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THE NATIONAL GAZETTEER OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. [LIST OF ABBEKVIATIOXS par., parish; tnslip., township; vil., village ; hmlt., hamlet; chplry., chapelry; lythg., tything ; ext. par., eitra parochial; lib., liberty; dir., division ; bund., hundred ; wap., wapentake ; bar., barony; prov,, province; CO., county; dioc., diocese ; archdeac., archdeaconry; rect., rectory; vie., vicarage; cur., curacy; perpet. cur., perpetual curacy; don. cur., donative curacy; presb., presbytery ; pat., patron ; patron., patronage ; vol., value ; the asterisk (*) denotes that there is a parsonage and glebe belonging to the living.] FACCOMBE. FAILINGS. FACCOMBE, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Pastrow, co. Hants, 8 miles N.E. of Andover, and 9 S.W. of Newbury. Hungerford is its post town. It is situated on the Wandsdyke, and includes the hmlt. of Netherton. The surface is hilly, with large boulders of stone, lying above the clay, in the uplands. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. with the cur. of Tangley annexed, 695. The church is an ancient structure, dedicated to St. Michael, and contains monu- ments of the Lucie and Dymoke families. The Wesleyans have a chapel, and there is a National school. W. H. Heath, Esq., is lord of the manor. FACEBY, a chplry. in the par. of Whorlton, Lang- baurgh lib., North Hiding cp. York, 4 miles S.W. of Stokesley. Northallerton is its post town. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 52. The church is dedicated St. Mary Magdalene. The charities produce about 5 per annum. The Primitive Metho- dists have a chapel. Faceby Hall is the principal residence. FACH, a hmlt. in the par. of Llanarth, co. Cardigan, 4 miles S.W. of Aberaeron. FACHWEN, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanfihangel, co. Montgomery, 5 miles S.W. of Llanfyllin. FACTORY, a vil. in the par. of Athlumney, bar. of Skrecn, co. Meath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, near Navan. FAD, a loch in the island of Bute, Scotland, 1 J mile from Eothsay. It is about 2 miles long, and covers an area of 400 acres. It is screened on all sides by pic- turesque hills, and is much visited during summer. FADDILEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Acton, hund. of Nantwich, co. palatine Chester, 4 miles W. of Nant- wich. There is a chapel for Wesleyans. John Tolle- mache, Esq., is lord of the manor. FADMOOE, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirkby Moorside, wap. of Eycdale, North Hiding co. York, 4 miles N.E. of Helmsley. FAENOL, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Asaph, co. Flint, a short distance from the town of St Asaph. FAENOL, or VAINOL, a tnshp. in the par. of Towyn, co. Merioneth. It is situated on the sea-coast. FAERDREF, a tnshp. in the par. of UandrUlo, co. Merioneth, 5 miles S.W. of Corwen. FAGAN, ST., a par. in the hund. of Dinas Eowis, co. Glamorgan, 4 miles W. of Cardiff. The river Ely passes through the parish. Here Colonel Horton defeated Stradling in 1648. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. with the cur. of Llanilterno annexed, 117. There are some small charities producing about 3 per annum. The manor belongs to the Amherst family. FAHAN, LOWER, a par. in the bar. of Inishowen West, co. Donegal, prov. of Ulster, Ireland. It contains the post town of Buncrana, and is situated on the eastern shore of Lough Swilly. The locality is bleak and rug- ged upland. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Deny, VOL. II. in the patron, of the Rector of Upper Fahan. The church, which stands at Buncrana, was built in 1804, and enlarged in 1816 by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits. There is a Roman Catholic chapel, a Presbyterian meeting-house, two Sunday and six day schools. There is a flourishing flax and spin- ning company, established since 1853, and a mill or factory giving vast employment. The railway from Londonderry is to bo opened almost immediately, and it is contemplated that when open the Canada steamers may make it a place of call instead of Loch Foyle. There is an artillery fort, manned by invalids, a short mile from the town. Buncrana Castle is an ancient seat of the O'Dohertys. Slieve Snaght, on the N.E. boundary, rises 2,019 feet above sea-level. Good building-stono is abundant, and lime, iron, copper, and lead-ore are found in the hills. Dooninary, a curious cairn, is seen near Ballinary. FAHAN, UPPER, a par. in the bar. of Inishowen West, co. Donegal, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 4 miles S. of Buncrana. It is situated on Lough Swilly, near Lower Fahan. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Deny, val. 340, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was built in 1820 by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to those of Desertegney and Lower Fahan. There is a Presbyterian meeting-house, four Sunday and seven day schools, two under the National Board. The abbey of Fahan, Fathenmura, or Fothenmor, was founded by St. Columb. It possessed many valuable and ancient relics, which were destroyed during the Reformation, save a few which are in the custody of the rector, including a chronicle, and some fragments of the Acts of St. Columb, written in Irish verse by the Abbot St. Murus. The highest ground is on the Scalp, which rises 1,589 feet above sea-level. Millstone-grit, build- ing-stone, and slate are plentiful. FAHEERAN, a hmlt. in the par. of Kilcumreagh, bar. of Kilcoursey, King's Countv, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles N.W. of Clara. FAHY, a par. in the bar. of Longford, co. Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 2 miles S.W. of Eyre- court, its post town. It is situated on the Shannon, and the road from Eyrecourt to Portumna. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Clonfert, val. with Dononaughta, 300, in the patron, of the bishop. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Kilquain. Fallig established a monastery for Grey Friars here in 1390. FAIFLEY, a vil. in the par. of West Kilpatrick, co. Dumbarton, Scotland, 3 miles E. of Dumbarton. FAILAND, a tythg. in the par. of Portbury, co. Somerset, 4 miles W. of Bristol. Failand House is the principal residence. FAILAND, a tythg. in the par. of Wraxall, a short distance from the above. FAILINGS, a hmlt. in the par. of Rochdale, hur.d.