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GLENVILLE. 116 GLOUCESTER. almshouse for three women, who receive an allowance from Lord Scarborough, who is lord of the manor. GLENVILLE, a vil. in the par. of Ardnageehy, bar. of Barrymore, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 6 miles S.W. of Rathcormac. It is situated on the road from Cork to Glanworth, and contains a police station, parish church, chapel, school, and a dispensary, a branch of that of Watergrasshill. GLENWHERRY, an ext. par. district, in the bar. of Lower Antrim, co. Antrim, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 6 miles E. of Ballemena, containing the greater part of the glen of Glenwherry. Here is a Presbyterian meeting- house and school. GLEWSTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Goodrich, or Goderich, lower div. of the hund. of Wormelow, co. Hereford, 3 miles S.W. of Ross. It is situated on the river Wye. GLIDDEN, a tythg., united with Chidden, in the par. and hund. of Hambledon, co. Hants, 7 miles S.W. of Petersfield. GLIN, a post and market *il. and small seaport, in the par. of Kilfergus, bar. of Snanid, co. Limerick, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 2 miles S.W. of Limerick, and 155 from Dublin. It is situated on the banks of the Shannon, opposite Clonderalaw. It is a petty sessions town, the head of a Poor-law Union, and a watering-place, and contains the parish church, Roman Catholic chapel, bridewell, and dispensary. The place was granted to the Fitzgeralds by Henry II., and there are some re- mains of their ancient castle, which was stormed in 1580 by Raleigh and Ormond. Glin Castle is the modern seat of the Fitzgt-ralds. There is a considerable trade carried on in butter, grain, and linen. The old parish church contains monuments to the Fitzgeralds. Fairs are held on Wednesday before llth June, and after llth Septem- ber, and on the 1st December. GLINTON, a par. in the lib. of Peterborough, co. Northampton, 3 miles S.E. of Market Deeping, its post town, and 6 N.W. of Peterborough. The village is small, and. the inhabitants engaged in agriculture. The soil is light and gravelly. The living is annexed to the rect. of Pcakirk. The church is an ancient stone edifice, with an embattled tower, surmounted by a lofty and elegant spire of an octagonal form. It is dedicated to St. Bene- dict. The parochial charities, including 15 lor school purposes, produce 120 per annum. There is a National school, partly endowed. The Independents, Wesleyans, and Calvinistic Methodists have places of worship. GLOBE LANE, an ext. par. place in the borough of Ipswich, co. Suffolk. GLOBWLL, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanfyllin, co. Montgomery, North Wales. It is situated in the vici- nity of the town of Llanfyllin. GLODWICK, an ecclesiastical district in the par. of Prestwich, co. palatine Lancaster, 2 miles from Prest- wich. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Man- chester, vol. 150, in the patron, of the crown and bishop alternately. GLOOSTON, a par. in the hund. of Gartree, co. Lei- cester, 6 miles N. of Market Harborough, its post town, and 13 S.E. of Leicester. It is situated on a tributary of the river Welland. The village is small and wholly agricultural. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act gbtained in 1835. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 180. The church is ancient, with brick turret, and is dedicated to St. John. There are a iew small charities. There is a school at Cranoe supported by the Earl of Cardigan, to which the children of the parish have free access. The Earl of Cardigan is lord of the manor. GLORORUM, a tnshp. i^ the par. of Bambrough, N. div. of the ward of Bambrough, co. Northumberland, 5 miles E. of Belford. The land belongs to Greenwich Hospital. GLOSSOP, a par., market, and post town in the hund. of High Peak, co. Derby, 8 miles N. of Chapel-en-le- Frith, and 200 from London. The Manchester, Shef- field, and Lincolnshire railway has a station here. The par. includes the tnshps. of Charlesworth, Chisworth, Chunall, Chinley, Dinting, Hayfield, Ludworth, Mello: New Mills, Padfield, Simondley, Whitfield, and seve: hmlts. The inhabitants of the parish are for the m( part employed in the cotton mills, calico printing works, paper mills, and iron foundries. The townhall and market house form together a conspicuous building, situated in the centre of the town. There are commercial and savings banks. It is a polling-place for the county elections. The population, now 22,000, has more than doubled in the last half century, chiefly owing to tho progress of manufacturing industry. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 350, with an excel- lent house. The parish church is situated in the more ancient part of the town, called Old Glossop. It is a modern structure built upon the site of the ancient one, with handsome tower and spire, and is dedicated to All Saints. There are also five district churches, viz. at Mellor, New Mills, Hayfield, Charlesworth, and Whit- field, the livings of all which are perpet. curs, varying in value from 96 to 275. The parochial endowments produce about 280 per annum, 37 of which is for the school at Whitfield. The Wesleyans and Associated and Primitive Methodists have chapels, and there is a grammar school endowed by the Duke of Norfolk, also National schols. In the neighbourhood are remains of a Roman camp measuring 200 yards by 112, and Melan- dra Castle. Glossop Hall is a seat of Lord E. F. Howard, who is lord of the manor. Saturday is market day, and fairs are held on the Cth May, and on the Wednesday following the 10th October, for the sale of live stock. GLOSTER HILL, a tnshp. in the par. of Warkworth, E. div. of the ward of Morpeth, co. Northumberland, 7 miles S.E. of Alnwick. It is situated at the mouth of the river Coquet, which here falls into tho North Sea. GLOUCESTER, a municipal and parliamentary borough, the seat of a bishopric, and the capital of Gloucestershire, is situated in the hund. of Dudstone and King's Barton. It is distant 49 miles from Bath, 54 from Birmingham, and 114 from London. It is a station on the Birmingham and Bristol branch of the Midland railway, and on the Cheltenham branch of the Great Western railway. This city, one of the most ancient in the kingdom, was a settlement of the Iberians, who called it Glevum ; by the Ancient Britons it was known by the name of Goer Glow. At the arrival of the Romans it became a military station, being strongly fortified to resist the Silures, who inhabited the western side of the Severn. In 577 it surrendered to the West Saxons, and was designated by them Gleaucestre, hence its present name. It was one of the cities forming part of the Middle Angles, or Mercia, and was of great note owing to its position on a navigable river. It was a favourite resort of William I. and his Norman court. In 1087 Gloucester was nearly destroyed during the contest between William II. and his brother Robert. The empress Maud took refuge here (1141) on her escape from Devizes, and was aided by this town against Stephen. In 1263 it was the scene of many struggles between Henry III. and his barons, owing to his having appointed a foreigner as constable of the castle. In 1278-9 Edward I. held a parliament here, which passed the " Statutes of Gloucester;" and Richard II. and Henry IV. also held parliaments here. In 1483 Richard III. came to this city after his coronation, and gave the order for the murder of his two nephews. In the wars of tho parlia- ment it opposed the Royalists, and bade defiance to the king, for which, at the Restoration, its walls were totally destroyed. Gloucester is situated on the banks of the Severn, and is surrounded by a large and fertile district. Its whole appearance exhibits at first sight cleanliness, comfort, and wealth. The streets- are lighted with gas and well paved. Of the public buildings by far the most important is the cathedral; it possesses not only the charms of antiquity and beauty, but also affords many specimens of various styles of architecture. The most ancient parts are the crypt, the chapels surrounding the choir, and the lower part of the nave, built in the 119 century. Its tower is surmounted by four pinnacles of most delicate workmanship. The choir is considered