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Rh REYMERSTON. 312 RHIEWLAS. imported, and corn and bark exported. It was formerly a market town, and has several small vessels belonging to the port. The great tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 410, and the vicarial for one of 218, with a glebe of 43 acres. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 220. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, is an ancient structure with a lofty tower. The register dates from 1686. The parochial charities produce about 18 per annum. Eeydon House is the principal residence. Above the quay was Wolsey's Bridge, said to have been built by the cardinal. REYMERSTON, a. par. in the hund. of Mitford, co. Norfolk, 5 miles S.E. of East Dereham, its post town, and 1J mile S.W. of Thuxton railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is situated .near the East Anglian railway and the river Blackwater. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. Three parts of the land are arable, and the remainder pasture and woodland. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 461, and the glebe comprises 18 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 338. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, has a square tower containing five bells. The register dates from 1559. The parochial charities produce about 42 per annum, including the produce of 14 acres of land, allotted to the poor at the enclosure of the parish in 1796. The New Hall is the principal residence. REYNAGH, or RENAGH, a par. in the bar. of Garrycastle, King's County, prov. of Leinster, Ireland. It contains the post town of Banagher (which see). Petty sessions are held once a week. The surface ex- tends along the river Shannon. There is much bog and waste land, and the arable is of poor quality. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Heath, val. 253, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was built in 1829 by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits, and is in the later English style. The Roman Catholic church is at Banagher, and is at the head of a union. There are two public and several pri- vate schools. Carrigcastle, Mount Carteret, and Clare- mount are the principal residences. There are some large meal mills. Steamboats ply on the Shannon to Limerick and other places. In the vicinity are remains of an old church, also of Streamstown Castle, and traces of a rath. There is a dispensary in the parish. Fairs are held on 1st May and 15th September. REYNOLDSTON, a par. in the hund. of Swansea, co. Glamorgan, 11 miles S.W. of Swansea, its post town, and 2 from Penrice. The village, which is small, is situated in Gower, near Cefn-y-Bryn, or Arthur's Stone. It formerly belonged to Reginald de Braose. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 120. The church is dedicated to St. George. Stout Hall is the principal residence, and in its grounds is a large cave. REYNOLDSTON, a par. in the hund. of Narberth, co. Pembroke, 4 miles S.W. of Narberth, its post town. The village, which is now of small extent, was formerly a Flemish-built town. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of. St. David's, val. 62. RHAIDR, or RHAYADER, signifying " a fall on a river," is a prefix to the names of many spots in Wales. RHANBERFEDD, a tnshp. in the par. of Queen's Hope, hund. of Maylor, co. Flint, 2 miles N. of Caer- gwrle. It is situated in Hopedale, on the river Alen, and near Offa's Dyke. RHANDIR, a tnshp. in the par. of Llandyssil, hund. of Newtown, co. Montgomery, 2 miles S.W. of Mont- gomery, near the river Severn. RHANDIR, ABBOT, CANOL, ISAF, and UCHAF, hmlts. in the par. of Llanfairarybryn, hund. of Perfedd, co. Carmarthen, 1 mile N. of Llandovery. They are situated between the rivers Towy and Bran. The dis- trict is traversed by the ancient road Sarn Helen, and was probably the site of a Roman camp. RHANHIR, a tnshp. in the par. of Llangerniew, hund. of Isaled, co. Denbigh, 11 miles W. of Denbigh, and 7 N.E. of Llanrwst. It is situated among the hills, near the river Elwy. The subsoil is rich in lead and copper ores. RHANTREGYNWEN, a tnshp. in the par. of LJau- dysilio, co. Montgomery, 7 miles N.N.E. of Welshpool. RHAYADER. See RADYB, co. Glamorgan. RHAYADER, a hund. in the co. of Radnor, contains the pars, of Cwm-Toyddwr, St. Harmon, Llaiifihangel Helygen, Llanyre, Nantmel, and Rhayader. RHAYADER, or RHAIADER GWY, a par., market town, and parliamentary borough in the hund. of the same name, co. Radnor, 16 miles N.W. of New Radnor, and 14 from Llanidloes, by the M,d Wales railway, on which it is a station. This parish was in- cluded in that of Nantmel previous to 1735. The town occupies a site on the left bank of the Wye, surrounded by barren hills. Its name, which signifies a " cataract," was derived from a small fall of the Wye, which was almost obliterated by widening the channel, and re- moving the rocks in 1780, in order to build a bridge over the river. The town is mean looking, with but little trade. It was formerly an assize town, and is still a polling-place for -the county elections, and a borough by prescription. It is governed by a bailiff, and con- tributes to Radnor in returning one member to parlia- ment. The bounds include the hmlt. of Llansaintfraed- Cwmtoyddwr, and contained in 1861 a population of 1,030 ; but the par. of Rhayader contained only 846 in- habitants, some of whom are engaged in the flannel trade. It contains the townhall, built in 1762, and the union poorhouse. The Poor-law Union comprises the hund. of Rhayader, with the pars, of Abbey-cwm-hir, Cefnllys, and Llanbadarn-fawr in Radnorshire, and the par. of Llanwithwll in Brecknockshire. The new County Court and superintendent registry districts are co-exten- sive with the Poor-law Union. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of St. David's, val. ;75, in the patron, of the Vicar of Nantmel. The church is dedicated to St. Bridget. The Dissenters have three chapels in the town. The charities comprise a small endowment for Davies's school, and Williams's bequest of 2,000 for a divinity lecture. Market days are on Wednesday arid Saturday. Fairs are held in May, June, August, Sep- tember, October, and December for cattle. RHEBAN CASTLE, a fortress in the co. of Kildare, Ireland, 4 miles N.W. of Athy. It is a stronghold built by De St. Michael in the 13th century, to command the valley of the river Barrow, and is supposed to occupy the site of Rheba, the capital of Venicnii mentioned by Ptolemy. It was several times taken and retaken in the wars between the English and Irish in the Middle Ages, and was finally dismantled by O'Neil in 1648. RHEIDOL, a river of the co. of Cardigan, rises under Plinlimmon, and after a course of about 20 miles unites itself with the Ystwith in an artificial channel, and both streams together fall into Cardigan Bay at Aberystwith. RHELESKIN, a tnshp. in the par. of Guilsfield, hund. of Pool, co. Montgomery, 3 miles N.W. of Welshpool. It is situated in the valley of the Severn, near the Montgomery canal. RHEWHIRIETH, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanfair- Caereinion, hund. of Mathrafel, co. Montgomery, 2 miles from Llanfair, and 9 N.W. of Montgomery. It is situated in a hilly district under Caer-Eiuion, British camp, and near the Roman road Sarn Sws. RHIDYBRIW, or YSCLYDACH, a chplry. in the par. of Llywell, hund. of Devynnock and borough of Brecknock, co. Brecon, 12 miles W. of Brecknock. The village is situated among the hills, near the river Usk, and the line of the Roman road Via Julia, Montana. Some of the inhabitants are engaged in the neighbour- ing woollen milla. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of St. David, val. 145, in the patron, of the Vicar of Llywell. RHIEWARGOR, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanwddyn, hund. of Llanfyllin, co. Montgomery, 12 miles N.W. of Llanfyllin, near the river Bechan, or Owddyn. RHIEWLAS, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanfihangel- yn-Gwynva, co. Montgomery, 5 miles S.W. of Llan- fyllin. It is situated in a hilly country, near the line of the Caer Sws Roman way, and in the district of Gwyuva,