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GOLDCLIFF. 122 GOLDSBOROUGH. on the river Colne, and the Huddersfield and Manchester canal. It contains the vil. of "Wellhouse, and several hmlts. The Leeds and Manchester branch of the London and North- Western railway has a station here. The manufacture of fancy woollen goods affords employment to many of the people. This neighbourhood is much resorted to on account of its chalybeate waters. There is a local board of health, also a mechanics' institute at Wellhouse. The surface is boldly undulated, rising in steep acclivities from the banks of the river Colne. There are several mills, the machinery of which is driven by water power, but of others by steam. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioe. of Ripon, val. 150, in the patron, of the Vicar of Huddersfield. The church is a stone edifice, erected in 1829 by grant from the parliamentary commissioners. It is dedicated to St. John. The Baptists, Wesleyans, and New Connexion Methodists have each a chapel. There are National and other day schools for both sexes. The trustees of the Savile estates are the lords of the manor. GOLDCLIFF, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Caldicott, co. Monmouth, 4 miles S.E. of Newport, its post town. It is situated on the northern shore of the Bristol Channel, and a stream called Goldcliff Pill flows through the parish. The entrance to the river Usk is about 2 miles W. of the village. A monastery was founded here in the early part of the 12th century, which was subject to the abbey of Bee, in Normandy, but after the suppression of alien priories, was made a cell to the abbey of Tewkesbury. Goldcliff appears to be so called from the exceedingly brilliant appearance of the cliffs here, which skirt the Bristol Channel, the lower stratum being hard brown grit full of yellow mica, and the upper limestone. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 18, and the vicarial for 17 5s. 6d. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 85, in the patron, of Eton College. The church is dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene. There are traces of a Roman encampment, and some remains of the old monastery. GOLDEN, a post and market vil. in the par. of Athassel, bar. of Clanwilliam, co. Tipperary, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 4 miles W. of Cashel. It is a thriving little place, occupying a delightful situation in Golden Vale, on the river Suir, which is here crossed by a bridge where the Cashel charter was signed by William III. Here is a church, Roman Catholic chapel, and National school. Castle Park and Golden Hill are the chief seats in the neighbourhood. Athassal Priory is within a short distance. Here is a police station, and petty sessions are held once a fortnight. AD old round tower stands near the bridge. Fairs are held on the 18th May, 26th August, 26th October, and 15th December. GOLDEN-BALL, a post-office vil. in the par. of Kilteruan, co. Dublin, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 8 miles S.E. of Dublin. It stands among the Two-and-Three- Eock mountains, on the border of the county of Wieklow. It contains the parish church, a chapel, and dispensary. Cotton and paper are manufactured, and lead is worked in the vicinity. GOLDENBRIDGE, a post-office vil. in the par. of St. Jude, bar. of Uppercross, co. Dublin, prov. of Lein- ster, Ireland, 3 miles W. of the Dublin General Post- Office. It is situated on the Grand canal, and the road to Naas. Here are a church, Wesleyan Methodist meeting-house, and two schools. The Roman Catholic cemetery was established in 1829. The Richmond bar- racks, which are situated here, are constructed for 1,600 men. Two or three mills are in the neighbourhood, and the Waterloo medicinal spring. GOLDEN GROVE, a seat of the Earl of Cawdor, near Llandilofawr, co. Carmarthen, South Wales. It formerly belonged to Lord Carberry; and here Jeremy Taylor composed his " Golden Grove," and several other of his works. GOLDEN HILL, a par. and small vil. in the hund. of Pirehill, co. Stafford, 1 mile N. of Tuiutall, its post town, and 5 miles N.E. of Newcastle-unde:--Lyne. This was formerly a hmlt. in the par. of Wols'.anton. but is now a separate par., and includes the tnshp. of Oldcote, with part of Ramsclifle. There are chemical and iron works, and coal is obtained in large quantities. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 203, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is a neat Norman structure, dedicated to St. John. There is a National school for boys and girls. Ralph Sneyd, Esq., is lord of the manor. GOLDEN- VALE, a fertile district in the cos. of Limerick, Tipperary, and Waterford, Ireland, consisting principally of the valley of the river Suir. The soil of the vale is chiefly a rich loam, resting on a subsoil of lime. GOLDEN- VALE, or DYFFRYN DWR, a fertile spot near the head waters of the river Dore, in the S.W. part of the co. Hereford. Here is the site of Snodhill Castle, and traces of a camp near Vowchurch. GOLDER, a lib. in the par. of Pirton, co. Oxford, 1 mile N. of Watlington. GOLDER'S GREEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Hendon, hund. of Gore, co. Middlesex, IJmileN.W. ofHampstead, and 6 miles from St. Paul's, London. A head stream of the river Brent flows through the hamlet. There are several detached villas surrounded by pleasant gardens. GOLDHANGER, a par. in the hund. of Thurstable, co. Essex, 4 miles N.E. of Maldon, its post town, and 13 S.W. of Colchester. It is situated near the mouth of the river Blackwater, creeks of which come up to some of the farms. The Langford station on the Maldon branch of the Great Eastern line of railway is 4 miles W. of the village. This place is ancient, dating back to the time of Edward the Confessor, and is noticed in the Domesday Survey. Fish and wild fowl are abun- dant. The parish consists chiefly of low marshy ground, but the soil is light, and yields good crops. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 500. The living is a rect.* united with the rect. of Little Totham, in the dioe. of Rochester, val. 401. The church is a neat edifice with an embattled tower. It is dedicated to St. Peter. The register commences in 1558. The Baptists and Wesleyans have chapels in the village, and there is a National school. In the vicinity are traces of Roman encampments. Mrs. English is lady of the manor. A pleasure fair is held on Whit-Monday for the sale of small wares. GOLDINGS, or GOLDSWORTH, a tythg. in the par. of Woking, first div. of the hund. of Woking, co. Surrey. 6 miles N. of Guildford. It is situated in the vicinity of the South- Western railway, and the Basing- stoke canal passes through the tything. GOLDINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Barford, co. Bedford, 2 miles N.E. of Bedford, its post town, and 10 S.W. of St. Neot's. It is situated on the banks of the river Ouse. A castle was built here in early times, and a priory was founded by the Beauchamp family in the reign of Henry II. At the Dissolution its revenues were returned at 343 15s. 5d. The village is built round an open green of about 20 acres in extent. The surface is pleasantly diversified with hill and dale, and the soil remarkably rich. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 270. The church is a small edifice of stone, with steeple cased with lead. It is dedicated to St. Mary, and contains a stone font and two brasses of the 16th century. The parochial charities produce about 14 per annum. The Wesleyans have a chapel, and there is a National school for both sexes. Goldingtoi Lodge is the principal residence. There are considerabli ruins of the old priory, and an ancient fortification calle Castle Hill. GOLDSBOROTJGH, a par. in the upper div. of the wap. of Clare, West Hiding co. York, 2| miles S.E. of Knaresborough, its post town, and 13 N.W. of York. It includes the tnshps. of Coneythorpe, Goldsborough, and Flaxby. There is a station on the York and Har- rogate branch of the North-Eastern line of railway. The village is situated on the N. side of the river Nidd There is a medicinal spring efficacious in scorbutic dis orders, also a petrifying well. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 291. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient stone structm-e with squitro