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is cotton, which employs numerous mills, but there is also a considerable variety of industries, including iron- castings, earthenware, and bleaching and calico printing. At Over Darwen, also, are the Darwen Paper Mills. The vicinity abounds with coal and stone.
Darwen Division, pari. div. of NE. Lancashire, pop. 61,092.
Datcbet, par. and vil. with ry. sta., S. Bucks, on river Thames, 2 miles E. of Windsor, 1387 ac. (42 water), pop. 1202; P.O., T.o.; one of the scenes in the Merry Wives of Windsor is laid at Datchet Mead.
Datclrworth, par. and vil., in co. and 6 miles NW. of Hertford, 1960 ac., pop. 626; P.O.
BaubblU, eccl. dist. and ry. sta., Deane par., SE. Lancashire, pop. 4301; the sta. is 14 m. SW. of Bolton.
Daunt Rock, rock, off coast of co. Cork, near mouth of Cork Harbour, lat. 51° 43', long. 8° 17'; to SE. of rock is a light-vessel, with fixed light seen 10 miles.
Dauntsey, par. and ry. sta., N. Wilts, on river Avon, 44 miles SE. of Malmesbury, 3301 ac., pop. 483; P.O.; contains Dauntsey House.
Dauros, fishing vil., on bay and near headland of same name, W. co. Donegal, 7 miles NW. of Ardara.
Dava, ry. sta., in SW. of Elginshire, 84 miles NW. of Grantown; P.O.; in vicinity is Dava Inn.
Davaar, Davar, or Devaar, island, at mouth of Campbeltown Loch, Kintyre, Argyllshire; serves as a natural breakwater to Campbeltown harb.; on the NE. side is a lighthouse, with revolving light (Davar) 120 ft. above high-water and seen 17 miles.
Davau, loch, SW. Aberdeen, 14 m. NW. of Dinnet sta.
Davenliam, par. and township, mid. Cheshire, on river Dane, 2 miles S. of North wich—par., 9939 ac. (170 water), pop. 9204; township, 496 ac., pop. 585; P.O., T.O.; contains Davenliam Hall.
Davenport, township, Astbury par., mid. Cheshire, on river Dane, 44 miles NW. of Congleton, 770 ac., pop. 82; contains Davenport nail.—2. Davenport, ry. sta., on NE. border of Cheshire, 6 m. SE. of Manchester.
Davenport House, seat, 3 miles NE. of Bridgnorth, S. Shropshire.
Haven try (popularly Dalntree), mun. bor., market town, and par., S. Northamptonshire, on an eminence between the Leam and theNenand near theGrand Junc- tion Canal, 13 miles NW. of Northampton and 70 NW. of London, 4090 ac., pop. 3859; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, X newspaper. Market-day, Wednesday; has extensive mfrs. of whips and shoes. D. is an ancient town. It was incorporated by King John. In the old coaching days it was a great thoroughfare for the NW. of England.
Davidsons Mains (or Muttonbole), vil., in co. and 3 miles NW. of Edinburgh, pop. 744; P.O., T.o.
Davidstow, par. and vil., E. Cornwall, 4 miles NE. of Camelford, 6756 ac., pop. 406.
Davidstown, par. and seat, S. co. Kildare, 4 miles SW. of Kilcullen Bridge, 3907 ac., pop. 547.
Davington, par. and vil., E. Kent, 11 miles NW. of Canterbury, 541 ac., pop. 224.
Davington, hamlet with church and school, Eskdale- muir par., Dumfriesshire, 164 miles NW. of Langholm.
Davington HUl, hamlet, Preston-next-Faversham par., E. Kent.
Daviot.—par., quoad sacra par., and hamlet, E. Aber- deenshire—par., 4454 ac., pop. 515; quoad sacra par. (partly also in Chapel of Garioch par.), pop. 658; hamlet, 5 miles NW. of Inverurie; P.O.—2. Daviot, hamlet with church and school, Daviot and Dunlichty par., in co. and 64 miles SE. of Inverness; P.O.; 1 mile NE., on river Nairn, is Daviot House; adjacent are the remains of Daviot Castle (15th century), a strong- hold of the Earls of Crawford; in vicinity of church is Dun-Daviot, a hill used in old times as a signal station.
Daviot and Dunlicbty, united par., partly in Nairn- shire but chiefly in Inverness-shire, 48,875 ac., pop. 1252.
_Davo, wooded ravine, in N. of Garvock par., Kincar- dineshire ; contains a quarry of red sandstone.
Davy Hall, par., in York city, pop. 13.
Davyhulmc, hamlet, on S. border of Lancashire, 64 miles SW. of Manchester; P.O.; in vicinity is D. Hall.
Daw End, hamlet, Rushall par., E. Staffordshire, 2 miles NE. of Walsall; has large lime and brickworks.
Daw Green, hamlet, Dewsbury par., S. div. West- Riding Yorkshire, 54 miles NW. of Wakefield.
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