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THE NATIONAL GAZETTEER OP GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. [LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS. par., parish; tnshp., township ; vU., village; hmlt., naro-et ; chplry., chapelry; tythg., tytliing ; ext. par., extra parochial ; lib., liberty; div., division : hand., hundred ; wap., wapemake ; bar., barony: prov., province; co., county; dioc., diocese j aivhdeac.. archdeaconry ; reel., rectory ; vie., vicarage ; cur., cnracy ; perpet. cur., perpetual curacy ; don. cur., donative curacy ; presb., presbyter}- ; pat., patron ; patron., patronage ; val., value ; the asterisk () denotes that there is a parsonage and glebe belonging to the living.] NAAS. NAFFERTON. NAAS, NORTH and SOUTH, two bars, in the co. of Kildare, prov. of Leinster, Ireland. The former is bounded by North Salt, South Salt, South Naas, Connell, Clane, and co. Wicklow. Its area is 25,579 acres, and it con- tains the pars, of Bodenstown, Johnstown, Kerdiffstown, Naas, Rathmore, Sherlockstown, Tipper, Whitechurch, and part of that of Killashee. The latter is bounded by North Naas, Kilcullen, and Connell, and co. Wicklow. Its area is 27,478 acres, and it contains the pars, of Ballybought, Ballymore-Eustace, Brannockstown, Car- nalway, Coghlanstown, Gilltown, Jago, Tipperkerin, and parts of Kill and Killishee. NAAS, a par., market and post town, in the bar. of North Naas, co. Kildare, prov. of Leinster, 19 miles 6.W. of Dublin, Ireland. The par. is 3J miles long by 2J broad. The surface is flat, and the Boil good. The Lifl'ey touches it on the W., and the interior as inter- sected by the road from Dublin to Watcrford, and by a branch of the Grand canal. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Kildare, val. 323. The church is very old, and was enlarged in 1822. There are Independent and Roman Catholic chapels ; also a convent, National and other day schools, belong to the parish. The town stands on a branch of the Grand canal, and on the road from Dublin to Carlow. It consists of one main street, and contains a court-house, gaol, military and police barracks, a dispensary, and union poorhouse. In the vicinity are numerous seats surrounded by plantations. Its trade has much declined of late years. Naas was formerly a place of importance and a parliamentary borough. It was in very early times the seat of the kings of Leinster, and numerous interesting relics of its former consequence are still to be traced. Quarter sessions are held in the town. Mondays and Thursdays market days. Fairs are held on 15th January, 16th I'Yhruary, 17th March, 15th April, Holy Thursday, Whit-Monday, 19th June, llth July, 10th August, 10th r, 20th October, 22nd November, and 14th XAI'.URN, a parochial chplry. in the par. of Acas- ti-r-.MuIbi.s, wap. of Ouse, East Riding co. York, 4 miles i. of York, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Ouso, close to f'irry, and is wholly agricultural. The soil is of a loamy nature, with a subsoil of clay. The living is a r. in the dioc. of York, val. 80. The church, >Ke, is a stone structure of recent ion, and has a spired tower containing three bells. The parochial charities produce about 11 per annum. . a school for both sexes, also a Smiibiy-srhool. 'I'lic Vcsloyans have a place of worship. Bell Hall, Linr: . m( j Naburn Hall are s lliis last is a mansion com- i vc views of the valley of the Ouse. The William Palmer is lord of the manor. VOL. III. NABY, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Cotherston, North Riding co. York, 4 miles N.W. of Barnard Castle. NACHORE, a mountain in the co. of Antrim, Ireland, 6 miles N. by W. of Glenarm. It is situated near Garron Point, and has an altitude of 1,179 feet. NACKINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Bridge, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 2j miles S.W. of Canterbury, its post town. The village, which is inconsiderable, is situated on the line of the ancient Stane Street, and is wholly agricultural. The land is partly in hop-grounds. The parish is of small extent, comprising only 887 acres, of which the greater part is arable, with about 90 acres of woodland. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 52, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. Lord Soudes is lord of the manor and principal landowner. NACTON, a par. in the hund. of Colneis, co. Suffolk, 4 miles S.E. of Ipswich, and 8 from Woodbridge. It was either in this parish or else at Rushmere that Earl Ulfketel fought a battle with the Danes in 1010. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the banks of the river Orwell, and came through the Fus- toli's to the Brokes. The par. includes Alnesbourn- Priory, Halfway House, and Purdis Farm. At Seven Hills, on the road from Ipswich to Trimley, are several barrows where human bones have been found. The land is partly in common. The soil is of a sandy nature, with subsoil of sand and crag. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 525, subjeet to rates. The living is a rect.* annexed to that of Levington, in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 250. The church, dedicated to St. Martin, is a rubble structure with a tower. Broke Hall and Orwell Park are the principal residences. Captain Sir G. N. Broke, C.B., Bart., is lord of tho manor. The Woodbridgo union poorhouse is situated in this parish. NACUNG, a small lough in the northern div. of co. Donegal, Ireland, 7 miles N.E. of Dunglow. It is situated under the Arrigal Mountain, and is about 3 miles long by 1^ mile broad. NADDER, a small river of the co. Wilts, flowing into the Avon at Wilton. NADDLE FELL, a lofty summit in the co. of Cum- berland, near Thirlemere. NAFFERTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Ovingham, E. div. of Tindale ward, co. Northumberland, 2 miles N. of the Prudhoo railway station, and 8 E. of Hexham. Tho township, which is df small extent, is situated on tho road from Corbridgo to Newcastle-on-Tyne, and is about 2 miles N.W. of the river Tynn. There are vestiges of an old monastic building, said to have been occupied by banditti in the reign of Honry VI. In this township is a colliery giving amplormrat to many "t tho inha- bitants. It is a meet for the Tindale hoi NAFFERTON,.a par. in the wap. of Dickering, East B