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Rh BRAWBY. 3-51 BRAY. and Finington. It contains the pare, of Ashford, Barn;-!; r, Benynarbor, Bittadon, Bratton-Floming, Brauuti, East Buckland, West Buckland, Combo Mar- tin, Ka Down, West Down, Filleigh, Georgeham, Goodloii, Heanton-Punchardon, Hfracombe, Kentis- bury, J rwood, Morthoo, Pilton, and Trentishoe. The liuinl. e ends over an area of about 68,830 acres. BY, a tnshp. in the par. of Salton, and wap. of Rye< le, in the North Riding of the co. of York, 6 LI lie N.W. of NewMalton. It lies on the banks of the i er Rye. The Wesleyans have a chapel in the BliA DY, a par. in the hund. of Dewisland, in the I ubroke, South Wales, 6 miles to the E. of St. i ost town. The living is a vie. in the dioc. !,vid's, of the val. with that of Hay's Castle uiiitfil, it, of 115, in the patron, of the bishop. BliA ITH, a hmlt. in the par. of Leake, and wap. of Allei ushire, in the North Riding of the co. of York, 3 mile.s o the N. of Thirsk. It is joined with the < Knayton. The principal residence is Brawith NY BARONY, one of the 12 bars, or sub- r.jof the co. of Westmeath, in theprov. of Leiii-
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inounded on the N. by Lough Ree, on the N.E. jr. of Kilkenny West, on the S.E. by the bar. Htian, and on the W. by the river Shannon. It ujthe par. of St. Mary's, which includes part of ' town of Athlone. The area of the bar., is the ancient seat of the O'Briens, is about I'KAl), QBEAT.apar, in the hund. of Witham, . ul' Essex, 2 miles to the E. of Witham, its "|. The Great Eastern railway runs near this ree, in this par., was the site of a priory of iiistine order, founded about the end of the nry, by Mary de Valence, Countess of Pcm- i eveuue of which at the Dissolution was ing is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, . i.f .1-344, in the patron, of the Master and f Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. The rue portions of which are in the Norman stylo, il tv All Saints. It is a neat building, with !fiy and leaden spire, but richly fitted within, era! stained glass windows, and a white marble to the Rev. J. M. Wallace, once rector of the ituated within the domain of Great Braxtead, .prises about 500 acres, well stocked with deer, i tented with a winding lake. There are chari- vments worth about 20 a year. Braxtead jiriiicipal seat, and is at present the residence Du Cane, Esq., M.P. for North Essex, who is i; manor. The National school for girls was v years ago at the sole expense of the late hi Cane, R.N. EAD, LITTLE, a par. in the hund. of ! in the co. of Essex, 1 mile from Witham, its -:. It is situated on the banks of the river r, near the Great Eastern railway. The rect. in the dioc. of Rochester, of the val. of patron, of Mrs. E. D. Clarke. The church c.bd to St. Nicholas. It has a round chancel ind >. 11 jau porch. The charitable endowments of the KM to 7 per annum. 1 miles to the E. of Reading. Maidenhead is mi. It is pleasantly situated on the banks of parl i r 1.1 town of Maidenhead, which is a station on 'Vestem railway. Bray forms part of the lib. -of AViiu >r Forest, and retains some privileges pertaiu- 5'ing to it i a royal demesne. The living is a vie. * in the i xford, of the val. of 500, in the patron, of i',. The church, a spacious building partly in archil ect o, is dedicated to St. Michael. It was entirely .restored ;d partly rebuilt in 18G2, under the direction of T. W tt, the architect. It has recently been en- riched with stained-glass windows, and contains several monumental brasses, the earliest bearing the date of 1370, and some old family tombs. There is also a dis- trict church at Boyne Hill, dedicated to All Saints, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 120, in the patron, of the Bishop of Oxford. There is a free school for boys, founded and endowed by William Cherry, which has a revenue of 35 ; a hospital for 40 persons, founded by William Goddard, in 1627, and governed by the Fish- mongers' Company ; and a bequest by Sir John Norris, now lost. There are some other charitable endowments producing about 40 per annum. The proverbial expres- sion ' ' the Vicar of Bray," commemorates an incumbent of this parish, who, according to Fuller, conformed to the Papist and Protestant churches in turn during the reigns of Henry VIII., Edward VI., Mary, and Eliza- beth, holding fast through all changes to one principle to live and die Vicar of Bray. His name will long re- main as the type of the time-server, although his actual existence is now questioned. In this parish is the curious old manor-house of Ockholt, or Ockwells, built by John Norreys in the latter half of the 15th century, and long the seat of his descendants. At HoDyport is the seat called Philberts, formerly Cresswells, which was origi- nally erected for Nell Gwynnc. Braywick Lodge, for- merly the seat of Sir W. Waller, Bart., now of John Hibbert, stands on an elevated spot, commanding an extensive and beautiful prospect over the country, the Thames, Maidenhead, Windsor, &c. Bray Grove is another pleasant residence. BRAY, a par. and market town in the bar. of Eath- down, in the co. of Wicklow, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 12 miles to the S. of Dublin, with which it is connected by the Dublin and Bray railway. It is situated in a beautiful spot on the coast of St. George's Channel, on the banks of the Bray river. That part of the town which lies on the north side of the river is caDed Little Bray, and is in the par. of Old Connaught, in the co. of Dublin. The lordship of Bray was in early times included in the territories of the O'Tooles, and was given, in 1173, to a Norman knight named Walter de Itiddlesford. In 1215 it passed into the possession of tho abbey of St. Thomas, which held it till the Dissolution. It was then conferred upon Sir Thomas Brabazon, ancestor of the present proprietor, tho Earl of Meath. The river is crossed by an ancient bridge of five arches, connecting the two parts of the town. Tho aspect of the town is pleasant and cheerful, and the surrounding scenery remarkably beautiful.. To the southward is Bray Head, a bold and lofty promontory, rising to the height of about 800 feet above the level of the sea, and forming a conspicuous seamark. The river, which forms a small haven, with a bar at the entrance, falls into the sea 2 miles to the N. of this headland, after a course of about 10 miles from Glencree. Trout abound in it, and are taken in large quantities. Some small vessels are employed in the fishery and the coast- ing trade. The town contains a good hotel, a largo brewery, and a flour-mill. Police and coastguard sta- tions are established, and petty sessions are held here once a fortnight. Bray has long been a favourite watering-place, and the number of visitors has increased since the construction of the railway. In Little Bray are the remains of a castle, which are converted into a barrack. There are also in the town a hospital, with a dispensary, and a savings-bank. Provident and loan societies were established some years since. The living is a rect. united with the vie. of Old Connaught, in the dioc. of Dublin, Glendalagh, and Kildare, of tho annual val. of 480, in the patron, of the crown. Tho church was built in 1609, and stands on high ground by the river. There is a handsome Roman Catholic chapel, a chapel belonging to the Presbyterians, and National, infant, and other schools. In the neighbourhood of Bray are many beautiful seats of the nobility and gentry. Kil- ruddery, the seat of the Earl of Meath, is a noble man- sion in the perpendicular style of architecture, situated in a finely-wooded park of about 900 acres, lying south of the town, between Bray Head and the Little Sugar-
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