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Rh GLYNTAFF. 119 GODALMING Eumney flows through this place. The Ty-isha harriers meet here. GLYNTAFF, a hralt. and ecclesiastical district in the par. of Eglwys-Ilan, hiind. of Caerphilly, co. Glamorgan, 4 miles N.E. of Llantrissant. BriJgend is its post town. It is situated on the river Taff, within a short distance of Pont-y-Pryddo bridge. A portion of Newbridge is included in this ecclesiastical district. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Uandaff, and in tho patron, of the bishop. GLYNTAWE, or CAPEL CALLWEN, a limit, in the par. and hund. of "Devynnock, co. Brecon, 7 miles "W. of Brecknock. Trecastle is its post town. This, with Callwen, is an ecclesiastical district, the church being in the hamlet. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 80, in tho gift of tho vicar of the parish. GLYN-TRAIAN, a div. of the par. of Llangollen, hund. of Chirk, co. Denbigh. ULYNTREFNANT, a tnshp. in tho par. of Tref- Eglwys, co. Montgomery, 4 miles N. of Llanidloes. The river Trefnant, sometimes called " The Three Streams," flows through the neighbourhood. GLYTAY, a trait, in the par. of Llandebie, co. Car- marthen, 4 miles S. of Llandilo-fawr. GNEEVES, a vil. in tho pars, of Castlemagner and . Eoskeen, bar. of Duhallow, co. Cork, prov. of JIunster, Ireland, 4 miles S.E. of Kanturk. GNOSALL, a par. in tho W. div. of the hund. of Cuttlestone, co. Stafford, 6 miles 8.W. of Stafford, its post town, and 13 N.E. of Wellington. It is situated on the river Rowley, and is a station on the Shropshire Union line of railway. Tho Liverpool canal passes through the neighbourhood. The parish is large, having within its limits the hmlts. of Apeton, Auldmore, Bef- cote, Bromstead, Chatwell, Coley, Coton, Cowley, Knight- ley, Moreton, Outwoods, Plaidiwick, and Wilbrighton. The living is a perpet. cur.* united with the cur. of Knightley, in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 175, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is an ancient struc- ture, dedicated to St. Lawrence. In addition to the parish church, there is a district church at Moreton, the living of which is a perpet. our.,* val. 45, in the patron. of the incumbent. There is a chapel at Knightley, licensed for Divine service. The parochial charities, in- cluding an endowment to the free school of 35, produce about 170 per annum. There is a National school for boys and girls. The Bishop of Lichfield is lord of the manor. Fairs are held on 7th May and 23rd September for the sale of cattle and live stock. GOADBY, a chplry. in the par. of Billesdon, hund. of Gartree, co. Leicester, 8 miles N.E. of Market Har- borough, and 12 S.E. of Leicester, its post town. The living is a cur. annexed to that of Billesdon, in the dioc. of Peterborough. Tho church is a small structure, re- cently put into thorough repair. Lord Berners is lord of the manor. GOADBY-MARWOOD, a par. in the hund. of Fram- land, co. Leicester, 5 miles N.E. of Melton-Mowbray, its post town. The surface is flat except towards the S., where it rises into a ridge of considerable elevation. Tho Boil is a rich red loam, alternated with clay. The village is small, and the inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agri- culture. There are quarries of building-stone and several marl pits. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Peter- borough, val. 500'. The church is a plain edifice, with tower surmounted by pinnacles. It is dedicated to St. 1 It-nis, and contains several interesting monuments. The charities, arising chiefly from land, produce about 24 yearly. Many Roman coins, vases, and cinerary urns are said to have been discovered here. Goadby Park is the principal residence, where there is a meet for the Belvoir hounds. Dane Field is supposed to have been the scene of a battle in the Saxon times, from the quan- tity of human bones which have been found there. GO ADLAND, or GOATHLA ND, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. and lythe of Pickering, North Riding co. York, 13 miles N.E. of Pickering, and 8 S.W. of Whitby, its post town. Tho Whitby and Pickering branch line of the North-Eastorn railway passes through this town- ship. The living ia a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 60, in the patron, of the Archbishop of York. The church is a neat modern edifice, dedicated to St. Mary ; and there is a parochial school for boys and girls. In the dale of Goadland, which is situated in the ancient honour of Pickering Forest, is a large species of hawk, which builds in the cliff called " Killing Nab Scar." Tho manor belongs to the Duchy of Lancaster. GOAT, a hmlt. in tho par. of Bridekirk, ward of Al- lerdale-below-Derwent, co. Cumberland, 1 mile N.W. of Cpckermouth. This forms a tnshp. with Papcastle, and is situated on the banks of the Derwent, at the foot of tho stone bridge which here crosses the river. Der- went Bank and Woodbank are the principal residences, GOATHILL, a par. in the hund. of Horethorne, co. Somerset, 3 miles S.E. of Sherborne, its post town, and station on the London and North- Western railway. Tho parish is of small extent, and there is no village, only a few farmhouses. Stone is quarried for building pur- poses. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 60. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 90. The church is an ancient stone struc- ture, dedicated to St. Peter. The register commences in 1699. GOATHLAND. See GOADLAND, Yorkshire. GOATHURST, a par. in the hund. of Andersfield, co. Somerset, 3 miles S.W. of Bridgwater, its post town, and 8 N.E. of Taunton. It is situated in a romantic spot on the verge of the Quantock hills. The property is held by the Tynte family, into whose possession it has come through the Pouletts and Halsewells. The surface is pleasantly undulated, and the soil gravelly. The land is nearly evenly divided between arable and pasture. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 378. The church is an ancient structure, dedicated to St. Edward. It contains monuments of the Haswell and Tynte families. Halsewell House, an old seat of the above family, is the principal residence. The man- sion, to which a deer park is attached, is situated in beautiful and extensive grounds. Colonel Tynte is lord of the manor. GOATSTOWN, a vil. in the par. of Borrisokane, bar. of Lower Ormond, co. Tipperary, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 1 mile N. of Borrisokane. GODALMING HUNDRED, one of the 13 subdivi- sions of Surrey, situated in the S.W. part of the co., and bounded on tho N. by tho hund. of Woking, on the E. by the hund. of Blackheath, on the S. by the co. Sussex, and on the W. by the co. Hants. It includes the pars, of Chiddingfold, Compton, Godalming, Hambledon, Hasle- mere, Peper-Harrow, Puttcnham, Thursley, Witley, and a portion of St. Nicholas, comprising about 37,200 acres. GODALMING, a par., municipal borough, market and post town in the first div. of the hund.- of Godal- ming, co. Surrey, 4 miles S.W. of Guildford, 17 in the same direction from Dorking, and 34 from London by the South- Western railway, which has a station here. It is situated on the river Wey, and the London and Portsmouth turnpike road passes through tho town. The par. includes tho tythgs. of Binscomb, Catteshall, jDeanshold, Upper and Lower Bashing, Ferncombe, Labourn, and several small places. In the will of Alfred he calls it Godelming, and bequeaths it to his nephew Ethelwald. The bishops of Salisbury, in the reign of Henry II., came into possession of it. The demesne afterwards passed to the Paston and More families. The town was incorporated in tho reign of Elizabeth. The local government is vested in a mayor, 4 aldermen, and 12 common councilmen. It is clean, well paved, and lighted with gas. It contains a townhall, commodious public hall for meetings, a commercial and savings-bank, and a county court. The chief employments of the people are in the paper and flour mills, also tanning, leather making, and the manufacture of hosiery and parchment. The mills are situated on the river Wey, which is hero crossed by a bridge, and flows with great strength to Wey- bridge, where it mingles its waters with the Thames. Good building-stone is obtained in large quantities. The