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Rh GODSFIELD. 121 GOLCAR. ruth. It is the property of the Basset family. Off the shore here is a reef that renders the approach to the island somewhat dangerous. GODSFIELD, an ext. par. place in the hund. of Bountisborough, Winchester div. of co. Hants, 3 miles N.E. of New Alresford. GODSHILL, a par. in the lib. of East Medina, Isle of Wight, co. Hants, 5 miles S.E. of Newport, its post town. The place is ancient, being noticed prior to the Domesday Survey. The land was part of the demesne of Lyra Abbey, in Normandy, and was the site of a small priory erected here in the reign of Henry III. The par. includes the hmlts. of Appuldercombe, Round, Rooklcy, Sandford, Stenbury, and Wroxall. The first- named was long the seat of the Worsley family, who built the noble mansion now the seat of the Earl of Yarborough. It has four fronts of the Corinthian order, and in the hall are some beautiful Ionic columns of porphyry. It contains a good collection of ancient sculptures and paintings, and is surrounded by an ex- tensive park. The village of Godshill is one of the neatest in the island, and is surrounded with interesting and beautiful scenery. The living is a vie. annexed with the chplry. of Whitwell to that of Niton, in the dioc. of Winchester. The church is a handsome cruciform structure, dedicated to All Saints. It contains monu- ments and tombs of the Leigh, Worsley, Fry, and other families, some of which are much defaced, and the in- scriptions nearly obliterated. There are almshousos founded by some of the Worsley family, and endowed with 12 a year. The Wesleyans and the Bible Christians have places of worship. There is a grammar school called Andrew's, having an endowment of 27 annually, and two National schools. GODSHILL, a tythg. in the par. and hund. ofFording- bridge. Ringwooddiv. of co. Hants, IJmilo N.E. of Ford- ingbridge, its post town. There are traces of a Saxon camp. GODSHILL- WOOD, an ext. par. place in the hund. of Fordingbridge, Ringwood div. of co. Hants, 2 miles N.E. of Fordingbridge. Its old name appears to have been Godmanescap. It contains the two places called Ashley Lodge and New Grounds. Here are traces of a fortified camp. GODSTONE a par. and post town in the first div. of the hund. of Tandridge, co. Surrey, 7 miles E. of Reigate, and 10 S. of Croydon. It is situated on a tributary of the river Medway, and on the road from Croydon to East Grinstead. The par. includes the hmlts. of Blindley Heath and Felbridge, with several other small places. The South-Eastern line of railway passes through the parish, and has a station about 2 miles 8. of the village of Godstone Green, which is of considerable extent. Petty sessions are held here for the division, and there is a police station. It was formerly a market town, and contains an extensive brewery. Lime, chalk, sandstone, and firestone are obtained. The surface is elevated, consisting for the greater part of a ridge, branching off from the chain of the Surrey hiljs. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 510. Godstono is the head of a poor-law union, embracing 15 parishes, and of a superintendent registry. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 334. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is a neat structure, with a low tower surmounted with a spire. It contains several monu- ments to the Evelyn family. There is also a district church at Blindley Heath, dedicated to St. John the ^elist, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 100, in the patron, of the vicar. There is besides a chapel-of-easo at Felbridge. The parochial charities ice nearly 180 per annum. There is a National 1 for boys and girls, and one for infants, all icted in a large and convenient building recently d. In the neighbourhood have been discovered > of a Roman camp, and ancient burial-places. There if a chalybeate spring, and an old well, known as Dian's Fountain. A fair is held on 22nd July, and lasts for three <; GODSTOW, a vil. in the par. of Woolvercott, hund. of Wootton, co. Oxford, 3 miles N.E. of Oxford. It is situated on the banks of the Thames, and has some traces of a nunnery founded in the 12th century by Editha, wife of Sir W. Launcelne. It is said that Henry I. here met Rosamond Clifford, surnamed the " Fair," for the first time. After her death she was interred within the walls of the above establishment, first near the altar, and after- wards in the chapter house, which still stands, but her bones were disinterred at the Reformation. GOD WICK, a par. in the hund. of Launditch, co. Norfolk, 3 miles N.E. of Litcham, its post town. The living is a rect. annexed to that of Tittleshall. There is no church. The hall, once the residence of the great lawyer, Judge Coke, and the birthplace of Admiral Sir William Hoste, is now a farmhouse. GOERLY, NORTH AND SOUTH, a hmlt. in the par. and hund. of Fordingbridge, co. Hants, 2 miles S.E. of Fordingbridge. GOGAR, a vil. and quondam par. in the par. of Cor- storphine, eo. Edinburgh, Scotland, 5 miles S.W. of Edinburgh. It is a station on the Edinburgh and Glasgow railway. It is situated on the Gogar rivulet, which has its source near Kirknowton, and falls into the Almond water. The old parish is principally in- cluded in Costorphine, but partly in Ratho and Kirkliston. In 1650 an action took place here between Cromwell and General Leslie; the spot where it occurred being still designated as " The Flashes." Numerous stone coffins have recently been discovered on the field of battle. GOGGINSTOWN, a vil. in the par. of Kilquanc, bar. of Barrymore, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, a short distance from Watergrassmill. GOGOYAN, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanddcwibrefi, hund. of Penarth, co. Cardigan, South Wales, 3 miles S.W. of Tregaron. GOIL LOCH, in co. Argyle, Scotland. It is situated on the W. side of Loch Long, and is 5 miles in length, surrounded by magnificent- scenery. GOITREY, a tnshp. in the par. of Kerry, co. Mont- gomery, North Wales, 2 miles S.E. of Newtown. GOKEWELL, a hmlt. in the par. of Broughton, co. Lincoln, 4 miles N.W. of Brigg. GOLA, a small island in the bar. of Kilmacrenan, co. Donegal, Ireland. It is situated near the entrance of Gwedore Bay. GOLANT, or ST. SAMPSON, a par. in the E. div. of the hund. of Powder, co. Cornwall, 3 miles N. of Fowey, its post town, and 4 S.E. of Lostwithiel. It is situated on the river Fowey, the village being tin the western shore of the harbour. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 53. The church is an ancient structure of stone, recently restored. GOLBORNE, a tnshp. in the par. of Winwick, hund. of West Derby, co. palatine of Lancaster, 2 miles N.E. of Newton, and 7 N. of Warrington, its post town. The London and North-Western railway has a station here. Cotton spinning is carried on in this neighbourhood. The village is of considerable extent. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Chester, val. 110, in the patron, of the Earl of Derby. The church is a modern stone structure, dedicated to St. Thomas. The charities produce about 30 per annum for the poor. There is an endowed school, also a National school for both sexes. Golborne Park and Heywood Hall are the principal residences. GOLBOURN BELLOW, a tnshp. in the par. of Tattenhall, lower div. of the hund. of Broxton, co. pala- tine of Chester, 6 miles S.W. of Tarporley, and 7 S.E. of Chester. GOLBOURN-DAVID, a tnshp. in the par. of Hand- ley, lower div. of the hund. of Broxton, co. palatine of Chester, 1J mile N. of the village of Handley, and 6 S.E. of Chester. The Waverton station on the Crewe and Chester section of the London and North- Western railway is 2 miles distant. GOLCAR, a tnshp. in the par. of Huddersfield, upper div. of the wap. of Agbrigg, West Riding co. York, 3 miles S.W. of Huddersfield, its post town. It is situated