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RADSTONE. RAGLAND. leyans, Primitive Methodists, Reformed Methodists, and Baptists have each a place of worship, with Sunday- schools in connection. Round-Hill-Barrow is in this parish. Radstock gives the title of baron to a branch of the family of Waldegravo. The Countess of Walde- grave is lady of the manor and principal landowner. RADSTONE, a par. in the hund. of King's-Sutton, co. Northampton, 2 miles N. of Brackley, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agri- cultural. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 90. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, is an ancient stone structure, with a low tower containing two bells. There is an endowed free school, with an annuity of 20. William Holbech, Esq., is lord of the manor. RADWAY, a par. in the Kington div. of the hund. of Kington, co. Warwick, 4 miles S.E. of Kington, and 4 S.W. of Fenny Compton railway station. The village is situated at the foot of Edge Hill, and is chiefly agricultural. On the borders of the parish the memorable battle of Edge Hill was fought on the 23rd October, 1642, and King Charles I. slept at this village the night after the engagement. The tithes were com- muted for land at the time of the enclosure of the parish, and the glebe comprises 87 acres. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 114. The church, dedi- cated tc St. Peter, is an ancient structure, with a wooden tower containing one bell. The church was restored in 1841. There is a free school, also a literary institution. The Duchy of Lancaster is lord of the manor. RAD WELL, a hmlt. in the par. of Felmersham, hund. of Willey, co. Bedford, 6 miles N.W. of Bedford, on the river Ouse. The Wesleyan Methodists have a place of worship. RAD WELL, a par. in the hund. of Odsey, co. Herts, J mile N.W. of Baldock, its nearest railway station and post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river I veil, and near the Biggleswade road. The inhabitants are wholly engaged in agricul- ture. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 200, and the glebe comprises 9 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 226. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure, with a tower containing two bells. Radwell House is the principal residence. RAD WINTER, a par. in the hund. of Freshwell, co. Essex, 4- miles N. of Thaxted, 5 E. of Safiron Walden, its post town, and 7 E. of Audley End railway station. The parish is situated on the river Pant, and is chiefly agricultural. The village is of ancient date, having existed in the reign of King Edward the Confessor. The surface is varied, and richly wooded. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 700, and the glebe comprises 62 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 566. The church, dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin, is an ancient structure, with an embattled tower surmounted by a lofty spire, contain- ing five bells. The parochial charities produce about 11 per annum, which goes towards the repairs of the church. St. Pris's Well is situated in this parish. RADYR, or RHAYADER, a par. in the hund. of Miskin, co. Glamorgan, 4 miles N.W. of Cardiff, its post town, and 2 from Llanduff. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the Merthyr Tydfil canal, and near the river Taff. Limestone abounds, and is naively quarried. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Llundair, val. 115. The church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. Kadyr Court, formerly the seat of the Matthews family, is now a farmhouse. 1!A I-'., a small loch in the par. of Kinloch, co. Perth, Scotland, s miles N.E. of Duukeld. It abounds in pike, perch, and Hunt. K.i:i;i:i!HY CASTLE, an ancient stronghold on shore of the Solway Frith, co. Kirkcudbright, S. "f Kirkcudbright. KAK.MOIi:, a iI.Mui'Mne in the par. of Banchory- -<:otland, 2 miles N.W. of bory, and I'.i V. l,y s. ( ,f AWdi en. It is situated the confluence of the river Feugh with the Dee. vot. in. RAFFORD, a par. in the co. of Elgin, Scotland. It includes a post-office vil. of the same name. The parish extends 8 miles in length from E. to W., with a varying breadth of from 3 to 4 miles. It is bounded by tho parishes of Forres, Kinlop, Alves, Elgin, Dallas, Eden- killie, and Dyke and May. The surface is of a diver- sified character, in some parts being moory. From the uplands varied prospects are obtained. Within the last half century much of the moor and mossland has been reclaimed, and is now in a prosperous and productive condition. Stone and slate are abundant. The parish is traversed by the road from Forres to Grantown. The village, which is distant about 3 miles S.E. of Forres, is a station on the Inverness and Perth railway. It is situated on the river Findhorn. In the neighbourhood are Sueno's Danish pillar, 23 feet in height, also Burgie Castle, erected in 1602. This par. is in the presb. of Forres and synod of Moray. The minister has a stipend of 233. The parish church was erected in 1826. There are a Free church, a parochial school, and three other schools. Fairs are held at the be- ginning of April and November for cattle. RAFFORD, a lib. in the par. of Chalgrove, hund. of Ewelme, co. Oxford. RAGDALE, RAKEDALE, or WREAKDALE, a par. in the hund, of East Goscote, co. Leicester, 6 miles N.W. of Melton-Mowbray, its post town, and 2 N. of Brooks railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the Wolds near the Roman Fosse Way. It is wholly agricultural. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 40. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient edifice, with a low tower containing two bells. The churchyard has a raised stone cross, and the windows of the church are emblazoned with the arms of the Earl of Ferrers. The parochial charities produce about 5 per annum. Rag- dale Hall is the principal residence ; it is situated on an eminence near tho old hall, which is now a farm- house. The Duke of Sforza is lord of the manor. RAGDON, a tnshp. in the par. of Hope Bowdler, co. Salop, 1 mile S.E. of Church Stretton. RAGGED ISLAND, an islet on the coast of the co. of Cork, Ireland, 5 miles W. of Roscarberry. It is situated near the entrance to Glandore harbour, nearly opposite Filneshawk Head, and is surrounded by dan- gerous reefs. RAGHLY, or RAUGHLEY, a vil. in the bar. of Carbury, co. Sligo, Ireland, 7 miles N.W. of Sligo. It is a fishing village, with a pier harbour in Sligo bay, and has a coastguard station. RAGHTINMORE, a mountain in co. Donegal, Ire- land, 3 miles S.E. of Dunaff. It is situated to the E. of Lough Swilly, and attains an altitude of 1,656 feet. RAGLAND, a hund. in two divs., upper and lower, co. Monmouth. The former contains tho pars, of Chapel Hill, Cwmcarvan, Kilgwrrwg, Llandogo, Llangoven, Llanishen, Llansoy, Llanvihangel-Tor- y-Mynydd, Mitchel-Troy, Penalth, Tintern-Parva, Trelleck, Wolves-Newton, with part of St. Arvan's, comprising an area of 26,170 acres ; while the lower div. contains the pars, of Bettws Newydd, Bryngwyn, Dingestow, Llandenny, Penrose, Pen-y-Clawdd, Rag- land, Tregare, and parts of Llanarth and Llanvihangel- ystern-Llowern, comprising an area of 18,770 acres. RAGLAND, a par. and small town in the lower div. of the abovu hund., co. Monmouth, 7 miles S.W. of Monmoulh. It has a station at Ragland Road, about a mile from the village on the Monmouthshire branch of West Midland railway. The town is situated midway on the road from Monmouth to Abergavenny. It is celebrated for the ruins of its moated castle, which stands on a gentle eminence partially hidden from view by a, grove of ancient trees. It is said to have been mostly built by one of the Lords Herbert on the old castle erected in the reign of Richard II. It was gallantly defended by the renowned Marquis of Worcester against General Fairfax, after the entire reduction of Wales, and until the imprisonment of Charles I. at Holmby, when at last the marquis surrendered it to the parlia- o o