E. of Dunfanaghy. stands at the foot of Lough Glen, which is 2 miles long, and on the road from Letterkenney to Dunfanaghy. GLEN, a vil. in the co. Inverness, Scotland, near Moy. It is situated on the river Findhorn. GLEN, a vil. in the par. of Falkirk, co. Stirling, Scotland, 2 miles from Stirling. GLEN A, a mountain vale, and several objects deriving their name from it, along the W. side of the lower lake of Killarney, co. Kerry, prov. of Munster, Ireland. The bay which is at the head of the lake commands views of the whole of tho exquisite scenery of Killarney, and salmon, porch, and trout are taken there in great abundance. Glena Cottage, the residence of Lord Ken- mare, has a room fitted up entirely for the entertain- t of tourists. The scenery is extremely beautiful. GLENADE, a mountain vale in the bar. of Ross- !ior, co. Leitrim, prov. of Connaught, Ireland. This it one of the most lovely glens in the N. of Ireland. Tho road from Manor Hamilton to Ballyshannon passes through it, and commands fine views of Donegal Bay. Almost in the centre of the glen lies Lough Glenade, source of the river Bonnet. (rl.KNAIIIRY, a bar. in the co. Waterford, prov. of Munster, Ireland. It is bounded on the E. by the bar. of Upperthird, on tho W. and N. by the co. Tipperary, < in tho S. by the bar. of Decies-without-Drum. It tins tho par. of Kilronan and part of the par. of v, comprising about 19,672 acres. A small stream 1 tho Nidi ia in the S., which ia received by the river Suir. The S. portion of the barony is hilly. GLENALMOND, the beautiful valley of the river Almond's head-water, co. Perth, Scotland. On the Carnies estate, beneath the Grampians, stands Trinity Theological College and Scottish Episcopal chapel. They are very elegant structures, respectively in the Eliza- bethan and Gothic styles, and were completed in 1851. Glenalmond gives title of viscount to the Duke of Athol. GLENALONG, a mountain in the bar. of Maghera- hoy, co. Fermanagh, prov. of Ulster, Ireland. It forms one of the Shean range. GLENAMADDA, a vil. in the par. of Boyounagh, bar. of Ballymoe, co. Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ire- land. It is situated 7 miles from Dunmore, and is on the miserable road from Dunmore to Athleague, encom- passed with hogs. GLENARAY, the glen of the stream or rivulet which flows into Loch Fyne between Inverary and the hill of Duniquoich, co. Argyle, Scotland. It has two pictu- resque falls, and is skirted by tho road from Inverary to Oban. GLENARM, two bars, in the co. Antrim, prov. of Ulster, Ireland. They are bounded on the S. by the bar. of Lower Belfast, on tho E. by the North Channel, on the W. by tho bars, of Kilconway, Antrim, and Dunluce, and on the N. by the bar. of Carey. Lower Glenarm, which is the N. section, has most beautiful scenery. It contains the glens of Glendun, Glencorp, Glenanno, Glen-Ballyemen, Glenariff, Glenealy, and Glenarm. Tho old road along the coast attains an ele- vation of 675 feet above the level of the sea, and the new one is a beautiful specimen of Btonemasonry and skilful engineering. Glenarm Lower contains the granges of Inispollan and Layde, the pars, of Ardclinis, Layde, and Tickmacraven, the town of Glenarm, with the vils. of Cushendun, Cushendall, Camlongh, Waterfoot, and Straight-Kelly ; and Glenarm Upper contains Killyglen Grange and the pars, of Cairncastle, Kihvaughten, and Larne, with the vil. of Oldmills, and tho greater part of tho town of Larne. GLENARM, a post and market town in the par. of Tickmacraven, bar. of Lower Glenarm, co. Antrim, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 133 miles from Dublin. It is situated in a hollow on the banks of the Glenarm river, which is hero crossed by a well-built stono bridge. The parish church stands in an ancient cemetery. Here are also a chapel, meeting-house, school, and dispensary. Gleuarm Castle is tho residence of the Earl of Antrim, near which are the ruins of a Franciscan monastery founded by Robert Bissett in 1465. Here is a small harbour. Coal is imported, and corn, limestone, Sec., are exported. The town occupies a very picturesque site, and is much resorted to in the season for sea-bathing. Petty sessions are held here, and fairs on the 26th January, 26th May, 30th August, and 29th October. GLENARM BAY, in tho bar. of Glenarm, co. An- trim, prov. of Ulster, Ireland. It enters between Gerron Point and Glenarm Park, and has three small inlets at the mouths of the rivers Carnallock, Glenealy, and Glenarm. Its waters are rough and deep. The Glen- arm stream runs through the entire length of the glen. GLENAROUGHT. See GLANBIIOUOHT, Ireland. GLENART, an estate of the Earl of Carysfort, in the par. and bar. of Arklow, co. Wicklow, prov. of Lcinster, Ireland. The mansion is situated nearly opposite the Earl of Wicklow's demesne of Shclton Abbey. GLENAVY, or GLENCONWAY, a par. and post vil. in the bar. of Upper Massarene, co. Antrim, prov. of Ulster, Ireland. Tho surface in the upper part of this parish consists of hilly pasture ground. The lower part, which stretches along Lough Neagh, Sandy Point, and the W. of Lough Portmoro, is low and level. The soil is rich. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Connor, val. 285. The church was erected in 1814, partly by the late Board of First Fruits. There are schools at Crumlin, Budore, Ballymacrickett, and Dundrod. The village stands on the Glenavy stream, and contains a cotton factory. Fail's are held on the 14th May and 29th Oct6ber. GLENAWLEY. See CLAXAWI.EY, Ireland.