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BONT. 311 BOOTHBY. the i labitants are employed in working the mines, and in si King the ore. The manufacture of hosiery and fram work knitting is carried on, and combs are made here The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lichficld, of the il. of 201, in the patron, of the bishop of the diocf '. The church, which stands on a rock overlooking Bonill dale, is dedicated to St. James. It is an ancient buili ig, with a tower and handsome spire. In the in- terio over the pulpit, is a painting representing Moses and .aron reading the Commandments. There arc chapi belonging to the Baptists, Wesleyans, and Prin ive Methodists, and a free school for 50 children, foun d in 1704 by William Cragge and Robert Feme, havi; an income from endowment of about 100 per annu ; also parochial schools for girls and infants. Thei are some other charities of small amount. Some i the Roman road to Manchester, which crossed this irish, may still be seen. Bonsall is within the hone 4 of Tutbury, in the duchy of Lancaster. I ', a vil. in the par. of Llanwrtyd, hund. of in the co. of Brecknock, South Wales, 11 miles t. > V. of Builth. The name of this place signifies ', and is the same word as Pont. B( JT, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanfairtalhaiarn, hund. of Ii ed, in the co. of Denbigh, North Wales, 3 miles fromluthin. B( JTEYEN, a vil. in the par. of Llangeitho, hund. of Pi arth, in the co. of Cardigan, South Wales, 8 miles to tb N. of Lampeter. B( I THORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Willoughby, ami uid. of Calceworth, parts of Lindsey, in the co. of , 3 miles to the S. of Alford. The Boston and y section of the Great Northern railway passes .In li-h the parish. 1MT-NEWYDD, a vil. in the par. of Llanbeblig, f Is-Gorfai, hi the co. of Carnarvon, not far from von. sT-NEWYDD, a vil. in the par. of Llanwnda, hr.uuof Uwch-Gorfai, in the co. of Carnarvon, 2 miles ^. of Carnarvon. It is situated near the coast of .iiStrails, and is a station on the Nantlle railway. i'KHYDYFERE, a vil. in the par. of Llan- 'iiind. of Builth, in the co. of Brecknock, South 1 1 miius to the W. of Builth. i '-UCHEL, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Trepark, and s'lfylliog, hund. of Ruthin, in the co. of Denbigh, Vales, 5 miles to the W. of Ruthin. l!l VILSTON, BOLSTON, or TEE-SIMON, a par. Mind, of Dinas-Powis, in the co. of Glamorgan, Vales, 4 miles to the E. of Cowbridge. Cardiff ist town. It is not far from the coast of the Channel. Limestone is quarried in the iieigh- !".! nd. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of i....;. 11', val. 83, in the patron, of J. J. Bassett, Esq. irch is dedicated to St. Mary. The charitable 1'iits of the parish amount to 12 a year. Bon- Park is the principal seat. WEN, a tnshp. joined with Rhuggatt, in the par. i-n, hund. of Edernion, in the co. of Merioneth, Wales, not far from Corwcn. WICK, a tnshp. in the par. of Skipsea, wap. of ness, in the East Riding of the co. of York, 10 i> the E. of Great Driffield. BCIWYSON, a tnshp. in the par. of Gwyddelwcrn, hundof Edernion, in the co. of Merioneth, North vir i . -i i ;i j._ J.T Tir _i> T iii BC 11 miles to the W. of Builth. HAY, a hmlt. in the par. of Brixham, hund. of Huyt i, in the co. of Devon, 4 miles to the N.E. of C!;:ir -I. B< Leatl the i Will! juth. It is situated on the coast of the English KHAM, GREAT, a par. in the hund. of Effing- u the co. of Surrey, 2 miles to the S.W. of head. It is situated in a beautiful country near ST Mole. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of ster, of tho val. of 340, in the patron, of lit Downe. The church is dedicated to St. '. It has a side chapel, with a monument to ! Slyfield, sheriff of the county in the reign of Quee Elizabeth. In addition to tho parish church there is a district church recently erected at Ranmore, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 150, in tin: patron, of G. Cubitt, Esq. The parochial charities amount to 53 per annum. In this parish is Polesden, a fine mansion with extensive and beautiful grounds, situated in a picturesque spot overlooking Box Hill. This estate belonged to Sheridan. The present house was erected by J. Bonsor, Esq. There are also several gentlemen's seats ; among which are Eastwick House, formerly tho seat of the Effingham family, and Bookham Grove. BOOKHAM, LITTLE, a par. in the hund. of Effing- ham, in the co. of Surrey, close to Great Bookham. Leatherhead is its post town. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winchester, of the val. of 156, in the patron, of the Pollens. Tho church contains a monu- mental brass of the year 1590. Tho charitable endow- ments, consisting of a bequest by Sir B. Maddox for the benefit of the parish clergyman and tho poor, and other purposes, amount to 65 a year. There arc almshouses for three persons. BOOLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Stanton-upon- Hine-Heath, hund. of Bradford, in tho co. of Salop, 4 miles to the S.E. of Wem. BOOLYGLASS, a vil. in the bar. of Knocktopher, in the co. of Kilkenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 5 miles from Knocktopher. BOON WATER, a stream which takes its rise in Twinlaw, and after passing through the par. of Lcger- wood, in the co. of Berwick, (where it gives name to Boon- Hill, which rises to the height of 1,096 feet), it joins tho river Leader below Thirlestane Castle. BOON WOOD, a hmlt. in the par. of Gosforth, ward of Allerdale-above-Derwent, in the co. of Cumberland, 5 miles to the N. of Ravenglass. Two annual fairs are held here for the sale of cattle, on the 25th April and the 18th October. BOOSELEY, UPPER and NETHER, vils. in the par. of Allstonefield, hund. of Totmouslow, in the eo. of Stafford, 2 miles to the S.W. of Longnor. They are near the border of Derbyshire. BOOT, a hmlt. in the par. of St. Bees, ward of Aller- dale-above-Derwent, in the co. of Cumberland, 5 mile from Eskdale Church. It comprises about a dozen houses, with an inn. A cattle and pleasure fair is held here on the second Monday in September. BOOTERSTOWN, a par. in the bars, of Dublin and Rathdown, in the co. of Dublin, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles to the S.E. of Dublin. It is a station on the Dublin and Kingstown railway. The parish is pleasantly situated on the coast of Dublin Bay, and contains the vils. of Booterstown, Williamstown, and part of Blackrock, watering-places on the bay. Lime- stone is found here. Tho living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Dublin, val. 148, in the patron, of tho Archdeacon of Dublin. The church, built in 1824, is in the perpendicular style, with a good tower and spire. There is a large Konian Catholic chapel, a dis- pensary, and several schools. In tho vicinity are many seats of the gentry, among which may be men- tioned St. Helen's, the residence of Eield Marshal Vis- count Gough, Sans Souci, Willow Park, and Mount Merrion. BOOTH, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Knedlington, and par. of Howdeii, wap. of Howdenshire, in the East Riding of the co. of York, not far from Howden. It is seated on the river Ouse, near the ferry named after the village. BOOTHBY, a hmlt. in the par. of Welton-in-thc- Marsh, wap. of Caudleshoe, parts of Lindsey, in the co. of Lincoln, 5 miles to the E. of Spilsby. It is at tho south extremity of the Wolds. BOOTHBY, or BOOTHBY-GRAFFO, a par. in the higher div. of the wap. of Boothby-Graffo, parts of Kesteven, in tho co. of Lincoln, 8 miles to the S. of Lincoln, its post town. A castle, called Somcrton Castle, was founded here in 1305, by Anthony Bee, Bishop of Durham. It was defended by a double moat, and occu- pied a space about 250 feet in length and 200 feet in