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Rh GAMSTON. 80 GARBOLDISHAM. broad. The interior is drained by numerous rivulets, and the burn of Nethermill; the Logie flows on the E. and S.W. boundaries. The surface is very varied both in contour and quality of soil. Fully one-half is arable, the remainder pasture, mountain, and moorland. This par. is in the presb. of Turriff, and synod of Aberdeen, in the patron, of the crown. The minister has a stipend of 18J chalders, half meal, half barley. The church was built in 1830. Here are a Free church and an .United Presbyterian church. Thei-e are also a Free church and a chapel-of-ease at Mac- duff. Here are two parish, four subscription, and several private schools. A public library and a savings-bank have been established in the parish. Duff House is the mansion of the Earl of Fife, and Troup House of the Campbells, who are the principal land- owners. The Gamrie coast is famed for being one of the grandest in Scotland, and for its natural curiosities, comprising a shelving rock, which rises some 600 feet, and affords a habitation for numberless sea-fowl ; also a cavern called Hell's Lum, or chimney, communicating with the sea by a long tunnel. In stormy weather the waves dash up this opening with great noise and fury, causing a dense vapour to rise from the lum, or chimney. A third remarkable object is a narrow tunnel, about 150 yards long, called the Needle's Eye, leading to a capa- cious chamber, the roof of which is supported by pillars of rock ; the passage will but just admit of a person crawling from end to end. The old parish church marks the spot where the Danes effected a landing in 1004, but were defeated by the thane of Buchan. Traces of the graves of the tallen Danes are still visible. The Tair- lair Well is a mineral spring of some repute. There are several quarries. Old Rod sandstone abounds ; and fossils are frequently found in the limestone formation. GAMSTON, a tnshp. in the par. of West Bridgford, S. div. of the wap. of Bingham, co. Nottingham, 1 mile E. of West Bridgford, and 2 miles S.E. of Nottingham. It is situated on the Grantham canal, and includes the hmlt. of Bassingfield. GAMSTON, a par. in the South Clay div. of the wap. of Bassetlaw, co. Nottingham, 3 miles S. of East Ketford, its post town, and 3| N.W. of Tuxford. It is situated on the river Idle, and the Great North road passes through the village. Some of the inhabitants are employed in the manufacture of candlewicks. The village, which is neatly built, contains some good houses. The tithes were commuted for laud under an Enclosure Act in 1808. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lin- coln, val. 282, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is dedicated to St. Peter, and has remains of some very old brasses. The Baptists have a chapel. The Duke of Newcastle is lord of the manor and sole proprietor. GANAHEW, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Wormelow, co. Hereford, 3 miles N.E. of Monmouth, its post town, and 7^ S.W. of Ross. It is situated on the S.W. border of the county, near the Wye, at the base of the Doward Hill, on the summit of which is an observa- tory of great height and singular construction, and from which there is a most extensive prospect. The hmlt. of Crocker's Ash is included in the par. Limestone is obtained here. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Here- ford, val. 110. The church, dedicated to St. Luke, is a modern structure erected on the site of a former one. There is a free school in the village. Here are vestiges of ancient encampments, known as the Doward Camps. The parish contains several handsome residences, the principal of which are Doward House, The Leys, and Sellar's Brook. Mrs. Marriott holds the manor. GANFIELD HUNDRED, one of the 20 subdivisions of co. Berks, situated in the north-western part of the co. It is bounded on the N. by the river Isis and co. of Oxford, on the E. by the hunds. of Hormer and Ock, on the S. by the hund. of Wantage, and on the W. by the hund. of Faringdon. It contains the pars, of Buckland, Hatford, Hinton-Waldridge, Pusey, Shillingford, and parts of Longworth and Stanford-in-the- Vale, comprising un area of about 17,000 acres. GANILLY ISLES, on the N.E. side of the ScUly Islands, co. Cornwall. They are distinguished as Great, Little, and Gannick, and comprise about 20 acres each. GANIBH ISLET, in Glengariff Harbour, co. Cork. It is situated to the N. of I3antry Bay. GANNICK CORNER, a limit, in the hund. of Ed- monton, eo. Middlesex, 2 miles N.E. of Barnet. GANNTLET, a hmlt. in the par. of Bicker, co. '. coin, 1 mile S.W. of Swineshead. GANOL, a hmlt. in the par. of Llansawel, co. ' marthen, 9 miles N. of Llandilo-fawr. GANSTEAD, a tnshp. in the par. of Swine, mid div. of the wap. of Holderness, East Riding co. York, 1 mile S.E. of Swine, and 4 miles N.E. of Hull. The ?" trict is purely agricultural. Turner House and Gan Grange are the principal residences. GANTHORPE, a tnshp. in the par. of Terring and wap. of Bulmer, North Riding co. York, C miles ' of New Malton. The Earl of Carlisle is sole propriet and supports the school here. GANTON, a par. in the wap. of Dickering, Riding co. York, 6 miles W. of Hunmanby, and 8 S.W. of Scarborough. Malton is its post town. The Ganton station on the York and Scarborough branch of tho North-Eastern railway is a short distance from tho village. The hmlt. of Potter Brompton 'is in tho par. The land is chiefly arable. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1803. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of York, val. 131. The chxirch is an ancient edifice, with lofty tower and spire, and has a handsome E. window of stained-glass. It is dedicated to St. Michael, and contains monuments of the Legards. There is a parochial school for both sexes. Ganton Hall, a fine mansion surrounded by extensive grounds of great beauty, is the seat of Sir T. D. Legard, Bart., who is lord of the manor. GAOL PRECINCTS, an ext. par. place in tho city and co. palatine of Durham. GARA, a lough in the prov. of Connaught, Ireland. It lies at the point of junction between the cos. Sligo, Mayo, and Roscommon, about 6 miles S.W. of Boyle. Its length is nearly 5 miles, its breadth 4. Tho surface elevation is 227 feet above sea-level. The rivers Lung and Breeogue empty their waters into the lake, and the Boyle relieves it by an overflow. The Sligo hills screen the western border, but the general character of tho scenery is tame. GARADICE, a lough in the bar. of Carrigallon, CO. Leitrim, prov. of Connaught, Ireland. It lies on the eastern boundary of the barony, 3 miles E. of Ballina- more. It is 2 J miles long. The surface elevation is 1 "6 feet above sea-level. The Yellow river, which falls into Lough Erne, passes through the lake. It has Church Island in its centre, and Garadice House stands on its banks. GARAN, or GARRON, a small island within the par. of Durness, co. Sutherland, Scotland, 4 miles E. of Cape Wrath. Flocks of sea-fowl frequent its rocks. GARBALLY, the seat of the Earl of Clancarty, in the bars, of Clonmacnoon and Kilconnel, co. Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, near Ballinasloe. The mansion is a massive square building. The wood and park are very extensive, and the grounds tastefully laid out; part of them are thrown open at Ballinasloe fair time. GARBET HILL, a vil. in the par. of Cumbernauld, co. Dumbarton, Scotland, 3 miles E. of the town of Cumbernauld. GARBOLDISHAM, a par. in the hund. of Guiltcross, co. Norfolk, 3 miles S.W. of North Lopham, and 4 S. of East Harling, its post town, and nearest railway station on tho Great Eastern line. It is situated near the rivers Ouse and Waveney, and a tributary of the latter passes through the parish. Uphall is a hmlt. in this par. The tithes have been commuted. An Enclosure Act was obtained in 1840 for taking in the waste lands. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. with All Saints annexed, 491. The church is a handsome, com- modious structure, with tower and porch of noble pro- portions. It is dedicated to St. John the Baptist, and has