The ancient kings of Friesland made it their ordinary residence; and there remains enough of its former splendour to make it a considerable town. It has still some trade, especially in fishing, and in passage-boats over the pools and lakes of the neighbourhood. It is seated on the Zuyder Zee, 8 miles W. of Sloten, and 17 N. E. of Enchuysen. Long. 5. 13. E. lat. 52. 54. N. STAVROS. See STAGIRA.

STEENBERGEN, a town of the Netherlands, in North Brabant; formerly a strong place, with a convenient harbour, but the sea has retired from it about 3 miles, which, with the calamities it has suffered by war, has reduced it to a poor town. It has a communication with the Meuse. It is 7 miles N. of Bergen-op-Zoom. Population, 4200.

STEENKEER, a town of Norway, in the province of Drontheim; 36 miles N. E. of Drontheim.

STEENKIRK, a village of the Netherlands, in Hainault; famous for the victory obtained by the French over William III. of England, in 1692. It is 15 miles N. of Mons.

STEENWYCK, a town of the Netherlands, in Overyssel; seated on the river Aa, 18 miles N. of Zwoll.

STEGE, a seaport of Denmark, on the N. coast of the Isle of Mona, almost surrounded by a lake; 42 miles S. by W. of Copenhagen. Long. 12. 15. E. lat. 55. 4. N.

STEGEBURG, a seaport of Sweden, in East Gothland, seated on the Baltic; 9 miles N. of Calmar, and 82 S. W. of Stockholm. Long. 16. 40. E. lat. 58. 16. N.

STEIN, a small independent town of Switzerland, in the canton of Zurich; seated on the N. side of the Rhine, where it issues from the lake of Constance. Near it is the ancient castle of Hohenlingen, now converted into a watchtower. The church is on the opposite side of the Rhine, in a place called Berg, which is connected to the town by a bridge; 15 miles W. by N. of Constance, and 25 N. E. of Zurich.

STEIN, a town of Austria, on the N. side of the Danube, over which is a long wooden bridge to Mautern. Between Stein and Krems is a military manufacture, in which metal articles, sabres, cloth, and clothes are made and kept; 2 miles W. of Krems, and 12 N. by W. of St. Polten.

STEIN, a town and castle of Austrian Illyria, in Carniola, on the Feistritz; 11 miles N. of Laubach.

STEIN, a town and castle of the Austrian states, in Carinthia, on the Drave; 12 miles S. of Clagenfurt.

STEINAU, a town of Prussian Silesia; formerly the capital of a circle, in the principality of Wolau. It has manufactures of cloth. It is seated near the Oder; 16 miles N. N. E. of Lignitz.

STEINFURT, a town of Prussia, in the province of Westphalia; capital of a county of its name, with a Calvinist academy; seated on the Aa; 10 miles S. S. E. of Bentheim, and 33 N. W. of Munster.

STEINHEIM, a town of Germany, in Hesse

Darmstadt; with a castle, near the river Maine; 4 miles S. E. of Hanau.

STEINHUDE, a town of Germany, in the county of Schauenburg-Lippe; on the S. side of Steinhuder-mere, in which is the strong fortress of Wilhemstein; 15 miles N. W. of Hanover.

STEINHURST, a town of Denmark, in Holstein, with a castle; 14 miles S. S. W. of Lubec.

STELLENBOSCH, a district of the Cape of Good Hope; bounded on the W. by the Cape district, S. by False Bay and Zwellendam, E. by Tulbagh, and N. by Clanwilliam; and Stellenbosch, 20 miles N. of False Bay, is the capital. It is mountainous, but contains some of the finest land in the colony.

STENAY, a town of France, department of Meuse, on the river Meuse; 22 miles N. N. W. of Verdun.

STENDAL, a town of Prussia, in Brandenburg, formerly capital of the Old Mark. Here is a colony of French Calvinists, who carry on manufactures of wool, leather, &c. It stands on the rivulet Ucht; 5 miles W. of the Elbe, and 36 N. by E. of Magdeburg. Pop. 5000. Long. 11. 58. E. lat. 52. 35. N.

STERNBERG, a town of the Prussian states, in the New Mark of Brandenburg, with a great trade in cattle; 20 miles E. N. E. of Frankfort.

STERNBERG, a town of Germany, in the grand duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin; situate on a lake; 16 miles S. E. of Wismar.

STERNBERG, a town and castle of the Austrian states, in Moravia; 10 miles N. E. of Olmutz Pop. 8000.

STERZINGEN, a town of the Austrian states, in Tyrol; celebrated for its manufacture of swordblades, and for the silver-mines in its vicinity. It is seated at the foot of a mountain, on the Eysoch; 12 miles N. W. of Brixen.

STETTIN, a government of Prussia, comprising the middle of Pomerania, and containing an area of 6625 square miles, with 300,000 inhabitants.

STETTIN, a fortified seaport of Prussia, capital of Pomerania. It is a handsome town; contains about 21,000 inhabitants, exclusive of the garrison; has numerous manufactures, particularly of cloths, stuffs, hats, stockings, yarn, cotton, ribbons, paper, and canvas, and carries on a considerable trade to all parts of Europe. Timber and corn are the principal articles of exportation, and ship-building is a very profitable branch of employment. In 1795 a fire consumed a great number of houses. In 1806 this place, furnished with 160 pieces of cannon and a garrison of 6000 men, surrendered to the French. garrisoned by them after the disastrous retreat from Russia, in 1812, but in 1813 was obliged to capitulate, when the Dutch troops, belonging to the garrison, hoisted the orange cockade. It is seated on the Oder, 80 miles N. N. E. of Berlin. Long. 14. 44. E. lat. 53. 30. N.

It was

STETTIN, NEW, a town of Pomerania, in the government of Coslin, with a castle; situate on the Willem; 41 miles E. of Coslin, and 62 E. N. E. of New Stargard.

STEUBENVILLE, a flourishing town of Ohio; capital of Jefferson county. It contains four

churches, an academy, two banks, and manufactures of woollen, cotton, &c. The population is 5203. It stands on the Ohio, 40 miles below Pittsburg.

STEVENAGE, a town in Hertfordshire; 31 miles from London.

STEVENSBURG, a town of Virginia, in Culpepper county, on the road from Philadelphia to Staunton; 13 miles S. W. of Winchester.

STEVENSTON, a town of Scotland, in Ayrshire, famous for the coal strata in its vicinity. The Ardrossau and Kilwinning railway traverses the parish. It is situate on a hill, 5 miles N. W. of Irvine.

STEVENSWERT, a fortress of the Netherlands, in the province of Limburg, seated on the Meuse; 6 miles S. S. W. of Ruremonde.

STEWART ISLANDS, five islands in the South Pacific; discovered by Captain Hunter in 1791, and named by him in honour of Admiral Keith Stewart. Long. 163. 18. E. lat. 8. 26. S.

STEWARTON, a town of Scotland, in Ayrshire, with a noted manufacture of bonnets; 6 miles N. of Irvine.

STEWARTON, a town of Ireland, in the county of Tyrone; 5 miles N. N. E. of Dungannon.

STEYNING, a town in Sussex; market on Wednesday. It is 10 miles W. by N. of Brighton, and 50 S. W. of London.

STEYR, a town of Austria, which has a great trade in articles of iron and steel. The French entered it in 1800, and concluded an armistice for a peace with the Austrians. It is seated at the conflux of the Steyr with the Ens; 20 miles S. E. of Lintz. Pop. 10,000.

STEYREG, a town and castle of Austria, situate on a mountain, on the N. side of the Danube; 8 miles E. of Lintz.

STICKHAUSEN, a town and castle of Hanover, in the principality of East Friesland; 22 miles E. S. E. of Emden.

STIGLIANO, a town of Naples, in Basilicata, famous for its baths; seated near the Salandrella, 26 miles S. S. E. of Acerenza.

STILLWATER, a town of New York, in Saratoga county, on the W. side of the Hudson; 25 miles N. of Albany.

STILTON, a town in Huntingdonshire, celebrated for a rich kind of cheese. It is 14 miles S. by E. of Stamford, and 75 N. by E. of London. STINCHAR, a river of Scotland, in the S. part of Ayrshire, which has a rapid course of 26 miles, and enters the ocean below Ballantrae.

STIRIA. See STYRIA.

STIRLING, a borough of Scotland, capital of Stirlingshire; seated on the river Forth, on a hill which terminates abruptly in a steep basaltic rock. On this rock is an ancient castle, once a place of great strength, and often the scene of bloody contention. The palace, erected by James V.. is a stately building, the outside curiously ornamented with grotesque figures. Here are two churches, and a famous grammarschool. In the town and its neighbourhood are manufactures of carpets, shalloons, and other woollen stuffs, and the cotton trade is flourishing. A salmon-fishery, belonging to the town, is let to a company, who send the fish chiefly to

the London and Edinburgh markets. Stirling has undergone considerable improvement within the last few years; several new streets have been built on a modern and improved plan on the N. side of the town, and, in the old part of the town, numbers of houses have been rebuilt. From its commodious situation, Stirling commands the pass between the N. and S. part of Scotland. It returns one member to parliament. It is 35 miles W. N. W. of Edinburgh. Long. 3. 50. W. lat. 56. 12. N.

STIRLINGSHIRE, a county of Scotland; 35 miles long, and 10 broad; bounded on the N. by Perthshire, N. E. by Clackmananshire and the Frith of Forth, S. E. by Linlithgowshire, S. by Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire, and W. by Dumbartonshire. It is divided into 24 parishes, and sends one member to parliament. The principal rivers are the Forth, Carron, and Avon; and the great canal crosses it from the mouth of the Carron. The S. part of the county is mountainous, but the part near the Forth is fertile. It abounds in coal, ironstone, and lime

stone.

STIRUM, a town of Prussia, in the grand duchy of Lower Rhine; seated on the Roer; 12 miles N. of Dusseldorf.

STOCKACH, a town of Germany, in Baden, near which the Austrians gained a victory over the French in 1799, and in 1800 the latter defeated the former, and took possession of the town. It is seated on a river of the same name; 17 miles N. E. of Constance.

STOCKBRIDGE, a town in Hampshire; market on Thursday; 9 miles N. W. of Winchester, and 66 W. by S. of London.

STOCKBRIDGE, a town of Massachusets, in Berkshire county; 44 miles W. by N. of Springfield, and 130 W. of Boston.

STOCKEM, a town of the Netherlands, in the territory of Leige; seated on the Meuse, 11 miles N. of Maestricht.

STOCKERAU, a town of Austria, situate near the Danube; 14 miles N. N. W. of Vienna.

STOCKHOLM, a province of Sweden, comprising the eastern parts of Upland and Sudermania, or the districts of Roslagen and Sodertorn. It has an area of 2736 square miles, with 100,000 inhabitants.

STOCKHOLM, the capital of Sweden, lies in a situation remarkable for its romantic scenery. It is very long, irregular, and occupies, besides two peninsulas, three rocky islands, situate in the Macler, in the streams which issue from that lake, and in a bay of the Baltic. There are four smaller islands, or rather islets, on which are situate forts or buildings for naval purposes. A variety of contrasted and beautiful views are formed by numerous rocks of granite, rising boldly from the surface of the water, partly bare and craggy, and partly dotted with houses, or feathered with wood. The harbour is an inlet of the Baltic; the water is of such depth that ships of the largest burden can approach the quay. At the extremity of the harbour, several streets rise one above another in the form of an amphitheatre, and the palace, a magnificent building, crowns the summit. Except in the

UU

suburbs, where several houses are of wood, painted red, the generality of the buildings are of stone, or of brick whitened with stucco. There is a royal academy of science, instituted by the celebrated Linnæus, and a few other learned men, in 1741; and also a royal academy of arts. The arsenal contains an immense number of trophies and standards taken from different nations. Stockholm, with a small territory surrounding it, forms a separate government, has its own magistrates, and contains nearly 80,000 inhabitants, who manufacture glass, china, silk, woollen, &c. It is 320 miles N. E. of Copenhagen, 1000 N. E, of Paris, and 900 N. E. of London. Long. 18. 9. E. lat. 59. 20. N.

STOCKPORT, a borough in Cheshire, market on Friday, and considerable manufactures of cotton, printed goods, and hats.

It returns two mem

bers to parliament. The present parish church was erected on the site of the ancient church, in 1813. The other places of worship are a church erected in 1822, under the million act, a chapel erected and endowed by W. Wright, Esq., a Catholic chapel, and nine meetinghouses. Here is a free grammar-school founded in 1487, and also a national school erected in 1826. From its contiguity to Manchester, and the facilities of its canal navigation, Stockport partakes of the prosperity of that town. It is seated on the Mersey, 7 miles S. S. E. of Manchester, on the Manchester and Birmingham railway, and 179 N. N. W. of London.

STOCKPORT, a town of Pennsylvania, in Northampton county, on the W. side of the Popaxtunk branch of Delaware River. It stands on Susquehanna River; 18 miles E. S. E. of Harmony.

STOCKTON-UPON-TEES, a borough in the county of Durham, markets on Wednesday and Saturday. It returns two members to parliament. Here are two docks for ship-building; manufactures of canvas and ropes to a considerable extent; also of diapers, huckabacks, checks, &c.; and a trade in lead, corn, pork, butter, sail-cloth, leather, &c. Besides the church, which is a handsome brick building, the town contains meeting-houses for Presbyterians, Quakers, and Methodists, a Roman Catholic chapel, and several schools and almshouses. It is seated on the river Tees, not far from its mouth; 18 miles S. S. E. of Durham, and 243 N. by W. of London.

STOKE, OF STOKE POGES, a village in Buckinghamshire; 4 miles N. N. E. of Windsor. Its churchyard is the scene of Gray's celebrated Elegy.

STOKE-UPON-TRENT, or ETRURIA, a borough in Staffordshire, near Newcastle. It returns two members to parliament. It is the principal seat of the potteries in this county, and here the most elegant vases and other articles are made. Josiah Wedgewood was the founder, and died here in 1795. It is 1 mile W. of Newcastle-under-Line, and 150 N. N. W. of

London.

STOKES, a town of North Carolina, chief of Montgomery county; seated near the Yadkin, 46 miles W. of Averysborough.

STOKESLEY, a small but neat town in North Yorkshire, with a market on Saturday. It has a church, two meeting-houses, two national schools, and a dispensary. It is seated on the river Wisk; 20 miles N. by E. of Thirsk, and 238 N. by W. of London.

STOLBERG, a town of Prussian Saxony, capital of a county of the same name, with a castle, It is seated in a valley between two mountains, in which are mines of copper and iron; 12 miles N. E. of Nordhausen, and 55 W. N. W. cf Leipsic. Population, 2000. Long. 11. 5. E.

lat. 51. 36. N.

STOLBERG, a town of Saxony, where great quantities of cloth are made; 2 miles S. W. of Chemnitz.

STOLBOFEN, a town of Germany, in the grand duchy of Baden; 8 miles S. W. of Baden.

STOLPE, a town of Prussian Pomerania, with a castle, three churches, and a Lutheran nunnery. The inhabitants, estimated at 4500, carry on a considerable trade in linen and wood; and here is also a fine salmon fishery. It is seated on the Stolpa, 10 miles from its mouth, in the Baltic, and 56 E. N. E. of Colberg. Long. 16. 48. E. lat. 54. 27. N.

STOLPEMUNDE, a town of Pomerania, on the Baltic Sea, with a harbour at the mouth of the Stolpa; 10 miles N. W. of Stolpe.

STOLPEN, a town of Saxony, with a castle on a mountain; 15 miles E. of Dresden.

STOLZENAU, a town of Hanover, in the county of Hoya; seated on the Weser, 14 miles S. S. W. of Nienburg.

STOLZENBURG, a town of West Prussia, formerly a suburb of the city of Dantzic, but, with the adjacent suburbs of Old Scotland, St. Albert, and Schidlitz, was formed into a separate town, having its own magistrates and municipal rights, in 1772. Pop. 8000.

STONE, a town in Staffordshire, with a market on Tuesday, and a considerable manufacture of shoes; seated on the Trent, 7 miles N. by W. of Stafford, and 140 N. W. of London.

STONEHAVEN, or STONEHIVE, a seaport of Scotland, and the county town of Kincardineshire. It consists of the old and new towns, the latter of which is the principal, and is regular, spacious, and well built. The harbour is secured by a high rock and stone pier. Near it are the ruins of the castle of Dunnottar, on a lofty perpendicular rock, almost surrounded by the sea. The town has a manufacture of brown linen, and some trade in dried fish and oil. It is situated 23 miles N. N. E. of Montrose. Long. 2. 6. W. lat. 56. 55. N.

STONEHENGE, a remarkable monument of antiquity, in Wiltshire, on Salisbury Plain; consisting of several very large stones, some placed upright, and others horizontally across them. Most antiquarians suppose this work to have been a temple of the Druids, because it is in a circular form, and seems to have been much more regular than it appears to be at present. It has puzzled many diligent inquirers to account for the bringing and placing of those enormous stones; for it is thought no method now known is sufficient to have raised

those that lie across to that height. It is 6 miles N. of Salisbury.

STONEHOUSE, a town in Devonshire, with markets on Tuesday and Saturday. It contains two episcopal chapels, two meeting-houses, a national school, very extensive barracks, a royal naval hospital, &c. It is situate about half way between Plymouth and Devonport.

STONELEIGH, a town in Warwickshire, with a market on Thursday; seated on the river Low, 5 miles S. W. of Coventry.

STONINGTON, a seaport of Connecticut, in New London county. The harbour sets up from Long Island Sound, opposite Fisher Island. In 1814 this town was bombarded, but without effect, by the British; 14 miles E. of New London. Pop. 3898. Long. 71. 58. W. lat. 41. 26. N.

STONY POINT, a town of New York, taken by the British in 1779, but recovered soon after by the Americans, and the British garrison made prisoners of war. It is seated on the Hudson, opposite Verplantis Point.

STORKAU, a town of Prussia, in the Ucker Mark of Brandenburg; 27 miles S. E. of Berlin.

STORNOWAY, a seaport of Scotland, on the E. side of the Isle of Lewis, at the head of Loch Stornoway, which is a good harbour for ships of any burden. It is a port of the custom-house, and has a post-office and a regular packet weekly. Long. 6. 38. W. lat. 58. 18. N.

STORTFORD, or BISHOP'S STORTFORD, a town in Hertfordshire, with a market on Thursday. On the E. side are the ruins of a castle, on an artificial mount. It is seated on the side of a hill, on the river Stort, which is navigable hence to the Lea; 10 miles E. N. E. of Hertford, and 30 N. N. E. of London.

STOSSEN, a town of Saxony, 6 miles S. of Weissenfels.

STOUGHTON, a town of Massachusets, in Norfolk county, whence great quantities of charcoal, baskets, and brooms are sent to Boston; 9 miles S. E. of Dedham, and 15 S. of Boston.

STOUR, a river which rises on the most northerly point of Dorsetshire, passes by Stourminster, Blandford, and Winborn, then enters Hampshire, and flows into the Avon, opposite Christchurch.

STOUR, a river in Kent, which rises in the Weald, flows by Wye and Canterbury, and, 7 miles below, divides into two streams; the smaller one passes into the sea at Reculver, and the main branch flows by Sandwich into Hope Bay.

STOUR, a river which forms the entire boundary between Essex and Suffolk, passes by Clare, Sudbury, Neyland, and Manningtree, and, being joined by the Orwell, from Ipswich, firms the

harbour of Harwich.

STOUR, a river which rises in the S. part of Staffordshire, enters Worcestershire at Stourbridge, and flows by Kidderminster into the Severn, opposite Stourport.

STOURBRIDGE, a corporate town in Worcestershire, with a market on Friday, and manu

factures of glass, iron, and earthenware, particularly crucibles for glass-melters. Here are a neat church, meeting-houses for Methodists, Independents, Presbyterians, and Quakers, and a free-school founded by Edward VI.; in the neighbourhood is a noble hospital for the maintenance and education of 60 boys. It is seated on the Stour, 22 miles N. of Worcester, and 126 N. W. of London.

STOURBRIDGE, a town of Massachusets, in Worcester county, famous for its excellent butter and cheese; 22 miles S. W. of Wor

cester.

STOURMINSTER, a town in Dorsetshire, with a market on Thursday, and a manufacture of white baize. Near it are the ruins of a castle, which was the seat of the W. Saxon kings. It is seated on both sides the Stour, over which is a bridge; 20 miles N. E. of Dorchester, and 108 W. by S. of London.

STOURPORT, a handsome town in Worcestershire. It is a busy centre of inland navigation, being seated opposite the place where the river Stour and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal enters the Severn, over which river it has an elegant iron bridge. It is 4 miles S. of Kidderminster.

STOW MARKET, a thriving town in Suffolk, with a market on Thursday, a manufacture of sacking, ropes, &c., and a considerable malting business. It has a navigable canal to Ipswich. It is seated on the Orwell, 12 miles N. W. of Ipswich, and 70 N. N. E. of London.

STOW ON THE WOLD, a town in Gloucestershire, with a market on Thursday, and a manufacture of shoes; seated on a bleak hill, 22 miles E. of Gloucester, and 80 W. by N. of London.

STOWEY, a small town in Somersetshire, with a market on Tuesday. It had once a castle, of which no vestiges remain, except the ditch. It is 8 miles W. by N. of Bridgewater, and 147 W. by S. of London.

STRABANE, a town of Ireland, in the county of Tyrone, situate on the Mourne, near the Foyle; 11 miles S. S. W. of Londonderry.

STRABANE, a town of Pennsylvania, in Washington county.

STRADBALLY, a town of Ireland, Queen's county. It is 49 miles from Dublin.

STRADELLA, a strong town of the Sardinian states, in the Milanese, with a castle. The French became masters of it in 1800. It is seated on the Versa, near the Po; 10 miles S. E. of Pavia. Pop. 3900.

STRAKONITZ, a town of Bohemia, in the circle of Prachin, with a castle, seated on the Wotawa; 11 miles S. W. of Piseck.

STRALSUND, a government of the Prussian states, comprising the part of Pomerania formerly belonging to Sweden, along with Rugen and other islands on the N. coast. It has an area of 1400 square miles, with 115,000 inhabitants.

STRALSUND, a seaport of Prussia, formerly the capital of Swedish Pomerania. It contains about 11,000 inhabitants, and its trade and commerce are considerable. The churches and

other public buildings are handsome, and the library belonging to the college has a capital collection of coins. Charles XII., in 1714, came hither after his return from Turkey, and ennobled the magistracy. Stralsund was forced to submit to the allies in 1715, was restored in 1720, surrendered to the French in 1807, and was finally ceded to Prussia in 1813. It is almost surrounded by the Baltic and the lake Francen, and has a harbour separated from the Isle of Rugen by a narrow channel. The manufactures are various, but most of them on a small scale, and the trade is considerable, particularly in corn. It is 40 miles E. N. E. of Rostock, and 85 N. W. of Stettin. Long. 13. 16. E. lat. 54. 20. N.

STRAMMEL, a town of the Prussian states, in Pomerania, on the river Rega; 21 miles N. E. of New Stargard.

STRANGFORD LOUGH, a large bay, or inlet of the sea, in the county of Down, on the E. coast of Ireland, about 17 miles long and 5 broad, abounding with excellent fish, particularly smeits; and off the bar, about August, is a periodical herring-fishery. It contains a great many small islands; and the burning of kelp profitably employs a great number of hands in them. The bar or entrance into it, from the Irish Sea, is 3 miles below Strangford, and not a mile in breadth.

STRANRAWER, or STRANRAER, a seaport of Scotland, in Wigtonshire, with considerable manufactures of cotton and linen. Vessels employed in the coasting trade and herring-fishery frequent this place, and some ships sail hence to the Baltic and Ireland with corn. It is situate at the head of Loch Ryan; 26 miles W. by N. of Wigton, to which, with Whithorn and N. Galloway, it unites in sending a member to parliament. Long. 4. 57. W. lat. 55.

0. N.

STRASBURG, a city of France, capital of the department of Lower Rhine, and a bishop's see. It is situate near the Rhine, and the river Ill runs through it, and forms many canals, over which there are several bridges to connect the different quarters of the city. It is a place of considerable commerce, and has manufactures of tobacco, porcelain, steel, lace, carpets, cloth, leather, &c. The inhabitants are computed at 50,000. The principal structures are built of a red stone, dug from the quarries which are along the Rhine. This town, formerly imperial, was taken by Louis XIV. in 1681. The citadel and fortifications which he constructed have been so much augmented, that Strasburg may be considered one of the strongest places in Europe. It was confirmed to France by the peace of Ryswick in 1697. The university, which had been curtailed of its classes during the French revolution, was replaced on its former footing in 1803. The town is entered by six gates. In the cathedral is a clock, which showed the motions of the constellations, the revolutions of the sun and moon, the days of the week, the hours, &c. Another remarkable circumstance in this cathedral is its pyramidical tower, which is 549

feet high, next to the great pyramid the highest building in the world. In the church of St. Thomas is the magnificent tomb of the famous Marshal Saxe. It is 65 miles N. of Basil, and 75 E. of Nancy. Long. 7. 45. E. lat. 48. 35. N.

STRASBURG, a town of West Prussia, in the circle of Culm, with a castle, seated on the Drigentz; 30 miles E. N. E. of Thorn.

STRASBURG, a town of Prussia, in Brandenburg; 15 miles N. by W. of Prenzlo.

STRASBURG, a town of Austrian Illyria, in Carinthia, seated on the river Gurk; 13 miles N. of Clagenfurt.

STRASBURG, a town of Virginia, in Shenandoah county, on a branch of the Shenandoah river; 18 miles S. S. W. of Winchester.

STRASBURG, a town of Pennsylvania, in Lancaster county; 58 miles W. of Philadelphia.

STRASNITZ, a town of the Austrian states, in Moravia, with a castle ari a college, on the river Marsch; 12 miles S. S. W. of Hradisch, Pop. 4100.

STRATFORD, a town of Connecticut, in Fairfield county, situate on a river of the same name; 5 miles from its mouth, and 14 W. S. W. of Newhaven. Pop. 1807.

STRATFORD, a village in Essex, separated from Bow in Middlesex by the river Lea, over which was a bridge, said to be the most ancient stone arch in England. It is 3 miles E. N. E. of London.

STRATFORD, FENNY, a town in Buckinghamshire, with a manufacture of thread lace, seated on the Lyssel, and the Roman highway called Watling-street; 12 miles E. of Buckingham, and 45 N. W. of London.

STRATFORD, STONY, a town in Buckinghamshire, with a market on Friday. Here are two churches, several meeting-houses, and a neat market-place. The cross, built by Edward I. in memory of his queen Eleanor, was demolished during the civil wars, and in 1743 a fire happened, which destroyed 150 houses. The inhabitants are principally lace-makers. It is seated on the Ouse and the Roman Watlingstreet; 8 miles N. E. of Buckingham, and 52 N. W. of London.

STRATFORD-ON-AVON, a town in Warwickshire, governed by a mayor; with a market on Friday. It is memorable as the birthplace of Shakspeare, who was buried here in 1616. Here is a manufacture of silk buttons, and some trade in corn and malt. The town is situate on the Avon, over which is a long bridge: 8 miles S. W. of Warwick, and 95 N. W. of London.

STRATHAVEN, a town of Scotland, in Lanarkshire, with a manufacture of cotton, seated on the Avon; 8 miles S. of Hamilton, and 12 W. of Lanark.

STRATHMORE, a river of Scotland, in Sutherlandshire, which flows into a bay of the North Sea, called Loch Hope.

STRATHY, a river of Scotland, in Sutherland shire, which issues from a small lake, and flows into a bay of the North Sea, sheltered to the W. by a large promontory, to which it gives name.