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Rh BRECONGILL. 357 BREDOX. Bislp and Dean and Chapter of St. David 1 9. The church is of nail dimensions, and in a decaying statr. The living of S -Mary's is a perpet. cur. annexed to the vie. of St. The church, which was rebuilt in the 16th cen- turjis a handsome structure, chiefly in the perpendi- cula style, but with some vestiges of Norman architec- ture It stands in the middle of the town, and has a s ( (U. > lower about 90 feet high. There are five chapels in t. town, three of which belong to the Baptists, and two i the Independents. Christ Church College, situ- iile.H Llanvaes, was founded here by Henry VIII. in 153 Ion the site of an ancient Dominican prior}', and has i income, from endowment, of 82 per annum. Partpf the ancient church remains, with the stalls, somii'legant windows, a stone cross, and several monu- imiong which are those to Bishop Lucy, to his mcullor of the church, and to the father of Sir Dav Gam. There are some remains of the gateway and le refectory. The Boughrood charity school was iind endowed about 1690 by Rees Powell, who ked property of considerable value for various >. uevolent purposes. There are British, infant, r schools in the town. The Independents have .my here for the training of young men for the miiiiry. A mechanics' institute, a young men's im- ary, hospital and almshouses, and a savings-bank are .lie social and charitable institutions of the town, ritable endowments for the benefit of the poor i numerous and valuable, producing (inclusive of iLjhrood Charity) about 520 per annum. The
 * it society, the Agricultural Society, an infirm-
 * .ins are on the N. bank of the Usk, on the verge

of a 11, and have still a picturesque aspect. They con- . tly of the Ely Tower (so called from being the imprisonment of Morton, Bishop of Ely, in the ei : I Richard III.), and portions of two other towers. Part| the site of the old fortress is now occupied by lo Hotel. Near the castle is Brecknock Priory,
 * hi -a of Marquis Camden, who takes the title of baron

i iis town. The mansion was built of the materials '1 priory, by Sir J. Price, to whom the site was I the Dissolution. There are several ancient seats i --hbourhood, among which are Aelvanog, Pont , I '. .1 Sim Young, and Newton; the latter the ice of Sir David Gam, who accompanied Henry V. ) court, and sacrificed his ov,ii life to save the Closo to Priory House is Frwdgrech, a hand- uilern residence, pleasantly situated in beautiful In the vicinity are Pennoyre and Diuas. Dr. 'rice, founder of Jesus College, Oxford, was a f Brecknock. He died in 1574, and is interred hu's church here. Dr. John David Rhys, poet, hor of a work on the Welsh language, spent the
 * -s of his life at Clynhtr. Theophilus Jones, the

listoriun, was born at Brecknock, and was edu- Ihe College School. He died in 1812. Mrs. . the actress, who dic>d in 1831, is also said to u horn in this town, at the "Shoulder of Slim. " inn, while her parents were on a professional Wednesday and Saturday are the market-days, e held on the first Wednesday in March, the , the 5th July, the 9th September, and the 16th .IT. There is a racecourse next the town, on - are held annually in September. BRiUONGILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Coverham, Hang, in the North Riding of the co. of York, i tin' S.V r. of Middleham. BH. IONHILL, a tnshp. in the par. of Arthuret, Kskdale, in the co. of Cumberland, close to n. It is situated near the borders of Scotland. BR1 IHTJRY, a tnshp. in the par. and borough of I, hund. of Macclesfield, in the co. palatine of 2 miles to the E. of Stockport, its post town. The Plk Forest canal passes near it. The living is a perpet' ur. in the dioc. of Chester, of the val. of 160, lernatc patron, of the crown and the Bishop of There are charitable endowments amounting to 16 t !r annum. BR1 >E, a par. in the hund. of Gostrow, rape of Hastings, in the co. of Sussex, 5 miles to the N. of Hastings. It is pleasantly situated on the Brede river, which is crossed by a bridge, and joins the Rother below Winchelsea. Hops are cultivated here, and there is an iron-foundry, which gives employment to some of the inhabitants. The living is a rect.* in the dioe. of Chi- chester, of the val. of 1,023, in the patron, of T. Frewon, Esq. The church, which is in the perpendicular style, is dedicated to St. George, aud contains a brass of the year 1483. Brede Place is a mansion built about the time of Henry VIII. BREDENBURY, a par. in the hund. of Broxash, in the co. of Hereford, 3 miles to the W. of Bromyard. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 55, in the patron, of C. Dutton, Esq. Part of the land is laid out in hop-grounds. In the vicinity is Bredenbury Hill, with the remains of an old camp. Bredoubury House is the principal residence. BREDFIELD, a par. in the hund. of Wilford, in the co. of Suffolk, 2 miles to the N. of Woodbridge, its post town. The East Suffolk railway runs near it. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, of the val. of 249, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, which contains a monumental brass of the year 1611, is dedicated to St. Andrew. The parochial charities produce about 8 a year. The principal seat is Bredfield Hall. BREDGAR, a par. in the hund. of Milton, and lathe of Scray, in the co. of Kent, 3 miles to the S. of Sitting- bourn, its post town, which is a station on the London, Chatham, and Dover railway. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Canterbury, of the val. of 180, in the patron, of Sir E. Dering, Bart. The church, which is an ancient building with a Saxon entrance, is dedicated to St. John the Baptist, and contains a monumental brass. It had formerly a small college attached, which was founded about 1400, and was given at the reforma- tion to the Archbishop of Canterbury. There is a chapel for Wcsleyans, a small free school endowed with 5 a year, and several other charitable endowments, producing about 23 a year. BREDIIURST, a par. in the hund. of Eyhorne, lathe of Aylesford, in the co. of Kent, 4 miles to the N.E. of Maidstone. Chatham is its post town. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 101, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church, which is old and of very small dimensions, is dedicated to St. Peter. BREDICOT, a par. and small vil. in the lower div. of the hund. of Oswaldslow, in the co. of Worcester, 3i miles to the E. of Worcester, its post town. The Bristol and Birmingham railway passes through it, and has a station 1 mile N. of the vil., at Spetchley. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Worcester, annexed to the vie. of Tibberton, of the .joint annual val. of 260, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Worcester, who are also lords of the manor. The church, dedicated to St. James, is an ancient structure recently restored. It has a painted window at the east end, and the chancel is paved with encaustic tiles. There are handsome National schools, in the Gothic style of architecture, with residences for the master and mistress. The chief residence is Bredicot Court. BREDON, a par. partly in the upper, partly in the middle div. of the hund. of Oswaldslow, in the co. of Worcester, 2 miles to the N. of Ashchurch. Tewkes- bury is its post town. It is a station on the Bristol and Birmingham section of the Midland railway. The par. is situated on the border of Gloucestershire, on the E. bank of the river Avon, and contains the chplries. of Norton-by-Bredon, Cutsdean (which is about 12 milea distant from Bredon, in the upper div. of the hund.), and the hmlts. of Hardwick, Mitton, Kinsham, and Wcstmancote. A small monastery was founded here during the Saxon period, which was given, before the Norman Conquest, to the see of Worcester ; and in the churchyard may still be seen several ancient tombs of monastic dignitaries, probably superiors of this house. To the N.E. of the village is Bredon Hill, rising to the height of 900 feet, and commanding a wide and