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IJADGIN'.T'iV 144 BAGENBOX. Little Witcomb, with part < : mrdington. The living ia a vie.* in the ilioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, of the val., with the cur. of Great Shurdington, vl.i, h is annexed to it, of -!>, in tin- patron, of J. E. Vim r, Esq. The church is dedicated to 4St. Mary. The poor of this parih h.ive the benefit of an endowment by Cox, of 100 per annum. There are an endowed school and other small charities. The principal residence is Badge worth Il> u-. BADGIXi.Td.N, 01 I'.Aiil.MioX, a par. in the hund. of Crowthornc and Minety, in the co. of Gloucc-' miles to the N. of Cirencester, its post town. It is situ- ated on the river Churn, which is crossed by Bearidgo Bridge. The living is a reel, in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 191, in the patron, of the Principal and Fellows of Jesus College, Oxford. The church is dedicated to St. Margaret. HADGWORTH, a par. in the hund. of Winterstoko, in the co. of Somerset, 2 miles to the 8. W. of Axhridgc, its post town. The living is a reel, in the dioc. of Bath nnd Wells, val. 482, in the patron, of the trustees of Sir C. Mordaunt, Bart. The church is dedicated to St. ( MH BADINGHAM, a par. in tho hnnd. of Iloxne, in the co. of Suffolk, 5 miles to the N.W. of Saxmundham, and 3 X.K. "I I'nimlinghamits post town. It is situated on the rivi-r Aide. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Nor- wich, of tho val. of 582, in the patron, of K. Gorton, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. There are some almshouscs, and other charitable endow- ments amounting to 24 a year. BADLKSMKIU., a par. in the hund. of Faversham, lathe of Scray, in the co. of Kent, 4 miles to the S. of Faversham, its post town. The living is a rect. in tho dioc. of CMI i the val., with that of Leaveland annexed to it, of 323, in the patron, of Lord Sondcs, who holds the manor. The church is dedicated to St. Leonard. BADLEY, a par. in tho hund. of Bosmere and Clay- don, in the co. of Suffolk, 2 miles to the N.W. of Need- ham, its post town. It lies in a pleasant district on the river Orwell. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 10. in the patron, of the Earl of Ash- burnham. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. HAULINGHAM, a hmlt. in the par. of Chippcnham, and bund, of Staploe, in the co. of Cambridge, 6 miles to the X.K. i.I Newmarket. BADMIN8TONE, a hmlt. in tho par. of Fawley, Dibdea lib., in the Southampton div. of the co.of South- ampton, 6 miles to the S. V. of Fareham. BADMINTON, GREAT, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of Grumbalds Ash, in the co. of Gloucester, 4 miles to the E. of Chipping Sodbury. Chippcnham is its post town. It is situated in the southern part of the county on the border of Wiltshire. The living is a vie. in Urn dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, in the patron, of tin- Duke of Beaufort. Tho church, which was rebuilt in 1789, stands in tho Park. It contains the monuments of the Beauforts, which were erected in tho form, r rdilirc, some of thriii by Kygbrach, and is dedicated to St. Michael. There is a free school and an almshouse, founded by tho Duchess of Beaufort in 1705, the i -ndow- - of which amount to 04 ]MT annum. Badminton Park, nearly ten miles in circuit, adouied will: woods, is the seat of the Duke of Beaufort. The pre- sent mansion occupies the site of Badminton Castle. Un- seat of the Holders |. - built by the lii ! i> in the re, and the interior is mag- i it ly decorated. Wood carving, by Gibbons, adorns tli" dininir-room, anil the picture gallery contain-, an in- teresting series of family portn - 1 y Raphael, Guidn, Carlo Dold, and SiKator KONI. The Beau: n, declared, at the Iio- show ),rl.l in Lonii ', to be unrivalled by any in England, meet . ]iar., with which the park in I co-oxU>nsivf>, has :in an a of 1 I'.AIi.MINT'iN. I.I I in in tho par. of Uawkesbury, upj-r div. of the hund. of Gruinbalds Ash, in the co. of Gloucester, 1 mile to the N. of Groat Badminton. BAIN >N I. V, Tyrone. See BODOKZY. BADSEY, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of Blackcnhurst, in the co. of Worcester, 2 miles to the S.E. of Evcsham, its post town. It lies near the river Avon, and contains tho hmlt. of Aldington. The silk manufacture, established in the village, employs sou the inhabitants. The living is a perpet. cur. in tho dioc. of Worcester, val. 150, in the patron, of the Prin- cipal and Fellows of Christ Church College, Oxford. The church is dedicated to St. James. The charitabl dowments amount to 1-1. Badsey possesses some mineral BADSHOT, a tythg. in the par. of Farnham, and hund. of the same name, in the co. of Surrey, 2 miles from Farnham. The tythg. consists chiefly of hop grounds. BADSWORTH, a par. in the upper div. of tho wap. of Osgoldcross, in the West Riding of the e 4 miles to the S. of Ppntefract, its post town. The tnshps. of Thorp-Audlin and Upton arc included in this par. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of ^ of the val. of 596, in the patron, of the Earl of 1 > 1 lurch is dedicated to St. Mary. The pa: dowments, consisting chiefly of church lands. 17 per annum. The principal mansion is liad- Hall. The Badsworth hounds meet BADWELL-ASH, a par. in the hund. of Blackl in the co. of Suffolk, 3 miles to the E. of Ixwoi: post town. The Eastern Union railway pu- The living is a pcrpot. cur. in the dioc. of Ely. ' in tho patron, of Miss Clough. The church i.- Mary. There are charities amounting year. BAGBERE, a tythj*. in the par. of Milton Abbasi hund. of Vhiti way, in the co. of Dorset, 1 mile to I N. of Sturminster. BAGBOROUGH, EAST, a tythg. in tl Bishop's Lydeard, hund. of Kingsbury, in t Somerset, 6' miles to the N.W. of Taunton. BAGBOROUGH, WEST, a par. in the hund. Taunton, and Taunton Dean, in the co. of i- miles to the N.W. of Taunton.its post town. ated in a hilly and pleasant country on the v of tho Quantocks. The living is a rect.* ii of Bath and Wells, of the val. of i'.V.ti. in tin Adam Clarke, Esq. The church is d, <!; Trinity. Bagborough House, the Pophams' seat, stand* on a lofty hill, and has fine views over the vale Taunton. BAGBURY, a hmlt. in the par. of Ever. hund. of Wells-Forum, in tho co. of Somor from Shepton Mallet. BAGBY, a ehplry. in the par. of Kirby-Knowlp, i of Birdforth, in the North Hiding of the miles from Thirsk. The living is a perpet. cur. att; to tic rby. BAGDEN, UPPER and LOWEIi, a vil. in the i uncross, West Riding of the co. of York, 6 i X.V. from Barnsloy. RA(.KNAI.s|iiVN. or |: i . A I.STX l in the par. of Dunleekney, bar. of Ka-t Idi co. of Carlow, and prov. of Leinstcr, Ireland, 10 I toil,. .w, and 02 miles from Dublin, situated in a pleasant country on the banks of I i> a station on the Kilkenny branch t hern and Western railway. Granite a qnar- 1 1' .1 here, and extensive Hour mills are established. T town contains, according to the census of 1861, 366 h a population of 2,047; ire Koinan Catholics. I'.l'.l belong to the Established Chinch, and 11 a- i ians. There is a handsome house in the (Jierian style, a dispens.' level hospital. Quarter sessions and petty sessioi held here, and there is a police station. The town 1 its n.-r . who founded it in 1552 BAGENBON, a promontorv in Hallytcigno Buy, m the bar. of Shelbnrne, co. of Wexford. Ireland. Earl