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Rh BENFIELD-SIDE. 239 BENNINGTON. G it Eastern railway, which has a station at Bishop S; (lord, about 3 miles distant. EXFIELD-SIDE, a tnshp. in the par. of Lan- cl ter, Chester ward, in tho co. palatine of Durham, li.iihs to the N. of Durham. Gateshead is its po.st to i. It is situated on tho border of Northumberland, 01 :hc banks of the river Derwent. The living is a poet, cur.* in tho dioc. of Durham, val. 160, in the al -nate patron, of the crown and the Bishop of Dur- h; . The collieries in the neighbourhood giro employ- M t to many of the inhabitants. ''.X FLEET, NORTH, a par. in the bund, of Bar- stile, in the co. of Essex, 3 miles to the W. of Raleigh, nil 3 j N.W. of Hadleigh, being about 5 miles W. from S Head. "Wiekford is its post and Billericay its Union i. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, il. of 700, in the patron, of the Rev. C. R. R' latt, incumbent. The church, which has a wooden '.OOC acres, and in the Saxon times belonged to . void the Second. LEET, SOUTH, a par. in the hund. of Bar- H the co. of Essex, 2 milra to the S. of North ., and the same distance W. of the town of ]i leigh. Raleigh is its post and Rochford its Union it is situated on the north bank of the Thames, lai'.Ieigh Creek, opposite to Canvcy Island; and . it ion on tho London, Tilbury, and Southcnd ray, from which latter place it is distant about A castle erected on this spot by the celebrated Vyking, Hastings, was taken and demolished .cd the Great in 894. Oysters of excellent ity are procured in the neighbouring waters, and a qi; i traffic is carried on in the bay in wood, The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of
 * dedicated to All Saints. Tho par. contains
 * tester, of the val. of 242, in the patron, of tho

-Un, in the co. of Northampton, near Towccstcr. I1XGEO, a par. in the hund. and co. of Hertford, the town of Hertford. It lies on the banks of r Bcane, and is partly within the bounds of tho ugh. Tho living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Rochester,
 * e 020, in the patron, of A. Smith, Esq. The

cL eh, which stands on an eminence near the river, is U cated to St. Leonard. There is an almshouse and
 * small charities.

CXGEWORTH, ST. PETER, a par. within the ugh of Evesham, in the lower div. of the hund. of i hurst, in the co. of "Worcester, forming part of irbs of Evesham. It is on the south bank of
 * Avon, and is connected with the town of Eve-

i on the north bank by an ancient bridge. This e was the site of a castle at an early period, and nged to the monks of Evesham. It was recovered !< Beauchamps in 1156, and razed to the ground V he abbot. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. < ester, val. 158, in the patron, of the Rev. W. 1 1 ker. The church, built on the site of tho old castle, is large and ancient edifice with a tower and spire, and is edicatcd to St. Peter. The charitable endowments of lie parish amount to 342 per annum. Of this sum '. > is the revenue of a free school for 30 boys, which founded about 1700, by John Deacle, a native of ih, and alderman of London. The church con- la s a monument to his rneinoi-y. ENGOIIE HEAD, a promontory on the north coast of Ireland, situated in the co. of Antrim, and prov. oi Jlster, 3 miles to tho N.E. of Portrush. It is the m t northerly point of tho county, and consists of a ' ' < of basalt, rising iu columns to the height of 320 above the level of the sea. The Giant's Causeway iVose, to it on the south-west. ^NHADLAF, ISAF, andUCHAF, tnshps. in the par. oi ,lanrhaiadr-yn-Moehnant, hund. of Chirk, in the co. ot enbigh, North Wales, 9 miles to the S.W. of Chirk. BENHADLAN, a tnshp. in tho par. of Llanarmon, huud. of Yale, in the co. of Denbigh, North Wales, 6 miles to the S.W. of Llangollen. BENHALL, a par. in the hund. of Plomesgate, in the co. of Suffolk, 1 mile from Saxmundham, its post town. The manor of Benhall was once held by the Ufford family and the De la Poles, and at a later period by the Dukes. The living is a vie.* in the dioe. of Norwich, val. 173, in the patron, of tho Rev. E. Hollond. The church is dedicated to St. Mary, and contains a monu- mental brass of E. Duke, who died in 1543. Sir Edward Duke was created baronet in 1661. Here is a free school founded and endowed by another Sir Edward in 1731, whichhas an income of 28 a year. The principal residences are Benhall House, and Benhall Lodge. BENHAM, or MAltSII BEXHAM, a tythg. in the par. of Speen, and hund. of Fail-cross, in the co. of Berks, 2 miles W. from Newbury. It is pleasantly situ- ated in the valley of the river Kennet. Benham Place, near tho village, is the seat of the Earl of Craven, to whom the manor belongs. The mansion, which is of stone, with an Ionic portico, stands in the midst of beautiful ami well-wooded grounds. BENHOLM, a par. in tho co. of Kincardine, Scot- land, 2 miles from Bervie. It is situated on the sea- coast, and contains tho town of Jolinshaven. The soil is fertile, and the surface is partly hilly. Fishing and tho manufacture of sail-cloth employ many of the in- habitants. Limestone is quarried in the neighbour- hood. The living, of tho val. of 232, is in the presb. of Fordun, in the patron, of Scott of Benholm, and Scott of Brotherston. There is also a Free church, and an United Presbyterian church at Johnshaven. BENIARTH, a tnshp. in the par. of Bettws-yn-RhSs, hund. of Isdulas, in the co. of Denbigh, North Wales, 3 miles to the S. of Abergele. It is included in the Poor-law Union of St. Asaph. BEN-MORE, or FAIR HEAD, a remarkable headland on tho north coast of Ireland, situated in the co. of Antrim, and prov. of Ulster, 4 miles to the N.E. of Ballycastle. It forms the north-east extremity of the county and of Ireland, and consists of an insulated mass of basalt, rising to the height of 636 feet above the level of the sea. It is surrounded by an extensive stratum of lignite. BENNETLAND, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Bellasize, par. of Eastrington, and wap. of Howdenshire, in the East Riding of the co. of York, 4 miles to the E. of Howden, its post and Union town. BENNETSTON, a vil. in the par. of Polmont, in the co. of Stirling, Scotland, 2 miles from Falkirk. BENNETTS-BRIDGE, a vil. in the bars, of Gowran and Shillelogher, in the co. of Kilkenny, prov. of Lein- ster, Ireland, 5 miles to the S. of Kilkenny. It is seated on the banks of the river Nore, and is a station on the Waterford and Kilkenny railway. Here are some large flour-mills. A police force is stationed here. Fairs are held in the village on the 24th February, the 26th August, the 19th September, and the 21st December. BENNETT'S END, a tnshp. in the par. of Cainham, hund. of Stottesdeu, in the co. of Salop, 3 miles to the E. of Ludlow. BENNETT'S HOUSES, a limit, in the tnshp. of Hawarden, hund. of Mold, in the co. of Flint, North Wales, close to Hawarden. It is included in the Poor- law Union of Great Boughton, Cheshire. BENNINGBROUGH, a tnshp. in tho par. of New- ton-upon-Ouse, wap. of Buhner, in the North Riding of the co. of York, 6 miles to tho N.W. of York. It is seated on the banks of the river Ouse. Benningbrough Hall is the chief residence. BENNING-HOLME and GRANGE, a tnsbp. in the par. of Swine, wap. of Holderness, in the East Riding of tho co. of York, 6 miles to the E. of Beveiiey. Ben- ning Grange is the principal residence. BENNINGTON,apar. in the hund. of Broadwater, in the co. of Hertford, 5 miles to the S.E. of Stevenage, its post town, and 7 N.W. from Ware. It is a place of great antiquity, and was the site of a palace of the