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Rh BEADLAM. 211 BEAMINSTER. f< '.. The church is dedicated to All Saints. It is an a: ient edifioo of flint and stone, with a tower at the v. t end, and exhibits various styles of architecture in its d 3rent parts. It has a monument to Edmund Burke, T > died at Gregories, or, as it is now called, Butler's Cirt, in this parish, in 1797, and was interred here. In tl churchyard lie the remains of Edmund Waller, the p t, beneath a marble altar-tomb, recently restored by h descendant, Harry Waller, Esq. The manor of B consfield was long held by the family of Waller, w>se seat was Hall Barn. The poet died in 1687. The clrch contains several other monuments. The arms of B 'nham abbey are carved on the spandrils of an arched gi:way, and on two chimney-pieces within the rectory, w ch was a religious house in connection with that abbey. I he neighbourhood of Beaconsfield are Wilton Park, U seat of C. G. Du Pro, one of tho county members ; !> ; and Stoke, the burial-place of the poet Gray, the scene of his " Elegy." Petty sessions are held
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re. The market is held on Thursday, and fairs he. sale of horses, cattle, &c., on tho 13th February Holy Thursday. EADLAM, a tnshp. in tho par. of Helmsley, wap. of .in the North Hiding of the co. of York, 3 miles tope E. of Helmsley. K A UNELL, a chplry. in the par. and ward of Bam- in the co. of Northumberland, 9 miles S.E. I ford, and 12 miles to the N. of Alnwick. It is .ted on the sea-coast, and many of the inhabitants i mployed in fishing. The living is a perpet. cur. in i dioc. of Durham, val. 79, in the patron, of the t' 1 of Bambrough. The church is a neat stone in the Gothic style, with a small spire. The -UT dates from 1766. In the district are collieries , : limeworks. The village has the benefit of a share ."id Crewe's charity. Beadnell House is the chief lence. EADONWELL, a hmlt. in the par. of Erith, hund. .I'.-ssness, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, in the co. of Kent, i lies to the E. of Woolwich. KAFORD, a tnshp. and par. in the south dir. of tho !. oi Shebbear. in the co. of Devon. 5 miles to the ~ of Tonington, and 11 miles from the Eggesford >n, on the North Devon railway. The village is i ted on tho turnpike road from Torrington to Exeter, the banks of the river Torridge. The living is a a * in the dioc. of Exeter, of the val. of 315, in the on. of the Rev. G. Wood, incumbent. The church, d to St. George, is an ancient structure in the rated style, with a very beautiful porch on the south . It contains a curious old font, and an open carved re of exquisite workmanship. The Baptists and Bible istians have chapels; and there is a large Church lay school, and two parochial schools. There is a ' ity of 10 per annum annexed to the clerkship of parish. The land is generally under tillage, and 1-1 luces good crops of wheat and barley. EAGH, a vil. in the bar. of Burrcu, in the co. of C>e, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 13 miles to the N. of rofln. 'EAGH, a par. in the bar. of Kiltartan, in the co. of G way, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 20 miles to the S/. of Galway. It lies on the border of Clare, and chains part of the town of Gort and the vil. of Tober- re donay. There is a small extent of bog, and some ex llent limestone. The living is a rect., united with th vie. of Ardrahan, in the dioc. of Killaloe, Kilfenora, Chfert, and Kilmacduagh. Here are remains of a Ki iciscan monastery, founded in the 15th century, and oflwo castles. Loughcooter is the seat of Viscount G. There are several other gentlemen's seats. ^AGHALL, or BEAL, a tnshp. in the par. of Kel- lirion, and wap. of Osgoldcross, in the West Biding of "f York, 7 miles to the W. of Snaith. It has 'do endowments to the val. of o per annum. KAKSBOURNE, a par. in the hund. of Bridge and Pi am, lathe of St. Augustine, in the co. of Kent, 3 m: i to the S.E. of Canterbury. It is one of the subor- dinate members of Hastings cinquo port. A branch of the Stour runs by the palish. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Canterbury, of the val. of 211, in the gift of the archbishop. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. Beaksbourne House is the principal residence. The par. contains 1,115 acres, part of which is laid out in hop-grounds. BE ATi, a tnshp. in tho par. of Kyloe, Islandshire, in the co. of Northumberland, 8 miles to the S. of Ber- wick. It is a station on the North-Eastern railway, and till recently was included in the co. palatine of Durham. BEAL, a vil. in tho bar. of Iraghticonnor, in the co. of Kerry, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 10 miles to tho W. of Tarbert. It is on the south bank of the river Shannon, near its mouth. In the vicinity is Beaulieu Castle, an old seat of the Earls of Kerry. BEALACLTJGGA, a hmlt. in the bar. of Burren, in the co. of Clare, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 1 2 miles to the N. of Corrofin. BEALBY. See BIELBY, Yorkshire. BEALINGS, GREAT, a par. in the hund. of Carlford, in the co. of Suffolk, 2 miles to the W. of Woodbridge, its post town, and 6 N.E. from Ipswich. It is a station on the Great Eastern railway. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Norwich, of the val. of 250, in the patron, of E. Moor, Esq. The church, a brick and stone build- ing in the perpendicular style, is dedicated to St. Mary. Near the village is Bealings Hall. The parish has an area of about 1,029 acres, chiefly arable, the property of Lord Henniker, who is lord of the manor. BEALINGS, LITTLE, a par. in the hund. of Carl- ford, in the co. of Suffolk, one mile to the S. of Great Beatings, and 3 S.W. from Woodbridge, its post town. The new branch of the Great Eastern railway from Ipswich to Woodbridge passes through the parish. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 140, in the patron, of F. Smythies, Esq. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a brick building with a stone tower, and has a beautiful stained glass window in the chancel, presented by Mrs. Colvin. Lord Henniker is lord of the manor. BEAM-HEATH, a hmlt. in the par., hund., and union of Nautwich, in the co. of Chester, 17 miles to tho S.E. of Chester. It is situated near the river Weaver, and the London and North- Western railway. BEAMHURST, a hmlt. in the par. of Checkley, hund. of Todmonslow, in the co. of Stafford, 3 miles from Uttoxeter. BEAMINSTER, a par. and market town in the hund. of Beaminster-Forum, in tho co. of Dorset, 6 miles to the N. of Bridport, 18 miles to the N.W. of Dorchester, and 132 miles to the W. of London. It is equidistant from tho Great Western and the London and South- western railways, the former of which has a station at Bridport, and the latter at Crewkerne. It is situated in a pleasant and fertile country on the river Birt, which has its sources in the neighbouring hills, one of which, called East Axe Knoll, is among the loftiest in tho county. The town is ancient, and is mentioned as among the possessions of the see of Sarum at the period of the Norman survey. The most notable circumstance in its history is, that it has been three times burnt. The first fire occurred in 1644, during its occupation by Prince Maurice for Charles I. After being rebuilt, by the aid of a public grant, it was again destroyed by firo in 1684. The third fire took place in 1781 : but tho destruction was less extensive than on the former occa- sions. Most of the houses are consequently of modern erection, the streets are paved and lighted with gas, and there is a good supply, of water. The woollen manufacture, onco a flourishing business here, has declined, and the principal branches of industry at present are the manu- facture of sailcloth, coarse earthenware, iron, tin, and copper goods. Flax and hemp are grown in the district, and there is one flax-mill. There is a townhall, in which quarter sessions were formerly held, a house of correction, and the Union poorhouse. Beaminster is tho seat of a Poor-law Union of 26 parishes, and a polling-place for the county elections. The par. comprises tho manors of