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Rh FENTON, KIRK. 21 FERMANAGH. FENTON, KIRK, a par. partly in the lib. of St. Peter's, East Riding, but chiefly in the wap. of Bark- stone Ash, West Riding co. York, 3 miles V. of Cawood. Tadcaster is its post town. It includes the tnshps. of Little Fenton and Biggin. The North Midland railway passes through the parish. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of York, val. 125, in the patron, of the archbishop. FENTON, LITTLE, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirk- Fenton as above. FENTON VIVIAN, or LITTLE FENTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Stoke-upon-Trent, N. diy. of the hund. of Pirehill, co. Stafford, 2 miles E. of Newcastlc-under- Lyne. The hmlt. of Lane Delph is included in this township. The manor-house, situated in a commanding position, is the principal residence. FENWICK, a par. and post vil. in the district of Cunninghame, co. Ayr, Scotland, 4 miles N.E. of Kil- marnock. It is situated on the road from Glasgow to Kilmarnock, and on the Femvick water, a tributary to the Irvine, and contains the vils. of Upper Fenwick, Kirktown, and Waterside, and is about 500 feet above the level of the sea. This par. is in the presb. of Irvine and synod of Glasgow and Ayr. It was annexed to the par. of Kilmarnock up to 1642. The minister has a stipend of 149. The church was built in 1643. Here are a Free and an United Presbyterian church, also several schools. Here is the scat of the ancient family of Howies of Lochgoin. Coal and ironstone occur, and building and limestone are quarried. Excellent trout frequent the streams. Polkelly Tower, of which there are some remains, was a seat of the Cochrane family. At Lochgoin many relics are preserved of the wars of the Covenanters, among others the sword with which the famous Captain Paton fought at Drumclog, and there are several martyr stones in the churchyard. FENWICK, a tnshp. in the par. of Stamfordham, N.E. div. of Tindale ward, co. Northumberland, 1J mile N.W. of Stamfordham, and 9 miles N.E. of Hexham. It is situated in the vicinity of the river Pont. This was the ancient seat of the Fenwicks. Coal is obtained here. Some years ago several gold coins of the reign of Edward III. were found in. this neighbourhood. Sir E. B. Blackett, Bart., ia lord of the manor. The tithes were commuted for laud and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1779. Fenwick Tower is now in ruins. FENWICK, a tnshp. in the par. of Kyloo, hund. of Islandshire, co. Northumberland, 5 miles N.W. of Bel- ford. This is the largest village in the par. of Kyloe. FENWICK, a tnshp. in the par. of Campsall, wap. of Osgoldeross, West Riding co. York, 6 miles S. of Snaith, and 8 N. of Doncaster, its post town. The Askern station on the Great Northern railway is about 1 mile S.W. of the village. It is situated on the S. side of the vale of the Wente, and is a long and straggling place, extending over a distance of nearly 2 miles. With the tnshp. of Moss it forms a separate ecclesiastical dis- trict. The living is a perpot. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 50, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church is a small edifice. F. B. Frank, Esq., is lord of the manor. The Wesleyans have a chapel. FEOCK, ST., in the hund. of West Powder, co. Corn- wall, 4i miles from Truro, which is its post town. It is situated near the head of Falmouth Harbour, and is bounded on the E. by the river Fal, on the W. by Res- tronguet Creek, and on the S. by Carrick Roads. The land is chiefly arable, with about 600 acres of pasture. The scenery is picturesque, and beautifully diversified with wood and water. At Point is a largo smelting-house for lead and silver ore ; and at Devoran, a small shipping port at the head of Restronguet Creek, is a railway which convoys the copper ore from the Gwenness mines, to be shipped for South Wales, bringing back coals for tin ir use. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Exeter, val. .t!'_'iil, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is an nt edifice, with a detached tower about 60 feet off. In tin- churchyard is an ancient cross, with a figure rudely sculptured. At Devoran a beautiful church has lately erected in the early English style, with granite spire, as a chapel-of-easo for that rapidly increasing village. There are several places of worship for Wesleyans, and a Friends' meeting-house and burial-ground, called "Come-to-good," said to be one of the oldest in the county. There arc National schools near the church and at Devoran. The chief seats are Trelifick and Porthgwidden, both beautifully situated on the banks of the harbour. At Roundwood are traces of a British camp. FEOGH LOUGH, a mountain lake in the bar. of Ballinahinch, co. Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland. It is about 2 miles in length, and lies between the har- bours of Kylemore and Killery. FERBANE, a post and market town in the pars, of Gallen and Wh^ry, in the bar. of Garrycastle, King's County, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 13 miles W. of Tullamore. It is situated on the banks of the river Brosiia, near the confluence of that river with the Shannon, at a short distance from the Grand canal, and contains- the palish church, a Roman Catholic chupel, meeting-houses for Baptists and Wesleyans, a police station, and a dispensary, the last within the Birr Poor- law Union. A bridge commanding a fine view crosses the river. Gallen Priory and Moyclure are the principal seats. Fail's are held on 2nd August and 20th October. FEREMFAWR, a hmlt. in the par. of Llandebie, co. Carmarthen, 4 miles S.W. of Llandilo-fawr. It includes the hmlt. of Garn. FERENSBY, or FIRNSBY, a tnshp. in the par. of Farnham, lower div. of the wap. of C'laro, West Riding co. York, 1 mile E. of Farnham, ami 2 miles N.E. of Knares- borough. The Wesleyau Methodists have a chapel. FERGUS, ST., a par. and post town, co. Aberdeen, Scotland, 4 miles N. of Peterhcad, situated on tho Buchan coast, with the river Ugie and Rattray Head on either side. It belongs to tho co. of Banff, and con- tains Kirktown. Its length is 5.} miles, its breadth over 3 miles. The surface is hilly ; the soil clayey, with some rich spots and much sand" towards tho coast. This par. is in the synod of Aberdeen and presb. of Deer, in the patron, of the crown. The minister has a stipend of 217. The church was built in 1763. There is also a Free church, a Baptist chapel, and five private day schools. Tho village stands on tho coast road from Peterhead to Fraserburgh. This parish formerly be- longed to the Cheyncs, who called it Inverugie. Tho ruins of the castle of that name stand on the banks of the Ugie. The parish was also called Langley as late as 1G16. In 1715 the estate was forfeited by the attainder of George, Earl Marischal ; it was repurchased by that earl's son in 1761, from whom it was purchased four years later by James Ferguson, Esq., in whose family it still remains Marshal Keith, who was killed at Hochkirken, in 1758, was born here. Near tho old castle are the ruins of an ice-house. Granite and lime- stone are worked in the neighbourhood. FERGUS HILL, a vil. in the par. of Kilwinning, co. Ayr, Scotland, 5 miles N.W. of Irvine. It is chiefly peopled by colliers. FERINDONALD, a district of co. Ross, Scotland. FERINTOSH, a bar. in co. Ross, Scotland, near Ding- wall, but_ belonging to the co. of Nairn. It is situated on the Firth of Cromarty. It enjoyed the privilege of distilling free of duty up to 1785, when it was com- pensated by government to the amount of 20,000, and the license prohibited. FERMANAGH, an inland co. in the prov. of Ulster, N.W. of Ireland. It lies between 64 7' to 54 40' N. lat., and 7 1' to 8 6' W. long., and is bounded by Tyrone and Donegal on the N., Monaghan on the E., Cavan on the S., and Leitrim and Donegal on tho W., tho S. end of the latter county separating it from Donegal Bay. Tho ancient inhabitants are supposed by some to have been the Erdini of Ptolemy, by others tho Nagnatai. In later times it was called Fcor-magh-eaimijh, i.e. the " country of tho lakes," and was divided into two districts, Targoll and Rosgoll, the first occupied by the Macmanii, tho last by the Guarii, from which races descend the MacManuses and MacGuiros. It was made shire ground in tho time of Elizabeth, and was reduced D