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SW. of Bideford.—4. Ford, hamlet, Chilvelstone par.,

5. Devon, 4 miles SE. of Kingsbridge. — 5. Ford,
hamlet, Townstall par., S. Devon, near Dartmouth.—

6. Ford, tithing, St Cyres Newton par., N. Devon, 4
miles NW. of Exeter.—7. Ford, seat of the Earl of
Devon, near Newton Abbot ry. sta., E. Devon.—8.
Ford, township, Bishop Wearmouth par., N. Durham,
on river Wear, 3 miles W. of Sunderland, 1029 ac., pop.
2631; contains Ford Mouse and the Ford Paper
Worlis.—9. Ford, hamlet, Temple Guiting par., E.
Gloucestershire, 4 miles NE. of Winchcomb.—10. Ford,
or Fordsbridgc, par. with ry. sta. (Ford Bridge), Here-
fordshire, 24 miles SE. of Leominster, 324 ac., pop. 17.—
II. Ford, manor, Hoath par., E. Kent, 5 miles NE. of
Canterbury; has remains of Ford Palace, old residence
of the Archbishops of Canterbury.—12. Ford, hamlet,
Sefton par., SW. Lancashire, 5 miles N. of Liverpool.
See
Orrell and Ford.—13. Ford, par. and vil., N.
Northumberland, on river Till, 64 miles NAY. of Wooler,
11,727 ac., pop. 1584; P.O.; in W. vicinity of vil. is
Ford Castle (built 1287, restored 1863); the par. con-
tains the vil. of Ford Forge.—14. Ford, vil., Hays-
castle par., Pembrokeshire, 7 miles N. of Haverford-
west.—15. Ford, hundred, partly in N. but principally
in S. Shropshire, 33,970 ac., pop. 8487.—16. Ford, par.,
N. Shropshire, on river Severn, 54 miles NW. of Shrews-
bury, 1773 ac., pop. 373; P.O.; contains Ford Mouse.
—17. Ford, hamlet, Litton par., E. Somerset.—18.
Ford, hamlet, Wiveliscombe par., W. Somerset.—19.
Ford, hamlet, Grindon par., N. Staffordshire, 54 miles
SE. of Leek.—20. Ford, par. and hamlet with ry. sta.
(Ford Junction), W. Sussex, on river Arun, 24 miles
SW. of Arundel, 474 ac., pop. 100.—21. Ford, tithing,
Idmiston, Laverstock, and St Martin pars., S. Wilts, 4
miles SE. of Amesbury.—22. Ford, hamlet, 011 NAY.
border of Wilts, 6 miles NAY. of Chippenham ; P.O.

Ford.—vil. with inn and pier, at head of Loch Awe,
Argyllshire; P.O., T.o.—2. Ford, vil., on river Tyne,
in co. and 10£ miles SE. of Edinburgh; P.O., T.O.; prac-
tically forms one village with Pathhead.

Ford, vil., Kilmuckridge and Killincooly pars., E. co.
Wexford, 14 miles E. of Enniscorthy, pop. 255.

Ford, Old, tithing, Berkley and Standerwick pars.,
E. Somerset, 2 miles NE. of Frome.

Ford Abbey, seat (1136), on NW. border of Dorset,
on river Axe, 4 miles SE. of Chard ; is one of the finest
monastic structures in England.

Ford Bridge, ry. sta., 24 miles SE. of Leominster,
Herefordshire. See
Ford.

Ford End, eccl. dist., Great Waltham par., AV.
Essex, pop. 775.

Ford Forge, vil., Ford par., Northumb. See Ford.

Ford Gate, ry. sta., in E. vicinity of Halsted, E. Essex.

Ford Green, hamlet and ry. sta., Norton on the Moors
par., N. Stafford, 5£ m. N. of Stoke upon Trent by rail.

Ford Mall, seat, High Peak dist., N. Derbyshire, 1
mile E. of Chapel-en-le-Frith.

Ford Heath, hamlet, Pontesbury par., S. Shropshire,
7 miles SW. of Shrewsbury.

Ford Houses, hamlet, AV. Staffordshire, 3 miles N.
of Wolverhampton; P.O.

Ford Junction, ry. sta., 2| miles SAY. of Arundel,
AV. Sussex. See
Ford.

Ford Street, hamlet, 54 miles NW. of Colchester,
Essex; P.O.

Ford Valley, near Folkestone, E. Kent; is crossed
by a nineteen-arch ry. viaduct, 758 ft. long.

Ford of Frew, ford (formerly fortified) on river
Forth, on border of Stirling and Perth, near Kippen sta.

Ford of Pitcur, hamlet, on SAA7. border of Forfar-
shire, near Coupar Angus.

Fordcomb, eccl. dist., Penshurst par., Kent, pop. 627.

Fordcombe Green, hamlet, 4 miles W. of Tunbridge
Wells, mid. Kent; P.O.

Fordcl, mining vil., Dalgetty par., Fifeshire, £ mile
SE. of Crossgates sta., pop. (including AYemyssSquare,
Aberdour par.) 488; in vicinity are coal mines, which
have been worked since 1600; 2 miles NE. of Inver-
keithing is Fordel Castle, seat.

Forden, par. and vil. with ry. sta., in co. and 2 miles
N. of Montgomery, 5270 ac., pop. 906 ; P.O.

Fordendale Brook, rivulet, AYestmorland; flows
NE. to W. side of Hawes AYater.



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