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RIXTON-WITIT-GLAZEBR30K. 329 ROBERTON. zark moors. The Leeds and Liverpool canal, and the liolton and Preston railway pass within 2 miles of the village. Swinton Moor, a small estate of little value, was some years back leased to the guardians of the poor of Manchester, for 250, for the training of about 1,000 pauper children of that parish. There are several chaly- beate springs in the township, and in Dean Wood is a cascade of 32 feet fall. On the summit of a hill, about 1,500 feet above the sea-level, is a square tower 20 feet high, from which in favourable weather a prospect is obtained embracing Furness Fell, Snowdon, and the Isle of Man. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Munchester, val. 90, in the patron, of inhabitants. The church was erected about 1530, by Richard Pilkington. The screen and font are supposed to have belonged to some earlier edifice. The parochial charities consist of Bishop Pilkington's free grammar school, founded in 1566, the endowment of which has increased to 310 per annum. The Unitarians have a place of worship. B1XTON-WITH-GLAZEBROOK, a tnshp. in the par. of Warrington, hund. of West Derby, co. Lancaster, 6 miles N.E. of Warrington, and 7 S.W. of Leigh. It is sitiiiited on the river Mersey, and belongs partly to Tempest of Broughton. The village is considerable. There is a Roman Catholic place of worship. ROACH, a par. in the bar. of Upper Dundalk, co. Louth, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 4 miles W. of Dundalk, its post town. The living is a cur. in the dioe. of Armagh, val. with Baronstown, 348. It is united to Dundalk in the Roman Catholic arrangement. Roach Castle is situated on a rocky eminence, and commands an extensive view. It was partially destroyed by Crom- well in 1644. ROACH, or ROCHE, a par. in the E. div. of Pow- der hund., co. Cornwall, 5J miles N. of St. Austell, its post town, and 7 S.W. of Bodmin. The village, which is chiefly agricultural, is situated near Hens- barrow beacon. Roche is mentioned in Domesday Book as Treroache, and was held by the Do Rupes. On a rugged quartz rock are ruins of a hermitage 15 feet by 10<f, said to have been once inhabited by the celebrated hermit Conan, who afterwards removed to the see of St. Germans. A portion of the inhabitants are engaged in the tin stream works, of which theru are several in this parish, and a rich mine, called the Hock Mine, was opened in 1831. China clay is also found in large quantities, and sent to Liverpool for the potteries. The lofty elevation called Hainsborough, or Hcnsbarrow, and which gives rise to the river Fal, is partly in this parish. In the streams which descend from this eminence grains of pure gold are occasionally discovered. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 413. The church, dedicated to St. Gomonda, was rebuilt in 1822, and has a square embattled tower containing six bells. In the churchyard is an ancient cross. There is a National school for both sexes. The Wcsleyans and Bible Christians have each a place of worship. Fairs are held in May,. July, and October, for the sale of cattle. ItOAD, a par. in the hund. of Frome, co. Somerset, 4 mill's N.E. of Frome railway station, and 10 from Bath, its post town. The village, which is large, is situated on the river Frome, which separates it from the par. of Wnolverton. It was formerly a market town, and had a cross nearly in the centre of the village, but has recently been removed. There are a cloth mill and con- siderable woollen dye-works at Shawford. The soil is ly light, though various, with a subsoil of clay. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 455, and the globe contains 85 acres. The living is a rect.* annexed to that of Woolverton, in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 600. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, is an ancient structure, with a square em- battled tower containing a clock and six bells. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum. The register dates from 1587. There is a National school for both sexes. The Wesleyans and Baptists have each a place of worship, the former having a school for both exes, also a Sunday-school. Mrs. Jones, of Hinton, is lady of the manor. A large fair for the sale of cheese and cattle is held on the first Monday after 9th Septem- ber. ROAD, or RHODE, a hmlt. in the bar. of Warrens- town, King's County, Ireland, 5 miles N.E. of Philips- town. It had formerly a religious house, founded by St. Pulcherius in the 7th century. ROADE, a par. in the hund. of Cleley, co. Northamp- ton, oi miles S. of Northampton, its post town, and the same distance N. of Towcester. It is a station on the London and North-Western railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the Blisworth cutting of the Birmingham railway and the canal tunnel. Some of the inhabitants are employed in the shoo trade. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 100, in the joint patron, of the Duke of Grafton and Rector of Ashton. The church, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, is an ancient cruciform structure, with a tower containing a clock, which has no dial, and four bells. There is a stone in the wall recording the date of 1619, probably the period when that portion of the church was rebuilt. The parochial charities produce about 26 per annum, exclusive of 4 for alrnshouses. There is a Church school for both sexes. The Wcsleyans and Baptists have each a place of worship. The Duke of Grafton is lord of the manor. ROADFORD, a hmlt. in the bar. of Corcomroe, co. Clare, Ireland, 6 miles N.W. of Ennistimon, OH the river Aile, near the coast. ROADSIDE, a hmlt. in the par. of St. Cyrus, co. Kincardine, Scotland, 4 miles S.E. of Lawrencekirk. It is situated in the valley of the North Esk, near the coast. ROAD SIDE, NEW, a hmlt. in the par. of Aldmond- bury, West Riding co. York, near Huddersfield. ROAD SIDE, NEW, a hmlt. in the par. of Batley, West Riding co. York, near Dewsbury. ROADWATER, a hmlt. in the par. of Old Cleeve, hund. of Williton, co. Somerset, 2 miles S.W. of Wut- chet, near the coast of the Bristol Channel. ROAG, a sea loch on the W. side of the Isle of Lewis, Western Isles, coast of Scotland. ROAN. See RONA, Scotland. ROANCARRICK, an islet in Bantry Bay, co. Cork, Ireland. It lies on the E. side of Bearhaven, and has a lighthouse, erected in 1847, nearly 60 feet above low water. ROAR, a bank in East Bay, co. Kent, extending nearly 7 miles between Hythe and New Romney. ROARING MIDDLE, a sandbank in the Wash, co. Norfolk, on the E. side of Lynn Channel. ROARINGWATER, a bay on the coast of co. Cork, Ireland. It lies between Cape Clear and Mizen Head, and contains several small islands. ROATH, or RIIATH, a par. in the hund. of Kibbor, co. Glamorgan, 1 mile N.E. of Cardiff, its post town, and 7 miles from Caerphilly. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the river Ruinney. In the vicinity are some ancient earthworks. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 96. The church is dedicated to St. Margaret. Roath Court is the. principal residence. ROBE, a river of the co. of Mayo, Ireland. It rises near Clare, and falls into Lough Mask. ROBEEN, a par. in the bar. of Kilmaine, co. Mayo, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 2 miles W. of Hollymount, which is its post town. The surface is traversed by the river Robe, and the road from Hollymount to Castlebar. The living is a rect. and vie. in the dioc. of Tuam, val. with Holly mount or Kilcommon, 515, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was improved in 1818 by the late Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Kilcommon. There are two public schools. The principal residences are Newbrook, the seat of Lord Clanmorris, Bloomfield, and Beechgrove. Castle ruins are seen in the village and at Togher. ROBERTON, a par. in the district of Hawick, cos. Roxburgh and Selkirk, Scotland. It contains the vil. of Deanburnhaugh, and the ancient par. of Borthwick on the north-western bank of the Borthwick water. It i x'mds about 13 miles in length from E. to W., with an