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Rh GEDDES. 90 GELLI-DEG. from Dublin. It is situated on the road from Portarling- ton to Tullamore, aud contains in the Geashill portion the vila. of Ballinagar and Killeigh. The general character of the surface' is flat. The principal hill is Mallagh. The soil is poor, with extensive tracts of waste and bog. Lime and building stone are pro- cured. The living is a rect. and vie. in the dioc. f Kildare, val. 1,126. The church was rebuilt in 1815. There are chapels-of-ease at Cloneyhorke and Killeigh. The Roman Catholic chapels at Killeigh and Ballinagar are united to that of Ballykean, and the chapel at Kil- malogue to those of Lea and Coolbanagher. There are two Methodist meeting-houses in the parish, also National and other public schools, besides eleven Sunday and several private day schools. The principal resi- dences are Geashill, Newtown, Woodville, and others. Here are the ruins of Geashill Castle, formerly belonging to the O'Dempsey family, aud afterwards to the Fitz- geralds, from whom it came into the hands of Sir Robert Digby in 1620. Within it Lady Digby withstood a siege of many months in 1642, until relieved by Sir Richard Grenville. Church ruins exist near Ballinagar. The vil. contains a police station and a dispensary within the Poor-law Union. Geashill gives title of baron to the Earl of Digby. Fairs are held on the 1st May, 6th October, and 26th December. GEDDES, a quondam par. now joined to Auldearn, co. Nairn, Scotland. GEDDESTON, a vil. in the par. of Avoch, co. Ross, Scotland. GEDDING, a par. in the hund. of Thedwestry, co. Suffolk, 6 miles W. of Stowmarket, and 7 S.E. of Bury St. Edmund's. "VVoolpit is its post town. The parish is of small extent, and the village wholly agricultural. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 100, in the patron, of the Corporation of Ipswich. The church is a small compact edifice. GEDDINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Corby, co. Northampton, 3 miles N.E. of Kettering, its post town, and 8 N.W. of Thrapstone. The Midland line of rail- way has a station at the first-named town. The Ise, a tributary of the river Nen, passes through the parish, which is well wooded. This was one of the halting- places in the progress of Queen Eleanor's remains from Hareby to London, which event is commemorated by a cross of great beauty standing in the main street of the village, which is neatly built. In 1188 a parlia- ment was held here by Henry II., at which time it was a royal residence. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 135. The church is an ancient structure of considerable beauty, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, and contains a finely carved screen, a brass, and some armorial designs of the Lockwoods. The endowments of the parish produce upwards of 120 per annum. The Baptists have a chapel, and there is a free school. The principal residence is Priory House. The Duke of Buccleuch is lord of the manor. GEDGRAVE, an ext. par. limit, in the hund. of Plomesgate, co. Suffolk, 1 mile S.W. of Orford. It is situated near the mouth of the river Aide. GEDLING, a par. in the S. div. of the wap. of Thur- garton, co. Nottingham, 3 miles N.E. of Nottingham, its post town, and 10 S.W. of Southwell. It is situated near the river Trent, and includes the tnshps. of Carlton and Stoke Bardolph, the former being a station on the Midland lino of railway. Stocking knitting and the stone quarries afford employment to many of the people. The living is a rect. and vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 1,075. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a struc- ture of great beauty, with embattled tower surmounted by a spire. The parochial charities produce about 30 per annum. The Baptists and Wesleyans have chapels, and there is an infant school. Gedling Lodge and Gedling Hall are the principal residences. GEDNEY, a par. in the wap. of Elloe, parts of Hol- land, co. Lincoln, 9 miles S.E. of Holbeach, its post town, and 5 W. of Sutton St. Mary's. This is an extensive and scattered par., including the chplry. of Gcdney Hill, and the hmlts. of Chapelgate, Church End, Gedney Dike, and Dawsmeer. It was formerly a part of the demesne Cro wland Abbey. Nearly two-thirds of the land is arable, the rest pasture. The soil is a deep loam, in some parto mixed with a fine sand and in others with blue and yellovi clays. An Act of Parliament was obtained in 1834 ftn embanking, draining, and improving the lands, impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charj of 54.5, the rectorial for 1,135 10.,and the vicarial f 991 18s. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoli val. 667, in the patron, of the crown. The church is an edifice of the 14th century, supposed to have been built by the abbots of Croyland. It has upwards of fifty windows, and a tower with spire rising to the height of 100 feet. It is dedicated to St. Mary, and contains monuments of the Welbys, also an ancient copper lock of singular construction, with motto in Saxon. There are also the district churches of Drove End, a perpet. cur., val. 110, in the patron, of the crown and bishop alter- nately ; and Gedney Hill, a perpet. cur.,* val. 100. The parochial charities produce nearly 80 per annum. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel, and the Society of Friends a meeting-house. There is a National school. In the vicinity of the village are traces of Roman fortifications. GEDNEY HILL, or GEDNEY-FEN, a parochial chplry. in the par. of Gedney as above. It is situated near the borders of the county of Cambridge, about 10 miles S. of Holbeach, and 7 E. of Crowland. Wisbeach is its post town. It was separated from the parish of Gedney, and formed into a separate ecclesiastical district in the last century. The land is almost wholly pasture and meadow. The living is a perpet. cur. * in the dioo. of Lincoln, val. 100. The church is an old edifice, dedicated to the Holy Trinity. The parochial endow- ments realise about 350 per annum, partly from lands given by one of the abbots of Croyland. This estate is now applied to the support of the free school, the repair of the church, the payment of the stipend of the curate, and other uses, as determined by a decree in Chancery. The Baptists have a chapel. In the neighbourhood Roman coins have been found, chiefly of the reign of Antoninus. A fair is held on the second Monday in June. GEDG11AVE, an ext. par. lib. in the par. of Sud- borne, hund. of Plomesgate, co. Suffolk. This place, which forms an appendage to the borough of Orford, is bounded on the E. and S. by the river Aide, and on the W. by Butley Creek. GE'E CROSS, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Werncth, par. of Stockport, co. palatine Chester, 4 miles N.E. of Stock- port. It is situated near the river Etherow. GEESTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Ketton, co. Rut- land, 3 miles S.W. of Stamford. It is situated between the two rivers Chater and Welland. GEILSTON BRIDGE, a hmlt. in the par. of Card- ross, co. Dumbarton, Scotland, 4 miles N.W. of Dum- barton. GELDESTON, a par. in the hund. of Clayering, co. Norfolk, 2J miles N.W. of Beccles, its post town, and 5 S.E. of Loddon. It is situated on the navigable river Waveney, which separates it from the county of Suffolk. The land is nearly evenly divided between arable and. pasture. In the village, which is small, is an extensive brewery and a malting establishment. The living is i rect. * in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 195, in the patron, o the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, has a circular tower of earlier date. The register com- mences in 1600. The charities produce about 7 per annum. There is a British school. J. Kerrich, Esq., is lord of the manor, and resides at Goldeston Hall. Saxon ornament of pure gold was discovered lu ru in ' last century. GELLI, a hmlt. in the par. of Vainor, co. Breco South Wales, 4 miles N.W. of Merthyr-Tydvil. GELLI, a hmlt. in the par. of Llana'rth, co. Card if; South Wales, 4 miles S.W. of Aberaeron. GELLI-DEG, a hmlt. in the par. of Merlhyr-Tydvil, co. Glamorgan, South Wales. It is situated on the rive Taf, and abounds in coal, the working of which aflbr employment to the people.