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Grnmford, vil., Snape par., E. Suffolk, 3 miles S. of Saxmundham.
Grumwells Park, hamlet, Alnwick par., Northumb.
Gruna Skerries, islands in the Out Skerries group, Nesting par., Shetland, pop. 25.
Grundisburgh, par. and vil., E. Suffolk, 3 miles NW. of Woodbridge sta., 1897 ac., pop. 813; P.O.; in vicinity of vil. is the seat of Grnndisburgh Hall.
Grunty Fen, par., mid. Cambridgeshire, 4 miles SW. of Ely, 1990 ac., pop. 50.
Grating, hamlet, Sandsting par., Mainland, Shet- land, on Gruting Yoe.
Grutncss Voe, small sea-loch, in S. of Mainland, Shetland, near Sumburgh Head.
Graver, vil., Lochs par., Lewis island, 16 miles S. of Stornoway, pop. 368.
Grwyne-fawr and Grwyne-fechan, 2 townships, in par. and 3 miles NE. of Talgarth, Brecknockshire, 4900 ac., pop.—Grwyne-fawr, 20; Grwyne-fechan, 74.
Gryfe (or Gryffc) Water, Renfrewshire; issues from Gryfe Reservoir (part of the Greenock waterworks), and flows 16 miles SE. through Strath Gryfe to the Black Cart at Walkinshaw House 2 miles NW. of Paisley; near Bridge of Weir is Gryffe Castle, seat.
Grygor, tithing, Aberffraw par., Anglesey.
Guahall, one of the Scilly Islands, W. Cornwall, 2 miles W. of Bryher; 10 ac.
Gnalinn House, at alt. of 596 ft., on road between Rhiconich and Durness, NAY. Sutherlandshire, 4 miles NE. of Rhiconich; once an inn, now a shooting-box.
Gnaltier, seat, co. Waterford. See Gaultiere.
Guardbridge, vil. with ry. sta. (Guard Bridge), Leuchars par., Fife, at mouth of river Eden, 4 miles NW. of St Andrews; P.O.; has brickworks. The bridge over the Eden at this place dates from 1420.
Guardbridge Paper Mills, Guardbridge, Fife.
Guarlford, eccl. dist., Great Malvern and Madres- fieldpars., AY. AYorcestershire, pop. 499.
Guay, sta. on Highland Ry., Perthshire, 5f miles NW. of Dunkeld and 2J SE. of Ballinluig.
Guba Cashel Point, at west side of entrance to Broad Haven, NAY. co, Mayo; has a lighthouse 50 ft. high, with fixed light (Broadhaven) 87 ft. above high water and seen 15 miles.
Gnbhill, school, Closeburn par., Dumfriesshire.
Gue Graze, rock on S. coast of Cornwall, 24 miles NAY. of Lizard Head.
Gnelas, The, group of rocks, W. Cornwall, near Lands End.
Gncldahle, township, Leake par., North-Riding Yorkshire, 8 miles NE. of Thirsk, 348 ac., pop. 81.
Gnelt Water, left affluent of Glenmore Water, E. Ayrshire, 6 miles E. of Cumnock.
Guernsey, the most westerly, and in point of size the second of the Channel Islands; situated in the Bay of St Michael in the Gulf of Avranches at the entrance to the English Channel, 68 miles S. of Weymouth, 81 SE. of Plymouth, and 108 SW. of Southampton; on the French side the island is 42 m. SW. of Cherbourg ; it is 9 m. long and 5 m. wide ; 16,005 ac., pop. 32,607 ; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. On the coast the scenery of Guernsey is very impressive, but the interior is flat and thinly wooded. Commerce is represented chiefly by the working of the granite quarries, which supply excel- lent road material. There are very fair fisheries, and a little shipbuilding. (For shipping statistics, see Ap- pendix. ) Cows are reared for the English markets, and a profitable trade exists in the exportation of grapes, pears, and other fruits. St Peter Port in the SE. is the chief town. There are fixed lights (Guernsey Island), seen 3 and 9 miles respectively, at the old and new harbours of St Peter Port, and a revolving light (Guernsey Island) is displayed on SW. rock of Hanois, or Hanoveaux, seen 12 miles.
Guestling.—hundred, Hastings rape, E. Sussex, 10,930 ac., pop. 2082 ; contains 4 pars.—2. Guestling, par. and vil., E. Sussex, 34 miles NE. of Hastings, 3578 ac., pop. 802; P.O., called Guestling Green.
Guestwick, par. and ry. sta., N. Norfolk, 4 miles S. of Melton Constable sta., 1646 ac., pop. 183; P.O.; birthplace of Godwin (1756-1836) the novelist.
Gugglcby Stone, in SAY. vicinity of Shap, Westmor- ' land ; is 8 ft. high and 18 in circumference. Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.
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