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Rh RASHEDAGH. 284 RATCLIFFE-ON-THE- WREAK. and the river Bann flows in the vicinity. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Connor, val. with others, 323, m the patron of the bishop. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Finvoy. There are two Presby- terian meeting-houses, and several day schools. There is a chief police station in the village. The linen and bleaching trade is carried on here to some extent. Several Danish raths ire observed, and numerous ancient coins have been found. Cannel coal and basalt occur. RASHEDAGH, a vil. in the bar. of Raphoe, co. Donegal, Ireland, 4 miles S.W. of Letterkenny. It is situated in the vale of the Swilly, and is celebrated for its monthly markets. RASHEE, a par. in the bar. of Upper Antrim, co. Antrim, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 2 miles N.W. of Bally- clare. It is situated on the road from Larno to Brough- shane. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Connor, forming part of the benefice of Ballyeaston. RASKELF, a chplry. in the par. of Easingwold, wap. of Buhner, North Riding co. York, 2J miles N.W. of Easingwold, its post town. It is a station on the North- Eastern railway. The village, which is of small ex- tent, is situated near the little river Kyle, and is chiefly agricultural. Three-parts of the land are arable, and the remainder pasture and woodland. There are brick and tile kilns. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 216, in the patron, of the Bishop of Chester. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient stone structure, with a wooden tower containing three bells. The tower is covered with ivy. In the church windows are the arms of Neville Earl of West- morland, Scrope, Dacre, and Percy, probably comme- morating ancient benefactors. The parochial charities produce about 20 per annum. There is a parochial school, erected in 1856, in which a Sunday-school is also held. The "Wesleyans have a place of worship. W. F. Webb, Esq., is lord of the manor. RASTRICK, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Hali- fax, wap. of Morley, West Riding co. York, 3J miles N. of Huddersfield, and 5 S.E. of Halifax. Normanton is its post town. This chapelry is bounded on the N.E. by the river Calder, and is skirted by the Calder and Hebble navigation. The village, which is of large extent, is situated on the road from Huddersfield to Bradford, and near the Manchester and Leeds railway, which latter passes through part of the township, and has a sta- tion at Brighouse. There are silk and woollen mills, which employ a large number of the inhabitants. The substratum abounds in building-stone of excellent qua- lity, and which is largely quarried. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 135, in the patron, of the Vicar of Halifax. The church, dedicated to St. Matthew, was rebuilt at the commencement of the pre- sent century, and is a Grecian edifice with a cupola. The parochial charities produce about 16 per annum, exclusive of a small clothing charity. There is a Church school for the free education of 20 children, endowed with an annuity of 56. There is also a British and Foreign school, erected and endowed by the late John Clay, Esq. The Independents have a chapel, and there is a meeting-house belonging to the Society of Friends. C. C. ThornhiU, Esq., is lord of the manor and principal landowner. RASYTH, an ancient par., now joined to Inver- keithing, co. Fife, Scotland. RATAINE, a par. in the bar. of Lower Navan, co. Meatn, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles N. of Trim, its post town. The surface mainly consists of good soil, and is traversed by the road from Bective-Bridge to Athboy. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Heath, val., with Ardbraccau, 684, in the patron, of the crown. It is joined to Dunderry in the Roman Catholic arrange- ment. RATASS, or RATHASS, a par. in the bar. of Trughanacmy, co. Kerry, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 1J mile E. of Tralee, its post town. The parish is traversed by the road from Tralee to Killarney. The living is a rect. and vie. in the dioc. of Ardi'ert and Aghadoe, val. 42, in the patron, of the crown. It is united to Ballymacelligott in the Roman Catholic ar rangement. There are one or two day schools. In this parish are the ruins of Ballybeggan Castle, formerly a stronghold of the Desmonds. It was burnt by the Irish during the revolution. Remains of the old church are also visible, and other castle ruins at Ballymullou. Marble is worked. RATBY, or RATEBY, a. par. in the bund, of Spar- kenhoe, co. Leicester, 5 miles N.W. of Leicester, its post town, and 8 N.E. of Market-Bosworth. It is an occasional station on the Leicester and Coalville branch of the Midland Counties railway. It is situated on a branch of the river Soar, and contains the hmlts. of Botcheston, Groby, and Newton Unthank. The village is large, but irregularly built, and extends along the road from Leicester to Ashby-de-la-Zouch. The inha- bitants are chiefly employed in agriculture and in frame- work knitting. There are some brick kilns. At Springs- well is a Roman camp, near the Via Devana, of 9 acres, supposed to have been the Rates, mentioned by ancient writers ; it is still in a perfect state, and the ditches and breastworks are distinctly marked. In this parish is Groby Pool, a sheet of water covering 60 acres, and on the northern border is Charnwood Forest. The soil is in parts a strong clay, and in other parts gravel. The impropriation belongs to the Earl of Stamford and War- rington. The tithes were commuted for laud and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1770. The living is a vie. with the cur. of Groby annexed, in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 300. The church, dedi- cated to St. Philip, is an ancient structure, with a square tower containing four bells. The church con- tains a monument to Sacheverell, of Steward's Hay. There is also a chapel-of-ease at Groby, erected in 1840. The parochial charities produce about 14 per annum. There is an infant school. The Primitive Methodists have a place of worship. The Earl of Stamford and Warrington is lord of the manor. RATCHWOOD, a tnshp. in the par. of Bambrough, co. Northumberland, 4^ miles S.E. of Belford. RATCLIFF, a hmlt. and populous suburban district in the par. of Stepney, Tower div. of the hund. of Ossulstone, co. Middlesex, 1 mile E. of St. Paul's, London. Its present name appears to be a corruption of Redcliff, an appellation derived from the red cliff, or bank, of the river Thames, which flows southward of the parish. In Camden's time it was a village princi- pally inhabited by sea-faring men, but is now a popu- lous suburb of the metropolis. The main street, culled Ratcliff-highway, was formerly planted on each side with elm-trees, but now consists of lines of houses, and extends to Limehouse. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of London, val. 300, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. James, was erected in 1838, by a grant from the parliamentary commis- sioners. There are also several chapels and schools. In the Commercial-road is situated the Eastern Institution, established in 18*39, by a proprietary of shareholders for the promotion of literature and science. See STEPNEY. RATCLIFFE, a hmlt. in the par. of Worksop, co. Nottingham, 2 miles S.W. of Worksop. It is situated on the river Ryton. RATCLIFFE - CULEY, a chplry. in the par. of Sheepy-Magna, hund. of Sparkenhoe, co. Leicester, Ij- mile N.E. of Atherstone, its post town, and 6i S.W. of Market Bosworth. The village, which is of small ex- tent, is situated at the confluence of the rivers Sene and Anker, and is entirely agricultural. The tithes v commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 17C6. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect. of Sheepy-JIa in the dioc. of Peterborough. The church, dedicated 1" All Saints, is an ancient edifice with a tower crowned with a spire. RATCLIFFE-ON-THE- WREAK, a par. in the hund. of East Goscote, co. Leicester, 7 miles S.E. of Lough- borough, its post town, 64 N.E. of Leicester, and '1 X. of the Syston railway station. The village, whii-h is of small extent, is situated on the Fosse Way, and near the river Wreak, which is here crossed by a bridge. It is