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Rh Ill NACRE. 268 WNGHA.M. I'., in mi ilr llaiji t, aliout tlir middle i>f the 12th cen- tury. Its value at the Dissolution was 62. The living i a vie.* in tin rk, val. 131, in the gift of tin; 1'rcbi -Hilary of Itilton, in York cathedral. Tin' church licated to St. Helen. 8 A( 'UK, :i ]i:ir. in the hund. of Blythinir.iti tlio co. of Sullolk.r. miles to tin' S.W. of Lowcstoft. Southwold is its post town. It lies near the sea-coast and tlir F.aM Suffolk section of the Great Eastern railway. In tin- parish is a lake called Binacro Broad, which covers an area of 100 acres, and abounds in fish. The living is a rcct. in the dioc. of Norwii lied with the rcct. of Easton-l'.av.nts and th- : ,,f the val. of 110, and in the patron, of Sir T. S. Gooch, Bart. The church is dedi< ;i;..l to St. .Michael. In forming a road here, in 1786, an urn was found with several hundred coins of Vespasian, Trajan, Hadrian, and other Roman emperors. The principal residence is Binacro Hall. I'.IXBROOK, ST. GABRIEL, a par. in the southern div. of the wap. of Walshcroft, parts of Lindsey, in the co. of Lincoln, 7 miles to tho S.E. of Caistor. Market Rasen is its post town. It is situated on the banks of tho river Ancholme, in a district abounding in rabbit warrens. The dressing of rabbit skins forms an impor- tant part of the occupations of the people. This place was formerly a market town. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 291, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. Tho church has long been in ruins. There is a chapel belonging to the Wesleyans. Tho parochial charities, consisting of the church estate, pro- duce about '- BINBROOK, ST. MARY, a par., united with that of St. Gabriel, Binbrook, in the southern div. of tho wup. of Valshcroft, parts of Lindscy, in the co. of Lincoln. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, of the val. of 291, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. Binbrook House is the principal residence. A fair is held on Easter Tuesday. BINCHESTER, a tnahp. in the par. of St. Andrew Auckland, ward of Darlington, in the co. palatine of Dur- ham, 2 miles from Bishop Auckland. It is situated on a hill on the east bank of the Wear, and derives its chief interest from the fact of its being the site of a Roman station called Viaovia, or Sinovium. There is an exten- sive prospect from tho hill, especially towards the north and south. The station appears to have occupied about 30 acres of ground, and numerous Roman remains, altars, urns, coins, &c., have been found there. Bin- cheater House is the seat of the Wrens, who have held tho manor since tho reign of James I. BINCOMBE, a par. in the lib. of Frampton, Brid- port div. of tho co. of Dorset, 4J miles to tho N. of Vi ymouth, and 5 from Dorchester, its post town and railway station. It lies near tho downs, on tho banks of the river Way. In the vicinity are many tumuli, anil some quarries of good stone. The living is a rect. in tin of Salisbury, of tho val., with that of Broadway, to which it is attached, of 487, in tho patron, of tho r and Fellows of Cains College, Cambridge. The chili' d to the Holy Trinity, is an ancient ithout tower or spire. BINDERTON, a par. in tho hund. of Wcstbourne singleton, rape of Chichcstcr, in the co. of Sussex,
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principal r ir. has an area of 1,790 acres. BIN" DON I.II'.KKTV. one of the subdivisions of the South Blaniltbrd div. of the co. of Dorset, lyinjr in de- cided by the hunds. of Barrow, Hnsiloi. and Vinfrith. and paitly ).y the MB. It con- tains the pars, of Clialdoii Herring, W-...1. and parts of Kilmondsham, Morcton, and Pulham. It has an area of about ii.cio acres. 1:1 N !'.(.H, a par. in tho hund. of Wells Forum, in ' miles to tin- 1'.. of Wi-lln. Shi p- '1 illit is its ].st town. The living is a rect. in the I I'l.ithand YlK.andinthepatron.ofthobishop. dicated to the Holy Trinity. A horse fair is lii-ld at VhitMi- BINFIELD, a par. in the hmid. of Cnokham, in co. of Berks, 4 miles to the N.E. of W from Brae-knell, its p..-t town. It sor Forest. The Wokir^liam and St the South- Western rail' (ireat Vcsteru railway passes mar it. The village Matt'-red, but there are MM lal very hand-. sinus in the neighbourhood. The livin.- tho dioc. of Oxford, of the val. of ii.js, inclu acres of glebe, in the patron, of tin- lord Tho church, dedicated to All Saints, is a : in the pointed stylo of the latter part reign; in 1848 a n. wi.oith ai.-.le was addi-il, and church entirely restored; in 185'J a further addil was made to the chancel. It contains niununwntl Admiral Vci-non and Mrs. Macaulay. the '; is a National school, partly supported i Tho parochial charities amount altogether ' annum. On the summit of a hill visible ! ins of the extensive cntrcnchmeaf^^l MI].," di tended by a double font, south of this camp, in tho adjoining paii.-i hampstead. is tho ancient road, 'JO fi it wide, i n! " Devil's Highway." Binlield was tin early years, and the place where M were written, including tho "!' Forest," and part of his translation oi II lather's house, now the rcsidem a fi (lerald Fitigm Esq., is known as "Tho Firs;" but t! beneath which he used to sit, leaiiiiLr tin- mscrij*ii in capital letters, annually retraced, " Her. 1'upeimiy, j has been blown down these many > was originally cut by Lord Lyttletnn. Thu P^^B seats arc Binlield Park, Binfield I/ Park, The Grove, The Firs, Forest Lodge, and Biniti Manor-house. BINFIELD HUNDRED, one of th. or subdivisions of the co. of Ox south-eastern part of the co., : N. by the hunds. of Ewelme and 1'irt by the cos. of Buckingham and I ' by tho co. of Berks; and on the ". by the- humi Langtree. It contains the pars, of Hi Harpsdcn, Henley-upon-Thames, Gniys liothafci Pcppard Rotherfield, and Shiplaki, with part d par. of Sonning. The area of tho hund. is about acres. BINGFIELD, a tnshp. in the pa. Leo, Tiudalo ward, in tho co. of Xoi miles to the N.E. of Hcxham. 'J runs near the village. By tho river i mineral spring, the water of which is I: insects. There is a chapel oi Mary, and a school with an endowment BlNGHAM, a par. and market i div. of tho wap. of Bingham, in 1 1 'liogK !i miles to the I :. of Nottingham, London. It is situated in the Val. station on the Nottingham and (iranlhan. Great Northern railway. Part of the t- included ill this par. Bingham Lemble antiquity, ana was i smaUci lege, or guild, deaicuited to St. Mary. The town it on low ground surrounded by hills, all hi tivated. There are two principal stri paralli 1 directions, and a large market-place, streets are v, .-II paved, and the houses neafl*jjj not uniformly, hiiilt. The town ; law I'nion and a ( 'uiinty ( 'unit (list: Union j)oorhouse. The living is a . Lincoln, of the annual val. of 1,50.",. in the Karl of Chesterfield. The cliunh. dedieitoi All Saints, is a large and ancient bin. I a cross, partly in the call- in tie 1 style of arch.' :n . finhattl. >l towi i, and a lofty spire of 1:. contains some elegant sculpture. roof Of the chancel was put Up in 1M' ci ntuiy the rcct. of Bingham was held ia suiOMM