take of Hang West, 1 mile W. from
Askrigg.

Bowcliffe, W. R. (5). See Bram-
ham.

Bower H ill, W.R. (8) a hamlet in
the township of Oxspring, parish of
Penistone, wapentake of Staincross, 2
miles E. from Penistone.

Bowes, N. R. (1) a parish and
township, in the wapentake of Gilling
West, 6 miles W. from Greta Bridge;
inhabitants, 1095 ; a perpetual curacy,
patron, C. Harrison, Esq. Here is a
free grammar school, founded by W.
Hutchinson, Esq., 1693. Bowes is si-
tuated on the edge of Stanemoor, in the
north-west angle of the county, on the
banks of the river Greta. It is much ex-
posed to wind and weather, and consists
principally of one street, about three
quarters of a mile in length; it was for-
merly a Roman station, the Lavatris of
the fifth Iter of Antoninus. In Camden’s
time, a stone with an inscription dedica-
tory to the emperor Adrian, was used
as the communion table to the parish
church. Here are the remains of a
castle, supposed to have been built by
Alan, first Earl of Richmond, soon after
the conquest; the walls form a square,
and are about fifty feet in height. About
two miles from Bowes, is a singular
curiosity, called God’s bridge, formed
by a natural though rude arch of lime-
stone rock, over the river Greta; this
bridge is used occasionally as the com-
mon carriage road over the river. On
the turnpike road from Bowes to
Brough, once a Roman military way,
are two inns, the Old and the New Spital
House, and at the edge of the county,
are the remains of a Roman camp 300
yards square, with an intrenchment.
Bowes has been rendered celebrated by
Mallet’s beautiful and pathetic ballad
of Edwin and Emma, founded on the
mutual attachment of a youthful pair
in humble life, whose names were Ro-
ger Wrightson and Martha Railton;
the curate of Bowes inserted in his
register, that disappointed in their affec-
tions, this unfortunate couple both died
of love, and were buried in the same
grave, March 15, 1714. This parish
contains the township of Boldron and
Gilmonby ; entire population, 1438.

Bowforth, N. R. (2) a hamlet in
the township of Welburn, parish of
Kirkby Moorside, wapentake of Ry-
dale, 6 miles E. from Iielmsley.

Bowland Forest, W.R. (4) a
township in the parish of Slaidburn,
wapentake of Staincliffe, 4 miles W.
from Slaidburn; inhabitants, 597. This
township, as its name implies, extends
over a large tract of country on the
borders of Lancashire, and though now
principally enclosed, is still ranged by
herds of deer. To the south is Brows-
holme Hall, the seat of Thomas Parker,
Esq. who has the jurisdiction of Bow-
land Forest, as master forester, which
office has been many ages in possession
of his family.

Bowling, W. R. (4) a township in
the parish of Bradford, wapentake of
Morley, 2 miles S. from Bradford ;
inhabitants, 5579. Bowling Hall, the
seat of I. G. Paley, Esq., is an an-
cient and stately mansion with a centre
and two wings ; it was the head quar-
ters of the Earl of Newcastle during
the siege of Bradford, in 1642.

Bowthorpe, E.R. (5) a hamlet in
the township of Mentliorpe, parish of
Hemingborough, wapentake of Ouse
and Derwent, 5 miles E. from Selby.

Bowthwaite, W. R. (5) a ham-
let in the township of Fountains Earth,
parish of Kirkby Makeard, wapentake
of Claro, 5 miles N.W. from Pateley
Bridge.

Boyn Hill, W. R. (8) a hamlet
in the township of Crigglestone, parish
of Sandal Magna, wapentake of Ag-
brigg, 4 miles S. from Wakefield.

Boynton, E. R. (6) a parish and
township in the wapentake of Dickering,

3 miles W. from Bridlington ; inhabi-
tants, 123; a vicarage, value 7l. i4s.2d.;