Quakers Yard, vil. with ry. sta., Glamorgan, on
river Taff, 6 miles SE. of Merthyr Tydfil; P.O.; takes
its name from an old burying-place of the Quakers.

Qnanterness, place with Piets’ houses, in par. and 2
miles NW. of Kirkwall, Orkney.

Quantock (or Quantox) Hills, Somerset; extend 8
miles NW. from near Bishop’s Lydeard to the coast
near Watchet, and reach in Wills Neck an alt. of 1262 ft.

Quantock Lodge, seat, Bishop’s Lydeard par., Som-
erset, 54 miles NW. of Taunton.

Quantoxhead, East, coast par. and vil., Somerset,
44 miles E. of Watchet, 2582 ac. (280 water), pop. 238;
Miss Biffen (1794-1850), the miniature-painter, born
without hands or arms, was a native.

Quantoxhead, West, coast par. and vil., Somerset,
24 m. SE. of AYatchet, 1491 ac. (80 water), pop. 278; P.O.

Quar, vil., Worth-Matravers par., Dorset, 3 miles S.
of Corfe Castle.

Quarff, quoad sacra par., Bressay par., Shetland, 64
miles SW. of Lerwick, pop. 918; comprises the ancient
pars, of Quarff and Burra.

Quarles Farm, par., Norfolk, 4 miles NAY. of New
Walsingham, 600 ac., pop. 22.

Quarley, par. and vil., Hants, 6 miles SW. of Andover,
1691 ac., pop. 173; Qnarley Hill has an extensive view,
and is crowned with an ancient camp.

Quarlton, township, Bolton le Moors par., SE. Lan-
cashire, 5 miles NE. of Bolton, 798 ac., pop. 271.

Quarmby, Yorkshire. See Lindley cum Quarmby.

Qnarndon (or Quarn), par. and vil., in co. and 3
miles NW. of Derby, 960 ac., pop. 555; P.O.; has a
famous medicinal spring, and is called the “Malvern
of Derbyshire. ”

Quarnford, township, Alstonefield par., Stafford-
shire, on N. border of co., 5 miles SW. of Buxton, 3141
ac., pop. 436 ; contains the vil. of Flash.

Qiiarr Abbey, ruined abbey founded in 1132, Bin-
stead par., Isle of Wight, on the coast, 14 mile W. of
Ryde; adjacent is Quarr Abbey House, seat.

Qnarrelton, collier vil., Abbey par., Renfrewshire,
near Johnstone.

Qnarreiwood, hamlet, Kirkmahoe par., Dumfries-
shire, 34 miles N. of Dumfries.

Qnarrendon, par., Bucks, 14 mile NAY. of Ayles-
bury, 1948 ac., pop. 37; has remains of a chapel of 1392.

Qnarrington.—township and vil., Kelloe par., in
co. and 5 miles SE. of Durham, 1622 ac., pop. 329;
Quarrington Hill has traces of an ancient fortification.
—2. Quarrington, par., Lincolnshire, in town of Slea-
ford, 1620 ac., pop. 364.

Quarry Bank, local government district, Kingswin-
ford par., Staffordshire, on W. side of Dudley, 985 ac.,
pop. 6238; P.O., t.o.

Quarry Hill, hamlet, Bolton par., Cumberland, 14
mile NW. of Ireby.

Quarrywood, place with sandstone quarries, New
Spynie par., in co. and 24 miles NW. of Elgin.

Quarter.—seat, in par. and 24 miles NW. of Largs,
Ayrshire.—2. Quarter, seat, in par. and 2 miles SW.
of Broughton sta., Peeblesshire.—3. Quarter, seat,
Dunipace par., Stirlingshire, 14 m. NW. of Denny.—4.
Quarter, Lanark; P.O., T.o. See Quarter Ironworks.

Quarter, West. See West Quarter.

Quarter Bach, par., Carmarthenshire, near Llanga-
dock, 1107 ac., pop. 1475.

Quarter Bridge, across river Glas, 1 mile from
Douglas, Isle of Man.

Quarter Ironworks and Darngaber, vil. with ry.
sta. (Quarter Road), in par. and 3 miles S. of Hamilton,
Lanarkshire, pop. 886 ; P.O., T.o., called Quarter.

Quarter Mawr, hamlet, Llanddausaint par., Car-
marthenshire, 54 miles SE. of Llangadock.

Quatford, par., township, and vil., Shropshire —
par., 1813 ac., pop. 460; township (within the bor. of
Bridgnorth), 512 ac., pop. 197; vil., 2 miles SE. of
Bridgnorth ; P.O.; near vil. is Qnatford House, seat;
at Quatford are remains of the old castle of the Mont-
gomeries.

Qnatre Bras, AY. suburb of Hexham, Northumber-
land.

Quatt (or Quatt. Malvern), par. and vil., Shropshire
—par. (partly within bor. of Bridgnorth), 2674 ac., pop.
547 ; vil., 44 miles SE. of Bridgnorth ; P.O.

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