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Rh BRANSTONE. 34-J BEATTON. here 8 charitable endowments producing 25 per nnum. BKA^TONE, or BRANSON, a tnshp. in the par. c.i' iuilon- ion-Trent, hund. of Ofllow, in the co. of Staf-
 * lea to the S.W. of Burton, and 2 N. of Barton

ailway ation. It is intersected by the Birmingham nd Dei f branch of the Midland railway and the Gfrend "rank i lal. There is an Independent cliapel, erected -a 1834. nd a National school. In the neighbourhood re the mains of a Roman camp. The chief residence i Sinai ark, built upon an eminence, from which there nsivo view. The Marquis of Anglesey is lord f the imor. - BEA^WELL. See BIUUINCEWELL, Lincolnshire. . BEA:r BROUGHTON. See BKOUGHTON BKAXT, ire. I'll.nr, a par. in the hund. of Samford, in the oik, 2 miles to the N. of Manningtree, its post railway station, and 9 S.W. of Ipswich. It is bants of the navigable river Stour, and Eastern railway passes through the parish. atron. jerpet. cur. of East Bergholt, of 1,117, in the the Master and Fellows of Emmanuel College, e. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. cv d:i!os from the yc :ir IG.'il. The Vesley;iiis
 * is a rcct.* in the dioc. of Norwich, of the val.
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liIJA rilVAITK,:i tnslip. in the par. of Dean, ward ]e-;il>"ve-l)crwcnt in the co of Cumberland, the S.K. of Workington. Freestone of good ^lurried here. Some of the inhabitants are in the wo<>llrn and paper manufactures. The Methodists havi) a chapel in the village. ] 1 : ATINGHAM, a par. partly in the Hunsley-Bea- ! the wap. of Harthill, and partly in the wap. .shiiv. in tin East Riding of the eo. of York, the W. of Hull. Brough is its post town. It he Hull, Selby, and Melford Junction railway, 'Irs the tnshps. of Thorpe Brantingham and Tli' living is a vie.* in the dioc. of York, of ith (he perpet. cm-, of Ellerker annexed, of ie patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Durham. h is dedicated to All Saints. ON, a tnshp. in the par. of Eglingham, ward ale, in the eo. of Northumberland, 8 miles to 1 '< idler. There is a chapel belonging to the 'ON, a limit, in the par. of Cantley, wap. of and Tickhill, in the West Riding of the co. of iles from Doncaster. '( IX-GREEN, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Upper . in tho par. of Aldborough, wap. of Claro, 'st Riding of the co. of York, 4 miles to tho iroughbridge. 'J'i IN", a par. in the western div. of Glendalc . Coldstreum is its post town. The village, low but small, was once a market town. It 1 on the borders of Scotland, at the foot of Hill. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. tn, of the val. of 270, in the patron, of the n th' TiP Paul, is beaut it'u portion workiiK: '"."of Perc whose f. -.On the "Scots ei rock sti
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ton, ]iri: chapter. The church, dedicated to St. handsome stone edifice, rebuilt in 1819, the STorman arch in the chancel being the only the old church preserved. The font is of Nor- n, supported on four columns, but of modern hip. This village was the birthplace (1736) il Stockdalc, poet and miscellaneous writer, ler at that time held the rectory of Branxton. vestem summit of Flodden Hill, where the
 * imped on the 9th of September, 1513, is a

called the King's Chair. The fatal battle, took place in and about the village of Branx- ' pally to tho south-west of the church. The ridge ofiranxton Hill, and the Earl of Surrey drew up his in- nimost in a line opposite the different Scottish division 1 The rising ground, a few hundred yards west of ; church, considered to be Piper's Hill, marks the spot where the king fell, with the greater part of the nobility of Scotland, and about the foot of this eminence the most deadly fight took place. The pillar of unhewn basalt in the vicinity of the village, generally assumed by historians to have been erected as a memorial stone 01 the battle of Flodden, is now considered to be nothing more than a " gathering stone," about which the different invading armies met when about to commit raids in either country. BRASCOTE, a hmlt. in the par. of Newbold Verdon, hund. of Sparkenhoe, in the co. of Leicester, 2 miles to the E. of Market Bosworth. BRASHFIELD, a hmlt. in the par. of Mitchelmersh, hund. of Thorngate, in the co. of Southampton, 3 miles to the N. of Romsey. BRASSINGTON, a chplry. in the par. of Bradbome and hund. of Wirksworth, in the co. of Derby, 3 miles to the W. of Wirksworth, its post town. The living is a perpet cur. * in the dioc. of Lichficld, val. .50, in the patron, of Tidd Pratt, Esq. The church is in various styles of architecture. There is a small endowment for education. The principal residence is Brassington Hull. BRASTED, a par. in the hund. of Codshcath, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, in the co. of Kent, 2^ miles E. of Westerham, and 4 W. of Seven Oaks, its post town. It is situated on the borders of Surrey, on the edge of tho Weald of Kent, and is watered by the river Darent. Part of the land is laid out in hop-grounds. From its elevated situation this place commands fine prospects over the rich surrounding country. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, of the val. of 073, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church, which contains some monuments of the Heath family, is dedicated to St. Martin. The parish has the benefit of charitable endowments, which produce about 35 per annum, and there is a National school and several paper-mills. The principal seat is Brasted Place, once tho residence of the Lords Willoughby de Broke. Brasted Common is 1 mile S. of the village. A fair is held on Holy Thursday for horses and cattle. BRATHAY, a vil. in the par. of Hawkshead, hund. of North Lonsdale, in the co. of Lancashire, 1 mile to the S.W. of Ambleside, its post town. It is seated at the head of Windermere, on the banks of tho Brathay river, which takes its rise on the edge of Cumberland, at Bow Fell, and after a course of about 10 miles, through Lang- dale and Elterwater, falls into the lake of Windermere. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Carlisle, worth 40, in the patron, of G. Redmayne, Esq. Near the village is Brathay Park. BRATOFT. See BRAYTOFT, Lincolnshire. BRATTLEBY, a par. in the wap. of Lawress, parts of Lindsey, in the co. of Lincoln, 6 miles to the N. of Lincoln, its post town. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, of the val. of 260, in the patron, of the Master and Fellows of Balliol College, Oxford. The church is dedicated to St. Cuthbert. BRATTON. See BOKEATTON, Shropshire. BRATTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Wrockwardine, hund. of Bradford, in the co. of Salop, 2 miles from Wel- lington. The Shropshire Union railway passes near it, vith a station in the neighbouring tnshp. of Admaston. BRATTON, a chplry. in the par. and borough of Westbury, hund. of the same name, in the co. of Wilts, 3 miles to the E. of Westbury, its post town. It for- merly contained the hmlts. of Heywood and Hawkeridge, which are now distinct. Wool spinning and carding itre carried on here, and there is an extensive iron-foundry for the manufacture of agricultural implements. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Salisbury, and is at preseutwholly unendowed. The church is dedicated to St. James. The Baptists have a chapel in the village. There are charitable endowments producing about 35 per annum. On a hill southward of the village is an ancient British camp, called Bratton Castle, nearly a mile in cir- cuit, and comprising an area of 23 acres. The Romans, Danes, and Saxons are said to have occupied this en- trenchment. On the hill-side below it is the figure of a white horse, to which an early origin has been assigned,
 * Scotch, iider James IV., took up their position on the