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Rh BINGHAMSTOAVN. 269 BINSTEAD. , bishop Abbot, Bishop Hanmcr, and Bishop Wren. . chapels belonging to the Wesleyan and Primi- . vi Methodists. The charitable endowments, including t it icome of the free school, amount to 39 per annum. M'h manufacture of hosiery is carried on hero to a s n extent, but the principal pursuits of the inhabi- ts in are agricultural. Polling for the county elections 1. I; place, and petty sessions are held here. Several dis- ished mea were natives of this town or its vicinity; g whom arc Robert White, the astronomer, and first the "Ephemeris ;'' Archbishop Cranmor, u'l Hutchinson, and Lord Howe. Thursday is iarket day. Fairs are hold on the 13th and 14th 1- iarv, Whit-Monday, aniline 8th and 9thNovml>er. N'GHAMSTOAVN, or SALEEN, a vil. in the par. Imore-Erris, bar. of Erris, in theco. of Mayo, prov. unaught, Ireland, 3 miles to the S.AV. of Belmullet, i on The Mullet peninsula, on the coast of - M Hay. Tliu village lias uiio long street, and con- lip 'parish church, a Roman Catholic chapel, a IB let-house, a court-house, and a small pier. A brisk rarried on with Westport, and fairs are held Jy. Petty sessions are held, and a police force is .i^il licre. ' Binghamstown Castle is the seat of Hingham, the proprietor of the place. V i . 1 I AM AVAPENTAKE, one of the 8 subdivisions co. of Nottingham, situated in the south-eastern nf the co., and bounded on the N. by the wap. wark, on the S.E. by the co. of Leicester, and AV. by the waps. of Thurgarton and Rushcliff. two divs., northern and southern. In the northern re the following pars. : Bingham, East Bridgford, ilston, Elton, Flintham, Granby, Hawksworth, K i Ion, Langar, Orstou, Scarrington, Screveton, Thoro- nd AVhatton. In the southern div. arc the pars. 10 ugh ton, Colston-Basset, Cotgrave, Cropwell- p, Hickling, Holme-Pierrepoint, Kinoulton, Ow- . 1,'atclifte-on-Trcnt, Shelford, Tollerton, and , with parts of the pars, of West Bridgford and 1'" n tree, and the ext. par. lib. of Lodge-on-thc-AVolds. . LEY, a par. in the upper div. of the wap. of . in the AVest Riding of the co. of York, C miles N.AV. of Bradford, and 201 miles to the N. of i. It is a station on the North Midland railway, rish is situated in a pleasant and well-wooded y, and comprises the tnshp. of Bingley-with- thwaite, the chplries. of Morton and Oulling- and numerous hmlts. The town consists of ng street, and stands upon rising ground between vi r Aire on the west, and the Leeds and Liver- ':d on tin 1 east. Most of the houses are built of The principal branches of industry are the spin-
 * i. extends over an area of about 35,700 acres.
 * if yarn and cotton, the malt trade, and the manu-

feiti) of paper. The privilege of holding a market 1 1 [erred on the town by King John. The living .* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 233, in the patron, bishop. The church, a small building founded in ill century by "William Paganell, and restored in rly part of the reign of Henry VIII., is dedicated, to A Saints. Besides the parish church, there are two d:-t'tt churches, one at Cullingworth, and the other at Moiln. The livings of both are perpet. curs., val. ively 130 and 160, in the alternate patron, of 'n and bishop. There are chapels belonging to k'pcndents, Wesleyan Methodists, and Baptists. a grammar school, founded in the 16th century, is r .owed with property producing about 270 per . anni i. Besides the school-house, there is a residence and irdcn for the head-master. There is also a large J school. Almshouscs for five widows were esta- blisl 1 and endowed by Sarah Rhodes in 1784, and thcr [ire some other charitable endowments. Bingley is the polling-places for the AVest Riding. In the if Riddlesden is the old seat of the Maude family, ere settled here at an early period. Tuesday is i-ket day. Fairs for the sale of cattle, horses, and lin 3i ire held on the 25th January, the 25th August, an 1 'o following days. BING-AVESTON, a quarter in the par. of Worthen, hund. of Chirbury, in the co. of Salop, 2 miles to the AV. of Worthen. BINHAM, a par. in the northern div. of the hund. of Greenhoe, in the co. of Norfolk, 4 miles to the S.E. of Wells. Holt is its post town. It was the site of a priory of the Benedictine order, founded early in the reign of Henry I., by Peter do A'aloines and Albreda, his wife, as a cell to tho abbey of Cluui, in France. The founder was nephew to William the Conqueror. At tho Dissolution this priory was valued at 160. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 103, in the patron. of T. T. Clarke, Esq. The church is dedicated to the Holy Cross. It is a beautiful and interesting structure, being part of the old conventual church, and has a good west front in the early English style. It contains several Norman arches, some ancient stalls, and an octagonal font adorned with sculpture. Close by is an old cross. The charitable endowments of the parish amount to 55 per annum. BINHAM, a hmlt, in the par. of Old Cleeve, and hund. of AVilliton, in tho co. of Somerset, 2 miles from AVatchet. BIN LEY, a tythg. in the par. of St. Mary Bourne, hund. of Upper Evingar, in the co. of Southampton, 6 miles to the N. of Andover. BINLEY, a par. and vil. in the Kirby div. of tho hund. of Knightlow, in the co. of Warwick, 3 miles E. from Coventry, and 2 from Brandon railway station. It is situated on the river Sow, and contains the lib. of Eams- ford. The living is a don. cur. in the dioc. of Worces- ter, val. 52, in the patron, of Earl Craven, who is also lord of the manor and solo proprietor of the parish. The church, which was erected by the sixth Earl Craven, in 1772, is an elegant structure in the Grecian style, and dedicated to St. Bartholomew. At the east end is a stained window, representing the Holy Family. There is a village school, supported by Lady Craven. Thomas AVagstafie, author of a work in defence of Charles I., and also chaplain to the Pretender, was a native of this village ; he died in Rouen in 1770. BINNINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Willerby, wap. of Dickering, in the East Hiding of the co. of York, 8 miles to the S.W. of Scarborough. The York and Scarborough railway passes through this township. BINNY, or BINNING, EAST and WEST, vils. in the par. and co. of Linlithgow, Scotland, 2 miles from tlphall. They arc seated at the foot of Binny Craig, 4oO feet in height, on the banks of Binning Burn. The ancient par. of Binning, of which these vils. were part, has been incorporated with Linlithgow. From that parish the Earl of Haddington takes tho title of baron. BINSCOE, a vil. in the par. of West Tanfield_, wap. of Hallikeld, in the North Riding of the co. of York, 3 miles from Masham. BINSCOMB, a tythg. in tho par. and hund. of Godalming, in the co. of Surrey, near Godalming. BINSEY, a par. in the lib. of the city of Oxford, in the co. of Oxford, 2 miles to the N. of Oxford. It is on tho banks of the river Thames. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 90, in the patron, of tho Dean and Canons of Christ Church, Oxford. Tho church is dedicated to St. Margaret. BINSTEAD, a par. in the lib. of East Medina, Isle of Wight, in the co. of Southampton, 6 miles to the N.E. of Newport. It is situated in a pleasant spot on the north coast of the island, about 1 mile west of Ryde, its post town. In the vicinity arc some fine woods, and the an- cient stone-quarries which supplied the material for tho erection of Winchester Cathedral. Quarr, about a mile to the west of the village, was the site of the Cistercian abbey founded by Baldwin do Redvers, or Rivers, after- wards Earl of Devonshire, in tho year 1132. It was dedicated to the Virgin, and was valued at the Disso- lution at 184. Tho spot was well chosen, having a good eea view, and sheltered landwards by rich woods. Tho walls may still be traced, and inclose a space of about 30 acres. There are remains of the church and the refectory, the latter being now used as a barn.