BRADFORD ABBAS. 338 education at the grammar srlm. .1. It is to liiui the gay- ing U attril'iit. <1 tlial " the Bible and Shakspearo had made him Archbishop of York." At Bradford the first mperance society was established, and hero alpaca cloth was first manufactured. Bishop Blase, as the inventor of wool-combing, is honoured here by a commemorative festival every seven years. Thursday is the market day. Fairs are held on the 17th June and two following days, the 9th December, lasting the same time, and the 3rd and 4th March. The latter is for the sale of c:i BRADFORD Alil'.AS, H par. in the hund. of :- borne, in the co. of Dorset, 3J miles to the S.W. of Sherbomo, its post town. It is near the Chippenham and Weymouth section of the Great Western railway, which has a station at Yeovil, 2 miles to the W. of the vil., which is situated on the river Yeo. The living is a vie." in the dioc. of Salisbury, of the val. with the rect. of Clifton Maybank consolidated with it, of 479, in tie patron, of the Warden and Fellows of Winchester College. The church, which is dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure with embattled tower. There is a free school, founded by the Rev. William Preston in 1738, and further endowed in 1781 by Mark West and William Read, which has an income of 24 per annum. W. Clayton Clayton, Esq. , is lord of the manor. BRADFORD HUNDRED, one of the 29 hunds. or subdivisions of the co. of Wilts, situated in the north parliamentary div. of the co., and bounded on the N. by the hund. of Chippenham, on the E. by the hund. of Molksham, on the S. by the hund. of Wostbury, and on tli. V. by the co. of Somerset. It comprises tie pan. of Great Bradford, Broughton-Giflford, Great Chalfield, Monkton-Farleigh, and Wingfield, and extends over an area of about 18,760 acres. BRADFORD, NORTH, HUNDRED, one of the 12 hunds. or subdivisions of the co. of Salop, situ- ated in the north parliamentary div. of the co., and bounded on the N. by Cheshire and part of Flintshire ; "ii the E. by Staffordshire ; on the S. by the hund. of S.mth Bradford ; and on the W. by the Albrighton div. of the hund. of Pimhill. This hund. is separated into three divs. Drayton, Wem, and Whitchurch. The Drayton div. contains the pars, of Addcrley, Cheswar- dino, Drayton-in-Halcs, Child's Ercall, Hinstock, More- ton-Sea, Norton-in-Hales, Stoke-upon-Tem, with parts of Hodnet and Mucklcston. This div. comprises an area of about 66,000 acres. The Wem div. contains the pars, of Moreton-Corbet, Shawbury, and Wem, with part of Hodnet, and has an area of about 22,090 acres. The Whitchurch div. contains the pars, of Ightlicld, Lee Brockhurst, Frees, Stanton-upon-Hine Heath, and part of Whitchurch, and extends over an area of about 36,340 acres. BRADFORD, SOUTH, HUNDRED, one of the 12 hunds. or subdivisions of the co. of Salop, situ- ated in the north parliamentary div. of the co., and bounded on the N. by the hund. of North Bradford ; on .. by Staffordshire and the hund. of Brimstreo; on the S. by the hund. of Condover and the borough of Wenlock ; and on the W. by the Albrighton div. of the co. It is in two parts, the Wellington and Newport divs. In the Wellington div. are the pars, of At Buildwaa, Dawley Magna, Eaton Constant Magna, Eyton-upon-the- Wild-Moors, Leighton, Long- don-upon-Torn, Roddington, Stirchley, Uppington, Upton Magna, Upton Parva, Wellington, Withington, Wombridge, Wrockwardine, and Wroxetor. This div. coven an area of about 54,460 acres. The Newport div. contains the pars, of Bolas Magna, Chetwynd, Edgmond, Kinnersley, Lillcshall, Longfonl. Prestou-upon-the-Wild-Moon, and part of Sheriff- 1 ' and comprises about 23,800 acres. l>KolM)-ri:Y!.KILI,, a par. in the hn. 8t Goorge, in the co. of Dorset, 3 miles to the N. W. < ! Dorchester, its post town. It is situated in a valley on the banks of the river Fromc, near Br.i n,and contains the hmlt. of Muckleford. The Weymouth, Somerset, and WilU railway passes through the parish. Tin village, which is small, has a few neat and i built houses. The living is a rcct. in the dioc. o lury, val. '216, in the] tunud] "I Winchester College. The church, d M::ry, is :i ,, lure, i in the early Knglish st windows, one emblazoned with the armi < Bishop of Wykeham, the foui. and two very handsome modern men Hardman. Dr. Howley held this , ho was made Bishop of Lou re is* Ml school, built in 1836. The Human f-: passes through the village, and Roman ami i remains have been found in the neighbourl 1'emi Hill, and on all the Downs, arc numoroujh the most remarkable of which is Seabarrow. BRADFORD ROAD, a district Manchester, and co. palatine of Lancaster, Manchester. The living is a rcct. in the dioc. i Chester, val. 160, in the patron, of church has been recently erected. BRADFORD, WEST, a tnshp. in thoMr. of ) wap. of Staincliff and Ewcross, in the- We* Bid the co. of York, 2 miles t the N situated on the river Ribble. There is a mail c ment for education. BRADGATE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of '. and par. of Rotherham, in the w:i; Tickhill, West Riding of the co. of York, 1 1 Rotherham. BRADGATE PARK. SBUOADOATB,] BRADHOLME, a hmlt. in of Strafforth and Tickhill, in the W>*t Hiding < co. of York, not far from Th< BRADING, a par. in the lib. of Wight, in the co. of Southampton, 7 miles tot Newport. It is situated on at the foot of Brading Down, and formerly a chplry., and the Os^^H Sandown, now ii ancient town, and was f importance, being styled " tl It had a market and a ohm the reign of Ed wan 1 VI governed bytwo bailiffs, a i is said to have once returned met Brading Haven, at the head of whi is a mere marsh, 800 or 900 acra by the soa at high ti<l> made to reclaim this ti >< t (rum the seal it, the most important being that Myddelton, in the reign of James I. cost about 7,000, l.i. from a high tide which made a breach i: pt failed. The inhabitants of Bra employed in agricultural ]m There is a small ancient tuwnha.' and a market-house. The living is a vie i Winchester, of the val. of :>><', in the] Master and i'Vlluws of Tii The church, which is of larger f island, is dedicated to St. Mary. 1 liu site of, the most ancient church : Vii:ht, and one of the oldest in the said to have been founded in "04 bjr Bil has two side chapels, one of which the Oglanders, a very at -y, mt after the Norman Conquest. The chu several ancient monuments. Leph Richmond of Brading, and the "little .lane" of Kii i buried in this churchyard. In the church known epitaph, sot to music by Car the line, " Furtive, lilest shade, the There are a chapel belonging to the In . National aii'l i !i it ish schools. ClosetotiM well, the fine old mansion of the Oglan and extensive woods, and sea-view* froa i higher grounds. A road leads from Ending o bridge Down to the Culver Cliff, a chalk oaf
