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Rh FBAMILODE- 60 FEAMPTON. reign of Henry III. an encounter took place here be- tween the king's forces and the harons. ^Ironworks were formerly in operation, hut were discontinued for want of fuel. There are several mills on one of the streams which passes through the parish. The surface is diversified with hills, and ahove a third of the parish is in common and -wood. There are some good fish-ponds, and hops are cultivated. Sandstone is quarried for huilding purposes. The village is consider- able. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 459. The church, an ancient cruciform edifice with two chapels and handsome stained-glass window, is dedicated to St. Thomas-a-Becket, and has a brass of 1595. The charitable endowments produce upwards of 60 per annum, about one-third of which is applied to the support of the free school. Earl Delaware is lord of the manor. The principal residences are Framfield Place and Whartons. FRAMILODE, a vil. and chplry. in the par. of Saul, hund. of Berkeley, co. Gloucester, 6 miles N.E. of Stone- house, its post town, and nearest railway station on the Great "Western line. The Stroudwater canal and the rivers Severn and Frome intersect the chplry. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 48, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is a modern stone structure, dedicated to St. Peter. There is a National school for boys and girls. The Eer. J. Cooper is lord of the manor. FRAMINGHAM EARL, a par. in the hund. of Hen- stead, co. Norfolk, 4 miles S.E. of Norwich, its post town and nearest railway station. The village, which is small, is situated on the road from Norwich to Bungay. The living is a rect. annexed to that of Bixley, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is a small Norman edifice with a round tower. The nave is separated from the chancel by a richly-decorated arch. The parochial charities amount to about 12 per annum. The register commences in 1721. The Wesleyans have a chapel, and there is a National school. The Earl of Roseberry is lord of the manor. Framingham Hall is the principal residence. FEAMINGHAM PIGOT, a par. in the hund. of Henstead, co. Norfolk, 1 mile S.E. of Earl Framingham, and 5 miles from Norwich, its post town. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, ral. 210, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is a beautiful modern structure erected on the site of the old one. The register commences in 1650. The paro- chial charities consist of a land allotment for the poor, producing about 20 per annum. The Baptists have a chapel, and there is a National school. The Earl of Eoseberry is lord of the manor. FRAMLAND, one of the six hunds. or subdivisions of the co. Leicester, situated in the N.E. part of the co., and bounded on the N. by the co. of Nottingham, on the E. by the co. of Lincoln, on the S. by the hund. of East Goscote, and on the W. by the co. of Nottingham. It contains the pars, of Ab-Kettleby, Barekstone, Belvoir, Bottesford, Branston, Nether Broughton, Buckminster, Burton-Lazar, Claxton, Coston, Croxton-Keyrial, Little Dalby, Eastwell, Eaton, Edmondthorpe, Garthorpe, Goadby-Marwood, Harby, Harston, Hose, Kirby-Bel- lars, Knipton, Melton-Mowbray, Muston, Cold Overton, Phingar, Eedmile, Saltby, Saxby, Scalford, Somerby, Sproxton, Stapleford, Stathern, Stonesby, Sysonby (with Melton), Thorpe-Arnold, Waltham, Withcote, Wyford- by, and Wymondham. The entire area of the hund. is about 87,500 acres. FEAMLINGHA1I, a par., market and post town, in the hund. of Loes, co. Suffolk, 7 miles W. of Saxmund- ham, 14 N.E. of Ipswich, and 87 from London by road, or 90 by rail. It is situated on the river Aide, and is the terminus of a branch line of the Great Eastern railway. A castle of immense strength was built here in early times ; some say by Redwald, King of the East Saxons, towards the close of the 6th century ; and rebuilt by the famous Hugh Bigod. Edmund the Martyr was besieged in it by the Danes. Queen Mary retired to it on the death of her brother, Edward VI., and here received intelligence of the proclamation of Lady Jane. The Mowbrays lo held possession of this demesne, which afterwards pas to the Howard or Norfolk family, and was by them i to Sir Eobert Hitcham, who presented it to Pembrok Hall, Cambridge. The town is ancient, and the pr cipal trade carried on is in corn. It is a polling-plf for the eastern division of the county, and petty session are held here fortnightly on Friday. It contains a gcx market-place, corn exchange standing on the site of i ancient cross, bank, savings-bank, and police statio There are free and subscription libraries, and societie for the promotion of agricultural and domestic science. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, of the val. with the cur. of Saxted annexed, of 1,201, in the patron, of Pembroke Hall. The church is a hand- some structure of flint, with a fine tower nearly 100 feet in height, containing a peal of eight bells. The interior of the roof is elaborately carved, and supported by pillars of an octagonal form. It is dedicated to St. Michael, and contains many tombs, effigies, and monuments of the Howards, Fitzroys, Earl of Surrey, and others. The earliest date of the register is 1560. The charitable endowments consist of Sir Eobert Hitcham's almshouses for twelve persons, with free school, Mr. Thomas Mills' almshouses, with free school, and other bequests for the poor, producing upwards of 700 per annum. The Inde- pendents, Wesleyans, and Unitarians have chapels, and there are several schools for the instruction of the youth of both sexes. Extensive remains of the ancient castle are still standing ; they consist of massive walls, towe nearly 60 feet high, and a gateway carved with numerou heraldic devices. In the neighbourhood are some fin old oak-trees. The Master and Fellows of Pembrofc Hall, Cambridge, are the lords of the manors of Fra lingham and Saxted. Saturday is market day for gri and general produce. Fairs are held on Whit Mond and Tuesday, and on the llth October. FRAMLINGTON, LONG, a tnshp. and paroch chplry. in the ward, of Coquetdale, co. Northumberland 4 miles W. of Felton, and 5 S.E. of Eothbury. Aln'- is its post town. It is situated on the old Roman Watling Street, commonly called the Devil's Causeway in the vicinity of the river Coquet. The main road from Bremish to Wooler passes through the village, which has recently been much improved. The hmlt. of Low Fram- lington is about a mile to the S. Coal, freestone, and limestone are obtained here. There is a mechanics' institution with a good library. At the north-western extremity of the par. is a long, narrow tract of wild and dreary moorland, containing near 1,000 acres. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the vie. of Felton, in the dioc. of Durham. The church is a small edifice of stone. The Presbyterians have a place of worship, and there is an endowed parochial school. Some traces of a Roman encampment with a triple entrenchment still exist in the neighbourhood, and large heaps of scoria mark the spot where iron was smelted by the Romans. Admiral Mitford is lord of the manor. Fairs are held on the second Tuesday in July, 23rd August, and 25th October, for the sale of cattle, sheep, &c. FRAMPTQN LIBERTY, one of the subdivisions of the Bridport div. of the co. of Dorset, situated in the western part of the co. It contains the pars, of Bettis- combe, Bincombe, Burton-Bradstock, Compton-Vallence, Frampton, and part of Winterbourne-Came, comprising an area of about 10,050 acres. FRAMPTON, a par. in the above lib., co. Dorset, 5 J miles N.W. of Dorchester, its post town, and 6 S.W. of Cerne. The Great Western railway has a station here, and the river Frome passes through the village. The hmlts. of Longford, Mageston, and Southover are included in the par. In Domesday Book this place is entered as Frantone, and then belonged to the abbey of St. Stephen, at Caen, in Normandy. A market, now disused, was granted by Edward III. At the Dissolution the site passed to the Hatton family. Courts leet and baron are still held, at which the constable and tything men for the liberty are appointed. The living is a vie.* in the Aioc. of Salisbury, val. 120. The church is a handsome