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BUBNELL. 405 BUCKENHAM, NEW. The parochial charities, including a small bequest for education, amount to 8 a year. BUBNELL, a tnshp. in tho par. of Bakewell, hiuid. of High Peak, in the co. of Derby, 3 miles to the N.E. of Bakewell. It is situated on the river Derwent. Near the vil. is Bubnell Hall. BUBNEY, a limit, in the tnshp. and par. of "Whit- church, hund. of North Bradford, in the co. of Salop, 1 mile from Whitchurch. The Kllosmerc canal pas^e.- cear it. BUBWITH, a par. in the Holme Beacon div. of the wap. of Harthill, in the East Hiding of the co. of York, 6 miles to the E. of Sclby. It is situated on the banks of the river Derwent, and is a station on the Sclhy and Market Weighton brinch of the North-Eastern railway. The par. contains tho tnshps. of Broighton, Fogga- thorpo, Gribthorpe, Harlthori)c, Spaldington, and Willi- tol't. The Derwent is hero crossed by a stone bridge of ten arches, which was erected about 1793. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of York, worth 102, in the patron. of tho lord chancellor and tho Dean and Chapter of York alternately. The church, which has an embattled tower, is dedicated to All Saints. The Wesleyaii Methodists have a chapel in the village. The charitable endowments for the benefit of the poor amount to 21 per annum. Nicholas do Bubwith, Bishop of Bath and Wells, who built part of Wells Cathedral and lies interred there, was a native of this village. He attended the Council of Constance in 141-5, and died in 1424. BUCCLEUGH, a quoad sacra par. in the par. of St. Cnthbert, Edinburgh, in the co. of Edinburgh, Scotland. The living is in the presb. of Edinburgh, and in the patron, of St. Cuthbert's session. BIX'CLEUGH, EAST and WEST, a district, once forming a par., but now united to the par. of Ettrick, in the co. of Selkirk, Scotland, 13 miles S.W. of Selkirk. This place gives the title of duke to the Scott family. BUCHAN DISTKICT, one of the 4 ancient diva, of the co. of Aberdeen, Scotland, being the north-eastern part of the co., bounded on the N. and K. by the sea, on the S. by the river Ythan, and on the W. by the river l)ov<-rn. It corresponds with the modern districts of I) r and Ellon. Tho surface is mostly level and moor- land, the highest ground being Mormond Hill, which is Qnly 800 feet high. The district, which is about 20 miles in length and the same in breadth, contains the remains of several fortresses. It anciently was held by the Comyns, Stewarts, and Douglases. Tho modern earldom belongs to the family of Erskine, whose seats are Kirkhill and A7nondell, in Linlithgowshire, and Dryburgh Abbey, in Berwickshire. BUCHANAN, a par. in the co. of Stirling, Scotland, near Drymen. It comprises an extensive mountain dis- trict on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond, and is bounded on the S. by the river Endrick. The district is easily accessible by means of the steamers that ply on Loch Lomond. The surface rises at Ben Lomond to the height of 3, 193 feet. Limestone abounds in tho par. The living, worth 1.57. is in the presb. of Dumbarton, in the gift of the Duke of Montrose. On the margin of the loch is Buchanan House, the old seat of the Buchanans, now that of the Dnke of Montrose. At the northern ex- tremity of the parish is the fort of Inversnaid. A nun- nery formerly existed on Inchcailloch, an island in Loch Lomond. The par. extends about 18 miles in length and 4 in breadth. BUCHANTY, a vil. in the par. of Fowlis-Wester, in tie co. of Perth, Scotland, 10 miles to the W. of Perth. It is seated on the banks of the Almond Water, a feeder of the Tay. BTJCHANY, a vil. in tho par. of Kilmadock, in the co. of Perth, Scotland, not Car from ] Inline. BUCKA BANK, or BUCKHOWBANK, a tnshp. in the par. of Dalston, ward and co. of Cumberland, ii miles to the S.W. of Carlisle. Dalston is a station on the Maryport and Carlisle railway. The tnshp. is situated on the river Caldew, and contains cotton factories, mills, an extensive forge, and an edge-tool manufactory. The Bishop of Carlisle is lord of the manor. BUCKBY, LONG, a par. in the hund. of Guils- borough, in the eo. of Northampton, 5 miles to tho N.E. of Daventry, its post town. It is situated near the head of the river Nen, on the Grand Junction canal, and con- tains tho limit, of Murcott. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, -worth 150, in the patron, of the Bishop of Liehfield. Tho church is dedicated to St. Lawrence. There are in tho village a chapel for Bap- tists, and a free school, endowed in 1783 by L. Freeman, the revenue of which is about 40. The annual value of the other charities is about 32. BUCKDEN, a par. in the himd. of Toseland, in the co. of Huntingdon, 5 miles to the N. of St. Neot's. Huntingdon is its post town. It is on the W. side of the river Ouse, not far from Offord station on the Great Northern railway, and includes the limit, of Stirtloe. The manor was held in the reign of Henry I. by the abbot of Ely, who granted it to the bishops of Lincoln. The ancient palace of the bishops, a brick edifice partly surrounded by a moat, stands in tho centre of tho village. It is related of Bishop Barlow (1675) that he never visited Lincoln, but from his constant residence here acquired the title of Bishop of Buckden. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ely, of the val. of 254, in the patron, of the Bishop of Peterborough. The church, a handsome structure with a spire, is dedicated to St. Mary, and contains monuments to several of the bishops of Lincoln. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have chapels in the village. The charitable endowments, consisting partly of bequests for education, produce about 170 per annum. There are several almshouses. BUCKDEN, a tnshp. in tho par. of Arnclifie, wap. of Staincliff and Ewcross, in the West Biding of the co. of York, 11 miles to the N.E. of Settle. It is situated in the valley of the Wharfe, and includes several hamlets. BUCKENHAM, a par. in the hund. of Blofield, in the co. of Norfolk, 8 miles to the S.E. of Norwich. Acle is its post town. It is on the N. side of the river Yare, here crossed by a ferry, and is a station on the Great Eastern and Norfolk railway. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, of the val. with that of Hassing- ham, of 230, in the patron, of Sir W. B. Proctor, Bart. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is an ancient building, with an octagonal tower, and has recently undergone considerable improvements. The eastern window, of stained glass, represents St. Nicholas and the four Evangelists. Tho register is modern, com- mencing with the year 1760. Near the village is Buck- enhani House. BUCKENHAM, NEW, a par. and market town in the hund. of Shropham, in tho co. of Norfolk, 15 miles to the S.E. of Norwich, and 105 miles by railway from London via Colchester, or 1 33 j i<J Cambridge and Nor- wich. It is near the Tivetshall station of the Eastern Union section of the Great Eastern railway. This place, in the llth century, formed part of the domains of Wil- liam de Albini, who erected a castle in the adjoining parish of Old Buckenham. Eemains of the gatehouse and the keep still exist. The town gradually grew up around the fortress, and various privileges were conferred on the townsmen, which they still enjoy ; among others are exemption from serving on juries beyond their parishes, and freedom from tolls at fairs and markets. The town is situated in a pleasant district, but is irregularly built, consisting of several small streets. The living is a perpet. cur.* in tho dioc. of Norwich, worth 115, in tin: gift of the inhabitants. The church is a noble struc- ture, dedicated to St. Martin. It is of ancient date, and was partly rebuilt in 1479. Round the basement of the tower and south side of the church is singularly beauti- ful panel-work scarcely two compartments are of the same device. It contains several old monuments, and has, sculptured on the west front, the arms of the Kni- vetts and other families to whom the manor belonged. The Wesleyan Methodists have a chapel, and in the town is a National school, built in 1849 at the sole cost of the late Rev. F. S. Bevan ; also almshouses for four persons, endowed by William Barber with an income of about 45 per annum. The latter were rebuilt