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Rh BRADFIELD-COMBU8T. 336, OB -CUMI'I'ST, or Ill'IiXT 1!KAI>- 1-11. 1. li, a par. ill the hund. of Thedwcstry, in 1 ,tli)lk, '< in. - of Hury St. Edmuini jn. It >i addition to ito name freox the longed to the at, being burnt down in i-i-7 Tin living i-i a discharged rcct.* in the dioc. of Kly, val. 1NO, in the patron, of th- K> v. - I. ukin, rector. In 17'.'- the ohnrch was endowed with 200 royal bounty; but in IS.'iH this was rolinqu fora . "is of 231 10s. , award* d in lieu of tithes. The church i.s dedicated to All Saints. In the cliuni > -1 is an old piscina. There are mural monuments to the Youiig family, and tablets to the Edwards and Enraght families. I lull was the seat of Arthur Young, tin celebrated writer on agriculture, who was born at this village in 1 7 1 1 . It is now the residence of Arthur John Young, who, in 1867, erected the pn-.sc ut noble mansion on the site of the old hall. It contains some excellent paintings, and a select library of 6,000 vols. BRADFIELD ST. CLARE, a pur. in the hund. of Thedwestry, in the co. of Suffolk, 1 mile from Bradfield- Combust. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ely, of the val. of i"J7-~), in the patron, of the Bev. R. Davers. The church is dedicated to St. Clare. The Wesloyans have a chapel in the village. I ' 1 1 1 : 1 .1 1 ST. GEORGE, a par. in the huud. of , in the co. of Suffolk, 6 miles to the S Bury St. Kdmund's, its post town. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ely, of the val. with that of Rnshbrook annexed, of 660, in the patron, of the Marquis of Brist hurch is dedicated to St. George. The surrounding country is very flat, and the view from the top of the steeple is of considerable extent, embracing parts of Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, and Essex. It is said that GO pari-li churches are within sight. There is a email endowment for education. BRAI>l-'< l:l>, u par. in the hund. of Black Torring- ton, in the co. of Devon, 6 miles to the N.E. of Hols- worthy. Hatherlcigh is its post town. It is situated on the banks of the river Torridgc. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Exeter, of the val. of 308, in the patron, of the Rector of East Down, and others. The church is dedicated to All Saints. The charitable endowments, including a bequest by William Bickford, in 1745, for education, are worth 14 a year. BRADFORD, a tnshp. in the par. and borough of Manchester, hund. of Salford, in the co. palatine of Lancaster, 1 mile to the E. of Manche- BRADFORD, a tnshp. in the par. of Bamborough, Bamborough ward, in the co. of Northumberland, 4 miles to the E. of Belford. It lies near the sea-coast, and the North-Eastern railway passes within a short distance. BRADFORD, a tnshp. in the par. of Bolam, Tindale ward, in the co. of Northumberland, 10 miles to the I Morpcth. BRADFORD, a par. in the hund. of Taunton ami Tannton Dean, in the co. of Somerset, 3 miles ; of Wellington. Taunton is its post town. The Bristol and Exeter railway runs through it. The living is a vic. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 1 '.'(>, in the patron, of the Rev. W. Burridgc. The church in dedicated to St. Giles. BRADFORD, GREAT, or BRA I U oi;l>-nN-A < i, a par. and market town, in the hund. of Bradford, in the - from S ilisbury, and 102 miles W. from London by road, or 109 by railway. It is a station oil the Great Western railway. The par. Is situated on the banks of the iiv. r Aon, and the Kennel and Avon canal. It contains the el- vorth with South Wraxhall, Holt, and Vi, with Liniplcy Stoke, and the tythgs. of l-ei^li Wo,,lley and Trowlo. The name of this place and is a contraction of the Saxon Bradttifv, is said to have been fonght h. re in the 7th oen- in which Cenwulf, kin^ of the West Saxons, de- feated the insurgents under his kinsman Cuthred. I in the following , ,, n as- IC founded ! . At aUt i m. 'I : 1J Uun.ufu I the side ..I (!ii(. II inerly belonged to ;ncipJ I the abbess < i.ury. lira members to pailiani' nt "ii one MOB ol 1 KduardL; bn, xcrciMdtM. I -.-. It ntill bears the api-Uation of the 1 ' of Bradford ; but whether it w.is. had a present goveniej by the. 'mntymagirtnt E meet here once a month. The sit', pleasant and very picturesque. It standfonbo|}.| of the A"!i, whieh i- . T..SS. ii by iv date, one of nine, the ,,tl,, r ,,f f,, U r urchei. The, rises sharply from the north, lank principal part of t terraces, extending at dr side. The houses stone, and roofed with the same n are generally narrow and in - the passing of the Bradford Imptovcnm some attempt has been made to widen and imfmjf The town is now lighted with gas, and ha- of water. There is much fine scenery in the oeigi{ hood, especially along the course of the Avon, . arc situated many rcspectabi ancient mansions. Kingston : of the celebrated Duchess of 1 restored in the present proprietor, S. SI noted seat of th< carried on here as early as tie r _ of the clothworkers in said to have settled in this twn ; ire of superfine In :>M Flemings, brought over by eostor of the present Lord AI Its kerseymeres and fai the former fabrics being first made all aro numerous factories on li which many of the inhabitants are e Bethel quarries aro c.v Rogers. By means of the Keimet which passes clo< communication with J many important towiis.- I n 1 1 -house (a handsome stone strui sh style lately erected), a savings _ It is the seat of a Poor-lav a County Court district. Tl Wi -it wood, 2 miles from Bnoi in the dioc. of Salisbury, ol Westwood, of 602, i Chapter of Bristol. The church is dedicated i Holy Trinity. It .-~ a lau: ~mt'' wliich, though now el. architecture, has trace stnict ' and two bra- <. It lia-i ; windows. ' ich is a d. the jn the town, built in handsome struct me in the per]- a tower and 1 -!ty spin ; the 1. cur.,* worth ' vicar of the parish. There are chaJK I'.apti-ts. Inilc'j.. Huntingdon's C,,nne. esley* .Meth,. .lists. A In ' s, .ys w endowed in 171'-' ! -siiiith, and further* subsequently by John Shawbridge. It hu i J of about .)0 per annum. There nro tin) British, and infant schools, and two iilnubou men and women, with an endow of ancicnl were partly fo John Hall, u member of an old fin The building now used as a gaol was andenUys monastery. A chapel , an.1 1
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