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BURLEIGH-ARCHES of Nantwich, in the co. palatine of Chester, 3 miles to the KW. of Nantwlch. It is not far from the Crewe and Shrcwsbary branch of the London and North-“'3- tern railwa, and is crossed by the Ellesmere canal. BUltLE GH-ARCHES, or BURARCHES HUN- DRED, one of the 19 hands. or subdivisions of the rape of Pevensoy, in tho on. of Sussex, situatod in the eastern parliamentary div. of the co. and bounded by the rape of Lewes on the N., 8., an W., and by the hand. of Rushmonden on the E. It. contains the par. of Lind- ﬂcld, and has an area of about 6,360 acres. BURLESCOMBE, a in the hand. of Bampton, but extending also into e hand. of llalberton, in tho on. of Devon, 6 miles to the SJV. of Wellington. Tirerton is its post town. It lies on the borders of Somersetshire in a hilly district near Blackdown, and is intersected the Grand \Vestern canal. The Bristol andExeter ‘ waypsaass uearthiaplace. The ' contains the t 'th of Appledore, Ashford, and Vest-

leigh. Cano eig is so named as the site of a prio founded in tho 12th can and atterwards conv into an abbey, which do ' till the Dissolution, and

was valued at £203. There are extensive quarries of limestone, and a mineral spring of a like character to the Barrogate waters. The linng is a vie.“ in the dice. of Easter, val. £266, in the patron. of E. A. Sandford, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. It is in the per- pendicular 1e, and contains a curved screen and seve- ral ancient ' monuments. Aysford Court, now a hrmhouse, was e seat of the Aysfords, who held the manor, now belon ' to E. A. Sandford,.

BURLEBTONL, a per. in the hand. of Prddletown, Dorchester div. of the co. of Dorset, 6 miles to the NE. of Dorchester, its town. It is situated on the banks of the river Plddle. The living is a root. united with that of Athelampstone, in the dice. of Salisbury.

BURLEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Minchinhampton, hand. of Iongtree, in the co. of Gloucester.

BURLEY, an ext. par. lib. in the par. and hand. of Ringwood, in the co. of Southampton, 6 miles to the E. of liingwood, and 2 N.W. of Christchurch Road railwa station. It contains the ville of Bistcrn Closes. church is said to have existed here before the Conquest, and to have been destroyed when the New Forest was made. The living is a rpet. car. in the dioc. of \\'in- chester, val. £100 in e patron. of the bish‘gp. The church, dedicated to St. John, a a neat brick b ' ding in the modern Gothic style. The Dissenters have a chapel and school; there is alma school attached to the church. The lib. comprises, with the adjacent lib. of Barley Lodge, an area of 2,600 acres.

BURLEY, or BURLY-ON-THE-BILL, a par. in the hand. of Alstoe, in the on. of Rutland, 2 miles to the NE. of Oakham, its post town. It is situated in the fertile valley of Catmose, near the Syston and Peter- borengh branch of the Midland railway. The manorwas anciently held by the Seagraves De Lisles, and Spencer's -—to which last thmily be on Btnry Spencer, Bishop of Norwich who acquired the title of the “ﬁghting bishop," and defeated at this Place a y of insurgents under one of the followers 0 Wet yler. The manor atterwards to the Harringtons, and was pur- chased of t era by George Villiers, Duke of Bachn - ham, the ﬂavourito of James I. The livin is a c. in the dice. of Peterborcugh, val. £360, in e tron. of G. Finch, Esq. The church stands in a peasant spot, embo-omed in trees, and is dedicated to the Holy Cram. The parochial charities are worth £10 a . Barley House, the seat of the Earl of “'in- ch lssa, is a magniﬁcent structure of stone, of the Doric order of architecture, with a ﬂout nearly 200 feet in length. It stands on the site of the old mansion in which James I. and Charles I. were several times enter- tamed with the court by the Dulre of Buckingham. On one of these royal visits Ben Jonson's marque of “ The Gypsies" was performed here. Darin the Civil “'nr, Barley House was taken and h the parlia- ment. and troops, fearing an attack by e royaliats, set ﬁre to it. Nothing cacaptd destruction except. the

ﬁne range of stables, which were detached fromthe house and remain to this day. The park is about 6 miles in circuit, and is surrounded by a stone wall. It is richly wooded, and though ﬂat contains much pleasing scene -. The house commands a wide and beautiful prospect. l'lt contains many old and interesting hunily portraits and other paintings; amen which are a “ Dead Christ and Madonna," b Carlo olci; and frescoes on the stair- caseand in the saloon b Landscroon. Therearealso some tapestry, and e specimens of inlaid s . BU LEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Culmington, and. of Munalow, in the co. of Salop, 1 miles to the N. of Lud- low. It is near the Shrewsbury and Hereford railway.

BURLEY, ahmlt. and chp. in the and borough of Leeds, wap. of Bkyrack, in t 0 West ‘ding of the cc. of York, 3 miles to the N. of Leeds, its town, and - close to the Headin vlc station of the s and Stockton section of the Nort - rn railway. The living is a perpet. car.“ in the dice. of Ripon, val. £150, in gilt of trustees.

BURLEY,achp .and tnshp. inthepar. of 0t] ,wap. of Skyraclr, in tho \ est Riding of the co. of York, miles to the N.\V. of Otle, its town. It is seatod on the banks of the river Vharte, and contains several cotton and worsted manufactories. The living is peraet. car. in the dice. of Bi n, val. £89, in the patron. of e Vicar of Otley. The Vuleyan Methodists hav

a cha 1 here.

BIFI‘iLEY-DAM, a chplry. in the of Acton, has of Nantwich, in the co. lntine 0 Chester, 4 miles the S. of \Vhitchurch. t is situated on the bordm- Shro re, near the (hows and Shrewsb branch the ndon and North-“Western railway. ' living ' a per-pet. car. in the dice. of Chester, val. £100, in t patron. of Viscount Combermere.

BURLEY LODGE, an ext. par. lib. in the par. hand. of Ringwood, in the co. of Southampton, 4 mil to the 5.13. of the villa of Rin

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The living is a rect. in the dioe. of Norwich. ral. that of Burlingham St. Edmund united to it, £650, in patron. of Mrs: Burroughes. Burlingham House is

princip‘al mansion.

BU LINGHAM ST. EDMUND, a per. in the hun of Blotleld, in the cc. of Norfolk,a 'aeent to Burling St. Andrew. The living is a. united with that the latter The church is a very small old buildin‘ with thatc ed roof and chancel. |

BURLINGIIAM ST. PETER, or SOUTH BU LINGHAM, a per. in the hand. of Bloﬂeld, in the l of Norfolk, close to Burlingham St. Andrew. The living is a root. in the dice. of Norwich, ral. £146, the of H. N. Burroughes, The ch stan a quarter of a mile from the 'nining pa ' church of St. Andrew, and contains a stone pal. adorned with sculpture. The rect. was held in ‘ reign of Quem Elizabethby theantiquary RobertTal ,' I author of the earliest comment on the Itinerary é Antoninus. There are some chantiss of triﬂing value

BURLINGJOBB, a tnshp.a.nd hmlt. in the. of 0 denor, in the borough, hand, and co. 0 Radn , South Wales, 2 miles to the SE. of New Radnor. It is not far from Kington, the terminus of the branch nil- wa from the Bhrewebury and Hereford line.

URLlNG'l‘ON. Baa BaerNom, Yorkshire.

BURL’I‘ON, a tnsh. in the of Loppingtnu, hand. of Pimhill, in t e no. of op, 4 miles to the 8.\\'. of “'em, which is a station on the Crews add Shrcwshury brunch railway.

BURMARSH. a lib. ot‘ Romney Mars, lathe c thpway, in the co. of Kent, 4 milcs to the B.“'. of Ilythc, its post town. It is situated on the sea-coast. The living is a rect. in the dice. of (hntcrburv, of the val. of £220, in ttfaln g; the lord chancellor. The church is duties to

ints.

I I r. in th hand. of Worth, in the l