Qneensburg Lodge, seat, in co. and 2 miles NE. of
Stafford.

Qiiecnshnry (or Queenshead), town with ry. sta.,
Bradford and Halifax pars., N. div. West-Riding York-
shire, 4 miles N. of Halifax, 1593 ac., pop. 6824; P.O.,
T.o.; has stone quarries and coal mines, and shares in
the manufacturing industries of Halifax.

Queensferry (or South Queensferry), pari, and
royal burgh, par., and small seaport town, Linlithgow-
shire, on the Firth of Forth, 13 miles NW of Edin-
burgh by rail—par. and royal burgh, 11 ac., pop. 1064;
pari, burgh, pop. 1676; town, pop. 1966; P.O., T.O., 1
Bank. The pari, burgh and town extend into Dalmeny
par. Queensferry, situated at the south end of the
great Forth Bridge, so named from being the place
where Margaret the queen of Malcolm Canmore
crossed the Forth on her frequent journeys between
Edinburgh and Dunfermline, was long an important
ferry station. It has some coasting trade. There are
remains of a Carmelite friary built in 1332. Queens-
ferry is one of the Stirling Burghs, which return 1
member to Parliament.

Qneensferry, North, vil., in detached section of
Dunfermline par., Fife, on Firth of Forth, opposite
South Queensferry, and 2 miles S. of Inverkeithing,
pop. 360; P.O., T.o.; is a sea-bathing resort.

Qneenshead. See Queensbury.

Queenshill, seat, Tongland par., Kirkcudbrightshire,
2 miles N. of Tarff ry. sta.

Queenstown, seaport and market town, and town-
ship with ry. sta., Clonmel and Templerobin pars., SE.
co. Cork, on S. side of Great Island, in Cork Harbour,
13 miles SE. of Cork and 177 miles SW. of Dublin by
rail, and 284 miles SW. of Liverpool by sea, 535 ac.,
pop. 9755, 2 Banks. Market, Daily. Queenstown was
formerly called Cove of Cork, and received its present
name in honour of Queen Victoria’s visit in 1849. The
town is finely stuated on the side of a hill, is well and
regularly built, and has greatly increased in population
and importance during the last fifty years. The har-
bour, which is well sheltered, and large enough to accom-
modate the whole British navy, is protected by a battery
on Spike Island, and defended at the entrance by the
Carlisle and Camden forts. (See Cork Harbour.)
Queenstown is the port for the embarkation of troops
to Canada, &c., and for the transmission of American
mails; it is also the southern station for emigration.
The scenery, the fine climate, and the bathing attract
many visitors, and a great number of the merchants of
the city of Cork have seats along the banks on each
side of the harbour.

Queenstown Junction, ry. sta., in co. and 6 miles
E. of Cork.

Qneenwood, 4 miles NW. of Romsey, Hants; the
“ Harmony Hall ” (1842) of Robert Owen was here; it
was succeeded by an agricultural training school.

Quelch, North, rivulet, Kinross-shire; rises among
the Ochil Hills, and flows 6% miles SE. to Loch Leven
1 mile SE. of Milnathort.

Qneich, South, rivulet, partly of Perthshire, but
chiefly of Kinross-shire; rises among the Ochil Hills, and
flows 8% miles SE. to Loch Leven at Kinross.

Qnentoy, hamlet, Hungarton par., Leicestershire, 1
mile SE. of Hungarton; Quenhy Hall, a Tudor man-
sion, is the seat of the Ashby family.

Quendale Bay, in S. of Dunrossness par., Shetland,
1% mile NW. of Sumburgh Head; Qnendale House,
seat, at head of bay, is 23 miles SW. of Lerwick.

Quendon, par. and vil., Essex, 6 miles SW. of Saf-
fron Walden, 657 ac., pop. 192; P.O.; near vil. is
Quendon Hall, seat.

Qucnlborongh, Leicestershire. SeeQuEENiBOROUGH.

Qucnlngton, par. and vil., Gloucestershire, on river
Coin, 8 miles NE. of Cirencester, 1630ac., pop. 380; P.O.;
has traces of a preceptory of Knights Hospitallers.

Quenny, stream, Shropshire; rises in the Long Mynd,
and flows 8 miles SE. and S. to the Onny at Halford.

Quenvals, The, tract of land, in SW. of Jersey,
Channel Islands; was once fertile, but is now covered
with drifted sand.

Quernniorc, township and vil., Lancaster par., N.
Lancashire, 3 miles NE. of Lancaster, 6789 ac., pop. 585;
P.O.; near vil. is Quernmore Park, seat.

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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