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Rh BROADBRIDGE. 385 BROADHEMPSTON. of the 14th century ; but the inscriptions are wearing out, :md are now only preserved in Brydges. There were formerly some brasses, now missing. There is a chapel belonging to the "Wesloyans, and an endowed school. The charitable endowments consisting partly of the revenue of a free school founded in 1665 by Thomas Roe, and three fields amount to 110 a year. Brixworth is the seat of a Poor-law Union. The Pytch- ley hounds are kept here. The principal seat is Brix- worth Hall. An annual fair used to be held on the 5th June, but is now discontinued. BROADBRIDGE, a tythg. in the par. and hund. of Boshain, rape of Chichester, in the cp. of Sussex, 3 miles to the W. of Chichester. Bosham is a station on the South Coast railway. Broadbridge Heath is a meet for the Horsham hounds. BROAD-CAR, a hmlt. in the par. and hund. of Shrop- ham, in the co. of Norfolk, 3 miles to the N. of East Harling. It was once a par. of itself. BROADCARR, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Nether Hoy- land, and par. of Wath-upou-Dearne, in the wap. of Straflbrth and Tickhill, West Riding of the co. of York, 4 miles to the S. of Barnsley. BROAD-CHALK, a par. in the hund. of Chalk, in the co. of Wilts, 5 miles to the S.W. of Wilton, and 8 from Salisbury. It is situated on the Ebele, a branch of the river Avon, and contains the hmlts. of Knighton and Stoke Farthing. The manor was a possession of the abbey of Wilton. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Salisbm-y, of the val. with that of Bower-Chalk, of 336, in the. patron, of the Provost and Fellows of King's Col- lege, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is in the early English style, and has been recently restored. The Rev. Dr. Rowland Williams, whose case has recently excited so much interest, as one of the writi r.-. in the " Essays and Reviews," is the incumbent. Near the village are several remains of ancient earth- works ; at Bury Orchard is an extensive camp covering above .5 acres, and near it Gawen's Barrow. The latter, according to tradition, is named after the heroic Sir (jawaine, the kinsman of King Arthur. John Bekinsau, the friend of Leland, and author of a work in defence Of the king's supremacy, published in the reign of Hem-v VIII., was a native of Broad-Chalk. Bli'i IAD-CLIST, or BROAD-CLYST, a par. in the hund. of Cliston, in the co. of Devon, 5 miles to the N.E. of Exeter. It is situated in a pleasant country, on the river Clist, and is a station on the Yeovil and Exeter branch of the London and South- Western railway. This place, with several others in the neighbourhood, was burnt by the Danes in 1001. During the civil war in the reign of Charles I., Columb-John, an old mansion, since taken down, was garrisoned for the king by its owner, Sir John Acland. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Exeter, of the val. of 407, in the patron, of Sir T. D. Acland, Bart. The church, a handsome building in the perpendicular style, is dedicated to St. John the Bap- tist. It contains some stone stalls canopied and richly ornamented, a monument to Sir John Acland, who died in 1613, and a costly one to Edward Drewe, serjeant-at- law tn Queen Elizabeth. Here are a free school with a small endowment, and almshouses for 12 persons, founded in 160,5 by Mr. Burrough, and endowed with about 24 a year. The charitable endowments of the parish amount altogether to about 70 per annum. Killerton House is the seat of the Aclands. It is a modern mansion, built at the foot of a wooded bill, commanding a fine view. A chapel and gatehouse of the ancient house still remain. There were formerly several ancient chapels in this neighbourhood. BROADFIELD, a par. in the hund. of Odsey, in the co. of Hertford, 3 miles to the N.W. of Buntiugford. The living is a rect. , annexed to that of the neighbouring par. of Cottered, in the dioc. of Rochester. The church li:i:< lung been in ruins. BROADFIELD, a tythg. in the par. of Wrington, hund. of Brent-with- Wrington., in the co. of Somerset, 7 miles to the S.W. of Bristol. It is near Broadfield Down, on the north side of the Mendip Hills. VOL. i. BROADFORD, a vil. in the par. of Kilseily, bar. of Tulla, in the co. of Clare, prov. of Munstcr, Ireland, 10 miles to the N. of Limerick, and 119 miles to the S.W. of Dublin. It is seated in a mountainous district, on the W. side of Lough Derg, and contains some quarries of good slate. Lake Doon, near the village, produces excellent pike and bream, and attracts many anglers. Sportsmen resort to the neighbourhood for the sake of grouse-shooting. In the village are the parish church, a Roman Catholic chapel, a police station, and a dispen- sary. There are several seats in the vicinity. Fairs are held on the 21st June and the 21st November. BROADFORD, a vil. in the par. of Strath, Isle of Skye, in the co. of Inverness, Scotland. It is seated in a mountainous district on Broadford Bay, near the famous spar cave of Strathaird, and opposite the mouth of Loch Carron. Fairs are held here in May, August, and September. BROADGATE, or BRADGATE PARK, an ext. par. district in the west div. of the hund. of Goscote, in the co. of Leicester, 5 miles to the N.W. of Leicester. It is on the border of Charuwood Forest, and was the site of a noble mansion, the seat of the Greys of Groby, erected by Thomas Grey, Marquis of Dorset, in the reign of Henry VIII., but destroyed by fire about the year 1694. This place derives its chief interest from the fact of its having been the birthplace of Lady Jane Grey, in 1537. The chapel still stands, besides part of the gatehouse and some portions of the walls of the tiltyard. In the chapel are some family monuments. The park, which is large and well wooded, is walled, and stocked with deer. A trout stream runs through it, and it is noted for its beau- tiful ferns, BROAD-GREEN, a vil. in the hund. of West Derby, in the co. of Lancashire, 3 miles E. of Liverpool. The village, which is entirely modern, contains several plea- sant villa residences. BROADGREEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Broadwas, hund. of Oswaldslow, in the co. of Worcester, 5 miles to the W. of Worcester. BROADHAVEN, a vil. in the par. of West Walton, hund. of Roose, in the co. of Pembroke, South Wales, 6 miles to the S.W. of Haverfordwest. It is situated in a pleasant spot, on the coast of St. Bride's Bay, and is frequented as a bathing-place. BROADHEATH, UPPER and LOWER, a hmlt. in the par. of Hallow, hund. of Oswaldslow, in the co. of Worcester, 1 mile from Worcester. BROADHEMBURY, a par. in the hund. of Hayridge, in the co. of Devon, 5 miles to the N.W. of Honiton. It lies in a fertile district, at the foot of the Black Down Hills, on a small stream, a branch of the river Otter, and contains the vils. of Collaton, Dulford, Kerswell or Cars- well, and Luton. This place was once a market town, and the manor was held by the abbots of Dunkeswell. Kerswell was the site of a small religious house, a cell to the abbey of Montacute. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Exeter, of the val. of 299, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church is dedicated to St. An- drew. It has been recently restored, and contains some very good stained-glass windows, by Hardman. The charitable endowments are of the yearly value of about 40. The vie. of this parish was held by Augustus M. Toplady, the once distinguished champion of Cal- vinistic theology. The Grange, an ancient mansion formerly belonging to Dunkeswell Abbey, is situated in beautiful grounds. In front of the house is a fine avenue of silver fir-trees. The house, which has been greatly altered, contains a spacious drawing-room, adorned with carved oak. Wolford Lodge is near the village. At the termination of the Black Down range of hills is Hembury Fort, the site of an old camp, with a triple rampart still in good preservation. Ari annual cattle fair is held on the 2nd Monday in December. BROADHEMPSTON, a par. in the hund. of Haytor, in the co. of Devon, 3 miles to the N. of Totnes. It lies near the South Devon railway. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, of the val. of 311, in the patron, of the crown. 3D