BRANCH AND DOLE HUNDRED. 347 BRANDON. and I Tlu- brand: f the North-Eastern railway. The parish is of great c ;ent, and comprises the chplries. of Crook and Willin on, and the tnshps. of Brancepeth, Brandon- with-I shottles, Billy Row, Hedley Hope, Helmington - Row, i d Stockley. It is the site of a castle founded
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aiterw; Is by marriage to the Nevilles, who long held _ possess n of it. Coal is extensively worked, and there e numerous coke ovens, besides some stone quarrii and several mineral springs. Brancepeth is situated S.W. of tho village. The living . is a it.* in the dioc. of Durham, of the val. of I 811, : the patron, of Viscount Boyne. The church ted to St. Brandon. It is an ancient structure jrm of a cross, and contains some stalls with fine < 'cd work, a monumental brass of a priest .who dl in 1456, and several family monuments of
- ners and Nevilles. Tho rectory is a very
c: building, in a pleasant situation adjoining eh. Besides the parish church, there are two ' : ;hurches one at Willingtou, recently erected, other at Crook, a very considerable village, both in the Gothic style ; the former dedicated tephen, and the latter to St. Catherine. The livingsif both are perpet. curs.,* val. 100 and 150 ely, in the patron, of the Rector of Brancepeth. - The jdeyan, New Connexion, and Primitive Metho- dists })ve chapels, and a handsome Roman Catholic chin vlifias lately been erected in the Gothic style, 1: spools attached. There are also National schools, I apiechanics' institute, erected in 1851. Tho "." parochl charities produce about 40 per annum. The f Brancepeth, which is a stately but irregular nds on a steep bank over a small stream, a ! of tho river Wear, and was almost entirely "ut 1820 by Matthew Russell, Esq. It is now of Viscount Boyne. Brandon Hill, in an township, commands a very wide prospect. ice of Gloucester (afterwards Richard III.) is lave frequently visited Brancepeth for the sake iig the wild boars, which wero once numerous liig-hbourhood. The par. spreads over an area J acres, of which 4,515 acres are comprised lie tnshp. of Brancepeth, the sole property of CH AND DOLE HUNDRED, one of the 28 f subdivisions of tho co. of Wilts, situated in parliamentary div. of tho co., and bounded on . v r the hund. of Swanborough ; on tho E. by the . f Amesbury and Underditch ; on the S. by the f Dunworth and Cawden ; and on the W. by . of Heytesbury. It contains the pars, of Ber- ^herton-Anger, Fugglestone, Little Langford, mgford, Maddrngton, South Newton, Orcheston L Maf , Sherrington, Shrewton, Stapleford, Tilshead, Hoke Winterbourne, and Great Wishford, with p.ut ' the par. of Wilton. The hund. comprises an ibout 38,440 acres. . DESTON, a par. in the hund. of Loes, in the uffolk, 4 miles to the S.W. of Framlingham, ! 6 frnmlV'ickham Market, its post town, and 12 N.E. of 1 j i- UM It is situated on the banks of the river Deben. A In .10 of the Great Eastern railway runs fromWick- ham Jrket to Framlingham. The living is a vie.* in <li . of Norwich, val. 100, in tho patron, of the lii-.v 1 Smytho. Tho church, dedicated to All Saints, is a G hie building, with square tower. There is an Indi'pi 1 ing . Austiilisq., J.P., who is lord of the manor and prin- , cipal j ' charit: , has l;n Y been built. Bit ., in the
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'. dioc. tho I'i dent chapel, built in 1838, capable of accommo- 00 pel-sons. The school is supported by Charles Ksq., J.P., who is lord of the manor and prin- downer. There are some poor's land and other e endowments of small value. A new vicarage r been built. DISTONE, a par. in the hund. of Eynsford, . of Norfolk, 4 miles to the S.W. of Aylsham. Ige is its post town. The living is a rect. in the Norwich, of the val. of 180, in the patron, of dent and Fellows of Magdalene College, Oxford. Thr , ] :ch is dedicated to St. Nicholas. The poor have the benefit of charitable bequests, producing about 23 per annum. Brandistone Hall, the' seat of the Atthills, is the principal residence. BRANDON, a tnshp. united with Byshottles, in tho par. of Brancepeth, ward of Darlington, in the co. pala- tine of Durham, 3 miles to the S.W. of Durham. The Durham and Bishop Auckland branch railway passes near it, with a station at Brancepeth. The village con- tains a paper-mill, which gives employment to some of the inhabitants. Brandon Hill, in this tushp., rises to the height of nearly 880 feet, and has on its summit a remarkable tumulus, oblong in form, and about 24 feet high. The view from this hill is of great extent, and includes not fewer than eight castles. BRANDON, a vil. in tho bar. of Corkaguiney, in the co. of Kerry, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 20 miles to the W. of Tralee. It is seated on the coast of Brandon Bay, near tho headland bearing the same name. The Crosbio family took the title of baron from this place. BRANDON, a hmlt. in tho par. of Hough-on-the- Hill, wap. of Loveden, parts of Kesteven, in the co. of Lincoln, 1 miles to the N. of Grantham. It is not far from the Great Northern railway. BRANDON, a tnshp. in tho par. of Eglingham,ward of Coquetdale, in tho co. of Northumberland, 7 miles to the S. of Wooler. It is watered bv the river Breamish. BRANDON, or BRANDON-FERRY, a par. and market town, in the hund. of Lackford, in the co. of Suf- folk, 1 miles to the N.W. of Thetford, and 78 miles N.E. from London by road, or 88 miles by the Great Eastern railway, on which it is a station. It is pleasantly situated on the banks of the Little Ouse, which is also called the Brandon river, and is here crossed by a stone bridge. About a mile below tho town is a ferry to the Isle of Ely. At Lakenhcath and other places in the neigh- bourhood are very extensive warrens, from which large supplies of rabbits are obtained, and sent to the Lon- don market, affording a source of great employment to the furriers. The existence of a chalk deposit, rich in flint of excellent quality, led to tho establishment here of a largo manufactory of gun-flints, from which for a long time tho supply of the army was almost ex- clusively drawn, the description of flint obtained from the common, about 1 mile S.E. of Brandon, being reck- oned more certain in its firo and lasting longer than any other. There used to be from 70 to 100 men constantly employed in this branch ; but the introduction of per- ussion caps has occasioned a great falling off in this manufacture, which has entirely disappeared from the towns of Greenhithe, Maidstone, and Northfleet. A good trade is still carried on in corn, malt, coal, timber, and bricks. There are besides several breweries, three whiting mills, an agate powder-mill, and an extensive steam saw-mill. The living is a rect.* ill the dioc. of Ely, of the val. with the rect. of Wangford annexed to it, of 800, in the patron, of the Rev. Samuel Warren, incumbent. The church, an ancient structure of flint and stone, with a fine tower and porch in the Nor- man style, is dedicated to St. Peter, and has been recently repaired. There are chapels belonging to the Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists, Baptists, and Latter- day Saints. The chapels, like the cottages in this locality, are principally built with flint. Adjoining the church is a National school, built in 1843, on the site of the old workhouse. A free school, founded by Thomas Wright in 1646, further endowed by Joanna Wright, and restored in 1862, has a revenue of 51 per annum. Tho town has recently very considerably improved in its trade, chiefly owing to the commodious railway station, com- municating with Norwich, Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Lynn, Ely, Cambridge, and London. It contains several com- fortable inns, a branch of the Harvey and Hudson Nor- wich bank, and a central post-office ; but the streets aro yet unlighted. In High-street are six almshouses, appropriated to poor widows ; and near the church, which is a quarter of a mile W. of the town, are three others, founded by Mrs. Ann Curtis in 1675, but rebuilt in 1840. There are charitable endowments (exclusive of the free school) producing about 170 a year. Brandon
