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FIXDEX HILL. 31 FINGEST. Here are chapels belonging to the Independents and Wesleyans, also National and infant schools, and a day school in connection with the Independents. Those belonging to St. Mary's and to the Holy Trinity are held in handsome Gothic buildings recently erected, with teachers' residences. In this parish are situated the cemeteries for Marylebone, Islington, and St. Pancras. FINDEN HILL, a vil. in the parochial chplry. of Witton Gilbert, in the ward and co. palatine of Durham, close to Sacriston, and 4 miles N.W. of Durham. The people are employed in the collieries. FINDERN, a chplry. in the par. of Mickleover, hund. of Morleston, co. Derby, 5 miles S.W. of Derby, its post town, and 6 N.E. of Burton. The Willington station on the South Staffordshire railway is 2 miles S. of the village. The Grand Trunk canal and the river Trent pass in the neighbourhood. Silk weaving gives employ- ment to some of the people. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Mickleover, in the dioc. of Lichfield. The chapel is dedicated to All Saints. The Wesleyans and Unitarians have places of worship, and there is a free Bchool for both sexes. FINDHORN, a river traversing the cos. of Inverness, Nairn, and Moray, Scotland. It issues from the Monad- leadh hills in Badenoeh, Invemess-shirc, and falls into the Moray Firth after a course of 50 miles. It is crossed by bridges at Forres and Dulsio, and passes Redhill and Darnaway. The scenery on its banks is very fine, par- ticularly in Moray, and its fisheries are extensive. The river is subject to sudden and destructive floods. FINDHORN, a post town and subport to Inverness, in the par. of Kinloss, co. Moray, Scotland. It is situ- ated at the embouchure of the river Findhorn, at Find- horn harbour and Burgh-head Bay. The site of the town has twice been removed in consequence of the encroachment of the sea. Here is an extensive herring fishery, and the place is noted for its haddock. It is a burgh of barony, and contains a Free church and library. Fairs are held on the second Wednesday in March, July, and October (old style). FINDOCH, EAST, at the mouth of Glen Almond, co. Perth, Scotland, has a Roman camp of about 112 acres. FINDOCHTY, a vil. in the par. of Rathven, co. Banff, Scotland, 3 miles S.W. of Cullen. It is situated on the coast, and its inhabitants are nearly all engaged in fishing. FINDOGASK, or GASK, a par. and post vil. in the E. district of co. Perth, Scotland, 6 miles W.S.W. of Perth. It lies along the N. bank of the river Earne. The surface consists of a fertile soil, with a considerable proportion of plantation and marsh. This par. is in the presb. of Auchterarder, and synod of Perth and Stirling, in the patron, of the crown. The minister has a stipend of 155. The church was built in 1800. Gask is the seat of the chief landowner. A Roman causeway, con- structed of stone, 20 feet in width, runs through the parish, and terminates at either extremity in a camp. There are also small stations noticeable at intervals along the way ; one of these, the Witchknowe, is said to have been a spot selected for the burning of the votaries of the black art. Building stone and slate are quarried here. Salmon is plentiful. FINDON, or FINNAN, a fishing vil. in the par. of Banchory Devenick, co. Kincardine, Scotland, 6 miles 8. of Aberdeen. It stands near Findon Moss, and has a small harbour. It is famed for its cured haddocks. FINDON, a par. in the hund. of Brightford, rape ot Bramber, co. Sussex, 4 miles S.W. of Steyning, and 6 N. of Worthing, the nearest railway station on the South Coast line. Shoreham is its post town. The hmlt. of North End is included in this par., a great part of which consists of open downs, comprising above 2,000 acres ; the remainder is principally arable, with a small proportion of pasture and woodland. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Chichester, val. .500, in the patron, of Magdalen College, Oxford. The church is an ancient Structure, dedicated to St. John the Baptist. The register commences in 1556. There is a National school in the parish. In the neighbourhood are some traces of ancient encampments. Muntham Court, Findon Placo, and Cissbury, are the principal residences. Fairs are held on Holy Thursday, 12th July, and 14th September, for live stock, &c. Here is a meet jbr Mr. Napper's hounds. FINDONAGH. See DONACAVEY, co. Tyrone, Ireland. FINEDON, or THINGDON, a par. in the hund. of Huxloe, co. Northampton, 3J miles N.E. of Welling- borough, and 4 N. W. of Highain Ferrers, its post town. The Midland railway has a station here. Most of the people are employed in agriculture, but the manu- facture of boots and shoes, and lace making, occupy some of the inhabitants. Stone is extensively quarried for building purposes, forming into lime, and repairing of roads. The river Nen, which is navigable from Northampton to Lynn, is within 3 miles of the village. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 843. The church, a commodious stone edifice, with handsome tower and spire, is dedicated to St. Mary, and contains a very old organ and an octagonal font, carved out of a large cubical mass of stone, with the angles sloped off. The parochial charities include Wal- ker's endowment of 60 per annum for the boys' free school, another of 78 for the girls' school, and other bequests for the poor producing about 55 yearly. The Independents, Wosleyans, and Reformed Wesleyans have each a chapel, and the Society of Friends a meeting- house. Finedon Hall is the seat of W. M. Dolben, Esq., who is lord of the manor. FINESHADE VILLE, an ext. par. place in the hund. of Corby, co. Northampton, 7 miles S.E. of Up- pingham, and 8 N. W. of Oundle, its post town. It is situated in the vicinity of the river Welland. A mo- nastery of Austin friars onco stood here, which, at the Dissolution, was given to the Russell family. Here is a church, the living of which is a don. cur. m the dioe. of Peterborough, val. 342. Fineshado Abbey, a seat built on the site of the ancient priory, is the principal residence. FINGALL, a district situated N. of the Liffey, co. Dublin, prov. of Leinster, Ireland. Fingall, signifying " white strangers," was a Danish settlement, and Scan- dinavian peculiarities of language, feature, and customs are still retained among the inhabitants. It gives title of earl to the ancient Norman family of Plunkets. FINGALL, or FINGHALL, a par. in the wap. of West Hang, North Riding co. York, 4 miles E. of Mid- dleham, its post town, and 8 S.E. of Richmond. The Fingall Lane station, on the Northallerton and Leyburn branch of the North-Eastern railway, is a short distance from the village, which is situated on an eminence. The par. includes the tnshps. of Akebar, Burton-Constable, and Hutton-Hang. The surface is undulating and richly wooded. The land is nearly evenly divided be- tween arable and pasture. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 342. The church is an ancient structure, dedicated to St. Andrew. It contains some monuments of the Wyvill family. The charities pro- duce about 5 per annum. The Wesleyans have a chapel, and there is a parochial school. The Marquis of Ailesbury is lord of the manor. FINGAL'S CAVE, on the W. side of the Island of Staffa, co. Argyle, Scotland. It is situated in the Atlantic Ocean, about 5 miles W. of the Isle of Mull, and is composed of high basaltic pillars. The entrance is about 70 feet high by 40 broad, und the cavern extends for a length of 227 feet to the end, where the height is above 40 feet. FINGEST, or FINGHURST, a par. in the hund. of Desborough, co. Bucks, 6 miles N.E. of Henley-on- Thames, its post town, and 7 S W. of High Wycombe. This was once a demesne of St. Alban's Abbey, and was called Thinghurst. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. with that of Ibstone annexed, 336, in the patron, of the bishop and Merton College, Oxford, alternately. The church is a stone edifice, dedicated to St. Bartholomew. The tower is of Norman architecture, supposed to have been built in the llth century. There