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Radway Green, ry. sta., Cheshire, near border of Staffordshire, 4f miles E. of Crewe.
Radwell.—hamlet, Felmersham par., in co. and 6 miles NW. of Bedford.—2. Radwell, par., Herts, 14 mile NW. of Baldock, 743 ac., pop. 101; contains Radwell Honse, seat.
Radwinter, par. and vil., Essex, on river Pant, 44 miles SE. of Saffron Walden, 3876 ac., pop. 842 ; P.O.; near vil. is Radwinter Hall, seat.
Radyr, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Glamorgan, on river Taff, 44 miles NW. of Cardiff, 1630 ac., pop. 519.
Raeberry, vestiges of a stronghold of the Maclellans, in co. and 6 miles SE. of Kirkcudbright, on the coast.
Raebills, seat, Johnstone par., Dumfriesshire, near Kinnel Water, 10 miles NW. of Lockerbie.
Raemoir, seat and school, Banchory-Ternan par., Kincardineshire, 3 miles N. of Banchory.
Rafford, par. and vil., Elginshire—par., 12,456 ac., pop. 1052 ; vil., 24 miles SE. of Forres; P.O.
Raffrey, 4 miles from Saintfield, co. Down ; P.O.
Raford, seat, 6 m. E. of Athenry, mid. co. Galway.
Ragdale, ;par., Leicestershire, 6 miles W. of Melton Mowbray, 1980 ac., pop. 102.
Ragbly, peninsula and fishing harbour, in co. and 7 miles NAV. of Sligo.
Ragbtinmore, mountain, N. co. Donegal, on E. side of Lough Swilly, alt. 1656 ft.
Raglan.—(or Ragland), par. and vil. with ry. sta., in co. and 7 miles SW. of Monmouth, 4083 ac., pop. 722; P.O., T.O.; Raglan Castle, one of the finest baronial ruins in England, was built in time of Henry V., on the site of a previous castle, and surrendered to Fairfax in 1646; Raglan gives the title of baron to a branch of the Beaufort family; the first Lord Raglan (1788-1855), youngest son of the fifth Duke of Beaufort, was commander of the forces in the Crimea. — 2. Raglan, hundred, Monmouthshire, 47,010 ac., pop. 6961; contains 21 pars, and parts of 3 others.
Ragley Hall, seat (1750) of the Marquis of Hertford, Arrow par., Warwickshire, 1| mile SW. of Alcester; stands in a richly-wooded park, with a picturesque lake.
Ragnall, par. and vil., Notts, 4 miles NE. of Tux- ford, 2030 ac. (including Dunham), pop. 183; near vil. is Ragnall Hall, seat.
Ragwortb-Norton, seat, Durham; post-town, Stock- ton upon Tees.
Raban.—par., N. co. Cork, on river Blackwater, 3 miles SE. of Mallow, 10,082 ac., pop. 1249.—2. Raban, par., N. Kings co., on Grand Canal and river Clodagh, 5 miles W. of Tullamore, 14,985 ac., pop. 2464; p.o.
Rabanna, seat, 2 miles N. of Ardee, mid. co. Louth.
Rabans, seat, 3 miles NE. of Carrickmacross, S. co. Monaghan.
Rabara, par., S. co. Roscommon, 10 miles NAV. of Athlone, 5362 ac., pop. 567 ; P.O.
Rabarney, 3 miles NE. of Killucan, E. co. West- meath; P.O.
Rabasane, seat, co. Galway; post-town, Craughwell.
Rabeen. — seat, mid. co. Galway ; post - town, Athenry.—2. Rabeen, seat, S. co. Galway; post-town, Gort.
Rabeendoran, hamlet, in co. and 4 m. SW. of Carlow
Rabelty, par., E. co. Tipperary, 3 miles NE. o. Thurles, 4875 ac., pop. 568.
Rabeny, par. and vil. with ry. sta., in co. and 4 miles NE. of Dublin, on Dublin Bay—par., 1054 ac., pop. 426 ; vil., pop. Ill; P.O., T.o.
Rabill, par., N. co. Carlow, 1 mile NAV. of Rath villy, 2662 ac., pop. 273 ; Rabill Mound is 499 ft. high.
Rabinstown, seat, 34 miles NE. of Innfield, S. co. Meath.
Rabolp, 4 m. NE. of Downpatrick, E. co. Down ; P.O.
Raboon, par., S. co. Galway, on Galway Bay, 15,168 ac., pop. 8959; contains part of bor. of Galway.
Rabugb, par., S. co. Westmeath, on branch of Grand Canal, 4 miles SE. of Kilbeggan, 4973 ac., pop. 522.
Raibeg, school, Moy and Dalarossie par., Inverness.
Raigmore, seat, in co. and 1 mile from Inverness.
Railstown, par., mid. co. Tipperary, 3 miles SE. of Cashel, 904 ac., pop. 62.
Rain Stang, hill, AVest-Riding Yorkshire, near Middlesmoor, 9 miles NW. of Pateley Bridge, alt. 1468 ft. Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1887. Public domain image from Gedcomindex.com
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