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Rh BABIN.T". 142 BACTON. tradition, this vilhi-i- was tho soem- of tin- preaching of bt. Felix, tin 1; ' supposed to have the oldest church in the county. SIM. hillH in tl. I Christian Hills. The liviiiL- mited with thiit of Samlringham, in the dioc. of Norwi IIAIJINGTON, a par. in the huml. of Kilmr-rsdoii, in
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port town. Tin- living in a rect. in tho dioc. of Bath and -.17", in the Kill of the ll<-v Jolill- Tin '. Kin. -li. erected in 1750, is dedicated to St. Margaret. There is an endowed .- with a revenue of 1 :<. < haritable endov of the yearly val. of 10. Tho chief residence U Bab- ington House, the neat of the Knatchbulls. BABRAHAM, a par. in the liund. of Chilford, in tho co. of Cambridge, 4 mile* to tin- N.W. of Linton. Cam- bridge is its post town . It is situated a little to tho south of the Oogmagog hills, the loftiest in Cambridgeshire, and stands on the site and within the limits of I extensive ancient < nv . formed on tho line of tho Roman road called Via Detana. Tho living is a vie. in the dioc. of Ely, of the val. of 106, in the patron, of H. J. Adeane, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. Tho parochial charities, which consist of endow- ments for a free school, ami f-.r the relief of the poor, an- of tho annual value of 131. Hahrahain Hull, tho seat of H. J. Adeane, Esq., was built in 1676, and became the property and residence of Sir II. Pulavicini, who was the papal tax-gatherer in the reign of Queen Mary, and served in the reign of Queen Elizabeth against tho Spanish Armada. BAKU l< U; I'K, or BOWTIIORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Hemingborough, wap. of Ouse and Derwent, in tin- East Riding of tie co. of York, 4 miles to the N.W. of Howden. BABURGH. Set BAWBUHOH, Norfolk. BABWORTH, a par. in the huml. of Bassetlaw, in tho co. of Nottingham, 1 inilo from East I post town. It contain* tho limits, of Morton Grange and Ranby. The Chesterfield canal passes near tl;.- village. The living in a rect. in tho dioc. of Lincoln, val. 826, in tin- p. i. .n. nf the Hon. I). J. H ympeon, Esq. The church is dedicated to All Saints. There is a free school with a small endownn nt. liahworth Hall, plea- santly situated in beautiful grounds laid out )>y );- j-i- n, is the seat of tin Svmpsons. BABYLON, a limit, in the par. of Doddleston and hund. of May lor, in tho co. of Flint, North Wales, 3 miles from Oacrgwrle. It lies a little to the south of the riv.-r Dee, and close to tho Chester and Shrewsbury railway. BACHE, a tnshp. in tho par. of St. Oswald, Chester, lower div. of the hund. of Broxton, in the co. pa latin.- of Chester, 1 mil'- In tin: N". of Chester. Tl. residence is Bache Hall, which occupies the site of a more ancient inanition. BACHK, n tnhp. in tin- hund. of Chirk, in tho co. of Denbigh, North Wali-s, not far from Uangoll, n. BACHE, a tnohp. in tin- hund. of Lo- -, in the co. of Salop, 6 miles 8.E. from Church Stretton. It is situated near Wonlock Edge and the i i BACHELDRB, a lnsh|.. in tin- par. of Clii.i in tin- huml. ami co. of Montgomery, North Wales, 1 I; < II i I.OU'S, a vil. in tin- liuml. of liumLam, in tin- I I! ' -'. i. !:;::-' 'in li|'. in tin- par. i-l '. .and hund. of tho same name, in tin- 00. of .M< North Wales close to Llaniyllin. HA< III I. S. a vil. in i ho par. of Oolnjii.-. in tin- co. of i. mill i to tin- N li. It nth. BACHO, a vil. in thi hand, oi v. the co. of Mad ley. I: II VI i S,i r ,.. in tho liar - liion, .n, in tin- i-o. of Hi,. hi.-h was the residence of Mrs. Thrale, tho friend of ; Johnson. It was erected in 1567 by Sir 11. Clough. BACHY.MIiVI), a tnshp. in the par. of Man hund. of Ruthin, in the co. of Denbigh, Noiti miles from Denbigh. It contains the seat of Lord Ba0 which is adorned with a grove of very am i. : trees, of extraordinary size and beauty. I: ACK, a hmlt. within tin- limits of the Ipswich, in tho co. of s BACK, a hmlt. in thu par. of Drumachose, CO. I donderry, Ulat-r, Ireland. Its post town i. I.H!' ram . BACKDEAN, a hmlt. in tho par. of Newton, in f CO. of Edinburgh, Scotland, 6 mil" -it from Kdinli 1 UD, a par. in the higher div. of ' of Win, ill, )>t:tly also in the hund. of Broxton, in I co. pal Mter, 3 miles to tho N. of Chester, | post town. It i situated on tho Ellesmcro canal, I contains the tnshps. of Churlton, Coughall, Lea, i Mollington. The Chester and Birkcnhead railway i through tho parixh. The living U a vie.* in tho Of Chester, of the val. of 230, in tho patron, of bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Oswald, has several monuments of tin r.m nl.-.nl-. galls. The value of the parochial charities is Backford Hall, tho scat of tho Olcggs, is tin J ]. BCL rn BACKMUIB, a hmlt in tho par. of Liff, in the of t'orfar, Scotland, not for from Dundee. BACKWELL, a par. in tin 1m ,1 ll.rtclifl the co. of Somerset, 7 miles to th. s.V. of llristul, j poet town. It is situated in a hilly and pi< tm iv, riot ir from tho coast of the Brit Tho Bristol and Exeter railway passes near the Included in tho par. are the hnil- Downside, Farley, Moorside, and West Town. are extensive collieries, and some stone quin neighbourhood. The living U a vie. am in the dioc. of Bath and Wc-lls, tli- ing > val. of 144, is in the patron, of Mrs. Uniaclo of 2"i:i. is in the gift of the Marquis of present held by Lord J. Tli;. church U very handsome, and is crown"! with a i and rich pinn'aclos. The church has in Rodneys, and is dedicated to St. Amlrew. some charities of small amount. A cattle fair is '. on tho 1st September. BACKWOBTH, a tnshp. in tin- jmr. o< eastern div. of Castle ward, in tho co. ..t N : ill hind, fi miles to the N.W. of North Shi. i station on tho Blytho and Tyno rail- .-...iih was formerly a possession of tho abbey -1 'I 'im. It is situated on the coast, in tho Great Noi li. 1.1. Back worth Hall is tho propcrt Northnmhi-rland. l;.-(iNSTi|(il;l'K, a par. in the huml hum, in tho co. of Norfolk, 4 miles to t Molt, its post town. Tho living is a n-ct.* in ' Norwich, and in tin- patron, of ,i. T. Mott, i-lmn-li ii il<-ilii-ati'il to St, Mary, ami rontaii 1 i" y- ai 1 l'i.". i. ilatCS I year I't'**. Tin-re arc some email 1 1 thorjM- Hall is tin- juin l!.< Tl i, a par. in tin- huml. of V. l.li, -.-, in I I, 10 miles to the S V. of II, r, f.,i-d, its town. It is nituat.il in thn (loldi 11 Val.-, n tho border of Wales. The district is hiK somo marble. The living is u int. in tin- y that lady i..i 11 -fib* poor. BACTON, a par. in the huml. :.inthooo. itolk, I mil. -, to the N.K. ol Noith Walslunn, its pout town. It is xituat.d in a ]' a the