the river Rodmg, near the Thames, 7 m. E. of London.
Barletta, a seaport of Naples, in Bari. It has a large stone pier, and a trade in corn, almonds, and salt. It is seated on the shore of the Adriatic, 25 m. W. S. W. of Bari. Long. 16. 32. E. lat. 41.
19. N.
Barmouth, a small seaport of Wales, in the par- ish of Corwen, Merionethshire. It has a good trade in flannels and hose, and is much frequented in the bathing season. It stands on a bay of the same name, 12 m. S. of Harlech, and 222 N. W. of London. Long. 3. 58. W. lat. 52. 44. N. Pop of the parish 1,742.
Barnaoul, a considerable town in the province of Colyvan, Asiatic Russia, situate at the mouth of a river of the same name, falling into the Obi about 200 m. S. of the city of Colyvan. It is the seat of the supreme court of all the mines in the Altaian mountains. Pop. about 5,000.
Barnard, p.t. Windsor Co. Vt. 60 m. N. E. Bennington. Pop. 1,881.
Barnegat, an inlet on the coast of New Jersey, 70 m. N. E. Cape May.
BarnesviUe, p.v. Montgomery Co. Maryland, 12 m. S. Fredericktown.
BarnesviUe, p.t. Belmont Co. Ohio. *
Barnet, p.t. Caledonia Co. Vt. on the Connec- ticut. Pop. 1,764.
Barnet, a town in Hertfordshire, Eng. Near this place was fought, in 1471, the decisive battle he tween the houses of York and Lancaster; and at the meeting of the St. Alban and Hatfield roads is a column, with an inscription to commemorate this event. Barnet is 11 m. N. by W. of London, and being the first port town out of London on the Great North road, is a place of great inter- course and bustle.
Burnevdts Islands, two small islands a little north of cape Horn, and to the south of Terra del Fuego. Long. 66.58. W. lat. 55. 49. S.
Barnevddt, or Barnwdd, an interior town of Guelderland, Holland, situate about an equal dis- tance from Arnheim and Ammersfort. Pop. about
5,000.
Barnsley, a town of West Yorkshire, Eng. Here are considerable manufactures of coarse linen, and in the vicinity are many bleaching grounds, a glass manufacture, and several coal mines. It has a canal to the Calder, and another to the Don, and is seated near the Derne, 19 m. S. of Leeds, and 172 N. by W. of London. Pop. in 1821, 8,284.
Barnstable, a County of Massachusetts compris- ing the peninsula of Cape Cod. Pop. 28,525. The chief town has the same name. Vast quantities of salt are made in this county by solar evapora- tion.
Barnstable, p.t. the capital of the above Co. stands on a harbour at the bottom of Cape Cod Bay. The town is built with considerable neatness and has some commerce and fishing business. There are extensive salt marshes in the neighbourhood, but '.he soil here is better than in almost any other part of the Co. It is 64 m. S. E. of Boston. Pop. 3,975.
Barnstaple, a seaport and borough in Devon- shire, Eng. It had formerly a castle, but none of the works remain except the mount. Here are manufactures of tammies, shalloons, baize, &c. and a variety of articles are exported. It is seat- ed on the river Taw, 12 m. E. of Barnstaple bay, in Bristol channel, 35 N. N. W. of Exeter, and 192 W. by S. of London. Long. 4.5. W. lat. 51.8. N. Pop. in 1821, 5,079.
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Bamstead p t. Stafford Co. N. H. 36 m. from Portsmouth. Pop 2,047.
Barnwell, a district in the south part of South Carolina, bounded on the south by the Savannah, and north by the Edisto River. Pop. 19,236, who are chiefly occupied in the culture and cleaning of cotton. The chief town of the same name is situated in the centre of the district, 116 m. S. by W. of Columbia.
Baroach, a town and fortress ofHindoostan, Gu- zerat, with considerable manufactures of cotton; seated on the N. bank of the Nerbudda, near its entrance into the gulf of Cambay, 40 m. N. by E. of Surat. Long. 72. 55. E. lat. 21. 45. N.
Barquisimeto, an ancient inland town of tfr province of Venezuela, Colombia. It is situate in a fertile plain, about 20 m. from the E. shore or the bay of Maracaybo, and 120 W. by S. of the city of Caracas.
Barra, or Barray, one of the Hebrides of Scot- land, to the south of South Uist. It is 12 m. long and 4 broad, and has a mountainous appearance, but the soil in many parts is fertile. Great quan- tities of cod and ling are caught on the coast; and shell-fish, especially cockles, are found in great abundance. On the N. E. side is a good harbour. Long. 7. 27. W. lat. 57. 2. N.
Barra, a town of Naples, in the vicinity of the city of Naples. Pop. about 5,000.
Barra, a fertile and populous district, north of the Gambia, in North Africa, bordering on the At- lantic Ocean.
Barra Inding or Barranding, situate on the west bank of a small river which falls into the Gambia, near its conflux with the Atlantic Ocean, it is the capital town of the territory of Barra, and is a place of considerable traffic. There is anoth- er town of the same name, about 100 miles up the river, on the north bank, between the rivers Ko- lar and Badiboo.
Barraconda a considerable town in the interior of North Africa, about 400 miles up the Gambia, where there are some falls which impede the nav- igation of that river.
Barr agon, a small town about 12 m. below Bu- enos Ayres, situate on the shore of a bay to which it gives name.
Barraux, a fortress of France, in the Alpine de- partment of Isere, at the entrance of the valley of Gresivauden, and on the river Isere, 6 m. S. of Chambery.
Barre, p.t. Washington Co. Vt. Pop. 2,012.
Barre, p.t. Worcester Co. Mass. 60 m. W. Bos- ton. Pop. 2,503.
Barre t. Huntingdon Co. Pa.
Barren, a County in the south central part of Kentucky. Pop. 14,821. Glasgow, the chief town, is 134 m. S. W. by S. of Frankfort. Two rivers, one called the Little, and the other the Big Barren, have their source within the county, run- ning in different directions, but both falling into the Green River.
Barrington, p.t. Strafford Co. N. H. 65 m. fr Boston : 20 fr. Portsmouth. Pop. 1,895.
Barrington, p.t. Bristol Co. R. I. 8 m. S. E. Providence. Pop. 612.
Barrow, a river of Ireland, which rises in the N. part of Queens County, and flows S. by Athy, Carlow, and New Ross, into Waterford harbour.
Barrow, a village in Leicestershire, Eng. on the river Soar, two miles N. of Mountsorrel. It has for centuries been famed for a very fine, lime, in particular request for works in water, and whieb is exported in large quantities. Pop. 1,568. |