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BUADLEYS. 340 BEAD VI.I.L. a chapel belonging to the Baptists. The charitable on- down -i! parish amount to i'U ; r : .innum, consisting chiefly of the income of tin- asylum for 4 poor persons, and the free school, found' < I and endowed by Dr. Daulirny. BliAhl.I 'is. ]:oTII. ,, r HIJAUI.KY. I.uWERand UPPER, a tnshp. in the par. of Kildwii k, vap. of Stain- cliff and Ewcross, in t i iing of the co. of York, 2 miles to the S. of Skipton. BRADLEY, WEST, a par. in the hund. of Glaston- Twelve-Hides, in tho co. of Somerset, 4 miles to the E. of Glastonbury, its post town. It includes the hmlt. of n>ok. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the vie. of East Pennard, in the dioc. of Bath and Wells. BRADMOEE, a par. in the north div. of tho wan. of Rushcliffo, in the co. of Nottingham, 6 miles to the S. of Nottingham, iU poet town. Many of the villagers are cm- ployed in the manufacture of hosiery, above thirty frames being at work. The living is a vie. annexed to that of Bunny, in the dioc. of Lincoln. Of the church only the tower is standing, the rest of the building having been burnt down. BRADNE Y, a tnshp. in the par. of Vorfield, and hund. of Brimstree, in the co. of Salop, 3 miles to tho N.E. of Bridgnorth. UKADNINCH, a par. and decayed borough in the hund. of liayridgo, in the CO. of Devon, 2 miles to the 8.8. W. of Cullonipton, its post town. It is pleasantly situated on the small river Cubne, about 1 mile from the Hele station of the Bristol and Exeter railway. Its ancient name was ISradtncsse or Uraniei, and it was once of sufficient importance to send representatives to parliament in the reign of Edward II. It is still governed under an ancient charter, renewed and ex- tended by James I., by a mayor, 12 masters, and a recorder. The town suffered greatly during the Civil War, being held alternately by tho royalists and par- liamentarians, and has been several times partly burnt down. The town contains a guildhall, a prison, and a court-house of recent erection. Quarter and petty sessions are held here. The inhabitants are chiefly employe d in tho pursuits of agriculture, but some are engaged in the two large paper-mills. Tho living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 102, in tho patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Windsor. The church, erected in tho reign of Henry VII., is dedicated to St. Dionysios. It is in tho perpendicular style, with a tower of later erection, and contains a fine screen of carved oak and a rood-loft. It has been recently re- stored, at a cost of 1,100. The Baptists and Wosleyans have chapels in the town. The charitable endowments of the parish amount to 70 per annum. There is a National school. Bradninch gives the title of baron to the dukes of Cornwall. BRADNOP, a tnshp. in the par. of Leek, and hund. of Totmonslow, in the co. of Stafford, 2 miles to the 8.E. of Leek. There are copper mines in tho neigh- bourhood, in which many of the inhabitants are em- Jo; ' BRADNORj a joint tnshp. with Barton, in the par. of Kington, hund. of Huntington, in the co. of Hereford, not far from Kington. Bradnor Hill has on its summit the remains of an ancient camp, and commands an ex- tensive prospect over tho surrounding country. BRAlKK K Se, HUOADOAX, Cornwall. BRADON, SOUTH, a par. in tho hund. of Abdick and Bulstono, in tho co. of Somerset, 3 miles to tin X. of Uminstcr, its post town. It includes North Hi An old par. adjacent to this, called Goose or (.Ji.ui/ Bradon, has long been depopulated. Tho living is a sinecure rect. in tho dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 133, in the patron, of tho Earl of Egremont. Tho church is in ruins. It was dedicated to St. Mary Magd UUAIM'OI.K, a par. in tho hund. >! I'.. ;nninstcr Forum and Rcdhonc, in the co. of I>,,IM t, 1 mile to tin N.E. of ]lrid|Kirt, its pout town, witliin which borough it is in, In, |,.,1. The !',. idp..rt and Don-hot. T l.i.n Western railway passes by it. Tin- li-. a vie.* in the dioc. of Salisbury, of the vnl. with th.- cur. of St. Andrew's annexed, of ii tho l.,i , hurch is Holy Trinity. In addition to th. is a chapel' .ill in 1KOO. It is _ _ decorated style, and is - i are National schools suj -ubse BKAI'HI.UV, a d.phy. in the pal Moors, hund. of Salford, in tin 1 co. palat ter, 3 miles to the N.E. of liolton Yorkshire railway runs near it I large bleach-grounds. Tin- living is a the dioc. of Manchester, val. Vicar of Bolton. Bradshaw Hall branch of tho liradshav. shaw, president of tho court was tried. BliADSHAW, a vil. in the tn- par. of Halifax, wap. of Morley. in tin the co. of York, 1 mile to tho S'.NV of town. The living is a i val. 160, in tin- patron. <! tl HUAliSIIAW EDGE, a tnshp, in th rith, hund. mile from Chapel-i shaw Hall, tho residence of ,' UK UiS'IuNK. a par. in the liu co. of Devon, 4 mi Ijiun stock is its post town. It lies on wall, on the east bank . Tauuu in the patron, of the l>i to St. Nun. BRADWALL, a tnshp. in th- hund. of Noilhwiili, in the, co. pd^^l miles to tho N. of Sandbach Western railway runs dence is Brad wall Hall, tin i BRADWELL, a pa. the co. of Buckingham Stratford, its post town railway passes through it. . dioc. of Oxford, of tin val. tho lord chancellor. The j^^H Lawrence. There are chai t of the poor, amou: Brad well Grove is a in BRADWELL, a tnshp. in i High I Yak, in the i-o. ot Herl.y, - It is situat.-d in U'ater and the river No. and calamine are found in th, .e works give - Some of the inhabitants arc engaged in clergyman from 11, ] 'I i lists, and I'nitai-ians have chip and th, re is a small 1-.|< who founded tin il cavern exists in the neighh shawe, and extends for n> covered in 1807, and is lined designations of Music Cli are applied to different p believed to have existed i '* ,e tool i I f, ,rrns part of i din-hy of Lancaster. N Ireeawt springs. Ill; A I )VII. I., a ],ar. in the bin i. ill the CO. of Sll li, its post town, a near it. Tin living is a n. t.* in tin- JJ of the val. of 632, in the patron Tin tithes have been dedicated to SI Nicholas, and contains ni It has boon recently restored, and a fine ' added by the Eev. V. ,