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Bishop Sutton must form part of the Farrington group, but it is 

 thought by others that the Pennant takes a direct line by Temple to 

 Coal-pit Lane, in which case the Sutton collieries must be in the 

 under division. Something may be said in favour of both views, 

 and until further explorations have been made the question must 

 remain undecided. 



Leaving Coal Pit Lane, the boundary of the Pennant may be taken 

 on the east side of Chew Magna, by East Dundry, Buishport, Bed- 

 mmster, Hanham, the eastern side of Bitton, Kelston, Newton St 

 Loe, Combehay, Wellow, and Hardington to Babington. 



In Gloucestershire a separate basin of the same rock extends from 

 Stapleton by Winterboume, Rangeworthy, Yate Common, Puckle- 

 church, and Siston to Mangotsfield and thence back to Stapleton. 



In the Nailsea district also we have a separate area, extending 

 from Kenn, by Nailsea village, Chelvey and Horse Castle to 

 Bnnzey, and thence under the Marsh towards the Channel, but its 

 range in that direction is very uncertain. 



We now pass on to the Farrington group which has hitherto 

 been httle developed, but in future will probably command greater 

 attention. Beginning in the village of Farrington, from which it 

 derives its name, this series passes round by Hallatrow, Grayfield, 

 Glutton, Stanton Wick, Norton Malreward, Keynsham, Burnet' 

 Marksbury, Dunkerton, Foxcote, Kilmersdon, Norton Down and 

 thence back to Farrington. In the Gloucestershire end of the field 

 there is a separate area of the same series. Its range is from 

 Shortwood by Parkfield Collieries and Westerieigh to Iron Acton, 

 from which it follows an undulating line nearly due south U> 

 Pomphrey. There is no evidence of this group being represented 

 m the Nailsea basin, the Pennant being the highest division 

 hitherto known there. 



It will be observed that each group in ascending order becomes 

 more and more limited in area, the Radstock or upper series being 

 the least extensive of all, although from the excellence of its produce 

 It has been more largely worked than all the others put together. 

 In the neighbourhood of Publow, as I have already stated, there is 

 probably a district of the Radstock series, but its veins are probably 

 not so thick and valuable as further south, and its boundaries zxe 



