Slip End, 2 miles from Luton, Bedfordshire; P.O.

Slipperfleld,Loch, West Linton par., Peeblesshire.

Slipton, par., Northamptonshire, 3 miles NW. of
Thrapston, 720 ac., pop. 105.

Slish Mountain, on S. side of Lough Gill, E. co.
Sligo, alt. 967 ft.

Slitheroe Mill, paperworks, Rishworth, near Halifax,
Yorkshire.

Slitrig Water, Roxburghshire; rises on the N. slope
of the watershed between Teviotdale and Liddesdale,
and flows 11 miles N. to the river Teviot at Hawick.

Slitting Mill, 2miles from Rugeley, Stafford; P.O.

Sloane Square, sta. on the Metropolitan District
Railway, Middlesex, near Victoria Station, Westminster.

Slock-na-Marra Race, channel, between Rathlin
island and co. Antrim ; 5 miles wide.

Slolcy, par. and vil., Norfolk, 3 miles NE. of Coltis-
hall, 719 ac., pop. 264.

Sloley Hill, vil., Arley par., Warwickshire, 6 miles
W. of Nuneaton.

Sloperton Cottage, Bromham par., Wilts, 4 miles
SE. of Chippenham; Thomas Moore (1779-1852), the
poet, resided here some years.

Sloswick, hamlet, in par. and 2 miles SW. of Work-
sop, Notts.

Slothby, hamlet, Willoughby par., Lincolnshire, 4
miles SE. of Alford.

Slough, market town with ry. sta., Upton cum Chalvey
and Stoke Poges pars., Bucks, 2 m. NE. of Windsor and
18½ W. of London by rail, 401 ac., pop. 5095; P.O., T.o.,
1 Bank. Market-day, Tuesday, Slough is considered to
be a very healthy place, and has grown rapidly since
the beginning of the railway period, when it was a mere
village. At Slough Sir William Herschel, the astro-
nomer, erected his large telescope, and made most of
his discoveries.

Sioy, Loch, Arrochar par., Dumbartonshire, at SE.
base of Ben Yorlich ; is 1¼ mile long.

Sluie, place, on river Findhorn, Edinkillie par.,
Elginshire, 5 miles SW. of Forres.

Slymbridge. See Slimbridge.

Slyne, township and vil., Bolton le Sands par., N.
Lancashire—township (Slyne with Hest), 1143 ac., pop.
301; vil., 3 miles NW. of Lancaster; P.O.; in vicinity
is Slyne Honse, seat.

Slyne Head, the outermost of a chain of rocky islets,
about 2 miles from the mainland of W. co. Galway, 10
miles SW. of Clifden. On Illaunamid island, off Slyne
Head, are 2 lighthouses, 142 yards apart, and 79 ft.
high, with revolving light (Slyne Head) 115 ft. above
high water and seen 15 miles, and fixed light (Slyne
Head) 104 ft. above high water and seen 14 miles.

Smaddy, Loch, Crossmichael par., Kirkcudbright.

Smailholm, par. and vil., Roxburghshire, on Eden
Water—par., 4194 ac., pop. 446; vil., 6 miles NW. of
Kelso; P.O.; the ruin of Smailholm Tower, on Sandy -
knowe Crags, is 1¼ mile SW. of the vil. See Sandy-
knowe Crags.

Smalesmouth, township, Greystead par., Northum-
berland, on river North Tyne, 7 miles NW. of Belling-
ham, 13,457 ac., pop. 133.

Small Hole, 2 miles from Henfield, Sussex; P.O.

Small (or Sma’) Glen, the part of Glen Almond in
the northern section of Crieff par., Perthshire, 8¾ miles
N. of Crieff.

Small Heath, eccl. dist. (ry. sta. Smallheath and
Sparkbrook), Aston par., Warwickshire, on SE. side of
Birmingham, pop. 9123; P.O., T.o.; the sta. is 2 miles
SE. of Snow Hill sta., Birmingham.

Small Isles, insular par., Argyllshire and Inverness-
shire, 37,752 ac., pop. 550; post-town, Oban; comprises
the islands of Canna, Muck, Rum, and Sanday in
Argyllshire, and Eigg in Inverness-shire.

Small Water, mountain tarn, on E. side of Nan Bield
Pass, Westmorland, 3 miles SW. of Hawes Water.

Smallbcrry Green, hamlet, Isleworth par., Middle-
sex, 2 miles SW. of Brentford.

Smallbridge, eccl. dist. and vil., Rochdale par.,
Lancashire—dist., pop. 5311; vil., on river Roch, 2
miles NE. of Rochdale; P.O., T.o.

Smallburgh, par. and vil., Norfolk—par., 1247 ac.,
pop. 504; vil., 5 miles SE. of North Walsham and 12
miles NE. of Norwich; P.O.; in vicinity is S. Hall, seat.

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

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