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GISS1NG. 98 GLAMMIS. edifice with a Gothic porch and brick tower. The parochial charities, arising chiefly from land, produce about 80 per annum, and are applied to the church, school, and relief of the poor. There is a Wesleyan chapel and a free school. Lord Henniker and others are lords of the several manors. GISSING, a par. in the hund. of Diss, co. Norfolk, 4 miles N.E. of Diss, its post town, and 6 "W. of Harle- ston. The Burston station, on the Great Eastern line of railway, is about 2 miles S.W. of the village. The land is chiefly arable, with some pasture and meadow, and about 50 acres of common. The tithes have been com- muted for a rent-charge of 487. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure partly in the Norman style of architecture, with roof of oak, handsomely carved. It contains monuments of the Kemp family and others. There are a few charities producing about 3 per annum. The Wesleyans have a chapel. The Rev. Sir W. R. Kemp, Bart., rector, is lord of the manor. GITTISHAM, a par. in the hund. of East Budleigh, co. Devon, 2 miles S.W. of Honiton, its post town, and 4 N.E. of Ottery St. Mary. It is situated on the turn- pike road from London to Exeter. The river Otter flows through the neighbourhood. The tithes have been com- muted for a rent-charge of 313. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 475. The church is an ancient stone edifice containing a handsome monument to the Beaumont family and one to Sir Thomas Putt. The charities are Beaumont's and Putt's, the first pro- ducing about 140, and the latter 10. There is a free school. The principal residence is Croombe, an old seat of the Putt family. Gl VEND ALE, a tnshp. in the par. and lib. of Ripon, "West Riding co. York. It is situated in the vicinity of the river Ure, about 2 miles S.E. of Ripon, its post town. GIVENDALE, GREAT, a par. in the AVilton Beacon div. of the wap. of Harthill, East Riding co. York, 3 miles N.E. of Pocklington, its post town and railway station on the York and Market Weighton branch of the North-Eastern lino, and 12 S. of Malton. It includes the tnshp. of Grimthorpe. The people are employed in agriculture. The land is nearly evenly divided between arable and pasture, with a considerable proportion of woodland. The living is a vie. annexed to that of Mil- lington, in the dioc. of York. The church is a modern structure with fine painted window. GIVENDALE, LITTLE, a hmlt. in the par. of Mil- lington, Wilton Beacon div. of the wap. of Harthill, East Riding co. York, within a short distance of Great Givendale, and 1 mile N. of the vil. of Millington. GLACK, a vil. in the par. of Methvin, co. Perth, Scotland, 4 miles N.W. of Perth. GLACKMORE, a mountain in the bar. of Innishowen, co. Donegal, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, near Lough Foyle. It attains an altitude of 1,295 feet. GLADESHORE, or BENTLE Y, HEATH, in the par. of Chipping Barnet, co. Middlesex. An obelisk now marks the spot where the battle of Barnet was fought on this heath in 1471, in which the Earl of Warwick, the king-maker, was slain, and which settled Edward IV. on the throne. GLADESTRY, a par. in the hund. of Radnor, co. Radnor, South Wales, 4 miles S.E. of New Radnor, and 5 S.W. of Kington, its post town. It is situated on the river Gwyddel, and includes the hmlts. of Hengoed and Wainwen. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agri- culture. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 355, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. Gla- destry Court is the principal residence. GLADHOUSEMILL, a vil. in the par. of Temple, co. Edinburgh, Scotland, 9 miles S. of Dalkeith. It is situated on the Gladhouscmill water, which joins the South Esk. GLADNEY, a vil. in the par. of Cupar, co. Fife, Scot- land, not far from Cupar. GLADSMUIR, a par. and post town in the co. Had- dington, Scotland, 4 miles W. of Haddington, and con- taining the vils. of Longniddry, Samuelston, and Pension. It is situated between the rivers Forth and Tyne, not 1 from Preston-Pans, and is otherwise bordered by th pars, of Aberlady, Haddington, Saltou, Pencaitland, a Tranent. It extends over an area of 10 square mile The surface becomes elevated towards the centre. Th soil is not rich, but has been much improved, and is no- well husbanded. This par. is in the presb. of Had " ton and synod of Lothian and Tweeddale, in the pab of the Earl of Hopetoun and the crown. The char has been lately rebuilt. Here are four non-paroc schools, a library, and two friendly societies. The old church of Gladsmuir was built in 1695, when the place was erected into a separate parish. Coal, ironstone, and freestone are worked, and limestone and fire-clay occur in great plenty. The road from Edinburgh to Berwick, and the North British railway, pass through this parish. George Heriot was born here, and Robertson, the Scotch historian, was some time incumbent of the parish. The principal landowners are the earls of Wemyss, Had- dington, and Hopetoun, and the Bailie of Lamiugton. A circular rising ground at the Laird's Dyke is the only trace of the ancient mansion of the Douglases of Longniddry, who entertained John Knox when forced to retire from St. Andrew's. The ruins of Knox's chapel exist near Longniddry. GLAISDALE, a par. and tnshp. in the E. div. of the lib. of Langbaurgh, North Riding co. York, 9 miles S.W. of Whitby, its post town. It includes the hmlts. of Fryup, Green Houses, Howlsike, Lealholm Bridge, and Stonegate. A part of this parish consists of moor, but for the most part it is under cultivation. It is sur- rounded by barren hills, the naked summits of which contrast strikingly with the rich vale beneath. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of York, val. 120, in the patron, of the Archbishop of York. The church was built in 1793 upon the site of a more ancient edifice. The Wesleyans have two chapels in this township. The parochial charities produce about 9 per annum, a part of which is for school purposes. GLAMMIS, a par. and post vil. in the co. Forfar, Scotland, 5 miles S.W. of Forfar. It is a station on the Scottish Midland railway. The parish lies at the foot of the Sidlaw hills, along the margin of the river Dean, and contains the vils. of Charlestown, Newton, Thornton, Milton, Grasshouses, Drumgley, and Arnifoul. It ex- tends over an area of about 15,000 acres. The surface is gently hilly in the N., and the soil is fertile on the whole. The glens of Denoon and Ogilvie lie in the hilly district. Glammis burn and Eassie, both issuing from the hill of Auchterhouse, are fine trout streams. This par. is in the presb. of Forfar and synod of Angus and Mearns. The minister has a stipend of 308. The church, a handsome building standing in the village, was erected about a quarter of a century ago. Here are a parish school and three private establishments, a library, and two friendly societies. The village consists of the new and old towns, standing at the cross roads from Perth to Aberdeen, and from Dundee to Kirriemuir, near the turbulent and romantic Glammis bum. It contains a police station, and masons' and gardeners' society halls. This parish contains the old castle of Glammis, a residence of the earls of Strathmore, in which, it is related, Malcolm II. was murdered in 1031, the castle then belonging to Macbeth, the "Thane of Glammis." There are some portions of the castle re- maining in their original state, but many modern addi- tions have been made from time to time. In 1372 Robert II. gave the castle to Lyon, his son-in-law. Curious armour, portraits, and relics, are preserved within its walls. Near the manse stands a rude column called " Malcolm's pillar," with sculpture supposed to refer to the murder of that king. There is a smaller stone close by, believed to allude to the same subject, A third stone, popularly known as St. Orland's, stands at Gossan's, with carved figures which have been thought to repre- sent justice in pursuit of the regicides. At Glen Denoon on a prominent point are the ruins of a fort called Denoon Castle. Shell marl is found here, besides mill and sandstone, and the Arbroath paving stone is worked