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Rh EAVENSTRUTHER. 295 EAWEETII. per annum, 42 of which sum goes towards the support of the free grammar school, founded by Thomas Fother- gill, B.D., in 1688. A school-house was built by con- tributions in 1758. The Eev. Dr. John Robinson, author of the "Theological Dictionary," and other eminent men, were educated in the above school, where Latin and Greek are taught to all scholars belonging to this parish free of expense. The Independents and Wes- leyans have each a place of worship, and at Newbiggen the Primitive Methodists have a place of worship. There are remains of St. Helen's chapel with a holy well. Near Rotherbridgo is a circle of stones, supposed to be of Druidical origin. The Earl of Lonsdale is lord of the manor. Market day is on Thursday. Fairs are held on the Thursday following Whit-Sunday, on the Wednesday prior to the second Thursday in March, and on the Wednesday prior to the second Sunday in April, also on the 29th August. RAVENSTRUTHEE, or EAVENSWORTH, a yil. in the par. of Carstairs, co. Lanark, Scotland, 3 miles N.E. of Lanark, and 1 mile N.W. of Carstairs station on the Caledonian railway. RAVENSWORTH, a tnshp. in the par. of Chester- le-Street, middle div. of Chester ward, co. Durham, 4 miles S.W. of Gateshead. It is situated on the river Team, opposite Gateshead Fell, and was once held by the Lumleys, Gascoignes, and others. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the coal mines. The principal residence is Ravensworth Castle, rebuilt in the ancient baronial style, after designs by Nash, in 1808. It has the ruined towers of the old castle, and in the neigh- bourhood is a cross where, during the prevalence of the plague at Newcastle in 1645, the market was held. Kavcnsworth gives the title of baron to the family of Liddely. RAVENSWORTH, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirkby- Ravenaworth, wap. of West Gilling, North Riding co. York, 4 J miles N.W. of Richmond. At the Conquest it belonged to Bardulf, and was given to St. Mary's abbey, at York. There are traces of an ancient castle, which is said to have existed before the Conquest. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans, also a parochial school. RAVENSWORTH, KIRKBY. See KIRKBY-EATBNS- WORTH, co. York. RAVENTHORFE. See RAVENSTHORPE, co. Lincoln. RAVENTOFTS, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Bishop Thornton, West Eiding co. York, 3 miles N.W. of Ripley. RAW, a tnshp. in the par. of Rothbury, W. div. of Coquotdale ward, co. Northumberland, 3 miles S.E. of Rothbury, its post town. The township, which is of small extent, is situated on the S. side of the river Coquet, and at a short distance from the Rothbury road to Morpeth. There is no village, only a few scattered houses. In the vicinity is a small colliery. The Duke of Northum- berland is lord of the manor and owner of all the soil. RAW, a hmlt. in Lyth quarter, par. of Hoyersham, co. Westmoreland, 4 miles S.W. of Kendal, and 5 N.W. of Milnthorpe, near the edge of an extensive bog. RAWCLIFFE, a tnshp. partly in the par. of St. Olave Mary-Gate, wap. of Bnlmer, North Riding co. York, and partly in the par. of St. Michael-le-Belfrey, city of York, 2 miles N. of York. It is situated on the Scarborough railway, near the river Foss. It is famed for the breeding of blood stock, and designated the Raw- cliffe stud farm. Earl de Grey is lord of the manor. RAWCLIFFE, a tnshp. and chplry in the par. of Hiiuith, lower div. of the wap. of Osgoldcross, West Riding co. York, 3 miles E. of Snaitb, 5 W. of Goole, and 1 1 S.E. of Belby, its post town. It is a station on the Wakefield, Pontefract, Doncaster, and Goolo line of railway. It is bounded on the N. by the river Aire, and is chiefly agricultural. The village, which is large, is Imilt round a spacious green, and the inhabitants are y employed in the manufacture of cloth for sack- ins,'. Th<! living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of York, vl. 126. The church, dedicated to St. James, was id in 1842 at an expense of 2,000. The parochial charities produce about 47 per annum, of which 30 goes to the free school, and 7 to an almshouse for four poor widows. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. Mrs. Creyke is lady of the manor. RAWCLIFFE, [IT, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of St. Michael-on-Wyre, co. Lancaster, 6 miles S.W. of Garstang, its post town, and 4J of Poulton-le-Fylde. The township, which is much scattered, is situated on the river Wyre, and is wholly agricultural. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 105, in the patron, of the Vicar of St. Michael-on-Wyre. The church, dedicated to St. John, was erected in 1838, on a site of laud presented by F. R. W. Ffrance, Esq., by whom its expense was most liberally defrayed. It was designed after the ruins of Glastonbury abbey. There is a National school for both sexes. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. R. W. Ffrance, Esq., is lord of the manor and principal landowner. RAWCLIFFE, UPPER, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Michael' s-on-the-Wyre, co. Lancaster, 2 miles N.E. of Rawcliffe, Out, and 6 S.W. of Garstang. It is joined with Tarnicar, or Tarnacro, to form a township. There is a school with a small endowment. RAWDEN, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Guise- ley, upper div. of Skyrack wap., West Eiding co. York, 7 miles N. W. of Leeds, its post town, and 5 S. of Otley. It has a station at Apperley Bridge, on the Midland Counties railway. The village is situated near the road from Leeds to Otley, on the brow of an eminence in the valley of Airedale. A portion of the inhabitants are en- gaged in the cloth trade. The soil consists of sand, loam, and gravel. The substratum contains coal of in- ferior quality, which is wrought to a moderate extent, and there are quarries of excellent building-stone, from which the materials for St. Katherine's docks in London were partly supplied. The land is chiefly in pasture and meadow, with a small proportion of arable and woodland. The neighbourhood is studded with nume- rous gentlemen's scats. Eawdon Hall, the ancient seat of the Eawdons, Earls of Moira in Ireland, is now in a dilapidated stato, and Layton Hall, for many centuries the seat of the Layton family, has been converted into cottages. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Eipon, val. 108. The church is an ancient stone edifice with a square tower containing a clock and one bell. It was thoroughly repaired in 1825. The parochial charities produce about 50 per annum, of which 10 goes to the free school. There are also a British and a Sunday school. The Independents, Wesleyans, Society of Friends, and Baptists have each a place of worship. The Baptist college, founded by the Northern Baptists, was erected at an outlay of i'10, 000, and opened in 1859. There is a training school for both sexes belonging to the Society of Friends. This place gives the title of earl and baron to the Marquis of Hastings. RAWLEIGH, a tythg. in the pars, of Bicton and Rockbear, hund. of East Budleigh, co. Devon. RAWMAESH, a par. in the N. div. of Strafforth wap., West Eiding co. York, 2J miles N.E. of Eotherham, and 7 from Sheffield. It is a station on the Doncaster and Sheffield branch of the North Midland, which runs through the parish. The village, which is considerable, is situated on the river Don. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in the manufacture of steel, iron, and earthenware, and in the collieries. Above half of the land is arable, and the remainder pasture and wood- land. The substratum abounds with coal. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1774, and the glebe comprises 140 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of York, val. 402, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, was rebuilt in 1839, with the ex- ception of the tower, which is ancient. There are places of worship for Independents and Wesleyans. The charities produce about 65 per annum, besides alms- houses founded by Edward Goodwin for six aged women. There are National schools for both sexes partially endowed. EAWEETII, a par. in the hund. of Eochford, co.