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GRANGE OF LINDORES. 13.5 OUANTHAM. miles, was erected at the mouth of the Carrou in 1847. Steamboats arc in communication with Port Dundas by way of the canal. There are a Freo church, United Presbyterian, and Baptist meeting-houses, and a chapel- of-ease ; also, a library and four schools. GRANGE OF LINDORES, a vil. in the par. of Abdie, to. Fife, Scotland, 3 miles N. of Auchtermuchty. It formerly belonged to the abbey of Lindores. GRANGE OF ST. JOHN BAPTIST, a par. in the bar. of iliddlethird, co. Tipperary, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 2 miles S. of Fethard. The land is very good, and the parish is traversed by the road from Fethard to Clonmel. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lismore, val. with Cuhir, 321, in tho patron, of the crown. GRANGE O'NEILL, an ext. par. district, in the bar. of West O'Neilland, co. Armagh, prov. of Ulster, Ireland. GRANGEPANS, a vil. in the par. of Carriden, co. Linlithgow, Scotland. It is situated on the Firth of Forth, not far from Borrownoss. Grange House stands in the vicinity. GRANGERASNOLVAN, a par. in the bar. of Kilked and Moone, co. Kildare,prov. of Munster, Ireland, 4 miles S.E. of Athy. Castledermot is its post town. Tho living is a vie. in the dioe. of Dublin, val. with Castledermot, 489, in tho patron, of tho archbishop. A nunnery is supposed to have existed here. GRANGE-SILVIA, a par. in the bar. of Gowran, co. Kilkenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland. It contains Gores- bridge, its post town. Tho surface consists of good pas- ture and arable land. It is slightly hilly, and contains a great quantity of limestone. The Barrow river forms the eastern boundary. The living is a rect. in tho dioc. of Leighlin, val. 384, in tho patron, of the bishop. The curate also has the benefice of Mogeela, in the dioc. of Cloyne. Tho church was erected in 1810, partly by the late Board of First Fruits. There is a Roman Catholic chapel, and 4 schools. In the vicinity are the ruins of Lord Galmoy's Castle, and a Druidical altar. GRANNOCK, a small loch, in tho N. div. of the par. of Girthon, co. Kirkcudbright, Scotland. It is 3 miles in length by one quarter broad, and abounds with pike, perch, and trout. GRANSDEN, GREAT, a par. in the hund. of Tose- land, co. Huntingdon, 3J miles S.W. of Caxton, its post town, and 7 S.E. of St." Neot's. It is situated on the S.E. border of the county, and was formerly in possession of tho Fitzalan family. The land is chiefly arable, with a small extent of pasture and common. The soil in the lower lands is loam, resting upon a substratum of gravel, and in the uplands clay, with boulders of primitive and secondary rocks scattered over tho surface, mixed with diluvial remains and bones of the ichthyosaurus ; and iron- stone occurs in some parts. The village, which is neatly built, is situated on the declivity of a hill. The living is a vie.* in tho dioc. of Ely, val. 200, in the patron, of Clare Hall, Cambridge. Tho church is an ancient edifice, overgrown with ivy, and has in the tower a clock which plays a different tune on each day of tho week. It is dedicated to St. Bartholomew. Hero are a few alms- houses, and other charities, producing rather over 60 per annum. Tho Baptists and Wesleyan Methodists have each a chapel, and there is a parochial school, partly endowed. In tho parish are four manors, severally be- longing to Clare Hall, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Rev. W. Webb, and D. Gardener, Esq. Gransden Park is tho principal residence. GRANSDEN, LITTLE, a par. in the hund. of Long- , co. Cambridge, J mile S. of Great Gransden, G miles S. V (,f St. Neot's, and 3 S.W. of Caxton, its post town. Thoru are railway stations at Sandy and St. Neot's on the ( in ;it Northern line at equal distances from the village, ' which is small and wholly agricultural. The tithes were commuted for hind or money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1813. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 208, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is modern, and is dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul. The ities consist of an endowment of 14 to the free school, and about 30 annually, arising from rents, and given to tho poor. There is a National school for both sexes. GRANSHAW, a vil. in the par. of Kilcoleman, bar. of Trughenackmy, co. Kerry, prov. of Munster, Ireland, within a short distance of Milltown. Fairs are held on the 15th May and 1st November. GRANSMOOR, a tnshp. in tho par. of Burton Agnes, wap. of Dickering, East Riding co. York, 3 miles S. of Burton Agnes, and 6 S.W. of Bridlington. The chapel- of-ease is a modem structure. There is a National school. W. D. T. Duesbory, Esq., is lord of the manor and solo proprietor. GRANSTON, a "par. in the huud. of Dewisland, co. Pembroke, South Wales, 4 miles S.W. of Fishguard, its post town, and 10 N.E. of St. David's. It is situated in the vicinity of the sea-coast. The living is a vie. united with the vie. of St. Nicholas, in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 316, in the patron, of the bishop. Tho church contains monuments of the Harries of Tregwynt, and other families. GRANTCHESTER, a par. in the hund. ofWetherley, co. Cambridge, 2 miles S.W. of Cambridge, its post town. It is situated on the river Cam, or Granta, and the Lon- don and North- Western and Great Eastern lines pass in the vicinity. The Romans had a fortified station here, called by Antonine, Caml/oritum, and numerous founda- tions of buildings are met with between this village and the town of Cambridge. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture and brick-making. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1799. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 291, in the patron, of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. The church is a handsome struc- ture, built of clinch and rubble. It is dedicated to St. Andrew, and contains a marble font, ancient brass, and several monuments. The register commences in 1539. The parochial endowments produce about 42 per annum. Tho Wesleyans have a place of worship, and there is a National school for boys and girls. Tho Provost and Fellows of King's College, Cambridge, are the lords of the manor. GRANTIIAM, a par., market town, municipal and parliamentary borough, in tho soko of Grantham, parts of Kestcven, co. Lincoln, 14 miles S.W. of Newark, 22 S. of Lincoln, and 110 from London. It is situated in the vicinity of tho old Roman road, Ermine Street, and the river Withain. Tho Great Northern railway has a station here, and the Grantham canal communicates with Nottingham and tho river Trent. The par. includes the tnshps. of Grantham, Spittlegate, Harrowby, and Manthorpe - cum - Little - Gonerby. The town existed long before the Norman Conquest, and is supposed to have been founded in tho 4th century by Gorboman- nus. In tho reign of Canute money was coined here, and it was the seat of a suffragan bishop. In Domes- day Book it is described as having belonged to Harold previous to his accession to the throne. By John tho manor was bestowed upon William fifth Earl of Boloigne, whose son and successor bequeathed it to the crown. It was mortgaged to Hemry III., and afterwards given by Edward III. to William do Bohun, Earl of Northampton, and since has passed through several hands to the Dysart family. One of the crosses erected to Queen Eleanor formerly stood in the vicinity of tho town. It became a parliamentary borough in the reign of Edward IV., re- turning two members ; and, on the passing of the Reform Bill, the boundary of the borough was extended, so that the parliamentary borough in 1861 contained 2,2.56houses, inhabited by a population of 11,116, while the municipal contained only 940 houses, inhabited by 4,954 persons. The government of the town is vested in a mayor, 4 aldermen, and 12 councillors. A considerable trade is done in corn, for which there are two exchanges one the Exchange Hall, situated in the High-street, the upper .part being used as a literary institute ; and the other in Westgato, fronting the market place; the latter is a handsome building, fitted up with suitable offices. There are two commercial banks, one for savings, a guildhall, gaol, and assembly rooms. Also a self-supporting dis-