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Doonooncy, par., mid. co. Wexford, 5 miles NW. of
Taghmon, 1081 ac., pop. 134.

Doonslile, seat, with vestiges of ancient castle, May-
bole par., in co. and 3 miles S. of Ayr.

Door, Dore, or Tangwlck Holm, islet pierced by
natural arch, St Magnus Bay, Shetland.

Doora, par., mid. co. Clare, 2 miles E. of Ennis,
5918 ac., pop. 906.

Doorin, prom., E. side of Inver Bay, SW. co. Donegal.

Doornanc, vil., Pollrone par., S. co. Kilkenny, 7
miles W. of Waterford city, pop. 136.

Doory Hall, 2 m. NE. of Ballymahon, co. Longford.

Dorback, place with school, Abernethy par., Inver-
ness-shire, on H. Hurn, flowing 94 m. NAY. to the Nethy.

Dorbock Burn, rivulet, SAY. Elginshire ; issues from
Lochindorb and flows 8| miles NE. to the Divie.

Dorchester.—capital of county, municipal borough,
and market town, Dorset, on river Frome, 8 miles
N. of Weymouth and 138 miles SW. of London
by rail, 635 ac., pop. 7567; P.O., T.o., 4 Banks, 3
newspapers. Market-days,
Wednesday and Satur-
day.
D. was the Durnovaria of the Romans, and the
Dorn Ceastre of the AVest Saxons. Portions of the
Roman wall still remain; also, the ruins of a large
amphitheatre, the most perfect of its kind in England.
There are some breweries, but the trade is mainly
agricultural. A little to the W. of the town are large
cavalry and infantry barracks. The bor. returned 1
member until 1885.—2. Dorchester, hundred, SE.
Oxfordshire, 12,154 ac., pop. 3398; contains 7 pars, and
part of another.—3. Dorchester, par., township, and
vil., in co. and 9miles SE. of Oxford—par., 2633 ac. (47
water), pop. 1012; township, 1954 ac., pop. 813; P.O.,
T.O. ; contains Dorchester Manor.

Dorchester, All Saints, Holy Trinity, and St
Peter, 3 pars., within bor. of Dorchester—All Saints,
42 ac. (with St Peter), pop. 912; Holy Trinity, 1369 ac.,
pop. 1565; St Peter, pop. 1389.

Dordon, hamlet, Polesworth par., N. AYarwickshire,
on Coventry Canal, 3 miles NW. of Atherstone.

Dore.—township (ry. sta. Dore and Totley), Dron-
field par., E. Derbyshire, 5 miles SW. of Sheffield, 3593
ac., pop. 874; P.O.; has quarrying and brickmaking.—

2. Dore, river, W. Herefordshire; rises on border of
co., 24 miles SE. of Hay, and flows 12 miles SE. through
Golden Yalley to the Monnow at Kenderchurch.

Dores, par. and vil., with inn and steamboat pier, in
co. and 7 miles SW. of Inverness, on E. side of Loch
Ness, 26,304 ac., pop. 1148; P.O.

Dorinish More, island, in Clew Bay, Kilmeena par.,
co. Mayo, 9 ac., pop. 14.

Dorfold llatl, seat, 14 mile NE. of Nantwich, W.
Cheshire.

Dorking, market town and par., W. Surrey, 25 miles
SW. of London by rail—par., 10,049 ac. pop. 9577;
town, pop. 6328; P.O., T.o., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper.
Market-day,
Thursday ; is picturesquely situated in the
Valley of the Mole, near the base of Box Hill, and con-
sists in great part of elegant villas. The South-
Eastern and the London, Brighton, and South Coast
Railways cross at D. Lime of superior quality is
burned extensively in the neighbourhood, and forms
an important article of trade. D. has long been
known for a breed of fowl to which it gives name.

Dorlln House, seat, on Loch Moidart, SW. Inver-
ness-shire, 6 miles NW. of Salen.

Dormans, hamlet with ry. sta., 34 miles N. of East
Grinstead, E. Sussex; P.O., called Dormans Land.

Dormington, par. and vil., in co. and 5 miles E. of
Hereford—par., 1381 ac., pop. 307; vil., pop. 108; in
vicinity of vil. is Dormington ½onrt.

Dormont.—seat, 6 miles SW. of Lockerbie, Dumfries-
shire.—2. Dormont, vale, Hownam par., Roxburgh.

Dormston, par., E. Worcestershire, 74 miles SE. of
Droitwich, 830 ac., pop. 101.

Dornadilla, remains of ancient tower, Durness par.,
Sutherlandshire, near S. base of Ben Hope.

Dornal, loch, on border of Ayrshire and Wigtown-
shire, 5 miles SE. of Barrhill sta.

Dorne, hamlet, Blockley par., E. Worcestershire, 94
miles SE. of Evesham.

Dorncy, par., Bucks, 24 miles NW. of Eton, 1560 ac.
(23 water), pop. 319 ; P.O. ; contains Dorney Court.



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