A COUNTY of North Wales, bounded on the north by the Irish sea, and on the northeast by the Dee estuary; on the east by Cheshire; and south and south-westward by Denbighshire. It is about 27 miles in length, and 10 in breadth. It is divided into five hundreds, Coleshill, Maylor, Mold, Prestayn, and Rhyddlan. The rivers of this county are the Dee, the Clwyd, the Alun, the Terrig, the Wheler, and the Elwy. It contains five market towns, namely, Flint, St. Asaph, Mold, Caerwis, and Holywell. It is in the PROVINCE of CANTERBURY, in the DIOCESES of ST. ASAPH and CHESTER, and in the NORTHERN CIRCUIT; and it sends two members to parliament, one for the shire, and one for the borough of Flint. This is by far the smallest county of Wales. It is hilly, if not mountainous; but especially on the shore of the Dee. These hills are every-where intermixed with valleys, not ill-wooded, bearing good crops of wheat and barley, and excellent pasture; but it is in the latter particularly that the county abounds, four-sixths of it being grazing land, one-sixth arable, and the rest waste. The soil of the valleys varies from a clayey loam to a gravelly loam. The mountains produce coal, lead, freestone, and limestone. The two former are exported to Chester in great abundance. It has no manufactures of any consequence.

ABENBURY-FECHAM, in Wrexham parish (Denbigh), but itself in Maylor hundred in this county. Popula. returned with Wrexham.

ST. ASAPH, a city of North Wales, is situated on a small elevation between the rivers Clwyd and Elwy, in the county of Flint, and at the distance of 209 miles north-west from London. The town itself is a very poor place, the houses very low and small, and ranged in one long street; but the surrounding country is beautiful, healthful, and fertile. The diocese comprises the whole of Flintshire except three or four parishes, all Denbighshire except the Deanery of Dryffryn Clwyd and three chapelries, half the county of Merioneth, three

parishes in Caernarvonshire, thirtyseven in Montgomeryshire, and eleven in Shropshire. This is a very ancient see, owing its origin to one Kentigern, to whom the site of St. Asaph was given by Maelgwyn Gwynedd, Prince of North Wales in 560. His institutions were a Cathedral and a College, over which he placed Assa, or Asaph; but it is not recorded that any prelate was regularly consecrated to the see till the 12th century, the cause of which is sup. posed to be the continual violent dissensions, sometimes from invasion by foreigners, sometimes purely civil, which distracted the country up to, and for some time after, the reign of Wil liam I. The first prelate was Gilbert, and he was succeeded by Geoffry of Monmouth. The original cathedral was a building of wood, and this was replaced by one built of stone, which being burned down in 1282, was succeeded by another that was also burned down after standing about 120 years. The ruins of this latter remained nearly a century untouched, and then the present building was begun. It is neither large nor conspicuous for its beauty; though, in its eastern main window, it has some very handsome stained glass, and some tracery in imitation of parts of Tintern Abbey in Monmouthshire. It has a nave, two aisles, and a transept, and a square tower ninety feet high. A bishop's palace has been newly erected, the old one having been suffered to go to decay. The town is wholly unim portant as to trade and manufactures. There was a free grammar-school found. ed in 1573 by Bishop Hughes, a great benefactor to the town and the see. Popula. 2,755. Market on Saturday; the fairs are on Easter-Tuesday, July 15, Oct. 16, Dec. 26, for cattle.

ASTON, in Hawarden parish, and popula. included therein. 2 miles distant N. N.W.

BARMELE, in Hawarden parish, and popula. included therein. mile distant. BASINGWICK, in Holywell parish, and popula. included therein. i mile distant N.E. Here there was a Cistercian

Abbey, founded in the year 1131 by Ranulph Earl of Chester; rents 1571. 15s. 2d., now worth 3,155l. 3s. 4d.; granted, 32 Henry VIII., to Henry ap Harry.

BETTESFIELD, in Hanmer parish, and popula. included therein. 4 miles distant S.E.

BODEUGAN-CILOWEN, in St. Asaph parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile distant N.E. BODLEWYDDAN, in St. Asaph parish, and popula. included therein. BRETTON, in Hawarden parish, and popula. included therein. 2 miles distant S.E.

BROADLANE, in Hawarden parish, and popula. included therein. BRONINGTON, in Hanmer parish, and popula. included therein. BROUGHTON, in Hawarden parish, and popula. included therein. 2 miles dis

tant S.E.

ERBISTOCK, 7 miles S.S.E. from Wrexham. Popula. 319.

EWLOE, in Hawarden parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile distant N.W.

FAENOL, in St. Asaph parish, and popula. included therein.

FLINT, 209 miles N.W. from London. Popula. 1,612. Fairs, Feb. 14, June 24, Aug. 10, Nov. 30, cattle. A corporate town, having a mayor, who is constable of the Castle, and two bailiffs. Sends one member to parliament; right of election in the inhabitants of the boroughs of Flint, Rydland, Overton Caerwys, and Caergutley, paying scot and lot; number of voters, uncertain. GOLFTYN, in Northop parish, and popula. included therein.

GWAENYSGOR, in Prestatyn hundred, Popula. 204.

GWERNGLEFRYD, in St. Asaph parish, and popula. included therein.

popula. included therein. BYCHTON, in Whitford parish, and popula. included therein. CAER-FALLWCH, in Northop parish, and popula. included therein. CAERGWRLEY, in Hope parish, and popula. included therein. 4 miles N.W. from Wrexham, seated on the river Alun. Fairs, Shrove Tuesday, May 16, Aug. 21, Oct. 27, for cattle.

CAERWYS, 5 miles W. from Holywell. Popula. 952. Market, Tuesday. Fairs, Mar. 16, last Tuesday in April, TrinityThursday, first Tuesday after July 7, Sept. 9, Nov. 5, cattle.

CEFN, in Cilcen parish, and popula. included therein. Situate near the estuary

of the Dee.

and popula. included therein. HALGHTON, in Hanmer parish, and popula. included therein.

HALKIN, 3 miles W. from Flint. Popula.

1,842.

HANMER, 9 miles S.E. from Wrexham. Popula. 2,771.

HAWARDEN, 6 miles E. from Mold. Popula. 5,059. Fairs, Oct. 1, Dec. 24, cattle.

HENDREFIGILLT, in Halkin parish, and popula. included therein.

HOLYWELL, 207 miles N.W. from London. Popula. 8,309.

HOPE, 5 miles S.E. from Mold. Popula. 2,498.

included therein.

CYRCHYNEN, in St. Asaph parish, and popula. included therein.

DREMEIRCHION, 2 miles S.E. from St. Asaph. Popula. 670.

popula. included therein. 3 miles distant N.E.

KINNERTON (Higher), in Doddleston parish (Cheshire), and popula. included therein. 5 miles S.E. from Mold.

EDEN-OWAIN-MERTON, in Whitford parish, and popula. included therein,

cluded therein.

LLAN-ASAPH or LLAN-ASSA, 7 miles N.W. from Holywell. Popula. 1,877.

and popula. included therein. 4 miles distant N.N.E.

tant S.

PENTROBIN, in Hawarden parish, and

popula. included therein. PRESTATYN, in Meliden parish, and

popula. included therein. 1 mile dis tant N.E.

RAKE, in Hawarden parish, and popula. included therein.

pula. included therein.

LLYSDAN, in Cilcen parish, and popula. included therein.

MAES-Y-GROS, in Cilcen parish, and popula. included therein.

MANCOLL, in Hawarden parish, and po

pula. included therein.

MANOR, in Hawarden parish, and popula. included therein.

MELIDEN, 6 miles N. from St. Asaph. popula. 569.

MERTON-NWCH-GLAN, in Whitford parish, and popula. included therein. MICHLAS, in Cilcen parish, and popula. included therein.

MOLD, 202 miles N.W. from London. Popula. 7,320. Market, Wed. Fairs, Feb. 23, May 12, Aug. 2, Nov. 22, cattle. MOORE, in Hawarden parish, and popula. included therein.

MOSTYN, in Whitford parish, and popula. included therein. 2 miles distant N.W. NANNERCH, 5 miles N.W. from Mold. Popula. 413.

NERGUIS, in Mold parish, and popula. included therein. 3 miles distant S.W.

NEWMARKET, 4 miles N. from St. Asaph, Popula. 523. Market, Saturday. Fairs, last Saturday in April, third Saturday in July, fourth Saturday in Oct., second Saturday in Dec., cattle.

NORTHOP, 3 miles S. from Flint. Popula. 2,894. Fairs, Mar. 14, July 7, Oct. 12, cattle.

OVERTON, 7 miles S.E. from Wrexham. Popula. 1,668. Fairs, Monday before Holy-Thursday, June 11, Aug. 29, Oct. 18, cattle.

Popula. 1,467. Fairs, Feb. 2, Mar. 25, Sept. 8, cattle. Here there was a Do. minican Friary, founded in the year 1268; granted, 32 Hen. VIII., to Henry ap Harry.

RHYL, in Rhudlan parish, and popula. included therein.

RHYLLON, in St. Asaph parish, and po pula. included therein.

SALTNEY, in Hawarden parish, and popula. included therein. SAUGHTON, in Northop parish, and popula. included therein. SEALAND, in Hawarden parish, and popula. included therein.

SHOLTON, in Hawarden parish, and po

pula. included therein. 24 miles distant N.W.

TALAR, in St. Asaph parish, and popula. included therein.

THREAP-WOOD (Extra Par.), in Maylor hundred. Popula. 504.

TREDDYN,in Mold parish, and popula. included therein. 4 miles distant S.

TRE-LAN-TRE'R-ABBOT, in Whitford parish, and popula. included therein. TRE'R-BACHY-GRAIG, in Dremeir chion parish, and popula. included

therein.

TRE'R-BRYNGWYH, in Dremeirchion parish, and popula. included therein. TRE'R-GRAIG, in Dremeirchion parish, and popula. included therein. TRE'R-LLAN, in Dremeirchion parish, and popula. included therein. TRE'R-MAEN-EFA, in Dremeirchion pa rish, and popula. included therein.

popula. included therein.

included therein.

popula. included therein.

WEPRE, in Northop parish, and popula. included therein.

WHITFORD, 3 miles N.W. from Holy. well. Popula. 2,874. WHITFORD-GARN, in the foregoing parish, and popula. included therein.

popula. included therein. 2 miles distant N.N.E.

WORTHENBURY, 64 miles S.E. from Wrexham. Popula. 658.

YSCEIFIOG, 7 miles S.W. from Flint. Popula. 1,852.

A MARITIME County of South Wales, bounded on the north by Brecknockshire and part of Carmarthenshire; on the east by Monmouthshire; on the south by the Bristol Channel; and on the west by Carmarthenshire. It is about 48 miles in length, and about 28 in breadth. It is divided into eleven hundreds, namely, Caerphilly, Cowbridge, Dinas, Powis, Kibber, Llangwelack, Miskin, Neath, Newcastle, Ogmore, and Swansea. Its principal rivers are, the Rhymny, the Taff, the Ogmore, the Avon, the Neath, and the Tavey. It has one city, Llandaff, and nine market towns, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Llantrissaint, Merthyr-Tydvil, Cardiff, Swansea, Cowbridge, Neath, and Penrice. It is in the PROVINCE of CANTERBURY, in the DIOCESE of LLANDAFF, and in the SOUTHERN CIRCUIT. It sends two members to parliament, one for Cardiff, and one for the shire. This county is mountainous in the whole of the northern part, that is, north of Llantrissaint and Neath. The mountains are bleak and woody; but with, here and there, comparatively fertile valleys. The woods are valuable, particularly where they are in the vicinity of coal and iron mines, and the waste parts of the mountains serve as a sheep-walk, and as a sort of pasturage for herds of cattle during a great part of the year. The soil of the mountainous district is a dark peat earth, diversified by brownish gravel; that of the lowland district, or the vale of Glamorgan, is, generally speaking, a fertile brown loam upon clay. A great part of the

northern part of the county is unin closed, and used as waste by the farmers who occupy small farms in the valleys. These valley-farms produce good wheat and barley, but the system of farming is that of growing these crops till the land will bear no more, then laying it up for fallow. In the southern parts a different system is pursued. Here wheat, barley, and oats are also grown, and in good quantity, but turnips, vetches, and mangelwurzel, are grown in their turn. Two fifths of this countyis arable, the rest, for the greater part, pasture, either good or inferior. The cattle are of a very good kind, generally brown or black, good feeders, and the cows producing milk in good quantity. The horses are strong, very active, and not so undersized as in other parts of Wales, and the sheep have been improved till they are really good both in carcase and in wool. The mines are of coal and iron. Its principal manufacture is of iron. The chief iron-works are at Merthyr Tydvil and Cyfartha. There are manufactories of copper at Aberavon, Neath, and Swansea. At Swansea there is a large manufactory of earthenware; and woollens are manufactured at Bridgend, and this, as well as flannels, are manufactured in other places, chiefly for home use. The chief articles of expor tation are coals, iron, and copper.

ABEDARE, 6 miles S.W. from Merthyr Tydvil. Popula. 2,062.

ABERAVON, 4 miles S, from Neath Popula. 365.

Po

BETTWS, 4 miles N. from Bridgend. Popula. 344.

BISHOPSTONE, 54 miles S.W. from Swansea. Popula. 435.

BLAENEGALL, in Llanguick parish, and

popula. included therein. BLAENGWRACK, in Glynn-corwg parish, and popula. included therein. miles distant S.E.

BLAEN-HONDDAN, in Cadoxton parish, and popula. included therein. 3 miles N.N.W. from Neath.

BONVILSTON, 4 miles E. from Cowbridge. Popula. 273. BOYDEN. See Lower.

BRIDE-ST., 24 miles S. from Bridgend. Popula. 817.

BRIDES.ST. (Super Ely), 6 miles W. from Cardiff. Popula. 114. BRIDES-ST-MINOR, 3 miles N. from Bridgend. Popula. 399. BRIDGEND, partly in Coity, and partly in Newcastle parishes. Popula. returned accordingly. It is divided into three parts, called Old-castle, Newcastle, and Bridgend. Market, Sat. Fairs, 17th Nov. and Holy-Thursday.

181 miles W. from London. BRISKEDWIN, in Llan-deilo-tal-y-bont parish, and popula. included therein. BRITHDIR, in Gelligaer parish, and popula. included therein. 34 miles distant N.

popula. included therein. 160 miles
W. from London. Market, Thursday,
Fairs, April 5, June 6, July 19, Ang.
25, Oct. 9, Nov. 9, Thursday before
Christmas-day, horned cattle, horses,
sheep, pigs, and yarn stockings. Thurs-
day before Jan. 25, 1st Thursday in
March, and 1st Thursday in May, are
great markets.

CAIRE, or CAIRAU, 3 miles W. from
CANTON, in Llandaff parish, and po-
Cardiff. Popula. 69.
CARDIFF, 160 miles W. from London.
pula. included therein.

It consists of the two parishes of St.
John and St. Mary. Popula. 3,521.
Market, Wed. and Sat.; fairs, second
Wednesday in March, April, and May,
June 29, Sept. 19, Nov. SO, cattle. A
corporate town, having a mayor, twelve
aldermen, two bailiffs, and twelve
common-councilmen. Sends one mem.
ber to parliament: right of election in
the burgesses of Cardiff, Aberavon,
Cowbridge, Kenbigg, Llantrissaint.
Lougher, Neath, and Swansea: number
of voters, 1,000.

CEFN, in Gelligaer parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile distant S.

CEFNPENNAR, in Aberdare parish, and

popula. included therein. 4 miles S.W. from Merthyr-Tydvil. CHERITON, 13 miles W. from Swansea. Popula. 240. CLASE (Higher and Lower), in Llange

velach parish, and popula. included therein. 5 miles N.W. from Swansea. CLUDACH, in Ystrad-devodwg parish, and popula. included therein. 9 miles N.W. from Llantrissaint.

CLYNE, in Lower-Lantwit parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile N.E. from Neath.

COED-FRANK, in Cadoxton parish, and popula. included therein. mile N. from Neath.

COGON, 4 miles S.W. from Cardiff. Popula. 36.

COLWINSTONE, 2 miles W. from Cowbridge. Popula. 310.

COWBRIDGE, 175 miles W. from London. Popula. 1,107. Market, Tues.; fairs, Tuesday before March 25, May 4, June 24, first Tuesday in Aug. Sept. 29, first Tuesday in Dec., cattle, sheep, &c.