Blcnkinsopp, township, in par. and 3 miles W. of
Haltwhistle, S. Northumberland, 5022 ac., pop. 750;
contains Blenkinsopp Castle.

Blennerhasset and Kirkland, township, Torpen-
how par., W. Cumberland, 3 miles NE. of Aspatria,
1263 ac., pop. 490; P.O.

Blennervillc, fishing vil., 2 miles S. of Tralee, NW.
co. Kerry, pop. 103; P.O. It is the port to Tralee.

Blervie, seat, 4 miles SE. of Forres, N. Elginshire.

Blesslngbourne, seat, near Five-mile-town, S. co.
Tyrone.

Blessington, par. and market town, N. co. Wicklow,
on river Liffey, 10 miles SE. of Sallins ry. sta. and 18
miles SW. of Dublin—par., 15,780 ac., pop. 1276;
town, pop. 332; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Thursday.
It is situated amid beautiful scenery. The church con-
tains a monument to the memory of Archbishop Boyle,
who did much to improve the town. Granite is quarried.

Bletchingley, par. and vil., mid. Surrey, 5 miles
NE. of Reigate, 5621 ac., pop. 1856 ; P.O., t.o.

Bletchington, par., mid. Oxfordshire, 6 miles SW.
of Bicester, 2540 ac., pop. 693; P.O.; contains seat of
Bletchington Park.

Blctckley.—par., township, and ry. junction, NE.
Bucks, 6 miles N. of Leighton Buzzard and 45 miles
NW. of London — par., 3150 ac., pop. 2432; town-
ship, 1180 ac., pop. 514; P.O., t.o.—2. Blctchley,
township, Moreton Say par., N. Shropshire, 3¼ miles
W. of Market Drayton.

Bletherston, par., E. Pembrokeshire, 5 miles NW.
of Narberth, 2366 ac., pop. 244.

Blethvaugh, par., E. Radnorshire, 6 miles SW. of
Knighton ry. sta., 2740 ac., pop. 187 ; P.O.

Bletsoe, par., in N. of co. and 6 miles NW. of
Bedford, on river Ouse, 2239 ac., pop. 341; p.o.

Bleu Bridge, a picturesque locality, near Penzance,
Cornwall.

Blewbury, par. and vil., mid. Berks, 3¼ miles S. of
Didcot, 4246 ac., pop. 746; P.O.

Bleyne, hamlet, Llannon par., S. Carmarthenshire,
5¼ miles NE. of Llanelly.

Blickling, par., N. Norfolk, on river Bure, 1¼ mile
NW. of Aylsham, 2123 ac., pop. 311; contains Blick-
ling Hall, with park of 1000 ac.

Blldworth, par. and vil. with ry. sta., S. Notts, in
Sherwood Forest, 5 miles SE. of Mansfield, 5897 ac.,
pop. 1109; P.O.

Bllndbothcl, township, Brigham par., W. Cumber-
land, 2 miles W. of Cockermouth, 1261 ac., pop. 81.

Blindcrake, Isell, and Rcdmain, township, Isell
par., W. Cumberland, 3 miles NE. of Cockermouth,
4251 ac., pop. 325.

Blindlcy Meath, eccl. dist., Godstone, Horne, and
Tandridge pars., E. Surrey, 5¾ miles NW. of East
Grinstead, pop. 1015; P.O.

Bllndport, a cove, 4 m. NE. of Belmullet, co. Mayo.

Blind Tarn, mountain lakelet, Furness, N. Lan-
cashire, 3 miles W. of Coniston.

Blinkbonny, hamlet and hill, Nenthorn par., S.
Berwickshire ; the hill has an alt. of 654 ft.

Blisland, par., W. Cornwall, 4 miles NE. of Bod-
min, 6338 ac., pop. 556; P.O.

Bliswortk, par., vil., and ry. junc., in S. of co. and 5
m. SW. of Northampton, 1980 ac., pop. 1060; P.O., T.o.

BUth . See also Blyth .

Bllthbury, hamlet, Mavesyn Ridware par., E.
Staffordshire, 2 miles NE. of Rugeley.

Blithe, affluent of river Tame, N. Warwickshire;
rises near Chadwick End and joins Tame river 1¼ mile
below Coleshill; 12 miles long.

Blithe Marsh, vil., on river Blyth, 3¼ miles SW. of
Cheadle, N. Staffordshire.

Blithfield, par. and township, W. Staffordshire, on
river Blyth, 2 miles SW. of Abbots Bromley—par., 3219
ac., pop. 380; township, pop. 299; contains B. House.

Bloak, vil., near Stewarton, N. Ayrshire.

Blockhouse Fort, fortification, commanding the en-
trance to Portsmouth harb., S. Hants.

Blockhouse Island, in Lough Carlingford, co. Down.

Blockley, par. and viL with ry. sta., in detached
portion of E. Worcestershire, 11¼ miles SE. of Eves-

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