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Qucrrln, 5 miles SW of Kilrush, S. co. Clare; P.O.
Quest Hills, 1 mile from Malvern Link, Worcester- shire; p.o.
Qnethlock (or Quithick), par. and vil., Cornwall, 4 miles E. of Liskeard, 4531 ac., pop. 485; P.O.
Quex, seat, Birchington par., Kent, 3 miles SW. of Margate; was the resting-place of William III. on his way to and from Holland.
Qneynton, 7 miles NW. of Aylesbury, Bucks; P.O. See Quainton.
Qulckmcre, local government district, Saddleworth township, Rochdale par., West-Riding Yorkshire, 3% miles E. of Oldham, 593 ac., pop. 3660.
Qulddenham, par., Norfolk, 5 miles S. of Attle- borough, 1126 ac., pop. 117; Quiddenbam Hall is the seat of the Earl of Albemarle.
Qnigleygpolnt, 9 miles from Moville, NE. co. Done- gal; P.O.
Quilca Honse, near Mullagh, SE. co. Cavan; was the residence of Sheridans father, and here Swift wrote his Tale of a Tub and Gulliver's Travels.
Quin, par. and vil.with ry. sta. (Ardsollus and Quin), mid. co. Clare, 6 miles SE. of Ennis—par., 9352 ac., pop. 1364; vil., pop. 184; P.O.; has remains of an abbey.
Qninag, mountain, Assynt par., Sutherland, on N. side of Loch Assynt, alt. 2653 ft.
Quines Hill, eminence, nr. Port Soderick, Isle of Man.
Qnlntin, small bay, 2% miles E. of Portaferry, NE. co. Down.
Quinton.—par. and township, Gloucestershire, 5% miles S. of Stratford on Avon—par., 4800 ac., pop. 647; township, pop. 498 ; contains Quinton House, seat.— 2. Quinton, par., in co. and 4% miles SE. of North- ampton, 1170 ac., pop. 116.—3. Quinton, eccl. dist., Halesowen par., Worcestershire, 4 miles SW. of Bir- mingham, pop. 3455; P.O.—4. Quinton, hamlet, Bockleton par., Worcestershire, 5 miles S. of Leo- minster.—5. Quinton, Bucks. See Quainton.
Quiralng, mountain, Kilmuir par., Skye island, In- verness-shire, in extreme N. of island, alt. 1779 ft.; on its summit is a kind of crater, which presents wonder- ful rock formations.
Qnitber, hamlet, Milton Abbot par., Devon, 6 miles NW. of Tavistock.
Qnitbick, Cornwall. See Quethiock.
Qnlxbill, hamlet, Rocester par., Staffordshire, 5| miles N. of Uttoxeter.
Qnoditcb, hamlet, Ashwater par., Devon, 7 miles SE. of Holsworthy.
Qnoicb, Locb (5% miles by f mile), on border of Kil- monivaig and Kilmalie pars., Inverness-shire; receives the Quoich (which flows 8 miles SE. through Glen Quoich), and gives out the Garry.
Qnolch Water, Crathie and Braemar par., Aber- deenshire ; flows 8% miles SE. to the Dee 2 miles SAY. of Castleton of Braemar; the Linn of Quoich, a beau- tiful waterfall, is 1 mile above its mouth.
Quoile, river, E. co. Down; is the tidal part of river Ballinahinch, before it enters Lough Strangford.
Qnolsley, Cheshire. See Marbury with Quoisley.
Quorndon (or Qnorn), town and township, Barrow upon Soar par., Leicestershire, 2% miles SE. of Lough- borough, 1990 ac., pop. 1816; P.O., T.O. Quorndon Honse, Quorndon stall, and Quorndon Lodge, are seats.
Qnothqnan,vil., Libberton par., Lanarkshire, 2 miles NE. of Thankerton sta.
Quoyloo, 8 miles N. of Stromness, Orkney; P.O.
Qny, ry. sta., in co. and 4% miles NE. of Cambridge; P.O., called Qny cnm Stow; adjacent is Qny Hall, seat. See Stow cum Quy.
Kaasay, island, Portree par., Inner Hebrides, Inver- ness-shire, pop. 478 ; P.O.; the island measures 13 miles by 3% miles in extreme length and breadth, and is for the most part hilly, barren, and moorish; in SW. of island, on Churchtown Bay, beside the church and the post-office, 14 miles SE. of Portree, is Raasay House, seat; Raasay is separated from Skye island by the Sound of Raasay, which is from 1 to 5 miles wide.
Rabbit Islands, 3 islands, Tongue par., Sutherland, at the mouth of the Kyle of Tongue.
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