Uist, North, island and par., Outer Hebrides, Inver-
ness-shire—par., 75,431 ac., pop. 4264;island, pop. 3371;
P.O., T.O., at Uochuiaddy, 65 miles SW. of Stornoway ;
the par. also comprises the islands of Baleshare and
Illeray, Boveray, Grimisay, Heisker, Levera, Kirkibost,
Mhorgay, Monach, Ronay, and Yallay; the island
measures, N. and S., 17 miles in length, and from 3 to
13 miles in breadth, and consists chiefly of flat marshy
moorland, traversed by a range of hills, the greatest alt.
being 1133 ft. The coast is much indented, and the
sea-lochs abound with fish.

Uist, South, island and par., Outer Hebrides,
Inverness-shire—par., 90,099 ac., pop. 6078 ; island,
pop. 3810; P.O., T.o., at Howmore, 36 miles SW.
of Lochmaddy; the par. also comprises the islands
of Benbecula, Calvay, Eriskay, Pladda, Grimisay,
and Wiay; the island measures, N. and S., 22 miles
in extreme length, and 7| miles in extreme breadth.
The surface is flat in the N. district, while the re-
mainder is chiefly hilly or mountainous; the highest
summit, Ben More, has an alt. of 2035 ft. Black cattle
are reared, but fishing is the chief employment.

Ukeley, Essex. See Ugley.

Ulbster, coast hamlet, in par. and 7% miles SW. of
Wick, Caithness; P.O.

Ulceby (by Alford), par., Lincolnshire, 2% miles SW.
of Alford, 2220 ac., pop. 176.

Ulceby (by Barton), par. and ry. sta., Lincolnshire,
6% miles S. of New Holland and 10% NW. of Grimsby,
3790 ac., pop. 961; P.O., T.o., and P.O. at Ulceby
Village, 1% mile W. of sta.

Ulcombe, par. and vil., Kent, 6 miles SE. of Maid-
stone, 3546 ac., pop. 656 ; P.O.; Uleombe was for many
centuries the property of the St Legers.

Uldale, par., Cumberland, 1% mile SE. of Ireby
and 7 S. of Wigton, 5814 ac., pop. 254.

Uley, par. and vil., Gloucestershire, among the Cots-
wolds, 2 miles E. of Dursley and 6 SW. of Strond, 1492
ac., pop. 1043; P.O., T.o.; Uley House and Uley lodge
are seats; at Uley Bury, a double-ditched camp, Roman
coins have been found.

Ulfsby, Cumberland. See Ousby.

Ulghaw, township and vil., Morpeth par., North-
umberland, 4% miles NE. of Morpeth, 3742 ac., pop.
722; P.O.

Ulla, rivulet, W. co. Limerick; flows 10 miles SW.
to river Feale, 1 mile below Abbeyfeale.

Ullalian, rivulet, AY. co. Limerick; flows 10 miles
W. to river Feale between Abbeyfeale and the mouth
of river Ulla.

Ullapool, quoad sacra par. and vil., Lochbroom par.,
Ross and Cromarty—quoad sacra par., pop. 2573; vil.,
on Loch Broom, 32 miles NW. of Garve ry. sta. and 50
miles by water SE. of Stornoway, pop. 897; P.O., T.o.,
1 Bank; was founded in 1788 by the British Fishery
Society, and has a safe and spacious harbour.

Ullard, par., cos. Carlow and Kilkenny, on river
Barrow, 3 miles SAY. of Borris, 5845 ac., pop. 1041.

Ullenhall, eccl. dist., Wootton AYawen par., War-
wickshire, 1% m. NW. of Henley in Arden, pop. 508; P.O.

Ulleskelf, township and vil. with ry. sta., Kirkby
Wharf par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on river
Wharfe, 3 miles SE. of Tadcaster and 9 SW. of York,
1323 ac., pop. 459; P.O.

Ullesthorpe, township and ry. sta., Claybrooke par.,
Leicestershire, 3% miles NAY. of Lutterworth and 12%
SW. of Leicester, pop. 523; P.O.

Ulley, eccl. dist. and township, Treeton and Aston
with Aughton pars., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 4
miles SE. of Rotherham—dist., pop. 273; township,
933 ac., pop. 136.

Ullid, par., SW. co. Kilkenny, 3 miles SW. of Mul-
linavat, 2248 ac., pop. 416.

Ulllngswlck, par. and vil., Herefordshire, 5 miles
SW. of Bromyard, 1245 ac., pop. 293.

Ullock, vil. with ry. sta., Dean par., Cumberland,
on river Marron, Smiles S. of Marron J unction and 8%
SW. of Cockermouth by rail; P.O.

Ullswater, lake, Cumberland and Westmorland, 5
miles SW. of Penrith; is 8 miles long, from Pooley
Bridge to Patterdale, a little more than % mile broad
(greatest breadth), 210 ft. deep, and 380 ft. above sea
level; has near its head four small islands, receives

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