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J;.!;N 190 I'.AliUA. and hund. of Wirrall, in the co. palatine of Cheater, 4 miles to the N. of n. II' r" i- :i tunnel a third of a mile in length, through which the Grin': ;J passes. I '. A 1 1 N > I ' i N . i par. in the hnnd. of Dunmow, in the co. of Ease*, 2 miles to the S.E. of Great Dunmow, its town. Tho living is a reel.* in the di 1;.. chestcr, of the val. of 335, in the patron, of th' W. 1 HAKNSTONE, a chplrj-. in the ir. of Lanirar, and wap. of Bingham, in the co. of Nottingham, 3 mil. Bingham. Tho cur. is annexed to the rect. of Iingar, in the dioe. of Lincoln. BARNT i hmlt. in th" p:ir. of Broms- grovo, and hund. of Halfshir.-, in th- eo. i I Worcester, 11 miles to the 8. of Birmingham. It is a station on the Bristol and Birmingham railway. BARNTICK, a vil. in the bar. of Islands, in the co. of Clare, prov. of Hunstcr, Ireland, 4 miles to the 8.W. of Ennis. It stands on the banks of a small stream, a branch of tho river Fergus. BARNTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Grout Budworth, and hand, of Bucklow, in the co. palatine of Ch< - miles from Northwich, its post town. The Trent and Mersey canal panes near it. Tho Jiving is a pcrpct. cur. in the dioc. of Chester, of the val. of 120, in the gift of the bishop. The V. BARNWEILL, a suppressed par., in tho district of Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland. Its territory was, in the 17th ry, divided between Craigio and Tarbolton. BARN WELL ALL SAINTS, or KIM in the hund. of Huxloe, in the co. of Northampt."' Barnwell St. Andrew's. The rect. is united with th;it of Bamwell St. Andrew's, in the dioc. of Peterborough. BARNWELL, ST. AMHIKW Till! J.F.SS, one of the 14 pars, included within the limits of the borough of Cambridge, in the co. of Cambridge. Ste CAMBRIDGE. BARNWELL ST. AXDKFAVS. a par., in tho hund. of Polebrook, in the co. of Northampton, 3 miles to the S.E. of Oundle, its post town. It is a station on tho Northampton and Peterborough railway, 16 miles from borough, and 94 from London. The name of this place is said to be equivalent to Bairn's Well, and to refer to an ancient practice in connection with a holy well here. The living is a rect. in tho dioc. of 1'. t. r- borough, of the val. with that of Barnwell All Saints, of 303, in the gift of the Duko of Buccleuch. Th. church is chiefly in tho early English style, with :i and spire. Tho charitable institutions are Latham's almshouses for 14 persons, with an income, from n- dowmont, of 310; a free school, with an rndo-. and several other charities, tho annual value of tho whole amounting to above 509. Tho chief residence is Barnwoll Castle,he scat of the Oddies. Tho grounds . ruins of a castle built hero by Reginald i", in tho reign of Henry I. BA1JN I i< ill. a par. in the" u)i]>cr div. of the hnnd. of Dudstone and King's Barton, in tho co. of (lion. 2 miles to tho E. of Gloucester. Tho old Fosse Vay and the Gloucester and Cheltenham railway cross tho parish. Tho living is a vie. in tho dioc. of Glouccst. Bristol, val. 195, in the gift of tho dean and c! The church is dedicated to St. Lawrence. There is a small endowment foi Tho principal seats are Barnwood Court and Barnwood House. BAKNYAIM'S, n vil. in the par. of Kilcomnihnr, in the co. of Fife, Scotland, 5 miles from Pit ton- BAROG, a tnshp. in the par. ol , hund. of Isaled, in the en. ,,| I >. n'.i..|i, North W. t.i tli> ..Y~. of II' ubif;h. BARONY, a par. and suburb of Glasgow, in tho lower w. ml of the CD. of Lanark, Srntland. It w. merK >id>'d in the j>ar. jiml city of Glasgow, and wns coi in Ifi02. 1 along tin- north, east, and south sides of the city, ami is div id' d into in //.</ uera It includes tli" rila. of Anderston, lily Iton, Finnieston, Ki]i]>vhill. Mile F.nd, and BCQlerston. The HighChureh, or cathedral, stands within this parish, besides nun. 9 ,;h of id other churches and chapels. The district N i i< h in c iron slate, freeeton. , and whinstone; and the^^^M is busily employed in terios, ironworks, coal-mines, bleaching- work E<linburgh, BConkland, and Glasgow r.ii through th. ' ^ikirk also cross it. Tho living is in the pr< in the synod of Glasgow and Ayr, and in tho j of the crown. Most of tho quoad tarra livings ; the gift of the Church Building Society. The in length between 7 and 8 miles, and i miles in breadth. I '.A ItONY, a tnshp. in tho par. of St. Andren land, Darlington ward, in the co. palati 7 miles to the 8.W. of Bishop Auckland. It on the river Gaunless. Tho manori-. held l.v tl of Durham. The workpeople are mostly the coal mines. BAIiR, a glen in tho par. of Killean, on thei of Cantire, Argylcshire, Scotland, 12 miles to tl of Oampbelltown. It opens to tho sea, south Mull of Islay. BARR, a "par., with a vil. of the same i, Carri. co. of Ayr, Scotland, ! tin S. of Ayr. It wns constituted a separ.it . before which time it formed part of n and Dailly. It is chiefly a moorla with hills rising to" tho height of 2,000 feet, and coi abundance of limestone and freestone. The is situated on tho south of the river Stim ' from (iirvan. The iivin ;, which is in thi Ayr, is of tho val. of 231, and in tho crown. There is also a Frco church. Aia" BAIIR, GREAT, a par. in the hund. ol tho co. of Stafford, 3 miles to the 6 N. of Birmingham, its post town. 1 : tho edge of Warwickshire, about 1 mil' Ni wton Road station, on tho London and . . The prospect from Barr ! (i.'iii net in heipl' Druid Heath, a s idition pl. of tho Arch Druid. It has long living is a porpet. cur. in tho dioc. . church, dedicated to (>t. .Maritiiret, is a building, erected in 1 86 1 . T I ally founded and cndowi d by John .V with an income of 67, it has since been iiicrc ' lividuals for 20 boys, wlio English education, and are presented with a < anally. There is also a Mnall for 30 girls, supported by Sir Kn.' !-, first est 1858. Harr Hall, the seat of Sir Francis a spacious and handsome c..thic buildini (ini'ly woo.liH.1 park. The Scott iamih seat at liarrsime ; he reign of Edw.'id I. until recently a i!ia] Iry of Aldridire, i.

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ohabitants -'riculturul, though so near to the great towm < I'.AL'l;. VKST. a vil. in the co. 01 V; 8 miles to the N.V. of Whiteliom. Jt is seated on. tt IT Point. r.AKHA.c.iie ,,f th,. II, brides, or V. injT, with a numerous cluster of s> in tho co. of Inverness, Scotland. ]

. of tin' long c-hain, and between 4

and 60 milon fn>n, part of tho mainland. Tl

, s Harm, 1'uduy or Fudia, II

rsay, San.i 1 B with several others. Barra 1 nncrly ' Is, who had a castle at Clii of which still exist. In IK 10 it was sold to . This island is about S length from N. to S., and has an average breadth o v. ami v. iv low neck of Ian ni with the southern ]>art of thei - crnlsl.