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Rh BROCKLEY. 389 BBOMBOBROW. BKOCKLEY, a par. in the hund. of Chewton, in the co. of Somerset, 9 miles to the S.W. of Bristol. It is situated in a romantic and beautiful country, not far from the coast of the Bristol Channel, and is crossed by the Bristol and Exeter railway. Near the village, on the south-east, is Brockley Coomb, a deep narrow glen, of singular beauty, sunk between steep rocks, rising at some points to the height of 300 feet. It is adorned with many noble trees, and all the fissures and ledges of the cliffs are enriched with a great variety of mosses and other forms of vegetation. Lead ore is found here, and there are masses of columnar basalt. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, of the val. of 128, in the putron. of the trustees of the late Rev. W. Piggott. The church is dedicated to St. Nicholas. There are charitable endowments worth about 9 a year. Brockley Hall, lato the seat of the Piggotts, is a spacious mansion, surrounded by beautiful grounds and a large wooded park, stocked with deer and containing a heronry. From the summit of the rocks, along which there is a drive, the view is magnificent over the surrounding country and the Bristol Channel to the coast of Wales. In the hall was fonnerly a large collection of pictures and rarities, including works by Vandyck, Lely, Hob- day, and Gainsborough, a bust of Napoleon by Canova, chairs and a couch of Napoleon brought from Malmaison, and some chairs of Cardinal Wolsey. The collection was dispersed by public sale in 1849. BKOCKLEY, a par. in the hand, of Thingoe, in the co. of Suffolk, 6 miles to the S. of Bury St. Edmund's. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, of the val. of 458, in the patron, of the Rev. W. Sprigge, in- cumbent. The tithes were commuted for an annual rent-charge of 4G3 in 1846, when a new rectory-house was built. The church, which is dedicated to St. An- drew, is an ancient stone building, containing a fine painting of Christ and the Doctors in the Temple. The register is very ancient. The Baptists have a neat chapel. There is an endowment for a school, and several charities, amounting in the aggregate to about 50 per annum. BROCKMANTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Puddlestone, and hund. of Wolphy, in the co. of Hereford, 4 miles to the E. of Leominster. I BROCKMOOR, a vil. in the par. of King's Swinford, and hund. of Seisdon, in the co. of Stafford, 3 miles to the N. of Stourbridge. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lichfield, of the val. of 150, in the alternate tron. of the crown and the bishop. BROCKTHROP, or BROOKTHROP, a par. in the ddle div. of the hund. of Dudstone, in the co. of Glou- cester, 4 miles to the S. of Gloucester. It lies at the west foot of the Cotswold hills. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, of the val. with the pi i pet. cur. of Whaddon annexed, of 180, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Gloucester and J. Pitt, Esq. The chr.n-h is dedicated to St. Swithin. BROCKTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Longford, and hund. of South Bradford, in the co. of Salop, 2 miles from Newport. BROCKTON, a tnshp. in the par. of North Lydbury, hund.' of Purslow, in the co. of Salop, 2 miles from Bishop's Castle. BROCKTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Worthin, and hund. of Chirbury, in the co. of Salop, 9 miles to the N. of Bishop's Castle. BROCKTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Baswich, hund. of Cuttlestone, in the co. of Stafford, 4 miles to the S.E. of Stafford. There is a small endowed school in the village. The chief residences are Brockton House and Brockton Lodge. The tnshp. contains about 1,990 acres. BROCKWEAR COMMON, an ext. par. district in the par. of Hewelsficld, hund. of St. Briavel's, in the co. of Gloucester, 5 miles to the N. of C'hepstow. It lies on the border of Monmouthshire, on the E. bank of the river Wye. BROCKWORTH, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of Dudstone and King's Barton, in the eo. of Gloucester, 3 miles to the S.E. of Gloucester. It is situated at the foot of the Cotswold hills, and is crossed by the ancient Ermine Street. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Glou- cester and Bristol, val. 150, in the patron, of J. Watts, Esq. Tho church is dedicated to St. George. The charitable endowments produce 5 a year. The village is a meet ior the Cotswold hounds. BRODICK, a vil. in the par. of Kilbride, Isle of Arran, in the co. of Bute, Scotland, about 20 miles to the W. of Irvine, in Ayrshire. It is seated at the foot of Goatfell, on the coast of a small bay named after the village. Brodick Castle, which stands by the sea, on the site of an ancient fortress belonging to the Boyds and the Stuarts, ia a seat of the Duke of Hamilton. The village has good accommodation for sea-bathing. A fair is held in June. BRODSWORTH, a par. in the northern, div. of the wap. of Strafforth and Tickhill, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 5 miles to the N.W. of Doncaster. It includes the limits, of Pigburn and Scausby. Brown limestone of good quality is quarried here. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of York, of tho val. of 367, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. The parochial charities, which consist of the endowment of a free school founded in 1696, and a more recent small bequest for education, produce 15 a year. Brodsworth Park became the seat of the Earl of Kinnoul in 1 7 1 3, whose grandson sold the estate to Peter Thellusson, the father of Lord Rendlcsham. The'extra- ordinary provisions contained in the will of Thellusson for the accumulation of his immense property have be- come notorious by the frequent discussions and arguments in the courts of law and equity. They were finally annulled by the Court of Chancery, and an Act was passed in 39 and 40 George III. for prescribing the ac- cumulation of property, known as the " Thellusson Act." BROGDEN, a tnshp. joined with Admorgill, in the par. of Barnoldswick, wap. of Staineliffe and Ewcross, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 9 miles to the W. of Skipton. BROKENBOROTJGH, a par. and vil. in the hund. of Malmesbury, in the co. of Wilts, 2 miles to the N.W. of Malmesbury, of which borough it forms part. It is a very ancient place, having been a Roman settlement, and was called by the Saxons Caerderberge. The kings of Wessex had a seat here. The parish is on the border of Gloucestershire, and is crossed by the ancient way called Akeman Street, near which fragments of Roman pave- ments have been found. The living is a perpet. cur. an- nexed to the vie. of Westport, in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol. The church is dedicated to St. John tho Baptist. There is a small charity school, and the paro- chial charities are worth 3 a year. The Earl of Suffolk is lord of the manor. BROKENHAUGH, a quarter in the parochial chplry. of Haydon, Tindale ward, in the co. of Northumberland, 5 miles to the W. of Hexham. BROMBIL, or BRONBIL. See BEOOMBILL, Glamor- ganshire. BROMBLOW. See BROMLOW, Salop. BROMBORROW, or BROMBOROUGH, a par. in the higher and lower divs. of the hund. of Wirrall, in tho co. palatine of Chester, 4 miles to the S. of Birkenhead. It is a station on the Birkenhead railway. The par. lies on the W. bank of the river Mersey, and contains the tnshp. of Brimstage. It was the site of a small monastery, founded early in the 10th century by Ethel- fleda, Countess of Mercia, which flourished but for a short time, being destroyed before the Norman Conquest. The manor afterwards formed part of the demesne of St. Werburgh's Abbey, Chester. The monks obtained the grant of a weekly market and an annual fair, which have long ceased to be held. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Chester, worth 51, in the putron. of the dean and chapter. The church, a small building with a wooden tower, has some portions in the Norman style, and is dedicated to St. Barnabas. There are charitable endowments which produce 5 a year. Bromborough Hall is situated in a pleasant park on tho banks of the Mersey, of which it commands a good view.