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Rh BOUGHTON. 324 liy Ralph Duke of Montague, and was surrounded by grounds and gardens of inn: nt, and adorned in the most i Ii: Ui:i.i the duke entertained hero i I. and his whole court. The house was partly rebuilt by John, the second duke. It ha^ collection of painting, the most alualde of which arc two of llaflaclle's cartoons, "}'. i m," and a "Holy Family." There are portraits of Edward VI., s Wentworth, Earl of Stratford. BOUGHT! >X, a par. in tho Hatfield div. of the wap. of Baaaetlaw, in tho co. of Nottingham, 2 miles to tlm N.I'', of Ollerton, its post town. Hops are cultivated here. The living is a i>eq>et. cur. attached to t! of Kncesall, in the dioc. of Lincoln. BOUGHTON, a vil. in the par. of St. John I 1 .. dv.-ar- dine, and hand, of Oswaldslow, in the co. of Woi 2 miles from Worcester. Boughton House is tho prin- cipal residence. BOUGHTON ALUPH, a par. in tho hund. of Wye, lathe of Scray, in the co. of Kent, 4 miles to the VK. of Ashford, its post town. It is situated on tho west bank of the river Stour. The South-Eastem railway runs through the parish. Part of the land is laid out in hop- grounds. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Canter- bury, val. 216, in tie patron, of tho trustees of Dr. Breton. The church is a largo ancient building of Hint and aslilar, in the form of a cross, with a low to- the ccntro. It is dedicated to All Saints, and has some remains of ancient stained windows, a piscina, and several monuments. In this parish are the manors of Sralon and Vilmington, which were anciently held by tenures of a singular character : the former, by the service of following the king when he went to Gascony, leading a leash of hounds till shoes, worth a groat, were worn out ; the latter, by the service of providing a pothook for the king's meat. The charitable endowments of the parish produce 8 a year. A pleasure fair is held at 1 , the 24th June. BOUGHTON, GREAT, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Oswald, Chester, locally in the hund. of Broxton, in the co. palatine of Chester, in the east suburbs of tho city. It is situated on the river Dee, and is crossed liy tho Chester and Crewe railway. It contains many good houses, and has a National school. Boughton Hall is tho seat of Dr. Currie. Great Boughton is the head of a Poor-law Union, which includes several parishes in Flintshire. BOUGHTON MALHERB, a pan in the hund. of K home, kthe of Aylesford, in the co. of Kent, 10 miles to the 8.E. of Maidstone, its post town. It lies on the north confines of the Weald of Kent, and is intersected by a ridge of hills commanding extensive views. The par. contains some hop-grounds. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Canterbury, of the val. of 176, in the patron, of the heirs of Earl Cornwallis. Tho church, which stands on tho summit of the hill, is dedicated to St. Nicholas, and contains three monumental brasses, the earliest being of Uio year 1490, and fine monuments to tho Wottons, especially to Sir Thomas and Sir Edward Wotton. The charitable endowments of the parish are worth 8 a year. The manor of Boughton Malherb, for- merly belonging to the Stanhopes and Wottons, is now held by tho heirs of Earl Cornwallis. Remains of the huilt by Sir Edward Wotton, and visited by Queen Fli/.-ibolh about 1573, still exist, and are con- verted into I'uiu buildings. This house was tho birth- place of Sir Henry Wotton, the distinguished diplomatist of tho reign of James I., and the subject of one of Izaak Walton's delightful biographies. In this parish are the ruins of Collridge Castle, the ancient seat of the Pey- .; and near them is Chil-lone House, which was built. rials. .t the old castle. S MIP.M 'IIMI.sKA. a par. in tho hund. B, lathe of Aylesford, in tho co. of Knit, :; E. of Maidstonc, its ] lost tofl-n. It Ues 'north border of the Weald. Ragstonc is quar- D the hills which cross the pari grown. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. <!' Canter- bury, of tho val. of 39o, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter ol Ko, ],, -t. r. The St. J 1. a neat modern > t<> replace tin: old one, which was destroyed There are charitable annum. The principal i^mon f, which stands in a i by T. Ilider, Esq., who is ; BOUliiri" I.]!, or Sl'ITAl lib. in tl ,, 1., rally ii. and hund. of Broxton, in the co'. palatii. BOUGHTON-UNDEK-BLEAS of Boughton-under-Blean, lathe < Kent, 3 miles to the S.E. of Faversham, its and 7 V. of Canterbury. Tho London, Chithun, Dover railway passes near it. The villapo u near t, once the haunt of wild beasts, and Bout- the view from which U C( i finest ir, hind. There are hop-grounds in ih is a vie.* in the dioc. of Canti rb'; in tho patron, of the archbishop, cated to SS. Peter and Paul, aim from the village. It has two chantries attachii: contains some brasses and family mm had a spire till about 1600, wh.u it Ml down ' Wealeyans have a chapel in the in 1844, and has a spire. The ; worth about 70 per annum. BOUGHTON-UNDEK-BLEAX Hi of the 17 hunds. or subdivisions of the 1 in tho co. of Kent, situated in the ea>! co. and bounded on the N. by the Thames, on I by the lathe of St. Angustin of Felborough, and on the W. 1. sham. It contains the pars, of lie Graveney, Hcrnhill, and Selling, area of about 9,662 acres. BOULBY, a hmlt. in the par. d Langbaurgh, in the North ' 10 miles to the N.W. of Whit!. sea-coast, and is the site of large and va 'works, established in 1615. The works are on I m it of a lofty cliff. Many interesting fossils i in the rocks here, the strata of regular in their dispositi< ui. The old I a farmhouse, was the seat of a branch of the '. family, to whom the alum-works once bel BOITLDON, a tnshp. in the par. of ] hund. of Munslow, in the t 1 " N. of Ludlow. BOULGE, a par. in tho hund. of Wilfurd, in tin of Suffolk, 3 miles to the N. of Woodj^H town. The living is a mt .* > the val. with that of Ii, bar), the patron, of II . W. Field, Esq. The < eatea to St. Michael. In the vicinity i Boulg* B BOULMElt, a tushp. unii tho par. of Long Houghton, ward of Bomba the co. of Northumberland, 5 miles to wick. Tho village, cons ottag<> pied by fishermen, is seated on the sea-coast near B mer Point. Boulmer Bay is a sec, surrounded by rocks, and used to be a great re smugglers. From this circumstance smuggled acquired the .name of Boomer in the BOULSDOX, a tythsr. united will, of Newent, hund. of Botloe, in ti miles to the X.V. of Gloucester. It is situated in Forest of Dean. l!on.STt>N.or uri.STOX. a pur. in til- leddy, in tho co. of PnnI i to tie 8. of Havorfordwest, its post town. ,n the cast bank of the river Cleddv is a don. cur. in the dioc. of St. David's, v.i -,'it't of ll. J. Acland, Esq., to whom the manor In the neighbourhood are some tumuli, and t an old mansion, formerly the scat of tho Wogan BOUI-STuNK,, BOLSTON, par. - liv. of the hund. of M ffl the 6 miles to the S. of Hereford. The Hi XA t-p-t' MI *' v