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Rh 896 BROSELEY. BROOMHILL. lichway, in the co. of Warwick, 2 miles to the S. of Alcester.

BROOMBILL, or BROMBIL, a hmlt. in the par. of Margam, hund. of Newcastle, in the co. of Glamorgan, South Wales, 2 miles from Aberavon. It is chiefly in- habited by the miners.

BROOME, a par. in the hund. of Loddon, in the co. of Norfolk, 2 miles to the N. of Bungay, in Suffolk. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. £286, in the gift of Sir W. F. Middleton, Bart. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. The poor have the benefit of several charitable endowments, which produce about £70 per annum.

BROOME, a tnahp. in the par. of Cardington, hund. of Munslow, in the co. of Salop, 6 miles to the N.E. of Church Stretton.

BROOMFIELD, a par. in the hund. of Chelmsford, in the co. of Essex, 2 miles to the N. of Chelmsford. It lies on the banks of the river Chelmer, not far from the Great Eastern railway. The living is a vic. in the dioc. of Rochester, val. £224, in the gift of the Bishop of Rochester. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The parochial charities are worth about £25, and consist of the income derived from the church lands.

BROOMFIELD, a par. in the hund. of Eyhorne, lathe of Aylesford, in the co. of Kent, 6 miles to the S.E. of Maidstone. It is in a hilly district, on the N. side of King's Wood, and contains some hop-grounds. The living is a perpet. cur. united to that of Leeds, a neigh- bouring parish, in the dioc. of Canterbury. The church is dedicated to St. Margaret.

BROOMFIELD, a par. in the hund. of Andersfield, in the co. of Somerset, 5 miles to the N. of Taunton. Bridgwater is its post town. It is situated under the Quantock Hills, and commands fine views over the country, the river Parret, and the Bristol Channel. The hills of South Wales are also visible. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioo. of Bath and Wells, worth £78, in the gift of Colonel Hamilton. In the church are several family monuments, and in the churchyard a stone cross. There are charitable endowments for the poor, which produce £22 per annum. Broomfield House is one of the chief residences.

BROOMFLEET, a tnshp. in tho par. of South Cave, wap. of Harthill, in the East Riding of the co. of York, 8 miles to the S. W. of Beverley. There are some small charities, and a chapel for Wesleyans.

BROOMHALL, & tnshp. in the par. of Wrenbury, hund. of Nantwich, in the co. palatine of Chester, 3 miles to the S. of Nantwich.

BROOMHALL, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Eccleshall- Bierlow, par. of Sheffield, and wap. of Strafforth and Tickhill, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 3 miles to the S.W. of Sheffield.

BROOMHAUGH, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Andrew Bywell, Tindale ward, in the co. of Northumberland, 8 miles to the E. of Hexham. It lies near the Newcastle and Carlisle railway.

BROOMHILL, a par. partly in the lib. of Romney Marsh, lathe of Shepway, in the co. of Kent, and partly in the hund. of Goldspur, rape of Hastings, in the co. of Sussex, 3 miles to tho N. of Rye. It is a member of New Romney cinque port. There is no church.

BROOMHILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Weeting, hund. of Grimshoe, in the co. of Norfolk, 3 miles to the N. of Brandon. Here was once an Austin priory, and the Walsingham way" for pilgrims passed near it.

BROOMHOLM. See BROMHOLME, Norfolk.

BROOMHOPE, a tnshp. in the par. of Birtley, Tindale ward, in the co. of Northumberland, 3 miles to the E. of Bellingham. It is joined to the tnshp. of Buteland.

BROOMHOUSE, a hmlt. in the tnahp. of Abbeylands, and par. of Alnwick, ward of Coquetdale, in the co. of Northumberland, 1 mile from Alnwick.

BROOMIEKNOWE, a hmlt. in the par. of Heriot, in the co. of Edinburgh, Scotland, 10 miles to the S. of Dalkeith. It is under the Lammermuir Hills.

BROOMIELAW, NORTH and SOUTH, districts in the city of Glasgow, in the co. of Lanark, Scotland.

They are situated on the banks of the Clyde, by the great basin of the harbour, near the stone bridge of seven arches erected by Telford.

BROOM LANDS, a hmlt. in the par. of Inchinnan, Upper ward, in the co. of Renfrew, Scotland, 4 miles to the N. of Paisley. It is near the Clyde.

BROOMLEY. a tnahp. in the par. of St. Peter By- well, Tindale ward, in the co. of Northumberland, 7 miles to the E. of Hexham.

BROOM PARK, a tnshp. in the par. of Edlingham, ward of Coquetdale, in the co. of Northumberland, 6 miles to the W. of Alnwick.

BROOMRIDGE, a hmlt. in the par. of Ford, ward of Glendale, in the co. of Northumberland, 6 miles to the N. of Wooler. Opinions are divided between the claims of this place and Brinkburn, to be the ancient Saxon Brunanburgh, the scone of Athelstan's great victory over the Scots and Danes in 938. In the neighbourhood is Haltwell Sweire, where, in 1558, the Scots, under the Earl of Bothwell, engaged a party of English, under Sir Henry Percy.

BROOMSTHORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of East Rud- ham, hund. of Gallow, in the co. of Norfolk, 6 miles to the W. of Fakenham.

BROOMY LODGE, an ext. par. district in the lower div. of the hund. of Fordingbridge, in the co. of South- ampton, 2 miles to the N. of Ringwood.

BROKA, a vil. in the par. of Clyne, in the co. of Sutherland, Scotland, 11 miles to the N.E. of Dornoch. It is situated on the banks of the river Brora, which, flowing through the wilds of Strathbrora and Brora Loch, falls into Dornoch Frith. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in quarrying sandstone, which, at certain points along the coast, is overlaid by a seam of coal, with layers of pyritous shale. A fair is held in October.

BROSAEDTHYDD, a tnahp. in the par. of Gwyddel- wern, hund. of Edernion, in the co. of Merioneth, North Wales, 2 miles from Corwen.

BROSELEY, a par. and market town in the franchise or borough of Wenlock, in the co. of Salop, 4 miles to the E. of Much Wenlock, 18 miles to the S.E. of Shrewsbury, and 142 miles to the N.W. of London. The Severn Valley railway, which is now completed, passes through the lower part of the parish. It is situated on the W. bank of the river Severn, in a district abounding in iron and coal, and a fow years since was a very flourishing place, chiefly owing to the extensive manufacture of iron; but of all the blast furnaces in operation then, not one exists now. The town is irregularly built, and extends westward from the river about 2 miles. It has one principal street, and is lighted with gas. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in the numerous coal-mines, and in the manufacture of the superior glazed tobacco-pipes for which Broseley has long been celebrated. Brick and tile-making is also carried on to a considerable extent. The encaustic tile-works of Messrs. Maw are partly in this parish. There is a townhall, with a market-house and a small prison connected with it. The news-rooms and library are situated in High-street, and form part of this building. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Hereford, of the val. with that of Linley united, of £452, in the gift of Lord Forester. It is at present held by the Rev. B. H. Cobbold, M.A., late Archdeacon of Ningpo, China. The church, a stone structure in the perpendicular style, with a beautiful square tower, is dedicated to "All Saints. It was rebuilt in 1845, at a cost of £9,000, being almost entirely defrayed by voluntary contributions. The district of Jackfield, consisting of that part of the parish of Broseley which lies on the right bank of the Severn, was formed into a separate ecclesiastical district in 1862; and a church is in course of erection to the memory of G. Pritchard, Esq., late high sheriff of Salop. The living is a perpet. cur., val. £60, in the gift of F. B. Harries, Esq. The Baptists, Wesleyans, Independents, and Primitive Methodists have chapels in the town. There are National and infant schools. The school- house is a handsome brick building in the Elizabethan