|Dist.| Map|Names of Places.| Number of Miles From |Lond.|Population. +--+----------------+-------------------------+-----+-------+ 30|Babworth[A] pa|Worksop 7| 146| 449| 56|Bacheldre, or |Welshpool 12| 163| ...| | Bacheldref to| | | | 10|Bachymbyd to|Mold 11| 202| ...| 49|Bach-Yrys, or |Pont ar 7| 223| ...| | Machunis Isle|Dulas | | | 7|Backford to & pa|Liverpool 16| 186| 487| 34|Backwell, or |Axbridge 12| 125| 1038| 34| Bachwell pa| | | | 29|Backworth, or |Blyth 7| 281| 243| | Blackworth to| | | | 27|Baconsthorpe to|Aylsham 8| 121| 333| 22|Bacop chap|Burnley 6| 205| ...| 17|Bacton pa|Hay 14| 139| 178| 27|Bacton pa|Worsted 7| 128| 498| 36|Bacton pa|Ixworth 9| 76| 758| +--+----------------+-------------------------+-----+-------+ [A] BABWORTH. The hall is the seat of the Hon. J.B. Simpson; it a plain white-fronted edifice, the surrounding grounds which are very beautiful, were laid out by the celebrated Repton. Babworth church is a neat gothic building, with a small steeple; it is worthy of remark, that there are two trees growing out of the roof of the south porch. Near this village the ground begins to rise, and displays the most enchanting scenery of woods, lawns, glades, heaths, cultivated farms, and ornamental seats. The late Paul Sandby, Esq., R.A., who died on the 8th of November, 1809, was descended from a branch of the Sandby family, of Babworth, and was born at Nottingham, in 1732. In 1746 he went to London, and having an early bias towards the arts, he got introduced into the drawing room of the Tower. After two years he was appointed draughtsman, under the inspection of Mr. David Watson, who was employed by the late Duke of Cumberland to take a survey of the Highlands. During this excursion he made several sketches from the terrific scenery of that romantic country, from which he afterwards made a number of small etchings, which were published in a folio volume. From this circumstance, perhaps, we may account for the bold and striking style by which the paintings of this excellent artist are so peculiarly distinguished. In 1752, he quitted this employment and resided with his brother at Windsor. Several of the most beautiful views in the neighbourhood of Windsor and Eton, now became the subject of his pencil; here also he obtained that skill in depicting gothic architecture which gave so beautiful an effect to those landscapes that Sir Joseph Banks purchased them all at a very