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Rh BALDERSTOX. IIS HALFEAGHAN. township lies on the west side of the river Swale. / The living is a porpct. cur., val. i'l-'U, in the. patron, of Viscount lloune. BALDKB8TON, 11 chplry. in the par. of Blackburn, lower div. of the hund. of Ulackl.urn. in the en. palatine of Lancaster, li miles to the N.K. of Preston, iU post town. It in situated <.n the river Kibble. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Manchester, of the val. of 90, in the patron, of the Viear of Blackbnrn. The parochial charities amount to 11 per annum. BALDERTON, a par. in the southern div. of the wap. of Newark, in the co. of Nottingham, 2 miles to the S.E. of Newark, its post town. It is situated on the edge of Lincolnshire, a little to the E. of tin- I '.-- Way. The living ia a vie. annexed to that of Farndon in the dioc. of Lincoln. The chinch is in the p. i|x -ndicular style, and has a good Norman porch. It is dedicatl to St. Giles. There is a free endowed school with a revenue of 18, and other endowments amounting to about 30 per annum. Baldcrton Ilall is the principal residence. BALDERTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Middle, hunds. of Prinhill and Albrighton in the co. of Salop, 8 miles to the N i.t Shrewsbury. BALDIIU, a vil. in the co. of Cornwall, not far from Truro, its post town. The living is a perpet. cur, in the dioc. of Exeter, of the val. of 200, in the patron, of Viscount Fulinoiith. BALDOCK, a par. and market town in the hurnl. of Broad water, in the co. of Hertford, 17 miles to the W. ..i H.-itford, and 37 miles from London. 1- station on the Hitcliin branch of the Eastern Counties railway. The town is situated in a pleasant open country near the source of the river Rhee, and at the intersection of the great north road and the ancient Icknield Street. Its foundation is assigned to the Knights Templars in the reign of Stephen, and it was granted bv Henry VIII. (< T. Jiivett. The district is well suited to the cultivation of barley, and the malt trade forms the staple business of the place. There are several extensive malting establishments, and three large breweries. The manufacture of straw plait is carried on to a great extent. High Street is the prin- cipal street, and there are three others. The living is a rcct. in the dioc. of Rochester, of thovnl. of 200, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The present in- rumbent is the Rev. John Smith, M.A., the decipherer of .' " Diary." The church is a large and hand- some structure in the perpendicular style, with a tower at the west end, surmounted by a spire ; it stands on the site of the more ancient one erected by the Knights Templars, and contains a screen and two monumental brasses of the date 1440. The intciior of the chtirchhas been recently restored. It is dedicated to St. Mary, and has a fine peal of six bells. There ore chapels belonging to the Society of Friends, the Independents, Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists. National and British schools an established. In 1021 almshouseg were founded by John Wynn fur 12 widows, and in 1838 others were established by H. O. Roe, the revenue of which amounts l-jor have the benefit of several small charities. The market, chiefly tor the sale of straw plait, is on Fii-lay. Fairs are held on the 7th of March, the last Thursday in May. the fith of August, the 2nd of October, and the' nth of December. BALDON MAKSII,. , M l:< II. a ,,ar. in the hmi.l. lUingdoa, in the co. of Oxford, 6 mil.-s to th. tod, to pert town. It is situated near the border of Berkshire, on the east side of the river Thames. The Roman road from Alcester to Wallingford ]>o8sed through it The living is a reel.* in the dio. val. '.':), it ,,f Sir || |'. Willoughby, ; The ehiir.h i< d-.|if,,rd, > miles to tin- S.K. of Oxford, ]>o-t town. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Oxf and in the patron, of the U<ttor of Ilaldon Marsh, church is dedicat. d to St. Uiwivr BALDOXGAN, orBALDUXiiAX.a par. in the 1 of Balrothery, in the co. of Dublin, an i LeinMcr, htl'and, K! mil, s to tht ' !,li n . is situated on the eastern coast of Inland, and is station on the Drogheda railway. The, living is a red. in the dioc. of Dublin, Glendalagh, and K 48, in the patron, of the Earl of Howth. This parish was the site of a fortress erected in the 1:111, tiiry, which came into the possession of t! 1 1 "wth, and was dismantled by tho royalists in 17th century. There are remains of an with a ten-sided tower, not far from the sr castle. It is conjectured to hove 1" en a ehurch the Knights Templars. BALDOVAN, u vil. in tho par. of Strathmartii tho co. of Forfar, Scotland. 2 miles from Dundee. It ii a station on the Dundee and Newtyle railway. Sir J. Ogilvie, Bart., has a seat in this village. BALDOYLE, a par. in the bar. of Coolock, in the co. of Dublin, prov. of Leinster, Ireland. the N.E. of Dublin. It occupies a pleasant -pot on tho coast of the Irish Sea, opposite Ireland is resorted to as a watering-place. It is a sts^^l on the Drogheda railway. '1 lie ]*>pulation engaged in tin -lisle TV. The harbour is a creek os^^H of admitting only small vessels. Hero are a coastg^^l and a chief police station. The living is a p the union of Howth. There are ruins of UM ancient church, pleasantly embosomed in trees, I holy well which the peasants like to visit on i of St. John. The principal residences are Do Talavera, and Grange Lodge. BALDSLOW HUNDRED, one of the 13 hunds. ( subdivisions of the rape of Hastings, in the co. of SUSM situated in the eastern part of the co., and bo the N. by the hunds. of Staple and Gt..-trow. on E. by the hund. of Guestling, on the S. by English Channel, and on the V. by i Bexhill, Ninneld, and Battle. It contains the pars. I Crowhurst, Hollington, and Wcstfield, with parts of f Leonard, St. Mary-in-the-Castle, and Ore. This ha" has an area of 12,770 a< BAI.DWIN, a vil. in the Isle of Man. 1 mile from Douglas. Tho living is a pcrpet. cur. in the dioc. of i Sodor and Man, val. 60, in the patron, of tho bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Luke. BALDWINHOLME, a tnshp. in the par. of Ortoa, Cumberland ward, in the co. of Cumberland, > mili-s t tilt' S. V. of < 'al ] : BALDWINSTOWN, a vil. in the bar Balrothery, in the co. of Dublin, prov. oi land, 1 mile from Garristown. BALDWIN TOWN, a vil. in the bar. of 1 tho co. of Wexford, prov. of Leinster, Irelan i to the S.W. of Wexford. It is situated on the coast. BAI,l>YurilASH, a vil. in the par. of Fyvie, in t co. of Aberdeen, Scotland, not far from the coast of the county. HALE, or BATHELEY, a par. in the bund, of 1 in the co. of Norfolk, "> miles to the W. of Holt, its] town. Tho living is a rcct. united with tlia' thorjK-, in the dioc. of Norwich. Tho church, a i ancient building pleasantly surrounded with trees, i* dedicated to All Saints. Near the church is the trunk of an oak of great age and immense size, a local " lion." The charitable endowments of the parish amount ' 15 &- BALED-GARNO, a vil. in the par. of Inc-hture i Rossio, in the co. of Perth, Scotland, 9 miles Perth. I'.AI.KKXO, a vil. in the par. of Currio, in the co. ( Edinburgh, Scotland, i; miles from Edinburgh. It f" some good stone quan ; BALFI Ai.llAN, a par. in the bar. of Upper Descs,