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Rh BROM8TON. 8M BBON-Y-WOO1). risoned by the parliament durin ":ir, and beaiegui and tuen by tin i, < '. I -"/. Broms- grovo was i n that oecasion tht Jn-aii-<|iiarter8 of the j'S. Tln-rc is ft mineral spring at 1 anil nth' r e, and a toll-froe market is In tin- lust Tuesday in the month. Fairs arc IK Id i.n tin 24th June and the 1st October, and a statute fa hiring servants on the Wednesday before the i'lth Sep- tember. The IJirmingham and Worcester canal passes within 3 miles of tin. town. BKOMSTON, a limit, in the par. of St. Peter, hund. of Kingslow, lathe of St. Augustine, in the co. of ' near Broadstairs. BROMWICH, LITTLE, a limit, in the par. of Aston, hund. of Hemlingford, in theco. of Warwick, 1 miles to
 * Hirminirliam.

BR(>MVI( 11, WKST, n par. in the southern div. of the hund. of (Mow, in the co. of Stafford, 4 miles to the N . W. of Birmingham. It a station on the Birmingham ami Wolverhampton branch of the Great Western rail- The pariah is situated in the centre of a d abounding in iron and coal, on the banks of the rivi r Tame, a branch of the Trent. The growth of the town has been very rapid, the result of the numerous exten- sive works and factories established in the neighbour- hood. It extends above 3 miles in length, and contains, besides the manufactories and the houses of the work- people, many good and handsome residences. The various branches of the hardware manufacture form the chief business of the place. Among the articles manufactured are guns, gun-locks, swords, bayonets, fireirons, locks, chains, sadlers' ironmongery, nails, and nnumflnt*! iron- work. Here arc also many smelting furnaces, foundries, slitting mills, glass-works, collieries, &c. The gas-works are on a scale of immense extent, and furnish a supply for nearly the whole of Birmingham, where one of the stations is, besides Wednesbury, Dudley, and other neighbouring towns. The pipes employed for the con- veyance of the gas have an aggregate 'length of above 150 miles. The Birmingham and Wolverhampton canal crosses the parish. West Bromwich is the seat of a Poor-law Union and the head of a County Court dis- trict. Petty sessions are held weekly, and polling for the southern division of the county takes place hero. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lichfield, of the val. of 530, in the gift of the Earl of Dartmouth. The church, an ancient edifice, partly rebuilt about 1785, is dedicated to All Saints. There is a parsonage house, the gift of the late Earl of Dartmouth. There are four other churches Christ Church, St. James's, St. Peter's, and Trinity Church. The livings are curacies : that of Christ Church, worth 300, is in the gift of the Earl of Dartmouth ; that of St. James's, 200, in the same patron. ; that of Trinity Church, 200, in the gift of trustees; and that of St. Peter's in the patron, bishop. Christ Church was built about 18- large and handsome structure in the perpend i with a good tower; St. Peter's was erected in I860, chapels belonging to the Dissenters are numerous, and include seven for Wesleyans, three each for Indepen- dents and Primitive Methodists, two for 1 ! lies. There are several li; and mechin itions, National and o: The parochial charities are very consiil cemetery was formed in 18.50, in which there ai small chapels. To the E. of tho town is Sandv.-U Park, tho seat of the Earl of Dartmouth. It is pleasantly situated in a valley, and tho grounds are well planted. The house stands on the site of Sandwell Priory, a small Benedictine house, founded in th- II. This parish was tho birthplace of William Par* I for his gigantic il in tin- ': . ill th.' ru. if II. n ! 1 1 i N'.K. V. -i V..i,. ,tor, and liy tin- Great Western and West Midland railways. It is situ- ated in a beautiful country, on the banks of the riv__ Frome, and contains the chplry. - the tnshps. of Lint-m. Norton, and Window. In the reign of Edward I. this town v.ativi-s to parliament, but the franchise was afterwards given up by the inhabitants. Charles I. was hei < co^l in Scjiti nil-i r, Kii.'j, when on his Here- ford, besieged by tho parliament. There are hop-grounds and many orchards in this parish a is irrcgU" larly built, and many of the houses are very old and timber-framed. It is, however, gradually improving; and is now lighted with gas, introduced in 185G. Th is a convenient market-place and a police s> latter erected in 18-11. Petty sessions are held one week. Bromyard is the seat of a Poor-law I'niou, i contains the Union house. It is also the head f a County Court district, and a polling place for tin i elections. There is a savings-bank and a dispensar^f The trade of the town is chietly in agricultural pn.du a little being done in malting and tanning. Tin UN- IS a vie.* in the dioc. of Hereford, worth 600, in gift of the Bishop of Worcester. The church, dedicatfl to St. Peter, has been recently repaired and redecorataH It is a large ancient building with a Norman dooi on the south side, and contains an altar-tomli will effigies of a knight (one of the Baskervilles), a m< >nuiiu to Phineas Jackson, vicar, who died in 1081, and a some painted cast window, as well as three memorial windows. There are chapels belonging to tfl Independents and Primitive Methodists. The & grammar school, founded and endowed by (,' beth, was further endowed by Alderman Join of the Goldsmiths' Company, and in 1850 thi munificently augmented tho original endown. appointed an efficient master. An . !i . -h.n. women was endowed by Phineas Jackson with pro producing about 60 a year. There are some charities, and National and British sch of railway has been marked out between Wo Bromyard. About 4 miles from the town i Roman encampment, situated on Walls Hill, cipal scats in the vicinity are Clayter Park and Bui enhall. Monday is the market day. Fairs are held tho Thursday before the 2.5th Mai, h. tho 3rd May, Thursday before St. James's Day, the 'Jlth ( > the second Monday in December. BRONCASTELLAN, a tnshp. in the par. of LUyn darnfawr, hund. of Geneur Glynn, in the co. of < South Wales, 12 miles to the E. of Abcrystwith. It situated at tho foot of Plinlimmon. 15RONCOED, n tnshp. in the par. and hrni'i in tho co. of Flint, North Wales, not far from includes the hmlt. of Gwernymyn i l:i:< iNGWYN, a par. in the hand, of Troedyraur, the co. of Cardigan, 2 miles to the N.W. of v Emlyn. It is situated on the N. side > is intersected by a small stream whieli falls into river. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the of Penbryn, in the dioc. of St. Da- ch dedicated to St. Mary. The Indq < here. Tho principal mansion is Abercery. BBONIAliTM.lTi'Ki; and l.tiWI par. of Gialsfield, hund. of Pool, in the co. i Wales, I miles to the N.W. of Welsh BRONINGTON, n tnshp. in the par. of Ma hund. of Maylor, in the co. of Flint, North Wales, 1 Wroxham.
 * n-h]i. in the par. of LlanM

-rhton. in tin oo. of Rjidnor, South Wa ! W. of Knighton. It is near the head 'n-h of the We. ISKuNI.I.YS. Set I'.KvsLLiR, Brecknockshire. l!l;i IN Yii. KTII, a tnshp. in the par. hund. of Oswestry, in the co. of Salop, -1 miles to the N of Oswestry. BBON-YVWOOD. a tnshp. in the par. of Lland; hund. of Ncwtown, in the co. of Mon Wales, 2 miles from Montgomery. It is near the -