MapNames of PlacesCounty Number of Miles FromDist.
Lond.		Popul
ation.
57BegelleypaPembrokeNarbeth4Tenby4Pembroke14257996
58Beggars' BushRadnorKnighton8Presteign2New Radnor6153...
31Beggars' BushOxfordNettlebed4Benson2Wallingford344...
58BeguildypaRadnorKnighton6New Radnor12Bettws41711043
21BeighamKentLamberhurst3Tunb. Wells3Brenchley538...
10BeightonpaDerbyChesterfield10Sheffield7Eckington2155980
27BeightonpaNorfolkAcle2Loddon6Norwich9118262
36BeightonpaSuffolkBury6Woolpit2Stow Market871238
46Beilbyto & chapE.R. YorkPocklington4M. Weighton6York13192239
27BelaughpaNorfolkNorwich8Worstead5Coltishall2116151
9BelbanktoCumberlandBrampton10Carlisle15Longtown13321485
9BelbanktoCumberlandBrampton7Carlisle12Longtown9318127
42BelbroughtonpaWorcesterBromsgrove5Stourbridge5Kidderminst71211489
46BelbytoE.R. YorkHowden1South Cave11Hull2318144
12BelchalwellpaDorsetBlandford7Sturminster3Shaftesbury10110205
14Belchamp OtenpaEssexHeadingham5Sudbury5Clare453397
14Belchamp, St. PaulspEssex...6...6...354808
14Belchamp Wallers[A]paEssex...6...3...553670
24BelchfordpaLincolnHorncastle5Louth8Spilsby10141490
29Belford[B]m.t. & paNorthumb.Newcastle49Alnwick5Berwich153222030
30BelghhamNottinghamWorksop5Ollerton6Mansfield7143...
23BelgravepaLeicesterLeicester2Loughboro'9Derby261002329
29BellasistoNorthumb.Morpeth5Newcastle10Blyth8284...
46BellasizetoE.R. YorkHowden5South Cave7Blacktoft3185189
18Bell BarHertsBarnet6Hatfield3Hertford817...
24Belleau[C]paLincolnAlford3Louth8Saltfleet12144107

[A] BELCHAMP, or Belchamp Wallers, in the hundred of Hinckford, lies north-east by north from Castle Headingham. The church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is lofty and neat, and contains an orchestra, with a fine toned organ. Here is a capacious vault which belongs to the Raymond family; and an elegant marble monument dedicated to them in the chancel. Mrs. Raymond has established in this village a Sunday Belchamp Hall. school for fifty children belonging to the poor. Belchamp Hall, in this parish, is the residence of the Raymond's, one of whose ancestors came into England with the Conqueror, and whose family have resided in this neighbourhood upwards of two centuries. The house is a substantial and commodious building, whose principal or south-eastern front is for the most part composed of foreign bricks. It is situated on a pleasant lawn, sloping gradually to a small river, within 200 yards of the front. A spacious and extensive terrace, skirted with lofty trees, at the end of which is an ancient building, ornamented with painted glass, lies to the south. At the other end is a lofty mount, with another ornamental building on its summit. This mansion contains an interesting collection of pictures by some of the most esteemed masters; among them are the following:—The Wise Men's Offering, an altar-piece; Albert Durer. This picture, with a large gun, some pistols, and powder flasks, inlaid with gold and ivory, were presented to the Raymonds, by Sir William Harris, a sea-officer, who took them, with other property, on the defeat of the Spanish Armada, in 1588. A three-quarter portrait of Sir Hugh Middleton, Bart., in whose public spirit the New river originated, and another of his wife, are both by Cornelius Jansen. Goldingham Hall, in the parish of Bulmer, adjoining Belchamp, was the residence of Sir Hugh.

[B] BELFORD is a little market town pleasantly situated on the side of a hill about two miles from the river Lear, and being a post-town, and on the great north road, has several good inns. The buildings in general are neat, and the church is a handsome structure, erected in 1700. Near this place on a rising ground, are the ruins of an ancient chapel, surrounded by several tall oaks; and at a little distance, are the remains of a Danish camp, apparently of great strength, surrounded by a deep ditch. The annual races formerly run at Beadnall, now take place at this town.

Market, Tuesday—Fairs, Tuesday before Whit-Sunday, and August 23, for black cattle, sheep, and horses. The Edinburgh Mail arrives 7.49 morning; departs 3.36 afternoon.—Inn, Blue Bell.

[C] BELLEAU. At this place, which takes it name from the excellent springs that issue from the chalk hills in the neighbourhood, are the ruins of what is called the Abbey. These consist of part of a turret, and two Abbey Ruins. gateways, which convey an idea of its being a place of considerable importance. The walls are covered with ivy, and overhung with lofty ash trees. After the civil war, this place was granted to the eccentric Sir Harry Vane, who used to amuse himself on Sundays in assembling here his country neighbours, to whom he addressed his pious discourses. The church of Belleau is said, by Gough, to have been attached to the neighbouring monastery of Ailby; but neither Tanner nor the Monasticon mention such a religious house.

MapNames of PlacesCounty Number of Miles FromDist.
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ation.
44BellerbychapN.R. YorkLeyburn1Richmond7Middleham4236417
29Bellingham[A]m.t. & paNorthumbHexham16Haltwhistle17Wark42941460
29BellistertoNorthumb...16Aldstone M.12Haltwhistle2281120
7Bell-on-the-Hill..ChesireChester17Whitchurch3Malpas3166
32BelmsthorpehamRutlandStamford3Ryball1Essendine292
10Belper[B]hamDerbyDerby8Wirksworth7Ashbourn121347890
29BelseytoNorthumbNewcastle15Morpeth10Corbridge11289334
18BelswainshamHertsH. Hempsted 2 Watford 7 Ivinghoe 12 22
36BelsteadpaSuffolkIpswich3Hadleigh8Stratford766248
11BelstonepaDevonOakhampton2Exeter21Bow10194206
24BeltofthamLincolnGainsboro'13Burton10Crowle5162
23BeltonpaLeicesterAsbhy6Kegworth5Loughboro7116735

[A] BELLINGHAM, lies N. N W. from Hexham. It gave name to an ancient family, who were seated here in 1378. Some ruins of their castle still remain. The chapel, dedicated to St. Cuthbert, is roofed with stone arches in rib-work: there are many gravestones in its floor, sculptured with swords, and other warlike emblems. Nearly opposite, on the south side of the North Tyne, is Heslieside, the seat of the Charlton family, since the time of Edward the Sixth. The old mansion-house, built after the manner of Lowther Hall, in Westmoreland, was burnt down about eighty years ago, and then rebuilt. The present edifice stands on a gentle eminence: the grounds are well wooded, and diversified with fine sheep-walks; and the gardens and fruit walls are very productive. Five miles above this place is Falstone chapel; and about seven miles further up is Keelder Castle, formerly the residence of a famous border chieftain, but at present a shooting-box of the Duke of Northumberland. The moors here are scattered over with cairns, tumuli, and Druidical monuments. Of Tarset Hall, about two miles above Heslieside, only some slight remains are visible. Of Chipchase Castle, the old tower still remains. Its Chipchase Castle. roof is built on corbels, and it has openings through which to throw down stones or scalding water upon an enemy. The tattered fragments of Gothic painting on the walls, are exceedingly curious. Soon after it came to the family, (its present owners,) the mansion was thoroughly repaired, and much improved; the chapel on the lawn was rebuilt, the gardens made, and the grounds covered with extensive plantations. This delightful residence is surrounded with scenery of the richest and most enchanting kind. The rooms in it are fitted up in a splendid style, and ornamented with several excellent paintings. A bridge was erected over the Burn at the east end of the town in 1826.

Market, Tuesday.—Fair, Saturday after September 15, for cattle, sheep, linen and woollen cloth.

[B] BELPER, or Belpar, anciently Beaupoire, is situated on the banks of the Derwent, in the hundred of Appletree. It is a chapelry of Duffield; and, though formerly an inconsiderable village, its population now exceeds, with the exception of Derby, every other town in the county. The great increase of population began from three large cotton mills of Messrs. Strutts, the first of which was erected in 1776. Two of them yet remain; but the third was destroyed by fire early in the year 1803. The largest of these mills is 200 feet long, 300 feet wide, and six stories high: it is considered Manufactories. fire proof, as the floor is built on brick arches, and paved with brick. The two water-wheels, which are employed in the machinery in this building, are remarkable for magnitude and singularity of construction; one of them being 40 feet long, and 18 in diameter; and the other 48 feet long, and 12 feet in diameter. As timber could not be procured large enough to form the axles of these wheels in the common manner, they are constructed circularly and hollow, of a number of pieces, and hooped in the manner of a cask. One of the shafts is six feet in diameter, and the other nine. The shuttles are constructed in one piece, so as to support the lateral pressure of the water, although it is ten feet deep, by resting one upon another. This is different from the usual mode of construction, in which they are supported by large perpendicular beams at every six or seven feet, in order to sustain this lateral pressure. About twelve or thirteen hundred people are employed at these mills; and the proprietors have built many houses, and a chapel, for their accommodation. Cotton Mills. Near the mills a stone bridge of three arches has been erected across the Derwent, at the expence of the county, the former one having been washed down by a dreadful flood, in 1795. At a short distance, lower down the river, is a bleaching mill, belonging to the same proprietors; an iron forge, and two cotton mills; one of them constructed like that before described. A stone bridge was also erected here by these gentlemen in 1792. These mills afford regular employment to about 600 persons. A Sunday school has been established here, and another at Belper, for the instruction of the children employed at the cotton works.

Market, Saturday.—Mail arrives 1.30 afternoon; departs 8.45 morning.