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Rh BROMHY. 390 RKOMIIAM. BROMBY, a tnshp. in tho par. of Frodingham, wap. of Ji. tt <>t Lindsey, in the co. of l.iinoln. 7 '. of lirigg Near tho village is Bromby Hall. HKOMK, "i- BEOOME, a par. in tho hund. of - iflblk, 2 miles to the N. of .end 2A mile's S.JO, of Diss station, on tho Eastern I in. -it hi'1-ti..u c.l tin' (treat Eastern railway, living is a roct.* in tho dioc. of Norwich, ni val. with Ill-it "( Oakley annexed, nf .COu'l, in tin' patron, of Sir K. Ke-nison, Bart. The church is dedi- cated to St. Mary. Tho charitable endowments of tho parish amount to 18 per annum. Broome Hall, now the seat of the Kerrisons, was for some centuries the seat of tho Cornwallis family, who tab In in it tin- title- of viscount. In the reign of Henry VIII., Sir John Cornwallis was Steward uf tin 1 Household to Prince Edward (afterwards Edward VI.) ; and Charles, fifth baron, was created Karl Cornwallis and Viscount Broomo by George II., in 1753. Tho old mansion, which was erected about 1565, and contained some fine specimens of oak carving, has recently been taken down, and a new hall built on its site. It is approached by a magnificent avenue of oaks. BROMEHOLME. Ste BKOMHOLM, Norfolk. BROMESWELL, a par. in tho hund. of Wilford, in the co. of Suffolk, 'J mil -A to tin X.K. of Wood- bridge", and 4 S. from AVickham Market. It is situated on the banks of tho river Debcn, near the East Suffolk section of the Great Eastern railway, on which Wood- bridge is a station. The living is a rcct.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 150, in tho patron, of tho Marquis of Bristol. Thp church, dedicated to St. Ed- mund, was repaired in 1844, when a new chancel was lniilt, and was again redecorated in 1850. There is a handsome parsonage-house, built in 1845, and a new free school, erected in the following year. The parochial charities are worth 10 a year. The soil is cxtrcme-ly sandy, and a considerable portion of tho parish is in li. IUL BKOMFIELD, a par. partly in the ward of AHordalc- helow-Derwent, and partly in the ward of Cumberland, in tho co. of Cumberland, 6 miles to tho W. of Wigton. The Carlisle and Maryport railway passes near tho village. The parish, which is of great extent, (embracing an area of 14,644 acres), is situated on the coast of tho Se ilwa v Frith, and includes the chplrios. of Allonby and West Newton, and the tnshps. of Longrigg-with-Meal- rigg, Blencogo, and Dundraw ; tho two hitter being in Cumberland ward. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Carlisle, of tho val. of 270, in the patron, of the bishop of the dioc. The church, dedicated to St. Kentigero, was restored in 1862. It contains several old monu- ments. Here is a free grammar school founded in 1612 by Richard Osmotherley, the income of which, derived from endowments by the founder and subsequent bene- factors, amounts to about 40 per annum. There are ni In r charities of small value. Blencogo, in this parish, was the birthplace (1737) of Jonathan Boucher, anti- quarian, and author of a Glossary of the Kmrii- guagc. Bromneld church has monuments to his fathe r and mother, who are interred here. Some traces Iil!( >M 1 I KI ,1 1, a par. in the hund. of Lower Munslow, in tho co. of Salop, 2 miles to the N.AV. of Ludlow. 1 1 i . a station on th.- Newport section of tho West Midland railway. The parish is situated on tho banks of the river Onn'-y, near its confluence with the Tome, and ily eiint:iind tho chplry. ! II ;': i'l. ffitt tn.-h]>. of Hinchopc, now constituting a distinct par. A college of secular canons was established hero at a very early period, and was converted in the 12t)i century into a priory of the Ben- nate to tho abb". ter. It flourish, d till tin Dissolution, when it was valued at about 7!'. Tin 1 in thi> dioc'. c.f ||, -re -ford, o!' tin- I .'idy Wind part c.f tlmt )r to St. Mary. It in an ancient stem' building with tower, of different styles of ire, and was to- paired in 1850. The | it-it ies are worth 3 a vear. South of th" villa:."- is Ok. I.-y Park. ; Lady Windsor < modern construction. The Tcmi. v. inds through the ]iic turesquo grounds, which command a go tho castle and town of Ludlow. < of the Priory is a fine .w used for the parialu school, which is snpp> I'.KOMFIKUI HI'NDl; subdivisions of tho co. of I ' . - ated in the eastern )rt of the co., and bound, d on the N., E., and S. by the i md on the W. by tho hund. of Tale. It contains the pars, of Holt. V wiel, and Ruabon, with parts of those of Bangor, Krbi- stock, Gresford, and Wrexham. BROMFLEET. Sit BUOOMFLIET, Yorkshire. BROMFORD, a hmlt. in tho par. of AVicki of Barstaple, in tho co. of Essex, 9 miles W. of liochfordla and 8 S.E. of Ingatestono railway stat rivtfl its name from tho Broom-ford over tin- riv. i- ('nnu-h, 21 miles to tho W. of tho village of Wiekford. It 1M on the high road from London to lioclil OMHAM, a par. in the hund. of Will 00. of Bedford, 3 miles to tin- N W. of I! dr. in I. TM Midland railway runs near it. The pariah lies on ^H banks of tho river Ousc, which < > i it on thrOK sides and is crossed hy a. bridge. Tho living is a vtt^l in the dioc. of Ely, of the val. with that of Oakley, of 336, in the patron, of tho Provost and Feller College. The church is deli .Owen. It con- tains several brasses : ' the- liin.ilica ( Trevor and Dyve. "m- e.t tin bras- - t datl than 1537- The prine >i .^..luhani II formerly the seat of t! . and lately of the V^H countess Hampden. It stands ina six isantpartl BROMHAM, a par. in tin- hund. Cannings, in the co. of Wilts, 4 miles to th'- W. ..f Devizes, and 7 S.K. <>t ('hi]>)>enhain railway tati<.n. It is situated near tho Devizes branch < .1 t i railway. The manor, which a- he-M ]., ' rouM conquest by Harold, has bel unflfl since the reign of I lenry VII. The Re .man road to Ba^| passed a little to the north of the houses in which are very ancient, built with : brie-k, without regard to regularity. The jiriii which is unpaved, turns nearly at i i-jl tho church on the east and smith, while (> the west fine view of the open country. 'I i carried on by some of the inhahi: extensive br.v. ry. The living is a ree ' of Salisbury, of the val. of (i'.8, in th> ICdward Edgell. The church, <' no of the mo tli:m Ili-nry II. It is in tho Normal . and has an embattle el tow- by a spire rising above IKn base. inti-ri'.i- w: in 1850, and a new si added. It contains several brasses and in. : us, among which is one t<. Sir I'.d ton, who die-el iii l.~)74. There is also unjM, anel one to Dr. He-nry
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The 1- HP- illnge, and t: : and P.iiti.^li si-hen. 1,- houne : : HIM b Baynton, has an income of -'i> ]>< r annuin. fonnelly tlle ; wit .,!' tin- liayllt'.n.i, is '2 luili-s t.. : of Hioinliain. The- mansion stunds .M Iii tin- witty ai P'le.lllhaill lie. Us. . ilia of the- rials ol rish. ham was the birth). l.ic.- ol ' . wli.i eli. d in 111 1 1 ; .I.ilin and Dr. Se ason. It is nl