Reedley Hallows, Filley Close, and New Lnnnd
Booth, township, AVhalley par., NE. Lancashire, on
river Calder, 2 miles NE. of Burnley, 1446 ac., pop. 667.

Reedness, township and vil., AVhitgift par., E. div.
West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Ouse, 4 miles SE. of
Howden, 3083 ac., pop. 494; P.O.

Reedsmonth, ry. sta., Northumberland, 4 miles N.
of Wark and 36 miles NW. of Newcastle. See Rede.

Reekie Linn, waterfall, on river Isla, Forfarshire, 3%
miles N. of Alyth.

Reeks, Tke, seat, co. Kerry; post-town, Killarney.
See Macgillicuddy’s Reeks.

Reelan, rivulet, mid. co. Donegal; flows 14 miles
NE. to river Finn, 7 miles AV. of Ballybofey.

Reen Point, on E. side of Castlehaven Harbour, SE.
co. Cork.

Reenanirrec, school, co. Cork. See Runanirree.

Reenascrcena, 6 miles from Rosscarbery, S. co.
Cork; P.O.

Keens, 2 m. SW. of Rathkeale, AV. co. Limerick; P.O.

Reepham, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Lincolnshire,
4§ miles NE. of Lincoln, 1430 ac., pop. 356.

Reepham (with Kerdistone), par. and vil. with ry.
sta., Norfolk, 6% miles SW. of Aylsham, 2250 ac., pop.
527; P.O., T.o., 1 Bank; the vil. extends into the pars,
of Hackford-by-Reepham and AVhitwell; the churches
of Reepham and AVhitwell stand in one churchyard,
where also stood formerly the church of Hackford.

Reerower, school, Kilthomas par., co. Galway.

Reeth, small town and township, Grinton par., North-
Riding Yorkshire, at confluence of Arkle Beck with river
Swale, 8 miles AV. of Richmond, 5699 ac., pop. 988; P.O.,
T.o.; is a tourist station for Upper Swaledale, and has
trade in connection with the neighbouring lead mines.

Reeves Hall, seat, Mersea island, Essex, 7 miles SE.
of Colchester.

Regent’s Canal, Middlesex, in N. of London, from
the Paddington Canal to the Thames at Limehouse;
was formed in 1813-1815, is 8% miles long, and makes a
descent of 90 ft. with 13 locks.

Regents Park, eccl. dist., St Pancras par., Middle-
sex, in NAV. of London, pop. 10,378; the park is a
circular enclosure of 450 ac. It contains the Baptist
College; the Zoological Gardens, with the finest col-
lection of wild beasts and birds in the world; and the
Botanical Gardens, with a large conservatory, and 18 ac.
laid out with a choice collection of trees, shrubs, and
flowers.

Regents Square, eccl. dist., St Pancras par., Middle-
sex, in NW. of London, pop. 7943.

Rcgnum. See Chichester.

Regnlblum. See Reculver.

Retains, seat, near Ballina, N. co. Mayo.

Relchip House, seat, 5 miles NE. of Dunkeld,
Perthshire; a romantic dell is in vicinity.

Reigate.—mun. bor., market town, and par., Surrey,
22 miles S. of London by rail, 6015 ac., pop. 18,662 ;
P.O., T.O., and P.O. at Reigate Hill, 1 Bank, 2 news-
papers (including 1 at Redhill). Market-day, Tuesday.
The par. consists of the townships of Reigate Borough,
435 ac., pop. 3274 ; and Reigate Foreign, 5580 ac., pop.
15,388. Reigate is supposed to have been a fortified
town in Saxon times ; its castle, built after the Conquest,
has disappeared, and the space which it occupied is
now a public garden vested in the corporation by Earl
Somers, whose seat, Reigate Priory, occupies the site
of a small Augustinian monastery. The trade of the
place is in agricultural produce, white sand, fullers’
earth, freestone, and hearthstone. Lord Howard of
Effingham (1536-1624) is buried in the chancel of the
parish church. Reigate was incorporated in 1863 ; it
returned 2 members to Parliament until 1832, and one
until 1867, when it was disfranchised.—2. Reigate,
hundred, Surrey, 41,688 ac., pop. 11,170; contains 11
pars, and part of another.

Reigate (or South Eastern) Division, pari. div. of
Surrey, pop. 56,348.

Brighton (or Rigtaton), coast par. and vil., East-
Riding Yorkshire, 5% miles NAV. of Bridlington,
1818 ac. and 108 foreshore, pop. 254; near vil. is
Beighton Hall.

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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