BEETHAM. BEILBY GRANGE. Instead, in tho eo. of Norfolk, miles to the S E. of I rth Walsham, and 10 N.E. of Norwich ; Cottishall is i post town. The living is a rect. in the dice, of Nor- v;h, val. 200, in the patron, of Sir J. H. Preston, Irt. The church, dediaitcd to St. Lawrence, is a s ill edifice -with round tower, and contains several i no monuments of the Preston family. The ! isur commences at the year 1558. The Wesleyans l.-e a chapel in the village. Beeston Hall, a fine ( ;hic pile, was rebuilt in 1786. It stands in a pleasant v jded park of 300 acres, and is the seat of Sir J. II. 1 ston, Bart., who is lord of the manor. IEETHAM, a par. in Kendal ward, in the co. of ^ istmorcland, 1 mile to the S. of Jlilnthorpe, near which i station on the Lancaster and Carlisle railway, and . miles N.W. from Burton-in-Kendal. The par. occu- }ii a mountainous district on the hanks of the rivers
- n or Kent, and Bctha, or Ik-la, near the border of
1 u-ashiiv, and is included within the Poor-law Union i Kendal. It comprises the chplry. of Witherslack, & I the tnshps. of Bcetham, Farlton, Haverbrack, .hc.p, Overthwailo, with Ulpha. Hohne Island, in
- ibe Bay, used to be sometimes in the parish of
J tham, and county of Westmoreland, and sometimes
- tlio county of Lancashire, according to the side
it on which the river Winster used to discharge li into the sea at Morecombe Bay, that river being division between the two counties. But since .caster and Ulverstono railway has been made, river has been confined to the east side of the and the island been joined to the west land, v.ich converts it into a peninsula. Slate and limestone quarried here, and exported to other towns along . ' coast. The Lancaster and Ulverstone railway crosses tj sands on a lofty viaduct of 52 arches at Arnside. j -ie is a bridge so constructed aa to allow ships to r the Kent, which is navigable for small vessels, and v ui's are established on its eastern bank. Paper- . ;ing is earned on to a small extent, and there is a
- u-mill. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Carlisle,
. 159, in the patron, of the Duchy of Lancaster.
church is dedicated to St. Michael. It stands by river, near the site of an ancient chapel dedicated H. Juhr, and contains monuments of the Wilsons, Uallum Tower, and of the Beethams, of Bcetham 1, to whom the manor formerly belonged. A MS. h ory of Beetham, by a former vicar, is deposited ij he church. The charitable endowments of the parish a junt to 512 per annum ; of which sum 445 is the p duce of Dean Barwick's bequest for a school, the i .unbent, poor, &c., at Witherslack, on the north side ihe sands, and 37 is the income of a free school at 1 aham, founded about 1663. Near the village are the
- iii,.s of Beetham Hall, the old manor-house, once a
f iiied seat, but now a farm-house. Two miles to the s tU are the remains of Arnside Tower, or Beacon. " oral similar structures existed in the vicinity. There waterfall at Beetham Mill, near the village. Beetham 1 use is the residence of the Rev. W. Hutton, the v ir, and Ashton House of John Yeates Thexton, Esq. I Jam Tower, in the township of Haverbrack, is a ii ' stone mansion, situated in a beautiful park, com- n iding extensive views over the most picturesque and b utiful portion of Westmoreland : it is at present the s t of G. E. Wilson, Esq., who is lord of the manor. iEETLEY, a par. in the hund. of Launditch, in the c of Norfolk, 4 miles to the N. of East Dereham. The I .'eliam, Fakenham, and Wells railway passes near it. ' e living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, of the val. C387, in the patron of W. Collison, Esq. The church ii ledicated to St. Maiy. The principal mansion is 1 :tley High House. 1EFCOTB, a hmlt. in the par. of Gnosall, and hund. ofOuttlestone, in the co. of Stafford, 5 miles to the W. Stafford. 1EGBEOOKE, a par. in the hund. of Wootton, in the f of Oxford, 3 miles to the S.E. of Woodstock. The 1 'ng is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 170, in the I ron. of the Principal and Fellows of Brazenose Col- lege, Oxford. Tho church, which is partly in the Norman style, is dedicated to St. Michael. BEGELLY, a par. in the hund. of Narberth, in the co. of Pembroke, South Wales, 5 miles to the S. of Narberth. It is pleasantly situated near the coast, and includes the chapelry of Williamston. Many of the inhabitants are employed in the coal-mines of the neigh- bourhood. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of St. David's, of the val. with the perpet. cur. of William- ston annexed to it, of 216, in the patron, of Lord Mit- ford. The church is of the Early English style. Begelly Hall is the principal residence. BEGGARMONDS, a limit, in the par. of Arncliffe, wap. of Staincliffe and Ewcross, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 10 miles to the N. of Settle. BEGGAR'S BUSH, a vil. in the bar. of Dublin, and co. of the same name, in the prov. of Leinster, Ireland, near Dublin. BEGUILDY, UPPER and LOWER, or LLANFI- HANGEL BEGUILDY, a par. in the huud. of Knighton, in the co. of Radnor, South Wales, 7 miles to the N.W. of Knighton. It is situated in a hilly district on the river Teme, not far from its source, and contains the tnshps. of Pennant, Creegbyther, and Mydwalled, with part of the borough of Knucklass, or Cnwclas. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 164, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. The annual value of the parochial charities is 17. BEIGHTON, a par. in the hund. of Scarsdale, in the co. of Derby, 7 miles to the S.E. of Sheffield, its post town, and 10 N.E. of Chesterfield. The Midland, and the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire railways pass near the village, and have stations at Eckington and Woodhouse Mill. The approach to the village from, Eckington is through a massive stone cutting. The village itself is delightfully situated on a gentle decli- vity near the border of Yorkshire, on the banks of the river Rother. It is included within the Poor-law Union of Rotherham, Yorkshire, from which place it is distant about 6 miles to the south. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 250, in the patron, of Earl Manvers, who is also lord of the manor and chief land- owner. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure with square tower of pointed stone. Tho Wesleyan Methodists have a small chapel in the hamlet of Hackenthorpe, about 2 miles east of the village. The parochial charities produce 34 per annum, including a bequest by William Jessop for apprenticing boys and other purposes, and the endowment of a small free school. The par. includes the hmlts. of Hacken- thorpe, Sothal, Waterthorpo, and Birley the first dis- tinguished for its manufacture of scythes and sickles, and the last for its spa and baths, which have been held in much repute for several centuries. BEIGHTON, a par. in the hund. of South Walsham, in the co. of Norfolk, 6 miles to the N.E. of Loddon, 10 W. of Yarmouth, and HE. of Norwich. The Great Eastern railway runs near it, and has a station at Buckenham, about 3 miles to the N.E. of the village, which is a small straggling place. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, of the val. of 363, in the patron, of R. Fellowes, Esq., who is lord of the manor, and resides at Shottesham Park. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is in the decorated style, and has been recently restored, and some handsome painted windows inserted in the chancel by Warring-ton, of London. The register commences from the year 1602. The tithes have been commuted for a rent charge of 420 per annum, and the scattered glebe exchanged for eight acres adjoining the rectory house, which was rebuilt in 1846. There is a National school with library attached, built in 1857. BEIGHTON. See BEVTON, Suffolk. BEIL GRANGE, a. vil. in the par. of Stenton, in the co. of Haddington, Scotland, 3 miles from Dunbar. BEILBY GRANGE, an ext. par. lib. in the wap. of Skyrack, West Riding of the co. of York, 2 miles from Wetherby.
