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FULLWAY. 72 FURNEUX-l'ELIIAM. of the North-Eastern line. Tho village is small, and wholly agricultural. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of York, val. 150. The church is a neat stone edifice, recently rebuilt. There are some charitable bequests producing 7 per annum. The Wesleyans have a chapel. Colonel Wyndham is lord of the manor. FTJLLWAY. See FCLLAWAY, co. Wilts. FULMER, a par. in the hund. of Stoke, co. Bucks, 3 miles N.W. of Uxbridge, and 4J S.E. of Bcaconsfield. It includes the vil. of Gerrard's Cross, in which the post- office is situated. A part of thia parish is common, and the remainder good arable and pasture land. It takes its name from a mere, or lake, in the lower grounds, now partially drained and converted into extensive watercress beds. Previous to the reign of Edward VI. it formed a chplry. to the rect. of Datchet. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 285, in the patron, of the Dean and Canons of Windsor. The church, dedicated to St. James, was erected in the early part of the 17th century, arid contains a handsone monument to Sir Marmaduke Darell. There is also the district church of Gerrard's Cross, a perpet. cur., val. 100. The charities produce about 23 per annum. There is a National school in the village. The Duke of Somerset is lord of the manor. Fulmer House is the principal residence. FULMODESTON, a par. in the hund. of Gallow, co. Norfolk, 4 miles E. of Fakenham, and 6 S.E. of New Walsingham, both of which are stations on the Wells branch of the Great Eastern line of railway. Guist is its post town. The two long and straggling villages of Fulmodeston and Croxton are only a short distance apart. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 460, in the patron, of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. The church, an ancient structure, dedicated to St. Mary, has several monuments of the Brownes and others. The register commences in 1556. The parochial charities produce nearly 70 per annum. There is a chapel-of-ease in the village of Croxton. The Earl of Leicester is lord of the manor. FULNETBY, a chplry. in the par. of Rand, W. div. of the hund. of Wraggoe, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 2 miles N.W. of Wragby, and 9 N.E. of Lincoln. FULNEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Spalding, co. Lin- coln, 1 mile E. of Spalding. FULREADY, a hmlt. in the par. of Eatington, co. Warwick, 4 miles S. of Kineton. FULSHAW, a tnshp. in the par. of Wilmslow, hund. of llacclesfield, co. palatine Chester, 7 miles S.E. of Altrincham. The river Bollin and the Grand Junction railway pass through this neighbourhood. FULSTON. See FOOLSTONE, West Riding co. York. FULSTOW, a par. in the wap. of Bradley Haverstoe, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 7 miles N. of Louth, its post town. The Ludborough station on the East Lin- colnshire branch of the Great Northern railway is about 1 mile S.W. of the village. It is situated near the Louth canal, and includes part of the hmlt. of Fire Beacon. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 159. The church, an ancient structure, dedicated to St. Lawrence, has two monumental effigies, said to be of the 12th century. The register commences in 1587. The parochial charities produce about 20 per annum. The Wesleyans, Reformed Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel, and there is a day school. George M. Alington and J. B. Stanhope, Esqs., are lords of the manor. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1817. FULTON, an extinct vil. in the par. of Bedrule, co. Roxburgh, Scotland, 4 miles S.W. of Jedburgh. Its site is on the banks of the river Rule. This village nourished in the time of the border wars, and there are ruins of an old stronghold. FULWELL, a tnshp. in the par. of Monk Wear- mouth, Chester ward, co. palatine Durham, 2 miles N. of Sunderland. Here are limestone quarries, and many of the people are employed in the kilns. On removing a bank of earth in 1759, a human skeleton 9J feet long was found, with two Roman coins near its right hand ; also an urn near the same locality. FULWELL, a hmlt. in the par. of Spilsbury, co. Oxford, 4 miles S.E. of Chipping Norton. FULWOOD, a tnshp. in tho par. of Lancaster, hund. of Amounderness, co. palatine Lancaster, 2 miles N. of Preston, and 20 S. of Lancaster. The district of Free- hold Park and the hmlt. of Cadley are included in this tnshp. Here are extensive barracks, occupying, with the grounds attached, nearly 30 acres. FULWOOD, an ext. par. place, in the N. div. of the wap. of Broxtow, co. Nottingham, 1-J mile N.W. of Kirkby-in-Ashfield, and 6 miles S.W. of Mansfield. FULWOOD, a hmlt. and ecclesiastical district in the tnshp. of Upper Hallam, par. of Sheffield, West Riding co. York, 3 miles W. of Sheffield. The village is plea- santly situated in the vale of the river Porter. It con- tains several manufactories for cutlery and a forge for the conversion of iron into steel. Coal and sandstone are worked. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioe. of York. The church, called Christ Church, is a handsome modern structure, with a square embattled tower. FUNCHEON, a lough in the bar. of Athlone, co. Ros- common, prov. of Connaught, Ireland. Sometimes called Ballagh. FUNCHEON, a rivulet rising in three headstreams on the boundaries of the cos. of Cork, Limerick, and Tip- perary, Ireland. The waters unite near Mitchellstown, and after a course of about 27 miles join the Blackwater 2J miles below Fermoy. The stream is frequented by salmon and trout. FUNDENHALL, a par. in the hund. of Depwade, co. Norfolk, 4 miles S.E. of Wymondham, its post town, and 6 N.E. of Attleborough. The Forncett station on the Stowmarket and Norwich branch of the Great Eastern railway is 2J miles S.E. of the village, which is small, and wholly agricultural. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Norwich. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is an ancient structure with square tower. The charities produce about 9 yearly. FUNGARTH, a vil. in the par. of Caputh, co. Perth, Scotland, not far from Dunkeld. FUNNANVA1R, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanvair- Waterdine, co. Salop, 4 miles N.W. of Knighton. FUNSHOG, a vil. in the bar. of Ferraul, co. Louth, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles N. of Collon. FUNTINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Bosham, rape of Chichester, co. Sussex, 3 miles N. of Emsworth, its nearest railway station on the South Coast lino, and 4 N.W. of Chichester, its post town. The par. includes the tythgs. of East and West Ashling, and the hmlt. of Sennicotts. There are several handsome seats and villas, also a paper-mill. Chalk is extensively quarried for burning into lime. The living is a perpet. cur. * in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 150, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Chichester. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. There is also a district church at Sennicotts, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 50. The charities produce about 30 per annum. There is a National school for boys. FURLAND, a tythg. in the par. of Crewkerne, co. Somerset, a short distance from Crewkerne. FURNACE, a post vil. in the par. of Inverary, co. Argyle, Scotland. FURNACE. See FORENAI'OHTS, co. Kildare, Ireland. FURNANCE, two picturesque loughs in the bar. of Burrishoole, co. Mayo, prov. of Connaught, Ireland. They lie among the Maam Thomas Mountains, 2 miles N. of Newport, and, though but little known, are of great beauty. FURNESS-ABBEY. See DALTON-IN-FUKNESS, co. Lancaster. FURNEUX-PELHAM, a par. in the hund. of Edwins- tree, co. Herts, 5 miles S.E. of Buntingford, and 6 N.W. of Bishop Stortford. Ware is its post town, and the nearest railway station is Bishop Stortford. This is the largest of the three Pelhams, the other two being called Brent and Stocking Pelham. They are all three situated on the river Ash, near its source. The living is a vie. annexed to that of Brent Pelham, in the dioc. of Roches- ter. The church is an edifice of the middle ages. The