ZETTEER. 



Balushannon, (Don. I.) a town at the mouth 

 of the River Erne, in wliich there is a falmon 

 fiftiery. 



Baltimore, fCorh, I.) a fmall towii near the 

 fouthern extremity of Ireland, with a port poflcir- 

 ing fome vefTels. The exports are corn and flour, 

 with fome provitlons and linen. 



Baltinglas, (IVick. I.) a town near the head 

 of the River Slaney furrounded by manufaftures 

 of linens and coarfe woolens. 



Ballycastle, (yiiit. I.) a village on the north 

 coaft of Ireland, which had a made harbour, now 

 deflroyed by the fea. 



Bamburgh castle, (Northumb. E.J though a 

 place of no trade, merits notice on account of the 

 noble eftablifliment made by Lord Crewe, bifhop of 

 Durham, for the affiftance and accommodation of 

 wrecked veifels and feamcn. 



Bamf, the capital of the (liire of the fame name, 

 is a well built town, containing about 3,500 inhab- 

 itants, with a made harbour, a little foreign trade, 

 and a good deal of coafting intercourfe with Lon- 

 don and other places. Salmon and corn are the 

 principal articles fhippcd. The chief manufafture 

 was formerly thread for (lockings, which ufed to 

 be fent to Nottingham and Leicefter. But of late 

 Meflieurs Robinfons of Bamf have obtained a pat- 

 ent for a highly-improved ilocking frame, by which 

 the profit of manufaituring, as well as of Ipinning 

 and throwing, is retained in the place ; and, tis 

 thread flockings are now little ufed, ftockings 

 of filk, cotton, and worded, ;u-e made by thcfe 

 gentlemen, who give employment to 560 people. 

 London is their principal market. A few hands 

 are ftiU employed upon linen : ;:nd feveral other 

 nianufaclures are conducled on a fmall fcale. 



Banbury, {Oxf. E.) a town fituated on the 

 River Charwtll, has a canal communication with 

 Coventry and Oxford. The chief manufattures 

 are hair ihag and worfted plufli : and the place is 

 alfo noted for its cheele, cakes, and ale. 



Bandon bridge, [Corh, I.) a confiderable and 

 thriving town on the River Bandon. 



Bangor, [Dozl?i, /.) a town on the north fide 

 of the Lough of Bclfall, with a little trade. 



Bannockburn [Stirl. S.) is now the fcene of 

 peaceful Indullry. Since faflilon has revived the 

 ufe of tartan, the manufadure of that article has 

 been carried on very fuccefsfully In this village ; 

 and all the tartan, ufed by the Highland regiments, 

 is bclie-.ed to be the produce of the looms of Ban- 

 nockburn. There is alfo a manufadure of cotton 

 cloth, and a coal- work. 



Bantry, [Cork, I.) a town at the head of a fine 

 bay or eiluary, which had a confiderable fiftiery for 

 pilchards, till they deferted the coall. 



Barking, {EJf. £. ) a town on the River Rod- 

 don, or Rothing, which is navigable up to it, 

 whereby it has intercourfe with London by barges. 



Barmouth, ^Mer. W.) a town fituated on a 

 point at the mouih of the Avon vawr, with a tol- 

 erable harbour. The inhabitants, and thofe of the 



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adjacent country, are employed in making flannel* 

 and ilockings. 



B.VRNSLEY, (Tori, IV. R.) a town fituated on 

 the confines of the hardware and clothing manu- 

 factures, has long had nianufadures of wire, ti.> 

 which other works In Iron and Heel, and alfo glafs 

 bottles, have been added, all by favour of the 

 abundance of coal. Some linens and checks ate 

 alfo made and bleached here. 



Barnstable, (Dev. E.) a town fituated oi> 

 the River Taw, by the navigation of which it en- 

 joys the trade of the country behind it, has fome 

 trade with Ireland, fltlpbnlldnig, and filhing. Large 

 vcflels are obliged to he below the town. 



Barton, [Lan. E.) d village on the River Ir- 

 well, where the canal palfcsover it, has a fait fpring, 

 leckoned not inferior to the fprings in Chefiiire. 



Basingstoke, {Hump. E.) a populous town, 

 with manufaiflures of druggets and Ihalloons, and a 

 great market for corn and malt. It communicates 

 with the Thames by a canal extending from ths 

 town to the River Wey. 



Bassalig, [Mon. E.) a village with fome cop- 

 per works. 



Bath, {Som.E.} a large andhandfome city, tha 

 houfes being regularly built of white freeilone, was 

 formerly the feat of a confiderable woolen manufac- 

 ture. But it is now merely a fafiiionable refort of 

 invalids and others, whofe expenditure circulates 

 fufficlent funis to fupp.irt thofe who make it their 

 bufincfs to provide accommodations and amufements 

 for them. The River Avon is made navigable to 

 Bath for barges by artificial improvements : and a 

 new canal fupplies the city with coal from the 

 neighbouring pits, and alfo aflords a communication 

 with London by the medium of the River Kennet. 



Battel, fSu/f. E.J a town noted for the man- 

 ufacture of the bell gun-powder. 



Beaminster, (Dorf. E.) a town illU retaining 

 fome remains of the clothing trade, once confider- 

 able in it. Sail-cloth, and ironmongery goods, par- 

 ticularly locks, together with utenfils of tin and 

 copper, are now the chief articles of manufacture.. 

 Tanning is alfo carried on pretty largely. All the 

 works are greatly expedited by machinery erected 

 upon a fmall river called Brid, Brit, or Bret. 



Bear-haven, (Corh, I.J a village poflTelling 3 

 good harbour, formed by an ifland in the mouth of 

 Bantry bay, but with very little trade. 



Beauly, ( Rofs, S.J :i fmall village on the River 

 Eeauly, or Farar, where fome good veffels are 

 built of timber brought down by the river from the 

 woods on the feveral branches ot it. 



Beaumaris, (Aug. JV.J a town near the eaft 

 point of the Illand, with a pretty good harbour, 

 and fome foreign and coafting trade. 



Beckington, (Som. E.J a village with a man- 

 ufa£ture of fine cloth, but not fo extenfive now as 

 in former times. ._, 



Bedford, a neat, populous, town, the capital of 

 the county named from it, is fituated on both fides 

 of the River Oufe, which is navigable up to it, by 



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