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FRENSHAM. FEETHERNE. Union. The market is well frequented. The demesne of Frenchpark forms a striking contrast to the sur- rounding country, which is flat and dreary. About half a mile from the town arc seen the ruins of Clonshan- vil Abbey, said to have been originally founded by St. Patrick for Dominican friars, and restored in 1385 by MacDermot Eoe. A stone cross, 11 feet high, is alleged to have been a mark beyond which no mourners were allowed to follow, but were required at this spot to consign their dead into the hands of the monks. The demesne of Frenchpark is the residence of Lord de Freyne, the head of the French family. Within the grounds is a curious cave, supposed to be of Druidical origin. Building - stone is quarried in the vicinity. Thursday is market day. Fairs are held on the 1st January, 17th March, 21st May, 12th July, 21st Sep- tember, and 10th November. FRENSHAM, a par. partly in the hund. of Farnham, co. Surrey, and partly in the hund. of Alton, co. Hants, 4 miles S. of Farnham, its post town and nearest railway station on the South- Western line. It is situated on a tributary of the river Wey, and includes the tythgs. of Churt and Pitford, with the ecclesiastical district of Shotter Mills. The parish is very extensive, and only one-third of the land is under cultivation. The surface is hilly and sandy. There are two small lakes called Frensham Ponds, on which are abundance of fowl. Hops are grown in the neighbourhood. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 106. The church is a plain structure, dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin. There is a National school for boys and girls. At Shotter Mills is a district church, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 86, in the gift of the Archdeacon of Surrey. Near Manor Hill is a chalybeate spring. FEENZE, a par. in the hund. of Diss, co. Norfolk, 1 J mile N.W. of Scole, its post town, and 1J E. of Diss, its railway station on the Great Eastern line. It is situated on a tributary of the river Waveney. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 70. The church is a small edifice, dedicated to St. Andrew. It has several memorial brasses of the Blenhaysett family, dating from the 15th century. Frenze Hall is the principal residence. S. Smith, Esq., is lord of the manor. FRESDON, a tythg. in the par. and hund. of High- worth, co. Wilts, 2 miles N.E. of Highworth. FBESHFORD, or AGHOURA, a par. in the bar. of Crannagh, co. Kilkenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 8 miles N.W. of Kilkenny, and 72 from Dublin. The surface is beautifully varied, and possesses a rich soil. The living is a rect. in the dice, of Ossory, val. with another, 704, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was restored in 1730. It was part of an abbey (noticed below), and has a Norman porch, bearing date 1133. The parish gives name to a Eoman Catholic district, and contains three chapels. Here are National, Sunday, and other schools. The town is pleasantly situated, and has a neat appear- ance. It contains revenue and police stations, a flour- mill, fever hospital, and a dispensary within the Kil- kenny Poor-law Union. Freshford was anciently called Aghoure, i.e. " green ford," and had an abbey, founded by St. Lactaii in the beginning of the 7th century. Upper- wood is the seat of W. de Montmorency, the proprietor of the town. Kilrush is the next important seat. Here are the ruins of Ballylarkin Castle, formerly of the Shortalls, also of an old manor of Sir Toby Caulfield. Balleen Castle was a possession of the earls of Kilkenny. Limestone and coal are procured. Petty sessions are held once a fortnight. Fairs are held on the 5th August, 31st October, and 5th and 17th December. FKKSHFORD, a par. in the hund. of Bath Forum, co. Somerset, 3 miles N.W. of Bradford-on-Avon, and 4 S.E. of Bath, its post town. The Wilts and Somerset railway has a station here. It is situated on the eastern bank of the river Avon, and the Kennet and Avon canal passes through the parish. Several small hamlets are included in it. Freestone and fullers'-earth are obtained. The people are employed in the manufacture of cloth, and in the malt-kilns, breweries, and fulling-mills, living is a rect. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, with that of Woodwick annexed, 340. The chur a stone structure, with tower and porch, is dedid to St. Peter. The parochial charities produce ab 30 per annum. The Wesleyans have a chapel, i there is a parochial school for both sexes ; also a Wes leyan free school. In the neighbourhood arc remains of a monastic establishment. FEESHWATEE, a par. in the lib. of West Medina, Isle of Wight, co. Hants, 2 miles S.W. of Yarmouth, its post town, and 10 W. of Newport. It is situated at the western extremity of the island, and nearly separated from it by an inlet of the sea, known as Freshwater Gate, and by the river Yar ; it is united on the southern sid only by a narrow isthmus. The par. includes the hmlti of Easton, Middleton, Norton, and Weston. The vf ' features of this place render it an attractive spot, the S. is Freshwater Bay, on the W. Alum Bay, with 1 Needles, and on the N.W. Totlands Bay. The cl" which in some parts rise to a great height above the f level, extend nearly round this part of the coast. He: are extensive caverns, open to the sea, and the resort of wild-fowl. On a westerly point of the cliffs stands the Needles lighthouse. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 7 10, in the patron, of St. John's College, Cambridge. The church is dedicated to All Saints, and contains some ancient monumental figures. The parochial charities produce about 50 per annum, 27 of which are a school endowment. The Wesleyans have a chapel, and there is a free school. Scattered throughout the parish are numerous villa residences. FEESHWELL HUNDRED, one of the 20 subdivi- sions of Essex. It is situated in the northern part of the co., and is bounded on the N. by co. Cambridge, on the E. by the hund. of Hinckford, on the S. by the hund. of Dunmow, and on the W. by the hund. of Uttlesford. It includes the pars, of Ashdon, Great 'and Little Bardfield, Bardfield-Saling, Bumpstead-Helion, Hadstock, Hempstead, Eedwinton, Great and Little Stampford, comprising together 27,710 acres. FEESSINGFIELD, a par. in the hund. of Hoxno, co. Suffolk, 7 miles N.E. of Eye, and 4J S. of Harleston, its post town and railway station. It includes the hmlts. of Chepenhall, Whittingham Hall, and tffford Green, besides two small places called Catterpole Green and Hussey Green. The land is chiefly arable, but there is a considerable tract of common, comprising about 600 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, of the val. with the rect. of Withersdale annexed, of 597, in the patron, of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. The church is an ancient structure, with tower and porch, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, and contains a brass of 1489, and a handsome altar-tomb to Archbishop Sancroft. The paro- chial charities, including an endowment of Archbishop Bancroft's school, produce about 60 per annum. The above archbishop was a native of, and died at, this place. The Baptists have a chapel, and there is a National school for both sexes. The parish contains four manors, of wfiieh Lord Henniker, Sir R. S. Adair, H. N. Heale, Esq., and the Rev. Augustus Cooper are the several lords. FRESTON, a par. in the hund. of Sampford, co. Suffolk, 3 miles S. of Ipswich, its post town, and o- N.E. of the railway station at Bentley. It is situated on the western bank of the river Orwell. Here stands a square tower, believed to have been built by the Latymer family. In size it is about 10 feet by 12, and rises to the height of six stories. The country along the banks of the Orwell is beautifully undulated and richly wooded, and the general scenery is highly pictu- resque. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 369. The church is a neat edifice, dedicated to St. Peter, and has several monuments of the Bond family. The register commences is 1560. Sir P. Broke is lord of the manor. Freston Lodge is the principal residence. FEETHERNE, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of Whitstone, co. Gloucester, 6 miles W. of Stonehouse,