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BODING. 337 BOGAET. BODING. Set ROOTKINO, co. Essex. BODINGTON, a par. in the Wellington div. of South Bradford hund., co. Salop, 7 miles from Shrews- bury, its post town, and 4J N.W. of Wellington. The Tillage, which is of small extent, is situated on the Shrewsbury canal and river Bodden. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The par. comprises th tnshps. of Eodington and Sugden. The glebe con- sists of 35 acres. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 270. The church, dedicated to St. George, is a modern edifice. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. The parochial charities produce about 18 per annum, arising from legacies. EODLEY, a tythg. in the par. of Westbury-on- Severn, co. Gloucester, 3J miles E. of Newnham. It is situated on the river Severn. EODLEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Calverley, wap. of Morley, West Eiding co. York, 4 miles N.W. of Leeds, and 5 N.E. of Bradford. It is situated near the river Aire, and the line of the North Midland railway. EODMAETON, a par. and tnshp. in the hund. of Longtree, co. Gloucester, 3 miles S.W. of Tetbury Eoad railway station, and 6 S.W. of Cirencester. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the Eoman Fosse Way, and is chiefly agricultural. Eod- marton comprises the tythg. of Calkerton, and had a grange to a priory cell at Hasledon. Near the site of the Eoman station at Hocbery a tessalated pavement was discovered in 1636, and brass coins of Antoninus and Valentinian. Tho surface is generally level, affording good pasture for sheep, with a small portion of rich meadow land. The soil consists of a light loam upon a subsoil of oolite, which is quarried for building pur- poses. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1792, and the glebe contains about 600 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 525. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient stone structure with a spired tower. The interior of the church contains several monuments, also a brass of Edwards, a lawyer, bearing date 1471. The register dates from 1605. The parochial charities produce about 19 per annum, of which 4 goes to Coxe's schools. Tarlton Manor House is now a farm dwelling. Gor- don, Esq., is lord of the manor. Samuel Lysons, Pre- sident of the Eoyal Society, and author of several learned works, including the " Magna Britannia" and " Beliquise Britanniae Bomanae," was born in 1763, as was also his brother, the author of the " Environs of London." EODMELL, a par. in the hund. of Holmstrow, rape of Lewes, co. Sussex, 3= miles S. of Lewes, its post town, and 54 from London. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the river Ouse, and on the high road from Lewes to Newhaven. It is wholly agricultural. The Eoman way Ermine Street passes through the parish. The surface is hilly, and above half the land is meadow and pasture. The soil is a hazel loam. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 480. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 315, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient edifice, with a square tower surmounted by a shingled spire. There was formerly a chapel-of-ease at Northese. Tho register dates from 1705. The Earl of Abergavenny is lord of the manor. EODMEESHAM, a par. in the hund. of Milton, lathe of Scray, co. Kent, 1J mileS.E. of Sittingbourne, its post town, and 10 miles S.E. of Chatham. Tho vil- lage, which is of small extent, is chiefly agricultural. The Tickham hounds meet in this parish. The land is partly in hop-grounds. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 412, and the rial for 142, and the glebe comprises 5 acres. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 115. Tho church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, originally t<> the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem. It is a large ancient structure, with a square embattled tower at the W. end, built of square bricks. The in- terior of the church contains four canopied stalls, and a stained figure of Edward the Confessur. There are two Sunday-schools, also a place of worship for the Bible Christians. EODNEY, STOKE, a par. in the hund. of Winter- stoke, co. Somerset, 5 miles N.E. of Wells, its post town, and 125 AV. of London. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. A great portion of the land is devoted to pasture. The par. comprises the hmlt. of Draycott. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 339, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Leonard, is an ancient stone edifice, with a tower con- taining four bells. The interior of the church contains a screen, bearing date 1624, the gift of Sir E. Bodney, of whose family there are monuments. The register dates from the l"th century. The parochial charities produce about 3 10s. per annum, independent of an annuity of 300 for the poor of Draycott hamlet. There is a Church school for both sexes, also a Sunday-school. F. Parsons, Esq., is lord of the manor. BODSLEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Longford, hund. of Appletree, co. Derby, 4 miles S.E. of Ashborne. There is a chapel for Wesleyans, also a school. EOE, a river of the co. of Londonderry, Ireland, falling into Lough Foyle. EOE, an islet in Clew Bay, co. Mayo, Ireland. It has a small but safe harbour. EOEBUENDALE, a tnshp. in the par. of Melling, hund. of Lonsdale South of tho Sands, co. Lancaster, 9 miles N.E. of Lancaster. It is situated on the river Water, which flows to the Hindburn, near Hornby. EOEHAMPTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Putney, W. div. of Brixton hund., co. Surrey, 8 miles S.W. of St. Paul's, London. It is situated near the Thames, at the western extremity of Putney Heath. In the vicinity are several villas of the nobility and gentry, including Roehampton Grove, formerly called Putney Park, built by the Earl of Portland in the reign of Charles I. It had a chapel attached, which was taken down in 1777 by Thomas Parker, Esq., who built a new chapel at a short distance. This place suffered great injury from a violent hurricane, which occurred 15th October, 1780. ItOE-INCLOSUEE COTTAGE, an ext. par. place in Fordingbridge hund., Eingwood div. of co. Hants. EOEL. See ROWELL, co. Gloucester. EOFFORD, a lib. in the par. of Chalgrove, hund. of Ewelme, co. Oxford, 4 miles N.W. of Watlington, and 4i S.W. of Tetsworth. EOGAET, a par. in the co. of Sutherland, Scotland. It extends in length about 17 miles from S.E. to N.W., with an extreme breadth of about 9 miles, and is bounded by tho pars, of Farr, Clyne, Golspie, Dornoch, Criech, and Lairg. The surface is of a hilly character, being composed of two valleys, and separated by a group of rocky hills, some of which rise from 800 to 1,000 feet above the level of the sea. It is traversed by the rivers Brora and Fleet, the former rises in the extreme N., and flows into the Clyne, while the river Fleet arises from a lake, and falls into the Domoch. There are none but wooden bridges. The vales of Strathbrora and Strathfleet, which derive their names from the above-mentioned streams, vary in breadth from a few yards to near a mile, occupying the principal portion of the parochial area. Gneiss is the prevailing rock. The lands in the straths are liable to be overflowed. Tho soil at the bottom of the valleys and on tho skirts of the hills is of a sandy and gravelly nature. Peat moss abounds to a great extent. Tho village is distant about 6 miles N.W. of Golspie, and is situated nearly on the summit of a high hill ; hence it derives its name from Rogh Ard, or " very high." In tho parish are many traces of Picts' houses, Danish camps, and tumuli. This par. is in the presb. of Dornocli and synod of Sutherland and Caithness. The stipend of the minister is 155. The church, erected in 1777, is situated on an eminence. There are a Free church, a parochial school, and two other schools. The Duke of Sutherland owrs most part of the land.