Page:The National Gazetteer - A Topographical Dictionary of the British Islands, Volume 1.djvu/276

Rh BILLIV.IIAY. 266 T.ILSBY. 1 . The principal seats are BUlingham Grange and ton Hill. lil l.LlNilllA V. a par. in the first div. of the wap. of Langoe, p; -M-II, in theco.ot I.im '.In, i to the 8. W. of TittU Tshall. Sleaford is its post town, intersected by the ml called " Billinghuy Skirth," which unites the Sleaford canal and the river Witham. ,i:ir. incluilcs the tnshp. of Dogdyko and hnilt. of VaU:ott. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, of the val. of 500, in the patron, of the Hon. G. W. l-'it/.william. The church is dedicated tu St. Michael. The Wesleyans, Independents, Baptists, and Primitive M. iluxlists have chapels here. Oatlcy, in the limit, of Valcott, was tli' ' tho reign of Stephen by Peter do Billinghay, for brethren and nuns of tho Gilbcrtino or Senipringhuin eird' r. Us revenue at tho Dissolution was about 39, nml it v. ,is granted by 1 Inn v VIII. to Eobert Curr, of Sleaford. BILLINGLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Darfield, wap. of Strafforth and Tickliiil, in tho West Hiding of tho co. of York, 6 miles to tho E. of Barnsley. Tho North Midland railway runs near it. BILLING, LITTLE, a par. in tho hund. of Spclhoe, in tho co. of Northampton, a little to the 8. of Great Billing. It is situated on the banks of tho rive ; near the Hilling Road station of tho Peterborough and Northampton railway. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, of the val. of 349, in the patron, of Earl Brownlow. Tho church is dedicated to All Saints, and contains a curious old font. A farm-house in the village was formerly tho seat of the Longuevillcs, who held the manor. BILLINCSHUBST, a par. in tho hund. of West Easwrith, rape of Arundel, in tho co. of Sussex, 6 miles to the S.W. of Horsham, its post town. It is situated mi tho Arun and Wye Junction canal, and is a station on the Mid-Sussex branch of the London, Brighton, and South Coast railway. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 170, in the patron, of Sir C. F. Goring, Bart. Tho church is dedicated to St. Mary. There is a chapel belonging to the Unitarians. The charitable endowments of tie parish amount to 7 a year. Billingshurst House is the chief residence. The Roman way called Stane Street passes through Billings- hui.-t. BILLINGSIDE, a tnshp. in the par. of Lanchostcr, Chester ward, in the co. palatine of Durham, 11 miles to tho S.W. of Gateshcad. The Stanhope and Tyuo tram railway posses through it. BILLING8LEY, a par. in tho hund. of Stottcsden, in tho co. of Salop, 5 miles to tho 8. of Bridgnorth, its post town. The surrounding district abounds in coal and iron. The living is a rcct. in the dioc. ol 11' n i'"nl, val. 195, in tho patron, of the Duke of Cleveland. Tho church is dedicated to St. Mary. This village was tho birthplace, in 1636, of Dr. Thomas Hyde, the Orientalist and Oxford professor, who took part in the preparation . ; V:.!t,,ii's Polyglot. BILLINGTON, a chplry. in the par. of Leighton- Buz/.anl, and hund. of Manshead, in the cp. of Bcdim-d, 2 miles to the 8.E. of Leighton-Buzzard, its post town. It is on tho confines of Buckinghamshire, near tho north bank of the river Ouso. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Ely, of the vaL of 45, in tho gift of thn inhabitants. BILLINGTON, u lib. in the par. of Bradley, and hund. of Cuttlostonc, in the co. of Stafford, '.! miles from Stafford. In the vicinity is Billington Bury, an a British encampment of a circular form, and of consi- derable' ext'-nt, with u good prospect. BILL1XUTON l.A.Melli I, a chplry. in the par. and hund. dt Itlarktmrn, in the co. palatine of Lancaster, 6 miles to tho N. <m. Many of the inhabitants are engaged in cotton weaving. The living is a ] ilioc. of Chester, and in tho patron, of tin) .r of Blackburn. There is a free endowed school, with an income of 14 per annum, and other charities producing about 24 a year. l.lLUSliORROW.or BILSBOROUGH, a tnshp. in ihepar. of Garstang, hund. of Amoundernesi-. I he- Vesleyans h:i is a school founded by John Cross in 171 s, whi. h lias anil come from endowment t US per annum. BILLOG'KBY.a par. in the western .1 of Flegg, in tho co. of Norfolk, 8 mill Yarmouth. Ade is its post town. Theli in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 100, in Ui Lucas family. The church is dedicated to AJ The parochial clutrities produce about '. lockby Hall is tin residence of tin BILLY, a par. in the bars, of L<.. i Carey, in tho co. of Antrim, prov. 7 miles to tho E. of Coleraino, and 159 mil Dublin. Tho Northern Counties railway paMM h, and has stations at Itallym, and Colerainc, each about 6 miles d: on the north coast of tho county, on th> the river Bush, and contains part of the t mills, which is celebrated for its salmon fuherin two distilleries. The Giant's Causeway form* tl boundary of this parish, and presents a bold and beautiful scenery, including Dunswerick Castles, much visited by tourists andj gists. With the exception of a ti about a third of tho surface, the land is go cultivated. In the bog is found much !.: perfect preservation, with oak lying beneath on I formation. Whinstone and linn .-tone are proa abundance. The living is a rect. in tip Connor, and Dromore, now forming the corpi of tl archdeac. of Connor ; it has a glebe n statute acres of land, with a rent-charge annum. In the par. of Billy, which is 6 wide, with a population of 5,000, the : church, three Presbyterian places of worship, t eliM chapels, and one Koman Cath< five National schools, a parochial K^~ J governors of Smith's foundation), a scl way (liberally supported by Sir K. ' several Sunday-schools, and some sma principal residences are Dundaranc, thi Macnaghten, Bart. ; Bushmills Houw, of lira. A son ; Ballylough House, and the Archdc > month of August, the day after Dervock way fair is held at Eock Head, a poi Causeway, where tents are provided i< pleasure -seekers who resort to it. BILLY-QUAY, a vil. in the chplry. Heworth, and par. of Jarrow, Chest palatine of Durham, 3 miles to th> K is seated on tho river Tync, and contains tho i tho Arkendalo Mining Company, several manu* and a shipyard. At Catdcne are K"i BILLY-Kl >VY, a tnshp. united wi: of Brancepeth, ward of Darlington, in tliu to. pallt of Durham, 7 miles to tho S.W. of Durham. BILNKV. KAST, a jur. in the hun in tho co. of Norfolk, 5 miles to th. ham. Swaffham is its post tciwn. The living^ in tho dioc. of Norwich, val. 11- ., val. 500, in the patron, of V. Co The church is dedicated to St. .Mary. Thon nit martyr burnt at N probably a native' of this village. Bii' chief refill' BILNKY, Wl.ST, a par. in the hund. of] Lynn, in the co. of Norfolk, 7 miles tot! Regis, its post town. It is a si Eastern railway. Tho living is a ]!) dioc. of Norwich, val. oO, in the i Esq. Tho church is dedicated t" St. Cecilii parochial charities produce 6 a year. TheW* small allotment teir fuel. BILSBOROUGH. See BILLISBOBHOW, L&ncln BILSBY, a par. in the Wold div. of Calcoworth, parts of Lindsey, in the co. of
 * ialalii 'iuttai