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Rh i- BURMINGTON. 423 BURNHAM. BURMINGTON, a par. in the Brailes div. of the hund. of Kington, in the co. of Warwick, 2 miles to the S.E. of Shipston-on-Stour, its post town. It lies on the banks of the river Stour. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 220, in the patron, of the Warden and Fellows of Merton College, Oxford, and is at present held conjointly with the vie. of Wolford. The church, rebuilt in 1693, is dedicated to St. Nicholas. A free school has recently been built by John Staunton, lord of the manor. iURN, a tnshp. in the par. of Brayton, wap. of kstone Ash, in the West Riding of the co. of York, iles to the S.W. of Selby. It is on the Selby canal, .ecting the Airo and Colder navigation with the Ouse. URNAGE, a tnshp. in the par. of Manchester, in hund. of Sali'ord, in the co. palatine of Lancaster, 4 to the S. of Manchester. It is situated near the m and North-Western railway, and contains some nt residences. URNASTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Etwall, hund. .ppletree, in the co. of Derby, 6 miles to the S.W. of by. The North Staftbrdshire and South Staflbrd- railways pass near it. BURNBANK, a small fishing vil. , in the par. of N igg, the co. of Kincardine, Scotland, not far from Aberdeen. ~ URNBRIDGE, a vil. in the par. of Muiravonside, the co. of Stirling, Scotland, 5 miles to the S.E. of Ikirk. It is on the river Avon, near the Edinburgh and Glasgow railway. BURNBY, a par. in the Wilton Beacon div. of the wap. of Harthill, in the East Riding of the co. of York, 3 miles to the S.E. of Pocklington. Hayton is its post town. It is situated on a branch of the river Derwent, and is a station on the Market Weighton branch of the North-Eastern railway. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of York, val. 318, in the patron, of Lord Londes- borough. The church is dedicated to St. Giles. BURNCHURCH, or KILTRANEEN, a par. in the bar. of Shillclogher, in the co. of Kilkenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 5 miles to the S. of Kilkenny. The par. is very extensive, comprising an area of 3,364 acres, and includes the vils. of Ballymack, Booly, and Knock- ham. Limestone is found here. The living is a vie., the head of a union comprising six other benefices, in tin 1 'Hoc. of Ossory, Ferns, and Leiglilin, of the annual val. of 1,334, in the alternate patron, of the crown and the bishop. Fannly, in this parish, was the resi- dence of the noted Henry Flood, a member of the Irish ~ iuse of Commons, who died here in December, 1791. icre is an old castle, still nearly perfect, in the village. BURNCOURT, a vil. in the par. of Shanrahan, and of West Ufa and Offa, in the co. of Tippcrary, . of Munster, Ireland, 5 miles to the N.W. of Clog- Here are the remains of an old seat of the barons of Ikerron, which -was captured by Cromwell. BURNCROSS, a hmlt. in the par. of Ecclesfiold, wap. of Strafforth and Tickhill, in the West Riding of the co. of York, o miles to the N. of Sheffield. BURNESIDE, or BYRNESHEAI), a chplry., vil. , and railway station in the par., union, and ward of Kendal, in the co. of Westmoreland, 2 miles to the N.E. of Ken- dal, its post town. It is seated on the banks of the river Kent, here crossed by an ancient bridge of three arches, and is a station on the Windermere branch of the Lan- caster and Carlisle railway. The chplry. comprises the tnshps. of Strickland Kettle and Strickland Roger. The manor is held by the Earl of Lonsdalc. The paper manufacture is carried on here in several large mills. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 120, in the patron, of the landowners. The church was rebuilt in 1825. Here is a small free school, with an endowment worth about 22 a year. The parochial charities produce about 30 a year. Burnesido Hall was the seat of the Braithwaite family, one of whom wrote the book called " Drunken Barnaby's Journal." fkidmond Hall is an old mansion, formerly a fortified seat of the family of that name. BURNESS. See BVRSESS, Northumberland. BURNESS, a joint par. with Cross, in Sanda, one of the Orkney Islands, Scotland. BUBNESTON, a par. in the wap. of Hallikeld, in the North Riding of the co. of York, 4 miles to the S.E. of Bedale, its post town. It is crossed by the Bedale and Leybura branch of the North-Eastern railway, and there are stations at Newton and Leeming Lane. The par. comprises the chplry. of Leeming-with-Exelby, and the tnshps. of C'arthorp," Gateuby, Newton, and Theak- stone. Leeming Lane, on the E. side of the par., is a branch of the ancient Iknicld Street. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ripon, of the annual val. of 546, in the patron, of the Duke of Cleveland. The church is dedicated to St. Lambert. There is also a district church at Leoming, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 120, in the patron, of the vicar. In the vil. are a chapel for Wesleyan Methodists, a free school, founded in 1852, and an almshouse for six aged persons, founded and endowed about 1688 by Matthew Robinson. The other charities produce about 20 a year. BURNETT, a par. in the hund. of Keynsham, in the co. of Somerset, C miles to the W. of Bath. Pensford is its post town. It is situated on the river Chew, and is about 2 miles from Keynsham station, on the Great Western railway. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 125, in the patron, of the Rev. J. B. Doveton, incumbent. The church is dedicated to St. Michael, and contains a monumental brass of John Cutte (mayor of Bristol) and hia lady, of the date 1575. The par. contains 608 acres. BURNFOOT, a vil. in the par. of Upper Fahan, and bar. of Inishowen, in the co. of Donegal, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 6 miles to the N.W. of Londonderry. It is seated on the E. coast of Lough Swilly. BURNHAM, a par. in the hund. of the came name, in the co. of Buckingham, 2 miles to the N.E. of Maid- enhead, its post town, and 4 N.W. of Eton. It is situ- ated on the E. side of the river Thames, near the Great Western railway, and contains the chplry. of Lower Boveney, and the libs, of Upper Boveney, Britwell, East Burnham, Cippenham Town and Wood. This par., which gave name to the hund., is a very ancient place, as attested by the moated site of a palace, said to have been a seat of the kings of Mercia, and also an occasional residence for the kings of England after the Conquest. Here was an abbey of the Augustine order, founded in the 12th century by Richard Earl of Cornwall, which was valued at the Dissolution at 91. Some remains of the buildings still exist at a farm about a mile from the village. Bumham was anciently a market town, but the privilege has long been disused. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Oxford, of the annual val. with the perpet. cur. of Boveney annexed, of 505, in the patron, of the Provost and Fellows of Eton College. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is a spacious edifice partly in thu early English style, and contains several monumental brasses to the families of Eyre, Evelyn, Aldriche, &c., and a handsome monument to Chief Justice Willes. There is a chapel for Dissenters, and a National school with a small endowment. The parochial charities pro- duce about 150 a year. At this village was bom Robert Aldrich, Bishop of Carlisle, who died in 1556. Bum- ham Grove is the seat of Sir W. Johnson, Bart. An annual fair is held on the 2nd October. BURNHAM, a par. in the hund. of Dengie, in the co. of Essex, 10 miles to the S.E. of Maldon. It is situ- ated in a marshy country, on the N. bank of the estuary of the Crouch, and contains the hmlt. of Ostend. It has a convenient quay, and is subordinate to the port of Maldou. Near this place are some valuable oyster-beds. The inhabitants are chiefly fishermen. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Rochester, of the annual val. of 558, in the patron, of Lady St. John Mildmay. Tho church, dedicated to St. Mar)', is situated on a hill 1 mile to the N. of the village, and serves as a sea-mark. The Wesleyan Methodists have a chapel here. BURNHAM, a tnshp. and hmlt. in the par. of Haxey, and wap. of Manley, parts of Lindse/, in the co. of Lincoln, 2 miles to the S. of Epworth.