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Billingley Green, W. R. (8) a
hamlet in the preceding township.
cultivated in the county of York,1 at this
place.
Biggin, W. R. (5) a hamlet in the
township and parish of Kirkby Mal-
zeard, wapentake of Claro, 8§ miles
N. W. from Ripon. Biggin Grange,
a seat of the Rev. Dr. J. Geldart, was
a dairy farm to Fountains Abbey.
Bilbrough, (5) a parish and town-
ship in the Ainsty, 4 miles N. E. from
Tadcaster ; inhabitants, 260 ; a per-
petual curacy. The church contains
the remains of Thomas Lord Fairfax,
the celebrated parliamentary general;
and here is the seat of Mw. Todd, Esq.
Bilcliff, W. R. (8) a hamlet in
the township of Langsett, parish of
Penistone, wapentake of Staincross, 2
miles S. W. from Penistone.
Bilham, W. R. (8) a township in
the parish of Hooton Pagnell, wapen-
take of Strafforth and Tickhill, 6 miles
N. W. from Doncaster; inhabitants,
74. Bilham House is the seat of the
Rev. Godfrey Wright; at some dis-
tance from the mansion is an elegant
structure, called Belvidere, which com-
mands one of the richest and most ex-
tensive prospects in the West Riding ;
the cathedrals of York and Lincoln,
with nearly seventy parish churches,
being distinctly visible on a clear day.
At this village excellent sand is pro-
cured for the use of the Rotherham
and Sheffield founderies.
Bilham Grange, W. R. (8) a
hamlet in the township of Clayton and
parish of High Hoyland, wapentake of
Staincross, 7 miles N.W. from Barnsley.
Bilham Row, W. R. (8) a hamlet
in the township of Bilham and parish of
Hooton Pagnell, wapentake of Straf-
forth and Tickhill, 7 miles N. W. from
Doncaster.
Billingley, W. R. (8) a township
in the parish o-f Darfield, wapentake of
Strafforth and Tickhill, 6 miles E. from
Barnsley; inhabitants, 214. Billing-
ley House is the seat of John Mickle-
thwaite, Esq.
Billings Hill, E. R. (6) a ham-
let in the township of Benholme with
Nunkeelingj parish of Nunkeeling, wa-
pentake of Holderness, 7 miles N. W.
from Hornsea. Here is the seat of J.
Hopkinson, Esq.
Bilsdale^Eastside, or Midca-
ble, N. R. (2) a township in the parish
of Helmsley, wapentake of Rydale, 8
miles N. from Helmsley ; inhabitants,
780 ; a chapelry to Helmsley. The
part of the township in which the cha-
pel is situated, is sometimes called
Bilsdale Kirkham. Bilsdale is a long
narrow dale, through which runs the
Seth, a stream which unites with the
river Rye.
Bilsdale Westside, N. R. (2) a
township in the parish of Hawnby,
wapentake of Rydale, 8 miles N. from
Helmsley; inhabitants, 127.
Bilton, (5) a parish and township
in the Ainsty, 5 miles N. E. from We-
therby ; inhabitants, 223 ; a vicarage,
value 3/. 16s. O^rf.; patron, the Pre-
bendary of Bilton, in York Cathedral.
Bilton Park is the seat of Richard
Fountayne Wilson, Esq. The parish
contains the townships ofBickerton and
Tockwith. Entire population, 808.
Bilton, W. R. (5) a township with
High Harrowgate, in the parish of
Knaresborough, wapentake of Claro,
mile W. from Knaresborough ; in-
habitants, 1934. Bilton Hall is the
seat of Henry Hunter, Esq.; and
Woodland Cottage is the seat of Dr.
Jaques.
Bilton, E. R. (6) a township in
the parish of Swine, wapentake of Hol-
derness, 4§ miles N.E. from Hull; in-
habitants, 91 ; a chapelry to Swine.
Bilton was thought to have been for-
merly a parish; it is a small village,
pleasantly situated on the road from
Hull to Hedon.
Bingley, W. R. (4) a parish, town-
ship, and market town, in the wapen-
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