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Rh YSTRAD-Y-FODWG. 007 ZOTJCH MILL. Pevynnock. The charities produce about 50 per annum. YSTRA.D-Y-FODWG. a par in the hund. of Miskin, co. Glamorgan, 10 miles S.W. of Merthyr Tydfil. It is situated near the source of the Rpntha, a branch of the river Taff, and includes the ecclesiastical district and village of Clydach, and the hmlts. of Home, Middle, and Rhigos. The village occupies a "ecluded spot in a mountain valley, which forms part of the great coal basin flanked on either side by ranges of hills rising to an elevation of 1,85? feet, and forming an amphitheatre of mountain. In the vale are several farms, chiefly the property of the Marquess of Bute, who owns almost the whole valley. The mountain streams here form several falls as they rush down to the Taff. The inhabitants are principally employed in the Dinas coal mines. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 90, in the patron, of the Vicar of Llantrisant. The church ia dedicated to St. Tyvodwg. There are several Dis- senting chapels. YSTRADYNOD, a tnshp. in tfie par. of Llanidloes, CO. Montgomery, 2 miles from Llanidloes. YSTWYTH, a river of co. Cardigan, rises on the Montgomeryshire border under Plinlimmon, and falls into the sea at Aberystwyth. YSTYMCOLWYN, a tnshp. in the par. of Meifod, CO. Montgomery, 3 miles S.E. of Llanfyllin. YSTYMGYNNON, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanfechan, co. Montgomery, 3 miles E. of Llanfyllin. YSTYNGWILLY, a hmlt. in the par. of Abergwylly, hund. of Elvet, co. Carmarthen, 2 miles N.E. of Car- marthen, at the confluence of the Gwilly and Towey. z. ZEAL MONACHORTJM, a par. and tnshp. in the hund. of North Tawton, co. Devon, 15 miles N.W. of Exeter, 8 N.W. of Crediton, and 2 S.W. of the Morchard Road station of the North Devon railway. The village is situated on the river Yeo. The soil in the southern part is a red fertile loam, and in the northern clay upon a subsoil of rock. Sandstone is quarried. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 119, and 53 acres of glebe. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. There is a mixed National school. The charities produce about 10 per annum. J. H. Ley, Esq., is lord of the manor. ZEAL, SOUTH, a hmlt. in the par. of South Tawton, bond, of Wonford, cj. Devon, three quarters of a mile 3. of South Tawton, 4 miles S.E. of Uakhampton, and 10 S.W. of the Oopplestone station of the North Dero-o railway. It was onco a borough and market town. The old chapel is now used as a school house. ZEALS, a tythg. and ecclesiastical district in tho par. of Mere, co. Wilts, 1| mile S.W. of Mere, 7 W. of Hin- don, and 4 from Gillingham railway station. The vil- lage is built round a green, locally situated on the borders of the three counties of Wilts, Dorset, and Somerset, and has recently been constituted a separate ecclesias- tical district. The principal residence is Zeals House, the ancient seat cf the Grove family, one of whom, then owner of the mansion, was executed in 1655 for having joined with Feuruddock in an attempt to restore Charles II. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 80, in the patron, of the Vicar of More. The church is dedicated to St. Martin. ZENNOH, a par. in tho W. div. of Penwith hund., co. Cornwall, 6 miles N.E. of Penzance, and 5 S.W. of St. Ives, on the cliffs near tho western extremity of the Bristol Channel, by which it is bounded on tho N. Tho coast line is in some parts alternated with small bays, one of which is named Porth Zennon Covo, and with pro jecting headlands, the most conspicuous being Trereen Dinas, or Gurnard's Head. Tho surface is varied, but nearly three-fourths are waste laud, and tho situation bleak. Tho soil is a mixture of good earth and killas upon substrata of killas, granite, slaty felspar, and green- stone, intersected with veins of tin. Many of the inha- bitants are employed in tho neighbouring tin mines and stone quarries, large quantities of tho latter being sent to Penzance for shipment. Tho living is a vie.* in thu dioc. of Exeter, val. 180, in the patron, of the bishop. Tho church, dedicated to St. Senuar, contains several monuments and an old font. There are National schools, and a Sunday-school is held at the church. Tho Wes- leyans have three chapels, and the Bible Christians one. At Kerrow was formerly a chapel-of-ease, now in ruins, and at Foage is a stone barrow with a kistvaen, about a furlong from which is an ancient cromlech ; in other parti of tho parish are remains of a Druidical circle and some barrows. The Earl of Sandwich is lord of tho manor. ZETHOLM. See YETHOLM, co. Roxburgh. ZETLAND ISLES. Sei SHETLAND ISLES, Scotland. ZOUCH MILL, a hmlt. in tho par. of Sutton Bon- ningtdn St. Ann, S. div. of Rushcliil'hund., co. Notts, 5 miLcs N.W. of Loughborough, and 1 mile S. of Keg- worth railway station. It is situated near the river Soar, and at the Kirk Hill close by are traces of a lioman camp. VOJ, 111. 6 A