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Rh BREADSTONE. 353 BRECHIX. chapel nd there is a free school, founded in 1788, and subseq ntly endowed by John Clayton with an income of 11 1 year. There is also a" handsome National school, -ected in 1837 conjointly by the late Sir George Orewe id the Rev. Henry R. Crowe, the rector. The poor h;. i the benefit of several other charitable bequests, prinlin f about 50 per annum. BREDSTONE, a hmlt. in the par. and hund. of Berkelt . in the co. of Gloucester, 2 miles from Berkeley.
 * BRE WE and GERMOE, a par. in the hund. of Ker-

' rier, in ,e co. of Cornwall, 3 miles to the W. of Helston, its post nvn. It is situated on the coast of Mounts Bay, md e n .ins the chplries. of Cury-cum-Gunwalloe and jkidolpm, and several hmlts. The remains of an old .'astir i st at IVngerswick. Granite abounds here, and Vr is a rich and extensive tin-mine. The in- are chiefly employed in working the mines md Sim-quarries. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of 3xeter, :' the val. with the perpet. cur. of Germoe an- ~iexed, i 760, in the patron, of the crown. Besides i-ch there are two district churches, one at "''Jury aiithe other at Godolphin ; the livings of both ' i., the former in the patron, of the trustees . . J. Rogers, and the latter in that of the c rown H.I the Bishop of Exeter alternately. The paro- 'hial i-li itics, consisting chiefly of some small bequests ion, amount to 8 a year. Godolphin, in this BREj ginally the seat of a family of that name, is y of the Duke of Leeds. It was the birth- 2) of Lord Treasurer Godolphin. There are >s of an ancient circular ramp on Pencair or Hill. "arra, iifhe co. of Mayo, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 'astlebar. It lies on the banks of the river liii' 'la, hd contains a large tract of bog. The lands . . M ly from the frequent inundations of the river, ling stone is quarried hero. The living is a "f ihiMinioii cif C'astli'bar, in the dioc. of Tuam, d Achonry. Among the gentlemen's seats of ourhood are Breafy Lodge, Fisher Hill, and 1'iusu. A monastery existed here at a very i, :uid some traces of it still remain. HREKM, a chplry. in the par. of New- of St. Bria veil's, in the co. of Gloucester, N'.'SV. of Berkeley. Lydney is its post living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Glou- Kristol, of the val. of 150, in the patron, of ' 'RE, a lib. in the Ringwood div. of the co. i] 'tun, containing and co-extensive with the imore. liE, a par. in the lib. of the same name, liv. of the co. of Southampton, 3 miles to the -ngbridge, and 7 miles to the S. of Salisbury, i 'n. It is situated on the borders of Wiltshire - -hire, on the western bank of the river Avon, s the hmlt of Outwick. A priory of the Do- r was founded here about 1130 by Baldwin, Uvon, which had a revenue at the time of its ' if 200, and was given in 1536 to the Mar- ii--. u r. The living is a don. cur. in the dioc. of . if the val. of 540, in the patron, of the Palmer. The church is dedicated to St. 'Irre are charitable endowments which amount 'i PIT annum. The principal seat is Brea- hich is a meet for the New Forest hounds. a par. in the hund. of Bempstone, in the i, 8 miles to the W. of Axbridge, its post It cs in a detached part of the hund., within uul. Brent-with-Wrington. This parish is situ- 1! roast of the Bristol Channel, and is bounded ... tho river Axe, which falls into the Channel >t f Breane Down, a lofty promontory north-
 * HWY, or BREAFY, a. par. in the tar. of
 * 'Iage, running out above a mile into tho

' -a. Tin'' jwn rises to the height of 300 feetabove the ihjiea. Some of the inhabitants of the village i; 1 in gathering samphire, which is found in net ero. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, of the val. of 216, in the patron, of W. Willes. Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Bridget. BREAREY, a hrnlt. in the par. of Addle, and wap. of Skyrack, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 4 miles to the E. of Otley. BREARTON. See BKIEHTON, Durham. BREARTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Knaresborough, and wap. of Claro, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 3 miles to the N. of Knaresborough, its post town. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Ripon, annexed to the vie. of Knaresborough. The charitable endowments of the township are worth about 3 a year. BREASDON, or BREASTON, a chplry. in the par. of Wilne, in the hund. of Morleston and Litchurch, in the co. of Derby, 7 miles to the E. of Derby, its post town. The Midland railway runs through it. Many hands are here employed in the manufacture of hosiery, about 50 frames being at work. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 119, in the patron, of the Earl of Stamford. The church is dedicated to St. Mi- chael. There are several charitable endowments, pro- ducing about 16 a year. BREATHER-HILLS, a hmlt. in the par. ofBarrowby, wap. of Winnibriggs and Thrco, parts of Kesteven, in the co. of Lincoln, 2 miles to the W. of Grantham. It is near tho Nottingham and Grantham branch of tho Great Northern railway. BRECHFA, a par. in the hund. of Cathinog, in the co. of Carmarthen, South Wales, 10 miles to the N.E. of Carmarthen, its post town. It is situated in a beautiful valley, on the banks of the river Cothy. The land is good and highly cultivated. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 72, in the alternate patron, of the families of Tregib and Aberothy. The church, which has no tower, is dedicated to St. Teilo. A cattle fair is held on the 3rd October. BRECHIN, a par. and market town, royal and parlia- mentary burgh, in the co. of Forfar, Scotland, 11 miles to the N.E. of Forfar, and "0 miles to the N. of Edin- burgh. The town is connected with the Scottish North- K.-i-itcrn railway by a branch line of 4- miles from the Bridge-of-Dun junction. It is situated in a fertile dis- trict, on the N. bank of the South Esk, about 8 miles above its mouth, and includes the vils. of Little Brechin and Trinity Muir. Brechin is a place of considerable antiquity, and the seat of a diocese founded bj r David I. in 1150. At an earlier period a house of the Culdees was established here. The town was formerly defended by walls and by a castle of great strength, which stood a siege of three weeks by the English, under Edward I., in 1303, and was only surrendered after its proprietor, Sir Thomas Maule, had been slain by a stone cast from an engine. The town was burnt by the Danes early in the llth century, and by Montrose during the civil war of the reign of Charles I. On the 18th May, 1452, a battle was fought near Brechin, in which the Earl of Crawford was defeated by the forces of James II. of Scotland, under the Earl of Huntly. The town, which has a clean and pleasant appearance, consists of two principal streets, one of which runs northward from the old bridge for about a mile, and the other meets it about midway. The ground rises steeply in some parts of the town. The manufacture of linens, sailcloths, and osnaburghs is car- ried on, employing many hands. Good building stone is quarried, and there are spinning-mills, lime-works, two distilleries, two tobacco manufactories, and a brew- ery. In the middle of the town is the market-place, or cross, and the townhouse. The principal public building is the mechanics' institution, erected and endowed by Lord Panmure in 1838. It is in tho Tudor style of architecture, with a tower about 80 feet high. There are also an academy connected with the Maison Dieu (an ancient hospital), a dispensary, and a savings-bank. Brechin has been a royal burgh from a remote antiquity. Under the Municipal Reform Act tho government is vested in a provost, two bailies, and 11 councillors. It is also a parliamentary burgh, contributing with Montrose, Arbroath, Forfar, and Inverbervio to return ono representative to parliament. This place vaa z z