aETTEER. 



Abingdos, the capital of Bciklliire, fitiiatcd 

 upon the Thames, by the navigation of which it 

 lias a confiderable trade in fending corn and malt to 

 London. 



Adelphi cotton works, f Penh, S.J fituated on 

 the River Teith, the water of which drives the 

 machinery, have the reputation of producing the 

 fined cotton yarn made in Scotland, and employ 

 about 700 people, for whofe accommod ition a vil- 

 lage has been built on the fouth fide of the river. 



AiRTH, ('Slhl. S.J a town with a finall harbour, 

 a creek of AUoa, on the fouth (hore of the Foith. 

 It has eight vclTels, employed chiefly in coaftiiig, 

 and fome of them make voyages to the Baltic. 



Aldburgh, (Siiff-E.J a port town, much fallen 

 off from its former profperity. It has a plentiful 

 flfhery, and fome coalting trade. 



Alencester, corru; ted to Alcester, (IVar. 

 E.J an antient town with a nianufaftuve of needles. 

 Alloa, (Clac. S.J a large and profpcrous town, 

 has a good harbour on the north fide of the Forth, 

 with 17, and fometimes 22, feet water in fpriiig 

 tides, the rife here, though fo far up the river, 

 being greater than at l.eith. By means of dams, 

 a fmall river is made to drive feven mills, and oc- 

 cafionally fcour out the harbour, which has a fub- 

 ftantial quay, and an excellent dry dock, capable of 

 receiving a (hip of 40 guns. There is coal here of 

 a fuperior quality, which has created a very briflt 

 foreign and coailing trade, and given birth to a 

 thriving glafs-work, and iron works in a variety of 

 branches. A manufafture of camlets was long ago 

 ellablifhed : but, as the makers never got into the 

 proper way of finifliing them off, that trade has de- 

 clined, merges and fome other coarfe woolen fluffs 

 are made, but in fmaller quantities than formerly. 

 The wool is now better employed in making cloth, 

 for which manufafture Englifh and Spanifh wools 

 are alio procured ; and the inhabitants of the adja- 

 cent country find beneficial employment by it. 

 The mullin manufafture has been introduced from 

 Giafgow There are alfo rope- works and other 

 branches of bufinefs connefted with fhipping The 

 diftillery of this place was fome time ago very great. 

 Its decline needs not be regretted. 



Alne MOUTH, corrupted to A Y L m o u t h , j'A'o/-/^- 

 umi. E.J a town at the mouth of the River Alne, 

 which makes a harbour for fome veffels employed 

 in coafling. 



Alkewas, (Stajf E J a village with a cotton 

 manufacture, ellablidied in the year 1793 by 

 Meffieurs Dickins and Finloe of Burton upon 

 Irent. 



Alva, (Stirl S J a village with a manufafture 

 of blankets, and ferges of the kind denominated 

 from the neighbouring village of I'illycoultry. In 

 the beginning of the eighteenth century a mine was 

 wrought in the adjacent ground, which, after yield- 

 ing filver to the value of forty or fifty thoufand 

 pounds ftcrling, was given up About the year 

 1760 the fcarch for filver was refumed, but, inllcad 



of it, cobalt was found, which wan ^¥rnnght for 

 fome time: and then the mines of Alva were tot- 

 ally abandoned, though the hills are known to 

 contain filver, lead, copper, iron, and cobalt 



Alyth, fP,rd<, S.J a village with about i,io» 

 inhabitants, chiefly employed in making browa 

 linens, ofnahurg, and fail- cloth 



Amelecot, fStqf EJ a village near Stour- 

 bridge, believed to be the on)y place in the world 

 pofieffing the blue clay, of which ure made pots for 

 melting glafs, or other proceffes requiring very 

 ftnmg fires, fome of which are large enough to melt 

 30 cwt of glafs '1 his valuable clay lies about 1 ja 

 feet under the fuiface of the ground ; and is, not- 

 w:thftandin r, a profitable article to the ])ropiictor, 

 being fent from hence to a 1 parts of the world 



Amluch, C^«^. IV.) near the north point of 

 the ifland, from a fmall fifliing village has grown to 

 a town of 5,000 inhabitants who are employed in 

 the various works conneftcd with the very copious 

 mine of copper, lead, filver fulpliur &c. in aris 

 mountain, difcovered in the year it6 , but not 

 properly known till \i6".> Since that time it has 

 continued to enrich the proprietors, the company 

 of mining adventurers called the Wiglefey copper 

 company, md the neighbouring country in general. 

 For the accommodation of fhipping, the company 

 have dug a bafin or dock out of the folid rock, 

 which, though dry at low water, can receive veflelj 

 of about 200 tuns with the flood and has room for 

 thirty of them to lay their fides to the quays, while 

 taking in their cargoes. 



Andover, (Ilcimp. E.) a large inland town, 

 with fome trade in malt, has a conunuuication with 

 Stockbridge, Rumfey, Southampton, &c. by canal 

 navigation. 



Annan, (Dunf. S.) a fmall town at the mouth 

 of the river of the fame name, which makes a har- 

 bour wherein the tide rifes 6 and 2 1 feet at high 

 water. There are a few fmall veffels employed in 

 carrying potatoes, corn, freetlnne,yarn, bacon &c. 

 chiefly to Liverpool, Ireland, and the Firth of Clyde. 

 Anstruther (Fife; S.) confifts of two feparat: 

 burghs, divided by a brook, and diilinguifUcd by 

 the addition of Eafter and Wcfler. liefore the 

 union there was a flourifliing trade, chiefly with 

 1 ranee, the principal articles of which were her- 

 rings cod, and malt. The harbour admits fhips 

 of 300 tuns in fpring tides. The Greenland filhery 

 was attempted here, but given up ; and the port 

 declined lo much that the fiiipping in the year I 92 

 did not e ceed 1,100 tuns : but in 1800 we find 

 it fo far revived, that about 2,100 belonging to the 

 port were employed in coafling and foreign trade. 

 i he only manufactures are linen made by the fmall 

 weavers, coloured threads, and fome fhipbuilding. 

 Arbroath. See <' berbrothock, 

 Ardee, (Lowlh, /.) a finall town with a manu- 

 fafture of brown Iinen 



Ardnaree, (Sligo, I. ) aneat town, with a brifk 

 trade iu linen, for which there is 3 weekly market. 



