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Baggotrath, vil., in co. and 2 miles SE. of Dublin,
now included in Pembroke township.
ICaggotrath, West, vil., St Peter’s par., in co. and 5
miles SW. of Dublin.
Baggotstown, seat, 6 miles N. of Kilmallock, E.
co. Limerick.
Baggra, hill range, on borders of bars. Duhallow and
Muskerry, co. Cork.
Baggrave, liberty, Hungerton par., in N. of co. and
7i miles NE. of Leicester; contains seat of B. Hall.
Baggrow, sta. on Maryport and Carlisle By., 18
miles SW. of Carlisle, Cumberland.
Baggy Point, headland, N. Devon, 5 miles N. of
mouth of river Taw.
BagUlt, eccl. dist. (St Mary) and vil. with ry. sta.,
in par. and 2 miles SE. of Holywell, Flintshire, pop.
3357; P.O., t.o. The dist. is rich in minerals.
Baglnton, par., S. Warwickshire, 3 miles SE. of
Coventry, 1667 ac., pop. 209; contains seat of B. Hall.
Baglan, par. and seat, W. Glamorgan, 3 miles S. of
Neath, at mouth of river Neath, 4111 ac., pop. 672.
Baglan, Higher and Lower, 2 hamlets, Baglan par.,
Glamorgan, 1718 ac., pop. 143, and 2393 ac., pop. 529.
Bagley.—hamlet, Calverleypar., E. div. West-Biding
Yorkshire, 41? miles NE. of Bradford.—2. Bagley, seat,
5 miles S. of Ellesmere, NW. Shropshire.
Bagley Wood, par., NE. Berks, 3 miles S. of Oxford,
639 ac., pop. 14.
Bagnall.—hamlet, Basford par., N. Notts, 2 miles
SW. of Nottingham.—2. Bagnall, Stoke-upon-Trent.
See Bucknall with Bagnall.
Bagnall End. See Bignall End.
Bagnor, tithing, Speen par., S. Berks, on river Ken-
net, 2 miles NW. of Newbury.
Bagots Bromley, lordship, Abbots Bromley par., W.
Staffordshire, 1£ mile NW. of Abbots Bromley.
Bagraw, place with school, 2f miles W. of Hexham,
S. Northumberland.
Bagshaw Cavern, an extensive cavern at Bradwell
vil., Derbyshire, 2 miles from Castleton.
Bagshot.—hamlet, Shalbourn par., SW. Berks, 2
miles SW. of Hungerford.—2. Bagshot, eccl. dist. and
vil. with ry. sta., Windlesham par., W. Surrey, 41?
miles NE. of Farnborough; pop. of eccl. dist. 1209;
P.O., T.O. Bagshot Park, residence of H.R.H. the
Duke of Connaught, stands to the N. of vil.
Bagshot Heath, a tract of 31,500 ac. in Surrey and
Berks, 463 ft. above sea level. It was once an enclosed
royal hunting-ground.
Bagslate, place with two schools, 1J mile W. of
Itochdale, SE. Lancashire.
Bagthorpe.—par., W. Norfolk, 9 miles NW. of
Fakenham ry. sta., 750 ac., pop. 85.—2. Bagthorpe,
hamlet, Selston par., N. Notts, 11 miles NW. of Not-
tingham.—3. Bagthorpe, hamlet, Basford par., N.
Notts, 2 miles NW. of Nottingham.
Bagtor, seat, 31, miles N. of Ashburton, S. Devon;
birthplace of John Ford, the dramatist (1586-1639).
Bagnley, township with ry. sta., Bowdon par., mid.
Cheshire, 3J miles NE. of Altrincham, 1806 ac., pop.
736 ; eccl. dist. of B. St John, pop. 432.
Bagworth, township with ry. sta., Thornton par.,
S. Leicestershire, 5 miles NE. of Market Bosworth, pop.
604; P.O. The seat of Bosworth Park is adjacent.
Bahalthlon, place, Kerry par., SE. Montgomery-
shire, 3J miles E. of Newton.
Bahama Bank, a shifting sand across Ramsey Bay,
Isle of Man, 10 m. long and 1 m. broad ; has had since
1848 a light-vessel at S. end, with flashing light seen at
distance of 10 miles.
Baidland Hill, eminence, Dairy par., N. Ayrshire,
alt. 1099 ft.
Baikie, seat, Airlie par., Forfarshire, 5 miles SW.
of Kirriemuir.
Ballbrook House, 4 miles NE. of Bath, E. Somerset.
BaUdon, vil. with ry. sta., Otley par., E. div. West-
Riding Yorkshire, 5 m. N. of Bradford, pop. 5430; P.O.
Baildon Hill, a hill with ancient entrenchments,
Otley par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, alt. 922 ft.
Baildon Lodge, seat, near Leeds, Yorkshire.
Bailey.—township, Bewcastle par., N. Cumberland,
5 miles NE. of Longtown.—2. Bailey, hamlet, 5 miles
SW. of Clitheroe, NE. Lancashire. See Aighton. |
BaUey, hamlet, co. Dublin, near the base of Howth
Hill, on Dublin Bay; P.O. Here a lighthouse rises
to a height of 42 ft., with fixed light seen 15 miles.
Bailey Gate, sta. on Dorset and Somerset Ry., 4 miles
W. of Wimborne Minster, Dorset.
Bailford, estate, Penpont par., Dumfriesshire.
BaUleborough, par. and market town, SE. co.
Cavan, 7 miles W. of Kingscourt ry. sta. and 58 miles
NW. of Dublin — par., 12,415 ac., pop. 4137 ; town,
pop. 1091; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Monday.
The seat of B. Castle is in vicinity.
BaUiff Bridge, sta. on Lancashire and Yorkshire
Ry., between Bradford and Huddersfield, West-Riding
Yorkshire; P.O.
BaUlvanlcb, hamlet and lake, Benbecula island,
Inverness-shire. The lake contains an islet with re-
mains of ancient monastery.
BaUlleston, q.s. par. (called also Crossbill) and mining
town, Old Monkland par., N. Lanarkshire, 6| m. E. of
Glasgow by rail—par., pop. 3477; town, pop. 2927 ; P.O.
Bain.—a river of Lincolnshire; rises in Wolds, and
flows 20 miles S. to river Witham below Tattersha.il.
—2. Bain, affluent of river Ure, Aysgarth par., North-
Riding Yorkshire, 8 miles long. *
Bainbrldge, township and vil., Aysgarth par., North-
Riding Yorkshire, on river Ure, 1^ mile SW. of Askrigg,
15,399 ac., pop. 683 ; P.O.
Bainbrldge Holme, seat, near Sunderland, Durham.
Balnsford, or Brainsford, vil., in par. and forming
a suburb of Falkirk town, on Forth and Clyde Canal,
SE. Stirlingshire, pop. 2381.
Bainshole, hamlet, 7 miles from Insch sta., NW.
Aberdeenshire ; P.O. B. Hill, in vicinity, alt. 1042 ft.
Balnton.—par., N. Northamptonshire, 4 miles SE.
of Stamford, 760 ac., pop. 173; P.O.—2. Balnton,
hamlet, Stoke-Lyne par., NE. of Oxfordshire, 3 miles
N. of Bicester.—3. Balnton, par. and township, East-
Riding Yorkshire, Similes SW. of Great Driffield—par.,
3968 ac., pop. 472; township, 2981 ac., pop. 400; P.O.
Bairdston, vil., E. Kilbride par., Lanarkshire, 9
miles S. of Glasgow.
Bake, estate, 41? miles SW. of St Germains, Cornwall.
Baker Street, sta. on Metropolitan Ry., near Regent’s
Park, London.
BakevveU, par., township, and market town, N.
Derbyshire, on river Wye, 25 miles NW. of Derby
and 152 miles NW. of London by rail—par., 40,869
ac., pop. 12,246; township, 3064 ac., pop. 2502;
P.O., T.o. 2 Banks. Market-day, Friday. It has a
woollen factory established by Arkwright; also, coal,
lead, and zinc mines, quarries of stone and black marble,
and chalybeate springs. Chatsworth House, seat of
Duke of Devonshire, is in the vicinity.
Bal-.* See also Ball-, or Bel-.
Bala, small town with ry. sta., Llanycil par., Merion-
ethshire, at foot of Bala Lake, 11 miles SW. of Corwen;
pop. 1653; 2 Banks. Market-day, Saturday. Bala
Lake extends SW. from the above town, and is 4 miles
long, 1 broad, and 100 ft. deep; it is the chief source of
the river Dee.
Balado, ry. sta., 2 miles from Kinross, Kinross-shire.
Balaglch, hill; in par. and 2| miles SW. of Eagles-
ham vil., Renfrewshire, alt. 1084 ft.
Balaklava, vil., Kilbarchan par., Renfrewshire, 1
mile NE. of Johnstone. See Clippens.
Balantradocb, ancient chapel, now the church of
Temple par., Edinburghshire.
Balbardie, mansion, park, and lake, Bathgate par.,
Linlithgowshire.
Balbeggle, vil., Kinnoul par., E. Perthshire, 5 miles
NE. of Perth ; P.O.
Balbegno Castle, or Balmain, a castle, Fettercairn
par., SW. Kincardineshire, 4f miles NW. of Laurence-
kirk ; built in 1509.
Balblrnle, hamlet, Ruthven par., Forfarshire, 21
miles NE. of Meigle.
Balblrnle Mills and House. See Auchmuty.
Balblthan, ancient mansion, Keith-hall par., Aber-
deenshire, on river Don, 1£ mile NE. of Kintore; a
meeting-place of the Marquis of Montrose’s adherents
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