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Rh BOEDEBLET. 313 BORGUE. .... of Canterbury, of the val. of 290, in the patron, '.iigravr, Esq. The church is dedicated to SS.
 * Y 1 ' and Paid. It is a spacious ancient structure, with

nssive western tower, a semicircular arched doorway in zigzag ornaments, and other parts in the Norman tty. It contains the tomb of Dr. Plot, author of Lisrios of the counties of Oxford and Stafford, who <.ie in 1696. lie was born at the manor-house in this ] ai i. Borden has the benefit of a valuable bequest 1 y William Barrow, in 1707, for the support of 80 ^ i'vs and other poor persons. The annual value of t lejndowmcnt is about 1,000. There are some other t- iii. charities. Ji>KDESLEY, a hmlt. joined with Deritend, in the jarpf Aston, hund. of Hemlingford, in the co. of Var- . in the eastern suburbs of Birmingham. It is in- ithin the bounds of the borough, and is a slain on the Birmingham and Wolverhampton of 16 Great Western railway. The Warwick canal i.. IMS by this place. It is the site of numerous fac- tirl and works, sharing in the general trade of Bir- u The population, according to the last cen- i 21,338, of whom 13,683 were in the district of y Trinity, and 7,655 in that of St. Andrew's. 'lh^ arc two churches in Bordesley Holy Trinity, Andrew's, the latter was consecrated in 1S36, a di>trict formed under Sir Robert Peel's Acl This church is in the decorated style. The livif, val. 320, is a perpet. cur., in the alternate a. of the bishop and trustees. The living of Holy Trity is also a perpet. cur., in the gift of the vicar. He: are ahnshouses for 1 2 persons, founded by James Do'U; and others, erected in 1848, by the trustees of 1 "illiam Lench, who gave certain properties in Birdngham by deed, dated March 11, 1525. There are iree other sets of almshouses in Birmingham, be- lon ng to the same trust. Those in Bordesley are in- 1 >i T! by a matron and 48 aged women. There are sevi il charitable endowments worth about 35 per am n. Bordesley Hall, which stood near Camp Hill, i nt down during the Birmingham riots of 1791. Hill was the scene of the conflict between the s, under Prince Rupert, and the inhabitants of 'lain, when the latter were repulsed and the liDESLEY, a limit, in ilio par. of Tardebigg, M!. of 1 lalfshire, in the co. of Worcester, 5 to the E. of Bromsgrove. The Redditch branch o 1 tl Bristol and Birmingham railway passes near this pi ad It was the site of a Cistercian abbey, founded by Je Empress Maude, which was dedicated to the Mary, and had revenues amounting at the Dis- 10 about 392. It was given by Henry VIII. to Alrews Lord Windsor, in exchange for the manor oi anwell, which the king compelled him to part 1 1 is related that this nobleman, being ordered -M anwell, his old family seat, without delay, left in i mansion the abundant provisions he had just mat for a hospitable and merry Christmas, saying that I!L liould not find it " bare Stanwell." There are no rem is of the abbey. B and ster cor dioc pall whi tow B of I 8 Near the village is Bordesley {DWELL, a par. in the bars, of Clandonagh lannallagh, in Queen's County, prov. of Lein- reland, 4 miles to the N.E. cf Kathdowny. It ris Lough Grantstown and a small tract of bog. tone is found here. The living is a. rect. in the if Ossory, Ferns, and Leighlin, val. 119, in the . of the bishop of the diocese. The church is d. Two castles formerly stood in this parish, of there are still remains. Near the ruins of Grants- Castle is Grantstown House.
 * KATTON, or BRATTON, a tnshp. in the par.

church, and hund. of Pimhill, in the co. of Salop, a to the N.W. of Shrewsbury. Baschnrch is a eta t;i on the Chester and Shrewsbury railway. The toin lip lies on the banks of the river Perry. In the vii ii y are Bratton Hall and Bratton Park. vEHAM, a par. in the hund. of Chelmsford, in the co. of Essex, 3J miles to the N.E. of Chelmsfprd, its post town. It is situated on the banks of the river Chelmer, and is crossed by the Great Eastern railway. It is a place of great antiquity, and had the rank of a market town before the Norman Conquest. The par. contains the honour of New Hall. This mansion, originally founded, it is supposed, by the Butlers, in the reign of Henry VII., was a largo and splendid structure. It was named Beaulicu by Henry VIII., who got posses- sion of the manor and made it an honour. He also im- proved and adorned the hall, and made it the residence of the Princess Mary. The king himself kept the fes- tival of St. George here in 1524. The estate was sub- sequently in the possession of the Ratcliifes, Villiers Duko of Buckingham, Cromwell, Monk Duke of Albemarle, &c. The fine chapel was taken down in the last century, and the great hall, 96 feet in length and 50 feet in breadth, has been converted into a chapel. A stained window from the old chapel is now in St. Margaret's church, West- minster. New Hall is now occupied as a nunnery, and has a Catholic school attached. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Rochester, of the val. of 432, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew. It has a square embattled tower, and contains, in the Sussex chapel attached to it, several monuments, with recumbent statues in alabaster of the three last Ratcliifes, Earls of Sussex. A mausoleum of the Walthams, in the style of the Temple of the Winds, is in the church- yard. Here are National schools, supported by volun- tary contributions; and a free school, founded and endowed in 1717 by Edmund Butler, the revenue of which amounts to about 156 per annum, the trustees of which are Dissenters. The par. of Little Barlow participates in this charity. There are several other charitable endowments producing about 13 a year. Near the village is Boreham House, the seat of Sir J. Tyrrell, Bart. The park contains two noble avenues, and a small lake in front of the mansion. BOREHAM MANOR, or BOREHAM STREET, in the par. of Wartling, and hund. of Foxcarle, rape of Hastings, in the co. of Sussex, 6 miles to the S.W. of Battle, and 6 N. of Pevensey. It is situated on the small river Ashburn, near Boreham Bridge, on the road from Battle to Lewes. BOREHAM WOOD, a hmlt. a short distance to the N.E. of the vil. of Elstrcc, and 11 miles from London. It is situated near the old Roman road called Watling Street, and contains several villa residences. To the west of the village is a large reservoir. It is supposed that the ancient town of Sulloniucuin was situated on Brockley Hill, which is 1 mile south. BORELAND, a vil. in the par. of Dysart, Kirkcaldy district, in the co. of Fife, Scotland, near Dysart. The inhabitants are employed in the neighbouring coal- mines. BOHERAY, a small island to the W. of Bergera, one of the Western Islands. It is about 1 square mile in area, and forms part of the par. of Harris, in the Isle of Lewis, in the co. of Inverness, Scotland, and is included in the presb. of Uist, being situated at a short distance to the N. of North-Uist. BORESFORD, a tnshp. united with Pedwardine, in the par. of Brampton Bryan, hund. of Wigmore, in the co. of Hereford, 4 miles to the N.E. of Presteign. BOKESON'S END, a limit, near the vil. of Pelham, in the hund. of Edwinstrce, in the co. of Herts, 6 miles E. of Buntingford, and 8 N.W. of Bishop Stortford railway station. The river Ash takes its rise in this neighbourhood. BORGUE, a par. and vil. in the co. of Kirkcudbright, Scotland, 4 miles to the S.W. of Kirkcudbright. It is situated on the sea-coast, on a peninsula lying between Kirkcudbright Bay on the E., and Wigton Bay on the S.W., and consists of the ancient pars. of Borgue, Kirk- andrews, and Sandwick. The par. also includes the vils. of Kirkandrcws and Chapelton, and the Island of Barloco, with some others. Along the coast, which is partly rocky, there arc some good natural havens. Freestone and whinstone are abundant here. The chief