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Burton upon Trent; was 20 miles in circuit, covered
about 10,000 ac., and was a royal forest down to the
time, of Charles I. Ncedwood Honse, seat, is 4% miles
NW. of Burton upon Trent.

Neen Savage, par. and vil., Shropshire, on river Rea,
1 mile N. of Cleobury Mortimer, 3779 ac., pop. 331.

Neen Sollars, par. and ry. sta., Shropshire, on river
Rea, 6 miles NE. of Tenbury, 1779 ac., pop. 190.

Neenton, par., Shropshire, on river Rea, 6% miles
NW. of Bridgnorth, 1140 ac., pop. 141.

Neepsend, eccl. dist., Sheffield par., S. div. AYest-Rid-
ing Yorkshire, forming a NE. part of Sheffield, pop. 6267.

Nctdpath Castle, old baronial fortalice, in co. and 1 m.
W. of Peebles, on river Tweed; was captured by Cromwell
in 1650, and is now the property of the Earl of Wemyss.

Neilston, town and par., Renfrewshire, on river
Levern, 2 miles SW. of Barrhead and 10 miles SW. of
Glasgow by rail—par., 12,481 ac., pop. 11,359; town,
pop. 2311; P.O., T.o., 1 Bank; there are numerous
printfields, bleachfields, and cotton spinning-mills in
the district; Neilston Fad (854 ft.), 1% mile S. of the
town, commands a fine view.

Neish Island, wooded island, in Loch Earn, Comrie
par., Perthshire, opposite St Fillans.

Ncithrop, township, Banbury par., Oxfordshire, in
town of Banbury, 3327 ac., pop. 6060.

Neldrtcken, Loch, in NE. of Minnigaff par., Kirk-
cudbrightshire.

Nell, Loch, Kilmore and Kilbride par., Argyllshire,
3 miles SE. of Oban.

Nell field, school, Kirkliston par., Linlithgowshire.

Nelmer, seat, 2 miles E. of Romford, Essex.

Nelson. — town with ry. sta., AYhalley par., NE.
Lancashire, 3% miles NE. of Burnley and 215 miles
NW. of London, 827 ac., pop. 10,381; P.O., T.O., called
Nelson In Marsdcn; 3 Banks. Nelson is a local
government district, comprising parts of Barrowford,
Great and Little Marsden, and AYheatley Booth Carr
townships. Several mills and mfrs. give employment
to the inhabitants, and in the neighbourhood coal is
worked.—2. Nelson, vil. (ry. sta. Llancaiach and Nel-
son), Glamorgan, in E. of co., 2% miles SE. of Quaker’s
Yard sta.; P.O.

Nelson I'ort, coastguard station, on coast of Dorset,
at entrance of Lulworth Cove.

Nemphlar, vil., in co. and 2 miles NW. of Lanark,
on river Clyde.

Nenipnett Tliniluvcll, par. and vil., Somerset, 8
miles NE. of Axbridge, 1772 ac., pop. 216; a remarkable
barrow is in vicinity.

Nen, river, in E. of England; rises near Naseby, in
NW. of Northamptonshire, flows SE. to Northampton,

| thence NE. past Wellingborough, Higham Ferrers,
j Thrapston, and Oundle, to Elton, at boundary with
Huntingdonshire, flows along the boundary N. to
! AA7ansford, thence E. to Peterborough, runs along the
| N. border of Cambridgeshire to AYisbech, thence N.
across E. border of Norfolk and partly within border of
Lincolnshire to the AYash, 3 miles N. of Sutton Bridge ;

I is 70 miles long.

Nenagh.—market and assize town, township, and
par., with ry. sta., N. co. Tipperary, on river Nenagh,
28 miles NE. of Limerick and 96% miles SW. of Dublin
—par., 3881 ac., pop. 5706; township, 2093 ac., pop.
5422 ; 3 Banks, 2 newspapers. Market-day,
Thursday.
Nenagh has a good general trade. The remains of a
castle are situated in the town.—2. Nenagh, river, N.
co. Tipperary; rises under the Devil’s Bit mountains,
and flows 14 miles NW. past the town of Nenagh to
Lough Derg.

Nent, stream, Cumberland; rises near boundary of
co. with Durham and Northumberland, and flows 5
miles NW. to the South Tyne.

Nenthall, vil., Alston par., Cumberland, 2 miles
NAY. of Nenthead.

Ncnthead, eccl. dist. and vil., Alston par., Cumber-
land—dist., pop. 1419 ; vil., on river Nent, 4 miles SE.
of Alston; P.O., T.O.

Nenthorn, par., SW. Berwickshire, on Eden AYater,
3454 ac., pop. 454; P.O. ; contains Nenthorn House,
seat, 4% miles NW. of Kelso.

Nephln, mountain, 7 miles SW. of Crossmolina,
mid. co. Mayo, alt. 2646 ft.



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