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Van (or Fan), township, Bedwas par., Glamorgan,
near Caerphilly, 862 ac., pop. 251.

Vange, par., Essex, 1% mile SW. of Pitsea, 1484 ac.
and 30 tidal water and foreshore, pop. 158 ; P.O.

Varley Point, promontory, on W. coast of Cornwall,
near Port Isaac.

Varne, The, shoal, in Strait of Dover, 9 miles SE. of
Folkestone; extends 6 miles NE. and SW.; near W.
end is Varne Light*Vessel, with revolving light (Varne
Shoal) seen 10 miles.

Varrlch Castle, ruin, Tongue par., Sutherland, on
Kyle of Tongue, near Tongue.

Varteg, seat of ironworks and ry. sta., Monmouth-
shire, 4 miles NW. of Pontypool; P.O.

Vartry, rivulet, co. Wicklow; rises near Douce
mountain, and flows 14 miles SE. through the Devil’s
Glen to the sea, 2 miles N. of Wicklow.

Vat, The, romantic cave, Glenmuick, Tullich, and
Glengairnpar., Aberdeenshire, 5 miles NE. of Ballater;
is traversed by the Vat Burn, which flows into the W.
end of Loch Kinord.

Vaternish (or Waternish), peninsular dist., Duir-
inish par., Skye island, Inverness-shire, between Lochs
Snizort and Dunvegan. See Waternish.

Vatersay, island, Outer Hebrides. See Waters ay.

Vatsklr, vil., in par. and 7 miles NE. of Stornoway,
Lewis island, Ross-shire, on Broad Bay, pop. 396.

Vattln Bridge, school, Duirinish par., Skye island,
Inverness-shire.

Vauxbelets, manor - house, Guernsey, Channel
Islands, 2% miles SW. of St Peter Port.

Vauxhall.—eccl. dist. and ry. sta., Lambeth par.,
Surrey, on river Thames, pop. 10,447; the sta. is 1%
mile SW. of Waterloo sta., London; Vauxhall Bridge,
leading across the Thames to Pimlico, was constructed
in 1811-1816 ; the long-famous Vauxhall Gardens (now
built over) were formed in 1615 by the Vauxes, and
closed in 1859.—2. Vauxhall, eccl. dist., Liverpool
par., SW. Lancashire, within bor. of Liverpool, pop.
6567.—3. Vanxhall, ry. sta., AVarwickshire, in NE. of
Birmingham, between New Street and Aston.

Vaynol, Carnarvonshire. See Vaenol.

Vaynor. See A7ainor.

Vaynor Park, seat, Berriew par., in co. and 3% miles
NAV. of Montgomery.

Vazon Bay, on W. coast of Guernsey, Channel
Islands, 4 miles W. of St Peter Port; is the site of an
ancient submerged forest.

Ve Skerries, group of rocky islands, at entrance to St
Magnus Bay, Shetland.

Veagh, Glen, co. Donegal. See Glenbeagh.

Veerham Waterfall, on N. coast of Devon, 1 mile
SE. of Clovelly, in a little combe, adjoining which is a
curious natural archway.

Veira, Rousay and Egilshay par., Orkney, 10 miles
N. of Kirkwall; P.O. See AVire.

Velin Vach, vil., Talachddu par., in co. and 4 miles
NE. of Brecknock.

Vellndrc. — Brecknockshire. See Tregoyd and
Velindre.—2. Velindre, vil., Llangadock par., Car-
marthenshire, near Llangadock. — 3. Velindre, Car-
marthenshire, 5 miles from Llandyssil; P.O. — 4.
Velindre, 3 miles NE. of Newport and 8 NAV. of
Crymmych Arms sta., Pembrokeshire ; P.O.

Velindre House, 3% miles NW. of Cardiff, Glamor-
gan, on river Taff.

Vellan Head, promontory, Cornwall, 3 miles NW.
of Lizard Head.

Vellandreath, on Whitesand Bay, Cornwall, 1%
mile NE. of Lands End, near Sennen Cove; Vellan-
dreath is the “mill in the sand,” but the mill has long
disappeared.

Velio w, hamlet, Stogumber par., Somerset, 2 miles
SE. of Watchet.

Velvet Hall, ry. sta., Northumberland, 4 miles SW.
of Tweedmouth and 3 NE. of Norham.

Velyndrc.—hamlet, Llangendeirne par., Carmar-
thenshire, 4 miles SE. of Carmarthen.—2. Velyndre,
hamlet, Llangunnor par., Carmarthenshire, 1 mile E.
of Carmarthen.

Vementry, island, Sandsting par., Shetland, on S.
side of St Magnus Bay; has an utmost length and
breadth of 2% and 3 miles, and rises to an alt. of 297 ft.


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