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Rh BODNEV. 304 BOGX'il; contains also the Union poorhouse, the Stannary prison (form lunceston), and a savings-bank. The living is u vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, of the. 350, and in the putron. of (!. I 1 '. Bassett, Esq. The church i.i dedicated to M PetTOO. It is the largest rhurrh in Cornwall, measuring 151 feet in length by 63 feet in breadth within the walls. Part' rablo structure belong* to the early part of the I'.'th >iry, but the greater portion was rebuilt in 11T-. It was the conventual church of the nn.iuistery, and it chiefly in the perpendicular style "f architcctun . A lofty cpire, which originallv siirni'. untid tin- l.n<- tower, was destroyed in a thunderstorm in 1699. The cost window of stained glass belonged to the old church, to which it was given by Lord Dunstauvillc. There are several interesting monuments in the church, of the most noteworthy is that of Thomas Vyvyan, Prior of Bodmin, who died in 1-533. It is an altar tomb, with a recumbent figure of the prior. The font is a curious relic of the earliest times. It is of largo size, nearly three feet and a half in diameter, supported by a stole and four small pillars, and covered with sculpture. Near it is a piscina. The Wesleyans, Independents, and Bryanitea have chapels in the t-.wn. There is a grammar school, founded by Queen Elizabeth, with an endowment of 5 6s. 8rf. per annum, and National schools for boys and girls. The charitable endowments of the parish amount to 46 a year. There are MOM remains, consisting of the gatehouse and part of th.- refectory, of the Grey Friars' priory which toi-m. -rly existed here. About a mile from tin 1 tawm are the ruins of the Leper's Hospital, dedicated to St. Lawrence, and incorporated by Quen Elizabeth in 1682. Its revenue, about 140 per annum, is paid to the infirmary at Truro. James I. granted the hospital a market, long since dis- used, and a Cur, which is still held in August. Castle Kynock, or Canyke, is an extensive encampment east- ward of the town. Halgaver, or llalgower Moor, was till recently the scene of a curious annual festival, called the " Bodmin Riding," including a procession on horseback and on foot, with garlands, election of a mayor, holding of a court, and trial of any one guilty of slovenly dress, concluded sometimes by a " ducking." The ceremony is of very ancient origin, and has given rise to the popular sayings, "Take him before the Mayor of Halgaver," " Present him in Halgower Court." Berry Tower, north of the town, was part of an ancient chapel. There is a railway to Wadebridge, 15 miles distant, for the conveyance of minerals. In the neigh- bourhood of Bodmin are the pile of granite blocks called the " f'heesering," and the circles called the "Hurlera," which Dr. Stukely supposes to have been the remains of a Druid's temple ; they stand on a down in three circles. The peasantry here have the superstitious notion that they wore men transformed for diverting themselves on the Sabbath-day at " hurling," a Cornish recreation. Dean Pridcaux received his early educa- tion atrtho grammar school of Bodmin. The principal eats are Bodmin Priory, which stands on the site of the old monastery, Lanhydrock, Lancar, and Bocorc. Saturday is the market day. Fairs arc held on the 25th January, the Saturday before Palm Sunday, the nosday before Whitsuntide, and the 6th 1 K CD ml" r, fur the sale of horses and cattle. Largo fairs are also held at St. Lawrence on the 21st August, and the 29th and 30th October. There in a good racecourse near the In" u. i.n which races are occasionally held. B01>N !. V, ;i ir. in the southern div. of the hm ihue. in the co. of Norfolk, 6 miles to the W. of n. Tin living is a rect.,uniti-.l with that of Great Crossingham, in the dioc. of Norwich. The chun h is dedicated to St. Mary. The princijKil scat is Bodney II ill. This mansion was the retreat of the nuns of trgia, refugees, after the French Revolution of ONOD, a tnshp. in the par. of Eglwys-fach, hund. of Isdulas, in the co. of Denbigh, North Wales, 6 miles to the N. of Llunnvst. In this township is the seat of the Honmcr family. BODORLAS, u tnshp. in the par. of i hund. of Edernion, in the co. of Merioneth, . not far from Corwcii. BODOKKYN, a tnshp. in the par. of At. ., of Isdulas, in the co. of Denbigh, ' from Abergele. It is situated on the sea -coast. ' BODRACH, a tnshp. in the par. of I hund. of Isaled, in th. co. of Denbigh, No miles t.. tin N.E. of Lhimv BODliAN, a tush]., in the par. of LlanfyUin, ] of the same name, in the co. ol ' Wales, not far from Llanfylliii. I.i iDULLTIN, a tnshp. in the par. of Rusbon, 1 .Held, in the <-o. of Denbigh, N . the N. of Chirk. Th railway passes near it. BODVACH. &v Bui. in n. M .ntL'i.ii I:nl)VAI;|. .s,, Itoi.i M!i, Hint BODVEAN, or BODVEAN-IN-] hund. of Dinlaen, in the co. ol mile to the S. of Nevin. It is situated i . Cam Bodvean. Tlie living is gor, of the vol. of 198, in th.- patron, of t diocese. The church, a modern s: Buan, and contains some Wynne family. !! i i dists ; also a small free school, with a year. Bodvean i now the residence of Lord Newborough. BOD WROG, a parochial chplry. in th. fon, in the co. of Anglcsea, North Wai. s, 4 ml, . t S. of Llanerchymedu. The Il"h h. d railway i the south of this place. The living is the dioc. of Bangor, of the vnl the Principal and Fellows of Jes The church is dedicated to St. Twi endowments of the chpli BODYDDOW, a tnshp. in the hund. of the same name, u Noith Wales, not far from IJai.lyllin. BODY N WVDAi;, a tnshp. in thy par. of Eglwys, hund. of Yale, in the co. of Denbigh, '. Wales, 5 miles, to the N W. of Uango! BODYS-GAW.and BODYS-:. AYVKX, tnshpf i par. of Llannefydd, hund. of Isaled . 5 miles to the N.V. BODY VOL, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanfechin, h of Pool, in the co. of Montgomery, 4 mil- LlanfyUin. BOGUANT1N, a vil. in the bar. of Athlone.iL co. of Roscommon, prov. of Connuught, Ireland,) i to the S. of Athlone. BOGNOR, a chplry. and i uuhcj South Berstcd, in the hund. of Aldwick, and : < hiche-tcr, in the co. of .Sussex, 6 mill - of Chichestcr, and about 76 miles the South Coast rail" r is ab from the Woodgate station on that situated in a pleasant spot on the coast of ( th. north Sir K. I! for his --.Hie lodging- l-'roin that time th>- place grew in i a fashiona) was established by Act of Parliament, ai market-house elected; baths and subscripl|H^ rooms were also established. The coast is high rocky; but time is a good sandy beach. The t. commands a tin- ic-w over the Channel Viirht. Here is a coastguard stati ]. asses to the north of^^H living is a perpot. cur. in the dioc. of Chichorter, of val. of 107, in the patron, of the Arclil terbury. The church, built in 1821, ia dedicated ! John. ' The Independents and WcslcvaM haw are two schools for girls, saffaf-f subscription, one of which was founded by th* f> Charlotte. Bognor Lodge, erected by v who is considered the founder of the town, u no