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Bangor-ys-Uocd, par. and township, Denbighshire and
SE. part of Flintshire, on river Dee, 5J miles SE. of
Wrexham, 6053 ac., pop. 1099; township, 2124 ac.,
pop. 502; P.O., T.O. The township is in Flintshire.

Bangor, par. and seaport town, NE. co. Down, on S.
side of Belfast Lough, 12 miles NE. of Belfast by rail—
par., 17,015 ac., pop. 7087; township, 824 ac., pop.
3006; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day,
Tuesday. Fish-
ing is the chief industry; muslin embroidery and the
linen mfr. are carried on. It is also a sea-bathing re-
sort. In the vicinity are the seat of Bangor Castle,
and the ruins of an abbey.

Bangor Errls, 28 miles W. of Ballina, co. Mayo; P.O.

Bangonr, seat, near Uphall, Linlithgowshire.

Bangrove, hamlet, Beckford par., E. Gloucestershire.

Bankaglog, chapelry, Llandinam par., Montgomery-
shire, 4-g- miles NE. of Llanidloes.

Bankaiu, par., S. Norfolk, 2 miles S. of New Bucken-
ham, 3963 ac., pop. 1142; P.O.

Bankend.—vil., Caerlaverock par., S. Dumfriessh., on
Lochar water, 6 m. SE. of Dumfries; P.O.—2. Bankend,
ham., Kirkgunzeon par., E. Kirkcudbrightsh.—3. Bank-
end, hamlet, Lesmahagow par., AY. Lanarkshire.

Banker, place, Llandyrnog par., in co. and 4J
miles E. of Denbigh.

Bank Field, seat, near Halifax, Yorkshire.

Bankfoot, eccl. dist. (St Matthew), Bradford par.,
West-Riding Yorkshire, pop. 3349.

Bankfoot, vil., Auchtergaven par., E. Perthshire, on
Corral Burn, pop. 627 ; P.O., T.O.

Bank Ground, an estate, in Yorkshire, E. side of
Coniston Lake.

Bank Hall.—ry. sta., on N. side of Liverpool, SW.
Lancashire.—2. Bank Hall, seat, nr. Burnley, Lancash.

Bankhead, place with ry. sta., N. Northumberland,
2 miles N. of Rothbury.

Bankhead.—vil., Newhills par., E. Aberdeensh., 2
miles NAY. of Aberdeen, pop. 669.—2. Bankhead,
vil., Dreghorn par., Ayrshire, pop. (including Spring-
side Colliery), 1266; has collieries.—3. Bankhead, vil.,
within Wick burgh, Caithness-sh. — 4. Bankhead,
hamlet, Monikie par., S. Forfarsh.—5. Bankhead, ry.
sta., mid. Lanarksh., on branch of Caledonian Ry., 2
miles E. of Carstairs.—6. Bankhead, hamlet, in par.
and 1^ mile SAY. of Denny, Stirlingshire.—7. Bank-
head, seat, Rutherglen par., Lanarkshire.

Bankier, hamlet, with distillery, in par. and 2 miles
SE. of Denny, Stirlingshire.

Bankland, hamlet, North Petherton par., W.
Somerset, 6J miles NE. of Taunton.

Bank Newton, township, Gargrave par., N. div.
AYest-Riding Yorkshire, 6 miles NAV. of Skipton, 2339
ac., pop. 100.

Banknock, hamlet, Denny par., Stirlingshire.

Bank of Englhnd Paper Hills. See Laverstoke.

Banks.—hamlet, with ry. sta., Lanercost par., E.
Cumberland, 2 miles N. of Brampton.—2. Banks, St
Stephen, eccl. dist., in par. of North Meols, SW. Lanca-
shire, 6J miles N. of Ormskirk, pop. 1315; P.O.—3.
Banks, Fee, hamlet, Longborough par., E. Gloucester-
shire, 2 miles NW. of Stow-on-the-Wold.

Banks.—place with public school, Old Deer par.,
Aberdeenshire.—2. Banks, hamlet, Mouswald par., S.
Dumfriesshire, 6 miles SE. of Dumfries.

Banks, East and West, hamlets, near Wick, Caith-
ness-shire.

Bankton, formerly a seat, Prestonpans par., NW.
Haddingtonshire, 8 miles NW. of Haddington; was the
residence of Col. Gardiner, who fell at the battle of
Prestonpans in 1745.

Bankton Park, hamlet, Kettle par., mid. Fifeshire.

Banktop, vil. with ry. sta., Bolton-le-Moors par.,
SE. Lancashire, 4^ miles NW. of Bolton; P.O.

Bankyfelin, 4 miles from St Clears, S. Carmarthen;
P.O.

Baim, river, NE. co. Wexford, flowing from Armagh
Hill 20 miles to the Slaney, 3 miles N. of Enniscorthy.

Bann, Lower, river, flowing from Lough Neagh
along the boundary between cos. Antrim and London-
derry 33 miles NW. to the Atlantic, 5 miles below
Coleraine, to which it is navigable.

Bann, Upper, river, SW. co. Down, flowing from the
Mourne mountains 25 m. NW. past Banbridge to Lough



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