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Rh GOLDSBROUGH. GONERBY PARVA. tower. The parochial charities produce about 50 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. Goldsborough Hall, a brick mansion of the Elizabethan period, is a seat of the Earl of Harewood, who is lord of the manor. GOLDSBROTJGH, a hrnlt. in the tnshp. of Lythe, E. div. of the lib. of Langbaurgh, North Riding co. York, 6 miles N. of Whitby. It is situated close to the sea-coast. The Romans had a settlement here. GOLDSHAW BOOTH, a tnshp. in the par. of Whal- ley, higher div. of the hund. of Blackburn, co. palatine Lancaster, 5 miles N.W. of Burnley. Whalley is its post town. It is situated in Pendlo Forest, and is the centre of a new ecclesiastical district, including Old Lund Booth, Rough Lee Booth, and Barley-with- Wheatly Booth. The people are mostly employed in spinning yarn. The living is a perpct. cur.* in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 135. The church is a modern stone structure dedicated to St. Mary. The Wesleyans have a chapel. The Duke of Buccleuch is lord of the manor. GOLDSONCOTT, a hmlt. in the par. of Old-Cleeve, hund. of Williton, co. Somerset, 4 miles S.W. of Watchet. GOLDSPUR, a hund. in the rape of Hastings, co. Sussex. It is situated in the eastern part of the co., and includes the pars, of Beckley, Guildford, Iden, Feasmarsh, Playden, with a portion of Broomhill, together comprising about 15,800 acres. GOLDSTONE, a tnshp. in the par. of Cheswardine, hund. of North Bradford, co. Salop, 1 mile S.W. of the Til. of Cheswardine, and 4 S.E. of Market Drayton. GOLDSWORTH. See GOLDDJGS, co. Surrey. GOLDTHORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Blytli, N. div. of the hund. of Bassetlaw, co. Nottingham, 2 miles N.W. of Blyth. It is situated on the river Ryton. GOLDTHORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Bolton-on- Dearne, West Riding co. York, 6 miles N.E. of Eotherham. GOLDWORTHY, a hmlt. in the par. of Parkham, hund. of Shebbear, co. Devon, 6 miles N.W. of Bide- ford. This was the birthplace of the poet Gay. GOLFTYN, a tnshp. in the par. of Northop, hund. of Coleshill, co. Flint, North Wales, 3 miles N.W. of Hawarden. It is situated on the river Dee. The inha- bitants are for the most part employed in fishing and in mining operations. GOLLON, a tnshp. in the par. of Abbey-cwm-hir, hund. of Knighton, co. Radnor, South Wales, 6 miles N.E. of Rhayader. GOLSPIE, a par. and post vil. in the co. Sutherland, Scotland, 7 miles N. of Dornock, containing the vil. of Bachie. It is situated on the coast at Golspie burn, and not far from Little Ferry. It is 8 miles long, and its greatest breadth is 6 miles. The surface is hilly, the principal summits being Ben-a-Bhragidh, 1,300 feet; Ben Horn, 1,712; and Ben Lundie, 1,464. Four small lochs lie within the limits. The glen of Dunrobin traverses the interior. This par., formerly called Cul- mallie, is in the presb. of Dornoch and synod of Suther- land and Caithness. The minister has a stipend of 205. The church was erected in 1738. Here are a Free church, school, reading-room, and library, all standing in the village, a place of some importance recently grown out of a poor hamlet. It contains two hanks, insurance agencies, &c., and carries on a brisk trade. Dunrobin Castle is the magnificent scat of the Duke of Sutherland, the sole landowner. A conflict took place hero in 1746, when the adherents of Charles Stuart were defeated. An ancient chapel existed in former times near where the obelisk now stands. There are remains of a Pictish fort. White and red sandstone and slate are quarried. Fairs are held in May and October. GOLTHO, a par. in the wap. of Wraggoo, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 2 miles S.W. of Wragby, its post town, and 8 E. of Lincoln. It includes the tnshp. of Bullington. The village, which consists of a few farm- houses, is situated on the road from Lincoln to Horn- castle. The living is a don. cur. in the dioc. of Lincoln. The church is a small edifice of brick, dedicated to St. George. There is a chapel-of-ease at Bullington. Goltho House is the principal residence, and was formerly a seat of the Grantham family. GOMELDON, a tythg. in the par. of Idmiston, hund. of Alderbury, co. Wilts, 4 miles S.E. of Amesbury. There is a railway station at Porton on the London and South-Western line. GOMERSAL, a tnshp. and ecclesiastical district in the par. of Birstall, wap. of Morley, West Riding co. York, 4 miles N.W. of Dewsbury, 6 S.E. of Bradford, and 8 S.W. of Leeds, its post town. The tnshp. includes the two vils. of Great and Little Gomersal, with the hmlts. of Birkenshaw, Birkenshaw Bottoms, Birstall Drub, Field Head, Holden Clough, Latham, Moor Lane, Popeley Gate, Nutts, and Spen. The Birstall station on the London and North- Western line of railway is a short distance N.E. of the village. Blankets, woollen cloths, chemicals, and machinery for cotton-spinning, are the principal goods manufactured. Coal is obtained in the neighbourhood. The village, which is very con- siderable, contains a mechanics' institute and several mills. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 150, in the patron, of the crown and bishop alter- nately. The church is a modern stone edifice dedicated to St. Mary. There are charities of about 12 yearly value. The Independents, Wesleyans, Reformed Wes- leyans, Primitive Methodists, and Moravians, have chapels. There is a National school for both sexes, also Sunday-schools belonging to the various places of worship. GOJIERSHAY, a tythg. in tie par. of Stalbridge, hund. of Brownshall, co. Dorset, 2 miles E. of Stal- bridge. GOMETRA, a small island in the par. of Killninian, co. Argyle, Scotland. It is about 2 miles in length by 1 mile broad, and lies between Mull and Staffa. GOMSHALL, a vil. in the par. of Dorking, hund. of Watton, co. Surrey. GONALSTONE, a par. in the S. div. of the wap. of Thurgarton, co. Nottingham, 4 miles S.W. of Southwell, its post town, and 9 N.E. of Nottingham. It is situated near the banks of the river Trent. The Nottingham and Newark branch of the Midland line of railway passes through the parish, the Lowdham station being 1 mile S. of the village. A hospital was founded hero in the reign of Henry III., of which there are remains, and in which it is the custom for every new incumbent to preach on his appointment to the living. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 324. The church is a neat stone edifice dedicated to St. Lawrence. There is a small charity of 1 per annum. Gonalstone House is the principal residence. GONERBY, a hmlt. in the par. of Hatclifie, hund. of Haverstoe, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 7 miles S.E. of Caistor. GONERBY MAGNA, a par. in the soko of Grantham, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 2 miles N.W. of Gran- tham, its post town, and 12 S.E. of Newark. The village, which is large, is situated on the main road between the above towns. The Great Northern railway passes in the vicinity, the nearest station being at Gran- tham. The hmlt. of Middle Gonerby is in the S. of the parish. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 100, in the patron, of the Vicar of Grantham. The church is a fine structure with embattled tower, surmounted by a crocketed spire. It is dedicated to St. Sebastian, and has a handsome monument to one Robert Tyling, bearing date 1600. The charities con- sist of 12 school endowment and 10 for the poor. The Wesleyans, Independents, and Primitive Methodists, have each a chapel, and there is a National school. Earl Brownlow is lord of the manor. GONERBY PARVA, a hmlt. in the par. of Gran- tham, soke of Grantham, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, a short distance S.E. of Great Gonerby. It forms a township united with Manthorpc. GONOCHAN, a vil. in the par. of Fintry, co. Stir-