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FALSGRAVE. FAREHAM. FALSGRAVE, a tnshp. in the par. and borough of Scarborough, North Riding co. York 1 *> & ? f Scarborough. The Wesleyans have a chapel, and there is a day school for both sexes. FALSTONE, a par. in the N. div. of Tindale ward, co. Northumberland, 9 miles N.W. of Bellingham its post town. It is a railway station on the North British line. The North Tyne and the Liddle take their rise m this' par., which includes the tnshps. of Plashet and Wellhaugh, with the hmlts. of Ridge End, Stanners- burn and Yarrow. A handsome stone bridge here crosses the Tync. Coal is plentiful, and there are quar- ries of limestone and freestone. On the moors is abun- dance of game. The living is a reel.* in the dioc. ot Durham, val. 219, in the patron, of the governors ot Greenwich Hospital. The church is a Gothic stone structure. The register commences in 1742. ihe Pres- byterians have a chapel, and there is a parochial school for both sexes. In the vicinity are several chalybeate FAMBRIDGE, NORTH, a par. in the hund. of Dengie, co. Essex, 6 miles S. of Maldon, its post town and nearest railway station on the Great Eastern line. It is situated on the river Crouch, across which there is a ferry for tho conveyance of horses, vehicles, &c., as well as passengers. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 283, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is an ancient structure of small dimensions, dedicated to tho Holy Trinity. The manor is held by the executors of the late "William Gale, Esq. FAMBRIDGE, SOUTH, a par. in the hund. of Roch- ford, co. Essex, 2 miles S.W. of the above, and 4 N. of Rochford, its post town. It is situated on the S. side of the river Crouch. The village is vey small, consisting of only a few farmhouses. The living is a reet. in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 428. The Church is a small modern structure dedicated to All Saints. FAMMA, or FAMMER, a par. in the bar. of Gowran, co. Kilkenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles S.E. of Thomastown, its post town. It is situate_d on the banks of the Nore. The living is an impropriate cur. in the dioc. of Ossory, val., with Thomastown, 416, in the patron, of the bishop. Brownsbarn is the neighbouring demesne. FAN, or VAN, a hmlt. in the par. of Bedwas, hund. of Caerphilly, co. Glamorgan, 2 miles from Caerphilly. It is situated on the river Romney. FANE, a river in the cos. of Armagh and Monaghan, prov. of "Ulster, and in the co. of Louth, prov. of Lein- ster, Ireland. It rises in Monaghan and Armagh, and after a course of 20 miles, in which it augments its waters from Lough Muckno and other lakes, empties itself into Dundalk Bay, near Lurgan Green. Fane Valley is a beautiful demesne about 4 miles from the river's em- FANGDALE BECK, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Bils- dale "Westsidc, North Riding co. York, 6 miles S.E. ol Stokesley. FANGFOSS, a par. in the Wilton Beacon div. of tho wap. of Harthill, East Riding co. York, 4 miles N.W. o Pocklington, its post town, and 12 E. of York. It is a railway station on tho North-Eastern line. The par. is situated on tho river Foss, and includes the hmlt. o Spittle. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of York, val 102, in the patron, of the archbishop. Tho church is a modem structure. The parochial charities produce abou 9 per annum. There is a day school for both sexes. FANKERTON, a vil. in the par. of Denny, co. Stil- ling, Scotland, 4 miles W. of Larbert. ' FANKERTON, a vil. in the par. of Denny, co. Stir ling, Scotland, 2 miles W. of the town of Denny. stands on the river Carron. FANLOBBUS, a par. in the bar. of East Carbery, co Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland. It is situated at th head of the river Bandon, on the road from Cork t Bantry, and contains its post town, Dunmanway. Th surface is wild and mountainous. From the Owen Moun tain spring the rivers Hen, Bandon, and Moyalla. Th living is a vie. in the dioc. of Cork, val. 374, in th atron. of the bishop. The church is at Dunmanway ; it was rebuilt in 1821 by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits. There is a Wesleyan meeting- ouse and a Roman Catholic chapel ; the latter is united to hose of Togher and Ballymoney. Here are two Sunday, National, and several other day schools. The principal esidcnces are Manch House, Wpodbrook, Laurel Mount, nd Manor House. Within this parish are large tracts f bog some remains of an extensive oak forest, and a mall slate quarry. About 1J mile from Dunmanway re seen the ruins of the old church and burial-ground. 'ogher is a lofty tower supposed to have been erected by landal M'Carty. FANNAT, a district and peninsula in tho bar. of tilmacrenan, co. Donegal, prov. of Ulster, Ireland. It xtends between Lough Silly and Mulroy Bay. The urface is naked upland. A lighthouse was erected on n annat Point, in 1816, 90 feet high, and visible at a istance of 14 miles. FANNICH, a loch in tho co. Ross, Scotland, 17 miles . of Dingwall. It is situated about the middle of the CO., nd is 6 miles long by 2 wide. The river Grudie runs nto Loch Lichart. The hill and forest of Fannich are n its neighbourhood. FANS, a vil. in the par. of Earlstown, co. Berwick, Scotland, 3 miles N.E. of Earlstown. FANSHAW, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Alverthorpe, West Riding co. York, 1 mile N.W. of Wakefield. FANYBEDWELL, a tnshp. in the par. of Bryn- Iglwys, co. Denbigh, 5 miles N.W. of Llangollen. FARA, a small island lying between Barra and S. Jist, Western Isles, also another lying a little S.E. of ioy, among the Orkney Islands, Scotland. FARBILL, a bar. in the co. Westmeath, prov. of _,einster, Ireland. The bar. of Delvin bounds it on the ST., co. of Meath on the E., the bar. of Fartullagh on ,he S., and that of Moyashael and Magheradernou on tho W. Its area is 35,453 acres of flat boggy land, with tho river Boyne's affluents effecting its drainage to the E. [t contains part of the par. and the vil. of Killucan, and ihe town of Kinnegad. FARCETT, a chplry. in the par. of Standground, liund. of Norman-Cross, co. Huntingdon, 3 miles S.E. of Peterborough, its post town, and 5 S.W. of Whittlesea. It is situated on tho banks of the river Nen. Tho living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Standground, in the dioc. of Ely. The church is an ancient Gothic structure. The Wesleyans and Bible Christians have each a chapel. There is a National school for both sexes, partly endowed. Lord Say and Sele is lord of the manor. FARCHWELL, a tnshp. in the par. of Lknfihangel, co. Montgomery, 5 miles S.W. of Llanfyllin. FAR-COTTON. See COTTON-END, Northampton. FAREHAM, a par. and market town in the hund. and div. of Fareham, co. Hants, 8 miles S. of Bishop's Waltham, and 12 S.E. of Southampton. It is a station on the South- Western railway. Tho parish is situated on Fareham Creek, to the N.W. of Portsmouth Har- bour, and includes the hmlts. of North Fareham, Catis- field, Wallington, and Funtley. Fareham is called Fernham in Domesday Book, which records that Edward the Confessor assessed tho land to the crown at two- thirds its value, as a compensation for the injuries it was exposed to by the incursions of the Danes. It was in ancient times a parliamentary borough, and is a place of considerable trade, vessels of good tonnage being able to lay close to the town. Petty sessions are held here, and it is a polling-place for the S. division of the county. Tho principal trades carried on are brick-making, pot- tery, and tanning. The town is situated on a gentle eminence at the N.W. point of Portsmouth Harbour, and is paved and lighted with gas. There are a Philo- sophical Institution, a bank, savings-bank, county lunatic asylum, union workhouse, sessions-house, and two new forts. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 530, in the patron, of the bishop. Tho parish church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, is a very plain structure, partly rebuilt in the early part of the pre- sent century. There is also the district church of Holy