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Rh FREDRICKSTOWN. 63 FRENCHPARK. FREDRICKSTOWN, a vil. in the bar. of Strabanc, co. Tyrone, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 10 miles N.E. of Omagh. Fairs are held on the 3rd March, June, and October. FREE, a tythg. in the par. of Bishop's Lydeard, co. Somerset, 5 miles N.W. of Taunton. FREEBRIDGE LYNN HUNDRED, one of the 33 bunds, or subdivisions of co. Norfolk, situated in the north-western part of the co., is bounded on the N. by the hund. of Smithdon, on the E. by the bunds, of Gallow and Launditch, on the S. by the hund. of Clackclose, and on tin W. by the Wash and the hund. of Freebridge Marsh- land. It comprises the pars, of Anmer, Ashwicken, Babingley, Bawsey, West Bilney, Castle-Acre, Castle- Kising, Congham, Dersingham, Flitcham, Gayton, Gay- lliorpe, Gaywood, Grimstone, Harpley, Hillingdon, Leziate, Great and Little Massingham, Middleton, Mint- lyn, Newton, Pentney, Roydon, North Runcton, Sand- ringham, Setchey, East Walton, West Acre, East and West Winch, Wolverton, and North and South Wootton. The hundred, including the town of King's Lynn, con- tains about 81,000 acres. FREEBRIDGE MARSHLAND HUNDRED, one of the 33 subdivisions of Norfolk, situated in the western part of the co., and bounded on the N. by the Wash, on the E. by the hunds. of Freebridge Lynn and Clackclose, on the S. by the co. of Cambridge, and on the W. by the river Nen and the cos. of Cambridge and Lincoln. It includes the pars, of Clenchwarton, Emneth, North and Wcjst Lynn, St. Clement and St. John Tcrrington, Tilney All Saints, St. Lawrence Tilney, St. Andrew and St. Peter Walpole, Walsoken, West Walton, St. Ger- mans Wiggenhall, Wiggenhall St. Mary Magdalene, Wiggenhall St. Mary the Virgin, and Wiggenhall St. Peter's. Its whole area is about 57,300 acres. FREEBY, a chplry. in the par. of Melton Mowbray, hund. of Fiamland, co. Leicester, 3 miles N.E. of Melton Mowbray, its post town. It is situated on the river Wreak, in the vicinity of the Melton Mowbray and Oak- ham canal. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Melton Mowbray. The chapel is an old edifice, dedicated to Kt. Mary. There are small charities of about 1 per annum. The Independents have a chapel, and there is a Sunday-school. Sir Edmund C. Hartopp, Bart., is lord of the manor. FREEFOLK MANOR, a par. in the upper half of the hund. of Evingar, co. Hants, 2 miles N.E. of Whit- church, its post town, and 6 N.W. from the railway station at Andover Road. It is bounded by the river Test, which separates it from Freefolk-Priors. The land is chiefly arable. The village is situated on the road from Andover to Overton. Here are the mills for the manufacture of bank-note paper, which were established in the reign of George I. The living is a don. cur. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 60, in the patron, of St. Cross Hospital, Winchester. The church is a small edifice. Here is a meet for the Vine hounds. 1 KEEFOLK-PRIORS, a tythg. in the par. of Whit- church, hund. of Evingar, co. Hants, 1 mile N.E. of Whitchurch. FREEFORD, a hmlt. in the par. of St. Michael, N. 'liv. of the hund. of Offlow, co. Stafford, 1 mile S.E. of Lich field. FRKEHAY, a hmlt. in the par. of Cheadle, hund. of Totmonslow, co. .Stafford, 1 J- mile S.E. of Cheadle, 1 town. A church has recently been erected here, tl livingpf which is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lichfield, v.i I. (.'s.5, in the patron, of the rector of the parish. The church is in the early English style of architecture, with handsome K. window. It is dedicated to St. Chad. There is a National school for boys and girls. BEHOLDERS < iUARTEH, a tnshp. in the par. of Horsley, W. div. of the ward of Morpeth, co. umbtrland, miles N.W. of Morpeth. FHEEHOLDS, a limit, in the par. of Avening, co. er, '1 mili-s S. of 'Minrhiiihainpton. FREELAN1), a hmlt. in tin- p,ir. of Ensham, hund. of Wootton, co. Oxford, :, miles N.W. of Oxford. The Woaleyans have a chapel hnv. FREEMOUNT, a vil. in the par. of Knccktemple, bar. of Duhallow, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 7 miles N. of Kanturk. Here is a police station, and a dispen- sary within the Kanturk Poor-law Union. The Roman Catholic parish of Freemount is in the diocese of Cloyne and Ross. FREETHORPE, a par. in the hund. of Blofield, co. Norfolk, 3 miles S.E. of Aclo, its post town, and 5 N.E. of Loddon. It is situated N. of the river Yare. The Cantley station is 2 miles S.W., and the Rodham station 2 S.E. of the village, which consists of two scattered hamlets built round the borders of an extensive green. An Enclosure Act was obtained in 1810. The living is a vie. annexed to the rect. of Reedham, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church is an ancient edifice, recently restored. It is dedicated to All Saints. The register commences in 1758. The Primitive Methodists have a chapel. II. H. V. Walpole, Esq., is lord of the manor. FREMINGTON, a par. in the hund. of the same name, co. Devon, 3 miles S.W. of Barnstaple, its post town, and 6 N.E. of Bideford. It is situated on the river Taw, and was anciently a parliamentary borough, re- turning two members to parliament in the reign of Edward III. Here are stone-quarries. Pipe-clay is also obtained, and many of the people are employed in the salmon fishery. The village is situated on the shore of Barnstaple Bay, at the estuary of the river Taw, called Fremington PU1, where coal barges deliver their cargoes, and merchant vessels frequently wait for the spring tides. In the vicinity are numerous villas. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, of the val. of 373. The church is dedicated to St. Peter, and is an ancient edifice. It contains several monuments of the Barber family. The endowments of the parish, including 63 for lecture and scholarship, bequeathed by John Doddridge in 1G50, realise about 86 per annum. There is an almshouse for twelve widows, built by Charles Roberts. The Baptists, Independents, and Wesleyan Methodists have chapels. There is a parochial school. FREMINGTON, a hmlt. inthetnshp. of Reeth, North Riding co. York, a short distance E. of Reeth. It is situated on the river Swale. FREMINGTON HUNDRED, one of the subdivisions of Devonshire. It is situated in the north-western part of the co., and contains the pars, of Alverdiscott, Fre- mington, St. Giles, Harwood, Huntshaw, Instow, West Leigh, Newton - Tracey, Roborough, Tawstock, and Great Torrington, comprising together nearly 33,400 acres. FRENCH, a tnshp. in the par. of Wem, co. Salop, a short distance from the town of Wem. It includes the hmlt. of Tilley. FRENCHAY, a tythg. in the par. of Winterbourne, upper div. of the hund. of Langley, co. Gloucester, 4 miles N.E. of Bristol, its post town, and 6 S.W. of Chip- ping-Sodbury. It is situated on a tributary of the river Avon, and is a separate ecclesiastical district, including the tythg. of Hambrook and some portion of Winter- bourne Down. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Glou- cester and Bristol, val. 500, in the patron, of St. John's College, Oxford. The church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. Frenchay House is the principal residence. FRENCHMOOR, a tying, in the par. of Broughton, co. Hants, 7 miles S.W. of Stockbridge. The Salisbury railway passes in the vicinity. FRENCHPARK, a bar. in the co. Roscommon, prov. of Connaught, Ireland. Its area is 71,930 acres. It was separated from the bar. of Boyle by Act 3 and 4 Victoria. It contains parts of the pars, of Creeve, Castlemore, Kilcolman, and the whole of Kilmacumsy, Kilcolagh, Kilnamanagh, Tibohine, and the vils. of Frenchpark and Loughglyn. FRENCHPARK, a post and market town in the par. of Tibohino, bar. of Frcnchpark, co. Roscommon, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 8 miles S.W. of Boyle, and 111 from Dublin. It stands on the road from Dublin to Ballina. Hero is a Roman Catholic chapel, police sta- tion, and a dispensary within the Castlerea Poor-law