BIRCH, MUCH. J5IRKDALE. in 3 patron, of tho Rev. S. Thackwell, incumbent. Tin huvch is dedicated to St. Mary. B4CH, HUGH, or GREAT, a par. in tho upper div. ol' t liund. of Wormelow, in tho co. of Hereford, close to I tie Birch. Hereford is its post town. The living is aierpet. cur. in the dice, of Hereford, val. 106, in tin; ill of T. G. Symons, Esq. Tho church is dedi- St. Mary. The charitable endowments produce mum. B ICHOLT, or BIRCHALL, a par. in the franchise and ar. of Bircholt, lathe of Shcpway, in tho co. of Ken 4 miles to the E. "f Ashforcl, its post town. The a rect. in tho dice, of Canterbury, val. 50, in on. of Sir N. J. Knatchbull, Bart. The church, dilapidated, was dedicated to St. Margaret. HOLT FRANCHISE and BARONY, one of the subdivisions of the lathe of Shepway, in the co. of 1- at , bounded by the hunds. of Stouting and Street, j.. E., and S., and by the hunds. of Ham, Chart, and '.ingbridge and Wye on the W. ; and containing of Bircholt, Brabourne, Hastingleigh, Smooth, i of Aldington. It has an area of about 10,100 I IOVER, a chplry. in tho par. of Youlgreave, High Peak, in the co. of Derby, 1 mile from It is in the honour of Tutbury, and duchy aster. fretc H
- CHWOOD, NETHER, a hmlt. in Ihf par. of Al-
hund. of Scarsdale, in the co. of Derby, 2 miles S.E. of Alfreton.
- DALL, a tnshp. in tho par. of Wharram-Pcrcy,
if Buckrose, in the East Riding of the co. of York, .s to tho S.E. of New Malton. It is united with > iiROOK, a par. in tho bund, of Hinckford, in tho I of Essex, 3 miles to the S. of Havcrlull. Hal- si' a<,s its post town. Tho living is a rect.* inthedioc. >1 IMiPster, of the val. of 600, in tho patron, of tho and Fellows of Clare Hall, Cambridge. The ' '. . r. i is dedicated to St. Austin. The principal scat is "k Hall. Tho Roman road to Colchester passes !i Birdbrook, and various relics of antiquity have Hind here.
- 1 DENBURY. See BHEUENBUBY, Herefordshire.
1 )FORTII, a chplry. in the par. of Coxwold, wap. of Biforth, in tho North Riding of tho co. of York, lo the S.E. of Thirsk. Easingwood is its post towi The living is a pcrpot. cur. in the dioc. of York, . in tho patron, of the archbishop. This place ' in name to the hundred. I 'FORTH WAPENTAKE, one of the 11 waps. li visions of tho North Riding of the co. of York, b" :i ,-d on tho N. by the wap. of Laugbaurgh ; on the iiat of Ryedalc ; on tho S. by that of Buhner ; and or, ti V. by those of AUertonshire and Hallikeld. It rts of the pars, of Ampleforth, Leak, Cundall, Wiske, North Otterington, and Topcliffe, and tho r. lib. of Morton. The wap. comprises an area of i7,000 acres. B] DHAM, a par. in the hund. of Manhood, rape of r, in the co. of Sussex, 3 miles to the S."V. of ster. It lies near the sea-coast, on tho Ports- and Arun canal, near its junction with Chichcster r. The South Coast railway runs near tho vil- Thc living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Chichcster, u val. of 396, in tho patron, of the dean and The church is dedicated to St. Leonard. B1DHILL, a hmlt. in tho bar. of Owney, co. of iy, in the prov. of Munstcr, Ireland, 4 miles -wport. The principal residence is Birdhill Bi' DINGBURY, or BIRBURY, apar. in the Southam div. 'i the .hund. of Knightlow, in the co. of Warwick 4 mi t to the N.E. of Southam. Rugby is its post town It is a station on tho Leamington and Rugby branch of tho London and North- Western railway, and is situated on tho bank of the river Leamo. This place was one of the possessions of tho abbey at Coventry, founded by Earl Leofric. Tho living is a rect. in tho dioc. of Worcester, val. 120, in tho patron, of Sir T. Biddulph, Bart., who is also lord of the manor. Tho church is dedicated to St. Leonard. Birdingbury Hall is tho scat of the Biddulphs, who take their name from the village of Biddulph, in Stafibrdsliire, and who have held that manor since the Conquest. BIRDLIP, a vil. in the hund. of Dudstone and Rings Barton, in tho co. of Gloucester, 5 miles to the S.E. of Gloucester. It is seated in a fine country, under Birdlip Hill, not far from Whitcomb Park, tho scat of the Hicks family. The ancient way called Ermine Street passes over Birdlip Hill, from -which there is a fino view over the surrounding country. BIRDRIDDING, a hmlt. in tho tnshp. of Carlton- Highdale, and par. of Coverham, wap. of Hang, in the North Riding of tho co. of York, 4 miles to the S."W. of Middleham. BIRD'S GREEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Beauchamp- Roothing, hund. of Ongar, in the co. of Essex, 9 miles to the S.W. of Dunmow. BIRDSALL, a par. in tho wap. of Buckrose, in the East Riding of the co. of York, 5 miles to the S. of New Malton, its post town. The hiving is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 40, in the patron, of the Marquis of Hertford. Tho church, erected by Lord Middleton in 1824, is dedicated to St. Mary. The parochial charities amount to 3 a year. The chief residence is Birdsall Hall, formerly a seat of Lord Middleton. BIRDSTONE, a vil. in the par. of Campsie, Stirling- shire, Scotland. BIRD WELL, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Worsbrough, and par. of Darfield, in the wap. of Strafforth and Tick- hill, West Riding of the co. of York, 2 miles from Barnesley. It is a station on the South Yorkshire rail- way. BIRDWELL FLAT, a hmlt. in tho chphy. of Swin- ton, and par. of Wath-upon-Dearno, in the wap. of Strafforth and Tickhill, West Riding of tho co. of York, 4 miles to the N.E. of Rotherham. BIRGHAM, or BRIGHAM, a vil. in tho par. of Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland, on tho road from Cold- stream to Kelso. Here it is said that William tho Lion, iu 1188, denied tho authority of tho English Church to collect money in Scotland for a crusade ; and, in 1290, the Treaty oi Brigham was signed here, re- specting peace between England and Scotland, and the proposed marriage between the Prince of Wales and the Princess Margaret of Scotland, who died tho same year on her voyage to Scotland from Norway. BIRKBY, a tnshp. in tho par. of Cross Cauonby, ward of Allerdale-below-Derwent, in tho co. of Cumber- land, 1 mile from Maryport. The Carlisle and Mary- port railway passes through it. BIRKBY, a tnshp. in the par. of Muncaster, ward of Allerdale-above-Derweni, in tho co. of Cumberland, 2 miles from Ravcnglass. Birkby Fell is tho site of an ancient town called Barnscar, the ruins of which extend over an area of about 300 square yards. Coins havu bi'i-ii found there. BIRKBY, a par. iu the wap. of Allertonshiro, in tho North Riding of the co. of York, 5 miles to the N. of Northallerton, its post town. Hutton Bonville is a chplry., and Kirkby and Little Smeatou a tnshp. of this par. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of York, val. 172, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. BIRKDALE, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of North Mcols, hund. of West Derby, in the co. palatine of Lancaster, 7 miles to the N.W. of Ormskirk. South- port is its post town. It is situated on the sea-coast, and is a station on the Liverpool and Southport railway. The living is a perpet. cm-.* in the dioc. of Chester, val. 200, in the patron, of trustees. The church, which has been recently erected, is dedicated to St. James.
