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DIBECTOBY.J CHESHIRE. BROMBOROUGH. 195in the north-east angle of the chancel is a finely-carvedmural monument of marble in mixed Italian and Gothicstyles, with shield of twelve quarterings and an inscriptionin Latin, stating that anciently the church ofBrereton was a donative chapel in the parish of Astbury;that the ancestors of Sir WUliam Brereton kt.baron of Malpas, who erected this monument in theyear 1618, were buried in the churchyard at Astbury,but that after the chapel of Brereton had been madeparochial the ancestors of the said Sir WiUiam Breretonwere buried in the chancel of that church: there are 300sittings. The register dates from the year 1538. Theliving is a rectory, net yearly value ^510, including 20acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of and heldsince 1896 by the Eev. Alfred Littledale Eoyds M.A. ofTrinity HaU, Cambridge. There are Primitive Methodistand Wesleyan chapels. The charities for distributionamount to about £27 yearly. Brereton Hall, theproperty ot John Brereton Howard esq. and now in theoccupation ot John Moir esq. was erected about 1586by Sir WiUiam Brereton kt. created in 1624 BaronBrereton ot Leighlin, co. Garlow, a title which is presumedto have become extinct in 1722; the house is ahandsome mansion of brick, pleasantly standing in about17 acres of well-wooded land, on the east bank of theriver Croc: the existing structure, originaUy quadrangular,and the foundation stone ot which is said tohave been laid by Queen Elizabeth, consists of oneside and portions of two others: the principal front,which faces westward and has an embattled parapet,is flanked by gabled wings with tall projecting bays,three storeys in height, lighted by muUioned windows:the entrance gateway formerly had two large and loftyoctangular towers, rising considerably above the parapetand connected near their summits by a semi-circulararch, each tower being finished with an ogee-shapedcupola roof with vane ; the cupolas of both these towers,however, were destroyed and an embattled parapet substitutedhy Mr. John Howard, of Hyde, who purchasedthe estate. The interior has undergone considerablealteration, but the dining room stUl retains a friezeMoir John J.P. Brereton hallEoyds Bev. Alfred Littledale M.A(rector). RectorySwinbum Edmund, Brown EdgeCOMMERCIAL.Bebbington Thomas, farmerBoffey Joseph, farmerBoffey Samuel, farmer, Dairy farmBoffey Samuel, jun. farmerBoffey Thomas, farmer, collector oftaxes & assistant overseer,Illage grnBooth WilUam, farmerBouUen Ernest, farmer. Court houseBowers George, farmer. Vine cottageBrocklehurst John, farmerDale Geo. Fenton, farmer, MoorheadDavies David Richard, Bear's Head P.Henriched with the arms of European sovereigns, and insome of the windows and on the cornice of the staircaseare the shields of arms ot various Cheshire families :other good examples of stained glass exist in the roomson the first floor, and in one apartment is a chimneypiece with the Brereton arms, supporters and crest fccand other heraldic ornamentation, A quantity ot extremelyinteresting and valuable stained glass, displayingthe arms of distinguished persons of the Elizabethanperiod, figures of nine of the Saxon earls of Mercia, andseven ot the Norman earls of Chester, was removed fromthe HaU to Aston Hall, near Birmingham, erected (1618-35) by Sir Thomas Holte, ist bart, and father of SirEobert Holte bart. who married Jane, sole heiress ofthe Breretons; on the acquirement of Aston Hall about1857 by a limited company for pubUc purposes, thisglass was transferred to Atherstone Hall, formerly theproperty ot Charles Holt Bracebridge esq. who at hisdecease in 1872 bequeathed it to his cousin, the Eev.Berdmore Compton M.A. The Duke's Oak, an immensetree, the trunk of which is hoUow and capable of holdingsix persons, is on Duke's Oak farm. John BreretonHoward esq. who is lord of the manor. Col. Sir WalterGeoffrey Shakerley bart. of Somerford Park, Congleton,and Edmund Swinburne esq. are the chief landowners.The soil is clay and sand, "The chief crops are potatoes,oats and wheat. The area is 4,582 acres of land and 17of water; rateable value, ;^9,792; the population in1901 was 552.Smethwick is a joint township with Brereton,Parish Clerk, Arthur Lucas,Post Office, Brereton Green.—Mrs.EmUy Lloyd,sub-postmistress.Letters through Sandbach arrive at 7.30a.m. 4 5.50 p.m. fc are dispatched at 9.5 a.m. & 6.20p.m. ; no delivery on Sundays. Holmes Chapel is thenearest money order fc telegraph office, 2 miles distantPublic Elementary School (mixed), buUt in 1829 & enlargedin 1857 & 1893, for 142 children; averageattendance, laS ; Thomas Nock, masterFithon James, farmer, Dog laneFithon Thomas, farmerFithon WUliam, farmer, BagmereGleeve Joseph Hayes, farmerGoodaU Alfred, farmer, Illage greenGoodwin James, farmerHill Joseph, farmer, Smethwick hallHill Thomas, farmer. Meadow greenHulse Elizabeth (Miss), grocerHulse William, farmerJackson Thomas, farmer, lUage greenKnott Maria (Mrs.), farmerLea Herbert James, miller (steam &water), Brereton millsLloyd Charles William, grocerLucas Arthur.blacksmith,Brereton gnMorris Daniel, farmerNewton Fanny (Mrs.), farmerPenketh James, farmerPenketh William, farmerPiatt Thomas, farmer, Medhurst greenRichardson Alfred, farmerEichardson Saml. farmr.Brindley grnSlater Helen (Mrs.), farmer, DunkirkhouseSlater Joseph, farmerVenables Peter, farmer, Sandlow grnVenables WiUiam, farmerWalker Herbert, farmerWheelton Ann(Mrs.),frmr.Pewitt hallWrightHy. brick fc tile ma.Brown edgeYarwood Chas. frmr. Light Foot grnYates Anne (Mrs.), farmerYearsley Thomas, farmerBROADBOTTOM!, see Mottram-in-Longdendale.BBOMBOBOTJGhH is a civU parish and weU-buUtviUage on the high road between Ohester and Birkenhead,hounded on the ea/st by the river Mersey, and is i milefrom Bromborough station and the same distance fromSpital station, both on the Birkenhead and Chester sectionof the London and North Western and Great Western jointrailway, n north from Chester and 4 south from Birkenhead,in the Wirral division of the county, higher div-isicnof the hundred and union of Wirral, petty sessional divisionof Wirral, county court district of Birkenhead, ruraldeanery of Wirral and archdeaconry and diocese of Chester.The vUlage is Ughted^ with gas from the Birkenhead gasworks, and water is supplied by the AVest Cheshire WaterCompany.Bromborough was, from January, 1873, controlled by aLocal Board, but, under the provisions of the "LocalGovemment Act, 1894," is now governed by an Urban DistrictCouncU. The church of St. Barnabas, the third onthe same site, was erected in 1864, from designs by thelate Sir G. Gilbert Scott kt, R,A. and is a buUding of stonein the Gothic style, consisting of chancel, clerestoried naveof four bays, aisles, north and south porches, and a toweron the north-east, with hexagonal broach spire, and containing8 beUs, presented by Charles Bamford esq. ofBromborough ; eight stained windows were placed in theclerestory in 1891 by the late Arthur John Jones Bamfordesq, of Misterton Park, Leicestershire, in memory of hisfather, Charles Bamford esq,: the stained east window isa memorial to Mrs. Bull, and the west window waspresented by Sir J. Bankin bart. M.P. in memory ot hisparents, who formerly resided at Bromborough Hall.During the removal ot the previous structure variousancient carved stones of Eunic and Saxon origin werefound: the church affords 500 sittings. The registersdate from the year 1560, but are from 1660 perfect.The living is a rectory, net yearly value ;^27o, withTesidence, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter ofChester, and held since 1907 by the Eev. Albert SpaffordM.A. of Trinity College, Cambridge. The Church Institute,in the centre of the vUlage, was erected in 1909to the memory of Mary Eleanor Hobson, of the Marfords,in this parish, by her husband, children and sister, onland given for the purpose by C F. K. Mainwaringesq. lord of the manor. There is a lecture, readingand mission room, built in 1868, where divine serviceis conducted on Sundays only at 3 p.m. ; the readingroom is open every night at 6 p.m. The Hardwarecharity is ot £i, los. yearly value. A drinldng fountainof elegant design has been erected by several of herfriends in the vUlage, to the memory of Annie, wife ofDavid Maclver esq. M.P., J.P. late of Woodslee, Bromborough,who died 24 August, 1869. Bromborough Poolis an arm of the Mersey, on which river are the Liverpoolfloating gunpowder magazines, and on the borders of thePool are the extensive works of Price's Patent Candle Co.Limited, employing about 600 men and boys: in connectionwith these works is a horticultural society, co-operativestores, hospital, erected in 1901 at a cost of ;^3,ooo,CHESHIEE 13*