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Rh FARTHERFORD, LOWER. 13 FAUGHART. sively wrought. The village is situated in tho vale below Stanningley, and tho inhabitants are chiefly employed in the woollen manufacture. The living is a perpet. cur. * in tho dioc. of Ripon, val. 156, in the gift of the vicar of the parish. The church, which has recently been erected, is a neat structure with a tower. The Baptists have a chapel, and there is a National school. FARTHERFORD, LOWER, a hmlt. in the par. of Okehampton, hund. of Black Torrington, co. Devon, 21 miles W. of Exeter. It is situated in the vicinity of the town of Okehampton. FARTHINGHOE, a par. in the hund. of King's But- ton, co. Northampton, 4 miles N.W. of Brackley, its post town, and 6 S.E. of Banbury. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 434. The church is a stone edifice, with embattled tower. It is dedicated to St. Michael. The charities consist of three cottages with a small endowment. Alfred Rush, Esq., is lord of the manor. FARTHING PITTS, a hmlt. in the par. of Welling- ton, hund. of West Kingsbury, co. Somerset, 13 miles S.W. of Bridgwater. It is situated near tho Western canal and the river Tone. FARTHINGSTONE, a par. in the hund. of Fawsley, co. Northampton, 4 miles S.W. of Weedon, its post town, and 5 S.E. of Daventry. The nearest railway station is Weedon, on the London and North- Western line. Castle Dykes, an ancient encampment of great extent, and defended by two moats, is situated in this parish in a commanding position. Its origin is not known. Ironstone is obtained in this district. The village, which is small, is situated on West Chester road. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 285, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, an ancient Gothic structure of great beauty, with embattled tower, is dedicated to St. Mary. The charities consist of a school endowment of about 7 per annum. The Baptists have a chapel. Some remains of vaulted cham- bers have been discovered beneath the soil, in the neigh- bourhood. Sir J. H. Hawley, Bart., is lord of the manor. FARTHORPE, a hmlt. in tho par. of West Ashby, soke of Horncastle, and parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 2 miles N. of Horncastle. FARTOWN, a hmlt. in the par. of Huddersfield, wap. of Upper Agbrigg, West Riding co. York. It is a suburb of the town of Huddersneld, and includes the village of Cowclifi'e, where tho Wesleyans have a chapel. There is a National school. FARTULLAGH, a bar. in the co. of Westmeath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland. It has Moycashel and Mag- heradernon bounding it on tho N. and W., co. Meath on the E., and Moycashel on the S. Its area is 39,340 acres. Tho surface is tame in character. It is drained eastward into the Boyne, and westward into the Shan- non. Tho Royal canal passes through tho northern por- tion. It includes the pars, of Castlelost, C'arrick, Clonfad, Knniskoffey, Kilbride, Pass of Kilbride, Lynn, and Moylisker, and parts of Newtown and Mullingar. Lough lOiini'l is the principal lake. ] A UWAY, a par. in the hund. of Colyton, co. Devon, ilus S. of lloniton, its post town, and 4 N.E. of Ottory St. Mary. The village is small and wholly agri- cultural. The living is a rect.* in tho dioc. of Exeter, val. 247. The church is an old stone edifice, and bears i of a Norman origin. There are charities of about 9 per annum. Netherton Hall is the principal resi- i. There is a school with a small endowment. The lii'v. II. Marker is lord of the manor. FAR WILNE, a tnshp. in the par. of Aston-upon- Tivnt, hund. of Morleston, co. Derby, 5 miles S.W. of Derby. FASKIXE, avil. in the par. of Old Monkland, co. Lanark, Scotland, 4 miles S.W. of Airdrie. Ironstone KASSADININ, a bar. in the co. of Kilkenny, prov. of I.i-instcr, Ireland. It is bounded on the 8. by tho bar. of Gowran and co. Kilkenny, and on the other sides VOL. II. by Queen'sCountyandco. Callow. Its area is 68,174acres, the greater part of which is taken up by the Castle- Comer mountains, and drained by the river Dinane. The Nore flows along its western boundary. The Kil- kenny coal-fields lie within the interior. It contains the pars, of Castlecomer, Dunmore, Donaghmore, Dysart, Grangemaccomb, Kilmacar, Kilmenan, Kilmademoge, Muckalee, Mayne, and parts of Attanagh, Abbeyleix, Coolcraheen, Kilmadum, Mothell, Odagh, Rathbeagh, Rathaspick, and Rosconnell. FASTCASTLE, situated on the summit of a promi- nent cliff stretching out into the sea near St. Abb's Head, par. of Coldingham, co. Berwick, Scotland. It was formerly divided from the mainland by a deep chasm, crossed by a drawbridge. Its only approach is now by a narrow path. It was garrisoned by the Eng- lish in 1410 under Thomas Holden, from whom it was taken by Patrick, sou of the Earl of Dunbar. After having been wrested from Lord Home in 1570, it be- came the stronghold of Logan of Restalrig, who was connected with the Gowrie plot. Fast Castle belonged to the Master of Ravenswood, in the " Bride of Lammer- moor." It now belongs to tho Hall family, of Dunglas. FAUGHALSTOWN, a par. in the bar. of Fore, co. Westmeath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles S.W. of Castlepollard, its post town. It lies along the N. shores of Lough Derveragh, on tho road to JIullingar. The surface abounds in limestone and has a generous soil. The living is united to that of Rathgratfe, or Castle- pollard, in the dioc. of Meath, val. 361, in the patron, of the bishop. The ruins of tho church are seen on the margin of the lake. Tho Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Mayne. There are four or five day schools in tho parish. The chief residence is Gartlands- town. At Dernagaragh are tho remains of an old castle, and there are four considerable raths within the parish. FAUGH AND FENTOX, a tnshp. in the par. of Hay- ton, ward of Eskdale, co. Cumberland, 4 miles S.W. of Brampton. It includes the limit, of How, where there is a station on the Newcastle and Carlisle railway. A tributary of tho river Eden flows through the tnshp. and supplies power to several com and saw mills. Tho Wesleyans have a chapel hero. FAUGHANVALE, a par. in tho bar. of Tirkeeran, co. Londonderry, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 4 miles E. of Londonderry. Eglinton, in Derry, is its post town. It is situated on tho eastern shore of the Faughanvale river, with Lough Foylo on its northern border. Tho surface consists generally of good land, and is traversed by the road from Londonderry to Coleraine. In 1609 the greater part of this parish was granted to the Gro- cers' Company, who erected a castle, strongly fortified ; which yielded to the parliament in 1641-2, after a pro- tracted siege. Tho Glebe House now occupies its ancient site. Hero are slate quarries and remains of an oak forest. Tho living is a rect. in the dioc. of Derry, val. 94, in tho patron, of tho crown. Tho church is a handsome building, erected in 1821 by moans of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits. Near it arc tho ruins of a church built in 1626 by the Grocers' Company, and at a distance of 3 miles are the remains of the an- cient parish church. Tho Roman Catholic chapel is united to those of Kill St. Nicholas and Killca. There are also a Presbyterian meeting-house and six public schools in tho parish. The principal seats are Foyle Park and Willsbrough. FAUGHAUT, or FOGHART, a par. in the bar. of Upper Dundalk, co. Louth, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles N.E. of Dundalk, its post town. It lies on tho S. side of the Forkhill mountains, and on the road from Dundalk to Armagh. The soil is mostly good. Tho living is a rect. in the dioc. of Armagh, val. 150, in tho patron, of the primate. The church was erected in 1815 by gift and loan from tho late Board of First Fruits. The parish gives name to a Roman Catholic district, and contains a chapel. There is a parish school and police station. Standing near the old boun- dary of tho English palo is a curious Danish fort, surmounted by the remains of some building. It is
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