Bridgham. 191 Jillings Lewis, farmer, The Grove 1 Ready Nath. fmr. The Manor fm. Tuck George, grooer Marsh John, knife, &c. grinder I Reeve Peter, thatcher Wbitrod Reuben, shoemaker Read Mrs. Elizabeth, Hose cottage Stammers Hy. viot. Red Lion Inn Wilton Bennett, blacksmith BRININGHAM, 4 miles S.W. by S. of Halt, is a parish in Walsingham union, Little Walsingham and Fakenham county court district, Norwich bankruptcy district, Holt hundred and petty sessional division, Halt Tural deanery, and Norwich archdeaconry. It had 255 inhabitants in 1881, living on 1,201 acres, and has a rateable value of £1,685. Lord Hastings and Captain Shovel I;lenry Brereton and the Marchioness of Lothian are tha chief owners of the soil, the forrlter of --.vhom owns the manor of Briningham-on-the-part-<lf Thornage (:fines arbitrary), and the latter Briningham Chosells .. On the north side of the parish is a tower about 6U feet high, called Belle Vue, as it commands extensive prospects. It is the property of Lord Hastings, and is occupied by a gamekeeper. The CHURCH (St. Maurice) comprises nave, chancel, and south..:west tower with one bell. The entrance is through the tower; and in the chancel is a piscina, 'H.nd also a stained· glass window representing the Resurrection and Ascension. One half of the nave is filled with open seats having poppies, and the rest contains closed pews. The church was partially restored in 1863. The re~ister dates from 1709. The Vicarage is in the patronage of Captain Shovel Henry Brereton. The Rev. Theodor~ Budd is the incumbent, and occupies the Glebe House. The tithes have been commuted fol' £353 per annqm. BRINJ;NG­ HAM UNITED DISTRICT ScHOOL BoARD was established in 1875. Mr. James Simmons, of. Letheringsett, is the clerk. The school is situated at Brinton. PosT OFFICE at Mr.• Tames Woolway's. Letters are received at 5.515 a.m., and despa,tched at 6.15 p.m. Melton Constable is the nearest Money Order and Telegraph Office. ' Beckett Samuel, woodman Budd Rev Theodore, vicar, The Oliver Richard, victualler, White Blaxter J ames, moulder Vicarage Horse, and shopkeeper Brcreton John .Neville, farmer, Duly Mr William Osborn Samuel, gamekeeper The Cottage Dock Mrs Harriet, shopkeeper Pointon Christopher, farmer Brereton Captain Shovel Henry, Gidney J ames, farmer Southgate Charles, farmer Briningham house Moore Thomas, parish clerk Woolway James, postmaster BRINTON is a neat village and parish, 2 miles from Melton Constable railway station, and 4 miles W.S.W. of Halt, in Walsingham union, Halt ~aunty court district, Norwich bankruptcyilistrict, Holt lmn­ dred and petty sessional division, Halt rural deanery, and Norwich archdeaconry. It had 161 inhabitants in 1881, living on 625 acres, and has a rateable value of £889. The soil principally belongs to Clement Palmet, and E. Bowyer Sparks, Esqs., CaptainS. H. Brereton, and the Rev. J. Mortl6Ck Roberts, M.A. The Hall is prettily situated in a park-like enclosure of 35 acres of undulating la:nd, and there is a lake which is well stocked with water-fowl. · The CHURCH (St. Andrew) comprises nav~, north aisle, and transept, south porch, chancel, and square to-wer with one bell. ~'he roof is of high pitch, and many of the old open l.'leats with carved poppies still remain. The interior was restored in 1869 at a cost of £550. The register dates from 1547. A sta1ued glass window has been inserted in the chancel by Mr. Henry Page, in memory of his father. The dischar(J'ed rectory, valued in K.B. at £8 lls. 4d., is consolidated with that of Thornage (which see), and the rector lws . here 20 acres of glebe, and a yearly tithe rent-charge of £177, awarded in 1839. The Rev. Charles John Brereton, B.A., who resides at Thornage, is the rector. The METHODIST FREE CHAPEL was built in 1838. This parish was united with Briningham District School Board in 1875, and new schools to accommodate 150 children were erected here in l87o, at a cost of £1,800. The average attendance is about 135. The· Poor's Land (2a. 33p.), let for £3 lOs., was received in exchange at the enclosure ~n 1837: in lieu of land purchased with £10, left by Nicholas Rogers in 1693,. and £] 5 subscribed. PosT OFFICE at Mr. William Rayner's. Letters, via Briningham, aro received at 6.50 a.m. nnd are de- SIJatch~d at 5.35 p.m. Melton Constable is the nearest Money Order and Telegraph Office. · Brereton Rev Charles John, B.A. Rayner Mrs. Martha, boot and Thwaites, Samuel William & Mrs rector ; h Thornage rectory shoemaker Ellen J an e. Board schoolmaster Hawes Henry Benjamin, victualler, Rayner Thomas. boot & shoemaker. and mistress Thatch tavern Ray ne :r William, boot & shoemaker W arnes J ames, warrener & vermin Page .Frederick, whol~sale grocer, Rice Henry Kiddell, farmer destroyer , . "-'- soap boiler and tallow chandler Roberts Rev' John Mortlock. M.A. RAILW.A.Y.-Melton Constable is the Pettit -, farm baili:fl' The Hall nearest railway station i ' lr ! BRISLEY is a. straggling village on the Fakenham road, 3 miles west of North Elmham station, 6 miles N.N.W. of East lJereham, and gives name to a parish in the mid-division of the county, is in Mitford and Launditch union, East Dereham county court district, Norwich bankruptcy district, Launditch hundred and petty sessional division, South Brisley rural deanery, and .Norwich arch~ deaconry.. It had 345 inhabitants in 1881, living on- 1,201 acres, and has a rateable valu~of £1,772. The soil is mostly the property of Earl Sondes and George M. Nicholson, Esq. ; but the executors of the late J. Garwood, Esq., and Messrs. George B. Butler, George Bird, and James Coker have estates here. Brisley Green is a fine open common of 170 acres. Brisley Hall is an ancient farmhouseJ still partly encompassed by a deep moat, and having some fine specimens of carved oak. The CHURCH (St. Bartholomew) is a. large edifice, comprising nave, aisles, north porch, chancel, and lofty tower with four bells, and will seat i:105 persons. The east window is filled with stained glass, -representing the Crucifixion, given by the rector in memory of his first wife .. In th~ church are a. brass and .