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    Place name County Entry Source
    BRIDES-MAJOR (St.) Glamorgan BRIDES-MAJOR (St.) , a hamlet and a parish in Bridgend district, Glamorgan. The hamlet stands between Ogmore river and the Bristol Imperial
    BRIDGEND Glamorgan St. BridesMajor, and St. Andrew-Minor. Acres, 33,408. Pop., 11,417. Houses, 2,279. The district comprehends also the subdistrict of Maesteg., containing the parishes of Bettws, Llangeinor, Llandyfodog, Llanharan, Llanilid, Coychurch, St. Brides-Minor, and part of Llangynwyd; and the subdistrict of Cowbridge, containing the parishes of Cowbridge, Llangan, St. Mary-Hill, Llanhary, Ystradowen, Llansannor, Penllin, St. Hilary, St. Mary-Church, Flemingston, Eglwys-Brewis, St. Athan, Gileston, Llanmaes, Lantwit-Major Imperial
    CORK Cork CORK , a sea-port, city, and a county of itself, and the head of a diocese, locally in the county Lewis:Ireland
    DUBLIN Dublin DUBLIN , the metropolis of Ireland, and a city and county of itself, in the province of LEINSTER, situated in 53 Lewis:Ireland
    Lampha Glamorgan Lampha , hamlet, St Bride Major par., Glamorgan, 2 miles SE. of Bridgend. Bartholomew
    LAMPHA Glamorgan St. Bride-Major parish, Glamorgan; on the river Ewenny, near the Julian way, 2 miles SSE of Bridgend. Pop., 135. Houses Imperial
    Lanark Lanarkshire Lanark (Cymric llanerch, `a forest glade'), a town and a parish in the Upper Ward of Lanarkshire. The capital of Groome
    LIVERPOOL Lancashire LIVERPOOL , a large seaport town on the S verge of Lancashire; the second for population and for commerce in England Imperial
    LLANDAFF Glamorgan St. Donats and Ystradowen. The deanery of Llandaff-Lower W contains the rectories of Barry, Cadoxton-by-Barry, Merthyr-Dovan, St. Nicholas, and Porthkerry; the vicarages of St. Hilary, Llancarvan, St Lythans, and Penmark; and the p. curacy of Bonvilston. The deanery of GroneathLower E contains the rectories of St. Athan, Eglwysbrewis, Gileston, Llanmaes, Llanmihangel, Llandonghnear-Cowbridge, Llandongh-near-Penarth, and Flemingston; and the vicarages of St. Donats, Colwinstone, Cowbridge, and Llanblethian. The deanery of GroneathLower W contains the rectories of Coychurch, Coyty, Llandow, Llangan, Llysworney, Llanilid, and Marcross: the vicarages of St. Bride-Major 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
    Southerndown Glamorgan St Bride Major par., Glamorgan, 3 m. S W. of Bridgend; P.O., T.O.; is a pleasant watering-place. The cliffs Bartholomew
    SOUTHERNDOWN Glamorgan St. Brides-Major parish, Glamorgan; on the coast, 3½ miles SSW of Bridgend. It is a watering-place; and has a post Imperial
    St Brides Glamorgan St Brides , Glamorgan; P.O. See ST BRIDE MAJOR and ST BRIDE SUPER ELY. Bartholomew
    Stronsay Orkney St Peter's, St Nicholas, and Lady, consisting respectively of the northern, southern, and western sections of Stronsay. Besides the kirks of these parishes, there were anciently so many as 10 chapels-4 in Stronsay, one of which was called St Margaret's Kirk; 2 in Papa-Stronsay, dedicated respectively to St Nicholas and St Bride; 1 in Eday; and 1 in each of the pastoral islets of Little Linga, Linga Holm, and Auskerry. The ruins of the majority Groome
    WEXFORD Wexford WEXFORD , a sea-port, borough, market, post, and assize town, in the barony of FORTH, county of WEXFORD, and province Lewis:Ireland
    WICK Glamorgan Houses, 88. The property is much subdivided. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to St. Brides-Major. The church is decayed. Imperial
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