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Rh GARBYTHORPE 81 GARMONDSWAY-MOOR. a nninber of monuments of the llontgomerie family and others. The church of All Saints was taken down in the last century, the tower alone being left standing. The Primitive Methodists have a chapel. Garboldisham Hall, an old mansion, is the principal residence. GARBYTHORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Clifton, co. Kottingham, 3 miles S.W. of Nottingham. GARDENSTOWN, a vil. and fishing station in the par. of Gamrie, cp. Banff, Scotland, 7 miles E. of the town of Banff. It is situated at the inner end of Gamrie Bay, and has a convenient harbour and a United Pres- byterian church. The village was founded by Lord Gardenston in 1720. GARDERHOUSE, the seat of a post-office, situated near Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. GARE. See GAIR, co. Dumbarton. GARENDON PARK, an ext. par. place in the hund. of West Goscote, co. Leicester, 2 miles W. of Lough- borough, its post town. An abbey for monks of the Cistercian order was founded here in the early part of the 12th century by Robert Bossu, Earl of Leicester, which, at the dissolution of the religious houses, came to the earls of Rutland, and was afterwards purchased by Sir Ambrose Phillipps, in which family it still continues. The modern mansion stands on the site of the old abbey. GARE SANDS, at the mouth of the river Tees, co. Durham. They extend for nearly 4 miles, and are marked by a floating light put up in 1836, being in N. lat. 54 38', and W. long. 1 13 . GARFINNY, a par. in the bar. of Corkaguiny, co. Kerry, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 2 miles N.E. of Dingle. Ballyhigue is its post town. The surface is mountainous and boggy, but the soil good, affording excellent pas- turage. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Ardfert and Aghadoe, val. 34, in the patron, of the bishop. In the Roman Catholic arrangement this parish is part of the Dingle district. Ballinataggart is the principal seat, and commands a fine view of Dingle Bay. Near this spot a series of stone chambers was discovered, supposed to bo ancient cisterns. Here are the ruins of the old church, and a curious one-arched bridge crossing the Garfinny rivulet. GARFORD, a chplry. in the par. of Morcham, hund. of Ock, co. Berks, 4 miles S.W. of Abingdon. It is situated on the river Ock. GARFORTH, a par. in the lower div. of the wap. of Skyrack, West Riding co. York, 3 miles 8. of Aberford, and 7 E. of Leeds, its post town. It includes the hmlta. of Ansthorpe, East, West, Moor, and Church Garforth. It is a station on the Leeds and Milford Junction branch of the North-Eastern railway. The substratum is chiefly coal, with carboniferous limestone. In the cliffs many rare fossils have been found. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 514. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a stone edifice of recent date, and has a handsome E. window of stained glass. Tho register commences in 1612. There are charities of about 3 per annum. The Weslcyans have a chapel with school attached, and there is a parochial school, also one for those employed in the coal mines of this district. F. C. T. Gascoigne, Esq., is lord of the manor. A Roman road is traceable through the parish. GARGRAVE, a par. in the eastern div. of the wap. (.!' Staincliff, West Riding co. York, 4 miles N.W. of Skipton. It is situated on the river Aire, and is a post town and railway station on the Midland line. The Leeds and Liverpool canal passes near the village, which contains a large worsted and cotton mill. A bridge of tin. e arches here crosses the river. The tnshps. of Bank Newton, Cold Coniston, Eshton, and Flashby- vith-Wintcrburn are included in this par. Many of the '.<: are employed in cotton-spinning. The land is almost entirely meadow and pasture, with about 600 - of wood, and half that extent of common. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 750. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is an ancient htiiirtiiri-, recently restored and beautified. There is the district church of Cold Coniston, the living of which is a perpet, cur.,* val. 90. The register com- mences in 1557. The parochial endowments produce about 70 per annum, 15 being for education. Tho Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each u chapel. There are National and infant schools. The Duke of Devonshire and Sir Richard Tuftou are the lords of the manor. Gargrave House is the principal residence. GARGUNNOCK, a par. and post town in the co. Stirling, Scotland, 6 miles W. of Stirling, and 41 from Edinburgh. It is a station on the Stirling and Balloch branch of the Forth and Clyde railway, and lies along the S. shore of the river Forth, not far from Offer Bridge: it is otherwise bordered by the pars, of St. Ninian's, Fintry, Balfron, and Kippen. It is 6 miles long and 4 broad. The surface, which was formerly covered by a forest, consists largely of moor and carso land. The glen of Boquhan, within the limits, possesses some striking points of beauty. This par. is in the presb. of Stirling and synod of Perth and Stirling. The minister has a stipend of 155. The church was built in 1774. Here is a Free church, parochial and private schools, and a parish library. Gargunnock House, Bo- quhan, and Micklewood, are the principal residences. Near the banks of the Forth, at Fewslord, stood the " Peel of Gargunnock," taken from the English by William Wallace. On the southern skirts of the village are the traces of a rampart called the Kier Hill, where Wallace is supposed to have posted himself. Numerous relics and bones were turned up some years ago on the Boquhan estate, supposed to have been of those who fell at the battle of BaUochleam, which was fought in this parish. GARINISH, a headland, coastguard and fishing station, in Cuolach, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 1 mile N.E. of Dursey Island. GARINISH, an island in Sneem harbour, co. Kerry, Ireland, near the mouth of the Kcnmare river. GARIOCH, a district of the co. Aberdeen, Scotland. It extends along the bank of the river Don, and is bounded by Formartin, Marr, and Strathbogie. It com- prehends 150 square miles, including the pars, of Bourtie, Culsalmoud, Daviot, Insch, Inverury, Keithall and Kin- kell, Kintore, Leslie, Old Meldrum, Monymusk, Oyne, Premnay, Rayno, and the preab. of Chapel of Garioch. The surface is mountainous, but highly fertile. GARLETON HILLS, a series of small elevations in the co. Haddington, Scotland. They commence about 2 miles N. of the town of Haddington, and penetrate a few miles in an easterly direction. Upon one of the highest of the hills stands a pillar monument to the Earl of Hopetoun. GARLIE BANK, a. hmlt. in the par. of Cupar, co. Fife, Scotland. It is situated on the river Eden, and includes Howlet Hill, where Argyle and the Lords of the Congregation signed the treaty with the Queen Regent's forces in 1559. GARLIESTOWN, a post town and subport to Dum- fries, in the par. of Sorbie, co. Wigton, Scotland, 2 miles E. of the town of Sorbie. It is situated at the head of Garliestown Bay, an indentation of the W. sido of Wigton Bay, which here receives the waters of the burns of Broughton and Ponten. Hero are an Inde- pendent chapel and three t>r four schools. Garliestou Bay is very commodious, and a brisk shipping trade is kept up between it and Glasgow, Liverpool, and other parts. There is a trifling fishery, and a rope and sail manufactory of very old standing. The town was founded by Lord Garlies, afterwards John Earl of Gal- loway, of Galloway House, which stands in the vicinity. GARLINGE GREEN, a hmlt. in tho par. of Petham, hund. of Bridge, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 3 miles S.W. of Canterbury. GARMELOW, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Horseley, co. Stafford, 1 mile S.W. of Eccleshall. GARMOND, a vil. in the par. of Monquhitter, co. Aberdeen, Scotland, 9 miles S.W. of Aberdour. GARMONDSWAY-MOOR, a tnshp. in the par. of Bishops Middleham, north-eastern div. of the ward of Stockton, co. palatine Durham, 7 miles S.E. of Durham. The Hartlepool railway passes through tho place. The