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Rh BUCKLAND-NEWTON HUNDRED. Ill BUCKNALL. now school-house. The charitable endowments for tho poor produce 30 per annum. BUCKLAND-NEWTON HUNDRED, one of the 3 bunds, of the Cerne subdivision of the co. of Dorset, situated in the centre of the co., and surrounded by tho hunds. of Sherborne, Pimperne, Whiteway, and the libs, of Piddlehinton, Alton Pancras, Piddletrenthide, and Fordington. It contains the pars, of Buckland- Newton, Mappowder, Pulham, and Wootton-Glanville, and hns an area of about 1 2,500 acres. BUCKLAND-RIPERS, a par. in the hund. of Culli- ford-Tree, Dorchester div. of the co. of Dorset, 3 miles to the N. of Weymouth. Melcomb Regis is its post town. The Great Western railway passes close by this place. Part of tho hmlt. of Nottington is within the par. The living is a rcct. in the dioc. of Salisbury, worth 176, in the patron, of Q. H. Stroud, Esq. BUCKLAND ST. MARY, a par. in the hund. of Al.liek and Bulstone, in the co. of Somerset, G miles to the W. of Ilminster. It is on tho borders of Devonshire, and extends into tho hunds. of Martock and South Pethertoii. On tho W. side of the parish are Blackdown Hill, on which arc tho remains of an old camp, called N.iiiche. Castle, and not far off the mounds of stones ralMl Robin Hood's Butts. Some military relics have been found in the district. The living is a rect. in the Bath and Wells, val. 343, in the gift of F. L. i, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. ICLAND-TOUT-SAINTS, a par. in the hund. of Coleridge, in the co. of Devon, 2 miles to the N.E. of Kiiifjsbridge, its post town. It is situated near the S.yitli Devon railway. Tho living is a perpet. cur.* annexed to the vie. of LoddisweD, in the dioc. of Exeter. BUCKLAND, WEST, a par. in the hund. of Braun- ton, in the co. of Devon, 6 miles to the N.W. of South Molton, its post town. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Exeter, of the val. of 194, in the gift of J. F. Bas- set, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Peter, and con- tains a fine screen, richly carved in arabesque. Buckland is the chief residence. BUCKLAND, WEST, a par. in the western div. of the hund. of Kingsbury, in the co. of Somerset, 2 miles to the K. of Wellington, its post town. It lies near the confines of Devonshire, at tho N. foot of Blackdown Hill. Tho Bristol and Exeter railway runs near it. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to tho vie. of Wel- lington, in the dioc. of Bath and Wells. The church, which is old, and partly in the Norman style, is dedicated to St. Mary. The parochial charities are of small value. BUCKLEBURY, a par. in the hund. of Reading, in the co. of Berks, 7 miles to the N.E. of Newbury. Reading is its post town. It is situated on a small stream, a feeder of the Thames, into which it falls at Pangbourne. The par. contains the hmlts. of Marl- stone and Hawkridgo. Bucklobury Common is un ex- tensive tract of very elevated and pleasantly undulating ground, commanding fine prospects over the rich sur- rounding country. The view extends, in clear weather, to Windsor Castle. The village is seated in the valley N. of the common. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Oxford, of the val. of 453, in the patron, of W. H. II. Hartley, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. It is an ancient edifice in the Norman style, with a tower and spire, and contains an old font and a monu- ment to Lady Frances Winchcombo. In the churchyard is a yew tree of immense size. There is a chapel belong- ing to the Independents, and a free school for boys and girls, founded and endowed by Winchcombe Hartley, which has an income of about 35 per annum. Buckle- bury shares with Thatcham the benefits of Lady W inch- combe's endowed school at the latter place for educating and clothing 40 boys. There are some other charities of small amount. Bucklebury House, now tho seat of the Hartleys, who hold the manor, was erected by John Winchcombe in tho 16th century. Ho was the son of John Winchcombe, who became famous as' Jack of New- bury in the reign of Henry VIII. The manor belonged to the Winchcombes, and passed from them by marriage to the Hartleys. BUCKLERIIEAD, a hmlt. in the par. of Murroes, in tho co. of Forfar, Scotland, 7 miles to the S. of Forfar. BUCKLER'S HARD, a vil. in tho par. and lib. of Beaulicu, in the co. of Southampton, 7 miles to the N.E. of Lymington. It is seated on the banks of the Beau- lieu river. Here are several shipyards, in which most of the inhabitants are employed. BUCKLESHAJM, a par. in tho hund. of C'olneis, in the co. of Suffolk, 5 miles to tho S.E. of Ipswich, its post town, and the same distance. S. of Woodbridge, both of which are stations on the Great Eastern railway. It contains the hmlt. of Kembroke. Tho living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, of tho annual val. of 569, in the gift of tho Rev. E. Watford, incumbent. Tho church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a brick edifice with a small wooden tower, and was repaired in 1842. The register dates from the year 1678. There is a National school, which receives a government grant. There are three manors in this parish. BUCKLEY, a chplry. in tho par. of Hawarden, and hund. of Mold, in the co. of Flint, North Wales, not far from Hawarden. BUCKLEY. See BULKELEY, Cheshire. BUCKLOW HUNDRED, one of'the 7 hunds. or sub- divisions of the co. palatine of Chester, situated in the northern parliamentary div. of the co., and bounded on the N. and W. by the river Mersey, separating it from Lancashire, on tho E. by the hund. of Macclesfield, on the S. by the hunds. of Northwich and Eddisbury. It contains the pars, of Ashton-upon-Mersey, Bowdon, Grappenhall, Knutsford, Lymm, Mobberley, Runcorn, and Warburton, with parts of Great Budworth, and Rostherno. The hund. extends over an area of about 107,700 acres. BUCKLYVIE, or BUCHLYVIE, a vil. and quoad sacra par., partly in the par. of Kippen, in the co. of Perth, and partly in the par. of Drymen, in the co. of Stirling, Scotland, 10 miles to the W. of Stirling. It is seated in a hilly country on the S. side of the river Forth, and is a burgh of barony. Besides the chapel of ease, there aro a Free church and an United Presby- terian church. Fairs are held here in February and March, on the 26th June, tho last Tuesday in July, and the 18th November. BUCKMILL, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Idle, and par. of Calverley, in the wap. of Morlcy, West Riding of the co. of York, 3 miles to the N.E. of Bradford. BUCK-MILLS, a chplry. in the par. of Woolfardis- worthy, hund. of Witheridge, in the co. of Devon, near Bideford, its post town. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Exeter, and in tho patron, of Mrs. Elwes. The church has only recently been built. BUCKMINSTER, a par. and pleasant vil. in the hund. of Framland, in the co. of Leicester, 5 miles E. of the Saxby station, on the Syston and Peterborough rail- way, 7 E. of Corby station, on the Great Northern, and 10 E.N.E. of Melton Mowbray. This par. formerly included the tnshp. of Sewstern, -which is now a distinct par., with its own church, erected in 1842, its parish officers and parish meetings, but the living is still held in conjunction with Buckminster. The united vies, are in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 1G6, in the patron, of the Earl of Dysart. Buckminster church is dedicated to St. John tho Baptist. It is an ancient building, exhibiting various styles of architecture, and has a massive tower surmounted by a lofty spire, which was struck by lightning in 1843, but has since been repaired. The "Wesleyans have a chapel, and there is a National school, built by the late Hon. F. Tollemache in 1841. The charitable endowments of the parish produce about 50 a year. Buckminster Park is the seat of the Earl of Dysart. It is a handsome pile in the Grecian style, erected by the late Sir W. Manners, in 1798. Bricks and tiles are made in the neighbourhood. BUCKNALL, a par. in the southern div. of the wap. of Gartrce, parts of Lindsey, in the co. of Lincoln, 5 miles to the W. of Horncastle, its post town. It is watered by a small stream, a branch of the river Wiiham, which