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Rh BOBBING. 301 BODEDERN. of st iral conflicts between the royalists and parliamen- taria in the reign, of Charles I., and was occupied by both ternately. The church was also seriously damaged at th same period. The living is a perpet. cur., annexed to th of Brill, in the dioc. of Oxford. The church is dedii ed to St. James. The parochiar charities con- sistii partly of land called Poor Folks' Pasture, the gift William III., in 1699 produce about 20 per annu. lie ISIXCi, a par. in the hund. of Milton, lathe of Scraj in the co. of Kent, 1 mile from Milton. The ., NorfiKent railway passes near it. The living is a vie. in tli dioc. of Canterbury, of the val. of 96, in the of the Rev. G. Simpson, vicar. The church is 1 to St. Bartholomew. It is an ancient build- ing, th a tower and spire, and contains a piscina, two .."monu ental brasses (one being canopied), and tombs of .".the S.ages and Tuftons. Titus Dates was once rector
 * >ing. There is an endowment of about 7 a

year i- the instruction of poor girls. The Roman way, Street, passes through this parish. Bobbing < suw dilapidated, was the old seat of the Savage who formerly held the manor. Bobbing Place seat of the Cliffords. A fair is held here annually on th 4th September. i'.lNGTON, a par. in the southern div. of the f Seisdon, in the co. of Stafford, and extending .also iip the hund. of Brinistreo, in the co. of Salop, 6 the E. of Bridgnorth. It includes the limit, of ny Green. The living is a perpet. cur. in the Lichfield, of the val. of 97, in the patron, of tmore, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. There is an endowed free school, founded by Uanna Cobbett in 1792, which has an income of 42 urn. The other parochial charities amount to 10 a year. . BOBINGWORTH, or BOBBINGER, a par. in the Ongar, in the co. of Essex, 1 2 miles to the N. W. ing Ongar, its post town. The living is a rect. * Hoc. of Rochester, of the val. of 393, in the i if J. A. Houblon and C. Cure, Esqrs. The i dedicated to St. German. The annual produce < irochial charities is about 11. KN'FIKLD, a tnshp. in the par. of Felton, ward, in the co. of Northumberland, 8 miles to i Morpeth. HAMPTON, a tying, in the par. of Lamboum, 1. of the Siime name, in the co. of Berks, close num. HAMPTON, UPPER and LOWER, vils. in of Stinsford, George hund., in the co. of Dorset, ! milui-rom Dorchester. - B<X ING, a par. in the hund. of Hinckfurd, in the isux, 2 miles to the N. of Braintrec, its pust t is situated on the banks of the river Black- rater. The baize manufacture was at one time carried uccessfully, one kind of which article wasespc- rd for its good quality, and acquired the name 'Bu'lvgs." They were exported in considerable [uanlita. Some of the inhabitants are at present
 * imployf in the crape manufacture. The living is a rect. *

_ n thojioc. of Rochester, of the val. of 923, in the 'jjatronJf the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church, _;vhich Jin the early English style of architecture, is ledicati to St. Mary, and contains two brasses and innuments. One of the former is of Sir John , who died in 1420. There is a free school for 10 chil on, founded by Bishop Gauden, which has an '^ncomerom endowment of 50 a year. There is also I in aim: Luse, or hospital, for 9 persons, with a revenue if aim .80 per annum. The parish is in the enjoy- nent o:tarious other charitable endowments, the annual
 * value c which, with those mentioned, is about 220.

Che inr. >r of Booking, which was granted to the cathe- -.%al of linterbury before the Conquest, is now held by '- ie Cor ration of the Sons of the Clergy. Becking is he he:*, of a rural deanery. Petty sessions for the South 1-ickford div. are held in the town. A hospital B said 1 have been founded here by Sir John Dorwarde in the loth century. The Roman road from Chelmsford passed within a mile of this place. BOCKLETON, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of Doddingtree, in the co. of Worcester, partly also in the hund. of Broxash, in the co. of Hereford, 5 miles to the S. of Tenbury. Hampton Charles is a limit, of this par. The living is a perpct. cur.* in the dioc. of Here- ford, of the val. of 127, in the patron, of the Rev. J. J. Miller, incumbent. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. The parish contains some hop-grounds. BOCONNOC, a par. in the hund. of West, in the co. of Cornwall, 4 miles to the E. of Lostwithiel, its post town. Lead was procured here in small quantities in the 17th century, and traces of the works still exist. The living is a rect. consolidated with that* of Broadoak, in the dioc. of Exeter, of the val. of 378, in the patron, of Lady Grenville. Boconnoc House, the property of Lady Grenville, is situated in a fine park of great ex- tent, and considered the most magnificent in Cornwall, adorned with rich old woods and well-stocked with deer. The house was originally erected by the Mohuns, who wore for a long time the proprietors of the place. In 1718 it passed by purchase to Thomas Pitt, Governor of Fort St. George, who enlarged and reconstructed the mansion. It was further enlarged and improved by the first Lord Camelford. The picture gallery contains some interesting portraits, among which are those of the Duchess of Cleveland, by Lely ; Governor Pitt, by Sir Godfrey Kneller ; George, Lord Lyttelton, by the same artist ; and William, Earl of Chatham. Here are pre- served, too, a table and chair made from the material of the cradle of Queen Elizabeth. During the Civil War, in 1644, Charles I. took up his quarters at Boconnoc House for a short time, and narrowly escaped being shot in the park. At this seat was born, in 1708, the great Earl of Chatham, who was the grandson of Governor Pitt. The famous diamond brought to England by thp latter weighed 433 grains, and fetched the fabulous price of 135,000. The purchaser was the Duke of Orleans, Regent of France. On an elevated spot in the park is an obelisk 123 feet in height, erected in 1771 to the memory of Sir Richard Lyttelton. BODAIOCH, a tnshp. in the par. of Tref-Eglwys, hund. of Llanidloes, in the co. of Montgomery, North Wales, 4 miles to the N. of Llanidloes. It is seated in a pleasant spot on the banks of the river Tarannon, a branch of the Severn. BODDAM, a fishing vil. in the co. of Aberdeen, Scot- land, 3 miles to the S. of Peterhead. It is seated on the coast, and has two small harbours, one for boats only, near the promontory called Buchan Ness, or Boddam Head, on which are the ruins of a castle. BODDINGTON, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Tewkesbury and Westminster, in the co. of Glouces- ter, 4 miles to the N.W. of Cheltenham. It includes the tnshp. of Barrow, and was the scene of the final defeat of the Danes by Alfred the Great, in the year 893. The living is a perpet. cur., annexed to the vie. of Staverton, in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol. The church is dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene. The principal seat is the Manor House, which is surrounded by a moat. A magnificent oak, about 18 yards in girth, formerly stood near the house. BODDINGTON, UPPER and LOWER, a par. in the hund. of Chipping Warden, in the co. of Northampton, 9 miles to the S.W. of Daventry. It is situated on the borders of Warwickshire. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Peterborough, of the val. of 757, in the patron, of the Master and Fellows of Emmanuel College, Cam- bridge. The church is dedicated to St. John the Bap- tist. There is a free school, endowed by R. Lamprey in 1758, and some other charities, the annual value of which is about 47. BODEDERN, a par. in the huud. of Lyfon, in the co. of Anglcsea, North Wales, 7 miles to the E. of Holy- head. The name of this place, which signifies " House of Edern," is derived from a bard who resided here in the 7th century. It is situated in a pleasant country on the old road to Holyhead. Many of the inhabitants are