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Rh EAMSGILL. 281. RANDALSTOWN. tons burthen. The entrance is 940 feet wide. There is a red tide light on the western pier head, 37 feet in height, and visible at a distance of 6 miles. The piers extend a considerable length out to sea, which causes them to be favourite promenades. From the pier, a flight of steps, called Jacob's Ladder, leads down the cliffs to the bazaar, and tea gardens at Pegwell Bay, which last is noted for its shrimps. The town of Rams- gate, which, in the reign of Elizabeth, contained only >uses, had, in 1861, a population of 11,865, and is rapidly increasing. It is well built, containing many good streets and shops ; and the boarding and lodging houses are generally of a superior character. The town is paved, lighted with gas, and watched, and under an Act of Parliament, obtained in 1838, is abundantly supplied with excellent water by a company incorpo- rated in 1835. The public buildings comprise the county court, gas works, Royal Victoria baths, assembly rooms, music hall, St. James's hall, working men's institute, literary and scientific institution, besides libraries, bazaars, and other useful institutions. There are two hanks and a savings-bank. Townley House, for several seasons the residence of Her Majesty, when Princess Victoria, and of the Duchess of Kent, is now a ladies' boarding school. The petty sessions for the division are held every Monday. An extensive trade is done in the importation of coal, timber, and in the supply of marine stores to shipping ; ship repairs are also carried on to a considerable extent. There are breweries, rope walks, and an extensive fishery off the coast. Numerous yachts are kept here for pleasure excursions during the season. The Royal bathing rooms are situated beyond the E. pier, in front of a range of chalk cliffs, and on a beach of soft reddish Band ; and on the W. cliff, 100 feet above the level of the sea, are the Royal Kent warm sea- water baths. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 400, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church, dedicated to St. George, was erected at an outlay of 28,000, towards which the parliamentary commissioners granted 9,000. The church is 148 feet in length, with a width of G8 feet, and has a tower with a lantern 137 feet high. In addition to the parish church, are the district churches, Christ Church, and Holy Trinity, tin) livings of both which are perpet. curs. There are also several proprietary chapels, the principal of whii-li is the Cavendish chapel, erected in 1840 at a cost of 4,000. The parochial charities produce about 59 P'T annum, including Petley's bequest of 30 for poor women. There are National and infant schools, also a five school at St. Lawrence. The Independents, Wes- leyans, Calvinistic Methodists, Particular Baptists, (uiural Baptists, and Unitarians, have each a place of worship. There is also a Jews' synagogue, situated on the road to Broadstairs, with a house for the minister, . 'd by Sir Moses Montefiore. In the vicinity are i.tl seats, as East Cliffe Lodge, Pegwell Lodge, S'nithwood House, Cliffe House, and West Cliffe House. Market days are Wednesdays and Saturdays. A fair is I St. Laurence on the 10th of August. >< JILL, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Stonebeck Down, par. of Kirkby-Malzeard, West Riding co. York, 12 > S.W. of Ripon. It is situated in the moorlands on the gout hem side of the valley of the Nidd. The a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 1 35, in of the vicar. The church is of recent erection. -! ilJANGE, a vil. in the par. of St. James and . bar. of Shelburne, co. Wexford, prov. of I, 2 miles from Duncannon, and 2 from It is situated on the road from Ballyhack nes. Thorn is a Roman Catholic bl r. GfiAVE, B fhc pnr. and hund. of '. V. of Blackburn. t forms part of the chplry. of Mellor. A large porti'.n i I /nicashiro rail- land i- pi'itlj ,1 an d ubsoil of clay. Stanley Hall, the old manor house, is now converted into a farm dwelling. Lord de Tabley is lord of the manor. RAMS-HILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Horsemonden, hund. of Brenchley, lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, 8 miles S.E. of Tonbridge. RAMSHOLT, a par. in the hund. of Wilford, co. Suffolk, 3 miles S.E. of Hadleigh, its post town, and 6 S.E. of Woodbridge. It is a station on the Had- leigh railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the navigable river Deben, where is a dock. In the neighbourhood are ruins of an old seat of the Peytons and Uffords. The great tithes were com- muted for a rent-charge of 453, and there are 16 acres of impropriate glebe. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 50, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has a round tower. The register dates from 1682. Mrs. C. Cripps is lady of the manor, and one of the chief landowners. RAMSHOPE, an ext. par. place in the S. div. of Co- quetdale ward, co. Northumberland, 15 miles N.W. of Bellingham. It is situated in a wild spot on the river Reed under Carter Fell, one of the Cheviots, which here separates England from Scotland, and attains an eleva- tion of 1,602 feet above sea level. A conflict took place at a short distance from this spot in 1575 between the English and Scotch wardens, which is celebrated in the old ballad called " The Battle of Reedswire, or Reids- squair." RAMSHORN, or RAMSOR, a tnshp. in the par. of Ellaston, S. div. of Totmonslow hund., co. Stafford, 5 miles N.E. of Cheadle, and 3 N.W. of Ellaston. It is situated on an eminence, and includes Wootton Lodge and Park, also the Waste farm. Miss Unwin is lady of the manor and sole landowner. RAMS-ISLAND, an islet in the par. of Glenavy, bar. of Upper Massareene, co. Antrim, prov. of Ulster, Ire- land. The island lies at the entrance of Sandy Bay, a little over a mile W. of the mainland, to which it pre- sents the appearance of having been joined. It has been much improved through the exertions of Mr. Whittle, who lately resided in the island. RAMSLEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Tawton, co. Devon, 3 miles S.E. of Okehampton. EAMSYDE. See RAMPSIDE, co. Lancaster. RANBY, a par. in the N. div. of Gartree wap., parts of Liudsey, co. Lincoln, 6 miles E. of Wragby, its post town, and 7 N.W. of Horncastle. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the Wolds near the river Bain, and is wholly agricultural. The parish is intersected by the old Roman road from Horncastle to Caistor, and was forfeited by the family of Dicconson at the time of the Gunpowder Plot. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 86. The church, dedicated to St. German, has a lofty tower containing three bells. The church was rebuilt in 1839. The register dates from 1550. RANBY, a hmlt. in the pars, of Babworth and Blyth, co. Notts, 3 miles N.W. of Great Retford. It is situated on the Chesterfield canal, near the river Ryton. RAND, a par. in the W. div. of Wraggoe wap., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 2j miles N.W. of Wragby, and 3 from the Snelland station on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire railway. The village is small and wholly agricultural. The par. includes the chplry. of Fulnetby, and is intersected by the road from Lincoln to Horncastle. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 402. The church, dedicated to St. Oswald, has a tower containing two bells. The interior of the church contains monuments of great antiquity. Mrs. Barker is lady of the manor. RANDALSTOWN, a post and market town in the par. of Drummaul, bar. of Upper Toome, co. Antrim, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 17 miles N.W. of Belfast, and 97 N. of Dublin. It is a station on the Cookstown branch of the Belfast and Northern Counties railway. It is situated on the bank of the river Main, which is here crossed by a bridge of 9 arches. The town contains the i church, a Roman Catholic chapel, two Presbyte- rian meeting-houses, a dispensary, and a police station.
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