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Farne Islands. See Fern Islands.

Farncll, par. and ry. sta. (Farnell Road), E. Forfar-
shire, 5703 ac., pop. 613; P.O.; the church stands on S.
side of Den of Farnell, near the sta.; a little
NW. of
church is Farnell Castle (visited by Edward I., 1296),
now an almshouse.

Farnell Road, ry. sta., 54 miles NE. of Guthrie
Junction, Forfarshire.

Farney,bar., S. co.Monaghan, 67,333ac.,pop. 21,712.

Farncy Castle, near Thurles, mid. co. Tipperary.

Farnham.—market town and par. with ry. sta., W.
Surrey, on river Wey, 3 miles SW. of Aldershot and 35
miles SW. of London—par., 10,118 ac., pop. 11,058;
town, pop. 4488 ; 2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-
day,
Thursday; has trade in hops; at N. end of the
town is Farnliam Castle (12th century), residence of
the Bishop of Winchester.—2. Farnham, par., NE.
border of Dorset, 7 miles NW. of Cranborne, 402 ac.,
pop. 101; P.O.—3. Farnham, township, Dorset. See
Tollard-Farnham.—4. Farnham, par., W. Essex,
24 miles N. of Bishop Stortford, 2021 ac., pop. 495;
P.O.; contains Farnham Hall.—5. Farnham, town-
ship, Alwinton par., N. Northumberland, on river
Coquet, 5 miles AY. of Rothbury, 931 ac., pop. 58.—

6. Farnham, par., E. Suffolk, 24 miles SW. of Sax-
mundham, 1177 ac., pop. 185; P.O.—7. Farnham,
hundred, AV. Surrey, 26,566 ac., pop. 14,768 ; contains
4 pars.—8. Farnham, par. and township, E. div. West-
Riding Yorkshire, 2 miles N. of Knaresborough—par.,
4199 ac. (including parts of 2 townships in Knares-
borough par.), pop. 616; township, 1044 ac., pop. 155.

Farnham, seat of Lord Farnham, near river Erne,
in co. and 2 miles W. of Cavan.

Farnham Common, 3 m. from StokePoges, Bucks; P. O.

Farnham Royal, par., township, and vil., Bucks, 4
miles N. of Windsor—par., 3103 ac., pop. 1576; town-
ship, 1663 ac., pop. 1042 ; P.O.

Farnliill, township, Kildwick par., N. div. West-
Riding Yorkshire, 34m. SE. of Skipton, 546 ac., pop. 561.

Farnhurst, par., W. Sussex. See Fernhurst.

Farningham, par. and vil. (ry. sta. Farningham
Road and Sutton at Hone), W. Kent, on river Darent,
12 miles AY. of Rochester, 2739 ac., pop. 892; P.O.,
T.O., 1 Bank; the vil. is 14 mile W. of sta.

Farnley.—township (ry. sta. AVortley and Farnley),
Leeds par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, in SVV.
of bor. of Leeds, 2084 ac., pop. 3608; P.O., T.o.;
contains Farnley Hall. — 2. Farnley, township, in
par. and 2 miles NE. of Otley, E. div. West-Riding
Yorkshire, 1959 ac., pop. 139 ; contains Farnley Hall.

Farnley Tyas, township, Almondbury par., S. div.
AYest-Riding Yorkshire, 3 miles SE. of Huddersfield,
1785 ac., pop. 614.

Farnstield, par. and vil. with ry. sta., N. Notts, 4
miles NAY. of Southwell, 665 ac., pop. 1044; P.O.; in
vicinity of vil. is Farnsfield House,

Farnua, ancient par., now in Kirkhillpar., Inverness.

Farnworth.—township and ry. sta., Deane par.,
SE. Lancashire, 3 miles SE. of Bolton, 1502 ac., pop.
20,708; P.O., T.o., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper.—2. Farn-
worth, eccl. dist. and vil. with ry. sta., Prescot par.,
SW. Lancashire—dist., pop. 9833; vil., 5 m. SE. of St
Helens; P.O.; birthplace of William Smith (1450-1514),
Bishop of Lichfield, founder of Brasenose College, Oxford.

Farr.—mountainous par., N. Sutherland, 188,355
ac., pop. 1930; contains Bettyhill of Farr, hamlet, on
Farr Bay, near mouth of river Naver, 30 miles SW. of
Thurso; P.O., called Bettyhill.—2. Farr, seat, on
river Nairn, in co. and 8 miles SE. of Inverness ; P.O.

Farragon Hill, 4 miles'NW. of Aberfeldy, Perth-
shire, alt. 2559 ft.

FarraUne, Loch, NE. Inverness-shire, 3 miles E. of
Inverfarigaig Pier on Loch Ness; in vicinity is F. House.

Far ran, 7 miles from Ballincollig, co. Cork; P.O.

FarranaUcen, ry. sta., 12 m. S. of Thurles, Tipperary.

Farranfore, ry. sta., 6 m. N. of Killarney, Kerry; P.O.

Farrangal way, ry. sta., 24 m. NW. of Kinsale, co. Cork.

Farrar, river, Ross-shire and Inverness-shire ; rises
9 miles E. of head of Loch Carr on, flows E. through Glen
Strathfarrar (expanding into Lochs Monar, Mhuilinn,
and Bunacharan), and unites with the Glass to form
the Beauly near Erchless Castle; is 274 miles long, and
has trout and grilse.



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