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Boraston, township, Burford par., S. Shropshire, on
river Teme, 1 mile AY. of Tenbury, pop. 293.

Bordean, tithing, East Meon par., N. Hants, 3 miles
AY. of Petersfield ; contains Bordean House.

Bordeaux Harbour, small cove, on E. coast of
Guernsey.

Borden, par., E. Kent, 14 mile AY. of Sittingbourne,
2145 ac., pop. 1263; P.O.

Border Burghs, pari, district. See Hawick.

Bordesley.—district of Birmingham with ry. sta.,
Aston par., N. AVarwickshire, 1690 ac., pop. 37,826 ;
contains Bordesley Green P.O.—2. Bordesley, hamlet,
Tardebigg par.,E. AVorcestersh.,5m. SE. of Bromsgrove.

Bordley, township, Burnsall par., N. div. AVest-
Riding Yorkshire, pop. 41.

BordweU, par., SAY. Queen’s co., 4 miles E. of Bally-
brophy ry. sta., 2803 ac., pop. 389.

Boreaton House, Baschurch par., N. Shropshire, on
river Perry, 9 miles NAV. of Shrewsbury.

Boredale, glen, in NAY. AVestmorland, 24 miles long,
descending N. to Martindale, near Ullswater.

Boreham.—par. and vil., NAY. Essex, on river
Chelmer, 34 miles NE. of Chelmsford, 3801 ac., pop.
992; P.O., T.o.; contains B. Mouse.—2. Boreham,
hamlet, 1 mile SE. of AYarminster, S. AYilts.

Borehain Street, hamlet, AVartling par., E. Sussex,
on river Ashburn, 44 miles E. of Hailsham ; P.O.

Boreham Wood, ry. sta. for Elstree, S. Herts,
124 miles N. of London.

Boreland.—colliery vil., Dysart and AYemyss pars.,
S. Fifeshire.-—2. Boreland, vil., Hutton par., Dum-
friesshire, on Dryfe water, 7 miles NE. of Lockerbie;
P.O.—3. Boreland, hill, Newlands par., Peeblesshire,
34 miles S. of AVest Linton, alt. 1013 ft.

Boreland Park, vil., Auchterarder par., S. Perthsh.

Boreray.—fertile Hebridean island (1 mile by 4 mile),
Inverness-shire, lying N. of North Uist.—2. Boreray,
high rocky island (1072 ft.), Outer Hebrides, Inver-
ness-shire, 4 miles NE. of St Kilda.

Boresford and Pedwardine, township, Brampton
Bryan par., NAY. Herefordsh., 2 miles SE. of Knighton.

Borestone, a S. suburb of St Ninians, Stirlingshire.

Borgie, river, Tongue par., N. Sutherlandshire, flow-
ing from Loch Laoghall 10£ miles NE. to the ocean.

Borgue, coast par. and vil., S. Kirkcudbrightshire, 6
miles SAY. of Kirkcudbright, 13,531 ac., pop. 1129; P.O.

Boringdon, remains of old seat, on river Catwater,
S. Devon, 54 miles N. of Plymouth.

Borlay, small loch, Durness par., SAY. Sutherlandsh.

Borley.—par., NE. Essex, 2f miles NAY. of Sudbury,
795 ac., pop. 210; contains Borley Green P.O.—2.
Borley, hamlet, Ombersley par., AY. AVorcestershire,
on river Severn, 5 miles NW. of Droitwich.

Bornish, estate, South Uist par., Outer Hebrides,
Inverness-shire.

Borniskittag, hamlet and headland, Kilmuir par.,
Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire.

Boro, or Bow,—rivulet, NE. co. Clare, running 5
miles SE. to Lough Derg.—2. Boro, river, AY. co.
Wexford, flowing from Blackstairs mountains 16 miles
SE. to the river Suir, 2 miles below Enniscorthy.

Borodale, seat, co. Wexford; post-tn.,Enniscorthy.

Boroughbridge.—township and market town, Ald-
borough par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on river
Ure, 214 miles NW. of York by rail, 95 ac., pop. 966;
P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day,
Saturday. B. was
the scene of the defeat of the Earl of Lancaster by
Edward II. in 1321. B. Hall is in the vicinity.—2.
Boroughbridge, hamlet, 5 miles NW. of Langport,
W. Somerset, at confluence of rivers Tone and Parret.

Borough Fen, par., N. Northamptonshire, 5 miles
NE. of Peterborough, 3130 ac., pop. 149.

Borough Green.—hamlet with ry. sta., Ightham
and Wrotham pars., mid. Kent, 6 miles NE. of Seven-
oaks ; P.O. — 2. Borough Green. See
Burrough
Green
(Cambridgeshire).

Borough Hill, eminence, near Daventry, S. Nor-
thamptonshire ; has vestiges of an ancient camp.
Charles I. encamped here before the battle of Naseby.

Borough Island, islet, in Bigbury Bay, at mouth of
river Avon, S. Devon.

Borough Muir, formerly an open tract, now a popu-
lous suburb, on S. side of Edinburgh; here James IV.

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