BARTON-ON-THE-HEATH. 197 BARTON-UNDER-NEEDWOOD. c hire, 7 miles to the W. of Manchester, its post town. i Barton Moss is a station on the Liverpool and Man- < :ster railway. The Bridgwater canal is here carried i 'oss the Irwell on an aqueduct of three arches, the first ( the kind constructed in England. It is of stone, and 4 feet in height. Here are extensive manufactories ot ( ico and nankeen, and several collieries. The living i i perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Manchester, of the val. c 150, in the patron, of the bishop, the Vicar of Eccles, a 1 others. There are two Dissenting chapels. 3ARTON-ON-THE-HEATH, a par. in the Brailes (/. of the hund. of Kington, in tho co. of Warwick, 5 n.es to the S. of Shipston-on-Stour. Moreton-in-the- Jrsh is its post town. It is situated at the south e remity of the county, on the south side of the river > ur, and near tho point of junction of the four shires > Varwick, Worcester, Gloucester, and Oxford. Tho s t is marked by a massive stone, called the " Four- si 'e Stone." The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Vrcester, of the val. of 364, in the patron, of tho 1 ; sident and Fellows of Trinity College, Oxford. The cl reh, dedicated to St. Lawrence, was originally of tho 1 man style of architecture, but has undergone so r iv alterations that it is now of a mixed style. It obtains an ancient carved font. Here is a fine old n ision, formerly the seat of the Overbury family, but nv the property of Frederick Acton Colville, Esq. 5ARTON REGIS HUNDRED, one of the 28 hunds. ojgubdivisions of the co. of Gloucester, situated at the si th- western extremity of the county, and bounded on t! X. and W. by the hund. of Henbury, on the N.E. by tl hund. of Langley and Swinehead, and on the S. by S. lersetshire, from which it is separated by the river Am. It comprises tho pars, of Clifton, Mangotsfield, j ; Stapleton. The city of Bristol, also, is locally within tl hund., which extends over an area of 8,030 acres. A RTON-SEAGRAVE, a par. in the hund. of Huxloe, inhe co. of Northampton, 2 miles to the S.E. of Ket- teng, its post town. A castle was founded here in the n of Edward II., by Sir Nicholas do Seagrave, of eh there are no traces except tho moat. The parish
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li'ig is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, of the v; of 492, and in tho patron, of the Duke of Buc- el' ch. The church is an ancient structure, dedicated to St. Botolph, and contains monuments of John B:!ges, historian of the county, who died here in 1724, ai of his son. Humphrey Henchman, Bishop of Lon- d< in the reign of Charles II., was born in this village, .. The principal residences are Barton-Seagrave H 1 and Barton Lodge. ARTON-SESWELLS. See BARTON STEEPLE, Ox- fo) shire. ARTON SHRUBS, a hmlt, in tho par. of Great I! ton, in the hund. of Thedwcstry, and co. of Suffolk, l miles from Bury St. Edmund's. ARTON ST. CUTHBERT, a chplry. in the par. of on, and wap. of Gilling, in the North Riding of the c of York, 5 miles from Darlington. See BARTON kshire. ARTON ST. DAVID, a par. in the hund. of Catsash, inhe co. of Somerset, 4 miles to the N.E. of Somerton. T) living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, va 60, in the patron, of the Rev. W. Garrett. IARTON ST. MARY, a hmlt. in the par. of St. M y deLode, hund. of Dudstone and King's Barton, in th ;o. of Gloucester. It forms part of the suburbs of th ir, city of Gloucester. AliTON ST. MARY, a chplry. in the par. of Bar- wap. of Gilling, in the North Riding of the co. of t, 5 miles from Darlington. ARTON ST. MICHAEL'S, a hmlt. in the par. of lichael's, hund. of Dudstono and King's Barton, in co. of Gloucester. It forms part of the suburbs of ?ity of Gloucester. iRTON-STACEY, a hund. and par. (co-extensive wi each other), in the Andoverdiv. of the co. of South- ar ton, 5 j miles to the S.E. of Andover, 8 N. from Win- cl ter, and 5 S.W. from Whitchurch railway station. StocKDnage is its post town. It includes the tythgs. of Bransbury, Drayton, and Newton Stacey. It is situated on the ancient Roman road from Winchester to Marlborough. At Bransbury are traces of a camp, and in the neighbourhood are some ancient barrows. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Winchester, of the val. of 266, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a fine specimen of early English architecture ; it is built in the form of a cross, and has a perpendicular tower containing a peal of six bells. There is a chapel belonging to the Metho- dists, and a National school ; also an endowment of about 40 a year, bequeathed by Dorothy and Elizabeth Wright, which is applied to the support of a free school, and other charitable purposes. A fair is held in the village on the 31st July. BARTON -STAFFORD, a vil. in the hund. of North Tawton with Winkleigh, in the co. of Devon, 7 miles from Torrington. BARTON-STEEPLE, a par. in the hund. of Woot- ton, in the co. of Oxford, 5 miles to the N. of Wood- stock. It is watered by a small stream, a branch of the Evenlode, and contains the hmlts. of Middle Barton and Barton- Seswells. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Oxford, of the val. of 112, in the patron, of the Duke of Marlborough and H. Hall, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Mary, and contains monuments of the Dormers. The manor-house, erected in 1524, by John Dormer, is an interesting example of Tudor architec- ture. One of its spacious upper apartments is adorned with frescoes. The village is a meet for the Heythorpe hounds. BARTON-TURF, a par. in the hund. of Tunstead, in the co. of Norfolk, 4 miles from Cottishall, its post town, 6 miles to the S. of North Walsham, and 11 N.E. from Norwich. The navigable river Ant passes through the parish, and expands in one place into a fine sheet of water. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Norwich, of the val. with the rect. of Irstead, of 360, in the gift of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is a fine building with lofty tower, situated near the centre of the parish. The poor's allotment land is about 30 acres. Sir J. II. Preston is lord of the manor. BARTON - UNDER - NEEDWOOD, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Tatenhill, northern div. of the hund. of Offlow, in the co. of Stafford, 5 miles to the S.W. of Burton-on-Trent, its post town, and 8 N.E. from Lichfield. It is situated near the west bank of the river Trent, which here divides the counties of Derby and Stafford. The Birmingham and Derby railway and the Grand Trunk canal pass through the parish, tho former having a station at Barton and Walton, about one mile east of the village. Barton lies within the limits of the ancient forest of Needwood, and consti- tutes one of the five wards into which it was divided on being enclosed. The land is extremely fertile, prin- cipally pasture and meadow land, in a high state of cultivation, studded with numerous farm-houses. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 13.5, in the patron, of the Dean of Lichfield. The church, which was built in 1528 by John Taylor, a native of Barton, is in the perpendicular style, with a large square tower and six bells. It is dedicated to St. James. The Primitive and Wesleyan Methodists have chapels here. There is a free grammar school, founded and endowed in 1593 by Thomas Russell, with a revenue of about 50 per annum, in the patron, of tho Drapers' Company. A school for girls was also erected here in 1831, and endowed with canal shares, formerly pro- ducing 20 per annum, but now depreciated about 5 Der annum. There are other charitable endowments, amounting to about 50. Barton is in the honour of Tutbury, Duchy of Lancaster, and in the County Court district of Burton-on-Trent. Fairs are held on the 3rd May and the 28th November for cattle. In the neigh- bourhood of the village are several very handsome villas ; among others, Silver Hill, the residence of C. Whyon, Esq. ; Nuttall House, the residence of Sir Reynold A. Alleync, Bart. ; Fullbrook, a modern Gothic mansion,
