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Rh BLAINEY. 291 BLAKESLEY. by t Western Valleys railway, which has a station at Nan v--Glo, about 1 ~ miles from Blaina. The village is sii ited in a very picturesque spot, between two very high nd steep ranges of hills, which separate the Ebwy Vail from that of the Afon. The whole of the popu- laliV ;ire engaged in the extensive ironworks of Messrs. Lcvi; and Simpson. More attention has been paid at Blai than at most works to the education of the inha- Litai :, and a beautiful church, in the Norman style, wlik was almost destroyed by fire in the preceding year BklNEY, a parcel of the par. of Llangunider, hund. of < ckhowell, in the co. of Brecknock, South Wales, 5 mi i to the W. of Crickhowell. It is a station on the n Valleys section of the Monmouthshire railway nal. BUR- ATHOLL, a par. in the district of Atholl, and ,. of Perth, Scotland, about 80 miles to the N. of !^;h. It is situated among the Grampian moun- nd consists chiefly of rugged and bleak lands, tut i th some beautiful and fertile plains and straths. The incipal river is the rapid Garry, which receives . tributaries from the glens on each of its banks : the ] ockhie, the Bruar, and the Tilt. The loftiest hills are I lygloe, which rises to the height of 3,725 feet, and ";r, 3,550 I'cct. The view over this district from iss of Killiecrankie, by which it is approached the from he south, is considered to be one of the finest in intry. It embraces a great variety of scenery, _ _. ^ hill ad dale, pasture and woodland, bright streams and seats. The par. of Blair- Atholl is very extensive, eludes the ancient pars, of Kilmavronaig, Lude, rowan. Tho living, of the val. of 250, is in and 1 the ] 3sb. of Dunkeld, in the patron, of the Duke of The parish church is a recent structure. The vli, now in ruins, was the burial-place of Graham astle, the fine seat of the Duke, stands on the liu.kof the Tilt, near its junction with the Garry. i dou was attacked by the Highlanders in 1746. 'josty the Queen visited it, and stayed several .; here, in September, 1844. There are some pie- ! n.'sie waterfalls in the neighbourhood those of the in Glen Tilt, and those of the Bruar, celebrated is, near the road to Inverness. A considerable ' ground has been planted with larch, fir, &c. . commonly spoken here. Fairs are held for the rattle on the third Wednesday in May, and at
 * -ted iu 1845 in place of the old parish church,
 * house, who fell at Killiecrankie in July, 1689.
 * ue of Tilt on the 25th June and the 20th August

I '.). The par. is about 28 milea in length, by 18 breadth, having an area of about 166,000 acres. 1!I IR GOWRIE, a par. in the co. of Perth, Scot- ' miles to the N.E. of Cupar Angus. A branch rampians extends into this parish. It is watered al streams, the principal of which are the Isla Ericht. The banks of the latter are steep and .'I the stream has abundance of fish. The town "id trade, and is a burgh of barony. Many of kpeople are employed in spinning and weaving
 * 'he living, of the val. of 223, is in the presb. of

i 1 1 the patron, of M'Pherson of Blair Gowric, and
 * of Ardblair. In the vicinity is Newton House,

- residence of the M'Phersons. Fairs are held March, May, August, October, and November. tlu < here Thej r. extends about 7 miles in length and 3 miles in HI III LOGIE, a vil. in the par. of Logie, in the co. and hill, 1 BL the c< ing, Scotland, 3 miles from Stirling. It is seated Devon, at the foot of the Ochil Hills. Coppc. rytes exist here, and were once worked. The glen, the village with its kirk, and an ancient ear, make up a very picturesque scene. [RNGONE, a vil. in the par. of Fossaway, in of Perth, Scotland, 8 miles to the N.E. of Clack- . It is a burgh of barony. The Murray* had ere. BL rSDON, a par. in the hund. of Westbury in the "' Gloucester, 3 miles to the E. of Mitcheldean. Newnham is its post town. A destructive fire occurred in this village in 1699. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, and in the patron, of Mrs. Anna Gordon. Tho church is dedicated to St. Michael. BLAKEMERE, or BLACKMOOR, a par. in the hund. of Webtree, in the co. of Hereford, 7 miles to the S. of Weobly. It is situated on the banks of the river Wye. The living is a vie. united with that of Preston- on-Wye, in the dioc. of Hereford. The church is dedi- cated to St. Leonard. The parochial charities produce 2 per annum. BLAKENEY, a chplry. in the par. of Awre, hund. of Blidesloe, in the co. of Gloucester, 3 miles to the S. of Newnham. It lies near the river Severn. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, of the val. of 232, in the patron, of the Haberdashers' Company, London. The church is dedicated to All Saints. The Baptists have a chapel in the village. Cattle fairs are held here on the 12th May and the 12th No- vember. BLAKENEY, a par. and small port in the hund. of Holt, in the co. of Norfolk, 4 miles to the N.W. of Holt, Thetford is its post town. It is situated on the sea-coast, and has a good harbour. It was anciently called Snit- terley, and was the site of a Carmelite monastery, founded at the close of the 13th century, and siibsequently en- dowed by William do Roos. In the reign of Henry III. the inhabitants received the grant of a market, and many German traders afterwards resorted to the port and settled in the town. There are about 50 or 60 small vessels belonging to the port, which arc employed in the coasting trade and the fisheries. The entrance to the harbour is rendered difficult and dangerous by a shifting bar. The extension of the Great Eastern railway to the neighbouring port of Wells will probably lessen the trade of this place. The living is a rect.* united with that of Cockthorpe, in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 506, in the patron, of Lord Calthorpe. The church is dedicated to St. Nicholas. It is a large and handsome building of flint, with a lofty embattled tower at the west end, and a turret at the east end. It forms a con- spicuous object on the coast, and is a well-known sea- mark. It is said that the eastern turret was formerly lighted up. There is a chapel belonging to the Wesleyan Methodists. The charitable endowments amount to 12 per annum. The town contains an old guildhall, and some good arches of the ancient friary. Blakeney was the birthplace of John de Baconsthorpe, the "resolute and subtle doctor," and provincial of the Carmelites in England. He died in 1346. BLAKENHALL, or BLA.CKENHALL, a tnshp. in the par. of Wybunbury, hund. of Nantwich, in the co. palatine of Chester, 5 miles to the S.E. of Nantwich. The Grand Junction railway passes near it BLAKENHAM, GREAT, a par. in the hund. of Bosmere and Claydon, in the co. of Suffolk, 3 miles to the S. of Needham Market. Soon after the Conquest a small Benedictine priory was founded here, as a cell to the abbey of Bee, in Normandy, to which the manor had been given. On the suppression of alien priories, the manor was granted to the Provost and Fellows of Eton College. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, of the val. of 166, in the patron, of the Provost and Fellows of Eton College. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The Great Eastern railway and the Stow- market and Ipswich canal pass near this place. BLAKENHAM, LITTLE, a par. in the hund. of Bosmere and Claydon, in the co. of Suffolk, near Great Blakenham. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Nor- wich, of the val. of 280, in the patron, of the Rev. J. Jackson, incumbent. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. BLAKESALL, a limit, in the par. of Wolverley, hund. of Oswaldslow, in the co. of Worcester, 3 miles to the N. of Kidderminster. BLAKESLEY, a par. in the hund. of Green's Nor- ton, in the co. of Northampton, 4 miles to the W. of Towccster, its post town. It includes the limits, of