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REEDLEY-HALLOWS. 304 EEIGATE. marshy character. There are lime kilns, brick kilns, corn mills, and a foundry. About one- third of the land is arable, and the remainder marsh, pasture, and common. The glebe comprises about 96 acres. The living is a rect.* with the vie. of Freethorpe annexed, in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 607. The church, dedi- cated to St. John the Baptist, has a square tower. The interior of the church contains memorials to the Birney family, also two brasses. There is a National school for both sexes. H. M. Leathers, Esq., is lord of the manor. KEEDLEY- HALLOWS, a hmlt. in the par. of Whalley, higher div. of Blackburn bund., co. Lancas- ter, 2 miles N.E. of Burnley railway station. The township, which is of irregular form, is situated on the Leeds and Liverpool canal, and near the river Calder. The village is wholly agricultural. The soil consists of clay, with a subsoil of clay and rock. This hamlet is united with New Laund-Booth and Filly- Close to form a township. REEDNESS, a tnshp. in the j>ar. of Whitgift, lower div. of Osgoldcross wap., West Riding co. York, 5 miles S.E. of Howden. It is situated on the river Ouse, across which is a ferry to Saltmarsh, belonging to the Bishop of Durham. The village is considerable, but wholly agricultural. There is an endowed school. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. About 400 acres are warp-land, lately reclaimed from the river and brought into cultivation. The tithes of this township, together with those of Swinefleet, were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1759. REEDSMOTJTH, a hmlt. in the par. of Bellingham, Tindale ward, co. Northumberland, 2 miles from Bel- lingham, and 29 N.W. of Newcastle. It ia a junc- tion station on the Border Counties line, where the Wansbeck branch turns off. It is situated at the con- fluence of the river Reed with the North Tyne. The principal seat is Reedsmouth Hall. At the upper end of Reedsdale was fought, in 1575, the last border skir- mish, known as the " battle of Reedsquair." REEF-DYKE, a reef of rocks on the coast of North Ronaldshay, Orkney Islands, coast of Scotland. It lies near the entrance to Linklets Bay, off Cape Brideness, and has only 5 feet water, with breakers on it. REEKY LINN, a cascade on the river Isla, in Glen- isla, co. Forfar, Scotland, near Airly Castle. REELAN, a stream of the co. of Donegal, Ireland, rises under Silver Hill, and falls into the Finn. REE LOUGH, an extensive lough formed by the rivers Shrulo and Shannon, in Ireland. It lies between the cos. of Longford, Roscommon, and Westmeath, and is about 17 miles long, but varies very much in breadth and depth. Its surface is about 130 feet above sea-level, when at its highest. Its shores are indented by many wooded bays and inlets, and its waters varied by small islands, as Inchbofin, Inchcleraun, Inchmore, Inchturk, &c. It is navigable for barges past Athlone, but there are many shoals. REEN, a headland on the E. side of Castiehaven Bay, co. Cork, Ireland, near Skibbereen. Off it lie the rocks called the Stags of Castiehaven. REENASKIDDY, a headland in Cork Harbour, co. Cork, Ireland, opposite Skiddy Island. REEPHAM, or REPHAM, a par. in the wap. of Lawress, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 4 miles N.E. of Lincoln, its post town, and 3 N.W. of the Five-mile railway station. It ia a station on the Lincoln and Hull line of railway. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The Burton hounds are kennelled in this parish. The impropriate tithes belong to the Mercers' Company of London. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 176, in the patron, of the Mercers' Company. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, is an ancient structure. The paro- chial charities produce about 1 Ids. per annum. There is a school of recent erection, which is partially sup- ported by the vicar. REEPHAM, a par. r post and market town in the hund. of Eyneibrd, co. Norfolk, 1 2 miles N.W. of Norwich, and 6 N.E. of Elmham railway station. It is situated on the Eyne, a branch of the river Wensam, and was anciently called Refham. The parish, which contains only 570 acres, formerly belonged to the family of De Vaux. An extensive trade is done in malt. There are a brewery and two large tanneries. Reepham is a polling-place for East Norfolk. Petty sessions are held every alternate Monday. The town, which is only a large village, is situated principally in the adjoining parish of Hackford, and extends into those of Kerdistou and Whitwell. It is well built. The market was granted by charter of Edward I. The glebe com- prises about 70 acres. The living is a rect.* with that of Kerdiston annexed, in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 699, in the patron, of Trinity College, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is an ancient structure, with a square embattled tower containing two bells. The chancel contains tombs of the Kerdis- tons, and had a shrine of the Virgin, which formerly brought great gains to the priests. The register dates from 1538. In the same churchyard stands the church of Whitwell, and formerly that of Hackford, which latter was destroyed by fire in 1600. The parochial charities produce about 27 per annum. There are National schools for both sexes and infants. The Wes- leyans and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. Booton, Sail, Wood-Dalling, Heydon, Haver- land, Weston, and Bawdswell halls are the principal residences. R. Westall, the painter, was born in this parish. The Rev. E. Holley, M.A., is lord of the manor. The market for corn and cattle is held on Wed- nesday. A fair is held for stock, horses, &c., on the 29th June. REETH, a tnshp. and market town in the par. of Grinton, wap. of West Gilling, North Riding co. York, 10 miles W. of Richmond, its post town, and 8 N.W. of Leyburn. The town is situated on an eminence near the confluence of the rivers Swale and Arcle. The tnshp. comprises the vils. of Fremington and Heal- haugh. The neighbouring lead mines, which are in extensive operation, are the means of employing a large number of the inhabitants ; some few are also engaged in frame-work knitting. The Independents, Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. There is an endowed free school, founded in 1643 by Alderman Hutchinson, also a school belonging to the Society of Friends, and at Fremington a National school. The board of guardians meet at the union poorhonse every alternate Friday. Market day is Friday. Fairs for cattle are held on the first Friday in May, 3rd November, the Friday prior to Masham lamb fair, and the Friday preceding the first Monday in March ; also fairs for pleasure, &c., on the Fridays be- fore Palm Sunday, Old May Day, 6th July, 5th Sep- tember, 23rd. November, and 21st December. REFORN, a vil. in the par. of Portland, co. Dorset, 4 miles S. of Weymouth. REIGATE, a hund. in two divs., first and second, co. Surrey. It was formerly called Churchfeld, and contains the pars, of Bletchworth, Buckland, Charl- wood, Horley, Leigh, Reigate, Burstow, Chipstead, Gatton, Merstham, Mitfield, and part of Ewell, com- prising an area of 45,150 acres. REIGATE, a par., post and market town, municipal and parliamentary borough, in the hund. of the same name, co. Surrey, 2 miles from Redhill, 11 E. of Guild- ford, and 21 S.W. of London. It is a station on the Reading branch of the South-Eastern railway. This place, which is of considerable antiquity, is men' tioned in Domesday Book as CJterc/ie felic, and was subsequently called Church-field in Reigtte. It is situated upon a rocky eminence, intersected by a branch of the river Mole, and near the head of Holmesdale. It is a polling-place and petty sessions town, and formerly belonged to Editha, Queen of Edward the Confessor. After the Norman conquest it caine to the Warrens, who founded here an Austin Priory 1 > 1240. The castle, which is considered to have been of Saxon origin, stood on the N. side of the town, and was