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Rh |:M ' 330 BOXFOUD. an area of 17,947 acres. The name Bowness is apjilied to tin? jwniiiHula bounded on the N. and W. by the. frith, and on the S. by Wampool Bay, as well as to the village. ] ;i i V N KSS, a large and flourishing vil. in the tnshp. of Uiid'.'rinillbci.'k. and par. "I Windermere, in Kendnl ward, in tin- 00, !' WMtaonUad. 8 miles to thu V". nl Kendal, and G S. of Ambleside. The Kcndal mid Windermere branch of tin- L'lncanliT and Carlisle rail- way terminates at liirthwaite, about 1J mile above Bowncss. The village is seated in a pleasant spot on the cast side of Wind, inn n-, ut 1 which it commands a fine view, and is the principal port on the lake. Three steam yachts ply regularly from here during the summer month.-, and tin-re is a large traffic in wood, &c. It is the chief place in Windermere parish, and one of the polling places for the county. It is a favourite haunt of tourists, having several good inns and many first-rate boarding-houses. Here is the noble mansion known aa Windermere Hydropathic Establishment, but now con- verted into a first-class ladies' school ; it is situated on an eminence, commanding a view of the lake, and sur- rounding country, with lU magnificent scenery. The museum, rich in local curiosities, has ceased to exist, I nit there is a flourishing mechanics' institute. SI. quarried and exported, and there is an extensive fishery carried on for char, trout, &c. The char is potted and sent to the London markets. The parish church of Win- dermere stands in the village, and has a fine stained-glass window, which once belonged to Fumess Abbey. The rectory-house is also an interesting object, with its fine old porch. But the chief ornament of the village is the handsome grammar school, erected at the expense of the late John Bolton, of .Storr's Hall, the first stone of which was laid by the poet Wordsworth, who resided at Rydul Mount. The school, originally founded about the middle of the 17th century by inhabitants of the parish, has now a revenue from endowment of 150 a year. In the vicinity are many noble mansions, as Storr's Hall, the seat of Rev. T. Staniforth ; Bumside, the seat of O. A. Anfiere, Esq. ; Bell Field, the seat of James Bryans, Esq. ; Quarry How, Bay Bigg, &c. BO WOOD, a tythg. in the par. of Netherbury, hund. of Beaminstcr Forum and Redhone, in the co. of Dor- set, 2 miles to the S. W. of Beaminster. BO WOOD, an oxt. par. lib., locally in the par. and hund. of Calm-, in the co. of Wilt*, 2 miles 8.W. from C'ulne, and 3 S.E. from Chippenham. This district was anciently part of the royal Forest of Pewisham, in which James I. is said to have frequently enjoyed the pleasures of the chase. Bowood House is the seat of the Marquis of Lansdownc. The mansion, chiefly built in the Italian style of architecture, after designs by Robert and James Adams, stands in a large and beautiful park, with varied scenery, and sheltered by rich woods. The late IT. of Lanadowne added a new wing on the west side, '600 feet long, after the model of the Emperor Diocletian's palace at Spalatro. A fine lake, of about 30 acres, wind* among the grounds, and spreads out in front of tin- house. On a wooded hill is a mausoleum with a monu- ment to John Earl of Shelburne, who died in There is a remarkable echo in one part of the grounds, which repeats the sound four times. The mam-inn i n- tains .hie paintings, among which are " St. John the Baptist," by Raphael, works by Gainsborough and Stnnlicld, and some interesting portraits. Here is alao t t Hagar," by Westmacott. Not far from 1 to wood is Sloperton Cottage, formerly the residence of th as Moore. DoWlMKI l l.l>. a vil. in the par. of Dunnich.-n, in tin- ir, Scotland, 4 miles from F. l;iiVsr.|.K, a tnshp. in the par. of Greyntoke, Loath ward, in the co. of Cumberland, 8 miles* I wick. It is situated on the river Calder, near Oreystoke Park, the seat of the Howards. BOWBDON, a tauhp. in the par. of Lowick, ward of lilcndalc, in tli,. ,.,,. of Northumberland, 2 miles from Ancroft, and 71 from Berwick. Coals and lime abound, and a new coal-mine was opened in 1857, which promises to be very productive. There is a i the village. BOW STREET, a limit, in the tnahp Mynacli, and par. of Llanlihai of Geneur-Ulynn, in the co. ot C;u 2 miles to the N. of Aberystwith. It u i Cardigan liav. BOWTHORPE, a jar. iii the hund. the co. of Norfolk, 3 miles to tin V. ,>i N living is a dmi. cur. united with th the dioc. of Norwich. The church is dedicated I Michael. After being converted into a granary time, it was, in 1635, restored to living, originally a reel., was made a cur. ubonl BOWTHOBPE, a hmlt. in the jar. of 1 brough, wap. of Ouse and !> i-.v. >,t. in of the co. of York, 4 miles to the N. V is a joint tnshp. with Menthorpe. BO WT1I AITK, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of F tains Earth, and par. of Kirk by Malzcui of Claro, West Riding of the co. of York, not tor i Ripon. BOX, a hmlt. in the j>ar. of Minchinhampton, h of Longtree, in the co. of ( Mom-ester, i-lue to Mine hampton. In >X, a par., tn&hp., and large vil. in the huni union of Chippenham, in the co. of Wilts, "> mild N.E. of Bath, and 102m, hist onthoGreai iluay, whi, h K. a tunnel, called the Box Tun . miles which has a fall of 50 feet in a mile. The . situated in a fine valley, on i London, and contains the hn several others. Here are valuable quarri called Bath stone, from being extensively med ia I city. It is exported in large quui. the kingdom. The existence of some near the village led to the establish Spa ; but the experiment failed, and the * converted into private dwellings. Th< brewing and malting estab The 1 vie.* in the dioc. of Glouccs; in the patron, of the Rev. II. P. The church, dedicated to St. Thomas 4 Bednt, ancient strut-turn with spire, and contains a to Mrs. Bowdlcr. There is also a chapel Kingsdown, and a W r esleyan cb:i school, endowed by several persons with an 80 per annum, a large, private, girls' school, i National school. A Roman villa is supposed to stood at Cherry Court, in this parish, many Roman having been discovered there. i:i'X AND STOCKllKIPCi: 1! unds. or subdivisions oi ' of Sussex, situated in tho wi bounded by the rap.- of Arundd hunds. of Aldwick and Man!: by the hunds. of Bosham and Aid comprises the purs, of Aldingbourn, / grove, Donnington, Earthai ton, M< i rton, Y-t Han. pin It, .N'.'ith -M Uuml.old's Wyke. and 1 j.-Waltham. l"he hund. i- about 'Jl.li'JO tt IK il-'ul;p, a par. in the hund. of Fail Berks, 4 miles to the N .W. town. It is situated on the river Laniboi of the Kennel, and contains the tythg. of ' Tho living is a rcct. in tho dioc, of annual val. of 761, in tho patron. Wells. The church is dedicated to ' Wesleyans have a chapel hue. charitable endowments of trilling value. JiO.Xl-nKP, a par. in the hund. of Bbergk,l ing also into the hund. of Cosford, in the oo. < 6 miles to tho W. of the market < Colchester is iU post town. It is situated in a pi- valley, watered by two small streams, and cental hmlt. of Hadleigh. The living is a reel.* in th, of Kly, of tho val. of 710, in tho patron, of thecr