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Rh BTJLCOTK. 415 BULMEIl WAPENTAKE. ! BULCOTE, a chplry. in the par. of Burton-Joyce, wap. of Thurgarton, in the co. of Nottingham, G miles to tli-' N.E of Nottingham. Burton-Joyce is a station on the Nottingham and Lincoln railway. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the vie. of Burton-Joyce, in the dioc. of Lincoln. BULFORD, a par. in the hund. of Amesuury, in the 00. of Wilts, 2 miles to the N. of Amesbury, its post town. It is situated on the river Avon, and contains some Druidical stones. The living is a don. cur. in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 75, in the gift of Dr. Southby. The church is dedicated to St. John. Here is a small school endowed by Richard Duke. BULGADEN, formerly a par. in the. bar. of Coshlea, in the co. of Limerick, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 4 miles to the N.E. of Kilmallock. It is no longer a separate parish, but has been annexed to the parishes adjacent to it. An old mansion near the village, now decayed, was the seat of the Evanses, and since of Lord Carbery. BULK, a tnshp. in the par. of Lancaster, hund. of Lonsdale South of the Sands, in the co. palatine of Lan- caster, 2 miles to the N.E. of Lancaster. It lies near the Lancaster and Carlisle railway. Bulk House is the chief residence. BULKELEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Malpas, hund. of Broxton, in the co. palatine of Chester, 5 miles to the N.E. of Malpas. BULKINGTON, a par. in the Kirhy div. of the hund. of Knightlow, in the co. of Warwick, 4 miles to the S. of Nuueaton, its post town, and 6 from Coventry by road, or 14 by rail. It is a station on the Trent Valley branch of the London and North- Western railway. The par. includes the limits, of Barnacle, Bramcott, Marston- Jabbctt, liyton, Wcston, and Wolvershill, and is crossed by the Coventry canal. Ribbon weaving is carried on here to a considerable extent. There are freestone quarries in the vicinity. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Lichtield, of the val. of 253, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is dedicated to St. James. It contains a font of Numidian marble, carved by Kichard Hayward out of an ancient column brought from Homo, and several other monuments by the same sculptor. The Independents have a chapel here. There are several charities for the poor, amounting annually to about 70. BULKINGTON, a tythg. in the par. of Keevil, and hund. of Melksham, in the co. of Wilts, 4 miles to the S.W. of Devizes. The Wesleyans have a chapel here. BULKWORTHY, a par. in the hund. of Shebbear, in the co. of Devon, 7 miles to the S.W. of Great Tor- rington. Bidcford is its post town. It is situated on the hanks of the river Torridge. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the vie. of Buckland-Brewer, in the dioc. of Exeter. BULLAUN, a par. in the bar. of Loughrea, in the co. of Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 4 miles to the ST. of Loughrea. The living is a vie., forming part of the union of Kilcolgan, in the dioc. of Killaloe, Kilfe- nora, Clonfert, and Kilmacduagh. BULLERS-BUCHAN, a vil. in the par. of Cruden, in the co. of Aberdeen, Scotland, 5 miles to the S. of Pctcrhead. It is seated on the coast, which is here very bold and rocky, with many natural caverns, constantly washed by the sea. The village takes its name, -which signifies " boilers of Buchan," from a remarkable open- ing through the solid cliff of granite to the sea below. The chasm is 150 feet in depth, and about 50 feet wide. In a storm the scene presented is singularly wild and grand, from the waves dashing themselves against the rocky sides of the chasm. The villagers are chiefly fishermen. Near this place, on a rock, stands Slam's Castle, the seat of the Earl of Errol, now in ruins. BULLERS GREEN, a tnshp. in the par. and borough of Morpeth, Morpcth ward, in the co. of Northumber- land, close to Morpeth. BULLEY, a par. in the duchy of Lancaster, in the co. of Gloucester, 4 miles to the W. of Gloucester. Newent is its post town. It is not far from the South Wales railway. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the vie. of Churcham, in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol. The church is email and partly in the Norman style. BULL-FA, a vil. in Garth parcel, par. of Ystrarl- gunlais, and hund. of Devynnock, in the co. of Brecon, South Wales, 10 miles to the N. of Neath. BULLINGDON HUNDRED, one of the 14 hunds. of the co. of Oxford, situated near the middle of the co., and bounded on the N. by the hund. of Ploughley, on the E. by Buckinghamshire, on the S. by the hunds. of Dorchester and Ewelrne, and on the W. by the hund. of Wootton and the co. of Berks. It contains the pars, of Albury, Amhrosden, Baldon Marsh, Baldon Toot, St. Clement's, Cowley, Cuddesden, Elsfield, Forest Hill, Garsington, Headington, Holton, Horsepath, Ililey, Marston, Merton, Nuneham-Courtncy, Pidding- ton, Sandford, Shotover, Stanton St. John, Stow Wood, Waterperry, and Wood Eaton, with portions of Beckley and Great Milton. The hund. spreads over an area of about 46,030 acres. BULLINGHAM, or BULLINGHOPE, UPPER and LOWER, a par. in the hund. of Webtree, in the co. of Hereford, 2 miles to the S. of Hereford, its post town. It is situated on the S. side of the river Wye, near the Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester, and the Newport section of the AVcst Midland railways. Hops are cul- tivated in the parish. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Hereford, worth 109, in the gift of the bishop. The parochial charities are of trifling value. BULLINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Upper Wher- well, Andover div. of the co. of Southampton, 6 miles to the S.E. of Andover. It is watered by a branch of the river Test, and is the site of a Roman camp, covering 10 acres of ground. The spot is called Tilbury Hill, and coins and other relics have been dug up there. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the vie. of Wherwcll, in the dioc. of Winchester. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. Bullington House is an old mansion. BULLINGTON, a chplry. in the par. of Goltho, in the wap. of Wraggoc, parts of Lindsey, in the co. of Lincoln, 8 miles to the N.E. of Lincoln. The Lincoln, Market Rascn, and Hull branch of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire railway passes within a short distance. A priory was founded here in the 12th century by Simon Fitzwilliam, which flourished till the Dissolution, when it was valued at 187. BULLOCK, or BULLOG, a par. in the bar. of Rath- down, in the co. of Dublin, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 7 miles to the S.E. of Dublin. It is situated on the coast of Dublin Bay, near the Kingstown railway, and is inhabited chiefly by fishermen. It contains the site and some traces of an old castle. The par. comprises 3,280 acres. BULLOCK'S HALL, a tnshp. in the par. of Walk- worth, Morpeth ward, in the co. of Northumberland, 7 miles to the N. of Morpeth. It is not far from the New- castle and Berwick railway. BULLOCK-SMITHY, a vil. in the par. of Stockport, hund. of Maccleslield, in the co. palatine of Chester, 3 miles to the S.E. of Stockport. The cotton trade is the chief occupation of the inhabitants. BULLSBRIDGE, in the par. of Cranford, and hund. of Elthornc, in the co. of Middlesex, is a goods station of the Great Western railway, half a mile N. of the junction of the railway, the river Cran, the Grand Junc- tion canal, and the Paddington canal. BULLSCROSS, a hmlt. in the par. of Enfield, hund. of Edmonton, in the co. of Middlesex, 2 miles from Waltham Abbey. BULMER, a par. in the hund. of Hinckford, in the co. of Essex, 2 miles to the W. of Sudbury, its post town. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Rochester, val. with the consolidated vie. of Bclchamp- Walter, 445, in the gift of S. M. Raymond, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew. BULMER WAPENTAKE, one of the 11 waps. or subdivisions of the North Riding of the co. of York, situated in the southern part of the Riding, and bounded on the N. by tin: waps. of Birdforth and Ryedale, on