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Shifnal (or Shiffnall), market town and par. with ry. sta., Shropshire, 17 miles E. of Shrewsbury—par., 11,441 ac., pop. 6812; town, pop. 3531; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Tuesday. Shifnal (anciently Idesall, or Idsal) occupies a picturesque position, and is a place of great antiquity. The church of St Andrew is the principal architectural feature of the town. The industrial establishments include iron foundries, rolling and slitting mills, blast furnaces, and coal and iron mines. In addition to the weekly markets there are several fairs.
Shilbottle, par., township, and vil., Northumber- land—par., 7905 ac., pop. 947; township, 3000 ac., pop. 428; vil., 3 miles SE. of Alnwick; P.O.
Shildon, town and township with ry. sta., Auckland St Andrew par., Durham, 3 miles SE. of Bishop Auck- land—township, 598 ac., pop. 6946; town (comprising Shildon and East Thickley townships), 1066 ac., pop. 8704 ; P.O., T.O. Goal mines and quarries give employ- ment to the inhabitants. New Sblldon, eccl. dist., pop. 4210 ; P.O., T.O., extends into Heighington par.
Shillay Island. See Monach Lighthouse.
Shillelagh.—bar., SW. co. AVicklow, 44,348 ac., pop. 6656; was formerly famous for its oak woods.—2. Shil- lelagh, vil. with ry. sta., Carnew par., Shillelagh bar., co. Wicklow, on Shillelagh rivulet, 20 miles W. of Ark- low by rail, pop. 194; P.O., T.O.
Shilleloglier, bar., mid. co. Kilkenny, 36,684 ac., pop. 4674.
Shilling Okeford. See Shillingstone.
Shillingford.—hamlet, Bampton par., Devon, 7 miles N. of Tiverton.—2. Shillingford, par., Devon, 2% miles W. of Axminster, 397 ac., pop. 71.—3. Shil- lingford, hamlet, Warborough par., Oxfordshire, on river Thames, 2 miles N. of AArallingford.—4. Shilling- ford. See Shellingford.
Shillinglee Park, seat of the Earl of Winterton, Kirdford par., Sussex, 4 miles SE. of Haslemere.
Shillingstone (or Shilling Okeford), par. and vil. with ry. sta. (for Child Okeford and Okeford Fitzpaine), Dorset, in N. of co.—par., 2223 ac., pop. 566; vil., 5 miles NW. of Blandford; P.O.
Shillingthorpe, hamlet, Braceboroughpar., Lincoln- shire, 3 miles NE. of Stamford.
Shillington, par. and vil., Bedfordshire, in E. of co. —par., 5030 ac., pop. 2226; vil., 3% miles SW. of Shefford sta. and 6 NW. of Hitchin ; P.O., T.o.
Shilstone.—hamlet, 3 miles NE. of Modbury, Devon. —2. Shilstone, 5 miles NW. of Moreton Hampstead, Devon; has a cromlech.
Shilton.—par. and vil., Oxfordshire, in W. of co.— par., 1604 ac., pop. 287; vil., 6 m. W. of Witney; P.O. —2. Shilton, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Warwick- shire, 9 miles NW. of Rugby, 1075 ac., pop. 413; near the vil. is Shilton House, seat.
Shilton Earl. See Earl Shilton.
Shilvington.—hamlet, Portisham par., Dorset, 6 miles SAV. of Dorchester.—2. Shilvington, township, Morpeth par., Northumberland, 4% miles SAV. of Mor- peth, 1539 ac., pop. 78.
Shilvodan, Grange of, par., S. co. Antrim, 4 miles NE. of Randalstown, 3547 ac., pop. 976.
Shinina, rivulet, S. co. Down; rises in Mourne Moun- tains, and flows 7 m. NE. to Dundrum Bay at Newcastle.
Shimpling.—par., Norfolk, 3 miles NE. of Diss, 780 ac., pop. 175.—2. Shimpling (or Shimplingthorne), par. and vil., Suffolk—par., 2698 ac., pop. 491; vil., 4 miles NW. of Lavenham; P.O.
Shin, Loch, Lairg par., Sutherland; is 16% miles long and from % to 1% mile broad.
Shin, The, affluent of the Oykell, at Invershin, Sutherland; issues from the SE. end of Loch Shin, flows 7% miles S., has a fine waterfall 2 miles from its confluence with the Oykell, and is a salmon stream.
Shinan, seat, near Shercock, E. co. Cavan.
Shincliffe, township and vil. (ry. stations Shincliffe and Shincliffe Town), Durham St Oswald par., Durham —township, 1379 ac., pop. 969; vil., on river Wear, 2 miles SE. of Durham; P.O., and P.O. at Shincliffe Colliery.
Shlndella, Lough, 9 miles W. of Oughterard, W. co. Galway.
Shineton, Shropshire. See Sheinton.
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