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Rh BUDLK. 413 BUEirmx. Andrew's, Plymouth. The church, which stands on a hill commanding a good view of the Tamar and the sur- rounding country, was founded by the Budocksheds, a family who long held the manor, and whoso monu- ments, with several others, are in the church. Here is a free school for boys and girls, endowed in 1767 by Peter M. Docton, which has a revenue of about 90 per annum, for which 12 children of each sex are educated and clothed. A castle formerly ,-tood here, the seat of the Budockshcds. BUDLE, a tnslip. in the pur. and ward of Bambrough, in the co. of Northumberland, 4 miles to the N.E. of Belford. It is seated on the coast of a bay of the same name, and has a small pier-harbour, subordinate to the port of Berwick. The coast is rocky, and exhibits, for about 20 miles southward, rapidly-alternating beds of trap, limestone, slate, and gritstone. The small river Warn falls into Bndlc Bay. Fine cockles are very abun- dant on the coast. Then: an- several flour-mills. The principal residence is Budle House, formerly a seat of the Forsters of Bambrough. BUD LEIGH, EAST, a par. in the hun.l. of East Bud- leigh, in the co. of Devon, 4 miles to the W. of Sidmouth. Exeter is its post town. It is pleasantly situated near the coast of the English Channel, a mile from the river Otter, and contains the vil. and watering-place of Budleigh Salterton, and the hmlt. of Great and Little Knowle, and Kcrsbrook. The ancient chapelry of Withycombe-Ealeigh was separated from this parish on the death of the late vicar, in 1852, and is a parish by itself. East Budleigh was once a market town, and a place of sufficient importance to give mime to the hundred. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 300, in the patron, of the trustees of Lord Eolle. The church is dedicated to All Saints. There is a chapel belonging to the Independents in the village. Large and handsome National schools, with a master's house attached, have been lately built by the trustees of Drake's Charity, with an endowment of 55 a year. The charitable endowments amount to 109 8s. Irf. per annum. Hayes, air old mansion, now occupied as a farmhouse, is interesting as the birthplace (1552) of Sir Walter Raleigh. A fair is held on Easter Monday. BUDLEIGH, EAST, HUNDRED, one of the 33 hunds. or subdivisions of the co. of Devon, situated in the southern parliamentary div. of the eo., and hounded on the N. by the hunds. of Cliston, Hcmyock, and Ottory 8t. Mary, on the E. by the hunds. of Colyton and Ax- minster, on the S. by the English Channel, and on the W. by the hunds. of Wonford and Exminster. It con- tains the pars, of Aylesbearc, Bicton, East Budleigh, ('list St. George, Clist Houiton, Clist St. Mary, Coly- B-Eawleigh, Farringdon, Gittisham, Harpford, Little- ham, Lympstone, Otterton, Eockbear, Salcombc-Kegis, Sidbury, Sidnumth, Venn Ottcry, Withycombe-Eaw- leigh, and Woodbury, with the town of Exmouth. The hund. covers an area of about 50,300 acres. BUDLEIGH SALTKUTOX, a vil. in the par. and hund. of East Budleigh, in the co. of Devon, 6 miles to the S. W. of Sidmouth, and 14 miles to the S.E. of Exeter. The nearest railway station is Exmouth. It is seated on the coast of the English Channel, at the mouth of the river Otter, in a pleasant valley, along both sides of which the houses are scattered. There is a good beach, the cliff's rising to the height of 250 feet at some points, and numerous visitors frequent the village in the summer. The stream is crossed by several pretty rustic bridges. The cur. is annexed to the vie. of East Bud- leigh, in the dioc. of Exeter. The church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. The Wcsleyans and Baptists have chapels here. In the village arc a coastguard station, a mechanics' institute, and National schools. BUDLEIGH, WEST, HUNDRED, one of tho 33 hunds. or subdivisions of the co. of Devon, situated in the northern parliamentary div. of the co., and bounded on the N. by the hund. of "Witheridge, on the E. by the hand, of Hayridge, and on the S. and W. by the hund. of Crediton. It comprises the pars, of Cheriton-Fitz- paine, 1'oughill, Shobrooke, Stockleigh-English, Stock- leigh-Pomeroy, Upton-Hellions, and Washficld. It lias an area of about 10,900 acres. BUDOCK, a par. in the hund. of Kcrrier, in the co. of Cornwall, near Falmouth, a suburb of which it in- cludes. It is situated on tho W. side of Falmouth Bay, on the English Channel, and contains Peudennis Castle, and the site of an ancient college, founded near the close of tho 13th century. Granite is abundant here, and there is a copper mine. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of St. Gluvias, in the dioc. of Exeter. The church contains several old family monuments. There is a chapel for Weslcyan Method'ists. The parochial charities, consisting chiefly of a bequest for education by F. Eoby ns in 1768, amount to 10 a year. BUDWORTH, GREAT, a par., tnshp., and vil., chiefly in the hund. of Bucklow, but partly also in the hunds. of Eddisbury and Northwich, in the co. palatine of Chester, 3 miles N. of Northwich, and 18 miles to the N.E. of Chester. Northwich is its post town. It is situated on the banks of the river Weaver, and contains tho chplries. of Antrobus, Barnton, Hartford, Littlo Leigh, Lostock-Gralam, Lower Peover, Northwich or Watermen's Church, Stretton, Tabley Chapel, Lower Whitley, Wiiderspool or Stockton Heath, and Witton- cum-Twamhrooks, besides numerous tnshjis. Tho Bridg- water canal crosses the par., and near the vil. are two small lakes, called Budworth Mere and Pickmere. Many of the inhabitants are employed in tho salt-works of the neighbourhood. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Chester, of the annual val. of 626, in tho patron, of Christ Church College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is in the Gothic style of architecture. It is an ancient building, with a fine embattled tower, and contains monuments of tho Pooles, Warburtons, and Leyccsters, and a peal of eight of the finest bells in Cheshire. In addition to the parish church, there are twelve district churches, situated in the chapelries above enumerated. The livings of all but Tabley Chapel are perpet. curs., varying in val. between 1 68 and 80. These churches will be noticed under tho several chapelries in which they are situated. The charitable endowments of the parish, including the revenue of the free grammar school at Witton, amount to about 440 per annum, of which 25 belongs to the township of Great Budworth. The principal seats are Belmont House and Arley Hall, in the township of Great Budworth ; and Marbury Hall, the seat of the Barrys. In the parish are several very old-fashioned houses, built of wood and plaster. R. E. E. Warburton, Esq., is lord of the manor of Great Bud- worth. This par. is of considerable extent, comprising nn area of 35,920 acres, with a population over 18,000. The soil is clay, with sand. BUDWORTH, LITTLE, a par. in the first div. of the hund. of Eddisbury, in the co. palatine of Chester, 4 miles to the N.E. of Tarporley, its post town. Tho living is a perpet. cur. * in the dioc. of Chester, val. 85, in tho gift of the bishop. The church, which anciently belonged to St. Mary's Nunnery, Chester, is dedicated to St. Peter. It was partly rebuilt in 1798, the expense of the work being provided for by a bequest of Ralph Kirkham. Almshouses for 20 persons were founded and endowed hero by Lady Isabella Dodd, in 1720, the revenue of which is 130 per annum. There are other charitable endowments for the poor, producing about 60 a year. BUERSILL, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Caslleton, and par. of Eochdale, hund. of Salford, in tho co. palatine of Lancaster, 2 miles from Rochdale. It is near tho Eochdale canal. BUERTON, BRUERA, or CHUETON HEATH, a chplry. and tnshp. in the par. of Aldford, hund. of Broxton, in the co. palatine of Chester, 5 miles to the S.E. of Chester. Tho London and North- Western rail- way passes near it. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the vie. of St. Oswald. Chester, in the dioc. of Chester. The church is dedicated to St. Mar}'. It is old and of small size, and is called the Church on the Heath. BUERTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Audlem, hund. of Nantwich, in the co. palatine of Chester, 6 miles to the