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Rh BRINKHILL. 377 BRISKED WIN. de Bertram, which flourished till the Dissolution, and had a revenue of 17. It was given to the Fenwicks hy Edward VI. The ruins of the huilding stand in a romantic spot close to the river, which here takes a wind- ing course, at the foot of a hill. They consist of the walls of the church, which was cruciform, the tower, and seve- ral arches and columns. The north and south entrances exhibit the Norman style. Valuable beds of limestone
 * iml coal exist in this parish. A branch of Watling

Street crossed the Coquet near this place, and the foun- dations of the bridge are still traceable. There are vestiges of a Roman station on the hill. Some maries suppose that this place was the scene of the .it of the Danes byAthelstanc in 938. The principal seat ia Brinkburn Abbey, the residence of Major H. ran. HK1NKHILL, a par. in the hund. of Hill, parts of T.iinlsey, in the co. of Lincoln, 6 miles to the N. of liy. It is situated near the Great Northern railway. s of marcasite occur in a bed of blue clay here. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, of the val. of 137, in the patron, of R. Cracroft, Esq. The church Heated to St. Philip. In the churchyard are remains of an old cross. The Wcsleyans have a chapel in the "jHlai!;e. The parochial charities produce 8 a year. BRINKLEY, a par. in the hund. of Radficld, in the I Cambridge, 6 miles to the S. of Newmarket, and 3 S.E. of the Sixmile-Bottom station on the Cambridge STewmarket railway. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Ely, of the val. of 241, in the patron, of the Master and Fellows of St. John's College, Cambridge. The church is an old stone building, with a tower and six bells, dedicated to St. Mary. The children of the parish participate in the benefit of the free school at Histon, founded and endowed in 1729 by Mrs. March. There is also a National school. Brinkley Hall is an old ion, once the seat of the Stotevilles, and subse- quently a farmhouse. BRINKLOW, a par. and large vil. in the Kirby div. of the hund. of Knightlow, in the co. of Warwick, 5 miles to the N.W. of Rugby, and 7 E. of Coventry. It is situated near the Trent Valley line of the London and North- Western railway, which has a station at Stretton, about three-quarters of a mile from the vil- lage. It was the site of a castle, the seat of the Mow- brays, Stutevilles, and Segraves, who held the manor, but no traces of the castle now remain. The privilege of a weekly market was granted by king John. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Worcester, of the val. of ,228, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is an ancient structure with a square tower. There are chapels be- longing to the Independents and Primitive Methodists ; also a National school, built in 1859. The charitable endowments, including a bequest by William Fairfax for education, amount to 48 per annum. Traces of an ancient camp are still found near the Fosse Way, which crosses the parish ; and there is a high mound, supposed to be artificial. This village was long the residence of the family of Rons, the antiquary. BRINKSWAY. a hmlt. in the borough of Stockport, hund. of Macclesfield, in the co. palatine of Chester, not far from Stockport. BRINKWORTH, a par. in the hund. of Malmesbury, in the co. of Wilts, 6 miles to the S.E. of Malmesbury, and 5 N.W. from Wootton Basset railway station. It is situated on a branch of the river Avon, and contains the hmlt. of Grittenham. This village is one of the three polling-places for the borough of Cricklade, which now comprises the hund. of Malmesbmy and four others. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, of the annual val. of 808, in the patron, of the Master and Follows of Pembroke College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient struc- ture in the early English style, with square tower. The Independents have a chapel here. The charitable en- dowments, including a small bequest for a school, amount to 26 per annum. The rect. of Brinkworth was held in 1627 by Dr. Tobias Crisp, a noted Antinomian writer. There are two manors in this parish ; the Earl of Suffolk is lord of the manor of Brinkworth, and Lord Holland of that of Grittenham. BRINNINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. and borough of Stockport, hund. of Macclcsfield, in the co. palatine of Chester, 2 miles to the N.E. of Stockport. It is situ- ated on tho confines of Lancashire, on the E. bank of the Mersey, near the Stockbridge and Staleybridge branch railway. BRINNY, a par. in the bars, of East Carbery, Kina- lea, and Kinalmeaky, in the co. of Cork, prov. of Mun- ster, Ireland, 3 miles to the N. of Bandon. It is a station on the Cork and Bandon railway. The parish lies in a cultivated district on the Brinny rivulet, a feeder of the river Bandon, and contains some stone-quarries. Tho living is a rect., with which that of Knockavilly is united, in the dioc. of Cork, Ross, and Cloyne, of the val. of 1,053, in the patron, of the bishop. The principal seats are Brinny House and Upton. BRINSLEY, or BRUNSLEY, a hmlt. and chplry. in the par. of Groasley, wap. of Broxtow, in the co. of Nottingham, 8 miles to the S.W. of Mansfield. It is seated on the banks of the river Erewash. The inhabi- tants are employed in the coal-mines and in the stocking manufacture. The living is a perpet. cur. in the gift of the Duke of Newcastle. The church is just completed. BRINSOP, a par. in tho hund. of Grimsworth, in the co. of Hereford, 5 miles to the W. of Hereford. It is on the west side of Creden Hill, and 3 miles from the river Wye. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Hereford, of the val. of 268, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. George, is a small stone edifice with a turret. It is supposed to have been built in the reign of King Stephen. In the interior are some ancient sculptures and two marble monuments to the memory of the Dansey family, who formerly resided at Brinsop Court. The vicarage ia a handsome Elizabethan build- ing, of modern erection. The parochial charities amount to about 15 per annum. The principal seat is Brinsop Court, where is a tree planted by the poet Wordsworth. BRINSWORTH, a tnshp. in the par. of Rotherham, wap. of Strafforth and Tickhill, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 2 miles to the S.W. of Rotherham. It is crossed by the Midland railway, and contains the vil. of Ickles. Haworth is the principal mansion. BRINTON, a par. in tho hund. of Holt, in the co. of Norfolk, 3 miles to the W. of Holt, and 10 N.E. from Fakenham railway station. The living is a rect. united with that of Thornage, in tho dioc. of Norwich. Tho church is dedicated to All Saints, and is in the later English style, with a square tower. The register dates from 1547. The parochial charities amount to 3 a year. The parish contains 625 acres, principally belonging to John Brereton, Esq., who has a handsome mansion here. Lord Hastings is lord of the manor. BRISCOE, or BIRKSCEUGH, a tnahp. in the par. of St. Cuthbert, Carlisle, in the ward and co. of Cumber- land, 3 miles to the S. of Carlisle. It is situated on the river Petterill, and is crossed by the Lancaster and Car- lisle railway, which has a station at Wreay. The first wheat crop in Cumberland was produced in this tnshp., at the beginning of tho 18th century. Here are some print-works. Briscoe is included in the manor of Bot- chard Gate, but a small sum is paid as quit-rent to Sir Walter Brisco, of Crofton Hall, whose ancestors were its lords. The old mansion of Ncwbiggin was anciently the occasional abode of the priors of Carlisle, who built here a tower of defence against the Scots, and the walls of the mansion are 9 feet thick, with vaulted ceilings. BRISCOE, a hmlt. in the par. of Lythe, and lib. of Langbaurgh, in the North Riding of the co. of York, 4 miles to the N.W. of Whitby. It is seated on the sea- coast. BRISCOE, a hmlt. in tho tnshp. of Cothcrston, par. of Romaldkirk, and wap. of West Gilling, in the North Riding of the co. of York, 3 miles to the N.W. of Barnard Castle. BRISKEDWIN, a hmlt. in tho par. of Llandilo- talyboot, hund. of Swansea, in the co. of Glamorgan, 80