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Rh UURCOTT. 419 BUEGAGE. cluster, in the co. of Oxford, 4 miles to the E. of Abing- don. It is pleasantly seated on the banks of the Thames, near the Oxford branch of the Great Western railway. There are some charities of trifling value. Burcott House is one of the chief residences. BURCOTT, a tnshp. in the par. of Worfleld, hund. of Brimstree, in the co. of Salop, 2 miles to the N.E. of Bridgnorth. It is situated on a branch of the river BURCOTT, a tythg. in the city of Wells, locally in 3 hund. of Wells-Forum, in the co. of Somerset, 1 mile im Wells. BURDEN'S HALL, a tythg. in the par. of South 'ewton, hund. of Branch and Colo, ill the co. of Wilts, miles to the N. of Wilton. BURDIEHOUSE, a hmlt. in the par. of Libberton, the co. of Edinburgh, Scotland, 4 miles to the S. of 'iuburgh. French Protestant refugees settled here jr the revocation of the edict of Nantes, and are sup- icd to have named the place Bordeaux House. It is, iwever, said by some that this name was given by the mdants of Queen Mary. Here are extensive beds of 3stone, which are largely burnt for lime, and are re- kably rich in fossil remains. The Meffalichthys, a ies of fossil fish, with remarkable teeth arid scales, discovered in the quarries here in 1833. URDON, a tnshp. in the par. of Bishop- Weal-mouth, d of Easington, in the co. palatine of Durham, 4 lea to the S. of Sunderland. It lies near the sea-coast and the Durham and Sunderland branch railway. BURDOX, a limit, in the par. of High Hampton, huud. of Black Torriugton, in the co. of Devon, 4 miles to the W. of Hathcrleigh. BURDON, GREAT, a tushp. in the par. of Haughton- le-Skerne, ward of Darlington, in the co. palatine of Durham, 2 miles to the N.E. of Darlington. It is near the Darlington and Stockton branch railway. BURE, a tythg. in the par. and hund. of Christchurch, in the co. of Southampton, 2 miles to the E. of Christ- church. It is situated on the coast of Christchurch Bay. BURES, MOUNT, a par. in the Colchester div. of the hund. of Lexden, in the co. of Essex, 8 miles to the N.E. of Colchester. It .is situated on the S. bank of the river Stour, on the border of Suffolk, near the Sud- biuy branch of the Great Eastern railway. Near the village is a lofty .artificial mound, covering above an acre of ground. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Roches- ter, val. 400, in the patron, of the Rev. P. Brett, incum- bent. The church is dedicated to St. John. BURES, ST. MARY, a par. in the hund. of Babergh, the co. of Suffolk, but extending also into the hund. Hinckford, in the co. of Essex, 5 miles to the S. of iudbury. It is situated on the banks of the river Stour, over which there is a bridge, and is a station on the Sudbury branch of the Great Eastern railway. The coronation of Edmund, King of East Auglia, is said by some writers to have taken place here. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Ely, worth 273, in the patron, of 0. Hanbury, Esq. The church, which is situated in Suffolk, is dedicated to St. Mary. It is an ancient building, and contains several interesting old monu- ments, among which are an effigy of one of the Cor- nards, and a monument to Sir Richard Waldegrave, who died in 1400. The steeple was destroyed by a thunder- storm. The parochial charities produce about 10 a year. BURFA, a joint tnshp. with Evenjobb and several others, in the par. of Old Radnor, huud. and co. of Rad- nor, South Wales. The hmlt. is situated on the river Borva. BUliFORD, a par. and market town in the hund. of Bampton, in the co. of Oxford, 18 miles to the W. of Oxford, and 73 miles from London by road. It is about 10 miles from the Charlbury station of the West Midland railway. The par. is situated on the banks of the river Windrush, a branch of the Thames, and contains the hmlts. of Upton and Signctt. Burford is a town of great antiquity. Its Saxon name was Seorford, and it was the seat of a synod held in the year 682. A spot called Battle Edge, near the town, was the scene of a battle in which Ethelbald, King of Herein, was van- quished by Cuthred, King of Wessex, and the banner "f the former, which bore the device of a golden dragon, was taken. A festival was long held on Midsummer Eve to commemorate this conflict. A small priory was early founded in this parish. Bui-ford is a nominal bprough, having received a charter of incorporation from Henry 1 J . Most of its privileges were revoked in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. In the town are many very old houses, ill-built, but possessing interest for the antiqua- rian. The principal business is in agricultural produce. A good trade in saddle-making was formerly earned on here. Petty sessions arc held by the county magistrates. There are a parish library and a savings-bank. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Oxford, of the val. with the cur. of Fulbrook annexed, of 294, in the patron, of the bishop of the diocese. The church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. It is a large edifice in the form of a cross, exhibiting various styles of architecture, with a central tower and fine spire. The tower and western doorway are Norman, and the spire is of the perpen- dicular stylo. The south porch is much admired. In the church are two side chapels, a sculptured hexa- gonal font, a brass of the date 1437, and several old monuments. There are chapels belonging to the Bap- li.its and Wesleyan Methodists; a free school founded and endowed by Simon Wisdom, in 1751, with a revenue of 85 per annum ; and National and boys' schools. The free school is held in the townhall. The town contains several alinshouses : one founded and endowed by the Earl and Countess of Warwick, in 1457, for eight widows, the endowment of which is 24 a year ; another, for four widows, endowed by Simon Wisdom; and a third, for the same number of widows, by John Castle, in 1726. The poor have the benefit of various cha- rities, the principal of which are the Church Estate and Pool's Estate. The celebrated Peter Haylin, author of " Microcosmos," was a native of this town, and received his education at the grammar school. Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, and Lord Liverpool were also educated here. Sir William Beechey, the painter, was born here in 1753. Burford Priory, a mansion in the Tudor style, built on the site of the old priory, is the seat of the Lenthalls. It was the residence of Lenthall, Speaker of the Long Parliament, -who pur- chased it of Lord Falkland. It contains some valuable paintings, which formed part of the collection of Charles II. Among them are the famous picture, attributed to Holbein, of " Sir Thomas Moore and Family ;" a por- trait of Charles I. by Jansen, and those of Lord Falk- land, and Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles I., by Vandyck. Burford gives the title of earl to the Duke of St. Alban's. Saturday is the market day. Fairs for cattle and cheese are held on the last Saturday in April ; for horses on the 5th July ; and for horses, sheep, and cheese on the 25th September. BURFORD, a par. in the hund. of Overs, in the co. of Salop, 1 nrile to the W. of Tenbury, 5 miles from Wooferton railway station, and 8^ miles from Ludlow. It is situated on the confines of Worcestershire, on the banks of the river Teme, near the Shrewsbury and Hereford railway, and contains the tnshps. of Boraston, Burford, Greet, Nash, Stoke, Tilsop, Weston, Whatmore, and Whitton. It was formerly a market town under a grant obtained from Henry III. The parish is crossed by the Kington canal, and is partly laid out in hop-grounds. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Hereford, in three portions : the first, val. with the perpet. curs, of Boraston and Nash, 460 ; the second, val. with the perpet. cur. of Whitton, 286 ; and the third, val. 335, all in the patron, of Lord Northwick. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, contains a brass and several monuments to the Cornwalls, who long had their seat here. Besides the parish church there are two chapels of ease, viz., Boras- ton and Nash ; also two schools, one at Burford and the other at Nash. The parochial charities are worth 10 a year. Burford House is the chief residence. BURFORD. See BRITFORD, Wiltsliire. BURGAGE, or BURRIDGE, a district in the par. of