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Rh BERWYX. 253 BETHNAL-GREEN. 165 by Colonel Strother, and has a revenue of about 13 There are also a burgess school, founded in 1798 ; Nai nal schools, founded by Captain James Bolton in 172 having an income from endowment of about 156; and sveral other schools. A lunatic asylum was esta- blish in 1813. The Berwickshire Naturalists' Club has r its object the study and knowledge of the natural and productions of the surrounding country. Seval monasteries are said to have existed here in anc it times ; but there are no remains of any of them. Tin market, chiefly for corn, is held on Saturday, and an <cellent market for cattle and sheep on every alter- nate Monday. Fairs are held on the second Wednesday . the Friday in Trinity week, the Wednesday i lie 26th August, and the first Wednesday in N nbcr. The second is for the sale of black cattle and orses. BRWYN, a tnshp. united with Croes, in the par. of Cari-ys-Clawdd, hund. of Penarth, in the co. of Car- -<,uth Wales, 3 miles to the S.E. of Tregaron. . :ited in the valley of the river Berwyn, a branch of t) Teifl. The scenery of the Cwm Berwyn is re- v wild and impressive. BSCOBY. See BESKABY, Leicestershire. ORD, a tnshp. in the par. of Shawbury, and li i>l' North Bradford, in the co. of Salop, 3 miles to tl) S.E. of Wem. The river Roden runs near it. BBFORD, a chplry. and vil. in the par. of St. Andrew, i and hund. of 1'ershore, in the co. of Worcester, from Pershore, its post town. It is situated i >ank of the river Avon, near the Birmingham andUoucester railway, which has a station at Deiford, north from the village. The living is a perpet. I tmcxed to the vie. of St. Andrew's, Pershore, in v. of Worcester. The church, dedicated to St. AnA-w, is a small old building with a tower. Besford is the principal residence. Sir Thomas Sebright, I ; ! r is lord of the manor, and sole proprietor of the h contains about 1,300 acres. <KABY, or BESCOBY, an ext. par. lib. to the par. f Croxton-Keyrial, hund. of Framland, in the co. ^SECAR, a hmlt. in the par. of Cantley, in the Strafforth and Tickbill, West Riding of the co. of 'irk, 2 miles from Doncaster. B JSELSLEIGH, a par. in the hund. of Hormer, in the of Berks, 4 miles to the N.W. of Abingdon, and S.. of Oxford. It derives its name from the families of B sels and Leighs to whom it formerly belonged, and 1 ; i .-horn it passed to the Fettiplaces and the Lenthalls. vingisareet.* in the dice, of Oxford, of the val. of in the patron, of K. J. W. Lcnthall, Esq. The c. i-:, dedicated to St. Lawrence, is a small edifice, with chai _! and belfry in the Gothic style. The parish the benefit of the free school of Appleton, founded R. Fettiplace, and of Sellwood's clothing charity r poor. The principal residence is Besselsleigh HI>I s, the seat of K. J. W. Lenthall, Esq., who is lord of ti manor and principal landowner. The Speaker of the bng Parliament was a member of this family. B3SINGBY, a par. in the wap. of Dickering, in the iist Riding of the co. of York, not far from Brid- lingin, its post town. The living is a perpet. cur. in r. of York, of the val. of 59, in the patron, of H. hdson, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Magnus. B 3SINGHAM, a par. in the north div. of the hund. of I nngham, in the co. of Norfolk, 5 miles to the S.A of Cromer, its post town. The living is a rect. in the oc. of Norwich, of the val. of 131, in the patron. of I E. Arden, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Mai B 3THORPE, a par. in the hund. of Shropham, in the i. of Norfolk, near Attleborough, its post town. Thepreat Eastern railway passes through it. The livi is a vie. in the dioc. of Norwich, of the val. of 25' in the patron, of the Earl of Winterton. The chun is dedicated to All Saints. B 5THORPE, or BEESTHORPE, a chplry. in the par. ' South Scarle, wap. of Newark, in the co. of Not- tingham, 7 miles to the N.E. of Newark, its post town. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the vie. of South Scarle, in the dioc. of Lincoln. The parochial charities consist of the endowment of a free school amounting to about 9 per annum. The principal seat is Besthorpe Hall, a mansion erected in the reign of James I. BESWICK, an ext. par. lib. in the borough of Man- chester, in the co. palatine of Lancaster. It has an area of about 60 acres. BESWICK, a chplry. in the par. of Kilnwick, in the wap. of Harthill, East Riding of the co. of York, 6 miles to the N. of Beverley, its post town. It includes the limit, of Wilfholme. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, of the val. of 65, in the patron, of the master of Archbishop Holgate's grammar school. BETAGHSTOWN, or BETTYSTOWN, a vil. in the par. of Colpa, bar. of Lower Duleek, in the co. of Meath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 7 miles to the N.E. of Duleek, and 34 miles from Dublin. It is seated in a pleasant country on the sea-coast, and is resorted to as a watering-place. It has an extensive beach of fine sand. Betaghstown House is the seat of R. Sheppard, Esq., to whom the village belongs. There are numerous gentlemen's seats in the neighbourhood. BETCHCOTT, a tnshp. in the par. of Smethcott, hund. of Condover, in the co. of Salop, 4 miles from Church Stretton. BETCHWORTH, or BEECHWORTH, a par. in the first div. of the hund. of Reigate, in the co. of Surrey, 3 miles to the E. of Dorking, and the same distance from Reigate, its post town. It is pleasantly situated at the foot of Box Hill, and is a station on the South-Eastern railway. The vil. of Brockham is included in this par. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Winchester, of the val. of 126, in the patron, of the Dean and Canons of Windsor. The church contains a monumental brass of the year 1553, and is dedicated to St. Michael. There is a free school with an endowment of 20 a year, and some other charities which produce about55 per annum. Betchworth Castle was for several centuries the seat of the Earls of Warren and Surrey. It is situated about a mile from the village, in a fine park abounding in magnificent oaks, chesnut trees, and elms. BETHELNIE, a par. in the co. of Aberdeen, Scot- land, now joined to Rhynie. BETHERSDEN, or BETHERSDEN-LOVELACE, a par. in the hund. of Chart and Longbridge, lathe of Shepway, in the co. of Kent, 5 miles to the S. W. of Ash- ford. Tenterden is its post town. The South-Eastern railway passes near it. The parish contains some beds of grey marble, employed for columns of churches, mantel-pieces, and other decorations of interiors. Hops are grown in this district. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Canterbury, of the val. of 165, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church is dedicated to St. Bea- trice, and contains several ancient family monuments and some brasses of the Lovelaces, who formerly held the manor of Bethersden. A fair is held hi the village on the 1st July. BETHESDA, a vil. in the par. of Llandwrog, hund. of Uwch Gorfai, in the co. of Carnarvon, North Wales, 4 miles from Carnarvon. The inhabitants are workers in the neighbouring slate quarries. There are several places of worship in the Tillage. BETHESDA, a hmlt. in the par. of Llan-llechid, hund. of Uchaf, in the co. of Carnarvon, 3 miles from Bangor. BETHGELERT. See BEDDGELERT, Carnarvonshire. BETHNAL-GREEN, a par. within the borough of the Tower Hamlets, lower div. of the hund. of Ossul- stone, in the co. of Middlesex, 2 miles to the N.E. of St. Paul's, London. It formed part of the par. of Stepney until 1743, when it was severed, and erected into an in- dependent parish. It lies chiefly on the south and west sides of the Regent's canal, and is divided into four dis- tricts, called respectively the Church, Green, Hackney- road, and Town districts. The Great Eastern rail- way passes through Bethnul-Green. Within the limits of the parish are the North-East London Cemetery, Globe Town, part of Victoria Park, some large brick-
 * ' r, 5 miles from Melton Mowbray.