BARTON. 195 BARTON-BENDISH. BARTON, a par. in the hund. of Wetherley, in tlio mbridge, 3 miles to the S.W. of Cambridge, it.s st town. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Ely, val. , 50, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dcdi- -. od to St. Pctrr, and contains several monuments and
- irass of the Martins.
BARTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Farndon, and hund. i Broxton, in the co. palatine of Chester, 9 miles to the '3. of Chester. 3ARTON, a hmlt. in the par. and hund. of Piddlc- ti-n, in tlio co. of Dorset, 5 uiilcs from Dorchester. BARTON, a tythg. in the par. of Cirencester, hund. ( Crowthorne, and co. of Gloucester, near Cirencester. BARTON, a hmlt, in the par. of Temple Guyting, 1 hund. of Lower Kiftsgate, in the co. of Gloucester, tailes from Winchcomb. BAETON, a tythg. in the par. of Stoneham, lower i . of the hund. of Mainsbridge, in the eo. of South- a pton, 5 miles to the N. of Southampton. The South i railway passes through it. 3ARTON, a vil. and chplry. in the par. of Whipping- i n, lib. of East Medina, in the Isle of "Wight, in the c of Southampton, 2 miles to the N. of Newport. A pory cell for Augustine monks was founded here in the i;h century by John do Insula. and was conferred on
chester College by Henry VI. There are still some wins of the building. The living is a perpet. cur.* ithe dioc. of Winchester, val. 190, in the patron, of lor of Whippingham. iARTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Kington, and hund. o'Huntington, in the co. of Hereford, near Kington. J is united with the tnshps. of Bradnor and Rushock. 3ARTON, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Preston, fil hund. of Arnoundcrness, in the co. palatine of Lau- chire, 6 miles to the N.W. of Preston. The Lancaster ai Preston Junction railway passes through it. The ling is a perpet. cur.,* val. 120, in the patron, of UR. Jackson and G. Marton, Esqs., alternately. The rirch is dedicated to St. Lawrence. In tho vicinity
- . Barton Hall and Barton Lodge.
JARTON, orBARTON-IN-FABIS, apar. in thenorth . . '!' the wap. of Rushcliifo, in the co. of Nottingham, 6 t he S.W. of Nottingham, its post town. It lies on ' ' T of Derbyshire, on the east bank of the river 'J 'nt, across which there is a ferry to Long Eaton rail- v y station, about 2 miles east of the village ; there is a ither ferry at Attenborough. The living is a rect.* i the dioc. of Lincoln, of the val. of 360, with 220 a 33 of glebe land, in the patron, of the Archbishop of > rk. The church, dedicated to St. George, is a hand- 1 10 structure, and has been recently repaired. At 1 'nd's Hill, near the village, is an ancient camp, sup- 1 ed to be a Romano-British work from the coins which i '6 been found there ; and on the glebe farm, called li-son's Barn, a Roman pavement has been discovered. I rton Lodge is the seat of Sir Robert J. Clifton, who i;ord of the manor.
- !ARTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Bidford, and hund.
i Barlichway, in the co. of Warwick, 6 miles to the iff. of Stratford. 5ARTON, a par. in West ward, in the co. of West- n reland, a short distance to the S.W. of Penrith, its p t town and railway station. Tho church is 4 miles f n Penrith, but the parish begins about half a mile of Penrith, and is traversed by the Lancaster and C 'lisle railway. It is situated in Westmoreland, on t borders of Cumberland, near the river Eamont and T eswater lake ; and contains the chplries. of Hartsop v h Patterdale, and Martindale, and tho tnshps. of High I 1 ton, Stoekbridge with Tirrel, Low Winder, High ^ nder, Yanwath, and several hamlets. The parish,
ich is 24 miles in length, by 2 to 4 in width, includes
Qie of the grandest scenery of the lake district. Hel- ^I'yn overlooks it from the south-west ; Patterdale and 7'rtindale are surrounded by majestic hills, among Mich are many beautiful valleys ; part of Ulleswater lie is within the parish, and there are fine woods, and i|ky chasms and waterfalls, pleasant seats, and secluded 1 ages. The parish abounds in game, and the rivers are celebrated for their trout. Slate is quarried in 1'attcrdale, and Barton Fell is rich in precious stones and various petrifactions. The living is a vie.* in tho dioc. of Carlisle, val. 180, in the patron, of the Earl of Lonsdalc. The church, -which is situated about a mile west of Stoekbridge, in a charming spot near tho Eamont, is dedicated to St. Michael. It has recently been re- paired and greatly improved, and has monuments of the Lancasters, former proprietors in tho parish, and two ancient brasses to the memory of the Dawes, of Barton Kirke. An excellent vicarage has been built by tho present incumbent, the Rev. G. C. Hodgson. In addi- tion to the parish church there arc two district churches, one at Martindale and the other at Patterdale, the livings of both being perpet. curs.,* tho former, val. 80, in the gift of A. W. Clarke, Esq., of Armathwaito Hall, and tho latter, val. 70, in that _ of tho Earl of Lonsdalo. The parochial charities, including the revenue of the free grammar school, founded in 1649 by Dr. Langbaine, the antiquary, and Dr. Dawes, amount to 113 per annum. The ancient grammar school has been much improved of late, and a trained master appointed ; it is free to all children in the parish, and is governed by tho vicar and certain trustees, under government inspec- tion. A new school has lately been erected at Yan- wath for the villages of Tirril, Yanwath, and Stock- bridge, and is a neat and commodious building, with a dwelling-house for the master ; the scholars pay accord- ing to a graduated scale yeomen, farmers, and la- bourers. There are also two Sunday-schools in tho parish, one at the parish church for the upper part of the parish, and tho other at the Wooden Chapel at Eamont. The parish has several remains of antiquity. Near Eamont Bridge, which was erected by general subscription in the reign of Henry VI., are King Arthur's Round Table, and Mayburgh Hill. Tho latter is a mound of stones enclosing a circular area, with a tall red stone near the centre. Sir Walter Scott referred to it as " Mayburgh' s mound and stones of power." Barton belongs chiefly to the Earl of Lonsdale, who is proprietor of Yanwath Hall, a fine old border tower. A fair for cattle and sheep is held at the village of Pooley Bridge, in this parish, on the third Monday in September. BARTON, a par. in the eastern div. of the wap. of Gil ling, in the North Riding of the co. of York, 5 miles to the S.W. of Darlington, its post town. It lies on the border of Durham, and contains tho tnshp. of Newton- Morrel], and part of tho tnshp. of Stapleton. Lime- stone is abundant in the district. The par. is divided into two chplries., St. Cuthbert's and St. Mary's; the livings are perpet. curs.* in tho dioc. of Ripon, val. 100, in the patron., respectively, of the vicars of Stan- wick and Gilling. There is a small endowed school, established in 1683. BARTON. See BARDEN, North Riding, Yorkshire. BARTON-BENDISH, a par. in tho hund. of Clack- close, in the co. of Norfolk, 4 miles N. of Stoke Ferry, its post town, and 7| miles to the E. of Downham Market railway station. It formerly comprised three separate pars., All Saints, St. Andrew's, and St. Mary's, each having its own church and ecclesiastical establishment. There are now only two churches and two livings. Tho living of St. Andrew's is a rect.* in tho dioc. of Norwich, of the val. of 263, in the gift of the lord chancellor. The church is built of flint and stone, and has a good screen, and a figure of the saint over tho porch. The consoli- dated rect.* of All Saints and St. Mary is of the val. of 306, in the gift of Sir Hanson Berney, Bart. St. Mary's church was rebuilt in the reign of Queen Anne, and is in the decorated style. There is a Wes- leyan chapel ; also a small endowment for a school, and other charities to the amount of 22 a year. The poors' allotment land is worth about 30 per annum. Barton- Bendish Hall, is the seat of Sir H. Berney, Bart., who is lord of the manor. Another seat near the village is Barton Abbey. In the parish is an old dyke formed in the Saxon age as a boundary of the hundred, and called Bendish.
