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Gislcliam, par., E. Suffolk, 44 miles SAY. of Lowes-
toft, 1344 ac., pop. 301.

Gislingliam, par. and vil., AY. Suffolk, 5 miles SAY.
of "Eye, 2251 ac., pop. 552; P.O.

Glsslng, par. and vil., S. Norfolk, 44 miles NE. of
Diss, 1981 ac., pop. 454; P.O.; in vicinity of vil. is the
seat of Glssing Hall.

Gittishaiii, par. and vil., E. Devon, 2 miles SAY. of
Honiton, 2067 ac., pop. 444; P.O.

Glvendale, township, in par. and 2 miles SE. of
Ripon, E. div. AYest-Riding Yorkshire, 848 ac., pop. 39.

Glvendale, Great, par., East-Riding Yorkshire, 4
miles NE. of Pocklington sta., 1314 ac., pop. 81.

Givendalc, Little, hamlet, Millington par., East-
Riding Yorkshire, near Great Givendale.

Glzzcn Briggs, Dornoch Firth. See Geyzen Briggs.

Glack.—seat, Daviot par., Aberdeenshire, 5 miles
NAY. of Inverurie.—2. Glack, hill pass, Newtyle par.,
Forfarshire, between Newtyle Hill and Hatton Hill.

Glackharnls, mountain pass, Aberlour par., Banff-
shire, between Ben Rinnes and Meikle Conval.

Glackingdaline, bay, with steep rock crowned by
remains of Scandinavian castle, Ulva isl., Argyllshire.

Glackntore Mountain, on AY. side of Lough Foyle,
NE. co. Donegal, alt. 1295 ft.

Gladesinore Heath, on N. border of Middlesex, 2
miles NE. of Barnet, where, in 1471, was fought the
battle of Barnet, in which Edward IV. defeated the
Earl of AYarwick.

Gladestry, par., E. Radnorshire, on river Gwyddel,
4 miles SE. of New Radnor, 3798 ac., pop. 337 ; P.O.;
contains the seat of Gladestry Court.

GladhonseWater, headstream of r. South Esk,Temple
par., Edinburghshire; flows N. to Gladhonsc Reservoir.

Gladney Colton, Ceres, Fife. See Glaidney.

Gladsiuuir, par. and vil., in co. and 4 miles AY. of
Haddington, 7043 ac., pop. 1747 ; P.O.; 14 mile SAY. of
vil. are the Gladsmuir Ironworks.

Gladstone Park, seat, Erskine par., Renfrewshire,
near Bishopton sta.

Gladswood, seat, near Melrose, NAY. Roxburghshire.

Glaidney, part of Ceres vil., Fife, pop. 115.

Glais, ry. sta., 54 miles NE. of Swansea, Glamor-
gan; P.O.

Glalsdale, township and vil. with ry. sta., Danby
par., North-Riding Yorkshire, on river Esk, 94 miles
SAY. of AVhitby, 4967 ac., pop. 1103 ; P.O., T.o. Glais-
dale Moor, land common to Glaisdale and Danby
townships, covers an area of 11,598 ac.

Glaisnock, seat, on Glaisnock Burn, 14 mile S. of
Cumnock, Ayrshire.

Glaisscan, Loch, Argyllshire. See GLASHAN.

Glaitness House, seat, Kirkwall, Orkney.

Glanialg, mountain, Skye. See Ben Glamaig.

Glamis, par. and vil. with ry. sta. (14 mile NAY. of
vil.), on Glamis Burn, in co. and 54 miles SAY. of
Forfar—par., 14,347 ac., pop. 1631; vil., pop. 345;
P.O., 1 Bank; the par. contains several sculptured
stones; Glamis Burn flows 64 miles NE. through
Glen Ogilvie to Dean AYater ; 1 mile N. of vil. is
Glamis Castle, seat of the Earl of Strathmore and
Kinghorne, one of the finest specimens of the Scottish
baronial style of architecture. Malcolm II. was long
(erroneously) supposed to have been murdered (1034)
in the “ King’s Room ” at Glamis Castle.

Glamorgan, a maritime co. of South AYales, bounded
N. by Carmarthen, Brecknock, and Monmouth, E. by
Monmouth and theestuary of the Severn, S. by theBristol
Channel, and AY. by Carmarthen and Carmarthen Bay;
greatest length, N. and S., 28 m.; greatest breadth, E.
and AY., 48 m.; area, 516,959 ac., pop. 511,433. Glamor-
gan is, commercially, the most important co. in AYales,
chiefly owing to its great mineral resources, the fertility
of its soil, and the extent and convenience of its seaboard.
The surface of the co. in the N. is mountainous; but
towards the S. it becomes more level, especially in the
fertile expanse known as the
Vale of Glamorgan. It
is watered by various rivers, of which the more im-
portant are the Taff, Taw, Neath, and Rhymney; all
the streams flow S. to the Bristol Channel. Mining is
the principal industry, the co. having one of the largest
coalfields in Britain, while its supply of ironstone and
limestone is said to be inexhaustible. The soil yields
abundant and excellent crops of the usual cereals, and
large quantities of dairy produce are exported. (For
agricultural statistics, see Appendix.) Some of the
largest ironworks in the world are in Glamorgan, not-
ably those at Merthyr Tydfil and Dowlais; and the co.
likewise contains very important copper, tin, and lead
works. Glamorgan comprises 10 hundreds, 166 pars.,
the pari, and mun. bor. of Swansea (2 members), the
greater part of the pari. bor. of Merthyr Tydfil (2 mem-
bers), the Cardiff Boroughs (Cardiff, Cowbridge, and
Llantrisaint—1 member), and the mun. bors. of Aber-
avon, Cardiff, and Neath. It is mostly in the diocese
of Llandaff. For pari, purposes it is divided into 5
divisions, viz.. Eastern, Rhondda, AVestern or Gower,
Mid, and Southern, 1 member for each division.



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