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Rh BISHOP STOKE. 281 BISHOP'S WALTHAM HUNDRED. III. by Bishop Grandison. There are still remi is of this palace near the village. Limestone and marl ; exist in the parish. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. f Exeter, of the val. of 215, in the patron, of the Kcv.V. R. Ogle, the incumbent. The church is in the Ang -Norman style, and has a fine western entrance. It is de sited to St. John the Baptist. There is a free school in tl village, endowed with about 40 a year, and some othc harities producing 12 a year. West Teignmouth form ly formed part of this parish, but is now a separate livin in the gift of the Vicar of Bishops-Teignton. The prini >al residence is Bishops-Teignton Lodge. B1HOP STOKE, a par. and large vil. in the hund. of Siriey, in the co. of Southampton, 7 miles to the S.Wif Winchester, and 73 miles from London. It is a Hi the London and South- Western railway. A bran. line runs from this place to Gosport and Ports- moui, and another branch linn to Salisbury. The village, whio is large and well-built, is situated in a well-wooded cour;y on the east bank of the river Itchiu, which is lo to Winchester. The county cheese market, icd in 1852, is a spacious square enclosure, sur- rouii d by sheds and stores, and having ready commu- vith the several railways which centre at Bar- ton,. the west side of the river Itchin. The living is in the dioc. of Winchester, of the val. of 437, .in tnpatron. of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. ry, was rebuilt in 1825. It is a handsome stone i at thjeast side. There are National and infant schools, ibuiltn 1842, and a Wesleyan chapel at the adjoining E Crowd Hill. Bishop Bale, the antiquary, was r this parish in the reign of Edward VI. The ' >f Winchester is lord of the manor. The chief re Fair Oak Park, Oak Lodge, Manor House,
 * struore, with square tower, and a rich painted window
 *  miles to the W. of Swansea, its post town. It is ntly situated in a beautiful valley near the coast of Hay, and includes the vil. of Killay. It was y ainoiig the possessions of the see of Llandaff. ing is a rect. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 241, patron, of the Bishop of Llandaff. The church t <>d to St. Deilo. Davies, the antiquarian, author of "< Itic Researches," was once rector of this place. BI 10PSTONE, a par. in the hund. of Ramsbury,
 * o. of Wilts, 6 miles to the E. of Swindon. Far-

is its post town. It lies on the borders of Berk- The living is a -vie.* in the dioc. of Gloucester istol, val. 208, in the patron, of the bishop. nch is dedicated to St. Mary. There are two 1 schools in the village, the income of which i to about 60 per annum, and some other charities nnual value of 70. 10PSTONE, a hmlt, in the par. of Stone, hund. oi A^sbury, in the co. of Buckingham, 2 miles to the ylesbury. r.IttOPSTONE, a par. in the hund. of Grimsworth, 'in thfco. of Hereford, 7 miles to the W. of Hereford, It is situated near the river Wye. The 3 a rect.,* of the val., with the vie. of Yazor
 * anne.4l to it, of 429, in the patron, of Sir R. Price,

The church is dedicated to St. Lawrence. The E' 1 charity is Bcrrington's Hospital, which has a from endowment of 47 a year. In the vicinity 1US, a castellated mansion on Bishopstone Hill, with the autiful grounds, and commanding fine -views of IOPSTONE. See BISHTON, Monmouthshire. [OPSTONE, a tythg. in the par. of Montacute, d. of Tintinhull, in the co. of Somerset, 3 miles -.7 ~c -r :i BI! BI! - and h to th(|V. of Yeovil. BIS'.OPSTONE HUNDRED, one of the 17 sub- clivisi s of the rape of Pevensey, in the co. of Sussex. It c i rises the pars, of Bishopstone and Denton, and exti i! over an area of about 2,700 acres. TOI . BISHOPSTONE, a par. in the hund. of the same name, rape of Pevensey, in the co. of Sussex, 7 miles to the S. of Lewes. Seaford is its post town. It is situated in a pleasant spot on the sea-coast, and has a coastguard station. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 88, in the patron, of the Bishop of London. The church is old, and partly in the Norman style. The vil- lage was the birthplace (1763) of James Hurdis, author of the poem entitled the "Village Curate," and Pro- fessor of Poetry at the Oxford University. BISHOPSTONE, a par. in the hund. of Downton, in the co. of Wilts, 4 miles to the S. of Wilton. Salisbury is its post town. It contains the hmlt. of Throope, and several others. The living is a vie.* and sinecure rect. in the dioc. of Salisbury, of the val. of 806, in the patron, of the Earl of Pembroke. The church, which once belonged to the priory of Monkton Farleigh, is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. It is a handsome structure in the form of a cross, in the decorated style of architecture, and has a finely decorated ceiling, some canopied niches, and two stone coffins, in which were deposited the remains of bishops. The parochial charities, consisting of a bequest for the benefit of the school, amount to 12 a year. There is a parochial day-school and a Sunday-school, the latter built by the present rector, the Rev. Chancellor Lear. BISHOPSTROW, a par. in the hund. of Warminster, in the co. of Wilts, not far from Warmiuster, its post town. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 220, in the patron, of Sir F. D. Astley, Bart. The church is dedicated to St. Adeline. Roman urns and many brass coins have been found here. There are re- mains of a large earthwork on "VVhiten Hill, near the village. The principal residence is Bishopstrow House. BISHOP BUTTON, a tythg. in the par. of Chew Magna, hund. of Chew, in the co. of Somerset, 8 miles to the S. of Bristol. BISHOP'S WALTHAM, a par. and market town in the hund. of the same name, Droxford div. of the co. of Southampton, 9 miles to the S.E. of Winchester, and 65 miles from London by road, or 79 miles by railway. It is a station on the Gosport and Portsmouth branch of the London and South- Western railway. The parish is situated in a pleasant country near the source of the river Hamble, and includes the chplries. of Ashton and Curdridge, and the tythg. of West Hoe. The prefix " Bishop's " denotes the fact that the manor belongs to the see of Winchester. It has been held by the bishops from time immemorial, and was the site of the episcopal palace or castle originally founded in the reign of King Stephen, by his brother, Henry de Blois. It was the chosen seat of William of Wykehani, to whose culti- vated taste was chiefly owing the grandeur and beauty of the building. The last days of his long and active life were spent here. The palace was destroyed during the civil war of the 17th century ; but there are some remains to testify to its former extent. The business of the town is chiefly connected with agriculture. A brisk trade in leather is carried on, and a small malt trade. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winchester, of the val. of 915, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. There is a grammar school, founded in 1679 by Bishop Morley, with an endowment of about 40 a year. Other charitable endowments of the parish produce about 100 per annum. National schools have been established. Waltham Chase, near this town and included in the manor, was formerly a notorious haunt of deer-stealers, who, from the custom of blackening their faces, obtained the name of Waltham Blacks. The legislature interfered at last, and, in 1723, to put a stop to their depredations, passed the Act called the Black Act. The village of Wiekham, near the Chase, was the birthplace (1324) of the great prelate, William of Wykcham. Bishop's Waltham is a polling-place for the county elections, and a County Court is held in tho town. Friday is the market-day. Fairs are held on the second Friday in May, the 30h July, and the first Friday after Old Michaelmas Day. BISHOP'S WALTHAM HUNDRED, one of the 48
 * r Wye. It is the seat of the Cotterells.