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Rh RHWNG-Y-DDWY-AFON. 315 RIBBLETON. Carnarvon, 3 miles W. of Abergele, and 6 E. of Con- way, on the coaat near the Holyhead railway. EHWNG-Y-DDWY-AFON, a tnshp. in the par. of Caerhun, co. Carnarvon, 4 miles S. of Conway. It is situated in the vale of the river Conway. Many Roman antiquities have been found in the neighbourhood, and remains of the station Conovium. KHYDDALT, a tnshp. in the par. of Ruabon, hund. of Bromfield, co. Denbigh, 4 miles N. of Chirk, and 5 S.W. of Wrexham. It is situated near a branch of the river Dee and the Ellesmere canal. RHYDFAES, a tnshp. in the par. of Llandinam, hund. of Uanidloes, co. Montgomery, 5 miles N.E. of Llanidloes, and 6 S.W. of Newton. It is situated in the vale of the Severn, under Caer Sws camp and the riinlimim.ii mountains. KHYDFENDIGAED, a vil. in the par. of Caron-ys- Clawdd, hund. of Penarth, co. Cardigan, 2 miles from Tregaron. The village, which is considerable, is situated near the river Teife and the Sarn Helen way. RHYDGOLEY, a hmlt. in the tnshp. and par. of Mold, co. Flint, 2 miles from Mold, its post town, in a valley near the river Alyn and Offa's Dyke. RHYDGWERN, a hmlt. in the par. of Machen, hund. of Caerphilly, co. Glamorgan, 5 miles E. of Caer- philly. It is situated on the river Romney. RHYDMANTEG, a vil. in the par. of Llangranog, CO. Cardigan, 8 miles N. of Newcastle-in-Emlyn. RHYDODRIDGE, a vil. in the par of Pendoylon, hund. of Cowbridge, co. Glamorgan, 7 miles W. of Cardiff. It is situated near the river Ely. RHYDODDRWY, a tnshp. in the par. of Rhuddlan, co. Flint, 1 mile from Rhuddlan, and 3 miles N.W. of St. Asaph. It is situated near the estuary of the Clwyd, about two miles from the sea. RHYDONEM, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanynys, co. Denbigh, 3 miles N.W. of Ruthin, on the river Clwyd. RHYDUCHA, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Ismynydd, par. of Llanykil, co. Merioneth, 2 miles from Bala, near Bala lake. RHYD-Y-BORTHAN, a hmlt. in the par. of Eglwys- Llan, hund. of Caerphilly, co. Glamorgan, 4 miles N.W. of Caerphilly. It is situated on the river Taff, and near the Cardiff and Glamorgan canal. Under Castell Coch is Fynnon Taf spring. The neighbourhood abounds in coal, iron, and tin, which are extensively worked. RHYDYCROESAU, an ecclesiastical district in the par. and hund. of Oswestry, co. Salop, 3 miles from Oswestry, and 18 N.W. of Shrewsbury. It is situated in the neutral ground between Offa's and Wat's Dykes, on the borders of Denbigh and Salop. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of St. Asaph, val. 100, in the patron, of the bishop. RHYDYPENNAN, a vil. in the tnshp. of Tyr-y- Mynach, par. of Llannhangel Geneur-Glynn, co. Car- digan, 4 miles N. of Aberytswith. RHYDYRGANE, a vil. in the par. of Llanllawddog, CO. Carmarthen, 6 miles N.E. of Carmarthen. RHYDYRHIW, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanegryn, co. Merioneth, 3 miles N. of Towyn. It is situated at a ford on the river Dysynni. RHYL, a tnshp. in the par. of Rhuddlan, co. Flint, 2 miles N.W. of Rhuddlan. It is a station on the Chester and Holyhead railway. It is situated in a barren and marshy spot near the mouth of the river Clwyd. At the commencement of the present century it was a mere fishing village, but has been much improved, and is now a watering-place with good hotels, and is much fre- quented by visitors, principally from Liverpool, and by tourists. It is well lighted with gas, and has a news- room. Snowdon is visible from several points. A large and valuable tract of land, lying between the town and the sea-shore, was formerly a barren marsh, but has been reclaimed, and is protected from the tides by an embankment 8 miles long and 80 feet wide at the base. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of St. Asaph, val. 155, in the patron, of the Vicar of Rhuddlan. The church was erected in 1839. The principal resi- dences are Rhyl Hall and Ty-yn-Rhyl ; the latter, VOL. in. built in the 16th century, has in the hall carved wood- work made out of the bedstead of Griffith, the gentle- man-usher to Queen Catherine of Aragon. RHYLLON, a tnshp. in tho par. of St. Asapn, hund. of Rhuddlan, co. Flint, 2 miles from St. Asaph, and 209 N.W. of London. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Clwyd and Elwy, near the bridge. RHYND. See RHIND, co. Perth, Scotland. RHYNDWRY CLYDACH, a hmlt. in the par. and hund. of Llangafelach, co. Glamorgan, 6 miles N. of Swansea. The inhabitants are engaged in the collieries and iron-works ; from the latter there is a line of rail leading to the canal. RHYNIE AND ESSIE, a par. in the district of Al- ford, co. Aberdeen, Scotland. It contains the old pars, of Rhynie and Essie, and the vil. of Muir of Rhynie. It extends about 5 miles in length, and the same in breadth. It is bounded by the pars, of Cabrach, Gartly, Kinneth- mont, and Auchindoir. The surface lies at an elevation of about 400 feet above sea-level, but none of the hills are lofty except that of Noth, which rises 1,000 feet above sea-level, and has on its summit a ruined fort. The soil near the base of the hills is of a stony and gravelly character, though very productive; while that of the low grounds is clay and moss. The village of Muir of Rhynio is about 9 miles S.W. of Huntley. It is situated on the river Bogie, under Noth Hill, and near the Gadie's Head. Near tho W. base of the Noth are the ruins of Lesmore castle and of Essie- Kirk. The parish is within easy access of the Gartly station on the Great North of Scotland railway. This par. is in the presb. of Strathbogie, and synod of Moray. The stipend of the minister is 158. There are also a Free church and an Independent chapel. There is a parochial school, besides two other schools. RHYNNS OF GALLOWAY, a peninsula between Luce Bay and Loch Ryan, on tho W. side of co. Wig- town, Scotland. RHYSCOG, a tnshp. in the par. and hund. of Llan- fyllin, co. Mongomery, 2 miles from Llanfyllin, and 16 N.W. of Montgomery. It is situated among the hills near the river Vyrnwy. RHYSGOG, a tnshp. in the par. of Llangollen, hund. of Chirk, co. Denbigh, 2 miles from Llangollen, and 19 S.E. of Denbigh. It is situated in the vale of the river Dee, and near the Ellesmere canal. RIB, a feeder of tho river Lea, rises near Bunting- ford, co. Herts. RIBBESFORD, a par. in the lower div. of Dodding- tree hund., co. Worcester. It contains the borough of Bewdley (which see), and the village of Ribbesford, once a market town. Tho parish is situated on the river Severn, and is celebrated for its oak timber. The surface is undulating, and the soil of various qualities. The substratum contains coal, but this mineral is not generally worked. The village of Ribbesford is sur- rounded by wooded heights. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 360. The church, dedicated to St. Leonard, is an anoient and curious structure, partly Norman, with some old sculptures over the door- way. It contains several ancient monuments. There is also a district church at Far Forest, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 101. The church is erected in a retired situation. Tho parochial charities, including those of Bewdley, produce about 260 per annum, of which 50 is the endowment of the grammar school. There are several sets of almshouses, partially endowed, and distinguished as Sayer's, Burlton's, and Cooke's. RIBBLE, The, a river of Yorkshire and Lancashire, supposed to be tho Selisama mentioned by Ptolemy. It rises under Whernside, in the West Riding of Yorkshire and receiving in its course of nearly 70 miles the tribu- tary streams of the Hodder, Calder, Darwent, and Douglas, falls into tho Irish Sea below Lytham, where there is a tide-light; but the entrance to the port is much obstructed by sands. RIBBLETON, a tnshp. in the par. of Preston, hund. of Amount erness, co. Lancaster, 1 mile N.E. of Preston.