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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.

Boar’s 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.

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