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Rh BAKE. 181 BARHOLME. (' Ely, of tho val. of 597, in the patron, of tho Prcsi- ent and Fellows of St. John's College, Oxford. The lurch is dedicated to St. Peter. There is a small Bap- st chapel in the village. Tho parochial charities, Inch include some townlands, an ahnshouse, and a nail endowed school, amount to 103 per annum. BAEE, a tnshp. in the par. of Lancaster, and hund. ' Lonsdale, in the co. palatine of Lancaster, 2 miles om Lancaster. BARE-END, a limit, in tho tnshp. of Melbccks, and ir. of Grinton, in the wap. of* West Gilling, in tho orth Riding of the co. of York, not far from Keeth. BAEFIELD, a vil. in the par. of Whitbeck, ward of Uardale-above-Derwent, in the co. of Cumberland, G iles from Ravcngliiss. It stands near the sea-coast. BARFOED, a hmlt. in the manor of Kingston Lacy, (1 par. of Wimborne Minster, Badbury hund., in the . of Dorset, 3 miles to the W. of Wimborne Minster. ISARFORD, a par. in tho hund. of Forehoe, in the co. ilc, 8 miles to the W. of Norwich. Wymond- m is its post town. It is situated on the river Yare. ' ie living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, of the val. ( 288, in tho patron, of S. Turner, Esq. Tho church i dedicated to St. Botolph. The charitable endowments ifount to 22. BAEFOED, an ext. par. lib. in the hund. of Eoth- "11, in the co. of Northampton, adjoining the par. of (ondon. BABFORD, a par. in the hund. of Kington, in the (< of Warwick, 3 miles to the S. of Warwick. It is j iaaantly situated on the east bank of the river Avon. 'Ac living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Worcester, of the val. 869, in the patron, of J. Mills, Esq. The church is cilicated to St. Peter. There is an endowed free school f- CO boys and girls, founded in the latter part of the l;h century, with a yearly income of 48. The chief ridence is Barford House, the seat of the Mills. It is o rising ground and has a fine view. lAKPOED HUNDRED, one of the ten hunds. or ions of the co. of Bedford, situated in the north- part of the county, and bounded on the N. by iSdden hund. and the co. of Huntingdon, on the E. li Biggleswade hund., on the S. by Wixantree hund., a- on the W. by Willey hund. and a part of Stodden h ;d. It contains the pars, of Great Barford, Colm- TV th, Euton-Socon, Goldington, Ravensden, Rcnhold, licton, and Wilden. Tho area of tho hund. is about
 * mil acres.

ii lie co. of Bedford, 6 miles to tho E. of Bedford. St. > it's is its post town. It lies on the north-west bank of t 1 river Ouse, which is navigable, and is crossed by an ii.'ut bridge. The living is a vie. united with that of tun, in tho dioc. of Ely. The church is dedicated Saints. The Wesloyans have a chapel here. .AUFORD, GREAT, or BARFORD ST.MICHAEL, a Ir. in the hund. of Wootton, in the co of Oxford, 2 m?3 to tho W. of Deddington. Banbury is its post U4i. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. . in the gift of J. Hall, Esq. The church is in the y English style, and has a Norman tower and door- v, and some stained windows ; it is dedicated to St. AUFORD, LITTLE, or BAEFORD ST. JOHN, a ' is-, in the par. of East Adderbury, in the hund. of B iham, and co. of Oxford, 3 miles from Deddington, its pi ' town. Tho living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the H 'f Adderbury, in the dioc. of Oxford. The church is nt. and has a Norman doorway. .VRFOED, LITTLE, a par. in the hund. of Big- fd-vade, in the co. of Bedford, 2 miles to the S. of St. Np's, its post town. It is situated on the east side of th.iver Ouse, on the confines of Huntingdonshire. The In g is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, of the val. of 2.54, in l ie gift of the Rev. J. Allington, incumbent. The cli ch, an ancient edifice, is dedicated to St. Mary, and ha i Norman arch, a curious screen, and a monumental br i of the year 1535. UtFORD ST. MARTIN, a par. in the hund. of Cawden and Cadworth, in the co. of Wilts, 5 miles to the W. of Salisbury, its post town. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Salisbury, of the val. of 577, in the patron, of the Warden and Fellows of All Souls' College, Oxford. The church is dedicated to St. Martin. The Independents have a chapel here. BARFORTH, a tnshp. in the par. of Forcett, and wap. of Gilling, in the North Hiding of the co. of York, 7 miles to the E. of Barnard Castle. It is on the banks of tho river Tees, and on the site of Old Richmond, once a place of some importance, traces of which are still discernible. BAEFRESTON, or BABSTON, a par. in the hund. of Eastry, lathe of St. Augustine, in tho co. of Kent, 6 miles to the N. W. of Dover. Wingham is its post town. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Canterbury, of the val. of 182, in the patron, of the President and Fel- lows of St. John's College, Oxford. The church is a small edifice, but one of the most interesting examples remaining of Norman architecture. It has a fine porch, a circular arch springing from wreathed columns at the entrance to the chancel, another similar arch at the west end, adorned with sculpture, several circular windows, and many niches and decorations on the exterior. It is dedicated to St. Mary. Many barrows exist in the neighbourhood. BARGAERAN, a vil. in the par. of Erskine, in the co. of Renfrew, Scotland, 4 miles to the N. of Paisley. The introduction of the manufacture of fine linen thread into Scotland was due to the invention and energy of Miss Christian Shaw, a young woman of this village. She lived at the close of the 17th century, and was in- terred in the churchyard of Bargarran. BARGY, BARONY, one of the nine bars, or sub- divisions of the co. of Wexford, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, situated in the southern part of tho county, and bounded on the N. by the bar. of Shelmaliere, on the E. by the bar. of Forth, on the S. by Ballyteigue Bay, and on the W. by the bar. of Shelburne. It contains the pars, of Ambrosetown, Ballyconnick, Bannow, Duncormick, Kil- cavan, Kilcowan, Killag, Kilmannan, Kilmore, Kilturk, Mulrankin, Tomhaggard, with part of Taghmon, and the towns of Bridgetown, Carrick, and Danescastlo. Tho bar. extends over an area of 40,000 acres. BARGY, a hmlt. in the bar. of Bargy, in the co. of Wexford, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 7 miles to tho S. of Wexford. BARHAM, a par. in the hund. of Leightonstone, in the co. of Huntingdon, 7 miles to the N.W. of Hunt- ingdon. Kimbolton is its post town. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Ely, of the val. of 58, in the patron, of tho bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Giles. The parochial charities amount to 8. BAEHAM, a par. in the hund. of Kinghamford, lathe of St. Augustine, in the co. of Kent, 6 miles to the S.E. of Canterbury, its post town. It is situated on a range of chalk hills. It was on Barham Downs that King John encamped with his army of 60,000 men, when anticipating the invasion of the French in 1213. Many remains of ancient camps and mounds are scattered over the Downs. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, of tho val. of 500, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. The principal seats are Barham Court and Barham Place. Digges' Court was the residence of Leonard Digges, an eminent mathematician of the 16th century. The Canterbury races take place on Barham Downs in August. BARHAM, a par. in the hund. of Bosmere and Clay- don, in the eo. of Suffolk, 4 miles to the N. of Ipswich, its post town. It lies on the E. bank of the river Gip- ping, which is navigable. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Norwich, of the val. of 342, in the gift of F.W. Schreiber, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The parish contains the union workhouse for the hun- dred. The principal residence is Barham Hall. BARHOLME, a par. in the wap. of Ness, in the co. of Lincoln, 4 miles to tho W. of Market Deeping, its post town. The living is a vie. united with that of
 * ARFORD, GREAT, a par. in the hund. of Barford,