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Rh QUENNY. 270 QUIRAING. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 192. The church, dedi- cated to St. Swithin, is an ancient edifice built by the Lacys ; it has two Norman doorways. The windows have been altered in a later style. The parochial chari- ties produce about 10 per annum. There are Church of England day and Sunday schools. The Baptists have a place of worship. Various Roman coins have been found on the line of the ancient Fosse Way which passed through the parish. QUKNNY, a stream of the co. of Salop, rises in the Longmont hills, near Church-Stretton, and joins the Ony at Halford Chapel. QUEHNMOOR, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Lancaster, hund. of Lonsdale South of the Sands, co. Lancaster, 3 miles S.E. of Lancaster, its post town. It was formerly a forest, and a great portion is still occu- pied by fells and moorland. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The living is a perpet. cur. * in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 137, in the patron, of the Vicar of Lancaster. The church, dedicated tp St. Peter, has a tower containing one bell. There is an endowed National school for both sexes, also a free school. The principal residence is Quernmoor Park. The manor is held by the crown. QUERRIN, a cove or harbour at the mouth of the Shannon, co. Clare, Ireland, 3 miles S.W. of Kilrush. It is sheltered by Querrin Point. QUETH10CK, or QUITHICK, a par. in the middle div. of the hund. of East, co. Cornwall, 4 miles E. of Liskeard, its post town, and 9 from Saltash. The parish, which is of large extent, is bounded on the E. by the river Lynher, and on the W. by the Tidy, or Tide. The land belongs chiefly to Coryton of Pentilly. The inha- bitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The soil in the southern portion is rich, but gradually deteriorates towards the northern boundary. There are numerous stone and slate quarries, also mines of manganese, which have been occasionally worked with profit, and indica- tions of copper, lead, and silver. The great tithes are in two portions, one belonging to the vicar of this parish, and the other to the incumbent of the chantry of Hac- eombe, in Devon ; the tithes for each of these separate portions have been commuted for a rent-charge of 340, and thei'e are about 30 acres of vicarial glebe. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 326, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Hugh, is an ancient stone structure, with a square tower containing three bells. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum. The church has several bronze tablets, the earliest of which bears date 1371, also a brass of R. Kingdom, his wife, and 15 children, bearing date 1462. There is a National school. The Wes- ley ans have a place of worship. A. Coryton, Esq., is lord of the manor. A fair for cattle is held on the last Monday in January. QUEX, a seat in the par. of St. Lawrence, Isle of Thanet, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 3 miles. W. by S. of Margate. It is situated on the coast, near the North-Foreland, and anciently belonged to the Quek and Crispe families. The house, and the Wellington tower near it, were rebuilt by the late J. Powell. QUICK, a limit, in the par. of Rochdale, upper div. of the wap. of Agbrigg, West Riding co. York, 3 miles E. of Oldham. It is in conjunction with the tnshp. of Saddleworth, and includes Quick Mere Quarter. A por- tion of the inhabitants are employed in the mines. QUIDDENHAM, a par. in the hund. of Guiltcross, co. Norfolk, 2 miles E. by N. of East. Harling, and 1 mile S. of Eccles Road railway station. Attleborough is its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on a branch of the Little (Juse, and is wholly agricultural. The living is a rect.* annexed to that of Snetterton, in the dioc. of Norwich, joint val. 636. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, has a round tower sur- mounted by an octangular lantern. The church is situated on an eminence a short distance W. of the Hall, and has monuments of the Keppel family, one of whom was the celebrated Admiral Keppel, ancestor of the present Earl of Albemarle. In connection with the church is a school supported by the rector. The Hall, once the seat of the Keppels, is situated in a well- wooded park, having in its centre a barrow surrounded by fir trees. There is an avenue of trees extending uni- formly for 1 mile, from the church on the high road to Kenning Hall. The Earl of Albemarle is lord of the manor and sole landowner. QUimiAMPTON, a tythg. in the par. of Overton, co. Hants, 4 miles N.E. of Whitchurch. QUIDHAMPTON, a tythg. in the par. of St. Peter, Fugglestone, co. Wilts, 1 mile from Wilton, its post town. It is situated on the river Wiley, and had once a monastery, in which King Ethelbort was buried in 827. QUIN, a par. and post office vil. in the bar. of Upper Bunratty, co. Clare, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 5 miles S.E. of Ennis, and 130 from Dublin. There is a joint station for Ardsollus and Quinon the Limerick and Ennis railway. The parish is 5 miles long by 3 broad. The surface comprises a considerable proportion of bog, but the remainder is chiefly good arable land. It is watered by the river Quin, a tributary of the Fergus. The interior is traversed by the roads from Killaloe to Ennis, and from Limerick to Kilfenora. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Killaloe, val. with two others 2/9, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was a gift from the late Board of First Fruits in 1792. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to those of Cloney and Dowry. There are several schools. The village is a poor little place, but contains the church, a Roman Catholic chapel, and a dispensary, which last is within the Ennis poor-law union. Quin Abbey, a very interesting ruin, was founded in 1402 byMacNamara, lord of Gleucoilean. The prin- cipal residences are Quin Ville, Knopouge Castle, for- merly a seat of the MacNamara family, and Castle Fer- gus. Ballymarkahan and Daugan are interesting ruins. QUINCE, or SQU1NCE, an islet on the coast of co. Cork, Ireland, 5 miles W. of Roscarbery. It is situated outside Glandore Bay, opposite Filneshawk Head. QUINTIN, a hmlt. in the par. of Witter, bar. of Ards, co. Down, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 2 miles E. of Portaferry. It stands at the eastern mouth of Lough Strangford, on the bay of Qnintin. Near the village are ruins of Quintin castle. QUINTIN, a par. in the hund. of Wymersley, co. Northampton, 4J miles S.E. of Northampton, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. Land was assigned in lieu of tithes under an Enclosure Act in 1814. The living is a reel.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 295. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, has a tower containing two bells. The Rev. Sir H. J. Gunning is lord of the manor. QUINTON, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of Kiftsgate, co. Gloucester, 6 miles from Stratford-on- Avon, its post town, and the same distance from the Campden station on the Oxford, Worcester, and Wol- verhampton railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near Meen Hill, on the summit of which is a Saxon camp with double intrenchments, and near which many skeletons, swords, and warlike im- plements have been dug up. The inhabitants are wholly agricultural. The par. includes the hmlt. of Admington, and was given by Henry II. to Polesworth Nunnery. Near two-thirds of the land are arable, and the remain- der pasture and woodland. A portion of the impropriato tithes belong to the Dean and Chapter of Worcester, and the remainder to Magdalen College, Oxford. The former were commuted for a rent-charge of 63, and the latter for land and a money payment under an Enclosun; Act in 1772. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Glou- cester and Bristol, val. 70, in the patron, of the J 1 and Chapter of Worcester. The church, dedicated to St. Swithin, is a stone structure, with a spired tower containing six bells. It is supposed to have been erecic;d by the Lacies soon after the Norman conquest. The parochial charities produce about 16 per annum. The president and fellows of Magdalen College, Oxford, are lords of the manor. QUINTON. See QUAINTON, co. Bucks. QUIRAING, a mountain in the par. of Snizort, Isle