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some woollen mfr.; and in the district are coal pits and stone quarries. Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850) was born at the adjoining seat of Chamber Hall. B. is connected bycanal with Manchester and Bolton. The bor. returns
1 member to Parliament.—2. Bury, vil., N. Herts, 14 mile NW. of Stevenage.—3. Bury, par., NE. Hun- tingdonshire, near Ramsey, 1645 ac., pop. 349 ; P.O.—
4. Bury, hamlet, Brompton Regis par., AV. Somerset,
2 miles E. of Dulverton. Bury Castle is in the vicinity. —5. Bury, hundred, Arundel rape, AV. Sussex, 20,161 ac., pop. 3801; contains 8 pars, and part of another. —6. Bury, par., W. Sussex, on river Arun, 4 miles N. of Arundel, 3495 ac., pop. 517; P.O.
Bury Blunsdon, tithing, in par. and 2 miles W. of Highworth, N. Wilts.
Bury Ditches, ancient British camp, 3 miles S. of Bishops Castle, S. Shropshire.
Bury Hill.—seat, 1 mile SE. of Dorking, W. Surrey. —2. Bury Hill, eminence, crowned with a strong ancient camp, 14 mile SAV. of Andover, N. Hants.
Bury Hill Hall, 14m. SE. of Mansfield, N. Notts; in vicinity are remains of an extensive Roman encampment.
Bury Lane, hamlet and ry. sta. (Glazebury and Bury Lane), Newchurch Kenyon par., SAV. Lancashire, 11 miles AV. of Manchester.
Bury Mead, hamlet, Harmondsworth par., Middle- sex, 54 miles SW. of Hounslow.
Bury St Edmunds, pari, and mun. bor., Suffolk, on river Lark, 14 miles E. of Newmarket, 26 miles NW. of Ipswich, and 78 miles NE. of London by rail, 2938 ac., pop. 16,111; 3 Banks, 3 newspapers. Market day, Wednesday; has extensive mfrs. of agri- cultural implements, and a great trade in agricultural produce. B., with its abbey, was founded by Canute, to commemorate the martyrdom of Edmund, king of East Anglia, in 870. Its Grammar School was founded by Edward AH. Here were born Bishop Gardiner (1483-1555), Bishop Blomfield of London (1786-1857), Sir Nicholas Bacon (1510-1579), lawyer and statesman, and many other eminent men. The bor. returns 1 member to Parliament. It sent 2 members till 1885.
Bnrythorpe, par. and vil., East-Riding Yorkshire, 5 miles S. of New Malton, 1250 ac., pop. 262.
Bury Walls, Roman camp, occupying 20 ac., 4 miles SE. of Wem, N. Shropshire.
Bury Wood, hamlet, N. Wilts, on border of co., near Slaugbterford; remains of a strong Danish camp.
Bnshridge, eccl. dist., hamlet, and seat, in par. and 14 mile S. of Godalming, W. Surrey, pop. 868.
Bnshy, Great and Little, 2 townships with ry. sta. (Busby), in par. and 24 miles S. of Stokesley, North- Riding Yorkshire—Great B., 1404 ac., pop. 98; Little B., 705 ac., pop. 33.
Busby, town, E. Kilbride par., Lanarkshire, and Mearns par., Renfrewshire, on AYhite Cart river, 7 miles S. of Glasgow by rail, pop. 2155; P.O., T.O. It has cotton-mills and print-works, and the dist. is rich in minerals.
Buscot, par., NW. Berks, on river Isis, 44 miles NAY. of Earringdon, 2887 ac. (53water), pop. 371; P.O.; contains Buscot Hark.
Bush.—place, East Peckham par., mid. Kent, 8 miles SW. of Maidstone.—2. Busb, hamlet, 5 miles W. of Hexham, S. Northumberland.
Busk.—hamlet, near Lauriston sta., St Cyrus par.,
5. Kincardineshire.—2. Bush, seat, Glencorse par., Edinburghshire, 2 miles N. by E. of Penicuik.
Bush.—hamlet, 2 miles NW. of Dunboyne ry. sta., SW. co. Meath.—2. Busb, ry. sta., 10 miles E. of Dundalk, NE. co. Louth.—3. Busb, rivulet, N. co. Antrim, entering the Atlantic at Port Ballintra.
Bushbnry, par., township, vil., and ry. junc., W. Staffordshire, 14mileN. of AVolverhampton—par., 6377 ac., pop. 3065; township, 2957 ac., pop. 1770 ; contains Bushbury Hall. The vil. is 1 mile from sta.
Bushby, township, Thurnby par., in S. of co. and 4 miles SE. of Leicester, 760 ac., pop. 56.
Bush End, eccl. dist. (St John), Hatfield par., AY. Essex, pop. 337.
Bushey, par. and vil. with ry. sta., SW. Herts, 14 mileS. of Watford Junction, 3218 ac., pop. 4788 ; P.O., T.O. Bushey Heath, 14 mile S. of Bushey; P.O., T.O. Bushey New Town, 2 miles S. of Watford; P.O.
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