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FORNCETT ST. MARY. 52 FORRES. 7 miles W. of Ormskirk, and 12 N.W. of Liverpool, its post town. It is situated on the western coast, in the vicinity of the river Alt, and includes the limits, of Armsdale and Raven Meots. The Liverpool and Stock- port branch of the West Lancashire and Yorkshire rail- way has a station hero. At Formby Point are two beacon-lights and a lofty red tower, forming a conspi- cuous landmark. Here are two district churches, the livings of which are both perpet. curs.* in the dioc. of Chester St. Peter's, of the val. of 124, in the gift of the Rector of Walton ; and St. Luke's, val. 50. The former is rather an old edifice, containing monuments of the Formby and other families ; and the latter a modern stone structure. The parochial charities consist of 34, being the endowment of the free grammar school, and 10 for the poor. The Roman Catholics have a chapel and school. There are two other schools in the place. In the village is a very old stone cross. Formby Hall, an ancient seat, is the principal residence. Formby gives name to one of the main approaches to Liverpool, distinguished as the New Formby, or Victoria channel, nearly in a line with the Crosby, or main channel. It is distinguished by a floating light, situated in N. lat. 53 31' and W. long. 3 10'. FORNCETT ST. MARY, a par. in the hund. of Dep- wade, co. Norfolk, 2 miles W. of Long Stratton, its post town, and 10 S.W. of Norwich. The Forncett station, on the Stowmarket and Norwich branch of the Great Eastern line of railway, is a short distance to the E. of the village. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Nor- wich, val. 525. The church is a small structure with thatched roof, dedicated to St. Mary. The Primitive Methodists have a chapel, and there is a National school, having an endowment of about 7 per annum. The Duke of Norfolk is lord of the manor. FORNCETT ST. PETER, a par. in the hund. and co. as above, being 1 mile S. of Forncett St. Mary. The living is a rect.,* val. 587. The church, which is small, is dedicated to St. Peter. The register commences in 1651. The charities, arising from lands, produce about 10 per annum. There are chapels belonging to the Baptists and Primitive Methodists, also a National school. FORNHAM ALL SAINTS, a par. in the hund. of Thinghoe, co. Suffolk, 2 miles N.W. of Bury St. Edmund's, its post town, and railway station on the Great Eastern lino. The river Lark flows through the parish, which is generally flat except towards the S., where it rises into an elevation called Fort Hiil. The village is small and wholly agricultural. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. with that of "Westley annexed, 738, in the patron, of Clare Hall, Cambridge. The church is a small structure, dedicated to All Saints. It has a brass of one of the Barwicke family dated 1599. The paro- chial charities produce about 30 per annum. There are remains of a Franciscan monastery called Babwell, now converted into a dwelling-house. Sir Thomas R. Gage, Bart. , is lord of the manor. FORNHAM ST. GENEVIEVE, a par. in the hund. of Thcdwestry, co. Suffolk, 1 mile N. of Fornham All Saints, and 3 N.W. of Bury St. Edmund's, its post town. Simon do Montfort, Earl of Leicester, was defeated here in 1 173 by Robert de Lucy. This was a part of the demesne of the abbey of Bury St. Edmund's, and after the Dissolu- tion was given to Sir Thomas Kitson. The parish, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Lark. The dukes of Norfolk had a seat here called Fornham Park, which has been purchased by Lord John Manners. The living is a rect. annexed to that of Rislcy, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church was destroyed by fire in 1782, except the tower, and has not been rebuilt. The charities produce about 5 per annum. In the vicinity are some mounds of earth, supposed to be burial-places. FORNHAM ST. MARTIN, a par. in the hund. and co. as above, 1 mile to the N. of Bury St. Edmund's, its post town. It is situated on the river Lark, which is here navigable. The road from Bury to Thetford passes through the village. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 305. The church is a substantial structure, and has a peal of six bells. The charities yield a yearly income of about 5. There is a frne school for both sexes. The tithes were commuted for corn rents under an Enclosure Act in 1817. FORRABURY, a par. in the hund. of Lesnewth, co. Cornwall, 5 miles N.W". of Camelford, its post town. It is situated on the Bristol Channel, and includes part of the seaport town of Boscastle. Manganese and slate are obtained. It was once a place of more importance than at present, but upon the destruction of the castles of Tintagel and Botreaux it rapidly declined. The livin is a rect.*' in the dioo. of Exeter, val. 70. The chu is dedicated to St. Simphorian and has an ancient en From this point there is an extensive marine view. The are charities of about 5 yearly value. The Wesley have a chapel, and there is a National school. The are some good residences, of which Barn Park and Pevally House are the principal. J. R. A very, Esq., ia lord of the manor. FORRES, a par. and royal burgh, post and mark town, co. Elgin, Scotland, 11 miles W. of Elgin, and 13 from Edinburgh. It is a station on the Inverness i Aberdeen Junction railway, and the Junction of Inve ness and Perth railway, directly communicating witj this town. The par. is bounded by the river Findhorn > and the pars, of Kinloss, Edenkillie, Rafford, and Dyke. It is 4 miles long by 2J wide. The road from Aberdeen to Inverness traverses the interior. This par. gives name to a presb. in the synod of Moray. The minister has a stipend of twenty chaldcrs. The church stands in the town, and is a plain building erected in 1775. I Here are a Free church, United Presbyterian church, Episcopal, and Evangelical Union chapels, also a burgh school, ladies' boarding school, several private day schools, and Anderson's Institution, endowed with funds left by the late Jonathan Anderson of Glasgow. The principal scats are Drumduan, Invererne House, San- quhar House, and Forres House. The borough is situ- ated near the Moray Firth, about 3 miles from the sea- coast, on the Forres burn, which is thrice crossed by neat bridges. The High-street is about 800 yards long, and consists of tolerably well-built houses. The town is lighted with gas, and well supplied with water. It contains a savings-bank, four branch banks, several insurance agencies, building societies, mechanics' insti- tution, library, newsroom, friendly, teetotal, and reli- gious societies. The funded charities amount to 5,708. The Forres Gazette is published every Wednesday. The townhouse was erected in 1839, and contains court- house, town clerk's department, and record room, &c. The trade of Forres is of a general character. There is a flourishing manufacture of woollen cloth, and the Nprth of Scotland Chemical Works, for the manufacture of sulphuric acid ; artificial manure works, &c. This borough unites with Inverness, Nairn, and Fortrose in returning one member to parliament, and is governed by a provost and 16 councillors. Forres was the Roman Vans, or Vara, and the earliest reference we find to it as a royal burgh is made in the time of William the Lion. Some new privileges were granted to the town during the reign of James IV. In 1607 the old charter of Robert I. was confirmed,which exempted Forres from the claim of the Earl of Moray, though within the earldom. Forres appears to have been the most ancient of all the northern burghs. It is mentioned as early as the year 535 as a town having merchants. It seems to have been a favourite resort of royalty in past ages. Malcolm I., who was assassinated in Blervie Castle, near Forres, in 959, often visited the neighbourhood, and King Duffus was murdered in Forres Castle in 966. Near this town is the blasted heath, or "Hard Moor," marked by a clump of trees, where the weird sisters are said to have met Macbeth and Banquo. Upon one of the Clunie hills, at Forres, which are laid out as public walks for the townsfolk, stands a lofty tower to the memory of Nelson. On the slope of one of these hills, on an admirable site, with a southern aspect and extensive range of view, stands the Forres Hydropathic Establish- ment, erected here in 1864, at a cost of between 7,000 and 8,000. The scenery near the town is unrivalled