Rivenhall Place, seat; remains of a Roman villa
were found near the church; Tusser (1515-1580), the
poet, was a native.

River, par. and vil., Kent, on river Dour, 2 miles
NAA⁷. of Dover, 1194 ac., pop. 633; contains the River
Mill, paperworks.

River Douglas, ry. sta., Lancashire, 64 miles SW.
of Preston.

River Green, township, Meldon par., Northumber-
land, 5 miles W. of Morpeth, 529 ac., pop. 28.

Riverchapel, vil., Ardamine par., N. co. Wexford,
on Aughboy rivulet, 4 miles SE. of Gorey, pop. 264.

Riverhead, eccl. dist. and vil., Sevenoaks par., Kent
—dist., pop. 917; vil., on the Darent, 14 mile NW. of
Sevenoaks; P.O., T.O.

Riversdale.—seat, 5 miles N. of Enniskillen, N. co.
Fermanagh.—2. Riversdale, seat, 3 miles E. of Gal-
bally, E. co. Limerick, 6 miles SAY. of Tipperary.—3.
Riversdale, seat, 4 miles NE. of Killucan ry. sta., E.
co. Westmeath.

Riversdown, hamlet, AYarnford par., Hants, 51
miles S. of Alresford.

Riverstone, seat, N. co. Tipperary; post-town,
Nenagh.

Riverstown.—vil., Caherlag par., in co. and 4 miles
NE. of Cork, on river Glanmire, pop. 122; P.O.—2.
Riverstown, 4 miles SAY. of Carlingford, N. co.
Louth; P.O.—3. Riverstown, seat, 14 mile N. of
Ardee, mid. co. Louth.—4. Riverstown, vil., Kilma-
callan par., E. co. Sligo, 7 miles NE. of Ballymote,
pop. 217; P.O., 1 Bank.—5. Riverstown, N. co. Tip-
perary, 2 miles S. of Parsonstown; P.O.

Rivlngton, eccl. dist., township, and vil., Bolton le
Moors, SE. Lancashire—dist., pop. 429 ; township, 2768
ac., pop. 330; vil., 4 miles SE. of Chorley; P.O.; the
vil. overlooks the reservoir of the Liverpool water-
works ; in vicinity is Rivington Mali, seat; Riving-
ton Pike, 1545 ft. high, had formerly a beacon.

Rixton with Glazebrook, township (ry. sta. Glaze-
brook), AYarrington par., SW. Lancashire, 6^ miles
NE. of AYarrington, 2988 ac., pop. 881.

Roaeh. See Roche.

Roaches, The, hill-ridge, in the N. of Staffordshire,
4 miles N. of Leek.

Roachill, hamlet, Knowstone par., Devon, 1J mile
from Knowstone.

Road, par. and vil., Somerset, on border of co. and
on river Frome, 4 m. NE. of Frome, 928 ac., pop. 570; P.O.

Road, hamlet, King’s co. See Rhode.

Road Hill, eccl. dist., North Bradley par., Wilts,
3 miles NW. of Westbury, and adjacent to Road in
Somerset, pop. 277.

Roade, par. and vil. with ry. sta., in co. and 6 miles
S. of Northampton, 1600 ac., pop. 720 ; P.O.

Roadineetings, vil., in par. and lg mile E. of Car-
luke, Lanarkshire, pop. (including Yieldshields) 432.

Roadside, 3 miles from Errol, Perthshire; P.O.

Roadwater, vil. with ry. sta., Old Cleeve par.,
Somerset, 4 miles SW. of Watchet; P.O.

Koag, Loch, sea-loch, Uig par., Ross-shire, on W.
side of Lewis island, Outer Hebrides ; is 10 miles long
and 8 miles wide across the entrance.

Roan, island, Tongue par., Sutherland, at entrance
of Kyle of Tongue, pop. 73. See Eilean-nan-Roan.

Roancarrig Island, on E. side of Bear Haven,
Bantry Bay, co. Cork; has a lighthouse 62 ft. high,
with fixed light (Bantry Bay) 55 ft. above high water
and seen 12 miles.

Roar Bank, shoal, off SE. coast of Kent, between
Hythe and New Romney.

Roaring Middle, shoal, in the AVash, on E. side of
Lynn Deeps.

Roaringwater Bay, SAA⁷. co. Cork; in the widest
sense, extends between Cape Clear and Mizen Head ; in
a more restricted sense, extends 8 miles SW. from a
point 5 miles W. of Skibbereen.

Roath, par., Glamorgan, in bor. of Cardiff, 2425 ac.
land, 32 tidal water and 892 foreshore, pop. 23,096.

Rob Roy’s Cave. See Ckaigkoyston.

Rohe, river, co. Mayo; rises 3 miles NE. of Clare,
and flows circuitously 22 miles SW. to Lough Mask.

Robeen, par., S. co. Mayo, on river Robe, 5 miles
NE. of Ballinrobe, 10,240 ac., pop. 1793.

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

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