BEOOK. BROOM. BROOK, a par. in the lib. of West Medina, Isle of Wight, in the co. of Southampton, 7 miles to the S.W. "{ Newport. It is pleasantly situated on the sea-coast, at the toot of Brook Down, which rises about 500 feet above the level of the sea, and commands a fine view over the sea, the island, the coast of Hampshire, and sonietiimi's as far as the Isle of Portland. On the down are several barrows and traces of an old camp. A coast- guard station is established here. The living is a rect. in the ilioc. of Yinchester, val. 250, in the gift of the Rev. T. Bowennan. The little church of St. Mary, picturesquely perched on the lower slopes of Alton-down, upletoly destroyed by firo a few days before Christmas Day, 1862. " Brook House is the principal residence. BROOK, a hmlt. in the par. of Bramshaw, hund. of Eedbridgo, in the co. of Southampton, 6 miles to the S.W. of Romsey. BROOK, a tythg. in the par. and hund. of King's Sombourn, in the co. of Southampton, 6 miles to the X. of K'msey. BROOK, a par. in the hund. of Chart and Longbridge, extending also into the hund. of Wye, in the lathe of S'-ray. and co. of Kent, 4 miles to the E. of Ashford. It lies near the South-Eastern railway, on which Ashford ion. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Canter- bury, worth 171, in the gift of the dean and chapter. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. BROOKBOROUGH, a vil. in the par. of Aghavea, and bar. of Magherastephana, in the co. of Fermanagh, prov. of T'l.-ti.T, Ireland, 10 miles to the S.E. of Enniskillen. Petty sessions are held and a police force is stationed here. There is a Wesleyan chapel and a dispensary in the village. Fairs for cattle and provisions are held
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BROOKE, a par. in the hund. of Clavering, in the co. of Norfolk, 7 miles to the S. of Norwich, and 7 N.E. of Hordon railway station. The abbots of St. Edmund's Bury anciently held this place, and obtained from Ed- ward I. the privilege of holding a market and fair, but th'-y have long been discontinued. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 216, in the gift of the lord chancellor. The church is dedicated to St. Peter, and contains some fresco paintings, recently discovered. The registers date from the year 1558. A Baptist chapel was erected here in 1839 ; and there is an association for improving the condition of the agricultural population by means of evening lectures and schools. This village also claims the distinction of having originated, in 1853, the parochial harvest festivals, which have since been adopted in most of the agricultural districts. The chief seats are Brooke House, Brooke Lodge, and Brooke Hall ; the latter a noble mansion in the Grecian style, with a tine sheet of water, was built in 1830 by the Rev. J. Holmes, who is lord of the manor and impropriator of the great tithes. The parochial charities consist chiefly of the produce of the town lands, and amount to about 180 per annum, which is mainly employed in lieu of church-rates. Brooke was the birthplace (1768) of the distinguished surgeon, Sir Astley Cooper. BROOKE, a par. in the hund. of Oakham-soke, in the co. of Rutland, 3 miles to the S. of Oakham. It is situated on the small river Gwash, and was the site of a small Augustine priory, founded in the reign of Richard I, by Hugh de Ferrers. It was subordinate to the abbey of Kenilworth, and had a revenue at the Dissolution of about 41. Some slight remains of the building exist. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the vie. of Oak- ham, in the dioc. of Peterborough. The church is dedi- cated to St. Peter. The charitable endowments, con- sisting of lands given for the benefit of the poor, are worth 17 a year. BROOKEND, a hmlt. in the par. of Northill, hund. of Wixamtree, in the co. of Bedford, 3 miles to the N.W. of Biggleswade. BBOOKEND, a limit, in the par. of Shenley, and hund. of Cottcsloe, in the co. of Buckingham, 3 miles to the V. of Fenny Stratford. BROOKESBY, a par. in the eastern div. of the hund. of Goscote, in the co. of Leicester, 6 miles to the W. of Melton Mowbray. It is situated on the river Wreak, and is a station on the Melton, Oakham, Stamford, and Peterborough branch of the Midland railway. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Peterborough, of the val. of 250, in the gift of Lady Listowel. The church is dedi- cated to St. Michael, and contains monuments of the Villiers family, who held the manor for several cen- tmtes, and whose seat was Brookesby Hall. Here was bom, in 1592, George Villiers, favourite of James I., and created by him first Duke of Buckingham. BROOK GREEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Hammer- smith, hund. of Ossulstone, in the co. of Middlesex, near Hammersmith. It is pleasantly situated on the Thames, and contains Episcopal and Roman Catholic chapels, and some almshouses. See HAMMEUSMITH. BROOKHAMPTON, a tythg. in the par. of Newing- ton, hund. of Ewelme, in the co. of Oxford, miles to the N.W. of Watlington. BROOKHAMPTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Holdgate, hund. of Munslow, in the co. of Salop, 7 miles to the S.W. of Much Wenlock. BROOKHAMPTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Ombers- ley, hund. of Oswaldslow, in the co. of Worcester, near Ombersley. BROOKHOUSE, a hmlt. in the par. of Laughtou- en-le-Morthen, wap. of Strafforth and Tickhill, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 5 miles to the S.W. of Tickhill. BROOKISTONE, a hmlt. in the par. of Cheadle, and hund. of Totmouslow, in the co. of Stafford, not far from Cheadle. BROOKLAND, a par. in the hund. of Aloesbridge, lathe of Shepway, in the co. of Kent, 4 miles to the W. of Romney. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Canter- bury, worth 93, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church is in the early English style, and is dedi- cated to St. Augustine. There are some charities of small value. BROOKLODGE, a vil. in the bar. of Barrymore, in the co. of Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 6 miles to the N.E. of Cork. BROOK, NORTH and SOUTH, tythgs. in the par. of Mitcheldever, and hund. of the same name, in the co. of Southampton, 6 miles to the N. of Winchester. BROOKROYD, a hmlt. in the par. of Batley, and wap. of Agbrigg, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 6 miles to the W. of Wakefield. BROOK STREET, a hmlt. in the par. of South Weald, hund. of Chafford, in the co. of Essex, 1 mile to the S.W. of Brentwood. The Great Eastern railway runs by it. The hmlt. is situated on the small river Ingerburn, which falls into the Thames, and on the Roman road from London to Colchester. A hospital for lepers was founded here before 1292. BROOM, a hmlt. in the par. of Southill, hund. of Wixamtree, in the co. of Bedford, 2 miles from Biggies- wade. It is near the Great Northern railway. BROOM, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Oswald, Durham, Chester ward, in the co. palatine of Durham, 2 miles to the W. of Durham. BROOM, a tnshp. united with Rowton, in the pars, of Clungerford, Hopesay, and Stokesay, hund. of Purslow, in the co. of Salop, 7 miles to the S.E. of Bishop's Castle. BROOM, a par. in the southern div. of the hund. of Seisdon, and till lately in the co. of Stafford, but lying detached, and under the recent Act of Parliament made part of the co. of Worcester, 5 miles to the S.W. of Kid- derminster, its post town, and 4 miles from Stourbridge. The living is a reet. * in the dioc. of Worcester, of the val. of 320, in the gift of J. G. Bourne, Esq. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is a small brick building with a tower. In the interior is a handsome marble monument to Mrs. Hill, by Flaxman. There is a school founded by the trustees of the late Earl Dudley, and some small charities. Broom House is the principal residence. Earl Dudley is lord of the manor. BROOM, a hmlt. in the par. of Bidford, hund. of Bar-
