Slaidhurn, par., township, and vil., N. div. West-
Biding Yorkshire—par., 39,986 ac., pop. 1358; town-
ship, 5182 ac., pop. 497; vil., on right bank of river
Hodder, 9 miles N. of Clitheroe ; P.O.

Slams, coast par., Aberdeenshire, 9124 ac., pop.
1256; the church stands near Collision vil., 6 miles
E. of Ellon. The ruin of Slains Castle, ancient strong-
hold of the earls of Erroll, demolished in 1594 by James
VI., crowns a lofty peninsulated rock on the coast.

Slains Castle, seat of the Earl of Erroll, Cruden
par., Aberdeenshire, on the brink of a lofty sea-cliff, 7
miles SW. of Peterhead and 5 NE. of the old castle.

Slaithwaite, market town with ry. sta., Hudders-
field and Almondbury pars., and township, wholly in
Huddersfield par., S. div. West-Biding Yorkshire, pn
river Colne, 4 miles SAY. of Huddersfield—township,
2436 ac., pop. 3009; town, pop. 3882; P.O., T.O., 1
Bank. Market-days, Monday and Wednesday. The
inhabitants are engaged in the cotton and woollen mfrs.
Excellent mineral baths, similar to the springs at Har-
rogate, are here, and the town is much frequented by
visitors during the summer months.

Slaley.—hamlet, Bonsall par., Derbyshire, 2 miles
NW. of AVirksworth.— 2. Slaley, par. and vil., North-
umberland—par., 7518 ac., pop. 427 ; vil., 3¼ miles S.
of Corbridge; P.O.

Slamannan, par., quoad sacra par., and vil. with
ry. sta., Stirlingshire—par.,7062 ac.,pop. 5850; quoad
sacra par., partly also in Falkirk par., pop. 6428;
vil., near river Avon, 5½ miles SW. of Falkirk and 17½
NE. of Glasgow, pop. (including Blinkbonny) 1225;
P.O., T.O., 1 Bank ; extensive coal and ironstone mines
are in the vicinity.

Slane, par. and vil., N. co. Meath, on river Boyne, 2
miles NE. of Beauparc ry. sta. and 8 miles AY. of
Drogheda—par., 5947 ac., pop. 1124; vil., pop. 393;
P.O., T.o., 1 Bank ; has remains of an abbey and of the
hermitage of St Eire, who founded the see of Slane
at the beginning of the 6th century. Slane Castle,
1 mile AV. of vil., is the seat of the Marquis of
Conyngham.

Slane, Lower and Upper, 2 bars., N. co. Meath—
Lower Slane, 26,224 ac., pop. 4013 ; Upper Slane, 29,211
ac., pop. 4168.

Slanemore, 5 miles from Mullingar, co. AYest-
meath; P.O.

Slanes, par., E. co. Down, 4 miles NE. of Porta-
ferry, 946 ac., pop. 269.

Slaney, river, Leinster province ; rises in Lugnaquilla
and Table mountains, mid. co. AVicklow, and flows SW.
and S. through cos. Wicklow, Carlow, and Wexford to
AV exford Harbour at Wexford; length 60 miles; has
valuable salmon fisheries.

Slaney Lodge, seat, co. AVexford ; post-town, Ennis-
corthy.

Slaney Park, seat, 2 miles SE. of Baltinglass, AV.
co. AVicklow.

Slapin, sea-loch, on S. side of Strath par., Skye
island, Inverness-shire.

Slapton.—par. and vil., Bucks, in E. of co., 3 miles
S. of Leighton Buzzard, 1211 ac., pop. 265.—2.
Slapton, coast par. and vil., Devon—par., 3430 ac.
(110 water), pop. 618 ; vil., 6 miles SAV. of Dartmouth ;
P.O.; 1 mile E. of vil. is Slapton Lea, a sheet of fresh
water, 2 miles in length and from ¼ to ½ mile wide, and
separated from the sea by a narrow ridge of sand.—3.
Slapton, par. and vil., Northamptonshire, 3½ miles
SAV. of Towcester, 930 ac., pop. 166.

Slate, rivulet; rises near Prosperous, in N. of co.
Kildare, and flows nearly parallel to the Grand Canal
through the Bog of Allen to the Figile, in King’s co.,
4 miles below Rathangan; length 18 miles.

Slate Islands, group of islands, Argyllshire; includes
Luing, Shuna, Torsay, Seil, and Easdale.

Slateford.—hamlet, in par. and 1¼ mile N. of May-
bole, Ayrshire.—2. Slateford, vil. with ry. sta., Colin-
ton and St Cuthberts pars., Edinburghshire, on Water
of Leith, 2 miles SW. of Edinburgh, pop. (Slateford
and Inglisgreen) 621; P.O., T.o.; has bleach works.

Slatelcy, hamlet, Kingsbury par., Warwickshire, 4¼
miles SE. of Tamworth.

Slater’s Bridge, bridge across the river Brathay,
AYestmorland, near Little Langdale Tarn.