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Rh r.t'KNIIAM. U'liXHAM-WKSTtiATI-:. BUKNHAM, a limit, in the par. <,{ Thornton-Curtis, and wap. of YarborouK'", pmt-. of Lindscy, in the co. of .11, 3 miles to Ih' S.K. ci|' l'.ai:<.ii-on-IIuinber. IH'KNIIAM, a par. ill the hund. of BcinpMone, in tin net, 8 miles to the S.V. of Axbridge. J'.ridL,';iter is its post town It is situated on the coast of Bridgwater Bay, ncur tho mouth of the river und in connected with tho Bristol :md Kxi-ti-r railway by ii short branch line from Highhridgo. The iir., which is very extensive, comprising an area of 4,302 acres, in- cludes the hinlt. of IMithim ad, :md the tyttig. of Ii juxta-Highbridgc, with jarts of the UtliK'. of AM'>n Morris, and of the hmlt. of IIi",hbridgc. It is mention, d in the will 'no is said to ha - wrecked on the Gore, a dangerous sandbank at the c n- trancc of tho river Turret. Hero is a good sandy ' and two lighthouses for guiding vessels over the bar at the month of the Parrot. They stand about 600 yards apart , and have elevations of about 90 foet and 23 feet respec- tively. This village is frequented as a watering-place. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, of the annual val. of ;>.>!), in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Wells. Tho church is dedicated to St. Andrew. It is a largo ancient edifice, with a lofty tower, and possesses a fine altar-piece of white marble, originally designed by Inigo Jones for tho chapel in Whitehall, and presented to this parish by Dr. Kimr, who once held tho vicarage, and was afterwards Bishop of Rochestt i . Then: is also a district church at High- bridge, tho living of which is a perpet. cur., val. l!>:t, in tho patron, of Mrs. Luttrell. There are several chari- table bequests for tho poor, which amount yearly to about 70. BUKNIIAM-DKKI'DALE, a par. in the hnnd. of Brothercross, in the co. of Norfolk, 2J miles N.V. of Burnham-Westgate, 4 miles to tho W. of Wclls-juxta- Maro, which is the terminus of tho Dcreham, Kakt-n- ham, and Wells branch of tho Great Eastern railway. It is situated on the sea-coast, and contains extensive tracts of salt marsh, part of which have been drained and reclaimed. The living is a rect. in tho dioc. of Norwich, val. 257, in the patron, of Blyth's Trustees. Tho church is dedicated to St. Mar}-, and is an ancient structure of flint, in tho Norman stylo of architecture, with a round tower at the west end ; the interior con- tains an ancient Saxon font, with pillars and sculpture. There are chapels and a day-school, erected in 1844. Near the shore are vestiges of an old encampment, supposed to have been thrown up by the Saxons ait. T their victory over the Picts and DOOtl at Stamford, in Lincolnshire. Here are extensive brick and tile works. The shoals, called the Durnham Flats, extend about 16 miles along this coast, and there are about 250 acres of marsh lately enclosed from the sea. BURNHAM, EAST, or ALLARD'S, a lib. in tho par. and hund. of Burnham, in tho co. of Buckingham, 4 miles to the N. of Et BURNHAM HUNDRED, one of the 8 hunds. or sub- divisions of the co. of Buckingham, situated in the S. 1 1. part of tho co., and bounded on the N. by Hertford on the I '.. by that co. and the hund. of Stoke, on the S. by the river Thames, which separates it from Berk nnd on the V. by the hunds. of Aylosbury and I' - borough. It contains the pars, of Amersham, Be , liurnham, Chalfont St. Giles, Cl, heaham Boin, Domey, Farnham
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over an area BriiXHAM-NnUTiiN. a par. in the hund. of flrothercross, in the on. of Norfolk, .'t miles to Hi. W. of Yll8-juxta-Mare railway station, and llurnham-Westgate, its post town. It lies near the sea- roost, including the larjje and pleasant village of Ovi TV i A Caiineiite priory was founded here about tin middle of the 12th century] by Sir Hiilph de Ii 'iipnall, :iiid Sir William de (.'alt' alue nt tho Dissolution was very MM ill. Tho site was (riven
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died prior of this house in tho reign of Henry VII. The living is a iert. held with th.it of Bumham-Westgate, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church is dedicn: M Mnripuet, and contains an ancient acroon, hut the figures have been obliterated. The register datc> the year 1559. There is a day mid Sunday *choo. in a cottage. Tho Earl of Ortord i- lord - i the manor and solo proprietor. BURNHAM-OVTSRY.a par. and small seaport in the hund. of Bnithcrcross, in the co. of Norfolk, 1 mile K. of llurnham-Westgate.its post town, and .1 mile, W S. W. of WelU-jnrta-JtMe railway station. It is situ.it> dnenrtho coast, and has a small I rn.cd by a n river Burn. The chief bnsfaUM of the pl.-n corn trade and the fislierie<. There an- al- kilns. The living is a vie. united with the red. of Burnham-Siitton, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church, an ancient building situated on an eminence, is dedicated to St. Clement, aal has a square tower, surmounted by a turret, rising front between the nave and the chancel. It contains seven! family monuments, and an old paintingot si chii^topklB bearing our Saviour in his arms. The register oattA from tho year 1653. Near the chuieli i- an ancieflfl cross. The children of this parish have access to the National schools of Burnhnm-Markd. The pare^^H charities amount to 5 a year. Buniham Hall is the principal residence. Tho chief landowners are the Earls of Orford and Leicester, the latter being lord at the manor. Extensive meadows havn been reclaimefl from the sea bv embankment. BUBNHAM-8UTTOH nnd IM'II, joint pars, in the hund. of Brothercross, in the co. of Norfolk, close to 1 " town of liunihan which is partly within these pars. The living is a rect.* in the i of Norwich, of tho annual val. with the vie. of ham-Sutton, of 700, in the patron, of the chancellor. Tho church of Sutton is dedicated to Albert, or Ethelbert, and is now an ivy-mantled but the church of Ulph, dedicated to All Saints, i- : good repair, and accommodates the inhabitants of f" united parishes. The register dates from 1653. 1 Wesleyans have a chapel here. BUBNHAM-THORFE. a par. in the hund. Brothcrcross, in the co. of Norfolk, 1 n. of Burnham-Westgate, its post town, and '< from We' railway station. It was anciently a maiket town un<" a grant of Henry III., obtained by Sir William Calthorpe, who held tho manor. Tho living is a i in the dioc. of Norwich, of the val. of 475, in tho pi of tho Earl of Orford, who is chief landowner and of the manor. The church, which is in the peri style of architecture, is dedicated to Si ! contains a fine monumental brass of Sir W. Caltiu who died in 1420, and a monument tothe father ofl Nelson. It was entirely repaired and the year 1MJ. In tho village is a boys' free with an income from endowment of about i annum. There are some other charities of small Hurnham-Thorpo was tho birthplace i^'.'th > 1768) of the great admiral Lord Nelson, wl: then held the rectory. From this place he took th of Viscount liurnham-Thoi, lick and tile yard in this parish belo KNHAM-W1 STtJATK. or ItTKNilAM-MAB. K KT, a par. in the hund. of lirothen T,.-, in tin Norfolk-, <; miles to the W. of Wells-juxta-.Mai miles to the N.W. of Norwich, or 47 mil. and Fakenham branch "1 the tin it lvi-:> ni railway. is situated in a pleasant and fertile district, near 1 sea-coast, on the small river Bum, and was formerly market town. It contains some good houses, and has . thriving trade, chiefly in corn, malt, and other a tural jiroduie. Tl iron foundries, ibHshments for the mannla tuml implements, and Kevcral corn, wind, :ui.: mills. It is within the Walsingham county court, and only 2 miles S.W. from the harbour extensive sand's of IJiimham-Overv. Petty