Beckfford, par. and vil. with ry. sta., E. Gloucester-
shire, 5 m. NE. of Tewkesbury, 2650 ac., pop. 461; P.O.

Beck Hall, locality, Bellingford par., Norfolk.

Beckham, East, par., N. Norfolk, 5 miles E. of
Holt, 782 ac., pop. 55.

Beckham, West, par., N. Norfolk, 5 miles SW. of
Cromer, 785 ac., pop. 300.

Beckhampton, tithing, Avebury par., N. Wilts, 6
miles W. of Marlborough.

Beckingham.—par. with ry. sta., S. Lincolnshire,
5 miles E. of Newark, 2200 ac., pop. 346; P.O. — 2.
Beckingham, par., N. Notts, 2 miles NW. of Gains-
borough, 3010 ac., pop. 448; P.O.

Bcckington, par. and vil., E. Somerset, 3 miles NE.
of Frome, 1830 ac., pop. 924; P.O., T.O. It has an
ancient church with brass of 1475, and a monument to
the poet Daniel, who died in 1619.

Beckjay, township, Clungunford par., S. Shropshire,
9 miles NW. of Ludlow.

Beckley.—par. and township, in E. of co. and 5 miles
NE. of Oxford—par., 5859 ac., pop. 646; township,
3620 ac., pop. 354; P.O. The church is a 14th century
structure.—2. Beckley, par., E. Sussex, 5 miles NW.
of Rye, 5620 ac., pop. 1230; P.O.—3. Beckley, estate,

1 mile NE. of Bromley, W. Kent.

Beck, Little, hamlet, Ugglebarnby township, North-
Riding Yorkshire, 3 miles SW. of Whitby.

Beck Bow, hamlet, Mildenhall par., W. Suffolk, 3
miles NW. of Mildenhall; P.O.

Becks, vil., Marshfield par., W. Gloucestershire.

Beckside, vil., W. Cumberland, 8 miles SE. of
Ravenglass; P.O.

Beckton, sta. on Great Eastern Ry., Essex, 8 miles
E. of Charing Cross, London.

Beckwith, hamlet, Pannal par., E. div. West-Riding
Yorkshire, near Lower Harrogate.

Becky, affluent of river Wrey, S. Devon, rising on
E. side of Dartmoor Forest, 4 miles long; a fall, 80 ft.
in descent, occurs 3 miles from its mouth.

Becontree, hundred, S. Essex, containing 9 pars.,
37,705 ac., pop. 221,217.

Becote. See Beckett.

Bective, par., seat, and ry. sta., mid. co. Meath, 3
miles S. of Navan, on river Boyne, 3385 ac., pop. 385.
Bective Abbey is a fine ruin.

Bective Bridge, vil., 3 miles S. of Bective ry. sta.,
mid. co. Meath.

Bedale, par. and market town with ry. sta., North-
Riding Yorkshire, 7 miles SW. of Northallerton—par.,
10,377 ac., pop. 2800; township, 1682 ac., pop. 1046;
P.O., T.O., 2Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Tuesday.

Bedburn, affluent of river Wear, Durham, rising on
Egglestone Common, 10 miles long.

Bedburn, North, township, Witton le Wear par.,
S. Durham, 5 miles NW. of Bishop-Auckland, 2858 ac.,
pop. 2426.

Bedburn, South, township, Hamsterley par., S.
Durham, 7 miles W. of Bishop-Auckland, 7409 ac.,
pop. 345.

Bedcestcr, hamlet, Fontmell Magna par., NE.
Dorset, 3 miles SW. of Shaftesbury.

Beddau-Gwyr-Ardudwy, group of ancient graves,
Michnant Hill, Merioneth, 14 miles NW. of Bala.

Beddgelert, par. and vil., on borders of Carnarvon-
shire and Merioneth, 4 miles S. of Rhyd-ddu ry. sta.
and 13 miles SE. of Carnarvon, 26,716 ac., pop. 1330 ;
P.O. The vil., 6 miles S. of Snowdon, is situated
amid fine mountain scenery, and is a starting-point for
tourists. Coaches run in connection with the trains
at Rhyd-ddu. B. signifies “The Grave of Gelert,”
Llewellyn’s hound, which, tradition says, was buried
here.

Beddingham, par., E. Sussex, 2 miles SE. of Lewes,
2888 ac., pop. 448 ; P.O.

Beddington, par. and vil. with ry. sta., mid. Surrey,

2 miles W. of Croydon—par., 3951 ac., pop. 5492; vil.,
3128 ac., pop. 2485; P.O.

Beddington Corner, locality, in par. and 2 miles N.
of Beddington, mid. Surrey.

Bedfteld, par., E. Suffolk, 4 miles NW. of Framling-
ham, 1268 ac., pop. 375; P.O.

Bedfont, East, par. and vil., SW. Middlesex, 3 miles
NE. of Staines, 1926 ac., pop. 1452 ; P.O.