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Rh BRAKES. 343 BRAMHAM. parish..'ho died in 1406. Remains of an old cross, with, an ins. ption in French, exist in the village. The Wes- leyan 'thodists have a chapel here. There is a free school, ndowod by Thomas Bosville in 1818, which lias an inci 10 of 14 per annum. The other charitable en- dowmiU of the parish are worth 10 a year. Roman [uitiqu es have been found in the neighbourhood. HKj CES, a tnshp. in the par. of Leintwardine, hund. lore, in the co. of Hereford, 4 miles to the W. id w. J.: I ;. I BELEY, the ancient name of Bromley, Middle- 1!1 ;. IBER, a par. in the hund. of Steyning and rape ier, in the co. of Sussex, contiguous to Steyning, own. It is situated on the banks of the river " Adar, -id though now an inconsiderable village, is a iont place, and was formerly of some importance. nor was given by William tho Conqueror to de Braose, one of his followers, by whose de- s a castle, previously belonging to the Saxon is much enlarged and strengthened. It was a own and a borough by prescription, returning "two m ibers to parliament until it was disfranchised l'i 'i in Act in 1832. The living is a rect. in the 'hichester, of the val. with tho vie. of Botolph i it, of 160, in the patron, of the President and of Magdalene College, Oxford. The church is 1 to St. Nicholas. It is a very ancient building iize, partly in the Norman style of architecture, iv in ruins. The castle, which was of considerable i id surrounded by a moat, stood on tho Roman called Bramber Street, which passed through -li. Tin.' remains consist of the gateway, parts ills, and a fine window. From the castle there I prospect southward to the sea. Tho manor !e of Bramber are now held by tho Duke of I BER RAPE, one of the six subdivisions of the he co., and bounded on the N. by tho co. of on tho E. by tho rape of Lewes; on the S. uglish Channel ; and on the W. by the rape of It contains the hunds. of Brightford, Bur- >t i:;<.stwrith, Fishergate, Patching, Singlocross, . Tarring, Tipnoak, West Grinstead, and Wind- F.whurst. The whole of this rape, with the of the borough of Horsham, has, since 1771, ided within the bounds of the borough of New i. It extends over an area of about 116,650 COTE, a par. in the south div. of the wap. low, in the co. of Nottingham, 4| miles to . of Nottingham, its post town. It lies near i:r of Derbyshire, amongst lofty hills, and is v the Nottingham canal. Tho Midland rail- way ri s near this place, and has a station at Beeston, miles to the W. of the vil. There is a largo moor in the par., in which a colliery has been iied by Lord Middlelon. Some of the inhabi- i! employed in the manufacture of lace and ln>-:> : ; and there are several malting establishments. ng is a perpet. cur. annexed to tho vie. of Attei il rough, in the dice, of Lincoln. In the church, which an old building with a tower, are some monu- nunts the Handley family, to whom the manor onco ^^^^RV The AVeslcyans have a chapel, and there is al school. In 1852, Miss Longden built and four almshouses for poor women. The other " endowments of the par. amount to 20 per annum! Near the village are tho Bramcote Hills, on ":i which d BJ .partly Knigh of Nui Of Jt." a detached mass of rock, called tho Hemlock rhe principalS-esidences are Bramcote House ncote Grove. COTT, a hmlt. in the par. of Bulkington, so in the par. of Wolvey, in the hund. of w, in the co. of Warwick, 4 miles to the S.E. .ton. DEAN, a par. in the upper div. of the hxvnd. Stoke, in tho co. of Southampton, 3 miles to tho S.E. of Now Alresford, its post town, and 9 E. from Winchester. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winchester, of the val. of 201, in tho patron, of tho lord chancellor. Tho church, dedicated to SS. Simon and Jude, is a small ancient structure, with a small spire and pointed roof. The south transept has been recently added. A Roman pavement, of great extent and in good preservation, has been discovered at this place, on the estate of Colonel Greenwood. BRAMERTON, a par. in the hund. of Henstead, in the co. of Norfolk, 5 miles to the S.E. of Norwich, its post town. The Great Eastern railway passes near. Many interesting fossils have been found in the crag beds in this parish. The livingis a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, and in the patron, of R. Fellowes, Esq. The church, which is dedicated to St. Peter, is of ancient foundation, and was rebuilt in 1462. It contains some family monuments of the Houghtons and Corrys. The register dates from 1560. A handsome National school was erected in 1853. There is also a free school, endowed with a small sum, the bequest ofWilliam Berney, in 1715. Near the village is Bramerton Hall. The common was enclosed in 1852, when two acres were appropriated for recreation grounds, and two more for garden plots for the poor. BRAMFIELD, a par. in the hund. of Blything, in the co. of Suffolk, 3 miles to the S. of Halesworth. Sax- mur.dham is its post town. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Norwich, of the val. of 172, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, which is dedicated to St. Andrew, was entirely repaired by Abel Smith, Esq., M.P., in 1847, and contains a monument to Arthur, third son of Sir Edward Coke. It has a round tower stand- ing detached. The parochial charities, consisting of the income of an almshouse for 4 persons, and a small free school, amount to about 30 per annum. The National school was erected at the sole expense of Mr. Smith, in 1847. Bramfleld Hall is the chief residence. BRAMFORD, a par. in the hund. of Bosmere and Claydon, in the co. of Suflblk, 3 miles to the N.W. of Ipswich, its post town, and 70$ from London. It is a considerable vil., and a station on the Great Eastern railway. The par. is intersected by the navigable river Gipping, and the Stowmarket and Ipswich canal. There arc 10 acres of common and 10 acres of cottage gardens. The greater part of the soil belongs to Sir G. Broke Middleton, Bart., who is lord of the manor. There is a large paper-mill, flour-mill, and two manure factories on the river. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Nor- wich, of tho val. with tho perpet. cur. of Burstall, of 79, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Canter- bury. The church, dedicated to St. Stephen, is in the early English and decorated styles of architecture ; it has recently been restored, and has three fine arches in the chancel, with a square tower and leaden spire. The charitable endowments produce about 25 a year, and there are good schools for 150 children, built in I860. There is an Independent chapel. Bramford Hall is the principal mansion. It is built in the modern style, and at present occupied by Lieutenant-Colonel Phillips, but is the property of Sir G. Broke Middleton. BRAMHALL, or BRAMALL, a tnshp. in the par. of Stockport, hund. of Macclesfield, in the co. palatine of Chester, 3 miles to the S. of Stockport. It is a station on the Macclesfield branch of the London and North- Western railway. Bramhall Hall is an interesting specimen of the domestic architecture of the latter half of the 15th century. It is an irregular and picturesque pile, chiefly timbered, and pleasantly situated on high ground between two valleys, and is the seat of tho Davenport family. The domestic chapel, in the S.E. angle of the building, contains some remarkably fine carving, and some good stained windows. Among the apartments of tho house are the Paradise Room, the Plaster Room, and the Great Chamber, the last of which is approached by a spiral staircase formed of solid blocks of oak. The hall contains many old portraits. BRAMHAM, a par. in tho upper div. of the wap. of Barkstone-Ash, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 4
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