BAKROW. 192 BARROW-ON-TRENT. latter half of the 12th century. The living u a rect. in tho dioc. of Chester, of tM val. of 263, in the gift of Lord H. Cholmondelcy. Tho church is dedicated to St. Bartholomew. There is a small school endowment. BARROW, a tnslip. in the par. of Boddington, hundg. of Tewkesbury and Weetminstcr, in the co. of Glou- ceatcr, 5 miles to tho S. of Tewkesbury. HAKUmV, a tnslip. in tho par. of Hallystone, ward in. tdalc, in the co. of Northumberland, 9 miles to tho W. of Rothbury. BARROW, a hmlt. in the par. of Cottcsmore, and Inuid. of Alstoe, in the co. of Rutland, 6 miles to the N'.IO. of Oukham. Tho Melton Mowbray canal passes in ir it BARROW, a par. and tnshp. in the lib. of the borough of Wenlock, in Shropshire, 2 miles S.W. from Broseloy, and 2 miles to tho E. of Much Wen- lock, its post town. The village, a small scattered place, is sitttuted on the Wenlock and Ironbridgo road, within the franchise and borough of Wenlock. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the rcct. of Willey, in the dioc. of Hereford. The church, dedicated to St. Giles, is an antique structure, containing some Saxon remains. It consists of a turret, with two bells, nave, transept, chancel, and porch, and was restored in 1850. Whilst tho repairs were going on, a full size painting of a knight on horseback and several other pictures were discovered on the walls, beneath the numerous coat- ings of plaster. In the church is an antique font ; and in the churchyard is the tombstone of Tom Moody. ;). famous whipper-in to George Forester. The parochial charities consist of a free school andalmahouses, endowed by John Slaney in 1613, the revenue of which is 34. Lord Forester is lord of the manor and chief landowner. BARROW, a par. in tho hund. of Thingoe, in the co. of Suffolk, 7 miles to tho W. of Bury St. Edmund's, its post town, and 8 E. from Newmarket. Tho vil. is about half a mile in length, terminating in a spacious green, around which aro some good shops and: private resi- dences. The Bury and Newmarket railway passes along tho northern boundary of the parish. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, of the val. of 690, in tin- patron, of tho Master and Fellows of St. John's College, < '.inibridge. Tho church was built about the reign of Hi my III., and wus restored in 1852. It contains several old monuments, an altar tomb, faced with brass, of Sir Clement Hcigham, and two brasses. It is dedi- cated to All Saints, and has in tho chancel a handsome painted window. The register commences from tho year 1542. There is an Independent chapel, built in 1836, and a free school, for the education of 21 children. The charitable endowments, including 20, the revenue of a school, amount to 80. A pleasure fair is held on the 1st May. BARROW, a hmlt, in the chplry. of Wentworth, par. of Wath-on-Deam, in the wnp. of Slrall'orth, in the West Riding of tho co. of York, 3 miles from It' ham. Barrow green is a meet for the Suffolk hounds. BARROW, i.KKAT and LITTLE. See BARROW, Cheshire BARROW-GURNEY, a par. in thn hund. ..f Hart- -with-lledmiiistcr, in the co. of Somerset, 6 ; tn the W. of Bristol. A Benedictine niuim i v was esta- Ui.-hed here about the commencement of the 13tl> tury by on v-llardinges, to whom the manor b. l.iiiirtd. At tho Dissolution its value was 31. It was granted by Henry VIII. to John Drew, of Bristol, who converted it into a private mansion. The house has been little altered since, and contains some in; ing decorations and family portraits. It is now called Barrow Court, and is the scat of the Gores, in whoso family it has been since Ki.i'.l. The living is a do: in tin': dioc. of Math ami Wells val. 71, in the patron. 've, Esq. The church has monuments of the Gon 1 to tho llolv Trinitv BABBOW-1N-FURNE8S, a vil. md ohptrj. ia the par. ' 'i-Funi-ss, in tin: co. o: The living is a perpet. cur., val. H(>, in the ]tron. of tho "uko of Devonshire. BARROW, NORTH, a par. *in the hund. of in the co. of Somerset, 8 miles to the N Carey is its post town. The living in a tin- dioc. of Hath and Wells, val. 14S, in the Lord Portman. The church is ibdi, at. d BAl;K<>V-ON.Hr.Ml'.KK, a ].ar.in the v borough, part- of I.indscy, in tin- co. of I.imolii, 3 to the 1-',. of Barton. Ulceby is its jmst town. founded a monastery hero, which Uede states " in his time," and a portion of tho village is si St. Chad's. It lies on the south bank nearly opposite to Hull, from which p; <! miles. There is regular communi packet, and within the last few years an cut:: . ,- village has sprung up within the parish, named , Holland, which has ii, -Teased from i houses, with a population of 736. In tion of 18.35, a medal was awarded to J. FoJ^H for his model of the New Holland Works, at thillfl of the Manchester, Sheffield, and LincolnshinjH Tho living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln. ^^B of 270, in tho gift of the lord chancellor. ; is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. The IndopenfjB Primitive and Wesleyan Methodists have cnpg|fl village. There is a lectureship worth ilotp JUT an bequeathed by Sir John Ndthorpp, in 1660, fm support of a Sunday afternoon sermon, besides bequest for education, and sc the village is an ancient entrenchment, called probably a British work, and several tumuli. cipal residence is Barrow Hall. A market of cattle is held once a fortnight. BARROW-ON-SOAR, a par. and union towa eastern and western divs. of the hund. of the co. of Leicester, 3 miles to : I xmghl its post town, and 10 from Leicester. It is a on the Midland railway, which passes parish. It includes the chplries. of Mount Quorndon, and Woodhouse, with tin hi house Eaves. The village is pleasantly sea east bank of the navigable river Soar. tion of tho Loughborough canal with by which means it has wati r cummin every part of the kingdom. A v. subaqueous purposes, is made from a fine which has for centuries been obtained in t Some interesting specimens of lias fossils found here, and arc preserved in the i u William Le and Thomas F> of lace and stockings is carried on b; own house. Many hands are engaged in tin- .tig is a io. in the dioc. tic- val. of :)-<;. in the gift of the ' hn' College, Cambridge. 'I in tin- decorated style, is dedicated t In addition to the parish church, th Impels of e vils. of Mountsorrel, Quorndon, and Woo livings of which arc pcr| t. i The Wesleyans, Primitive Method! ( 'atholics, and Baptists have i endowments of this parish aro ci r tol,i7!i PIT annum. T - ml, founded in 1691 ; u I by tin- l;,v. llumphiey Perkins in 1717 ; all ons founded by the Kev. limn] : . the revenue of which is now i I . ment by Bishop Bevoridirc, a native of this for charitable 1 , religious, and educational val. of which is .r_"J 1 a year; and other row is tho scat of a Poor-law t'nioii, a Vnioii vorkhon--c. James Parker, Esq., of borough, is lord of the manor. B.l:l;uW-OX-TKEXT, a par. in th,- In Appletreo and Morle,ton, in the co. of ]>crby. 3 E. from Willington railway station, and <J miles S. of Derby, its post town It i* situated on the bank of the. river Tivnt. and contains the ch Stcnson and Twyford, and tho lib. of Sinlin-wi
