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Rh BASS OF DfYEEUEY. 201 BASWICH. BASS OF INVERURY, a conical and apparently tificial mount of earth on the banks of the Ury, in )erdeenshire, Scotland, said by tradition to have been ised over a castle the inhabitants of which were infected th the plague. BASSALEG-, a par. in the upper and lower diva, of e huud. of Wentllooge, in the co. of Monmouth, 3 miles the W. of Newport. It is situated on the river iw, and contains the hmlts. of Dnfl'ryn, Craig, and .gerstone. It is a station on the Western Valleys inch of the Monmouthshire railway. The Monmouth- lire canal passes through the parish. The living is a -;. in the dioc. of Llandaff, of the vul. of 447, in the jtron. of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. '.sal. The Baptists have a chapel hero. There is an idowed free school with an income of 20 per annum. -priory was founded here by Robert do Haye before 1 3 12th century, a.s a cell to Glastonbury abbey; but iis said to have become extinct long before the Disso- 1 ion. There are remains of two ancient encampments i the neighbourhood. BASSENDEAN, an ancient par. now included in tit of Westrutter, Berwickshire, Scotland. BASSENTHWAITE, a par. and vil. in the ward of A'rdale-below-Derwent, in the co. of Cumberland, miles to the N.W. of Kcswick. It is situated in a trict abounding in fine scenery, mountains, wood, and ter, on the banks of the river Derwcnt and the beau- t il lake of Basscnthwaite. The lake, which lies at an ( vation of 200 feet above the level of the sea, is above fniles in length, and 1 J in breadth. Its western bank i iwell wooded ; the eastern is highly cultivated, and i tented with several pleasant bays. Fine prospects are rioyed at Ousebridge, at the north end of the lake, i'm the Withop Woods, and from Scarness and Brad- i js. The lake contains pike, perch, and salmon spawn, id is the property of the Earl of Egremont. The stu- pdous mountain of Skiddaw extends into the parish n the south-east. Lead and antimony are found. The ling is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 123, i.the patron, of the Dean and Chapter. The church, (Hicated to St. Bridget, is a very ancient structure, s uitu near the margin of the lake. The parochial 'urities amount to 14 a year, in addition to the pro- die of the town lands. The principal seats are Arma- t vaite Hall, the residence of Sir R. H. Vane, Bart., and .'' rehouse, both on the lake. iASSENTHWAITE HAWES, a vil. in the par. of 1 ssenthwaite, ward of Allerdale-below-Derwent, in t co. of Cumberland, not far from Bassenthwaite. It i: seated in a pleasant spot on the White Water Dash, ur where a light bridge spans the stream, and has t irming views of the lake, the river, and the valley.
 * iASSETLAV WAPENTAKE, one of the six waps.

('subdivisions of the co. of Nottingham, situated in the irthern part of the co., and bounded on the N. by "irkshire, on the E. by Lincolnshire, on the S. by the vps. of Broxlow and Thurgarton, and on the W. by Irbyshire. It consists of three parts the Hatfield, Brth Clay, and South Clay divs. In the Hatfield div. a' the following pars. : Babworth, Blyth, Bothamsall, Jughton, Carlton in Lyndrick, Cuckney-Norton, Ed- vjistowe, Elksley, Finningley, Harworth, Haughton, }11. The area of this div. is about 118,320 acres. I the North Clay div. are the following pars. : j plesthorpe, Beckingham, Bole, West Burton, Clare- bough, Clayworth, Everton, Gringley-on-the-hill, I yton, North Leverton, South Leverton, Littleborough, I iterton, East Retford, Saundby, Sturton, Walkering- b n, North Wheatley, and South Wheatley. The area a ;his div. is about 45,570 acres. In the South Clay dl. are the following pars. : Askham, Bevercoates, J-4horpe, Darlton, East Drayton, West Drayton, 1 nham, Eakring, Eaton, Egmanton, Gamston, Grove, I idon, Kirkton, Laneham, Laxton, or Lexington, East J rkham, West Markham, Ragnall, Hampton, Stoke- OL. 1. ham, Treswell, Tuxford, and Wellow, with part of Knecsal. The area of this div. is about 41,160 acres. Since 1829, the borough of East Retford comprises the whole of Bassctlaw wap. BASSETT STREET, a limit, in the par. of South Stoneham. hund. of Lower Mainsbridge, in the co. of Southampton, 3 miles from Southampton. BASSILDON, or BACCLESDON, a hmlt. in the par. of Langdon Hills, or Langdon-in-the-Clay, in the hund. of Barstable, co. of Essex, 4 miles S. of Billericay. Though now reckoned as a hamlet of Langdon, it is said to have been formerly a town. There is an annual fair on the 14th and 15th September. BASSINGBOURNE, a par. in the hund. of Arming- ford, in the co. of Cambridge, 3 miles to the N.W. of Royston railway-station, and 48 miles from London. It is situated on the ancient Ermine Street, near its inter- section by Iknield Street, and includes the hmlt. of Kncesworth. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ely, of the val. of 224, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. The church is dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul. It has a monumental brass of the year 1560. The register dates from 1558. There is a chapel belonging to the Independents. The Royston Union workhouse is situated in this parish, with accom- modation for 125 inmates. The parochial charities, in- cluding an endowment for education, amount to 21. A parochial library was founded by Edward Nightengale in 1717, to which a room next the north aisle of the church is appropriated. An annual fair was formerly held here on the festival of SS. Peter and Paul, for eight days. There was also a market, originally granted by Henry III. to Peter do Savoy, and confirmed by Ed- ward III. to John of Gaunt ; but it has long been disused. The Rev. D. H. Hatton is lord of the manor, and holds a considerable portion of the soil, which is a mixture of clay and chalk, producing good crops of wheat, barley, beans, &c. BASSINGFIELD, a hmlt. in the par. of Holme Pierrepont, south div. of the wap. of Bingham, in the co. of Nottingham, 3 miles from Nottingham. BASS1NGHAM, a par. in the lower div. of the wap. of Boothby Graffo, parts of Kestevcn, in the co. of Lin- coln, 8 miles to the S. of Lincoln. It is situated on the river Witham, near the Fosse Way and the border of Nottinghamshire. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, of the val. of 483, in the patron, of the Presi- dent and Fellows of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. The produce of the charitable endowments is 29 per annum. The Wes- leyan Methodists have a chapel here. BASSINGHAM. See BESSIXOHAM, Norfolk. BASSINGTHORPE, or BASINGTHORPE, a par. in the wap. of Beltisloe, parts of Kesteven, in the co. of Lincoln, 3 miles to the N.W. of Corby. Westby is a hmlt. of this par. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 191, in the patron, of Earl Dysart. The church is dedicated to St. Thomas-a-Becket. BASSINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Eglingham, ward of Coquetdale, in the co. of Northumberland, 3 miles from Alnwick. The river Alne runs through the tnshp. BASTED, a hmlt. in the par. and hund. of Wrotham, lathe of Aylesford, in the co. of Kent, 10 miles to the W. of Haidstone. BASTON, a par. in the wap. of Ness, parts of Kest- even, in the co. of Lincoln, 3 miles to the N. of Market Deeping. It contains the hmlt. of Thctford. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, of the val. of 231, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is dedi- cated to St. John the Baptist. The parochial charities amount to 14 per annum. BASTWICK, a hmlt. in the par. of Repps, hund. of Flegg, in the co. of Norfolk, 5 miles to the N. of Acle. Bastwick was once a separate parish. Remains of its church still exist. BASWICH, or BEKSWICK, a par. in the eastern div. of the hund. of Cuttleston, in the co. of Stafford, 2 miles to the S.E. of Stafford. It is situated on the river