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Bluntisham cum Earlth, par. and ry. sta. (Bluntis- ham), E. Huntingdonshire, on river Ouse, 44 m. NE. of St Ives, 3423 ac., pop. 1085 ; P.O. called Bluntisham.
Blurton St Bartholomew, eccl. dist., Trentham par., N. Staffordshire, 5 miles SE. of Newcastle-under- Lyme, pop. 363.
Blyborough, par., N. Lincolnsh., 9 m. NE. of Gains- borough, 2345 ac.. pop. 249 ; P.O.; contains B. Hall.
Blyford, or Blythford, par., E. Suffolk, on river Blyth, 24 miles SE. of Halesworth, 947 ac., pop. 195.
BlymhUl, par., W. Staffordshire, 6 miles NE. of Shifnal, 2925 ac., pop. 503 ; P.O.
Blysoog, affluent of river Teifi, Cardiganshire, at Llechryd; 5 miles long.
Blyth.—township (South Blyth and Newsham) and seaport with ry. sta., Earsdon par., S. Northumber- land, on S. side of river Blyth, at its mouth, 9 miles SE. of Morpeth, 1226 ac., pop. 2831; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper; has a good harb. and con- siderable coasting trade. There is a lighthouse here, with 2 fixed lights visible 7 and 11 miles. North Blyth, in Bedlington par., is on the opposite side of the river.-—2. Blyth, river, S. Northumberland; rises near Throckington and flows to North Sea at the port of Blyth; 20 miles long.—3. Blyth, par. and township,
N. Notts and S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 7 miles NE. of AVorksop—par., 16,021 ac., pop. 3519; town- ship, 1294 ac., pop. 618; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Wednesday.—d-. Blyth, river of E. Suffolk ; rises near AVilby and flows to North Sea at Southwold; 15 miles long, and navigable to Halesworth.-—5. Blyth, affluent of river Trent, Staffordshire ; rises 3 miles E. of Lane End, and flows SE. to river Trent, 7 miles above Burton; 22 miles long.
Blyth Bridge, hamlet with ry. sta., Kingston par.,
N. Staffordshire, 54 miles SE. of Stoke ; P.O.
Blythburgh, par. and vil. with ry. sta., E. Suffolk, on river Blyth, 44 miles SE. of Halesworth, 4116 ac., pop. 821.
Blythe Bridge, vil., in par. and 4 miles SAY. of West Linton, Peeblesshire ; P.O. !
Blythford. See Blyford. j
Blything,hundred,E. Suffolk,87,491 ac., pop.22,643.
Blythswood, seat, on river Clyde, in co. and 1 mile NAY. of Renfrew.
Blythwood, seat; post-town, Maidenhead, Berks.
Blyton, par. and vil. with ry. sta., N. Lincolnshire,
4 miles NE. of Gainsborough, 2830 ac., pop. 705 ; P.O.
Boa Island, in Lough Erne, bar. Lurg, co. Ferma- nagh, 1318 ac., pop. 263.
Boal Hill, Lower and Upper, 2 hamlets, Treeton par., S. div. AYest-Riding Yorkshire, 34 m. E. of Sheffield.
Boardley. See Hetton with Boardley.
BoardmiUs, 5 m. W. of Saintfield, N. co. Down; P.O.
BoarhiUs, vil. with ry. sta., in par. and 3| miles SE. of St Andrews, E. Fifeshire ; P.O.
Boarhunt, par., S. Hants, 2 miles NE. of Fareham ry. sta., 2005 ac., pop. 288.
Boars Head, ry. sta., 2 miles NW. of AVigan, SAV. Lancashire.
BoarstaU, par., AV. Bucks, on verge of co., 6 miles SE. of Bicester, 3080 ac., pop. 209.
Boarzcll, seat, 14 m. NW. of Hurst Green, E. Sussex.
Boat Cave, cave, Staffa island, Argyllshire, 150 ft. long, 16 high, and 12 wide.
Boatford, farm, near Thornhill, Dumfriesshire ; has an ancient sculptured cross.
Boath.—school, in par. and 6 miles NAY. of Alness, Ross-shire.—2. Boath, hill, Carmylie par., Forfarshire, alt. 600 ft.—3. Boath, seat, near Auldearn, Nairnshire.
Boathaven, vil., near AVick, E. Caithness-shire.
Boat of Garten, sta. on Highland Ry., NE. Inver- nese-sh., on r. Spey, 16| m. NE. of Kingussie; P.O., T.o.
Boat of lush, Alvie par., Inverness-shire, 5£ miles NE. of Kingussie. See Kincraig.
Bobbersmill, hamlet, in N. of co. and 2 miles NAY. of Nottingham; P.O.
Bobbing, par., E. Kent, 2 miles NAY. of Sitting- bourne, 1068 ac., pop. 471.
Bobbingworth, par., NW. Essex, 24 miles NW. of Ongar, 1642 ac., pop. 303.
Bocastle, hill with remains of ancient fort. Perth- shire, 1 mile W. of Callander. Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1887. Public domain image from Gedcomindex.com
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