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BibilA.'il'T'i.V 278 lilSIKil- ItVllKli. val. 156, in the patron, of G. Vansittart, Esq. The church, v. - dedicated to All

s, and has i The most ancient

, and the church contains some interesting monuments of the Hoby family. There is also a district church dedicated to St. in 1850, at tho village of Stubbings, the living of which is a perpet. cur.* val. 108, in the gift ..I'll, ski-in. , l->ri. The fine old mansion called Bishani Abbey was erected by Sir Edward Hoby, who was kor "f the House of Commons in me reign of i. It occupies the site and was built of tin- mateiiaU <: abeth, when Priip ,d there is a w. 11 still called tip I'lim. ss Elizabeth's, also a large apart- ment inti '.-. council chamber, in commemoration of her residence there. The was the burial-place of the founder, of several Earls of Salisbury, of the great Earl of Warwick, and other nt persons. BISHAMPTON, a par. in the middle div. of thehund. of Oswaldslow, in the co. of Worcester, 6 miles to the N.E. of Pershpre, its post town. It is situated in the Vale of Evesham. The living is a vie.* in tho dioc. of Worcester, vaJ. 103, in the patron, of tho bishop. The church is dedicated to St. l'< 1 1 1 s 1 1 1 1 1 A t ' ( ' K I -AND, a chplry. and market town, in the par. of St. Andrew Auckland, N.W. .liv. of the ward of Darlington, in the co. palatine of Durham, 10 miles to the S. W. of Diirhum, and 248 miles to the N. of Lon- don by road, or 245 by railway from King's Cross. 1 1 is a station on the Sunderland branch of the North-Eastern and on the Stockton and Darlington railways. The town occupies a commanding situation on a hill on the south bank of tin river Wear, which is here joined by the small river Gaunless, running along the east side of tho town. This place took its name Auckland (Oak- land) from the abundance of oaks which anciently flourished hero, and the addition " Bishop" from tho fact of the manor belonging to the bishops of Durham, who have a palace near the town. The district is fertile, and contains abundance of coal and limestone, the work- ing of which employs many persons. The cotton m'anu- 1 1 o is carried on to a small extent. The town, which stands about 140 feet above the surrounding country, is well-built, the streets are paved, and there is a good supply of water. It contains a large market-place. The steep sides of the hill are pleasantly laid out in garden grounds. Bishop Auckland is said to be a borough by prescription. It is the head of a County Court district, and tho seat of a Poor-law Union, and contains the union house. It is a polling-place for the county elec- tions, and petty sessions are held once a month, 'i is a savings-bank. The living is a pcrpot. cur.* in the dioc. of Durham, val., with that of St. AnclroVs, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is a modern building, dedicated to St. Anne. There are chapels be- longing to tho Independents, Roman Catholics, Wes- leyans, and New Connexion Methodists. Tho table endowments are numerous, and product' i 500 a year. Tho princii>nl foundation is tl school for 200 boys, established in 1810 by Bishop ringt ivith the School of Industry for girls, am later by tho same benefactor, hasnn income froi nnum. The free grammar school, founded by James I., has a re of l Another tree school for 20 boys was founded in 177'.! ; ami ahiisliou'-.-s |..r four persons endowed by Bishop Cosins in thu reign of Charles 1 1 Tho episcopal palace stands on tho north-east side of the town, in a tine park extending over 800 acres of ground, and watered by the n the palace command beautiful and varied prospects of pasture and woodland, and the rich grounds along tho i thi Wear. The palace was "i by I!isho[. ' ... in tin- reiirn ot Kdwaid I ibli' additi il of Charles- I. ii was Arthur Haselrig, who took it down and built a new man- sion with the material, which was in turn taken i atti r th. Kisturatii.n l.y I'.ishop Cosin.s with the beautiful chapel, was by him. Tho fine Gothic gateway and scr tip- entrance from the t rington, from designs by Wyatt. In the several valuable paintings, including tho Family," by Tit .:hs," noletto. The altar-piece of the chapel U the n," by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Bis! died in 1674, was interred here, and his by a .simple stone. The chapel contains a mo Bishop Trevor, who died in 1771. It One mile from the tcv. small village on th. V. ,n .  !,i, !, curious old bridge, erected by i: 1390. It consists of two arc). span ; one being round and 1 1 iving a span of 101 feet, the latter of c Thursday is the market day. Fairs a months of March and October. 1USHOPBRIDGE, a hmlt. in the pa, in tho eastern div. of the hund. of Aslacoc, Lindsey, in the co. of Lincoln, 9 miles t Ckiitor. BI8HOPBRIGGS, a vil. in the par. of Cdd, Lanarkshire, Scotland, 41 miles froi BISHOP BURTON, a par. in the II div. of the wap. of Harthill, in the East Ui.lii co. of York, 2 miles to the W. of Be town. The archbishops of York had i here. The living is a vie.* in tho Ui< 100, in the patron, of the dean and church is dedicated to A It stands oz tho centre of the village, commanding a fine < the pleasant landscape around. There is a el longing to tho Baptists. The charital.. include a free school for 10 childi Elizabeth Gee, which has an inconp four almshouses, founded in 1614 by J^^^ with a revenue of about 72. Burton Hall is f residence. BISHOP DALE, a tnshp. in tl and wap. of Hang, in the North Kidinc of the i York, 4 miles to the S.E. of Askrigg. : trict abounding in beautiful small stream, a branch of the river Ure. There t picturesque waterfalls. IIISIIIM'IMJWN, a hmlt. in the par. . hnnd. of Sherborne, in the to tho 8. of Shorborne. nismU'I.KY. n joint tnshp. wit 1 the par. of Stanhope, ward palatine of Durham, ~> miles from AV.iUinghui IllSllor.MILL, a vil. in ; near Elgin. It is seated on the banks of Lossie. See ELGIN. BISHOP MONKTON, a tn-hp. in the par. Ripon, in the West Ridingof the co. ol the S.E. of Ripon. The living is u dioc. of liipon, val. 100, in of the i IIISIIUP MOKCHAKM, a par. in the i ton, in the, co. of 1>, von, 7 m V. U Morchard Hoad is a -he No and Exct. i ami < i. ditonbran. The river Taw runs near the vi rect.* ill tip . of 1 533, in the patron, of It. II. Tu- kli. 11, Esq. i lain ', St. .Mary. 1 ; 1 S 1 1 1 1 1 ' NORTON, a par. in tl. witp. of Asia n (lie co. of t.. sin V. of Market Kas'.n. Kir is its post town. It includes th. tnshp. of Att< living is a rect. in the dioc. of l.ii patron, of tl iry ! l;isl> Oithi'li hnrc-h is de.i lilSIIol- KVDKi:. a hmlt. in the bOTODfi iuun, hund. of Hcmlingford, in the co. o! the