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Yetholm, par. and vil., Roxburghshire—par., 5960
ac., pop. 1045; vil., on Bowmont AVater, 7g miles SE.
of Kelso, pop. (Yetholm and Kirk-Yetholm) 746 ; P.O.,
T.O.; was long the headquarters of the Scottish gipsies.

Yetlington. See Callaley and Yetlington.

Yetminster.—hundred, Dorset, 9103 ac., pop. 2100 ;
contains 7 pars.—2. Yetminster, par., township, and
vil. with ry. sta., Dorset, 4J? miles SE. of Yeovil—par.,
4321 ac., pop. 1357 ; township, 1460 ac., pop. 711; P.O. ;
was once a market town.

Yettington, hamlet, Bicton par., Devon, 4J miles
NE. of Exmouth.

Yew Crag, rocky height with slate quarry, in S. of
Cumberland, on AY. side of Borrowdale, 7 miles S. of
Keswick.

Yewbarrow, mountain, Cumberland, on N. side of
AVast AVater, alt. 2058 ft.

Yewdale, mountain vale, N. Lancashire ; is traversed
by Yewdale Beck, which flows 2g miles S. to Coniston
AYater near Coniston.

Yewford. See Ufford.

Yewslcy (or Yiewsley), eccl. dist. and vil., Hilling-
don par., Middlesex, 2J miles S. of Uxbridge, pop.
2279 ; P.O., called Yiewsley.

Yielding, par., Bedfordshire. See Yelden.

Yieldshields, vil., Carluke par., Lanarkshire. See
Roadmeetings and Yieldshields.

Yiewsley; P.O. See Yewsley.

Yniscedwyn, mansion, seat of ironworks, and ry.
sta., on border of Brecknockshire and Glamorgan, at
the confluence of the Tawe and the Twrch, near Ystaly-
fera, and 12 miles NE. of Swansea.

Ynisliir, colliery and ry. sta., Glamorgan, 4 miles
NAY. of Pontypridd; P.O., called Ynyslilr.

Ynisymond, township, Cadoxton par., Glamorgan,
near Neath, 1512 ac., pop. 421.

Ynys,1 ry. sta., Carnarvonshire, 3 miles SAY. of
Brynkir sta. and 2J? NE. of Afon AAren sta.

Ynys Head, promontory, Cornwall, near Cadgwith,
and 2 miles NE. of Lizard Town.

Ynysawdre, township, St Bride Minor par., Glamor-
gan, at the confluence of the Ewenny and Ogmore, 3
miles S. of Bridgend, 387 ac., pop. 821.

Ynyscedwyn, Brecknockshire. See Yniscedwyn.

Ynys-Cynhaiarn, par., Carnarvonshire, on the
coast, 6546 ac. (1200 water), pop. 5506; contains Port-
madoc and Tremadoc; the par. of Ynyscynhaiarn is a
local government district.

Ynysddu, ry. sta., Monmouthshire, 4 miles NAY. of
Risca and 2 miles S. of Tredegar Junction.

Ynysddu Farm, 2 miles N. of Criccieth, Carnarvon-
shire ; in vicinity are 2 cromlechs.

Ynys-Enlli (The Island of the Current), the Welsh
name of Bardsey Island ; so called because the tide race
in Bardsey Sound is very swift.

Ynys-Gwylau-fawr and Ynys-Gwylan-facIi, 2
islets, Aberdaron Bay, Carnarvonshire, opposite Aber-
daron.

Yuyshir, Glamorgan; P.O. See Ynishir.

Ynys-Las, ry. sta., Cardiganshire, at mouth of river
Dovey, 10 miles SAAr. of Machynlleth ; there is a ferry
across the mouth of the river to Aberdovey.

Ynyslonghor, hamlet, Llandilo Talybont par.,
Glamorgan, 3 miles NE. of Loughor.

Ynysnmdw, 2 m. from Pontardawe, Glamorgan ; P.O.

Ynyspenllwch, seat of tin works, Glamorgan, near
Glais sta., and 6J miles NE. of Swansea.

Ynys-Fyr, or Caldy Island : which see.

Ynys-Seiriol, or Puffin Island : which see.

Ynys-y-geryn, mansion and seat of tinworks, Gla-
morgan, on river Neath, 2J? miles NE. of Neath.

Ynys-y-Maengwyn, seat, on river Dysynni,
Merioneth, 1 mile NE. of Towyn; was burnt in 1642
by the Royalists.

Ynysymond, Glamorgan. See Ynisymond.

Yockenthwaite, hamlet, Arncliffe par., N. div.
West-Riding Yorkshire, 12 miles NE. of Settle.

Yockleton, eccl. dist. and ry. sta., AA7estbury par.,
Shropshire, 6j? miles SW. of Shrewsbury, pop. 365;
P.O. ; near sta. is Yockleton Hall, seat.

Yokelieet, township, Howden par., East-Riding


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