Fostersboolb, hamlet, Cold Higliam and Pattishall
pars., S. Northampton, 3 miles NW. of Towcester.

Foston.—hamlet, on W. border of Derby, 6| miles
NW. of Burton-upon-Trent; P.O.; in vicinity is Foston
Hall. See Scropton and Foston.—2. Foston, par.,
in co. and 64 miles SB. of Leicester, 840 ac., pop. 43.—

3. Foston," par., S. Lincolnshire, 54 miles NW. of
Grantham, 2180 ac., pop. 357; contains Foston House.
—4. Foston, par. and township, North-Riding York-
shire, 114 miles NE. of York—par., 3701 ac., pop. 424;
township, 922 ac., pop. 99 ; contains Foston Hall.

Foston-on-llic-Wolds, par. and township, East-
Riding Yorkshire, 5 miles SE. of Driffield—par., 4902
ac., pop. 683; township, 1108 ac., pop. 287.

Fostressol, 6 m. from Llandyssilsta., Cardigan; P.O.

Fostrow, hamlet, Sedbergh par., N. div. AYest-Riding
Yorkshire.

Fothcrby, par., N. Lincolnshire, 3 miles NW. of
Louth, 1400 ac., pop. 237; P.O.

Fothcringham House, seat, in co. and 5 miles S. of
Forfar; 1 mile N. is Fotheringhaui Hill, alt. 800 ft.

Fothcringhay, par. and vil., N. Northamptonshire,
on river Nen, 34 miles NE. of Oundle, 2110 ac., pop.
225; P. O.; in Fotheringliay Castle (1066), now in ruins,
Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded (1587), after an im-
prisonment of 19 years.

Fotlierley, vil., Shenstone par., E. Staffordshire, 4
miles SW. of Lichfield ; in vicinity is Fotlierley Hall.

Fou . See also Fow .

Fond land, upland tract, Forgue, Insch, and Cul-
salmond pars., Aberdeenshire ; the Hill of Fondland,
34 miles NW. of Insch, is 1529 ft. high.

Fondray Island, in vicinity of Walney island, N.
Lancashire ; has remains of a watch tower.

Foula, ancient camp, on Birk Rigg, 3 miles E. of
Dalton, N. Lancashire.

Fonla, island (3 miles by 14 mile), Walls par., Shet-
land, 16 miles SAY. of the nearest point of Mainland,
27 W. of Scalloway, and 35 N. of Orkney, pop. 267;
P.O.; rises from the sea in lofty cliffs, which swarm
with sea-fowl; is much frequented as a fishing station.

Fonlby, hamlet, Wragby par., E. div. West-Riding
Yorkshire, 4 miles SW. of Pontefract; P.O.

Foulden, par., AY. Norfolk, 4 miles SE. of Stoke
Ferry, 3395 ac., pop. 459 ; P.O.

Foulden, par. and vil., Berwickshire, 5 miles NW.
of Berwick-upon-Tweed, 3278 ac., pop. 393; P.O.; in
the church of Foulden, March 1587, the commissioners
of Elizabeth met those of James VI. to vindicate the
execution of Mary Queen of Scots; in E. vicinity of
vil. is Foulden Honse.

Foulend, hamlet, Kingsbury par., N. AVarwickshire,
54 miles S. of Tamworth.

Fonlfoi'd, hamlet, near Ringwood, S. Hants.

Foulis Castle, with ry. sta., on Cromarty Firth, 44
miles NE. of Dingwall, Ross-shire; has since early in
the 12th century been the seat of the Munroes.

Fonlk Staplcford, township, Tarvin par., in co. and
54 miles SE. of Chester, 1332 ac., pop. 234.

Fonlkesuiill, vil., 4 miles AY. of Taghmon, S. co.
Wexford; P.O.

Foulmead, place, Sholden par., Kent, nr. Sandwich.

Foulinire, par. and vil., on S. border of Cambridge-
shire, 54 miles NE. of Royston, 2212ac., pop. 542 ; P.O. ;
1 mile E. of vil. is the seat of Foulinire Hall.

Foulness.—insular par., S. Essex, at mouth of river
Crouch, 6162 ac., 2252 tidal water and 22,137 foreshore,
pop. 706 ; P.O.—2. Foulness, river, East-Riding York-
shire ; rises on the Wolds near Market AVeighton, and
flows SW., SE., and S. to the Humber at Broomfleet.

Foulriee, hamlet, Brandsby and AVhenby pars.,
North-Riding Yorkshire, 7 miles E. of Easingwold.

Foulridge, township andry. sta. ,AVhalley par., Lanca-
shire, 2 m. N. of Colne, 2455 ac. (89 water), pop. 890; P.O.

Fonlsbaiu, par. and vil. with ry. sta., N. Norfolk,
8 miles NE. of Dereliam, 3226 ac., pop. 949 ; P.O., T.o.
Market-day, Tuesday; in vicinity of vil. is the seat of
Foulsliain llall.

Foulshiels, on Yarrow Water, in co. and 3 miles AY.
of Selkirk; birthplace of Mungo Park (1771-1805), the
African traveller.

Fonlsbicls Colliery, in par. and 2 miles SE. of
AVhitburn, S. Linlithgowshire.