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Rh BERSHAM-DRELINCOUBT. 249 BERWICK, NORTH. b ony. A castle was erected here soon after the Conquest. T > scenery of the neighbourhood is remarkably pictu- re [ue. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Exeter, of tl val. of 360, in the patron, of the Duke of Somerset. T! church, which contains a screen beautifully carved, a )od-loft, and several monuments of the Seymours, ai estors of the Duke of Somerset, is dedicated to St. 1 )-. The vicarage was held by John Prince, author olhe book entitled " The Worthies of Devonsliire," and v> died here in 1720. The remains of the castle, c< iisting chiefly of the south front, stand on a hill ri ig steeply from a branch of the river Dart, which fl<-s along a narrow valley, and a lofty ridge of hills p: ;ly covered with oak woods rises on the opposite side oithe valley. This castle remained in the possession oi:he founder's family till the reign of Edward VI., 1 H it was purchased with the manor of Berry by i Seymour, first Duke of Somerset, from whom it h regularly descended to the present noble owner. It > burnt down during the civil war in the reign of I. The village is a meet for the South Devon ! nds. KItSHAM-DRELINCOTJRT, a tnshp. in the par. Y n xham, and hund. of Bromfleld, in the co. of 1 iiiiifh, North Wales, 1 mile from Wrexham. It is si-ated on the banks of the river Clwydog. Iron, lead, a:, coal abound in the district, and a large number of .ds arc employed in the extensive works which have let been established here. The living is a perpet. cur.* iifthe dioc. of St. Asaph, of the val. of 90, in the Kin. of the bishop. The church bears the name of i )el Madam. A free school was founded in 1762 by il Viscountess Primrose, for the education and main- uance of ten girls. The endowment produces 206 I annum, part of which is for the support of the clrch. Wat's Dyke passes near this township.
 * E1!STED, NORTH, a tythg. in the par. of South

F-sted. 3ERSTED, SOUTH, a par. in the hund. of Aldwick, i; e of Chichester, in the co. of Sussex, 5 miles to the .of Chichester. Bognor is its post town. It is uiUd on the coast of the English Channel, and in- c lea the market town of Bognor, and the tythgs. of >i-th Tiersted and Shripney. The living is a vie.* in tl dioc. ot Chichester, of the val. of 214, in the patron. i) the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church is dedi- ci3d to St. Mary Magdalene, and contains a monument ti iir R. Hotham, by whom the town of Bognor was fi ided in 1790. In addition to the parish church there in district church at Bognor, the living of which is aperpet. cur.,* val. 107, likewise in the patron, of t archbishop. Bersted Lodge is one of the principal ridences. iERT. See BUET, Donegal. KliTHLWYD and BRYNHAFOD, limits, in the I . of Llangathen, hund. of Cathinog, in the co. of ( -niarthen, South Wales, 3 miles from Llandeilofawr. 3ERTHOLEY. See LLANTILLIO PEIITHOLEY, Mon- i utlishire. BERTRAM SHOTTS. See SHOTTS, Lanarkshire. BERVIE, or IN VERBERVIE, a par. and market 1 "ii in the co. of Kincardine, Scotland, 88 miles to the i I',, of Edinburgh. It is situated on the south bank, and i ir the mouth, of the river Bcrvic, which has a course clabout 15 miles from Glenbervie, where it rises, to the B . This town is about to be a station on the Scottish 1 rth-Eastern railway. The par. includes the vil. of ( urdon. Bervie was constituted a royal burgh by a c irter of David II., granted in the year 1362, and re- i ived by James VI. The occasion of granting the c irter is said to have been the kindness shown the 1 ig by the inhabitants when he was shipwrecked on t ir coast. The government of the burgh is vested i a provost, 3 bailies, a dean of guild, and 9 coun- c ors. Its revenue is about 150. It is also a parlia- i ntary burgh, one of those contributory to Montrose i'the election of one representative. The town is very ii;gularly built, and some of the inhabitants are em- j yed in linen-weaving and the fisheries. The river contains trout and salmon, and is crossed by a one- arched bridge. Bervie Brow is a promontory at the mouth of the river, opposite the town, and is locally called Craig David, in memory of the king's landing at that spot in the storm. Bervie Hill rises to the height of about 400 feet. The living, which is of the val. of about 142, is in the presb. of Fordoun, and in the patron, of the crown. Hallgreen Castle is the principal seat. The market is held on Wednesday, and fairs on the Thursday before the 19th May and September, tho Wed- nesday before the 22nd November and Christinas (old style). BERWICK, a limit, in tho par. of Llanelly, and hund. of Carnwallon, in the co. of Carmarthen, South Wales, not far from Llanelly. It contains some ruins of a church. BERWICK, a vil. in tho lib. of Frampton, in the co. of Dorset, 4 miles to the S.E. of Bridport. It is seated on the coast of the channel. BERWICK, a tnshp. in the par. of Atcham, and hund. of South Bradford, in tho co. of Salop, 3 miles to the S.E. of Shrewsbury. It is situated on the banks of the river Severn. BERWICK, or LITTLE BERWICK, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Mary, Shrewsbury, in the co. of Salop, 2 miles from Shrewsbury. The living is a perpet. cur., of the val. of 54, in the patron, of the Earl of Tanker- ville and others. The principal mansion is Berwick House, the scat of the Hon. H. W. Powys. BERWICK, a par. in the hund. of Longbridge, rape of Pcvensey, in the co. of Sussex, 7 miles to the S.E. of Lewes, its post town. It lies in a pleasant country on the west bank of the river Cuckmere, and is a station on the Brighton and South Coast railway. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Chichester, of the val. of 362, in tho patron, of J. Ellman, Esq. This par. forms part of the Duchy of Lancaster. BERWICK, or BARWICK-BASSETT, a par. and tnshp. in the hund. of Calne, in the co. of Wilts, 7 miles to the N.E. of Calne, and 7 S. from Wootton Bassett railway station. Swindpn is its post town. The river Kennet passes at a short distance from tho village. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 40, and in tho patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, has been recently repaired, and the tower and chancel rebuilt. It contains a very ancient font and a handsome rood-screen of carved oak. There is a free school, founded in 1775, with a small en- dowment, and a National school. BERWICK HALL. See BAUWICK HALL, Essex. BERWICK HILL, a tnshp. in the par. of Ponteland, Castle ward, in the co. of Northumberland, 6 milea to the S. of Morpeth. BERWICK-IN-ELMET. See BAXWICK-IX-ELMET, Yorkshire. BERWICK, NORTH, a par. and burgh in tho co. of Haddington, Scotland, 9^ miles to the N.W. of Hadding- ton, and 22 miles to the N.E. of Edinburgh. It is in a secluded situation in the north corner of the county, on the south coast of the Frith of Forth, and has re- cently become a much-frequented watering-place. The surface is generally level, the soil fertile and well cul- tivated. The surface rests upon red sandstone and trap rock. Tho town consists chiefly of two streets at right angles to each other, in the form of the letter T. It received a charter from Robert III., under which, con- firmed by James VI., it is u royal burgh, governed by 2 bailies and 12 councillors. It is also a parliamentary borough, contributory with three others to Haddington in returning one member. The population of the par- liamentary "burgh in 1851, was 863; in 1861, 1,164, with 198 houses and 233 children at school. The neigh- bouring coast is rocky and dangerous, and the harbour of North Berwick difficult of approach. It has a good pier, but is only a tidal harbour. There is a large new hotel and a reading-room in the town ; and of late years many houses have been built for the accommodation of visi- tors. The living is in tho presb. of Haddington, and in the patron, of Sir Hew Dalrymple, chief heritor. The