Northlands, vil., 4 miles SAY. of Pitsea sta., Essex.

Northlands, seat, 5 miles NAA⁷. of Kingscourt, E. co.
Cavan; P.O.

Northleach, small market town, par., and township,
Gloucestershire, among the Cotswolds, near the source
of the river Leach, 10 miles NE. of Cirencester—par.,
3460 ac., pop. 1186; town and township, pop. 831;
P.O., t.o. 1 Bank. Market-day, Wednesday. The
principal feature of the town is its handsome church,
containing several ancient monuments. Northleach
has a free grammar school, founded in 1607. Stock
fairs are held twice a year, and much business is done
in connection with Cotswold sheep and Hereford short-
horned cattle, for which the surrounding district is
celebrated.

Northleigh, par. and vil., Oxfordshire, in W. of co.,
3 miles NE. of Witney, 2423 ac., pop. 648 ; P.O.

Nortlilew, par. and vil. with ry. sta. (North Lew),
Devon, 3% miles SW. of Hatherleigh, 7247 ac., pop.
762 ; P.O., called North Lew.

Noi-ihlordland, hamlet, Sedbergh par., N. div.
AYest-Riding Yorkshire, 6 miles SE. of Sedbergh.

Northmavine, par., in N. of Mainland, Shetland,
49,037 ac., pop. 2269 ; the church is at Hillswick.

Northinoor, par., in co. and 7 miles SAY. of Oxford,
2048 ac., pop. 299 ; P.O., called North Moor.

Northmost Town, hamlet, Otterton par., Devon, 3
miles NAY. of Sidmonth.

Northman-, vil., in par. and 1 mile N. of Kirrie-
muir, Forfarshire, pop. 315.

Northolme (or Wainfleet St Thomas), par., Lin-
colnshire, on river Steeping, 8 miles SE. of Spilsby, 30
ac., pop. 201.

Northolt, par. and vil., Middlesex, 4% miles E. of
Uxbridge, 2230 ac., pop. 496 ; P.O.

Northop (or North Hope), par. and vil., Flintshire
—par. (containing Connah’s Quay), 10,675 ac. and 152
tidal water and 2186 foreshore, pop. 5042; vil., 3% m. S.
of Flint; P.O.; in vicinity is the seat of Northop Hall.

Northorpe.—par. and ry. sta., Lincolnshire, on river
Eau, 8 miles NE. of Gainsborough, 1816 ac., pop. 182 ;
P.O.—2. Northorpe, hamlet, Donington par., Lincoln-
shire, 8 miles E. of FalMngham. •— 3. Northorpe,
hamlet, Thurlby par., Lincolnshire, 2 m. S. of Bourn.

Northover, par., Somerset, on river Yeo, forming
a suburb of Ilchester, 436 ac., pop. 91.

Northowrain, small town and township, Halifax
par., N. div. West-Riding Yorkshire—township (partly
in Halifax bor.), 3520 ac., pop. 20,218 ; pop. of borough
part, 12,879 ; town, 2 miles NE. of Halifax, pop. 3294 ;
P.O. ; is a local government district, and has mfrs. of
worsted and silk, besides collieries and extensive stone
quarries ; in vicinity is the seat of Northowrain Hall.

Northrepps Hall, seat, Norfolk, 3 m. SE. of Cromer.

Northsceiigh, hamlet, Cumwhitton par., Cumber-
land, 8% miles SE. of Brampton.

Northshicld Bings, hill-fort, Eddlestone par.,
Peeblesshire.

Northstow, hundred, in SE. of Cambridgeshire,

19,651 ac., pop. 5036; contains 11 pars, andpart of another.

Northumberland, the most northerly co. of Eng-
land, bounded N. by the river Tweed, which separates
it from Berwickshire, NW. by the Cheviot Hills,
separating it from Roxburghshire, E. by the North
Sea, S. by Durham, and W. by Cumberland ; greatest
length, N. to S., 70 miles ; greatest breadth, E. to W.,
53 miles; area, 1,290,312 ac., pop. 434,086. Some-
what triangular in outline, Northumberland possesses
a varied surface, principally rugged, and rising gradually
from the coast to the hill ranges of the Cheviots on the
borders of Scotland and Cumberland. In the centre of
the co. the hills are undulating, and clad with green ;
in the W. and SAY. they are bleak, and covered with
moss and heather. On the coast are the Coquet, Fern,
and Holy Islands. Allenhead, in the extreme S. of the
co., is the highest inhabited district in England, its
altitude being 1400 ft. Fertile valleys stretch from
spurs of the Cheviots eastward towards the coast, and
the co. is well watered by several celebrated rivers,
the Alne, Coquet, AYansbeck, Till, Tyne, and Tweed. In
those localities where farming is most diligently pur-
sued—i.e., near the coast and in the valleys—the soil
is a rich clayey loam. Barley, wheat, and beans form

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