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FURNISH. 73 GADDESDEN, GREAT. interior has 60mo fine specimens of carved work, a pri- vate chapel, handsome marble font, and monumental records of several families, also a brass of the early part of the 15th century. The register commences in 1538. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel, and there is a National school. FURNISH, or FURINISH, an island, 1 mile W. of Gorunna Island, co. Galway, Ireland, in Cashecn Hay. FURNIVAL'S INN, an ext. par. place in the city of London. FURTHO, a par. in the hund. of Cleley, co. North- ampton, 2 miles N. W. of Stoney Stratford, its post town, and 7 S.E. of Towcester. It is situated on the old Roman road, Watling Street, and includes part of the hmlt. of old Stratford. There is no village ; only a few farmhouses. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Peter- borough, val. 141, in the patron, of Jesus College, Oxford. The church is a stone edifice dedicated to St. Bartholomew. The manorial rights are vested in Arnold's Trustees. FURZE-COPE, a vil. in the par, of Preshute, co. Wilts, in the vicinity of Marlborough. FURZE ISLAND, in Poole harbour, co. Dorset, 2 miles S. of Poole. FURZLEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Bramshaw, co. Wilts, 1 1 miles S.E. of Salisbury. FUZZY-PARK, an ext. par. place in the hund. of Haverfordwest, co. Pembroke, South Wales, in the vici- nity of Haverfordwest. FWTHOG, a hmlt. in the par. of Cwmgoy, hund. of Ewyas-Lacy, co. Hereford, 6 miles N. of Abergavenny. It is situated near the river Huntley. FYFIELD, a par. in the upper half of the hund. of Andover, co. Hants, 5 miles N.W. of Andover, its post town and nearest railway station on the South-Western line. The hinlt. of Hedenham is included in this par. The soil is partly chalk and partly gravel. The living is a rect. in tho dioc. of Winchester, val. 226, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is dedi- cated to St. Nicholas. The charities produce about 34 per annum. There is a National school for the children of this and the two adjoining parishes. Sir J. W. Pollen, Bart., is lord of the manor. FYFIELD, a par. in the hund. of Ock, co. Berks, 5 miles N.W. of Abingdon, its post town, and 10 N.E. of Faringdon. It is situated S. of the river Isis, or Thames, and includes the limits, of Netherton and Wick. A hospital was founded hero about the early part of the 15th century. Limestone is quarried for burning into lime. The living is a pcrpet. cur. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 125, in the patron, of St. John's College, Oxford. The church is a small edifice dedicated to St. Nicholas. There are several tombs and monuments of the Golafro and other families. The endowments of the parish pro- duce about 30 per annum. FYFIELD, a par. in the hund. of Elstub, co. Wilts, 3 miles S.W. of Marlborough, and 6 N. of Pewsey, its post town. The living is a vie. annexed to that of (tvn ton, in the dioc. of Salisbury. The church is a plain ancient structure. In the neighbourhood are Druidical remains. FYFIELD, a par. in the hund. of Ongar, co. Essex, 3 miles N.E. of Chipping Ongar, its post town, and 10 W. of Chelmsford, the nearest railway station on the ! Eastern line. It is situated on the river Roding. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 1 "> 1 . The church is a commodious ancient edifice, dedi- ! to St. Nicholas. The register commences in 1538. 'Ih. i-liiirities realise above 60 per annum, 47 of which NValker's school endowment, and the remainder for the poor. There is a mixed parochial school. In the lust century some ancient castings and metal were dis- covered in the neighbourhood. This is a meet for the l.<. unils. 1 V I . I N ( ; 1 ) ALES, a par. in the lib. of Whitby Strand, p. York, 5 miles S.E. of Whitby, its post town, and 12 N.W. of Scarborough. It is situated on tin' eastern coast, and includes the limits, of Fyling- thrirpe, Parkgate, Nonnanby, Ramxlale, Itolpin Hood's Bay, and several other small places. Many of the people are employed in tho fishing trade. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 120, in tho patron, of the archbishop. The church is a stone edifice dedicated to St. Stephen. The parochial charities pro- duce about 15 per annum. The Independents and Wesleyans have chapels at Robin Hood's Bay, and there is a National school for both sexes. George Cholmley, Esq., is lord of the manor. FYNE LOCH, an arm of the sea at the mouth of tho Clyde, co. Argyle, Scotland. It penetrates about 43 miles between Cowal and Knapdale, from Point Lamont to Kilmorack. Its average breadth is from 4 to o miles ; its depth varies from 13 to 90 fathoms. At Loch Gilp commences the Crinan canal. The scenery on many parts of this loch is extremely grand. The ruins of Dunderawo Castle, formerly of the Ardkidlass family, stand upon a low peninsula. Tho loch is famed for its herrings. FYNIIAM, a vil. in the par. of Stoneleigh, co. War- wick, 3 miles S. of Coventry. FYNNONARTHUR, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanfi- hangel, co. Montgomery, North Wales, 5 miles S.W. of Llanfyllin. FYVIE, a par. and post vil. in the district of Turriff, co. Aberdeen, Scotland, 8 miles S. of Turriff, containing Baldyquhash, lleiklefolla, Saphock, and Woodhead. It is a station on the Inverness and Aberdeen branch of the Great North of Scotland railway. The parish is situated along the banks of the river Ythan, and extends over 20,000 acres. The surface is slightly hilly, and consists largely of reclaimed heathland. Easter Town Hill and the Windy hills are tho principal elevations. The soil varies much in quality, the richest occurring in the vicinity of the river. This par. is in the presb. of Tuiriff and synod of Aberdeen. The minister has a stipend of 224. Tho church was built in 1808. Hero are also a Free church, a chapel-of-ease, and two Epis- copal chapels. There are a parish school, five others, also a bank for savings. Fyvio Castle, the seat of tho Gordons, is a fine Gothic structure standing on the banks of the river. Kothie and Kinbroom are other seats in this parish. Fergus, Earl of Buchan, is said to have founded a priory hero in 1179 as a cell to Arbroath Abbey, of which there are yet remains. There is a belief that Fyvie is an extinct borough. Fairs are held twice a year. Many of tho inhabitants are wool- spinners. Whinstonc of excellent quality ia quarried here. Pearls were found in the river about a cen- tury ago. G. GABALVA, or CABALVA, a hmlt. in the par. of Llandaff, co. Glamorgan, South Wales, 2 miles N.E. of Llandaif. The river Taf flows through this neighbour- hood. GABRIEL'S MOUNT, a mountain in the bar. of West Carbery, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 4 miles W. of Ballydehab. It occupies a considerable part of a peninsula stretching between Roaringwater Bay and DunmanusBay. Its height is 1,339 feet. On its summit lies a small lake of great depth, and at its foot the village of Skull. GADDAGH, a rivulet rising in Lough Callee, co. Kerry, Ireland ; it runs 8 miles N. to the river Laune, 4 miles E.8.E. of Killorgen. GADDESBY, a par. in tho hund. of East Goscote, co. Leicester, 6 miles to tho S.W. of Melton-Mowbray, its post town, and 10 N.E. of Leicester. It is situated on a tributary of tho river Wreak. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Kothley, in the dioc. of Peter- borough. The church is an ancient edifice, dedicated to St. Luke. The parochial charities produce about 25 per annum. The Wcsleyans have a chapel. James Parker, Esq., is lord of the manor. Gaddesby Hall is the principal residence. GADDESDEN, GREAT, a par. in the hund. of Dacorum, co. Herts, 3 miles N.W. of Hemel-Hempstead,