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    Place name County Entry Source
    Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Aberdeen, the ' Granite City,' capital of Aberdeenshire, seat of a university, and chief town and seaport in the North of Groome
    Burton Constable Yorkshire Burton Constable , township, Finghall par., North-Riding Yorkshire, 3¼ miles E. of Leyburn, 2650 ac., pop. 213. Bartholomew
    Burton Constable Yorkshire Burton Constable .-- seat and hamlet, with ry. sta., Swine par., East-Riding Yorkshire, 8 miles NE. of Hull. The hamlet Bartholomew
    BURTON-CONSTABLE Yorkshire BURTON-CONSTABLE , a hamlet in Swine parish, E. R. Yorkshire; with a station on the Hornsea railway, 10¼ miles Imperial
    BURTON-CONSTABLE Yorkshire BURTON-CONSTABLE , a township in Finghall parish, N. R. Yorkshire; adjacent to the Leyburn railway, 3¼ miles E of Leyburn Imperial
    Constable Burton Yorkshire Constable Burton , hamlet and seat with ry. sta., 3½ miles E. of Leyburn, North-Riding Yorkshire. Bartholomew
    Dryburgh Abbey Berwickshire Constable of Scotland, in 1150.* According to the Chronicle of Melrose, Beatrix de Beauchamp, wife of De Morville, obtained a charter of confirmation for the new foundation from David I.; and the cemetery was consecrated on St Martin's Day, 1150, 'that no demons might haunt it;' but the community did not come into residence till 13 Dec. 1152. The monks or canons regular (to give them their proper title)were Premonstratensians from Alnwick; and their garb was a coarse black cassock, covered by a white woollen cope, 'in imitation of the angels of heaven, who are clothed in white Groome
    DUBLIN Dublin DUBLIN , the metropolis of Ireland, and a city and county of itself, in the province of LEINSTER, situated in 53 Lewis:Ireland
    Dumfries Dumfries Shire Dumfries, a town and a parish on the SW border of Dumfriesshire. A royal and parliamentary burgh, a Seaport - since Groome
    Dunfermline Fife Dunfermline, a city and parish in the SW of Fife. A royal and parliamentary burgh, a place of manufacture, and Groome
    FINGALL, or Finghall Yorkshire Burton-Constable; and its post town is Thornton-Steward, under Bedale. Acres, 4, 436. Real property, £5, 634. Pop., 406. Houses Imperial
    GAINSBOROUGH Lincolnshire constables, to govern the town, are appointed by the leet jury. The township and the town are conterminate. Real property, £26, 507; of which £593 are in gas-works. Pop. in 1851, 7, 261; in 1861, 6, 320. Houses, 1, 403. The decrease of pop. was caused by the emigration of watermen and rope-makers. William de Gainsborough, bishop of Worcester, and Simon Patrick, bishop of Ely, were natives. The town gives the title of Earl to the family of Noel. The parish contains also the townships of Morton, Walkerith, and East Stockwith. Acres, 7, 210. Real property Imperial
    Harlaw Aberdeenshire Constable of Dundee and the Sheriff of Angus, the Earl drew up the main strength of his army in the rear, including the Murrays, the Straitons, the Maules, the Irvings, the Leslies, the Lovels, and the Stirlings. headed by their respective chiefs. The Earl then placed himself at the head of this body. On the other side, under the Lord of the Isles, were Mackintosh and Maclean and other Highland chiefs, all bearing the deadliest hatred to their Southron foes. On a given signal, the Highlanders and Islesmen, setting up those terrific shouts and yells which they were wont Groome
    HAUKSWELL, Hauxwell, or Hawkswell Yorkshire Constable-Burton r. station, and 4¼ NE of Leyburn. Acres, 2, 040. Real property, £2, 105. Pop., 98 and 58. Houses Imperial
    HEDON, or HEYDON Yorkshire Burton-Constable, and finally to H edon. The church is cruciform; measures 164½ feet from E to W, and 103 from Imperial
    HINCKLEY Leicestershire
    Warwickshire
    constable, and two headboroughs for the former, -a constable and three headboroughs for the latter; and is a polling place for South Leicestershire. A weekly market is held on Monday; and fairs are held on the first, second, and third Monday after Epiphany, Easter Monday, the Monday before Whit-Monday, Whit-Monday itself, 26 Aug., and the first Monday of Nov. Stocking weaving is the principal industry; was introduced in 1640; and employs, in the town and neighbourhood, upwards of 2, 000 frames. Basket making, rope making, stocking frame making, needle making, and malting also are carried on. A steam Imperial
    LONDON London
    London
    LONDON , the metropolis of England. The centre of it is London city or London proper; the centre of that is Imperial
    MARYLEBONE Middlesex MARYLEBONE , a parish, a district, and a borough, in Middlesex. The parish forms a compact portion of the metropolis; lies Imperial
    RIPON Yorkshire RIPON , a city, a township, a parish, a sub-district, a district, a liberty, and a diocese, in W. R Imperial
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