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Ratten Row, vil., Silkstone par., S. div. West-
Riding Yorkshire, near Penistone.

Ratter, hamlet, Dunnet par., Caithness, 7 miles NE.
of Castletown.

Rattery, par. and vil., Devon, 4 miles W. of Totnes,
2823 ac., pop. 394 ; P.O.

Rattcsden, par. and vil., Suffolk, 44 miles W. of
Stowmarket, 3254 ac., pop. 1040; P.O.

Ratton Fark, seat, 2 miles N. of Eastbourne, Sussex.

Rattoo, par. and seat, N. co. Kerry, at confluence of
rivers Brick and Peale, 8 miles SAY. of Listowel, 8201
ac., pop. 1889; at Rattoo is an ancient round tower._

Rattray.—town (police burgh) and par., Perthshire
—par., 5382 ac., pop. 3051; town and police burgh, on
river Ericht, opposite Blairgowrie, pop. 2533; the town
comprises the vils. of New Rattray; P.O ; and Old
Rattray ; P.O.; flax and jute spinning is carried on.—
2. Rattray, seat, Crimond par., Aberdeenshire, 74
miles NAV. of Peterhead.

Rauceby, ry. sta., Lincolnshire, 3 m. SAY. of Sleaford.

Rauceby, Nortli, par. and vil. (ry. sta. Rauceby),
Lincolnshire, 1 mile NW. of South Rauceby, 3460 ac.,
pop. 270.

Rauceby, South, par. and vil. (ry. sta. Rauceby),
Lincolnshire, 3 miles W. of Sleaford, 2430 ac., pop. 388;
P.O.; near vil. is Rauceby Hall, seat.

Raiighton Head with Gatesgill, eccl. dist., Castle
Sowerby and Dalston pars., Cumberland, pop. 662;
P.O. at Raughton Head, 2 miles SE. of Dalston.

Rannds, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Northampton-
shire, 3m. S. of Thrapston, 3680 ac., pop. 2799; P.O.,T.O.

Ravarnett, AY. co. Down, 3 miles from Lisburn; P.O.

Ravel, rivulet, N. co. Antrim; flows 10 miles SAV.
to river Main, 3 miles SW. of Clogli Mills.

Raveley, Great, par., Huntingdonshire, 3| miles
SW. of Ramsey, 2040 ac., pop. 203.

Raveley, Little, par., Huntingdonshire, adjacent to
Great Raveley, 760 ac., pop. 47.

Ravelrig, seat, in par. and 14 mile SW. of Currie,
Edinburghshire, near AVater of Leith.

Ravels ton, seat, Corstorphine par., Edinburghshire,
24 miles AY. of Edinburgh, near E. skirt of Corstor-
phine Hill.

Raven Crag, at NAV. end of Thirlmere, Cumberland,
alt. 800 ft.

Raven Fall, waterfall, Merioneth, 2 miles from
Maentwrog.

Raven Hill, AYhitby par., North-Riding Yorkshire ;
where the Danes planted their standard on landing in 867.

Raven Meols, hamlet, Walton on the Hill par., SW.
Lancashire, 8 miles AY. of Ormskirk.

Raven Point, on N. side of entrance to AVexford
Harbour, SE. co. AVexford.

Raven Rock, 24 miles NW. of Strathpeffer, Ross
and Cromarty; commands a fine view.

Raven Scar, limestone rocks, between Ingleton and
Chapel-le-Dale, N. div. AYest-Riding Yorkshire, on E.
side of glen watered by Dale Beck.

Ravendale, East, par., Lincolnshire, 8 miles SAY. of
Great Grimsby, 1430 ac., pop. 165; P.O.; contains the
township of East Ravendale, pop. 108; and West
Ravendale, pop. 57 ; also Ravendale Uall, seat; a
priory was founded at AYest Ravendale in 1202.

Ravcnfleld, par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 4
miles NE. of Rotherham, 1235 ac., pop. 172; contains
Ravenfield Park, seat.

Ravenglass, small seaport and market town with
ry. sta., Muncaster par., Cumberland, at the head of
the estuary of the Irt, Mite, and Esk, 44 miles NW. of
Bootle and 164 SB- of AVhitehaven; P.O., T.O. Market-
day,
Wednesday. The population of Ravenglass is
engaged in the coasting trade and oyster fishery.

Ravenbead, eccl. dist., Prescot par., SW. Lanca-
shire, on SW. side of St Helens, pop. 5907 ; at Raven-
head are extensive plate-glass works.

Raveningham, par. and vil., Norfolk, 34 miles SE.
of Loddon, 2415 ac., pop. 240 ; P.O. ; near vil. is
Raveningham Hall, seat.

Raven’s Hugo, cave, Cornwall, 14 mile NE. of
Lizard Head.

Ravensbourne,river, Kent; rises near Farnborough,
and flows 10 miles NAY. past Bromley and Lewisham
to the Thames at Deptford.



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