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Fowbery, hamlet, Bamburgli par., N. Northumber- land, on r. Till, 3 m. NE. of Wooler; in vicinity is the seat of Fowbcry Tower (1237), a modernised mansion.
Fowelscombe, seat, 3 m. NE. of Modbury, S. Devon.
Fowey.—small seaport, market town, and par. with ry. sta., E. Cornwall, near mouth of river Fowey, 11 miles S. of Bodmin, 1945 ac., pop. 1656; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Saturday. The principal indus- try is the pilchard fishery, which is very important. Fowey at one time ranked among the principal seaports in England, and sent ships to the crusades and to the blockade of Calais. It has a deep and commodious harbour, well sheltered by cliffs; 180 yards W. of Whitehouse Point is a fixed light seen 5 miles. Iron ore and China Stone are exported. (For shipping statistics, see Appendix.)—2. Fowey, river, E. Corn- wall ; rises on Bodmin Moor, and flows S. to English Channel near Fowey; is 20 miles long, and is navigable to the neighbourhood of Lostwithiel.
Fowl Hall, hamlet, Yalding par., mid. Kent, 6 miles NE. of Tunbridge.
Fowlers Park, seat, 3 m. S. of Cranbrook, mid. Kent.
_ Fowlis.—ancient par. (now united with Lundie) and vil. (also called Fowlis Easter), on E. border of Perth- shire, 5¼ miles NW. of Dundee ; to the S. of the vil., towards the head of the Den of Fowlis (or Balruddery), is Fowlis Castle; the church is Second Pointed in style, and probably dates from the 15th century. See Lundie and Fowlis.—2. Fowlis, ry. sta., 4¼ miles NE. of Dingwall, Ross-shire. See Foulis Castle.
Fowlis Wester, par. and vil., mid. Perthshire—par., 22,803 ac., pop. 1112; vil., 4¼ miles NE. of Crieff; P.O., called Fowlis ; in E. vicinity of vil. is the site of the castle of the ancient earls of Strathearn.
Fowlshengh, cliff range, on coast of Dunnottar par., Kincardineshire.
Fownbope, par. and vil., on river Wye, in co. and 6 miles SE. of Hereford, 4723 ac., pop. 1038 ; P.O. ; in vicinity of vil. is the seat of Fownhopc Court.
Fowyn-Isaf, hamlet, near Abergele, Denbighshire.
Fox, hamlet, near river Cherwell, Oxfordshire, 7¼ miles NE. of Woodstock.
Fox Gliyll, seat, near Ambleside, AYestmorland.
Fox Hall, seat, 5 miles S. of Edgeworthstown, SE. co. Longford.
Fox Hill, place, Gedling par., in co. and 4 miles NE. of Nottingham.
Fox House Inn, 3 m. SE. of Hathersage, N. Derby.
Fox How, seat, near Ambleside, AYestmorland.
Fox Tor, hill in Dartmoor, S. Devon, 3 miles SE. of Princes Town.
Fox Warren, seat, near Cobham, West Surrey.
Foxbar Bleach Held, 2 m. SE. of Paisley, Renfrew.
Foxburrow Hall, seat, 1¼ mile N. of Woodbridge, E. Suffolk.
Foxcote.—school, Withington par., E. Gloucester- shire.—2. Foxcote, vil., Ilmington par., S. AYarwick- shire, 4 miles AY. of Shipston-on-Stour ; in vicinity is Foxcote House.
Foxcott.—(or Foscott), par., in co. and 2 miles NE. of Buckingham, 719 ac., pop. 72.—2. Foxcott, par., N. Hants, 2 miles NW. of Andover, 953 ac., pop. 54.—3. Foxcott, Oxfordshire. See Foscott.
Foxdale, hamlet, 5 miles SE. of Peel, Isle of Man; P.O.; in vicinity are the Foxdale Lead Mines.
Foxdenton Hall, seat, nr. Oldham, SE. Lancashire.
Foxearle, hundred, Hastings rape, E. Sussex, 15,842 ac., pop. 2855; contains 3 pars.
Foxcarth, par., E. Essex, 3¼ miles NW. of Sudbury, 1683 ac., pop. 390; P.O.
Foxficld Junction, ry. sta., at head of Duddon estuary, Lancashire, 1¼ m. SW. of Broughton in Furness.
Foxi'ord, town with ry. sta., Toomore par., NE. co. Mayo, on river Moy, 11 miles NE. of Castlebar, pop. 611; P.O., t.o. Market-day, Thursday.
Foxhall.—hamlet, in co. and 1¼ mile NW. of Den- bigh.—2. Foxhall, par., E. Suffolk, 4 miles E. of Ips- wich, 1840 ac., pop. 251; contains Foxhall Heath.
Foxhall, seat, in par. and SE. vicinity of Kirkliston, E. Linlithgowshire.
Foxhall, 8 miles from Hollymount, co. Mayo ; P.O.
Foxhani, hamlet with school, Bremhill par., N. Wilts, 5 miles NE. of Chippenham.
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