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BAWDRIP. 209 BAYFOKD. r> is also lord of the manor. The church, dedi- c; -d to All Saints, is a small, newly-built edifice, with li e pretension to architectural beauty. The register isncient, commencing from the year 1557- The Vcs- Icms and Primitive Methodists have chapels in the viige. There is a free school for 12 boys, endowed b.Iohn Leeds in 1730, the income of which is now 20 pi annum. There is also a small charity distributed ii read. Bawdeswell Hall is the principal mansion. T par. has an area of about 1,196 acres, principally tl property of the Earl of Leicester, C. B. Lombc, Esq., ai Miss Lloyd. AWDRIP, a par. in the northern div. of the hund. of'etherton, in the co. of Somerset, 3 miles to the N.E. of iridgwater, its post town. The Bristol and Exeter ra.vay runs near the village. The living is a rcct.* in he dioc. of Bath and Wells, of the val. of 360, in t.. patron, of E. Page, Esq. The church is dedicated t t. Michael. A.WD8EY, a par. in the hund. of Wpford, in the ilFolk, 9 miles from Woodbridge, its post town, 12 miles to the S.E. of Ipswich. It is situated on it of the North Sea, at the mouth of the river > n. there named Bawdsey Haven, which offers good

o for small craft. The coast is protected by

i tello towers. Bawdsoy was formerly a market ,:<ler a grant obtained in the reign of Edward I. i . living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 193, i'i he gift of the lord chancellor. The church, dedi- . St. Mary, was a fine old structure, in the von style, and its tower served from the most

iuies as a well-known sea-mark ; but in 1842 it

A burned down, and the stone tower has since been reaped to 60 feet in height. The new church is a . ; elegant building, quite sufficient for the wants

i habitants, who are entirely agricultural. The

Hi Methodists have a chapel in the village. I residence is Bawdsey Hall, seated on the cliffs, w] ^h are celebrated for their geological and fossil spe- i us. There is a ferry across to Felixtow, and thence I . arwk-h. WN, or BLACKNOW GRANGE, a vil. in the 'Imoy, in the co. of Kilkenny, prov. of Leinster, . ') miles to the W. of Freshford. The living is !> 't. united with the vie. of Burnchurch, in the dioc. < 1 ssory, Ferns, and Leighlin. The village contains i i 'range of Fertagh abbey. Fairs are held here on As asion Day, the 8th July, the 8th September, and the 2'j. October. tWNBOY, or KILSUB, a vil. in the par. of Tem- pk rt, and bar. of Tullyhau, in the co. of Cavau, prov. of Ister, Ireland, 6 miles to the S. of Swanlinbar. It i uated near Lough Brackhy. VAVSEY, a par. in the hund. and union of Free- I.T re Lynn, in the co. of Norfolk, 3 miles to the E. of Regis, its post town, nearest money-order office, railway station. The living is a rect. in the di< of Norwich, val. 55, in the patron, of A. Ham- rii' , Esq., who is also lord of the manor and sole pro- prijpr of the land. There is no village, and the church, whliwas dedicated to St. James, has long been dilapi- Bsfi. A.WTRY, a chplry. and market town, partly in the j.n- of Blyth, southern div. of the wap. of Straflbrth . TickhUl, in the West Riding of the co. of York, aim artly in the pars, of Scrooby and Harworth, wap. of issetlaw, in the co. of Nottingham, 14 miles to the f Rotherham, and 148 miles from London. It is a n on the Great Northern Railway, 10 miles to the Retford. The town is seated on rising ground on est bank of the river Idle, near the Roman road mcaster. The river is crossed by a stone bridge, ? navigable for small vessels as far as Gainsborough. 'Ih ^reat north road runs through the principal street, whji is broad and handsome. There is a good supply of iter, and the streets are lighted with gas. The gui ,tl aspect of the place is pleasant and cheerful. Th ?arrying trade on the Idle, formerly considerable, hae ery much declined since the formation of the Chesterfield canal and the more recent introduction of railways. Tho workpeople are now chiefly employed in the pursuits of agriculture. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the vie. of Blyth, in the dioc. of York. The church is dedicated to St. Nicholas. It is a small edifice, in the perpendicular style, originally founded in the reign of Henry II., and rebuilt at the close of the 17th century. It is built of the beautiful cream- coloured and very compact magnesian limestone found at Roche Abbey, much prized by sculptors. The Wes- leyans and Independents have chapels in the town. There is a large National school. Tho Archbishop of York had a seat at Scrooby, near this town, the remains of which are now a farm-house. Bawtry House is the seat of R. Mouckton Milnes, Esq., M.P. The market is held on Thursday, and lairs for the sale of horses and cattle on the Thursday in Whitsun week and the 22nd November. BAXBY, a hrnlt. in the par. of C'oxwold and wap. of Birdforth, in the North Riding of the co. of York, 7 miles from Thirsk. BAXTERLEY, a par. in the hund. of Hemlingford, in the co. of Warwick, 3 miles to the W. of Atherstone, its post town, and 8 S.E. from Tamworth. Tho Midland West Branch railway passes near this place, and has a station at Atherstone. In early times this manor belonged to the Grendons, and in the reign of Edward I. was granted by Sir John Lovell to Sir John de Chet- wynd. In the 19th of Edward III. it was given to the abbey of Merivale, and at the Dissolution was purchased by Lord Ferrars of Chartley, from whom it passed to the Earls of Essex. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Worcester, of the val. of 262, in the patron, alternately of the crown and F..Boultbee, Esq. Baxterley Hall is the principal residence. There are several coal mines worked in this parish, the property of W. S. Dugdale, Esq., who resides at Merevale Hall. BAXTON-MOOR, a hmlt. in the par. of Whitwell, and hund. of Scarsdale, in the co. of Derby, 1 miles to the E. of Chesterfield. BAYARD'S LEAP, an ext. par. lib. in the wap. of Loveden, parts of Kesteven, in the co. of Lincoln, 5 miles from Sleaford. BAYDEN, a chplry. in the par. of Llangonoyd, hund. of Newcastle, in the co. of Glamorgan, South Wales, 4 miles to the N. of Bridgend. BAYDON, a par. in the hund. of Ramsbury, in the co. of Wilts, 8 miles to the N.E. of Marlborough. It is on the confines of Berkshire. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 110, in the patron, of the Rev. A. Meyrick. The church is dedicated to St. Nicholas. Tho Wesleyans have a chapel here. BAYFIELD, a par. in the hund. of Holt, in the co. of Norfolk, 3 miles to the N.W. of Holt, its post town, and 3 S. from Blakeney harbour. The parish, for there is no village, and only 13 inhabitants, is situated in a pleasant district not far from the sea-coast. The living is a sinecure rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 150, in the patron, of Major E. Jodrell. The church, long dilapidated, was dedicated to St. Margaret. The prin- cipal residence is Bayfield Hall, a handsome modern mansion, standing in the beautiful valley of the small river Glaven, which here expands into a fine lake, and surrounded by well- wooded hills, from which there are charming views over the country and the sea. The ivy-mantled ruins of the old church are in a picturesque spot, close to the hall. On a neighbouring hill, over- looking the sea, is Bayfield Lodge, the seat of Major Jodrell, who is lord of the manor and owner of the parish, which comprises about 780 acres, chiefly arable, divided into two farms. BAYFORD, a par. in the hund. and co. of Hertford, 3 miles to the S. of Hertford. It is an ancient place, and is referred to as belonging to the Danish earl Tosti before the Norman Conquest. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the rect. of Essendon, in the dioc. of Rochester. The church, a modern building, is dedicated to St. Mary. It contains an old octagonal font, and several monuments of the families of Knighton, Fan-