Gasper (or Brook), hamlet, Stourtonpar., onE. border
of Somerset, 4½ m. NE. of Wincanton sta. See Brook.

Gass Water, affluent of Lugar Water, Auchinleck
par., E. Ayrshire.

Gasson House, seat, 2¼ miles from Godstone sta.,
E. Surrey.

Gasstown, vil., in co. and par. of Dumfries, pop.
(including Heathery Bow) 467 ; P.O.

Gastard, or Gustard, hamlet, in par. and 2 miles
SE. of Corsham, N. Wilts.

Gasthorpe, par., S. Norfolk, on river Waveney, 7¼
miles SE. of Thetford, 864 ac., pop. 94.

Gatacre, hamlet, Claverley par., S. Shropshire, 5¼
miles SE. of Bridgnorth; in vicinity are the seats of
Gatacre Hall and Gatacre Park.

Gatcombe.—par., Isle of Wight, on river Medina,
3 miles SW. of Newport, 1401 ac., pop. 228 ; contains
the seat of Gatcombe House.—2. Gatcombe, tithing,
Shorewell par., Isle of Wight, 4miles SW. of Newport.

Gatcombe Park, seat, 5 miles SE. of Stroud, W.
Gloucestershire.

Gate Burton Hall, seat, S. Lincolnshire, 5 miles SE.
of Gainsborough.

Gate Fulford, township, Fulfords Ambo par., East-
Riding Yorkshire, partly in York city, 1652 ac., pop.
6717; pop. of city part, 4388.

Gate Helmsley, par., North-Riding Yorkshire, on
river Derwent, 6 m. NE. of York, 496 ac., pop. 204; P.O.

Gate S earth, mountain pass, AYestmorland, between
head of Long Sleddale and head of Mosedale, 10 miles
NW. of Kendal.

Gateacre, vil. with ry. sta. (for Woolton), on S.
border of Lancashire, 5 m. SE. of Liverpool; P.O., T.o.

Gatebridge, hamlet, in New Forest, S. Hants.

Gateford, hamlet, in par. and 2 m. NW. of AA^rorksop,
N. Notts; in vicinity is the seat of Gateford Hill,

Gateforth, township, Brayton par., E. div. West-
Riding Yorkshire, 4 miles SAY. of Selby, 2062 ac., pop.
180 ; contains the seat of Gateforth Hall.

Gateglll, seat, 3¼ miles from Gatehouse-of-Fleet,
Kirkcudbrightshire.

Gatehampton, hamlet, on river Thames, in par. and
1 mile from Goring, Oxfordshire.

Gatehead, mining vil. with ry. sta., Kilmaurs par.,
Ayrshire, on river Irvine, 2f miles SAY. of Kilmarnock.

Gatehope, affluent of river Tweed, in co. and par.
of Peebles.

Gatehouse, hamlet, in par. and 5 miles N. of Belling-
ham, S. Northumberland.

Gatehouse-of-Fleet, small river-port, Girthon and
Anwoth pars., Kirkcudbrightshire, on river Fleet, 1¼
mile from head of Fleet Bay, 6 miles SE. of Drumore
sta. and 9 miles NW. of Kirkcudbright, pop. 1286;
P.O., T.O., called Gatehouse; 2 Banks. Mkt.-day, Sat.

Gatekirk Cave, stalactitic cavern, in Ingleton Fell,
N. div. AYest-Riding Yorkshire, 6 miles NE. of Ingleton;
is 300 ft. long, and has 2 entrances.

Gateley, par., W. Norfolk, 4 miles SE. of Fakenham,
1490 ac., pop. 154.

Gateley Bridge, school, Morton par., Dumfriesshire.

Gatenby, township, Burneston par., North-Riding
Yorkshire, 4 miles E. of Bedale, 876 ac., pop. 51.

Gaterley, High and Low, 2 hamlets, Middleton Tyas
par., North-Riding Yorkshire, 4 m. NE. of Richmond.

Gates Water, mountain lakelet, N. Lancashire,
between Old Man of Coniston and Dow Crag.

Gatcscnd, par., Norfolk. See Tattersett.

Gatesgill, hamlet, Castle Sowerby and Dalston pars.,
E. Cumberland, 5¼ miles S. of Carlisle. See Raughton
Head with Gatesgill.

Galcshaw, seat, Morebattle par., E. Roxburghshire.

Gateshead, pari, and mun. bor., seaport, market
town, and par., N. Durham, on right bank of river Tyne,
opposite Newcastle, 268 miles NAY. of London by rail—
bor., 3243 ac., pop. 65,803 ; par., 3011 ac., pop. 65,041;
3 Banks, 2 newspapers. Market-day, Saturday. The
discovery of numerous relics attests that Gateshead was
an outwork of a Roman station. The modern town is
practically a part of Newcastle (with which it is con-
nected by 3 bridges), and its industries are similar.
Large quantities of coal are shipped from the almost
inexhaustible coalfields of the district, and the other
principal industries are ironworks (including foundries
and the making of engines, boilers, cables, &c.), ship-
building, glassmaking, chemical works, &c. The bor.
returns 1 member to Parliament.