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Rh FLUSHING. FOLESHILL. Slievegullion mountains, flows between the counties of Louth and Armagh, and discharges itself into Dundalk Bay. FLUSHING, a parochial chplry. and small seaport in the par. of Mylor, hund. of Kerrier, co. Cornwall, 2J miles N. of Falmouth, its post town, and 3 E. of Penryn. This is a small port, and was made a separate ecclesias- tical district in 1844. It consists of several irregularly huilt streets, and from the mildness of the climate is much resorted to by invalids. Here is an extensive iron foundry, and a manufactory for steam-engines and other machinery for mining operations. Oyster fishing is carried on, and there is a yard for ship-building. A dry dock 190 feet long by 60 broad and 18 deep was con- structed in 1820. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Exeter, in the gift of the vicar. The church is dedi- cated to St. Peter. The Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists, and Bible Christians have each a chapel. There is a National school. FLYFORD-FLAVEL, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of Pershore, co. Worcester, 6 miles N.E. of Per- shore, and 7 E. of Spetchley. Worcester is its post town. The nearest railway station is Spetchley on the Birming- ham and Gloucester line. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 100. The church is a small Gothic edifice, dedicated to St. Peter, supposed to have been built in 1051. Large quantities of shells and fossils are found in the neighbourhood, and in the village is a chalybeate spring. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1813. FLYFORD-GRAFTON, a par. in the hund. and co. as above, 1 mile N.W. of Flyford-Flavel, and 8 miles S.E. of Droitwich. It includes the limit, of Libbery. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 75. The church is an ancient stone structure, with tower and crocketed pinnacles, dedicated to St. John the Baptist. The parochial charities produce nearly 40 per annum. There is a free school for both sexes. The Earl of Coventry is lord of the manor. FOATY, an island in the bar. of Barrymore, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland. It stands at the head of Cork Harbour, 7 miles E. of Cork. It has an area of 750 acres, which is nearly all occupied by the Foaty demesne. FOBBING, a par. in the hund. of Barstable, co. Essex, 7 miles S.E. of Billericay, and S N.E. of Tilbury Fort. Hordon-on-the-Hill is its post town. The nearest railway station is Stanford-le-IIope on the London and Southend line, about 3 miles W. of the village. A creek, issuing from the Thames, and at its entrance called Holehaven, traverses the low grounds. Nearly two- thirds of the land is arable, the rest pasture and marsh. At the time of the Domesday Survey this manor be- longed to Eustace, Earl of Boulogne. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 564, in the patron. of the crown. The church, a substantial edifice, with a lofty tower, is situated on an eminence, commanding a food view of Thames Haven and the mouth of the river, t is dedicated to St. Michael. There is a National school. FOCHABERS, a post town and burgh of barony, in the par. of Bellie, co. Moray, Scotland, 8 miles S.E. of Elgin, and 138 from Edinburgh. It is a station on the Inverness and Aberdeen junction railway. The town is situated in a valley on the right bank of the river Spey, which is crossed by a bridge of three arches. It is an improving little place, consisting of a square and four principal diverging thoroughfares. It contains the parish church, a Free church, Episcopal and Roman Catholic chapels, school, library, banks, and insurance offices, and is governed by a bailie. The town is lighted with gas. The Duke of Richmond is the owner. Gordon Castle stands close by. A sheriff's and small-debt court is held on Saturday, and a market on Thursday. Fairs aro held on the following Wednesdays the third in January, fourth in March, May, October, and December, and the second in August for cattlu. FOCKERHY, a tnshp. in the par. of Adlingfleet, lower div. of the wap. of Osgoldcross, West Riding co. York, 1 mile from the vil. of Adlingflcet, and 8 miles S.E. of Howden. It is situated at the confluence of the Trent and Ouse. There is an endowed free school, under the patronage of Catherine Hall, Cambridge, in which it has several fellowships and scholarships. In 1743 a bequest was left by Mrs. Ramsden for the instruction of girls and apprenticing boys. FODDERTY, a par. in the district of Wester Ross, co. Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, 4 miles W. of Ding- wall. It contains the vils. of Balblair, Keithtown, Car- noch, Kinlochyart, Maryburgh, and the postal vil. of Strathpefier. It lies at the foot of Ben Wyvis and Knockfallaric, the former rising 3,720 feet above sea- level. It is 2 miles long by 1 mile wide, and has Kin- cardine on the N. and Urray on the S. This par. is in the presb. of Dingwall, and synod of Ross. The churdi was built in 1807. There are two Free churches and a chapel-of-easo. Here are two Society and a Gaelic school. Castle Leod, a fine building, is an old seat of the carls of Cromarty. The British fort of Knockfallaric crowns tho summit of a hill, and with its ramparts and breastwork forms one of the most interesting objects of its kind ia Scotland. Near this fort is Loch Ussie. Strathpefler is noted for its medicinal waters. There are extensive sheep-walks on the hills. Lignite coal occurs here. FOE BANK, a vil. in the tnshp. of Higher Totting- ton, co. palatine Lancaster, 6 miles N. of Bury. FOFFONT. See FOVAKT, co. Wilts. FOGGATHORPE, a tnshp. in tho par. of Bubwith, Holme Beacon div. of the wap. of Harthill, East Riding co. York, 5 miles N. of Howden. At the time of the Norman Conquest it was called Fulcathorpe, and was given to the standard-bearer of William I. The Wes- leyans have a chapel. FOGHARD. Kce FAUGHAIIT, co. Louth, Ireland. FOGO, a par. in the district of Merse, co. Berwick, Scotland, 3 miles S. of Dunse, its post town. It ia situ- ated on the river Blackadder, and is surrounded by Edrom, Eccles, Greenlaw, Swinton, and Polwarth. It is 6 miles long by 3J broad. Tho surface is generally flat, excepting in the N., where it rises some 100 feet. The soil is rich and highly cultivated. The road from Dunse to Coldstream traverses tho interior. This par. is in the presb. of Dunse, and synod of Merse and Teviotdalo, in the patron, of the crown. The minister has a stipend of 219. Tho church is very ancient, and belonged to Kolso monastery in 1147. There are traces of a Roman camp at Chesters, in the S.W. Trout abound in the river. Lime and whinstone are quarried. FOHANAGH, a par. in the bars, of Clonmacnowen and Kilconnell, co. Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 2 miles S. of Ahascragh. Kilconnell is its post town. The surface is boggy. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Clonfert. The church is a mere ruin. Hero is a Roman Catholic chapel and a day school. Clonbrock is the demesne of Lord Clonbrock. There are ruins of a castle at Ballinabanaba. Some eight and twenty years ago the skeleton of an elk was found in a bog hero. Limestone is plentiful. FOLDS, a vil. in the tnshp. of Sharpies, co. palatine Lancaster, 5 miles E. of Chorley. FOLE, a hmlt. in the par. of Checkley, co. Stafford, 4 miles N.W. of Uttoxeter. FOLESHILL, a par. in the lib. of tho city of Coventiy, co. Warwick, 2| miles N.E. of Coventry, and 97 from London. It is a station on tho Coventry and Nuneaton branch of the London and North-Western railway. Previous to the dissolution of religious houses the Prior of Coventry was lord of the manor. A large portion of tho lands were tho patrimony of the Lady Godiva. Tho village, which forms an extensive suburb of Coventry, extends along the Leicester road. Silk and ribbon weaving is extensively carried on, also the manufacture of fringes, while a large number of tho inhabitants aro employed in the coal-pits, iron foundries, and brick- fields. The Coventry and Oxford canal passes through the parish. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Wor- cester, val. 352, in tho patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is a neat structure, dedicated to St. Law-