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Rh HADFIELD. 1G1 HADLOW. borough, val. 240. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a handsome structure with a square embattled tower, containing five bells and a clock. The Wealeyans and Baptists have chapels. There is a National school en- dowed with a bequest of 1,000 by John Heygate, now vested in trustees. The parochial charities produce about 85 per annum, including the rent of 21 acres of poor's land and 6 acres for repairing tho church. There are six almshouses for aged couples. Oster Hill in this parish is a high tumulus, supposed to be that of Publius Ostorius,the proprietor of Britain. Haddon gives name to a deanery in the archdeaconry of Northampton and diocese of Peterborough. The Kev. Dr. Pemberton is lord of the manor. HADFIELD, atnshp. and market town in the par. of Glossop, hund. of High Peak, co. Derby, 2 miles N.W. of Glossop. It is a station on the Manchester and Shef- field railway. The town is situated near the borders of Yorkshire. There are several cotton-mills, in which the inhabitants are chiefly engaged. The river Mersey bounds the tnshp. on the N. There are quarries of good building stone. Tho Wesleyans have a chapel. Thursday is market day. Fairs are held on the 9th May and 15th October, chiefly for cattle. HADHAM, LITTLE, a par. in the hund. of Edwins- tree, co. Herts, 3 miles N.W. of Bishop Stortford. It is situated near the source of tho Ash rivulet, which joins the river Lea near Ware. It anciently belonged to the bishops of London, but afterwards came to tho Darcys and Capels. The village is wholly agricultural. Tho surface is hilly, and the soil in the uplands a stifnsh clay, but in the lowlands a chalky loam alternating with gravel. It is a meet for the Puckeridge hounds. The living is a rect. united with that of Much Hadham. The church contains tombs of the Band, Darcy, and Capel families. There is a National school. The charities produce about 17 per annum. Hadham Hall is the principal residence. HADHAM, MUCH, a par. in the hund. of Edwinstree, co. Hertford, 3 miles W. of Bishop Stortford, and 7 N.E. of Ware. It is watered by the Ash rivulet. The land is chiefly arable, with about 200 acres of woodland, and some meadow. The village is considerable. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 1,200. The living is a rect., val. with that of Little Hadham, 1,621, in the patron, of the Bishop of London. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew. The Independents have a chapel. There is a National school and several alms- houses. The charities produce about 90 per annum, in- cluding Hales' bequest for educational purposes. In the village are remains of the old palace of the bishops of London, now converted into a private lunatic asylum. Dr. John Owen, the eminent Nonconformist divine, was born here. Moor Place is the principal residence. HAD LEIGH, a par., market, and post town, in the hund. of Cosford, co. Suffolk, 7 miles N.E. of Nayland, 10J W. of Ipswich, and 64 from London. It is situated on the river Bret, and is a station on the Eastern Union section of the Great Eastern railway. It was formerly incorporated, but lost its charter in the reign of James II. The town is well paved and lighted with gas, and contains some good streets, the principal one being three-quarters of a mile in length. The chief buildings are the corn ex- change, townhall, and police station, in which the petty sessions are held every three or four weeks. It is also a polling place for West Suffolk. Here is an iron foundry, machine works, and an extensive silk-mill employing a great number of hands, also malt-houses and corn-mills. The parish cemetery is situated on the way to Corham Street, a hamlet about 1 mile W. of the town. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 929, in the patron, of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a commodious structure, with a tower crowned with a lofty spire, and containing eight bells. The exterior of the church was repaired in 1855 at an outlay of 1,100. In the interior is an ancient font with a singular Greek inscription, which reads equally as well backwards as forwards. There is also a handsome window by Hodguland, and a tomb shown as that of Guthrum, the Dane. The register dates from 1558. The rectory house has been greatly modernised of late years, but the doorway bears the date 1490. Dr. Rowland Taylor, once a rector of this parish, was burnt in 1555 on Haldham Common. There are several almshouses, amongst which are those in George-street for 32 persons, to which a chapel is added. They were chiefly founded by Dr. William Pykenham. There are National schools for both sexes, also .British and free schools. The Independents, Baptists, and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel. Market day is Monday. Fairs are held on Whit Monday and one day in Sep tember, the latter for lambs, sheep, and cattle. HAD LEIGH, a par. in the hund. of Rochford, co. Essex, 7 miles S. W. of Rochford, and 5 W. of the South- end pier. Ingatestone is its post town. It was formerly a town, and a market was granted to it in 1452. During the reign of Henry II., Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent, erected a castle here on the brow of a hill, remains of which are still visible. The walls at the base of the towers, which are nearly covered with moss, are 9 feet thick, and in other places 5 feet. From this eminence is an extensive prospect over the spacious estuary at the junction of the Thames and tho Medway at the Nore. The parish gives name to the strait which separates Canvey Island from the coast of Essex. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 400, in the patron, of Lincoln College. Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. James, is an ancient building, and has recently been restored. In the interior is a very handsome E. window. There is a National school with a small endowment. HADLEIGH, a hmlt. and chplry. in the par. of Box- ford, hund. of Cosford, co. Suffolk, 3 miles S.W. of Had- leigh, and 11 W. of Ipswich. HADLEY, or MONKEN HADLEY, a par. in the hund. of Edmonton, co. Middlesex, 1 mile N.E. of Chip- ping Barnet. It is situated near Enfield Chase, and is intersected by the Great Northern railway, which passes through the wood, having a station at Barnet. In the village are gasworks. The parish was formerly given to Walden Abbey by Geoifrey de Mandeville, and at the Dissolution was given by Henry VIII. to Lord Audley. Here was fought the famous battle between Edward IV. and the Earl of Warwick in 1471. The spot is indicated by an obelisk erected in 1740. The living is a don. * cur. in tho dioc. of London, val. 199. The church, dedi- cated to St. Mary, is situated near the Common, and is a cruciform structure, with a square tower, built of flint, and nearly covered with ivy. It was restored in 1848, and has on the top of the tower an iron beacon used in ancient times to give warning of danger, or to summon the country to arms. This beacon is believed to be unique. The church contains tombs of the Goderes, Sir R. Wilbraham, Dr. Monro, and Mrs. Chapone ; it has also brasses of the Greens, and one to W. Gale bearing date 1442. The Wesleyans have a chapel. There are National and infant schools, and two almshtmses, one founded in 161C by Sir Roger Wilbraham for six poor persons, with an endowment of 18 each ; the other, founded by Sir Justinian P. Pagctt, consists of two houses for three men and three women ; the latter was rebuilt in 1832 by subscription. Staunford, a lawyer, and Atkyns, who wrote the History of Gloucestershire, were natives of this place. The principal residences are Wrotham Park, and Hadley House, the former a seat of the Earl of Stratford. HADLEY, a tythg. in the par. and hund. of Lam- bourn, co. Berks, 2 miles S.W. of Lambourn. HADLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Wellington, co. Salop, 1 mile E. of Wellington. It is situated near the Shrews- bury canal, and is a station on the Shropshire Union railway. The village, which is considerable, is chiefly inhabited by colliers. HADLEY END, a vil. in the par. of Yoxhall, co. Staf- ford, 6 miles N.E. of Rugely. HADLOW, a par. in the hund. of Tunbridgo, lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, 10 miles S.W. of Maidstone, and 4 N.E. of Tunbridge, its post town and railway station. It is situated near the river Medway, and is intersected