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Rh GTJIST. 155 GUNNISTER. endowment of 59 for Moore's free school. The Wesley- ans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel, and there is a parochial school for boys and girls. There is an ancient market cross, and some stone coffins have been found in the neighbourhood. Fairs are held on the Mondays after the llth April and llth October, chiefly for live stock. GUIST, a par. in the hund. of Eynsford, co. Norfolk, 2 miles N.W. of Foulsham, and 6 S.E. of Fakenham. Thetford is its post town, and the Elmham station on the Great Eastern railway is about 3 miles 8. of the village. The river Wensum flows in the vicinity. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 168. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is an ancient structure, with square embattled tower, and has many monuments of the Bulwer, Wiggett, and other famiJies. An En- closure Act was obtained in 1813, when 30 acres were allotted to the poor for fuel, and G for gardens. William Norris, Esq., is lord of the manor. GULANE, or GULLAM, a post vil. in the par. of Dirleton, co. Haddington, Scotland. It is situated on Aberlady Bay, near Gulaneness, on the Firth of Forth. The village takes its name from Go-lyn, or, " little lake," and gave name to the parish till 1612, when it was called Dirleton. Here are extensive sand-downs, swarming with rabbits, and a favourite spot for the training of racers. The village has some good houses and a school. An abandoned iron- work is in the vicinity, and the ruins of the old parish church. GULBERWICK, an ancient par. in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, now united to Lerwick. GULLOM-HOLME, a limit, in the par. of Kirkby- Thore, ward of Appleby, co. Westmoreland, 5 miles N.W. of Appleby. The river Troutbeck flows through this place. GULL STREAM, theN. passage to the Downs of the coast of Kent, between the Goodwin Sands and the Brake off Ramsgate. Here are the Gull Light and Gull Shoal. GULVAL, a par. in the hund. of Penwith, co. Corn- wall, 1 miln N.E. of Penzancc, its post town. It is situated ou the N. shore of Mount's Bay, and was part of the demesne belonging to St. Germain's Priory, being given to that establishment by the Halso family. Its old name appears to have been Laniilky. Granite and schistose are obtained here, and mining operations are carried on. Some of the mines are very old ; that called Ding-Dong is said to be the oldest in the county. Tin is the main yield. The soil is fertile, but sandy, pro- ducing abundance of early vegetables. Some of the people are employed in the tanneries. Several mills arc put in motion by a rivulet which rises in the N. part of the parish. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 149, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is a stone edifice, dedicated to St. Gulval. It appears to have been built about the loth century, and contains some old monuments, a register chest, and stone font. The register commences in 1600. The charities produce about i'lo per annum. The Weslcyans and Bible Christians have chapels, and there is a National school for both sexes. Here is an ancient cromlech, and a chalybeate spring, called tho Hebrew Brook, once held in great veneration. The principal seats are Chyandour, liosemorron, and Trevayler. GUAIBER, THE, an ext. par. place in the hund. of Aid wick, rape of Chichester, co. Sussex, 2 miles N.W. of Kiel. GUMFRESTOX, a par. in the hund. of Narbcrth, co. Pembroke, South Wales, 2 miles W. of Tenby, its post , and 8 E. of Pembroke. Here are fine chalybeate waters. The village is small and chiefly agricultural. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 111. Tho church is an ancient edifice, surrounded by GTJMLEY, a par. inthehund. ofGartree.co. Leicester, 4 mill's N.W. of Market Harborough, its post town, and i W. of Leicester. Tho Theddingworth station on Stamford and Rugby brixnch of the London and h- Western railway is 4 miles S. of the village. In the parish is a largo reservoir of the Grand Uni' m canal, which unites with the Grand Junction in the neighbour- hood. Here is a spring possessing medicinal properties. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1776. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Peter- borough, val. 390, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln. The church, dedicated to St. Helen, is an ancient structure, with tower and spire of an octa- gonal form. The charities of the parish produce about 25 per annum. Sir William Hartopp, Bart., is lord of the manor ; his seat, Gumley Hall, is said to contain a library of choice books. GUNBY, a tnshp. united with Breighton, in the par. of Bubworth, West Riding co. York, 5 miles N.W. of Howden. It is situated on the river Derwent. GUNBY ST. NICHOLAS, a par. in the wap. of Bel- tisloe, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 2 miles S.W. of Colsterworth, its post town, and 9 S. of Grantham. The par. is bounded on the E. by the river Withain, and is of small extent, tho land chiefly arable. The tithes wore commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1776. The living is a rect. in tho dioe. of Lincoln, val. 466. The church is a plain edifice, dedicated to St. Nicholas. There are charities of about 6 yearly value. The Earl of Dysart is lord of the manor. GUNBY ST. PETER, a par. in the hund. of Candles- hoe, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 4 miles E. of Spilsby, its post town, and 6 S. of Alford. It is situated near the Burgh station on the Boston and Great Grimsby branch of the Great Northern railway. There is no village, only a few farmhouses. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 170. The church, a modern structure erected on the site of the old one, is dedicated to St. Peter, and contains brasses of some of the Massyng- berd family and of Judge Lodyngton, of the 15th century. Guuby Hall, the principal residence, ia situ- ated on an eminence, commanding a fine view over the surrounding country, the coast of Norfolk, and the North Sea. Algernon Massingberd, Esq., is lord of the manor. GUNGROG-FAWll, a tnshp. in the par. and hund. of Pool, co. Montgomery, North Wales, about 2 miles N. of Welshpool. The river Severn, and the Ellesmere canal, flow through the place. GUNGROG-FECHAN, a tnshp. in the par. of Guils- field, hund. of Pool, close to the above. GUNHOUSE, a chplry. in tho par. of West Hatton, wap. of Manley, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 4 miles S.E. of Crowle. Bawtry is its post town. It is situated on the river Trent, near the Keadly station, on the South Yorkshire railway. There are some iron-works in this neighbourhood. Tho living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 80, in tho patron, of tho Bishop of Norwich. The church is a small edifice. The Ves- leyan Methodists have a chapel. GUNNINGBROOK, a hmlt. in the par. of Standford, hund. of Stouting, lathe of Shepway, co. Kent, 1 mile W. of Standford, and 2 miles N.W. of Hythe. GUNNA, a small island off tho coast of Argyle, Scot- land, lying between the islands of Coll and Tyree. GUNNERSIDE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Melbecks, North Riding, co. York, 2 miles E. of Muker. It is situated on the river Swale. GUNNERTON, a tnshp., with Chipchase, in tho par. of Chollerton, N.E. div. of tho ward of Tindale, co. Northumberland, ,8 miles N.W. of Hexham, its post town. The Four Stones station on the Newcastle and Carlisle railway is about 7 miles S. of the village. It is situated in the vicinity of the river Reed. There is a National school in the tnshp., with residence for tho teacher. At Camp Hill are remains of Roman camps, and at Money Hill a barrow, where some ancient coins have been discovered. Tho Kev. C. Bird is lord of the 'manor. GUNNISLAKE, a small place in tho hund. of Tavi- stock, co. Devon, 4 miles S. of the town of Tavistock. Here is a post-office. The neighbourhood contains much copper. GUNNISTER, a small island of tho Shetland group, Scotland, in the par. of Northmaven.