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Radway Green, ry. sta., Cheshire, near border of
Staffordshire, 4f miles E. of Crewe.

Radwell.—hamlet, Felmersham par., in co. and 6
miles NW. of Bedford.—2.
Radwell, par., Herts, 14
mile NW. of Baldock, 743 ac., pop. 101; contains
Radwell Honse, seat.

Radwinter, par. and vil., Essex, on river Pant, 44
miles SE. of Saffron Walden, 3876 ac., pop. 842 ; P.O.;
near vil. is
Radwinter Hall, seat.

Radyr, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Glamorgan, on
river Taff, 44 miles NW. of Cardiff, 1630 ac., pop. 519.

Raeberry, vestiges of a stronghold of the Maclellans,
in co. and 6 miles SE. of Kirkcudbright, on the coast.

Raebills, seat, Johnstone par., Dumfriesshire, near
Kinnel Water, 10 miles NW. of Lockerbie.

Raemoir, seat and school, Banchory-Ternan par.,
Kincardineshire, 3 miles N. of Banchory.

Rafford, par. and vil., Elginshire—par., 12,456 ac.,
pop. 1052 ; vil., 24 miles SE. of Forres; P.O.

Raffrey, 4 miles from Saintfield, co. Down ; P.O.

Raford, seat, 6 m. E. of Athenry, mid. co. Galway.

Ragdale, ;par., Leicestershire, 6 miles W. of Melton
Mowbray, 1980 ac., pop. 102.

Ragbly, peninsula and fishing harbour, in co. and 7
miles NAV. of Sligo.

Ragbtinmore, mountain, N. co. Donegal, on E. side
of Lough Swilly, alt. 1656 ft.

Raglan.—(or Ragland), par. and vil. with ry. sta.,
in co. and 7 miles SW. of Monmouth, 4083 ac., pop.
722; P.O., T.O.;
Raglan Castle, one of the finest
baronial ruins in England, was built in time of Henry
V., on the site of a previous castle, and surrendered to
Fairfax in 1646; Raglan gives the title of baron to a
branch of the Beaufort family; the first Lord Raglan
(1788-1855), youngest son of the fifth Duke of Beaufort,
was commander of the forces in the Crimea. —
2.
Raglan,
hundred, Monmouthshire, 47,010 ac., pop.
6961; contains 21 pars, and parts of 3 others.

Ragley Hall, seat (1750) of the Marquis of Hertford,
Arrow par., Warwickshire, 1| mile SW. of Alcester;
stands in a richly-wooded park, with a picturesque lake.

Ragnall, par. and vil., Notts, 4 miles NE. of Tux-
ford, 2030 ac. (including Dunham), pop. 183; near vil.
is
Ragnall Hall, seat.

Ragwortb-Norton, seat, Durham; post-town, Stock-
ton upon Tees.

Raban.—par., N. co. Cork, on river Blackwater, 3
miles SE. of Mallow, 10,082 ac., pop. 1249.—2.
Raban,
par., N. King’s co., on Grand Canal and river Clodagh,
5 miles W. of Tullamore, 14,985 ac., pop. 2464; p.o.

Rabanna, seat, 2 miles N. of Ardee, mid. co. Louth.

Rabans, seat, 3 miles NE. of Carrickmacross, S. co.
Monaghan.

Rabara, par., S. co. Roscommon, 10 miles NAV. of
Athlone, 5362 ac., pop. 567 ; P.O.

Rabarney, 3 miles NE. of Killucan, E. co. West-
meath; P.O.

Rabasane, seat, co. Galway; post-town, Craughwell.

Rabeen. — seat, mid. co. Galway ; post - town,
Athenry.—2.
Rabeen, seat, S. co. Galway; post-town,
Gort.

Rabeendoran, hamlet, in co. and 4 m. SW. of Carlow

Rabelty, par., E. co. Tipperary, 3 miles NE. o.
Thurles, 4875 ac., pop. 568.

Rabeny, par. and vil. with ry. sta., in co. and 4
miles NE. of Dublin, on Dublin Bay—par., 1054 ac.,
pop. 426 ; vil., pop. Ill; P.O., T.o.

Rabill, par., N. co. Carlow, 1 mile NAV. of Rath
villy, 2662 ac., pop. 273
; Rabill Mound is 499 ft. high.

Rabinstown, seat, 34 miles NE. of Innfield, S. co.
Meath.

Rabolp, 4 m. NE. of Downpatrick, E. co. Down ; P.O.

Raboon, par., S. co. Galway, on Galway Bay, 15,168
ac., pop. 8959; contains part of bor. of Galway.

Rabugb, par., S. co. Westmeath, on branch of Grand
Canal, 4 miles SE. of Kilbeggan, 4973 ac., pop. 522.

Raibeg, school, Moy and Dalarossie par., Inverness.

Raigmore, seat, in co. and 1 mile from Inverness.

Railstown, par., mid. co. Tipperary, 3 miles SE. of
Cashel, 904 ac., pop. 62.

Rain Stang, hill, AVest-Riding Yorkshire, near
Middlesmoor, 9 miles NW. of Pateley Bridge, alt.
1468 ft.

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

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