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Fiilyford Bridge, across river Wye, near Rowsley, N. Derbyshire.
Filmer Hill, seat, 9 miles SAY. of Alton, N. Hants.
Filton, par. and ry. sta., N. Gloucestershire, 5 miles N. of Bristol, 1040 ac., pop. 296 ; P.O., called Fylton.
Fimber, township and hamlet (ry. sta. Sledmere and Fimber), AVetwang par., East-Riding Yorkshire, 9 m. NW. of Driffield, 1924 ac., pop. 184 ; 1 mile S. of sta. is Fimber Field House, seat, and 1¼ mile NE. is Fimber Nab llonsc, seat.
Fin . See also Finn .
Fin Glen.—on S. side of Loch Earn, Perthshire, 2 miles W. of St Fillans.—2. Fin Glen, in NW. of Campsie par., Stirlingshire,
Finart.—stream, Argyllshire ; flows 4¼ miles SE. through Glen Finart to Loch Long near Ardentinny.— 2. Finart, seat, Dumbartonshire. See Finnart.
Finavarra, vil. and seat, near Burren, N. co. Clare. Finavarra Head is in Ballyvaghan Bay.
Finavon, Forfar. See Finhaven.
Finborough, Great, par., AY. Suffolk, on river Orwell, 3 miles SAY. of Stowmarket, 1631 ac., pop. 413 ; P.O. ; contains Finborough Hall.
Finborough, Little, par., W. Suffolk, 3¼ miles SAAL of Stowmarket, 367 a#., pop. 66.
Fincastle, NE. section of Dull par., Perthshire, be- tween the Garry and the Tummel; P.O., 6 miles NW. of Pitlochry; is traversed by Fincastle Burn, flowing SE. through Strath Fincastle (or Fincastle Glen) to the Tummel; gives the title of viscount to the Earl of Dunmore ; on left bank of Fincastle Burn is F. Honse.
Finchale Abbey, ruin, on river AVear, in co. and 3¼ miles NE. of Durham.
Fincham, par. and vil., W. Norfolk, 5 miles NE. of Downham Market, 2968 ac., pop. 787; P.O.
Finchampstead, par., Berks, 3¼ miles SAY. of AYokingham, 3943 ac., pop. 665 ; P.O.
Fincharn Castle, ruined stronghold of the Macdon- alds, at S. end of Loch Awe, Argyll; Fincharn, Biver, issues from Loch Fincharn, and flows NW. to Loch Awe.
F'inchcox, seat, on SW. border of Kent, near Goudhurst.
Finchdean, hundred, N. Hants, 20,750 ac., pop. 5956; contains 8 pars.
Finchficld, school, Wolverhampton dist., AY. Staf- fordshire.
Fincliingfield, par. and vil., E. Essex, 8 miles NW. of Braintree, 8461 ac., pop. 1807; P.O., T.O.
Finchley, par. and local government dist. with ry. sta. (on Great Northern Ry.), Middlesex, 7¼ miles NW. of Kings Cross sta., London, 3384 ac., pop. 11,191.
Finchley Road, ry. sta. (on Midland Ry.), in NAY. of London.
Finchley Road and Frognal, ry. sta. (on London and North-AYestern Ry.), in NW. of London.
Finderley, seat, 2 miles AY. of Milnathort, Kinross.
Finden Hill, vil., in co. and 4 m. NAY. of Durham.
Findern, township and vil., Mickleover par., in co. and 5 miles SAY. of Derby, pop. 405.
Findhorn (or Invererne), vil. with harb., Kinloss par., Elginshire, on Findhorn Bay at mouth of river Findhorn, 2§ miles NW. of Kinloss sta. and 12 miles NW. of Elgin, pop. 605; P.O.; is the centre of the fishery dist. extending from Buckie to Cromarty, and has some shipping trade. The vil. has been twice destroyed by the shifting of the Culbin Sands.
Findhorn, Biver, Inverness, Nairn, and Elgin; rises among the Monadhliath Mountains, and flows NE. through Strath Dearn to the Moray Firth; is 62 miles long, has salmon and trout, and is famed for its varied and picturesque scenery.
Findlater Castle, on rock on coast of Banffshire, 1% mile E. of Cullen, ruined stronghold (fortified 1445) of the Ogilvies of Deskford, earls of Findlater (1638-1811).
Findlays Seat, hill, in co. and 6¼ miles SE. of Elgin, alt. 861 ft.
Findochty, fishing vil. with ry. sta., Rathven par., Banffshire, 3¼ miles NE. of Buckie, pop. 936 ; P.O.
Findo-Gask, par. and hamlet (ry. sta. Balgowan), Perthshire—par., 5185 ac., pop. 364; hamlet, 2 miles Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.
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