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BROWN CANDOVER. 101 BROXTON HUNDRED. BROWN CAN DOVER. See CAN-DOVER, BROW.V, Hants. BROWN -EDGE, a yil. in tho par. of Norton-in-thc- Moors, hvmd. of Pirehill, in tho co. of Stafford, not far from Burslem. Tho living ia a perpet. cur. in the dioc. . ! I .ichfield, worth 100. in tho gift of the hishop. BROAVNFIELD, a vil. and quoad toen par. in West par., city of Glasgow, in the co. of Lanark, Scotland, Glasgow. The living is in the presb. of Glasgow, and in the gift of trustees. BROWN-HILL, a limit, in the par. of Batlcy, wap. of Agbrigg, in the West Riding of the co. of York, miles to the N.W. of Wakefield. BROAVN MOUNTAIN, an cxt. par. district, in the bar. of Kells, in the co. of Kilkenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles to the S.W. of Kilmaganny. It is jincd with the par. of Tullahought. BROWN SEA, an island in Poole harbour, in the par. f Studland, hund. of Rowbarrow, in the co. of Dorset, iles from Studland, and about the same distance from I'ooli'. It was anciently one of the possessions of the abbey of Cerne, and was given at the Dissolution to John Vere, Earl of Oxford. Sir Charles Chad, Bart., purchased the island of the Sturts in 181". It is about lj mile long and above half a mile broad. At its in end stands Brownsea Castle, a strong fortress led in 1577. It has walls 11 feet thick. Charles II., with the Duke of Monmouth, visited Brownsea in iSptrmbrr, 1665. It was also visited by George IV. when Prince of Wales. The castle is quadrangular, and from the windows commands iine views both of land and sea. BROAVNSHALL, or BROAVNSELL LANE, a hmlt. in the par. of Caundle-Bishop, hund. of Sherborne, in the co. of Dorset, 5 miles to tho S.E. of Sherborne. It is a very ancient place, and has given name to a hund. in the Sturminster div. of the co. BROAVNSHALL HUNDRED, one of the 3 hunds. nr subdivisions of the Sturminster div. of the co. of Dorset, bounded on the N. by Somersetshire, on the E. by the hunds. of Redlanc and Sturminster-Newton-Castle, on the S. by parts of the hunds. of Pimpeme and Sherborne, and on the W. by the hund. of Sherborne. It contains the pars, of Caundlo Stourton, Stalbridge, and Stock Gay laud. . BROWNSIDE, a tnshp. in the par. of Glossop, hund. h Peake, in the co. of Derby. KIJOWNSMILLS, a vil. in the bar. of Kinsale, in 0. of Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, not far from Kinsale. BROAVNSOVER, a chplry. in the par. of Clifton, hund. of Knightlow, in the co. of Warwick, 1 mile to the N. of Rugby. It is on the confines of Leicestershire uud Northamptonshire, near the river Avon and the Mid- hind Counties railway. The Oxford canal passes by it, a little to the eastward is the Roman way, Watling 1 . The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the vie. of Clifton-upon-Dunsmore, in the dioc. of Worcester. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. Near the village are Brownsover House and Coton House. BROWN STONE, a vil. in the par. of Modbury, hund. of Ermington, in the co. of Devon, 3 miles to tho N.E. i'f Modbury. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the vie. of Modbury, in the dioc. of Exeter. The church itv Gothic edifice, erected in 1844. BROWNSTOWN, a par. in the bar. of Skreen, in the f'i. of Meath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 5 miles to the S. of Slane. It is situated in a fertile district, which contains good limestone and potter's clay. The living is an impropriatc rect. in the dioc. of Meath. The principal mansion is Brownstown House, the seat of Sir V. Somervillo, liart., to whom Ihe parish belongs. BBOWK'S-WELLS, a hmlt. in the par. of Finchley, and hund. of Ossulstone, in the co. of Middlesex, 1 mile X.E. of the vil. of Finchley, and about half a mile W. of Colney Hatch railway station. It is situated on tho Great North Road, about 7 miles N. of the General Post Office. A branch of the river Brent passes through tho jslatc of Strawberry- Vale. The St. Pancras and Isling- ton cemeteries are close by. VOL. I. BROWSTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Belton, hund. of Mutford, in the co. of Suffolk, 4 miles to the S. of Yar- mouth. It is seated near the sea-coast and the river Waveucy. l.ROXA, a tnshp. in the par. of Hackness, lib. of AVhitby Strand, in the North Riding of the co. of York, 4 miles to the N.AV. of Scarborough. It is near a small stream, a branch of the river Derwent. BROXASH HUNDRED, one of the 11 hunds. or subdivisions of the co. of Hereford, situated on tho eastern side of the co., and bounded on tho N.E. by AVorcestershirc, on the S.E. by the hund. of Radlow, and on tho AV. by the hunds. of Grimsworth and AVolphy. It comprises tho pars, of Avcnbury, Bodenham, Bre- dcnbury, Broinyard, Collington, Little Cowame, Much Cowarne, Felton, Bishop's Grendon, Grendon AVarreu, Marden, Oele-Pitchard, Pencombe, Upper Sapcy, Stan- ford-Bishop, Stoke-Laccy, Sutton St. Michael, Sutton St. Nicholas, Tedstone-Delamerc, Tcdstone- Wafer, Thorn- bury, Ullingswick, AVacton, Whitboume, Withington, and AVolferlow, with parts of the pars, of Bocklcton and Stoke Bliss, and tho ext. par. lib. of Saltmarsh. The hund. contains an area of about 60,300 acres. BROXBOURNE, a par. in the hund. and co. of Hert- ford, 6 miles to the S.AV. of Hertford, and 16 miles to the N. of London. Hoddesdon is its post town. It is a station on the Great Eastern railway. Tho parish is situated in a pleasant country on the border of Essex, on the W. side of the river Lea, and formerly included the hmlt. of Hoddesdon, erected into a distinct parish in 1863. THc manor formerly belonged to the knights of St. John. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Rochester, of the val. of 361, in the patron, of the Bishop of Rochester. The church, dedicated to St. Augustine, was restored in 1857. It is a spacious structure, partly of flint, in the perpendicular style of architecture, with a tower, spire, and a side chapel. It contains an ancient font with pillars, several brasses (one of the date 1473), and some fine old monuments to families who hold the manor. In the town is a free school, founded in 1667 by Sir Richard Lucy, and endowed with 20 a year. An alms- house for 6 widows was founded and endowed by tho Hon. Letitia Monson, in 1727, the revenue of which is 165 per annum. There are several other charities pro- ducing about 70 a year. Broxbourne Bury, the old manor-house, was honoured by a visit of James I. on his way from Scotland. BROXBURN, a vil. in the par. of Uphall, in the co. of Linlithgow, Scotland, 1 mile to the E. of Uphall, and 12 miles AV. by S. of Edinburgh. It is seated on tho Broxbum Burn, a branch of the Almond water, and is a station on the Bathgate branch of the Edinburgh and Glasgow railway. The Union canal passes near the village. A cattle fair is held in September. BROXFIELD, a tnshp. in the par. of Emblcton, ward of Bambrough, in the co. of Northumberland, 2 miles to the N. of Alnwick. BROXHOLME, a par. in the wap. of Lawress, parts of Lindsey, in the co. of Lincoln, 6 miles to the N.W. of Lincoln. It is near the Great Northern railway. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, of the val. of 273, in the patron, of F. Robinson, Esq. The church is dedicated to All Saints. BROXTED, a par. in tho hund. of Dunniow, in the co. of Essex, 5 miles to the N.W. of Dunmow. It is situated near the river Chelmer, not far from the Great Eastern railway. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Rochester, val. '.150, in the gift of R. B. de Beauvoir, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. BEOXTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Malpas, hund. of Broxton, in tho co. palatine of Chester, 4 miles to tho N. of Malpas. This tnshp. has given name to the hund. It contains tho hmlt. of Bolesworth, and Bolesworth Castle, a mansion of modern date, pleasantly situated, and commanding a good prospect. Broxton Hall, the ancient seat of tho Dods, Tannatts, and Egertons, is now a farmhouse. Tho view from the terrace is very exten- sive and beautiful. BROXTON HUNDRED, one of the 7 hunda. or 3 p