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Rh NANTYAIN. 6 NAEBOEOUGH. of a repetition of small windows of flowing tracory, and crowned externally with a crocketed canopy. The chan- cel is separated from the nave by a stone screen, and has canopied stalls said to have been brought from Vale Eoyal Abbey ; also sedilia and canopied niches on either side of the E. window. Just without the chancel, at the northern angle of the screen, is a carved stone pulpit, for some years disused, also a carved font and several monuments and brasses. . The restoration of the church, which has been going on for several years, is now (1865) nearly completed. There are places of worship for the Wesleyane, Primitive Methodists, Independents, Baptists, "Wesleyan Association, and Unitarians and Society of Friends, to which last a burial-ground is attached. The new grammar school, situated in Welsh-row, is one of the chief ornaments of the town ; it is of brick, and only just completed. There are also National, British, and infant schools, and a large Wesleyan school in Hospital- street. The charities are numerous and liberally en- dowed, including several bequests for education, also Wilbraham's, Wright's, and Delves' almshouses, and Sprout's charity for apprenticing boys, altogether pro- ducing above 800 per annum. Nantwich poor-law union comprises 86 pars, and tnshps. It is also the seat of superintendent registry and new County Court districts. General Harrieon, who fought on the side of the parliament in the civil war of the 17th century, Gerarde the herbalist, who died in 1607, and Whitney the poet, were natives. Minshall Milton's widow died here in 1726. Saturday is market day for corn and provisions throughout the year, and a cattle market is held on the same day between the months of March and June. Fairs are held on 26th March, second Tuesday in June, 4th September, and 4th December. NANTYAIN, a vil. in the par. of Maes-Mynis, co. Brecon, 2 miles S.W. of Builth. It is situated in a valley between the rivers Donhiw and Irvon. NANTYCAIN, a vil. in the par. of Llangwnnor, co. Carmarthen, 2 miles E. of Carmarthen. It is situated near the river Towey. NANTY-CANDY, a tnshp. in tho.par. of Llanfi- hangel, co. Montgomery, 5 miles S.W. of Llaniyllyn. NANT-Y-GLU, a vil. in the bund, of Abergavenny, co. Monmouth, 6 milea W. by S. of Ahergavonny. It is situated in a rugged country under the Sugarloaf Hill, which rises to the height of 1,852 feet, and near the confluence of the rivers Gavenny and TJsk. The village is considerable, and most of the inhabitants are engaged in the extensive coal and iron works belonging to the Blaen-Avon Mining Company. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Llandafl', val. 150, in the patron, of the crown and bishop alternately. The church is a modern edifice. There are places of worship belonging to the Calvinistic Methodists. NANTYGWEYD, a tnshp. in the par. of Llangollen, hund. of Chirk, co. Denbigh, near Llangollen, and 18 miles S.E. of Denbigh. It is situated near the bridge over the river Dee, and at a short distance from the Ellesmere canal. NANTYMEICHIED, a tnshp. in the par. of Meifod, co. Montgomery, 2 miles S.E. of Llaufylliu. NANTYMWYN, a hmlt. in the par. of Llandingat, co. Carmarthen, 5 miles N. of Llandovory, and 28 N.E. of Carmarthen. It is situated in the vale of the river Towey, among the hills, and belongs to Earl Cawdor. In the vicinity are extensive lead mines. NANT-Y-NEF, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanganhafal, co. Denbigh, 3 miles N.E. of Euthin. NANTYE, ISAF and UCHAF, tnshps. in the par. of Llansaintftraid-Glyn-Ceiriog, co. Denbigh, 2 miles S. of Llangollen. NAOESAL, an islet at the entrance of Loch Indal, co. Argylc, Scotland. It is situated off Ehinus Point in Islay Island. NAPPA, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Askrigg and par. of Aysgarth, North Hiding co. York, 2 miles from Askrigg, and 50 N.W. of York. It is situated in Wensleydale, on the river Tire. NAPPA, a tnshp. in the par. of Gisburn, W. div. of the wap. of Staincliff, West Eiding co. York, 7 miles S.E. of Settle. The township, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Eibble. The land is chiefly in meadow and pasture. NAPPAGH, an islet in the bar. of Moycullen, co. Galway, near Lettermullen Island. It is situated off Gulin Head. NAPTON-ON-THE-HILL, a par. in the Southam div. of Knightlow bund., co. Warwick, 3 miles S.E. of Southam, its post town. The village, which is small, is situated on the road from Warwick to Northampton, and near the confluence of the Napton and Oxford canals, the latter having a large reservoir here. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. Napton- on-the-Hill is within the jurisdiction of the county court of Southam, and was once a market town. The land is chiefly in pasture, with a small proportion of arable and woodland. The impropriate tithes are said to have been granted by Queen Elizabeth to Eobert Earl of Leicester, by whom they were given as an en- dowment for the hospital founded by him at Warwick. On the enclosure of the parish in 1778 the commissioners assigned to the hospital 490 acres of land, and to the vicar 201, in lieu of tithes. The living is a vie.* in the dioe. of Worcester, val. .450, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, Bas a tower containing five bells. In the chancel is a stone supposed to represent a gridiron, symbolical of the martyrdom of the patron saint. The parochial charities produce about 45 per annum. There are places of worship for the Baptists and Wesleyans ; also National schools for both sexes. At the northern extremity of this parish, adjoining Leamington-Hastings, is a tumulus called Tornlow, supposed to indicate the site of some ancient battle, human bones being frequently dug up. NAEBEETH, a hund. in the co. of Pembroke, contains Tenby town, with the pars, of Amroth, Begelly, Carew, Coedcanlass, Crunwear, Gumfreston, St. Issells, Jeffre- ston, Lampeter-Velfrey, Lawrenney, Loveston, Lud- church, Martlctwy, Minwcre, Moulton, Narberth, North Newton, Eedberth, Eeynoldston, Eobeston -Wathon, Yerbeston, and parts of Llandewy Velfrey, and Nash. NAEBEETH, NOETH AND SOUTH, a par., post and market town, in the hund. of Narberth, co. Pem- broke, South Wales, 11 miles N.E. of Pembroke. The town is situate on elevated ground, near the left bank of the East Cleddau river. It is a petty sessions and polling town, and a new borough under the Eeform Bill, con- tributory to Haverfordwest in returning one member to the imperial parliament. The South Wales branch of the Great Western line has a station at Narberth Eoad, about 3 miles N. of the town. There are remains of the gateway and other parts of the old Norman castle built by the Perrotts, which came to the Mortimers, Sir Ehys ab Thomas, and now belongs to Baron de Eutzen of Slebech. The town is poorly built, but is an active and thriving place, being the centre of the stone coal, and culm mines district. The living is a rect. * with the curs, of Eobeston- Wathon and Mounton annexed, in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 417, in the patron, of the Prince of Wales. The church, dedicated to St. Andiew, has been rebuilt in the present century. In 1863 a new church was consecrated at Templeton, and endowed out of the tithes of the whole living. The principal residence is The Grove, belonging to C. Poycr Callen, Esq. Templeton, in this parish, formerly belonged to the Knights Templars of Slebech. Market day is Thursday. Fairs are held on the 21st March, 13th May, 4th June, 5th July, 10th August, 26th September, 25th October, and llth December, chiefly for cattle. NAEBOEOUGH, a par. in the hund. of Sparkenhoe, co. Leicester, 6 miles S.W. of Leicester, its post town, and 3 N.W. of the Countesthorpe railway station. The village, which is large but chiefly agricultural, is situated on the old Fosse Way, near the bridge over the river Soar. The par. contains Huncote, the site of a royal palace of the Norman kings, at which Henry I. held his court in 1124, and a portion of the hmlt. of Littlethorpe. Many of the inhabitants are engaged in