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Shropshire, just on the border, in fact j the boundary line is south, and Mont- 

 gomeryshire runs through the hill of Ilanfyllin). Steeraway, Coal-brook-dale, 

 Lilies Hall, Wellington; Treflack Oswestry; Old Statch Wrekin, Clee Hill. 

 Several of these localities have been studied by the Geological Survey and other 

 geologists. 



Leicestershire. — Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Breedon Hill and Breedon Cloud Wood ; Barrow 

 Hill, Asgathorpe, Gracedieu. These localities (in limestone, all more or less dolo- 

 raized, and forming five distinct outlines in the Red Marl) have been studied by 

 the Rev. W. Coleman ; see also Hull's ' Report on the Geology of the Leicestershire 

 Coal Field.' 



Worcestershire. — In coal measures near Dudley. 



Herefordshire. — Houl Hill, near Ross. The other side of the river is Chepstow, in 

 Monmouthshire. (From unpublished lists of the ' Geological Survey.') 



Monmouthshire. — Rhymney, Beaufort, Glan Rhymney, or Rhymney Gate ; Cwm-Bryn- 

 ddu, Dowlais, Clydach, Pontypool ; Ebbwvale, Chepstow. All these localities have 

 been well studied by Dr. Bevan. 



Gloucestershire. — River Avon, Cook's Folly Wood, Clifton rocks, &c. Westbury; 

 Olveston; Alvestcn, Tytherington ; Cromhall ; Tortworth; Wick war ; Chipping 

 Sodbury; Mitcheldean ; Coleford, Briavels, Granham Rocks; Under Lansdown, 

 Bath ; Wick, near Bath. 



Devonshire. — Westleigh, Brushford, Pilton, Coddon Hill. The exact position and 

 palseontological contents of the Carboniferous group in Devonshire does not appear 

 to have been as yet completely worked out. It is believed by some geologists that 

 the upper part of the Pilton group may perhaps belong to the Carboniferous series. 



Somersetshire. — Leigh Woods, opposite Cock's Folly and Clifton ; Broadfield Down 

 (Clevedon) near Bristol ; Weston-super-Mare; Portishead ; Sims Hill, Broadfield 

 Down, Bristol ; Wrington ; Burring ton Coombe ; Axbridge ; South side of the 

 Mendips; Nunney, near Frome; Binegar; Charter House, Mendip Hills; Banwell; 

 Sheep Mayswood, Broadfield Down, Bristol ; Broadfield Farm, north-east of 

 Wrington ; Blagdon ; Burrington 11am, south-west of Blagdon; Lower Farm, south 

 of Blagdon ; Stoke Farm, three miles north of Wells ; West Horrington, north-east 

 of Wells ; Penhill House, north-east of Wells ; Whatley House, near Frome ; 

 Vallis, near Frome ; Whatcomb Farm, near Frome ; Canning-ton, near Bridgewater ; 



