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Rh RUGLEN. 368 KUMNEY. of Anglesey, at which two constables are appointed, and petty sessions for the division are held monthly in the townhall. There are extensive collieries, iron, and brass foundries, corn mills, brewery, and a manufactory for sugar of lead and verdigris. Hats were formerly made here, but this branch of trade has entirely declined. At Brereton in this parish are extensive collieries belonging to Earl Talbot and the Marquis of Anglesey. The ap- propriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 405, and the vicarial for 315, with a glebe of 8 acres. The living is a vie.* in the dice, of Lichfield, val. 213, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. Augustine, has a tower containing six bells. The church was erected in 1822. At a short distance from the present church are the tower and chancel of the old edifice, and the latter is used as a school-room. There is also a district church at Brere- ton, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 120, in the patron, of the vicar. The parochial charities produce about 200 per annum. There are National and infunt schools, also a free grammar school endowed with an annuity of 300, besides Bramford's free writ- ing-school endowed with 35 per annum. The Roman Catholics have a school. There are places of worship for the Independents, Wesleyans, and iloman Catholics. Hagley Hall, the principal residence, is an ancient man- sion, situated in a well-wooded park. Market day is Thursday. Fairs are held on the loth April, 1st June, and lasting for six days, for the sale of colts and first- class horses, 21st October for cattle, sheep, and horses, and on the second Tuesday in December. There are also monthly sales of fat stock at Smithfield, which place has been recently established by the late Karl of Shrews- bury. Races occur in September upon a 1J mile course at Hitchen Hill, about a mile from the town. RUGLEN. See RUTHERGLEN, co. Lanark. RUGLEY, a hmlt. in the tnshp. and par. of Alnwick, ward of East Coquetdale, co. Northumberland, 3 miles S. of Alnwick, near the river Alne. RUISHTON, a par. in the hund. of Taunton, oo. Somerset, 2J miles E. of Taunton, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the navigable river Tone, and is separated from the hamlet of Henlade by the London road. The par. is traversed on its N. side by the Bristol and Exeter railway, and includes the hmlt. of Henlade. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The surface is elevated towards the S., but in the lower parts is flat and marshy. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioe. of Bath and Wells, val. 74. The church, dedicated to St. George, is situated close to the river, and is an ancient edifice with a square embattled tower of three stages, crowned with crocketed pinnacles, and containing three bells. The parochial charities produce about 54 per annum. Hen- lade House and Woodlands are the principal residences. RUISLIP, or RISELIP, a par. in the hund. of El- thorne, co. Middlesex, 4milesN.E. of Uxbridge, its post town, and 4 from the Pinner railway station. It com- prises the hmlts. of Eastcott and North- Wood. It is mentioned in Domesday Book as Riahpe, and was given by Ernulf de Heding to Bee Abbey, in Normandy. At the suppression of alien priories it was seized by Henry IV. for his son John Duke of Bedford, and subse- quently granted by Edward IV. to King's College, Cam- bridge. The village, which is considerable, is chiefly agricultural. There is some woodland and common The Regent's Canal Company have a reservoir covering an area of 80 acres in this parish. The tithes were com- muted for land and corn rents under an Enclosure Ac in 1804. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of London, val 462, in the patron, of the Dean and Canons of Windsor The church, dedicated to St. Martin, is an ancient struc ture with an oaken roof. It contains many ancient tombs and brasses, including that of Lady Banks, who defended Corfe Castle in 1643 for Charles I. There is also a district church at Norwood, or North- Wood, th< living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 30. The paro chial charities produce about 54 per annum. Parl Wood is the principal residence. RULE, a trout stream of the co. of Roxburgh, Scot- and, rises under Maryburgh, and joins the Teviot at Bedrule. RULE, a hmlt. in the pars, of Gnosall and Bradley, CO. Stafford, 5 miles N.W. of Penkridge. RUM, an island, one of the Hebrides, in the par. of Small Isles and district of Mull, co. Argyle, Scotland, L6 miles N.N.W. of Ardnamurchan Point, and 6J S.W. of Dunan Point. It lies between the Isles of Eigg and Danna. The island extends in length about 8 miles rom S. to N., with an extreme breadth of about 7 miles. The surface is of a mountainous, rugged, and barren character, rising at Ben More to the height of 2,210 foot, and at Oreval to 1,800 feet above sea-level. Its shores are rocky and dangerous, and in some parts the clip's attain an altitude of 400 feet. The prevailing rocks are red sandstone and trap, with bloodstone and onyx in places. The island abounds in springs. The climate .s stormy and changeable. Loch Skresort, or Sgriosard, on the E. side of the island, affords a largo and safe harbour, with an excellent quay. At the bottom of the bay is the little village of Kinloch. Prior to the forests being felled deer abounded in the hills, and there is still a good supply of grouse and other game. It ori- ginally belonged to Clanranald, but was purchased by Maclean of Coll, and subsequently by the Marquis of Salisbury, who purchased it with the view of converting it into a deer forest. The agricultural value of Rum Island is less than any other of the Hebrides, being only adapted for sheep-farming. RUMBALD'S MOOR, a hmlt. in the par. of Ilkley, West Riding co. York, 4 miles W. of Otley, near the river Wharfe and the Leeds and Thirsk railway. RUMBLE, a small island, one of the Shetland Isles, coast of Scotland, 8 miles N.E. of the Mull of Eswick. RUMBLING BRIDGE, the terminus of the Devon Valley branch of the North British railway, on the river Devon, co. Clackmannan, Scotland, near Dollar. RUMBOLDS-WYKE, a par. in the hund. of Box, rape of Chichester, co. Sussex. It is a small parish adjoining Chichester, its post town. It is situated on the South-Coast railway, and on a branch of the Ports- mouth and Arundel canal. The par. includes the hmlt. of Hornet, which may be considered a suburb of Chi- chester. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 234, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. Rumbold, is built of rubble, and contains one bell. RUMBRIDGE, a tythg. in the par. of Eling, co. Hants, 4 miles N.W. of Southampton. It comprises the Forest union poorhouse. RUMBURGH, a par. in the hund. of Blything, co. Suffolk, 4 miles N.W. of Halesworth, its post town, and 6 S. of Bungay. The village is straggling and chiefly agricultural. On a farm are traces of a Benedictine cell to Holme Abbey, founded at the Conquest by Stephen Earl of Bretagne, and suppressed in 1528, when its revenue was given to Cardinal Wolsey towards the endowment of his college at Ipswich. The land is well cultivated, and the soil clayey. The living is a perpet. cur. with the vie. of St. Michael's, South Elmhum, annexed, in the dioc. of Norwich, joint val. 130. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, once belonged to the monastery, and is an ancient edifice with a low squaje tower. The parochial charities produce 43 in town estate, of which 6 goes to a Sunday-school. There is a National school for both sexes. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. RUMFORD, a hmlt. in the par. of Muiravonside, co Stirling, Scotland, 5 miles S.E. of Falkirk. RUMNEY, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of Wentllooge, co. Monmouth, 3 miles N.E. of Cardiff, its post town, and 9 S.W. of Newport. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Rumney, which flows 30 miles S. to the Bristol Channel, through a mineral valley, traversing the Brecon and Glamoi shire borders. The river is navigable for small cru:t, and the London road to Milford passes through the parish. There are quarries of building-stone. The