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Rh 334 BUACON-AS1I. Michael. Bracewell Hull, a mansion built in th> of Henry VIII., mid Ion;; in ruins, was the sent Tempot family. Near its site are some remains of a niieicnt home, luiilt of stone, containing a i ' tin- King's jKirlour." It was one of the retreats ,.| li.iii I Th> re arc traces of earthworks in the jiarish which an 1 to the royalists during the civil war of tin 17th century. HliAi KKN. :i tushp. in the par. of Kilnwick, wap. of Harthill, in the East Hiding of the co. of York, 6 miles to the 8.W. of Great Drifficld. It is situate.! mi the Wolds, and had formerly a chapel, the graveyard of which still remains. BRA( K KNBKK, a hmlt. in the par. of Shap, West ward, in the co. of Westmoreland, not far from Shap. It is seated in a mountainous district. Bl;.< KKN HER, a hmlt. in the par. of St. Michael, Appleby, East ward, in the co. of Westmoreland, 3 miles to the S.E. of Appleby. Brackenber Moor is locally noted as a resort for wild ducks. BEACKENlit iK UGH, a hmlt. about 6 miles to the N.W. of I'enritli, in the co. of Cumberland. BKACKKMl(il!(iri;ll, a par. in the wap. of I.ud- borough, parts of Lindsey, in the co. of Lincoln, 2 miles to the N. of Louth. The Great Northern railway passes it. The village is a meet for the South Vold hounds. BRACKKXFIELD, a tnshp. in the par. of Morton, bund, of Scarsdale, in the co. of Derby, 4 miles to tin 1 E. of Matlock. Alfreton is its post town. The Midland railway runs near it. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lichfield, worth 52, in the patron, of the Rector of Morton. The church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. BRACKKNFOOT, or BRACKENTHWAITE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Rigton, and par. of Kirkby- Ovcrblow, in the wap. of Cluro, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 6 tmlea to the W. of Witherby. BRACKEN-HILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Rooss, wap. of Holdemess, in the East Riding of the co. of York, 5 miles to the N. of Patrington. It is at a short distance from the sea-coast. BRACKENHILL, a tnshp. in the par. of Arthuret, ward of Eskdale, in the co. of Cumberland, 4 miles to the E. of Longtown. It lies on the borders of Scot- land, and contains the hmlt. of Easton, which gave name to an ancient parish. BRACKKNIK H. Ml'., a tnshp. united with Woodhall, in the par. of Hemingbrough, wap. of Ouso and Der- went, in the East Riding of the co. of York, 3 miles to the N.W. of Howden. It is situated in a pleasant spot on the river Dorwont, not far from the Selby and Mar- ket Weighton branch of the North-Eastern railway. BRACKENTHWAITK, a tnshp. in the per. of 'Lor- ton, ward of Allcrdalc-above-Derwent, in the co. of Cumberland, 8 miles to the W. of Keswick. It is in a district abounding in fine scenery, at the head of Lowes- water, and near Grisdale Pike. Lead has been found in the hills. BRACK 1 1 i ' I. V. A,r PETTY, Inverness-shire. BUACKHILL, a vil. in the par. of Kilcolman, and bar. of Trughanacmy, in the co. of Kerry, prov. of Munater, Ireland, not far from Mill town. llKACKLEY, a par., market town, and municipal borough, in the hund. of King's Button, in the co. of Northampton, 20 miles to the S. of Northampton, 8 miles to the W. of Buckingham, and 63 miles from London, or 67 miles by railway. It is a station on tin- Buckingham and Banbury branch of the London and Nortl railway. bracklcy is si; on the borders of Buckinghamshire, on the banks of the river Onse, not far from its source, and is a town of great antiquity. It was an important place before the Norman Conquest, and was at an early period the seat of a considerable trade in wool. In the reign of Edward II. it was madn a staple town for wool, and in the reign of his -MIT it was represented in a council held at West- minster by throe merchant staplers. The privilege of market was granted before the year!217, and a charter of incorporation early in the 14th century. Edv. conferred on the town the elective franchise, and t of returning two members to parliament. Thu t exercised till the Reform Act, under wh. franchised. The government of the boro^^H its ancient charter in a mayor, 6 gesses. The town stands on the slop. from the river, and consist- about a mile in length, running up from the two arches, by which tin- river is crossed. Th* are mostly built of stone. In the middle of the a handsome townhall and market-house, erected by the first Duke of Bridgewater. The lace n and the boot and shoe trade a i local industry. Brackley is the .- Union, the head of a County Court il; place for the south division of th> contains the Union poorhouse. Brackley is considered as two parishes, thor and St. James, but for eccle- 1 consolidated. The living is a vie. in the d borough, val. 359, in the pair Sutherland. The church is dediiv/ is an ancient edifice in the early English i embattled tower, and contains a curious < James's church, also old, has been taken burial service is performed in a small chap site. Divine service is occasionally peitaa pel connected with the old li bequest having been mud for that purpose i John Welchman. The hospital wa> by Robert le Bossu, Eni Henry VIII. to Magdah pendents and Wesleyans hare chap' is a free school, founded and endowed flete,, about the middle of thc!5thcei for six widows, establish which have an income fi But the principal chair : 'tree's I benefit of the poor, producii formerly existed in this pan- called Castle Hill. At BMM several tournaments were h<. the reign of King John the barons aswsi the purpose of treating with him. iktmuc Orientalist, one of the contributors to Wi glot Bible, was a native (1624) of gives the title of viscount to tl The market, chiefly for com, is Fairs are held on the Wednc> the second Wednesday in. the 22nd Juno and the llth October, November (St. Andrew's Day). IJKACKUNTtiWX. a vil. in th* par. at ( and bar. of Ballymoe. in th Connaught, Ireland, 1- BBACKNAL, or BR.V 'K. Ki.L, a hi of Easthampstead, hund. of Ripplesmere, Berks. 4 miles from Wokin^ham. ] the Richmond, Staines, and Reading don and South- Western rail- cur., annexed to the vie. of Wai Oxford, in the gift ol'ti -tructuro in the p . was is much fine scenery and many good the neighbourhood. BRAOO, otherwise c.. of Muthell, in tin- co. ..t Perth, > "tland,! of the vil. of Muthell. It i rivulet, a branch of the Allan Here i chi a Free church, and an Unite.! I 1 also three very interesting Roniiin encamproail BR.U "N ASH, a par. in the h the co. of Norfolk, 6 miles to th. S.Vi miles from Flordon railway station. The linnf in the dioc. of Norwich, of' tin Mrs. E. Bernoy. The church, ili-dii.r of a mixed style of architecture, and i-i Il< <* of flint, stone, and brick, plastered ovor.