Bower.—par. and hamlet with ry. sta. (4 miles dis-
tant), NE. Caithness-shire, 114 miles NAV. of AVick,
19,677 ac., pop. 1608; P.O.—2. Bower, seat, 2 miles
SW. of Dunbar, Haddingtonshire.

Bower Ashton, hamlet, Long Ashton par., E. Somer-
set, 24 miles SW. of Bristol.

Bower Chalk, par., S. Wilts, 7 miles SW. of Wilton,
2966 ac., pop. 420; P.O.

Bowcrdalc, glen, descending to the middle of W.
side of Wast Water, W. Cumberland; 2 miles long.

Bower, East and West, 2 hamlets, Bridgewater
par., W. Somerset.

Bower-Heaton, hamlet, Martock par., W. Somerset,

2 miles NE. of South Petherton.

Bowerhope law, hill, Ettrick par., Selkirkshire,
on SE. side of St Mary’s Loch, alt. 1570 ft.

Bowerman’s Nose, isolated rock, 34 miles SAV. of
Moreton Hampstead, E. Devon.

Bowers Gifford, par., S. Essex, 7 miles SE. of
Billericay, 2201 ac. and 35 foreshore, pop, 197 ; P.O.

Bower shall, vil., in par. and 2£ miles N. of Dun-
fermline, Fifeshire.

Bowers Bow, 3 miles from Woodlesford, Leeds,
West-Riding Yorkshire; P.O.

Bowes, par. and township with ry. sta., North-
Riding Yorkshire, 4 miles SAV. of Barnard Castle—par.,
19,430 ac., pop. 780; township, 16,958 ac., pop. 672;
P.O.; contains Roman remains, and ruins of old Norman
castle.

Bowes Cross, hamlet, Bowes par., North-Riding
Yorkshire, If mile E. of Bowes.

Bowes Park, ry. sta., 44 m. S. of Enfield, Middlesex.

Bow Fell, mountain, on E. border of W. Cumber-
land, at head of Borrowdale, 4 miles NW. of Wast
Water, alt. 2960 ft.

Bow Hill, hill, 5 miles NW. of Chichester, W.
Sussex, alt. 702 ft.

BowhlH, a seat of the Duke of Buccleuch, in co. and

3 miles SW. of Selkirk.

Bowholm, vil., Canonbie par., SE. Dumfriesshire.

Bowhonse.—ry. sta., Muiravonside par., E. Stirling-
shire, 6 miles SE. of Falkirk.—2. Bowhouse, vil.,
N. Lanarkshire, 44 miles NE. of Wishaw.

Bowland, seat and ry. sta., in extreme SE. of Edin-
burghshire, on Gala water, 3 miles SE. of Stow.

Bowland Bridge, hamlet, on SW. border of West-
morland, 6 miles SAV. of Kendal.

Bowland Forest, High, township, Slaidburn par.,
N. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Hodder, 10
miles NW. of Clitheroe, 19,750 ac., pop. 231.

Bowland Forest, low, township, Whalley par., N.
div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Hodder, 7 miles
NW. of Clitheroe, 5497 ac. (62 water), pop. 304.

Bowland, little, township, AVhalley par., N. Lan-
cashire, 6 miles NW. of Clitheroe, pop. 106.

Bowld, hamlet, Idbury par., NW. Oxfordshire, 54
miles NW. of Burford.

Bowlee, place with public school, in par. and 24 miles
from Middleton, SE. Lancashire.

Bowlees, affluent of river Tees, S. Durham, 24 miles
above Middleton-in-Teesdale, 5 miles long.

Bowley, township, Bodenham par., mid. Hereford-
shire, 44 miles SE. of Leominster.

Bowling, township and vil. with ry. sta., in par.
and 1 mile S. of Bradford, N. div. West-Riding York-
shire, 1561 ac., pop. 28,738; has extensive coal and
iron mines, and mfrs. of cloth.

Bowling, vil. and ry. sta., SE. Dumbartonsh., on river
Clyde, 34 m. SE. of Dumbarton by rail, pop. 773; P. O., T. O.

Bowling Bank, 6m. from Wrexham, Denbighsh.; P.O.

Bowling Green House, seat, 1 mile S. of Putney,
mid. Surrey; was the residence of William Pitt, first
Earl of Chatham (1708-1778).

Bowlisli, place with public school, Shepton Mallet
par., mid. Somerset.

Bowmont Water, affluent of river Glen, N. North-
umberland ; rises among the Cheviots in Scotland, and
flows N., then SE. to the river Glen at Kirknewton.

Bowmore, small seaport, Kilarrow par., Islay island,
Argyllsh., on Loch Indal, pop. 834; P.O., t.o. It has a
distillery, and is the chief town on the island.

Bowness.—par. andry. sta.,E. Cumberland, on Sol-
way Firth, at S. end of ry. viaduct, 24 miles S. of