Fraserburgh, seaport town and par. withry. sta.,
at NE. extremity of Aberdeenshire, on S. side of Kin-
naird’s Head, and on W. shore of Fraserburgh Bay, 174
miles NW. of Peterhead, 474 N. of Aberdeen, and 575
NW. of London—par., 8367 ac., pop. 7596; town, pop.
6583; P.O., T.o., 5 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-days,
Tuesday and Friday. Fraserburgh was originally called
Faithlie, but afterwards took the name of its founder
(1569), Fraser of Philorth. It is one of the chief seats
of the Scotch herring fishery ; during the season it sends
out nearly 1000 boats, and exports £200,000 worth of
herrings. The harbour is one of the best on the E. coast
of Scotland. It consists of an inner harbour (area 20 ac.),
and an outer harbour (area 8 ac.) of sheltered water,
where the largest fishing-boats can at all times lie in
safety. A considerable trade is done in the export of
agricultural produce and the import of coals and timber.

Frastow, hamlet, in par. and near Sedbergh, N. div.
AVest-Riding Yorkshire.

Frating, par., E. Essex, 6 miles SE. of Colchester,
1276 ac., pop. 253 ; P.O. ; contains Frating Hall.

Fratton, ry. sta., Portsea par., S. Hants, within bor.
of Portsmouth.

Freagb, fishing station, between Liscanor and Dun-
beg bays, AV. co. Clare.

Freaks Ground, par., in co. and near Leicester,
poii. 59.

Freasgcal, cavern, Durness par., Sutherland, on E.
side of Loch Erriboll, at Whiten Head ; is 4 mile long.

Frcazley, hamlet, Polesworthpar., N. AVarwickshire,
3 miles SE. of Tamworth.

Freckcnbani, par., AV. Suffolk, on river Lark, 3
miles SAV. of Mildenhall, 2520 ac., pop. 371; P.O.

Frecklcton, township, Kirkhampar., N. Lancashire,
on Rihble estuary, 74 miles AV. of Preston, 1801 ac.
land and 616 water, pop. 1134 ; P.O.

Fredville, seat, 74 miles SE. of Canterbury, Kent.

Free, tithing, Bishops Lydeard par., AV. Somerset, 51
miles NW. of Taunton.

Free, Kiver, affluent of river Helmsdale, Sutherland,
1 mile S. of Kinbrace sta.

Frecbridge Lynn, hundred, W. Norfolk, 83,384 ac.,
pop. 13,416; contains 32 pars.

Freebridge Marshland, hundred, AV. Norfolk,
80,954 ac., pop. 13,788 ; contains 16 pars.

Freebitrn, hamlet with inn, Moy and Dalarossie par.,
Inverness-shire, on river Findhorn, 14 mile NAV. of
Findhorn Bridge and 15 miles SE. of Inverness; has
several annual fairs.

Frceby, township, in par. and 3 miles NE. of Melton
Mowbray, N. Leicestershire, 1546 ac., pop. 132.

Freedom Paper Mill, at Bishop Monkton, near
Ripon, West-Riding Yorkshire.

Freedom Paper Mills, at Morton, near Bingley,
AYest-Riding Yorkshire.

Freeileld, seat, Rayne par., Aberdeenshire, 4 miles
NE. of Insch sta.

Freefolk Manor, par., N. Hants, 14 mile NE. of
AVhitchurch, 1594 ac., pop. 143; P.O., called Freefolk;
contains Freefolk House.

Freefolk Priors, hamlet, in par. and near AVhit-
church, N. Hants.

Freeford, par., E. Staffordshire, 1 mile SE. of Lich-
field, 548 ac., pop. 53 ; contains Freeford Hall.

Freebay, eccl. dist., Cheadle par., N. Staffordshire,
pop. 590.

Freeholders Quarter, township, Long Horsley par.,
N. Northumberland, 6| miles NW. of Morpeth, 899
ac., pop. 106.

Freeholds, hamlet, Avening par., E. Gloucester-
shire, 2 miles S. of Minchinhampton.

Freeland, eccl. dist. and hamlet, Eynsham par.,
Oxfordshire, pop. 204 ; the hamlet is 54 miles NAV. of
Oxford ; in vicinity is Freeland Lodge.

Freeland.—seat, in par. and § mile SE. of Forgan-
dennysta., Perthshire.—2. Freeland, school, Houston
par., Renfrewshire.

Freeman Honse, seat, in co. and 7 miles NW. of
Northampton.

Freemantle, eccl. dist. and vil., Millbrook par., S.
Hants—dist., pop. 5796; vil., 2 miles NW. of South-
ampton ; P.O., T.o.; Freemantle House was a retreat
of Cowper, the poet.

Frcemonnt, vil., Knocktemple par., N. co. Cork, 7
miles N. of Kanturk, pop. 254 ; P.O.

Freestone Hall, seat, in co. and 5 miles NE. of
Pembroke.

Freethorpe, par., S. Norfolk, 6 miles SW. of Great
Yarmouth, 869 ac., pop. 400; P.O.

Freezy water, hamlet, Enfield par., Middlesex.

Frelston, par. and vil., S. Lincolnshire, 3 miles E.

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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