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Rh NAFFORD. NAIRN. Riding co. York, 2J miles N.E. of Driffield, its post town, and 4 from Burton-Agnes. It is a station on the Brid- lington, Hull, and Scarborough section of the North- Eastern railway. The village, which is extensive, is situated on the road from Driffield to Scarborough. The Driffield cunal passes through the parish. A place called "Danes-Graves" is said to have been a Danish place of interment during the Danish invasion. The par. com- prises the tnshps. of Naflerton and Wansford, also the hmlt. of Pockthorpe. There are several mailing-houses, and an extensive corn-mill. The manufacture of linen cloth, ropes, and twine is also carried on to a small extent. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1769. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of York, val. 300, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church, dedicated to Ail Saints, is an ancient stone edifice with a square embattled tower crowned with pinnacles, and containing a clock and two bells. The interior of the church con- tains an ancient stono font restored in 1846, also an E. window inserted in 1854 by John Dickson, as a memorial to his late uncle, Richard Dickson, Esq. The church was restored in 1846, at which time a new raised roof was added, the original one having been flat. The register dates from 1564. The charities consist of two trusts viz. the parish trust, 48 16s. Gd., and the poor's trust, 44 Is. 6d. realised from houses and land. There are an endowed National school for both sexes, an in- fants' school, and a day school for the Wesleyans. The Primitive Methodists, Wesleyans, Independents, and Baptists have each a place of worship. NAEFORD, a hmlt. in the par. of Eckington, hund. of Pershore, co. Worcester. It was formerly a distinct parish, but is now united with Eckington. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1773. The church, formerly dedicated to St. James, has long been demolished, and the living consolidated with that of Eckington. NAFOVEY, a lough in the co. of Galway, Ireland. It is about 3 miles in length by lj mile broad, and lies to the W. of Lough Mask. NAGLES, a range of mountains in the co. of Cork, Ireland, 7 miles W. of Fermoy. They attain an eleva- tion of nearly 1,400 feet. NAHANAGAN, a small lough in the co. of Wicklow, Ireland, 4 miles N.W. of Laragh. It is situated at an elevation of 1,385 feet above the sea-level. NAILSBORNE, a hmlt. in the hund. of Taunton Dean, co. Somerset, 3 miles N. by W. of Taunton, and 7 S.W. of Bridgwater. It is situated in a fertile spot near the river Tone and Bridgwater canal. NAILSEA, a par. in the hund. of Portbury, co. Somerset, 9 miles S.W. of Bristol, its post town. It ia a station on the Bristol and Exeter railway. The village, which ia of large extent, is situated on the road from Bristol to Clevedon. The par. includes the tythgs. of East, West, and Middle Nailsea. There are numerous collieries and stone quarries, which employ about half the population, also a tannery, brewery, corn and saw- mills, and extensive glass-works. A large portion of moorland was enclosed in 1813 by Act of Parliament. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 430. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 300. The parish church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, is an ancient stone structure with a lofty embattled tower crowned with pinnacles, and containing six bells. The church was thoroughly restored in 1861. The interior contains a curious stone pulpit richly sculp- tured, and is ascended by a winding flight of steps in the wall. There is also the district church called Christ Church, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 120. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. There are National schools for both sexes. The Inde- pendents, Wesleyans, United Methodists, and Free Church have each a place of worship. Sir J. H. Gre- ville Smyth, Bart., is lord of the manor. NAIL/STONE, a par. in the hund. of Sparkenhoc, co. Leicester, 3 miles N. of Market-Bosworth, its post town, and 3 W. of the Bagworth railway station. The village, which is of small extent, ia situated on a branch of the river Anker. The par. includes the vils. of Burton-in- the-Beans and Normanton-le-Heath. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The surface is gently undulating, and the soil a rich loam. The tithes have beea commuted for a rent-charge of 570. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 500, ia the patron, of the crown. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure with a spired tower containing three bells. There is a chapel-of-ease at Normanton-le-Heath. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. Earl Howe is lord of the manor. NAILSWORTH, a chplry. and post town in the pars, of Avening, Horsley, and Miiichinhampton, co. Glou- cester, 2 miles S.W. of Minchinhampton, and 4 S. of the Stroud station on the Great Western railway. The village is situated on the high road from Bath to Stroud and Cheltenham. The woollen cloth trade is carried on very extensively, giving employment to the chief portion of the inhabitants. There are also manufactures of bed- steads, walking-sticks, &c., which have materially de- creased the beech-woods, once very abundant. In the village is a philosophical institution, and in the vicinity numerous barrows have recently been opened. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 100, in the patron, of trustees. The church was erected in 1798 in that part of the village which is in the parish of Avening. There are places of worship for Wesleyana, Independents, Baptists, and Society of Friends, also National and British schools for both sexes. A small customary market is held on Saturday. NAIRN, a par., seaport, market town, royal and par- liamentary burgh, and county town, in the co. of the same name, Scotland, 11 miles W. of Forres, 15 N.E. of Inverness, and 194 N.N.W. of Edinburgh. It is situated on the left bank of the river Nairn, near its confluence with the Moray Frith. The parish forms part of the great plain of Moray, on the Highland boundary, and ia bounded on the N. by the Moray Frith, and on its other sides by the pars, of Ardersier, Auldearn, and Calder. Its greatest length from N. to S. is 8 miles, with a breadth of 6 miles near either extremity, hut narrowing towards the centre, so that it resembles somewhat the figure of an hourglass. Besides the county and market town of its own name, it includes the village of Seatown- of-Delnies, both near the coast, which is low and sandy. The surface is in general level, the only eminence of any note being the hill of Urchany, near the southern border, which has an elevation of 500 feet above the sea-level. The soil on the banks of the river Nairn, which nearly bisects the parish in a north-easterly direction, in its course from the Highlands to the Frith, is a mixture of loam and clay, alternating with sand, which largely predominates near the sea-coast, but in the southern district it is a rich heavy mould. Nearly two-thirds of the land are under tillage, and the remainder nearly evenly divided between pasture, woodland, and waste. The climate is dry and healthy, which causes it to be much visited in the summer months for sea-bathing. The principal landed proprietors are, the Earl of Cawdor, Mackintosh of Geddes, Robertson of Househill, Rose of Kilravock, and Grant of Viewfield, all of whom have seats in the parish. The road from Elgin to Inverness traverses the parish, and the Inverness and Nairn rail- way crosses the western portion, and has a station near the town. The estates of Kilravock and Geddes in this parish were granted by King John Baliol to Hugh Rose of Geddes and the Lady Kilravock his wife, in 1293, and are still possessed by his descendants. Of this family waa H. Mackenzie's mother, the heroine of Lord President Forbes's song. The town, originally called Invernairn, was founded by William the Lion, and appears to have undergone many changes. Its first site was half a mile at least from the place where it now stands, and waa defended by a castle, the ruins of which are so covered by the sea that the foundations of it are only visible at spring tides. It is of considerable importance, being the county town and a parliamentary borough, though in