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Rh GOOD EASTER. 121 GOOLE. ling, Scotland, 10 milea S.W. of Stirling. It is situated under the Campsie hills, on Gonochan burn, a tributary to Endrick water. GOOD EASTER. See EASTER, GOOD, co. Essex. GOODERSTONE, a par. in the hund. of South Greenhoe, co. Norfolk, 4 miles N.E. of Stoke Ferry, its post town, and 6 S.W. of Swaffham. There are several streams flowing through the parish, on which are corn mills. The land is nearly evenly divided between arable and pasture. There is a small extent of heath and woodland. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for 250, and the vicarial for 133. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 289. The church is a stone edifice, dedicated to St. George. The register commences in 3702. There are several charities, pro- ducing in all 50 per annum. The Wesleyans have a chapel, and there is a National school. Samuel Cart- wright, Esq., is lord of the manor. Gooderstone Lodge is the principal residence. GOODLEIGH, a par. in the hund. of Braunton, co. Devon, 2 miles N.E. of Barnstaple, its post town, and 9 N.W. of South Molton. The North Devon branch of the London and South- Western line has a station within 2 miles of the village. The river Yeo, a tributary of the Taw, flows by the parish on its N. side. It includes the hmlt. of Northleigh. There are several cherry orchards. The living is a rcct.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 252. The church is an ancient stone structure, dedicated to St. Gregory. It contains monuments of the Acland and other families. There are charities of about 2 per annum. The Independents have a chapel, and there are two schools, belonging respectively to the church and chapel. Miss Incledon is lady of the manor. GOODMANHAM, a par. in the Holme Beacon div. of the wap. of Hnrthill, East Riding of co. York, 1-i mile N.E. of Market Weighton, its post town, and 6 miles S.E. of Pocklington. This place is of considerable antiquity, and is called by Bede, Godmingaham. He states that a groat pagan temple stood here, which the high priest Coife destroyed on his conversion to Christi- anity. The village, which is small, is pleasantly situated on an acclivity on the western side of the Wolds. The living is a rcct.* in the dioc. of York, val. 417. The church is an ancient structure, dedicated to All Saints. It has two fonts, one very old and of rough workmanship, said to have been that used at the baptism of Coife. The Wesleyans have a chapel. Lord Londesborough is lord of the manor. GOODNESTONE, a par. in the hund. of Faversham, lathe of Scray, co. Kent, 2 miles E. of Faversham, its post town and railway station. The par. is situated in. the vicinity of the river Swale, and includes the small limits, of Fairbrook, Oakwcll, and Way-street. There is no village, only a few farmhouses. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 160. The living in a rect. in the dioc, of Canterbury, val. with the vie. of Graveney annexed, 400, in the patron, of the arch- bishop. The church is a small ancient structure, dedi- cated to St. Bartholomew. The register commences in 1759. The parochial charities, including endowment to almshouses, produce about 45 per annum. There is a parochial school for this and the adjoining parish of Graveney. GOODNESTONE, a par. in the huiid. of Wingham, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 5 miles S.W. of Sand- wich, and 2 S.E. of Wingham, its post town. The name of this place appears to have been spelt Godicincston, and is said to take its name from Godwin, Earl of Kent. It once belonged to Sir John Boys, the gallant defender of Donnington Castle, who was buried here in 1664. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 200. The church is a beautiful structure, in the rarly English style of architecture. It contains monu- ments of the Boys and other families. It is styled the church of Holy Cross. There are some small charities derived from land, and a parochial school for both sexes. Godnestone Park, a handsome seat, is the principal resi- dence. GOODRICH, or GODERICH, a par. in the lower div of the hund. of Wormelow, co. Hereford, 4 miles S.W of Ross, its post town, and 5 N.E. of Monmouth. It i situated on the banks of the river Wye, which is he crossed by a bridge. The par. is traversed by the m road from Gloucester to South Wales, and includes inshps. of Goodrich, Glewstone, and Huntisham, and th imlt. of Pencraig. In the village are many cider mil" The surface is undulated, and the scenery picturesque, small priory of Black Canons was founded here 1 Richard Talbot, lord of Goodrich Castle, in 1347. The .iving is a vie. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 354, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is an ancient stone ' edifice dedicated to St. Giles. It contains some old tablets and monuments. The parochial charities produce about 34 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. Here are extensive ruins of the old castle, formerly the residence and property of the Talbot, Pembroke, and Grey families, but destroyed by Oliver Cromwell. The principal residence and chief attraction of this neigh- bourhood is Goodrich Court, or Castle, the residence of Col. Meyrick, celebrated for its collection of armour and implements of warfare, both ancient and modern, and for its paintings and antiquities. The building itself is a castellated mansion, after the style of those in the reign of the first Edwards. There are several good residences. Earl Ripon takes from this place the title of viscount. GOODSHAW, a chplry. in the par. of Whalley, hund. of Blackburn, co. palatine of Lancaster, 2 miles N.E. of Haslingden. Rawtenstall is its post town. It includes the tnshp. of Higher Booth. The people are employed in the cotton mills, calico-printing, stone quarries, and collieries. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 150. The church is a stone edifice, built in the 16th century. It is dedicated to All Saints. The Baptists, Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists, have places of worship, and there is a National school. GOODWICK, a vil. in the par. of Llanunda," co. Pembroke, South Wales, 3 miles N.W. of Fishguard. It is situated on the coast. A party of about 2,000 lawless Frenchmen effected a landing here in 1797, but were taken prisoners by Earl Cawdor. GOODWIN SANDS, an extensive sand-bank lying off the coast of Kent, between Deal and Ramsgate, in N. lat. 51 10' to 51 20', and E. long. 1 25' to 1 35'. They extend in length for near 8 miles, and in breadth about 3, having only 3 fathoms water, except at low water, when they are dry in many parts. Lying outside the Gull stream and Downs, they serve as a natural break- water, and have lights erected at several points, with a mast 50 feet high, supporting a gallery for twenty ship- wrecked persons, called Bullock's safety beacon. They are supposed to have been formed in the reign of William II., when the sea, flooding the opposite lands of Holland, retired considerably from the English coast. They have been the scene of many dreadful wrecks. GOODWOOD, a seat of the Duke of Richmond, co. Sussex, 3 miles N.E. of Chichester. It was built after designs by Wyatt, and formerly belonged to the Percys. In the picture gallery is a portrait of Frances, Duchess of Richmond, as Minerva, the original of Britannia on our copper money. Races take place in July, and General Wyndham's hounds meet here. GOODWORTH, a tythg. in the par. of Clatford Goodworth, hund. of Wherwell, co. Hants, 1 mile S. of Andover. GOOLE, a tnshp., seaport, market town, and eccle- siastical par. in the lower div. of the wap. of Osgoldcross, West Riding co. York, 4 miles S. of Howden, 25 S.W. of Hull, and 187 from London. The Lancashire and Yorkshire railway has a branch from Knottingley to this place. It is situated on the river Ouse, at its con- fluence with the Don. The town in its present aspect is of modern growth, being formerly but an inconsiderable village. It contains 6,267 inhabitants. The streets are well paved and lighted with gas. The town contains a handsome court-house, in which the petty sessions are held, a literary and mechanics' institute, two banks, and one for savings, also extensive iron foundries, yards for