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Rh GOSPORT. 129 GOVAN. alternately. The Independents have two chapels, and the Wesleyans and Roman Catholics one each. There are five National schools, and two free schools, one in connection with Trinity church, and one a Roman Catholic school. The Bishop of Winchester is lord of the manor. Tuesdays and Saturdays are the market days. GOSPORT, a tythg. in the par. of Bosham, in Chiches- ter rape, co. Sussex, 3 miles W. of Chichester. GOSTROW, a hund. in the rape of Hastings, co. Sussex, situated in the eastern part of the co. It includes the pars, of Brede and TJdimore, comprising about 8,000 acres. GOSWTCK, a tnshp. in the par. of Holy Island, hund. of Islandshire, co. Northumberland, 6 miles S.E. of Berwick-upon-Tweed. It is situated on a small creek, immediately opposite Holy Island, and is the property of the Askew family. Until reoently it formed part of "the county of Durham. GOTHAM, a par. in the S. div. of the wap. of Rush- cliffe, co. Nottingham, 6 miles S.W. of Nottingham, and 15 S.E. of Derby, its post town. It is situated in a vale, encircled by the hills of the wold on the W., and an ex- tensive marsh on the E. The Kegworth station on the Midland line of railway is 3 miles S.W. of the village. The manor formerly was the property of the Earl of Mortaigne. There is a considerable tract of moorland. Gypsum and limestone are obtained, and bricks arc made in this neighbourhood. The^ living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 513, in the patron, of the Duke of Portland, Earl Howe, Lord St. John, and G. S. Foljambe, in rotation. The church is an ancient stone edifice with good tower and spire. It is dedicated to St. Lawrence. There are small charities, producing about 2 per annum. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel, ana there is a National school. Earl Howe is lord of the manor. Andrew Borde, the original " Metric Andrew," tells some facetious stories of the " Wise Men of Gotham." GOTHERINGTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Bishop's Cleeve, hund. of Cleeve, co. Gloucester, 5 miles S.E. of Tewkesbury. The Independents have a chapel here. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1806. GOTHYLON, a hmlt. in the par. of Llanfynyd, co. Carmarthen, South Wales, 5 miles N.W. of Llandilo- fawr. GOUDHURST, a par. and post town in the hund. of Harden, lathe of Scray, co. Kent, 4 miles N.W. of Cran- brook, and 11 E. of Tunbridge Wells. It is situated on the river Rother, and is intersected by the road from Lamberhurst to Cranbrook. The Harden station on the South-Eastern lino of railway is 4J miles N. of the village, which is considerable, and was formerly a market town. The hamlet of Kilndown is in the south-western part of the parish. A priory was founded here in early times, and tho manufacture of woollen cloth was intro- duced by the Flemings in tho reign of Edward III., but has for many years entirely ceased. In the year 1647 the town was attacked by a strong body of smugglers, in rc-vcnge for a check given to their unlawful proceedings by the people; but the inhabitants repulsed them with great loss. Hops are cultivated in this neighbourhood. The surface is hilly and well wooded, comprising some fine oak timber. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 432, in the patron, of the Dean and pter of Rochester. Tho church is a fine ancient sniii'tiiiv, with handsome E. window. It has recently been repaired and altered. It is dedicated to St. Mary, and contains monuments and brasses of the Colepepper, pion, and other families, some very curious dating fniui tho early part of the 15th century. In addition to thi! jinrish church, there is a district church at Kilndown, tho living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 350. The parochial charities produce nearly 100 per annum, 40 of which are the endowment of the grammar school. The WeeleyanB and Primitive Methodists have chapels, and tin 10 are both National and infant schools. GOUGANE BARRA, a lough in the S.W. corner of the district of Musketry, co. Cork, Ireland, situated amongst the mountains near the source of the river Lee. It contains St. Finbar's Island and hermitage, and is said to have been the residence of the saint before he founded the cathedral at Cork. GOTJLCEBY, or GOULSBY, a par. in the N. div. of the wap. of Gartreo, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 6 miles N. of Horncastle, its post town, and 7J S.W. of Louth. It is situated on the Wolds, in the vicinity of the river Bain, a feeder of that river flowing through the parish. The tithes have been commuted for land. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 136. Tho church is a small modern structure. It is dedicated to All Saints. The charities consist of about 3 to the poor and 10 for school endowment. The Wesleyans, Free and Primitive Methodists, have chapels, and there is a National school. Tho trustees of M. B. Lister, Esq., are the lords of tho manor. GOULD GREEN, a vil. in the par. of Hillingdon, hund. of Elthorne, eo. Middlesex, 2 miles S.E. of Ux- bridge. Here is a large lunatic asylum for the higher classes called Moorcroft House. GOULDIE, a vil. in the par. of Monikie, co. Forfar, Scotland, within a short distance of tho town of Monikie. There is also a seat of this name in the co. Perth, near Clunie. GOURDIE. See CURHIE, Scotland. GOURDON, a fishing vil. in the par. of Bervie, co. Kincardine, Scotland, 2 miles S. of Bervie. It has a small harbour, and carries on some trade in coal, lime, grain, &c. GOUROCK, a post town, par., burgh of barony, and spaport, in the par. of Iiinerkip, co. Renfrew, Scotland, 2 miles W. of Greenock. It is situated on the river Clyde, on a small bay bearing its name, and is a coast- guard station and a bathing-placo of very old standing. The town is well built, and has a clean and cheerful appearance. It contains two chapels- of-ease, a Free church, United Presbyterian church, schools, library, and gas company. There is conveyance between it and Glasgow and Greenock, and a ferry crosses to Kil- creggan. It was created a burgh of barony in 1694. The curing of red herrings was first attempted here at the close of the 17th century by Walter Gibson, but the trade is now discontinued. Kempock Point is marked by a perpendicular stone called tho " Kempock Stane," which is associated with some superstitious traditions. It was here that the Comet steamer was run down by the Ayr in 1825, when between fifty and sixty persons were lost. In 1822 a similar accident occurred, when the Catherine of lona was sunk by tho collision of a steam- boat, and nearly the same number of lives were lost. It affords excellent accommodation for sea bathing, is very healthy, and is a favourite resort of the inhabitants of Glasgow. GOURTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Wrexham, hund. of Bromfield, co. Denbigh, North Wales. It is situated in tho vicinity of tho town of Wrexham. The people are employed in the coal and iron mines. GOVAN, a par. and post town in the districts of Lanark lower ward, and Renfrew upper ward, cos. Lanark and Renfrew, Scotland, 3 miles W. of Glasgow, containing the vil. of Strathbungo and part of the post town of Partick. It lies along tho left bank of the Clyde, and is otherwise bounded by New Kilpatrick, Glasgow, Gorbals, Rutherglen.Cathcart, Eastwood, Abbey-Paisley, and Renfrew. It extends over an area of about 10 miles. The surface is flat, and consists principally of a rich fertile soil. The interior is traversed by the roads from Glasgow to Paisley, from Glasgow to Kilmarnock and Ayr, and by tho Glasgow and Johnston canal, a branch of the Forth and Clyde canal, and by two lines of rail- way. A ferry is in communication with the opposite shore. This par. is in the presb. of Glasgow and synod of Glas- gow and Ayr, in tho patron, of tho University of Glasgow. The minister has a stipend of 432. The church was built in 1826. It is an elegant building in the Gothic style. Here are two Free churches, two chapels-of-ease, three United Presbyterian churches, and a Methodist