St. BEES, (Cumberland) 2 m. from Whitehaven, and not a m. from Egremont-castle, is a promontory on the shore, which had formerly a priory, and now has a good grammar fr. s. founded by Grindal, A.B. of Canterbury, who was born here. It has a library, which has been much improved by Dr. Lamplugh, A.B. of York, Dr. Smith, Bp. of Carlisle, Sir John Lowther of Whitehaven, and others: and the schoolmaster is presented by Queen's-college, Oxford. This p. is vastly large, but the vicaridge very poor. Here was formerly a Benectine priory to which the parsonage of Workington was appropriated; and it was a cell to St. Mary's abbey at Yorkshire,