Bnrncsldc, eccl. dist. and ry. sta., in par. and 2 m.
NW. of Kendal, Westmorland, pop. 1047; P.O., T.o.

Burness. See Byrness.

Burness.—seat, in Firth and Stenness par., Orkney.
—2. Burness, ancient par., now united to Cross par.,
in Sanday island, Orkney.—3. Burness, loch, in
Westray island, Orkney.

Burneston, par. and township, North-Riding York-
shire, 4 miles SB. of Bedale—par., 8505 ac. (26 water),
pop. 1388 ; township, 1228 ac., pop. 253; P.O.

Burnett, par., E. Somerset, on river Chew, 2 miles

S. of Keynsham, 608 ac., pop. 69.

Burnfoot.—hamlet with small harb., Rerrick par.,
in S. of co. and 54 miles SW. of Kirkcudbright.—
2. Burnfoot, small harb., at head of Luce Bay, Old
Luce par., Wigtownshire.—3. Burnfoot, hamlet and
seat, Kirkpatrick-Fleming par., Dumfriesshire. — 4.
Burnfoot, birthplace of Col. James Gardiner (1688-

1745), who fell at the battle of Prestonpans, Carriden
par., Linlithgowshire.—5. Burnfoot, hamlet with
woollen spinning-mill, Glendevon par., Perthshire.—
—6. Burnfoot, hamlet with bleachfield, Lochwinnoch
par., Renfrewshire.—7. Burnfoot, seat, Hoddampar.,
Dumfriesshire, 1 mile E. of Ecclefechan.

Burnfoot, hamlet with ry. sta., E. co. Donegal, on
Lough Swilly, 5 miles NW. of Londonderry ; P.O.

Burnfootliill, vil. with ironworks, Dalmellington
par., E. Ayrshire, pop. 1690.

BurnguHow, sta. on Great Western Ry., 2f miles
SW. of St Austell, E. Cornwall.

Burn Hall, hamlet and seat, in N. of co. and 2J
miles SAV. of Durham.

BurnliaU, vil., near Motherwell, Lanarkshire.

Burnliain.—hundred, SE. Bucks, 55,139 ac., pop.
21,406; contains 13 pars.—2. Burnham, par., town-
ship, and vil., SE. Bucks, 2| miles NE. of Maidenhead
—par., 6866 ac., pop. 2356; township, 6383 ac., pop.
2241; P.O., T.O.; contains Burnham Grove and
Burnham House ; also the remains of an abbey,
founded in 1165. Burnham Beeches (in this par.), part
of an ancient forest, is a tract of nearly 600 ac., which
has been acquired for the public use.—3. Burnham,
par. and seaport, NE. Essex, on river Crouch, 10
miles SE. of Maldon, 4526 ac., 826 tidal water, and
318 foreshore, pop. 2130; P.O., T.O.; has oyster fishing,
boat-building, and sail-making.—4. Burnham, coast
par. and vil. with ry. sta., mid. Somerset, 74 miles N.
of Bridgwater and 146£ miles SW. of London—par.,
3872 ac. land and 430 water, pop. 3645; vil., pop. 1904;
P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; is a much-frequented watering-
place, and has a fine sandy beach; the sea recedes
4 miles at low water; at E. side of entrance of river
Parret are 2 lighthouses 99 and 36 ft. high, with inter-
mittent and fixed lights (Burnham, within Bridgwater
Bar) 91 and 23 ft. above high water and seen 15 and 9 m.
—5. Burnham, hamlet, Thornton Curtis par., N. Lin-
colnshire, 3 miles SE. of Barton-upon-Humber.

Burnham Deepdale, coast par., AV. Norfolk, 74
miles NW. of Wells, 1061 ac., pop. 96.

Burnham, East, liberty, Burnham par., SE. Bucks,
4g miles NE. of Maidenhead.

Burnham Flats, sandbanks, off N. coast of Norfolk,
extending 15 miles along the coast and 15 miles sea-
ward, and partly dry at low water.

Burnliain Green, school, 1 mile NE. of AVelwyn
sta., mid. Herts.

Burnham, High anti Low, hamlet, Haxey par., N.
Lincolnshire, 2 miles S. of Epworth.

Burnham House, seat, near Dingle, W. co. Kerry.

Burnham Market, vil. with ry. sta., AV. Norfolk,
6 miles AV. of AVells; P.O., T.O., called Burnham.
Market-day, Saturday. The vil. is built round the
market-place, hence its name.

Burnham Norton, par., W. Norfolk, 6 miles W. of
AVells, 3226 ac. land and 670 water, pop. 139.

Burnham ©very, par., W. Norfolk, 5 miles AV. of
AVells, 2298 ac. land and 250 water, pop. 617.

Burnham-Sutton cum Burnham-Ulph, par., AV.
Norfolk, 6 miles SW. of AVells, 1452 ac., pop. 319.

Burnham Thorpe, par., W. Norfolk, 44 miles SAA^T.
of AVells, 2328 ac., pop. 354; birthplace of Nelson
(1758-1805).