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Rh CARTON. 85 GARVEILAN. is the principal residence. Fairs are held on the 8th January, 7th July, 19th October, and on the first Tuesday in October. GARTON, a par. in the middle div. of the wap. of Holderness, East Riding co. York, 7 miles N.E. of Hedon, and 10 S.E. of Hornsea. Hull is its post town. It is situated on the eastern coast, and includes the tnshp. of Garton, and the hmlts. of Grimston, Garth, and Oust- wick. Brick-making is carried on here. The cliffs, washed by the German Ocean, are lofty and rugged, and the scenery in some parts picturesque. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of York, val. 97, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is an ancient stone edifice, dedicated to St. Michael. The Wcsleyans have a chapel. Colonel Grimston is lord of the manor, whose seat is Grimston Hall. GARTON-ON-THE- WOLDS, a par. in the wap. of Dickering, East Riding co. York, 3 miles N.W. of Great Driffield, its post town, and 10 S.E. of North Grimston. A short distance from the village is Garton station on the Malton and Driffield branch of the North-Eastern railway. The village, which is small, is neatly built, and pleasantly situated on several declivities. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of York, val. 150, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is an ancient Norman structure dedicated to St. Michael. The Wes- leyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel, and there is a National school with an endowment of about 6 per annum. Sir Tatton Sykes, Bart., is lord of the manor. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1774. GARTREE HUNDRED, one of the six subdivisions of Leicestershire, situated in the south-eastern part of the co., and bounded on the N. by the hund. of East Goscote, on the E. by the co. of Rutland, on the S. by the co. of Northampton, and on the W. by the hund. of Guthlaxton. It contains the borough of Market Har- borough. and the pars, of Billesdon, Caston, Bowden- Magna, Bringhurst, Burrough, Burton-Overy, Carlton- Curlieu, Church-Langton, Cranoe, Evington, Fleckney, Foxton, Galby, Glen-Magna, Glooston, Gumley, Hallu- tor., Horninghold, Houghton-on-thc-Hill, Husbands Bosworth, KUworth-Beauchamp, Knossington, Laugh- ton, Lubbenham, Medboume, King's Norton, Nozeley, Ouston, Pickwell, Saddington, Scraptoft, Shangton, Blawston, Stockerston, Stonton-Wyville, Thurnby, Wei- ham, Wistow, with parts of Knaptoft, Dry-Stoke, Thed- dingworth, Telton, and Tugby, comprising nearly 80,800 acres. It gives name to a deanery in the archdeac. of Leicester and dioc. of Peterborough. GARTREE WAPENTAKE, one of the 31 subdivi- sions of Lincolnshire. It is situated in the central part of the co., and bounded on the N. by the wap. of Lud- borough, on the E. by the hund. of Hill k on the S. by the soke of Horncastle, and on the W. by the wap. of Wraggoe. It includes the pars, of Asterby, Baumber, Belchford, Bucknall, Cawkwell, Dalderby, Donington- on-Bain, Edlington, Gantby, Gouleeby, Hemingby, Hor- sington, Kirkby-on-Bain, Kirkstead, Langton Martin, Minting, Ranby, Scamblesby, Scrivelsby, Market Stain- ton, Stenigot, Great Sturton, Stixwould, Tattershall, Thornton, Waddingworth, Wispiiigton, and Woodhall, comprising an area of about 54,000 acres. It gives name to a deanery in the archdeac. and dioc. of Lincoln. GARTSHERRIE, a quoad sacra par. in the par. of Old Monkland, co. Lanark, Scotland, 2 miles N.W. of Airdrie. The Edinburgh and Glasgow railway has a elation at Coatbridge, in this par. It also includes Coat- dykes, Gartcloss, Merrystone, and Summerlee. The inha- bitants are principally engaged in the collieries and ironworks. The par. is in the presb. of Hamilton, and in the patron, of subscribers. OAETWHINEAN, EASTER and WESTER, vils. in thi' par. of Fossaway, co. Perth, Scotland, 7 miles N.E. of Clackmanning. GAKTJLINGAY, or LINGA, a small islet between Barra and South Uist, being one of the Western Islands, Scotland. GARVAGH, a post and market town in the par. of TOL. II. Errigal, bar. of Coleraine, co. Londonderry, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 23 miles E. of Londonderry, and 131 from Dublin. It stands on one of the head waters of the river Agivey, near the road from Armagh to Cole- raine. The town has an appearance of neatness and prosperity. It contains the parish church, a Roman Catholic chapel, two Presbyterian meeting-houses, a Secession church, a National and two other schools. Garvagh dispensary is within the Coleraine Poor-law Union. Petty sessions are held here. In 1641 the town was burnt and sacked by Sir Pheliin O'Nial. Garvagh gives title of baron to the Cannings, it having been granted to a relative of the great statesman in the 17th century, and to which family the town is indebted for its prosperity. Friday is market day, and fairs are held on the first Friday in every month. GARVAGHY, a par. in the bars, of Lower and Upper Iveagh, co. Down, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 4 miles S. of Dromore, its post town. It is situated on the road from thence to Newcastle. The surface, which is slightly hilly, is traversed by a head water of the river Lagan, and consists of a good soil with a proportion of bog. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Dromore, val. 281, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is a small building erected in 1699, and repaired some 80 years later. Here is a Roman Catholic chapel belonging to the Dromore Roman Catholic district, and two Presby- terian meeting-houses. There are parochial and several Sunday schools. Carniew is the principal residence. Good building stone is quarried. GARVALD AND BARO, a pur. and post town in co. Haddington, Scotland, 5 miles S.E. of the town of Had- dington. It is situated partly on the Lammermuir, and is bordered by the pars, of Yester, Mpram, and Whitting- ham, and the co. of Berwick. It is 12 miles long by 4 wide. The surface is hilly, containing part of the Lam- mermuir hills. The soil in the N. is rich and highly cultivated, and there is a considerable proportion of sheep-walk. Four streams rise among the hills and water the interior. This par. is in the presb. of Haddington and synod of Lothian and Tweeddale, in the patron, of the Marquis of Tweeddale and the crown. The minister has a stipend if 189, with a glebe of 14 Scotch acres. The church is of ancient foundation, but under- went some alterations in 1829. Here are a Free church, a parish school, and library. The quondam par. of Baro was annexed to Garvald in 1702. The church and its possessions of Garvald belonged to a Cistercian nunnery founded in the time of Malcolm IV. It afterwards belonged to Holyrood Abbey, and in 1633 it was included in the bishopric of Edinburgh. Hopes and Nunraw are the principal seats : the latter was ori- ginally a religious house established by the Cistercian sisters. The Marquis of Tweeddale, Earl Wemyss, Bal- fonr of Whittingham, and the Hays of Hopes, Linphun, and Nunraw are the landowners of this parish. The ruins of White Castle are seen among the Lammermuir hills. Here are also the ruins of Yester Castle, in which is a curious chamber called the Hobgoblin Hall : it is entered by a flight of steps, and is the subject of some idle superstition. There are remains of a fort at Carfrae, and two or three others are observed in the parish. Good freestone is quarried near the village. GARVALD, or GARRELL, a quondam par. now incorporated with Kirkmichael, co. Dumfries, Scotland, which see. GARVE, a post vil. in co. Ross, Scotland, 8 miles W. of Dingwall. It is situated on the road from Inverness to Loehbroom. A fair is held on the third Tuesday in August. In the vicinity are the river and loch of Garve. The former issues from the Diriemore mountains, and passes through Strathgarve to join the river Conon not far from Contin ; its length is about 23 miles. The loch is an expansion of the river, about 4 miles above its con- fluence with the Conon. GARVEILAN, a rock of basalt forming one of the Shiant group of the Western Islands, Scotland. It lies on the eastern side of Lewis, and rises to the height of 630 feet above sea-level. There is also a group of rocks