APPENDIX, No. IV. 



COMMERC 



Eye, {Siiff. E.) a town with a manufaftufe of 

 bone lace, and a good deal of employment in fpin- 

 ning. 



Eyemouth, {Beiw. S.) a village on the River 

 Eye or Aye, which forms a harbour for fmall vef- 

 fels. From a fifhing village, it has become, in con- 

 fequence of the improvement of the harbour by 

 good piers, the feat of a very confiderable trade in 

 ihipping corn, and importing wood, iron, flax, tar, 

 &c. The inhabitants alfo profccute the fifhery, 

 and fend their cured lilh to London and Edin- 

 burgh. 



Falkirk, {Sttrl. .S.) an antient town, which has 

 been much enlarged by the vicinity of the great 

 canal and Carron works. It is chiefly noted for the 

 iry/l (or market) held on the adjacent muir, at 

 which fomtlimes above ;o,ooo head of Highland 

 cattle are fold at prices from l^f to ^25, and alfo 

 of late years a confiderable number of Highland 

 fhec-p and horfes. 



Falkland, (Fife, S J a decayed little town, 

 formerly a royal relidence. The only article of 

 manufacture is brown linen ; and the fine wool of 

 the neighbouring Lomond liills is negletted, though 

 ilreams of water and plenty of coal are at hand. 



Falmouth, (Corn. E.) a well-built town at the 

 mouth of an elhiary formed by the Fale, or Vale, 

 and feveral othtr rivers, which is one of the faftll 

 and moft commodious harbours in the kingdom, 

 and is therefor the ftation of the poft-ofiice packets 

 tor Lifbon, America, and the AVeft-Indies, which 

 occafion a good deal of bufinefs in the place. The 

 pilchard fifhery is profecuted in the feafon, and tlure 

 is fome trade with Portugal, &c. 



Fareham, (Hamp. E.J a town fituated on a 

 fmall river at the weft head of Portfmouth harbour, 

 has a maniifafture of a particular kind of bricks for 

 exportation. There are alio manufafturcs of (lock- 

 ings and cordage; and a number of large veffch iire 

 built here. 



Farnham, (Siir. E.) a large and well-built town, 

 furrounded by plantations of hops, for the culture 

 and quality of which this part of the country is 

 famous. 



Fazely. See Tam worth. 



Ferrintdsh, (^RofsjS.) a Highland village, fam- 

 ous for excelling in the pernicious trade of dilHUing, 

 and an exemption from the txcife duties paid in all 

 other parts of the kingdom. In the year i 786 the 

 exemption was refcinded : but ftill Ferrintolli whif- 

 ky retains its reputation. 



Ferrydrn, (Fo'f. S.) a maritime village with 

 fome fmall vtfl'tls employed in courting trade, and 

 foine filhing boats. 



FEVERSHA^f, or Faversham, (Kent, E.) a large 

 town at the head of a navigable creek, has fonie 

 coalling trade, and fupplies London with great 

 quantities of corn, hops, apples, chertits, and oyl- 

 ters : and f^me of thefe commodities are alfo ex- 

 ported to Holland and the Baltic. 



FiLEV, (lori, E. K.) a fifliing village, with an 

 e.xcclknt haiboui formed by a ledge of rocks, called 



Filey brig, wherein vefTels are fecured from every 

 wind, except thofe between fouth-eaft and eaft- 

 fouth-eait. 



FiNDHORN, {E/g. S.) a village at the mouth of a 

 river of the fame name, with a fmall bar harbour, 

 where fome corn, falmon, and linen yarn, are fhip- 

 ped. 



FiNDOCHTiE, (Bamf, S.) a filhing village, de- 

 ferving notice on account of its harbour, which, 

 having 2 I feet of water, it is fuppofed, might be 

 made capable of receiving a great number of large 

 lliips, at the expense of about ^3,000. 



FiNTRY, {Forf. S.) a thriving village near Dun- 

 dee. In the parifli there are 33 mills, within the 

 fpace of four miles, upon one water, and 9 bleach- 

 fields. One of the mills works machinery for fpin- 

 niug flax. 



FiSHGARD, {Femb. IV.') a town at the head of a 

 bay, capable of being formed into an excellent har- 

 bour. The fifhery for herrings and other fifli is at 

 prefent the chief bufinefs of the place. 



Flemington, {Lein. S.) a new village a few miles 

 above Glafgow, created and fupported b}- acotton- 

 fpinning work. 



Fochabers, (Fig. S.) a village on the Spey, with 

 a fmall manufacture of hofiery ware, and a capital 

 falmon fiihery. 



FoLKSTONE, {^Kent, E.^ a filling town, with fome 

 coafting trade, and a pretty confiderable trade in 

 fhipbuilding, the Folkftor.e cutters, in particular, 

 being famous for faft failing. 



FoRDiNGBRiDGE, (^Hiim/i. £.) a town reduced by 

 repeated fires, has a manufafture of tickings. 



FoRDwicH, (AV«/, £. ) a town on the Stour, 

 though far from the fea, was once a port, and, as a 

 member cf Sandwich, contributed to the outfit of 

 the Cinque-port fleet. It is now acceflible only by 

 barges, which come up from Sandwich. 



Forfar, the capital of the fliire of the fame name, 

 is an inland town, with a manufacture of ofiiaburg, 

 which employs between four and five hundred 

 v.'eavcr.';, with fpinncrs, winders, &c. 



FowEY, (Corn. E.) a populous tov/n on the 

 Channel, at the mouth of a fmall river of the fame 

 name, which makes a pretty good harbour, has a 

 {hare of the pilchard fifliery, and a confiderable 

 number of veifels employed in the coafting and 

 foreign trades. 



Fraserburgh, (^Lerd. S.) a fmall town, with 

 a pretty good harbour and roadftead, pofleffing a 

 few veflels in the foreign and coidting trades. 



Freefolk, (Heim/>. E.) a village, with a manu- 

 fafiure of fine paper. 



Fropsham, {Chef. E.) a town near the mouth 

 of the River Weaver, which makes a pretty good 

 harbour, has a confiderable trade in refining the fait 

 of the Chefhire fprings and mines, and has lately 

 got a fhare of the univerfally-fpreading cotton man- 

 ufaClure. See Salt Works. 



Frome Selwood, (Som. E.) a large and popu)- 

 ous town, with mannfaftures of fine woolen cloths 

 and kcrfeymeres, to the annual amount of about 



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