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BOTTESLOW. 323 BOUGHTON. 1 52Jby Samuel Fleming, the income of which is about ilSiper annum. There are several other endowments f< >r |e benefit of the poor. The Granthani canal passes tlircth Bottesford parish, about a mile south of the vil- .V National school has recently been erected at the c<>st|f 800, collected by voluntary subscription. JiTTESFORD, a par. in the eastern div. of the TI apbf Manley, parts of Lindsey, in the co. of Lincoln, 7 in^s to the W. of Brigg. It contains the tnshps. of A li and Burringlmm, and the hmlts. of Holme and ^ i! cthorpe. The living is a vie., united with that of 1. es^gham, in the dioc. of Lincoln. The church is d< "tiled to St. Peter. B'fTESLOW, or BOTTESLAW, a tnshp. in the p; ! Stoke-upon-Trcnt, hund. of Pirehill, in the co. ot - (ford, not far from Newcastle-under-Lyne. The >, Staffordshire railway runs near it. B' TTISHAM, a par. in the hund. of Staine, in the oo. i Cambridge, 6 miles to the E. of Cambridge, and 3 fr<in he Six-Mile Bottom railway station. Cambridge is it: >ost town. It includes the hmlts. of Bottisham- L( di and Longmeadow. In the former was a priory it (ions Regular, of the order of St. Augustine,

' foun d by Richard de Clare, in an island called

t Ai.g sea, or Anglesey-in-the-Fens, hence the priory recei ;d the name of Anglesey Abbey. It was valued i it iissolution, according to Speed, at 149 18s. G%d., > ording to Dugdalo at 24 19s. The present s of the old structure are a vaulted room and i I'd corbel-table; but in connection with these a iilding was subsequently erected, which has been

ed by the present owner into a handsome family

11. In 1712 a fire broke out and partly destroyed lage, and again on Feb. 7, 1846, it was much d by an incendiary fire. An ornamental police has recently been erected, at which petty ses- re held every alternate Wednesday. The living . in the dioc. of Ely, of the val. of 268, in the of the Master and Fellows of Trinity College, dge. The church, a noble early English struc- 1 1 ed i i -a ted to the Holy Trinity, and contains

nteresting monuments one to Elias de Beking-
sticiary of England in the reign of Edward I. ;

sir Roger Jenyns, who died in 1740 ; and one Hi, to Soamo Jenyns, who died in 1787. The j si- dates from 1563. At Bottisham-Lode, a chapel dedicated to St. James, was built and consecrated . to which the Ecclesiastical Commissioners have quested to assign a district, to embrace the .m,tt-bf Bottisham-Lode and Long Meadow. There ill Independent meeting-house at Bottisham, and Baptists at Bottisham-Lode. In 1839, National nt schools were built, to which a master's liflfMUlousc is added in 1846 ; similar schools have recently It at Bottisham-Lode. The charitable endow- n. lit. f the parish amount to 200 per annum, in- the endowment of a green-coat school, founded iSi oger Jenyns, and a bequest of 120 per annum 1 1 y a ; mer vicar, to be distributed by the vicar for the .ime ling. There is also a large tract of free land, pro-

" urf and grass.

LE-BRIDGE. Sec BOTOLPH-BHIDGE, Hunt- lire. 'LE-CLAYDON. &e BOTOLPH-CLAYDON, Buck- hire. 'LE-END, a vil. in the par. of Great Stanway, und. and union of Lexden, in the co. of Essex, S.E. of Great Stanway, 3 W. of Colchester, and the Mark's Tey station on the Great Eastern Here was erected in 1845 a district church, d to All Saints, at the cost of 3,000. It is a e structure, with a low tower, crowned by a

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n?*^" spire. ter, u form ; BO 'he living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Roches- in the patron, of the bishop. The district was ut of the pars, of Lexden and Great Stanway. OM'.>. a hmlt. in the par. of Blidworth, wap. of ". Thiif a m, in thoco. of Nottingham, Smiles to the S.E. of Waneld. B( ' ON, a hmlt, in the par. of Melling, and hund. of Lonsdale South of the Sands, in the co. of Lancaster, 10 miles N.E. of Lancaster. It is situated near the river Hindbum and the Lancashire and Yorkshire rail- way. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the silk- mills and nail manufacture. BOTTWNOG, a par. in the hund. of Gafllogian, in the co. of Carnarvon, North Wales, 5 miles to the S. of Nevin. Pwllheli is its post town. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the rect. of Meyllteyrn, in the dioc. of Baugor. The church is dedicated to St. Beuno. Hero is a free grammar school, founded and endowed by Bishop Rowland, which has a revenue of 206 per annum. There are other charitable endowments worth about 6 a year. BOTUS-FLEMING, a par. in the south div. of East hund. in the co. of Cornwall, 3 miles to the N.W. of Saltash, its post town. It is situated near the river Tamar. It took the addition to its name from the Flem- ing family of Stoke-Fleming, who once held it. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, of the val. of 250. The parochial charities amount to 3 a yar. The principal mansion is Moditonham House, the seat of the Carpenters. It was rebuilt in 1730, and stands in pleasant grounds, commanding good views over the coun- try and the Tamar. BOTWELL, a hmlt. in the par. of Hayes, hund. of Elthorne, in the co. of Middlesex, 4 miles to the S.E. of Uxbridge. It is near the Great Western railway, which has a station at Southall. The Paddington canal passes through this portion of the parish, and diverges at this point from the Grand Junction. BOTTGHROOD, or BACHRHYD, a par. in the hund. of Painscastle, in the co. of Radnor, South Wales, 6 milrs to the W. of Hay, its post town. It is situated in a hilly, wooded, and beautiful country, on the east bank of the river Wye, at the " little ford " (bach-rhyd). The living is a vie. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 213, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Cynog. The Primitive Methodists have a chapel in the village. The parish has a share in the Boughrood charity, founded about 1687 by Rees Powel, vicar. The chief residence is Boughrood Castle, a modern house, on the site of a castle, the moat of which still remains. BOUGHTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Diddington, hund. of Toseland, in the co. of Huntingdon, 3 miles to the N. of St. Neot's. It is on the west bank of the river Ouse. The Great Northern railway passes near Boughton. BOUGHTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Asgarby, and wap. of Aswardhurn, parts of Kesteven, in the co. of Lincoln, 2 miles to the E. of Sleaford. It is near the Boston and Grantham branch of the Great Northern railway. BOUGHTON, a par. in the hund. of Clackclose, in the co. of Norfolk, 1 mile N. of Stoke Ferry, its post town, and 5 miles to the E. of Downham Market, its rail- way station. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Nor- wich, of the val. of 400, in the patron, of Sir J. W. B. Folkes, Bart. The church is dedicated to All Saints. Its tower was erected about the year 1416. The Primitive Methodists have a chapel, and there is a Sunday-school. The parish contains a large pool of clear water in the centre of the village. BOUGHTON, a par. in the hund. of Spelhoe, in the co. of Northampton, 3 miles to the N. of Northampton, its post town. The Northampton, Market Harborough, and Stamford branch of the London and North-Western railway passes near it. The living is a reot. in the dioc. of Peterborough, of the val. of 296, in the patron, of R. W. H. Vyse, Esq., M.P. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is now out of use ; but there is a chapel near it, which has recently been much enlarged and re-decorated. The Wesleyans have a chapel in the village. Boughtou House was formerly the seat of the Earls of Strafford. A fair is held annually at Boughton Green, commencing on the 23rd June (St. John's Eve), and lasting tiB the 26th. BOUGHTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Weeklcy, hund. of Corby, in the co. of Northampton, 3 miles to the N.E. of Kettering. Boughton Park is the seat of the Duke of Buccleuch. The mansion was originally erected