Worcestershire, 2 miles NW. of Shipton-on-Stour.—5.
Blackwell, sta. on branch of Midland Ry., 2 miles
NE. of Bromsgrove, E. Worcestershire.

Blackwell CoUiery; p.o. See Blackwell (E.
Derbyshire).

Blackwell, High, township, St Cuthbert par., E.
Cumberland, 2J miles S. of Carlisle.

BlackweU, Low, township, St Cuthbert par., E.
Cumberland, 2 miles S. of Carlisle.

Blackwood, hamlet with ry. sta., 8½ miles W. of
Pontypool, W. Monmouthshire ; P.O., T.o.

Blackwood.—seat, and sta. on Hamilton and Les¬
mahagow Ry., mid. Lanarkshire, 2 miles S. of Stone-
house sta.—2. Blackwood, seat, in co. and 9 miles
NW. of Dumfries, on river Nith; on the estate was born
Allan Cunningham (1784-1842), poet and novelist.—3.
Blackwood, seat, 3§ m. E. of Ecclefechan, Dumfriessh.

Blackwood and Crowhorongh, township, Horton
par., N. Staffordshire, 4 miles W. of Leek.

Blacon-cum-Crahhall, township, W. Cheshire, in
par. and 2 miles SW. of Chester, 1178 ac., pop. 235.

Blacon Hill, hill, N. Notts, 4½ miles SE. of Bawtry;
vestiges of Roman camp.

Bladenoch.—vil., Wigtown par., E. Wigtownshire,
on river Bladenoch; P.O. It has a distillery. — 2.
Bladenoch, river, E. Wigtownshire, flowing 24 miles
SE. to Wigtown Bay.

Bladon, par. and vil., mid. Oxfordshire, 2 miles S.
ofWoodstock—par.,1061ac.,pop.613; vil.,pop.333; p.o.

Blaenaeron¹, township, Caron-ys-Clawdd par., E.
Cardiganshire, 4 miles NE. of Tregaron.

Blacnan, hamlet, Llanfihangel-ar-Arth par., N.
Carmarthenshire, 10 miles SW. of Lampeter.

Blaenau Festiniog, vil. with junc. sta., near Duffws,
NW. Merioneth ; P.O., T.o., 2 Banks.

Blaenavon, eccl. dist. and vil. with ry. sta., SW.
Monmouthshire, 5½ miles NW. of Pontypool, pop. of
dist. 9451; P.O., T.o.; is a seat of ironworks.

Blaencaron, place, Caron-ys-Clawdd township, Caron
par., Cardiganshire, near Tregaron.

Blaenconin, place with public school, Narberth par.,
Pembrokeshire.

Blaendyffrin Manor, 5 miles NW. of Llandovery,
Carmarthenshire.

Blaenffos. See Blaen-y-ffos.

Blaenglesyrch, township, Llanwrin par., W. Mont¬
gomeryshire, 2 miles N. of Machynlleth.

Blaengwawr, mining sta. on Taff Vale Ry., 8 miles
NE. of Neath, N. Glamorganshire.

Blaengwrach, eccl. dist., Glyncorrwg par., NW.
Glamorganshire, 10 miles NE. of Neath by rail, 3032
ac., pop. 324.

Blaenhonddan, vil., Cadoxton par., W. Glamorgan,
2½ miles NE. of Neath, pop. 2363; has copper mines.

BlaenUecha, locality, 1 mile from Ferndale ry. sta.,
Glamorgan; P.O.

Blaenpenal, township, Llanddewybrefi par., SE.
Cardiganshire, on river Aeron, 4 miles NW. of Tregaron,
4105 ac., pop. 557.

Blaenporth, coast par., Cardiganshire, 6 miles NW.
of Newcastle Emyln, 3548 ac., pop. 680.

Blaensawthe, hamlet, Llanddausaint par., E. Car¬
marthenshire, 7½ miles S. of Llandovery.

Blaen-y-Fos, locality with public school, Pembroke¬
shire, 10 miles from Llandyssil sta.; P.O.

Blagdon.—par., E. Somerset, 6 miles NE. of Ax-
bridge, 3535 ac., pop. 911 j P.O.—2. Blagdon, or
Blagston, township, Stannington par., S. Northumber¬
land, near river Blyth, 7 miles S. of Morpeth ; contains
Blagdon nail.—3. Blagdon, tithing, Cranborne par.,
NE. Dorset, 3Jm. N. of Cranborne; P.O.—4. Blagdon,
tithing, Pitminster par., W. Somerset, 3½ miles S. of
Taunton; P.O.—5. Blagdon, hamlet, Paington par.,
E. Devon, 5 miles NE. of Totnes.

Blagrave, tithing, Lambourn par., W. Berks.

Blagston. See Blagdon (Northumberland).

Blaguegate, place with public school, SW. Lanca¬
shire, 3½ miles SE. of Ormskirk.

Blaich, vil., near boundary between Inverness-shire
and Argyllshire, 4 miles from Fort-William.

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

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1

The prefix Blaen is a Welsh word signifying “ head,”
“ source,” “ end,” “ extremity.”