BIDFIELD. 263 BIGGIN. ID FIELD, a tythg. in the par. and hund. of Bisley> irho co. of Gloucester, 3 miles from Stroud. 1 1 > h'ORD, a par. in the Stratford div. of the hund. -, iarliehway, iu the co. of Warwick, 4 miles to the S. iUccster, its post town. It is watered by the rivers A>n and Arrow, and contains the hmlts. of Barton, li .1111, and Marecliff. A market was formerly held h^>, which has long teen disused. The parish contains I names of blue lias. The living is a vie. in the .I*, of Worcester, val. 290, in the patron, of the Rev. ! multbee. The church is dedicated to St. Lawrence. 1'; parochial charities, consisting of funds given by AJIII, Duchess Dudley, in 1655, for various benevolent
- iroduce about 110perannum. Bidford Grange,
10 among the possessions of the abbey of Bordsley, is a property of Mr. Brown, lord of the manor. Near . lord grew the crab-tree distinguished by tradition as slttering the spot whore Shakspeare and his comrades . 't a whole Sunday through after a drinking bout in town, but it has recently disappeared. TON, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of rall, in the co. palatine of Chester, 3 miles to the of Birkenhead, its post town. It is situated on a
- uc of land between the rivers Mersey and Dee, and
Lrtudes the tnshps. of Bidston-cum-Ford, Claughton- ( u-Grange, Moreton-cum-Lingham, and Saughafl-Mas- . The living is a pcrpet. cur. * in the dioc. 'of Ches- '. val. 150, in the patron, of the bishop. There is a -ill endowed school with an income of 10 per annum, 1 1 other charities which produce about 5 a year. On i ston Hill, which is about 250 feet high, commanding . extensive prospect over the Irish Sea, Liverpool, and estuaries of Mersey and Dee, is a lighthouse, which M; built in 1762, and now belongs to the Mersey Dock 1 1 Harbour Board, Liverpool. It is of stone, 50 feet .; icight, -with a fixed light visible 23 miles off. On the
- 10 hill is a telegraph station, one in a chain of 70
r cs long, communicating between Liverpool and Ilyhead. In the tnshp. of Claughton there is a dis- tr.t church called Christ Church, the living of -which
- - pcrpet. cur., in the patron, of trustees. The Birken-
ii d Commissioners are now constructing a cemetery in r< township, with chapels for Church of England, 1 i nan Catholics, and Dissenters ; and also water- works, "h water-tower, &c., for the supply of Birkenhead. i the vil. of Moretou there is a school, erected by sub- ] ption in 1861, and intended for the younger children i :he neighbourhood. !IELBY, or BEALBY, a chplry. in the par. of Hay- t , wap. of Harthill, in the East Hiding of the co. of ^ :k, 2 miles from Pocklington. The living is a perpet. . annexed to the vie. of Hayton, in the dioc. of York. ilEELEY, EAST, a limit, in the tnshp. of Huns- wrth, and par. of Birstall, wap. of Morley, in the West Ling of the co. of York, 3 miles from Bradford. 5IERLEY, NORTH, a tnsbp. in the par. of Bradford, 3. of Morley, in the West Hiding of the co. of York,
- far from Bradford, its post town. It includes the
i.lts. of Bierley Lane, Wibsey, and several others, i il and iron are obtained here, and the mines and vrks employ many of the inhabitants. The woollen npufacture is carried on, and there are some good stone qltrrieB. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of I ion, val. 130, in the patron, of Miss Currer. The
- ochial charities amount to 12 per annum. The
' rl residence is Bierley Hall, in the grounds of which s ids one of the finest cedars of Lebanon in the ilERTON, or BURTON- WITH-BROTIGHTON, a ] . and scattered vil. in the hund. of Aylesbury, co. of I ckingham, 2 miles to the N.E. of Aylesbury, its post a 1 union town. The Aylesbury branch of the London a 1 North- Western railway, and the Grand Junction c al, pass through this parish. The living is a vie. in the de. of Oxford, of the val., with the perpet. curs, of Ickland, Quarrendbn, and Stoke Mandeville, which a attached to it, of 310, in the patron, of the Dean a 1 Chapter of Lincoln. The church, dedicated to St. J aes, is a structure of the 12th century, with a tower and spire, and has been recently entirely repaired. It contains an ancient piscina, and a curious monument to Samuel Pope and his 13 children, bearing date 1616. The Baptists and Methodists have chapels here, and there is a National school attached to the church. The charitable endowments, including 10 the revenue of a school, and Hill's charity for apprenticing poor boys, amount to 40 per annum. BLESTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Wrexham, hund. of Bromfield, in the co. of Denbigh, North Wales, not far from Wrexham. BIGBURY, a par. in the hund. of Ennington, in the co. of Devon, 3 miles to the S. of Modbury, its post town. It is situated on the west bank of the river Avon, a little above its entrance into Bigbury Bay, a rocky and dangerous inlet of the English Channel, and a favourite haunt of smugglers. The bay is about 7 miles in breadth. The living is a rect. in the dioc.* of Exeter, of the val. of 658, in the patron, of C. Livingston, Esq. The church contains a monumental brass, and is dedicated to St. Lawrence. BIGBY, a par. in the southern div. of the wap. of Yarborough, parts of Lindsey, in the co. of Lincoln, 3 miles to the E. of Brigg, its post town. The Lincoln and Hull railway passes near it. Kettleby and Kettleby Thorpe are hamlets of this parish. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, of the val. of 708, in the patron, of R. C. Elwes, Esq. The church contains a brass of the year 1500, and is dedicated to All Saints. BIGGAR, a par. in Upper ward, in the co. of Lanark, Scotland, 28 miles to the S. of Edinburgh. It is situ- ated in a hilly and moorland district, on the east side of the river Clyde, and is intersected by the Candy Burn and Biggar Water. The Caledonian railway runs near it. Biggar was erected into a burgh of barony in 1451, under a charter granted by James II. to Sir Robert Fleming. In the 18th century the barony passed from the Flemings to the Elphinstone family. The town is small, consisting principally of one good street : but a beautiful modern suburb stands on the right bank of the stream. The principal building is the parish church, a plain structure in the form of a cross, which was founded and endowed as a collegiate church by the Flemings, in the 16th century. Biggar is the seat of a presb. in the synod of Lothian and Tweeddale. The living, of the yearly val. of 264, is in the patron, of Fleming of Cumbernauld. There are two places of worship belonging to Dissenters, a public library, and several schools. Near the town, on the south, are the ruins of a castle, called Bog Hall. In the vicinity are remains of a Roman camp. A doubtful tradition makes this place the scene of a defeat of the English under Whichenour, by William Wallace. Fairs for the sale of horses, cattle, &c., are held at Candlemas, Midsummer, and on the last Thursday in October (old style). BIGGAR, a hmlt. in the chpliy. of Walney, and par. of Dalton-in-Furncss, hund. of Lonsdale, in the co. palatine of Lancaster, near Dalton. It lies near the coast of Morecombe Bay. BIGGEN, NEW, a tnshp. in the par. of Shotley, Tindale ward, in the co. of Northumberland, 9 miles to the S. of Hexham. It lies on the border of Durham, on the banks of the river Derwent. BIGGES, or CARLISLE'S QUARTER, a tnshp. in the par. of Long Horsley, ward of Morpeth, in the co. of Northumberland, 6 miles to the N.W. of Morpeth. BIGGIN, a tnshp. in the par. of Wirksworth, hund. of Appletree, in the co. of Derby, 5 miles to the W. of Winster. Ashbournc is its post town. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 57, in the gift of the Duke of Devonshire. The tnshp. is in the honour of Tutbuiy, in the duchy of Lancaster. BIGGIN, a hmlt. in the par. of Oundle, and hund. of Polebrook, in the co. of Northampton, 2 miles to the W. of Oundle. Biggin House is the principal residence. BIGGIN, a hmlt. in the par. of Churchover, and hund. of Knightlow, in the co. of Warwick, 3 miles to the N. of Rugby. BIGGIN, a tnshp. of the par. of Kirk Fenton, wap.
