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Rh BRUNTON. 403 BRYMBO. BRUNTON, a vil. in the par. of Creich, in the co. of Fife, Scotland, 4 miles to the N."V. of Cupar. BRUNTON, a tythg. in the par. of Collingbourno Kingston, hund. of Kinwardstone, in the co. of Wilts, 4 miles to the N. of Ludgershall. BRUNTON, EAST and WEST, tnshps. in the par. of Gosforth, Castle ward, in the co. of Northumberland, 4 miles to the N. of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The in- habitants arc employed in the neighbouring collieries. BRUNTON, HIGH and LOW, a tnshp. in the par. of Embleton, ward of liambrough, in the co. of North- umberland, 8 miles to the N. of Alnwick. It is situated near the sea-coast. BRUREE, a par. in the bars, of tipper Connello and Cosham, in the co. of Limerick, prov. of Munster, Ire- land, 8 miles to the 8.E. of BalUngarry. It is a station on the Cork and Limerick direct line, and about 4 miles from the Kilmallock station of the Great Southern and Western railway. The par. is situated in a fertile and beautiful country on the river Maigue, a branch of the Shannon, and contains the vils. of Bruree and Rockhill. Limestone is abundant, and is quarried in large quan- tities. The meetings of the Irish bards were anciently held at this place. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Limerick, Ardfert, and Aghadoe, val. 226, in the gift of the Dean of Limerick. The church, erected in 1812, is in the early English style, with a tower and spire. It stands near the site of an old church. In the village arc i Roman Catholic chapel, a dispensary, a post-office, two flour-mills, and a police station. Here are considerable remains of two fortresses, one founded by the De Lacys, and the other by the Knights Templars. In the parish are two National schools. The river Maigue is famous for trout and salmon. Among the seats in the vicinity are Bruree House, Glebe House, Bruree Lodge, Steyle Park, Cooleen, Rockhill, and Ballyteaguo. Fairs are held on the Cth February, llth April, 9th May, the 2.5th June, the 14th September, and the 25th November. BKUHHFIELD, a tnshp. in the par. of Bakewell, hund. of High Peak, in the co. of Derby, 4 miles to the N.W. of Bakewell. BRUSHFORD, a par. in the hund. of North Tawton with Winkley, in the co. of Devon, 4 miles to the S. of Chulmleigh. The North Devon railway passes within a short distance. The river Taw runs through the parish. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Exeter, worth 51, in the patron, of G. Luxton, Esq. The church --ntains a portrait of Queen Anne. BRUSHFORD, a par. in the hund. of Williton and eemanners, in the co. of Somerset, 2 miles to the S. ' Dulvcrton, its post town. It is on the confines of Devonshire, in a pleasant, hilly, and wooded district, on the banks of the river Barle, a branch of the Exe. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Bath and WellH, of the annual val. of 384, in the patron, of the Earl of Car- narvon. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. 1UTON, a par. and market town in the hund. of Bruton, in the co. of Somerset, 12 miles to the S E of Wells, and 126 miles to the S.W. of London. It is a station on the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth section of the Great Western railway. The par. includes the chplnes. of Redlynch and Wyke-Champflowcr, and the tythg. of Discove. This place is mentioned in the Norman Survey by the name of Briimctone. The manor wa< 'i royal demesne before the Conquest, and was also held by William the Conqueror. About the year 1005 a monastery was founded hero by Algar, Earl of Corn- wall, for monks of the Benedictine order, which was sub- sequently converted into a Dominican prior}- by William le Mohun. Shortly before the Dissolution it was raised to he rank of an abbey, and had a revenue of 481. The )wn is situated in a picturesque spot, on the banks of the Bruc, which is here crossed by a stone bridge. The streets are paved and lighted with gas. At the intersection
 * the principal street by two smaller ones, is the town-

ill and market-house. There is also an elegant market- ross, hexagonal in form, supported on pillars, and ulorned with sculpture. Petty sessions are. held in the town. Various manufactures were formerly carried on here, but they are at present confined to silk and hosiery. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, of the val. of 168, in the gift of Sir H. H. Hoare, Bart. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. It is a large and handsome edifice in the perpendicular stylo of architecture, with a fine embattled tower at the west end, with pinnacles and niches, and another tower, of more ancient date, on the north side. It contains monu- ments to Prior Gilbert and Prior Sheares, William Go- dolphin and Captain Berkeley. Besides the parish church there are two district churches, one at Redlynch, and the other at Wyke-Champflowcr. The livings of both arc perpet. curs., in the gift of Sir H. H. Hoaro, Bart. There are chapels belonging to the Independents and Wos- leyans ; a free grammar school, founded and endowed in the reign of Edward VI., which has a revenue of about 300, and four exhibitions at the universities ; and a hospital, or almshouse, for 14 men, J4 women, and 16 boys, founded about 1618 by Hugh Saxey, or Sexey, auditor to Queen Elizabeth and James I., the revenue of which is about 1,310 per annum. The buildings, which form a quadrangle, are in the Tudor style, and are adorned with a statue of the founder. The parsonage- house was built of the remains of the abbey. Bruton, was the birthplace of Hugh Saxey, founder of the hos- pital, and of Richard and John Fitz-James, founders of the grammar school. Redlynch Park, in this parish, is the seat of the Earl of Ilchester. Saturday is the market day. Fairs are held on the 23rd April and the 17th September. BRUTON HUNDRED, one of the 40 hunds. or sub- divisions of the co. of Somerset, situated in the eastern parliamentary div. of the co., and bounded on the N. by the hunds. of Wells-Forum and Frome, on the E. by the hund. of Norton Ferris, on the S.W. by the hund. of Catsash, and on the W. by the hund. of Whitestono. It contains the pars, of North Brewham, South Brew- ham, Bruton, Eastrip, Milton-Clevedon, Pitcombe, Upton Noble, and Yarllngton. The hund. comprises an area of about 14,250 acres. BRYAN-ASKHAM. See ASKHAM-BRYAN, Yorkshire. BRYAN -MAUND, a tnshp. in the par. of Bodenham, hund. of Broxash, in the co. of Hereford, 7 miles to tho N. of Hereford. BRYANSFORD, a vil. in the par. of Kilcoo, and bar. of Upper Iveagh, in the co. of Down, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 2 miles to the S. of Castlewellan. It is seated near the coast of Dundrum Bay, and contains the parish church of Kilcoo. Annual fairs are held here on Ascen- sion Day and the 3rd June. BRYANSTONE, a par. in the hund. of Pimperne, North Blandford div. of the co. of Dorset, 1 mile to tho N.W. of Blandford. It is situo.ted in a beautiful country, on the S.W. bank of the river Stour. Tho living is a rect. consolidated with that of Durweston, in the dice, of Salisbury. The church is dedicated to St. Martin. Bryanstone House is the seat of Lord Portinan. This mansion, built about 1780, stands in a fine park abound- ing in picturesque scenery, on tho banks of the Stour, which flows at the foot of a wooded cliff, extending from the house to Blandford Bridge. BRYANT'S-PUDDLE, a tythg. in tho par. of Aft- Puddlc, hund. of Hundredsbarrow, in the co. of Dorset, 7 miles to the N.W. of Wareham. It is situated on tho river Piddle. BRYDEKIIIK, a vil. and reload sacra par. in tho pars, of Annan, Cunmierbnus, and Hodclam, in the co. cf Dumfries, Scotland, 3 miles to the N.W. of the town ol' Annan. The living is in the presb. of Annan, and in the gift of the subscribers and others. BRYHEE, a small island in tho par. of St. Mary, Scilly Islands, in the co. of Cornwall. BRYMBO, a tnshp. in the par. of Wrexham, hund. of Bromfield, in the co. of Denbigh, North Wales, 3 milts to tho N.W. of Wrexham. The coal-miues and iron- works of the vicinity give employment to the inhabitants. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of St. Asaph, worth 90, in the gift of the vicar. The chief mansion, is Brymbo Hall, which was erected by Inigo Jones.