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Fowbery, hamlet, Bamburgli par., N. Northumber-
land, on r. Till, 3 m. NE. of Wooler; in vicinity is the
seat of
Fowbcry Tower (1237), a modernised mansion.

Fowelscombe, seat, 3 m. NE. of Modbury, S. Devon.

Fowey.—small seaport, market town, and par. with
ry. sta., E. Cornwall, near mouth of river Fowey, 11
miles S. of Bodmin, 1945 ac., pop. 1656;
P.O., T.O., 2
Banks. Market-day,
Saturday. The principal indus-
try is the pilchard fishery, which is very important.
Fowey at one time ranked among the principal seaports
in England, and sent ships to the crusades and to the
blockade of Calais. It has a deep and commodious
harbour, well sheltered by cliffs; 180 yards W. of
Whitehouse Point is a fixed light seen 5 miles. Iron
ore and “China Stone” are exported. (For shipping
statistics, see Appendix.)—2.
Fowey, river, E. Corn-
wall ; rises on Bodmin Moor, and flows S. to English
Channel near Fowey; is 20 miles long, and is navigable
to the neighbourhood of Lostwithiel.

Fowl Hall, hamlet, Yalding par., mid. Kent, 6 miles
NE. of Tunbridge.

Fowlers Park, seat, 3 m. S. of Cranbrook, mid. Kent.

_ Fowlis.—ancient par. (now united with Lundie) and
vil. (also called Fowlis Easter), on E. border of Perth-
shire, 5¼ miles NW. of Dundee ; to the S. of the vil.,
towards the head of the Den of Fowlis (or Balruddery),
is
Fowlis Castle; the church is Second Pointed in
style, and probably dates from the 15th century. See
Lundie and Fowlis.—2. Fowlis, ry. sta., 4¼ miles
NE. of Dingwall, Ross-shire. See
Foulis Castle.

Fowlis Wester, par. and vil., mid. Perthshire—par.,
22,803 ac., pop. 1112; vil., 4¼ miles NE. of Crieff;
P.O.,
called Fowlis ; in E. vicinity of vil. is the site of the
castle of the ancient earls of Strathearn.

Fowlshengh, cliff range, on coast of Dunnottar par.,
Kincardineshire.

Fownbope, par. and vil., on river Wye, in co. and 6
miles SE. of Hereford, 4723 ac., pop. 1038 ;
P.O. ; in
vicinity of vil. is the seat of
Fownhopc Court.

Fowyn-Isaf, hamlet, near Abergele, Denbighshire.

Fox, hamlet, near river Cherwell, Oxfordshire, 7¼
miles NE. of Woodstock.

Fox Gliyll, seat, near Ambleside, AYestmorland.

Fox Hall, seat, 5 miles S. of Edgeworthstown, SE.
co. Longford.

Fox Hill, place, Gedling par., in co. and 4 miles NE.
of Nottingham.

Fox House Inn, 3 m. SE. of Hathersage, N. Derby.

Fox How, seat, near Ambleside, AYestmorland.

Fox Tor, hill in Dartmoor, S. Devon, 3 miles SE. of
Princes Town.

Fox Warren, seat, near Cobham, West Surrey.

Foxbar Bleach Held, 2 m. SE. of Paisley, Renfrew.

Foxburrow Hall, seat, mile N. of Woodbridge,
E. Suffolk.

Foxcote.—school, Withington par., E. Gloucester-
shire.—2.
Foxcote, vil., Ilmington par., S. AYarwick-
shire, 4 miles AY. of Shipston-on-Stour ; in vicinity is
Foxcote House.

Foxcott.—(or Foscott), par., in co. and 2 miles NE.
of Buckingham, 719 ac., pop. 72.—2.
Foxcott, par., N.
Hants, 2 miles NW. of Andover, 953 ac., pop. 54.—3.
Foxcott, Oxfordshire. See Foscott.

Foxdale, hamlet, 5 miles SE. of Peel, Isle of Man;
P.O.; in vicinity are the Foxdale Lead Mines.

Foxdenton Hall, seat, nr. Oldham, SE. Lancashire.

Foxearle, hundred, Hastings rape, E. Sussex, 15,842
ac., pop. 2855; contains 3 pars.

Foxcarth, par., E. Essex, 3¼ miles NW. of Sudbury,
1683
ac., pop. 390; P.O.

Foxficld Junction, ry. sta., at head of Duddon
estuary, Lancashire, 1¼ m. SW. of Broughton in Furness.

Foxi'ord, town with ry. sta., Toomore par., NE. co.
Mayo, on river Moy, 11 miles NE. of Castlebar, pop.
611;
P.O., t.o. Market-day, Thursday.

Foxhall.—hamlet, in co. and 1¼ mile NW. of Den-
bigh.—2.
Foxhall, par., E. Suffolk, 4 miles E. of Ips-
wich, 1840 ac., pop. 251; contains
Foxhall Heath.

Foxhall, seat, in par. and SE. vicinity of Kirkliston,
E. Linlithgowshire.

Foxhall, 8 miles from Hollymount, co. Mayo ; P.O.

Foxhani, hamlet with school, Bremhill par., N.
Wilts, 5 miles NE. of Chippenham.



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