BISHTON. 283 BITTERNS. 5 ini i to the B. of Newport. Caerleon is its post town. The ring is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. ol, i the patron, of the archdeacon. The church ia dedi ted to St. Cadwalader. B.HTON, a tiishp. in the par. of Col wick, and hund. of P .-hill, in the co. of Stafford, 2 miles from Rugeley. nited on the Trent, which here flows through a beau ill valley. The chief residence is Bishton Hall, aeatf near the river. j B1LEY, a par. in the hund. of the same name, in the < of Gloucester, 3 miles to the E. of Stroud, its post iwn. It is included within the hounds of the of Stroud, and contains the chplries. of Bus- halford, Oakridgc, and France-Lynch, with nuinous tythgs. The Thames and Severn canal , r nigh the parish, and enters the tunnel, between miles in length, under Sapperton Hill. Bisley 1 1 erly a market town, and the seat of an extensive lure of woollen cloth. The market, held under a gr;t of James II., has long teen all but disused, woollen manufacture is now almost extinct, i the factories are now appropriated to other < of industry. The country is hilly, and the ontained a large extent of waste land, most i is now enclosed. The manor was a royal de- .rom the Conquest to the reign of Edward I., .ieh time it was held by the Mortimers, Earls of Mr about 300 years. The town, or village, stands 1 1 a hill side, partly in a valley, through which a Jnaljiver runs, and contains but a few good houses. ing is a vie. in the dioc. of Gloucester and of the val. of 527, in the patron, of the lord lor. The church, dedicated to All Saints, was various periods, the earliest portion appearing to it the middle of the twelfth century, and exhibits all the English styles of architecture. It is a i handsome edifice, with a tower and spire, and n elevated ground. A chantry chapel of lirular architecture formerly existed, but was it in the reign of Henry VIII. or Edward VI. .i'esco painting, temp. Henry VII., representing hangel St. Michael weighing out the souls for at, with the Virgin Mary on his right hand
- thorn under her robes, was discovered on the
i '1, over the north doorway, but the condition of II necessitated the destruction of the painting, undations on the south side two Roman altars, ,1, and a piece of Roman sculpture were found, .13 been preserved. The church has recently
- ie a complete restoration in accordance with the
the 14th century. It contains a memorial brass . and an ancient Norman font, -which formerly
- ted the old cross still standing in the church-
i he cross is octagonal and finely panelled, temp. ill., and is erected over a supposed well, A has been added to the churchyard, and a mexed to the chancel, which contains the organ, Lit' nlarged by Walker, of Tottenham Court-road, ileyans have a chapel here. The free school 1'lue-coat school, the latter founded in 1820 for . are united, and have an income from endow- 56 per annum. The charitable endowments irish produce annually about 300, of which sum lie income of the church lands. Roman pave- ment stnd other remains have been discovered at Lilly- horne. nd Custom-Scrubs. Thursday was the market day, afl cattle fairs, now of little importance, are held
- th May and the 12th November. Bisley is a
poll in [place for the eastern division of the county. BISEY, a par. in the first div. of the hund. of Godley, in theb. of Surrey, 7 miles to the N. of Guildford. Bag- Btot i ts post town. The London and South-Western railwa passes near it. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. a Wlhester, val. 188, in the patron, of J Thornton, Esq. he church, an ancient building partly of brick and tioer, is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. A niiii' i.' spring near the church is called St. John's Well. The p:chial charities amount to 10 a year. BIS EY HUNDRED, one of the 27 bunds, or sub- divisions of the co. of Gloucester, situated in the centre of the co., and bounded on the N.W. by the hunds. of Dudstono and King's Barton, and Whitstone ; on the N.E. by the hunds. of Rapsgate and Crowthorne ; and on the S. by the hund. of Longtrces. It contains the pars, of Bisley, Edgeworth, Miserden, Painswick, Sap- perton, Stroud, and Winstone. The area of the hund. is about 27,730 acres. BISPHAM, a par. in the hund. of Amounderness. in the co. palatine of Lancaster, 18 miles to the N.W. of Preston, its post town. It is situated on the coast of the Irish Sea, and contains the tnshps. of Bispham-with- Norbreck and Layton-with-Warbrick, and the chplries. of Blackpool and Southshore. The Preston and Wyro branch of the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway passes near it, with which Blackpool is connected by a short line from Poulton Junction. A new line direct to Lytham has also lately been completed, and a handsome pier is in course of construction. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Manchester, of the val. of 235, in the patron, of the Rev. C. Hesketh. The church is of modern erec- tion. There is a free school, founded in 1659 by Richard Higginson, with an income from endowment of 70 per annum. BISPHAM, a tnshp. in the par. of Croston, hund. of Leyland, in the co. palatine'of Lancaster, 6 miles to the W. of Chorley. The river Douglas runs through it. There is a free grammar school, established and endowed by Richard Durning in 1675, the revenue of which amounts to 160 per annum. BISTERN, a tythg. joined with Bartley, in the par. of Eling, and hund. of Redbridge, in the co. of South- ampton, 4 miles from Southampton. BISTERN, an ext. par. lib. in the div. and hund. of Ringwood, in the co. of Southampton, near Ringwood, its post town. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Ringwood, in the dioc. of Winchester. BISTREE, a tnshp. in the par. and hund. of Mold, in the co. of Flint, North Wales, not far from Mold, its post town. The hiving is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of St. Asaph, val. 80, in the patron, of the Vicar of Mold. BITCHFIELD, a par. in the wap. of Beltisloe, parts of Kesteven, in the co. of Lincoln, 3 miles to the N.W. of Corby, its post town. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 134, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Mary Mag- dalene. BITCHFIELD, a tnshp. in the par. of Stamfordham, Tindale ward, in the co. of Northumberland, 13 miles to the N.W. of Newcastle. BITTADON, a par. in the hund. of Braunton, in the co. of Devon, 6 miles to the N. of Barnstaple, its post town. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 83, in the patron, of W. A. Yeo, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. BITTERING PARVA, a par. in the hund. of Lann- ditch, in the co. of Norfolk, 5 miles to the N.W. of East Dereham. Swaifham is its post town. It is joined to the par. of Beeston. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 100, in the patron, of James Dover, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. BITTERLEY, a par. in the hund. of Overs, extending also into the hund. of Munslow, in the co. of Salop, 4 miles to the N.E. of Ludlow, its post town. It com- prises the tnshps. of Bitterley,Cleeton, Henley, Hill-upon- Cot, Middleton, and Smitton. Coal and iron abound here, especially at Clce Hill, and many of the inhabitants are employed in working the collieries and mines. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Hereford, of the val., with the cur. of Middleton annexed, of 750, besides glebe and rates, in the patron, of the Rev. C. Walcot, incumbent. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. A free grammar school here was endowed by John Ncwborough in 1712, and has an income of 34 a year. There are some other charities, producing about 26. BITTERNS, a chplry. in the par. of South Stoneham, and hund. of Mainsbridge, in the co. of Southampton, 2 miles to the E. of Southampton, its post town. It ia situated on the river Itchin, and is the site of the Roman
