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Rh HAILES CASTLE. 107 HALBERTON. HAILES CASTLE, in the par. of Prestpnkirk, co. Haddington, Scotland, 4 miles N.E. of Haddington. It is a fine ruin, once the seat of Earl Bothwell, standing near the bank of the Tyne. HAILES, NEW, a seat in the par. of Inveresk, co. Edinburgh, 1 mile from Musselburgh, and 6 miles E. of Edinburgh. It stands near the mouth of.the Esk, pu the shore of the Firth of Forth, and was once the residence of Lord Hailes, the historian. HAILES QUARRY, a vil. in the par. of Colinton, co. Edinburgh, Scotland, 3 miles S.W. of Edinburgh. It was formerly a separate parish. HAILEY, a parochial chplry. in the par. of Witney, bund, of Bampton, co. Oxford, 2 miles N. of Witney. Two- thirds of the land is arable, the remainder pasture and woodland, with a small tract of common. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 145, in the patron, of the Rector of Witney. The church is dedi- cated to St. John the Evangelist, and has recently been enlarged. The charities produce about 50 per annum, including the income of Smith's free school. HAILMOND'S FROME, a vil. in the par. of Bishop's Frome, co. Hereford, 4 miles S. of Bromyard. HAILSHAM, a par. and small market town in the hund. of Dill, rape of Pevensey, co. Sussex, 12 miles E. of Uckfield. It is a station on the Hailsham branch of the South Coast railway. The village is situated in a pleasant and fertile valley between the rivera Ashbourne and Cuckmere. On the river Cuckmere are the remains of Michelham Priory, founded in the reign of Henry III. , now a farmhouse. At Otham was a monastery of Pre- monstratensian monks, founded by Ralph de Dene, the foundations of which may still be traced. The inhabi- tants are chiefly employed in the manufacture of rope, twine, and sacking. There is a corn-mill on the river. It is the seat of a Poor-law "Onion, comprising eleven parishes, and of a superintendent registry. The town is a petty sessions town, and is lighted with gas. It contains a police-court, bank, and union poorhouse. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 356. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a large structure with a pinnacled tower. The charities produce 20 per annum. There is a Dissenting chapel, and a school. A market is held every alternate Wednesday. Fairs are held on the 6th April and 3rd June. HAIL-WESTON, a par. in the hund. of Toseland, co. Huntingdon, 2 miles N.W. of St. Neot's, its post town, and the same distance S.E. of Kimbolton. The village, which is small, is situated near the river Ouse, and there are several mineral springs in the parish. The soil is clay and gravel. The living is a vie. united with the vie. of Southoe, in the dioc. of Ely. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is a small plain structure, with an old wooden building at the W. end, containing three bells. The Particular Baptists have a chapel. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge. Richard Reynolds, Esq., is lord of the manor. HAINAULT, or HENAULT FOREST, in the hund. of Havering-Atte-Bower, co. Essex. It occupies a con- siderable tract of country to the N.W. of Romford, and was part of the extensive forest which in ancient times covered this part of the country. Much of it has recently been enclosed. Here was the famous Fairlop oak, under which a fair was held on the first Friday in July. HAINBURY, a hmlt. in the par. of Yeovilton, co. Somerset, 1 mile E. of Ilchester. 11. VINE, a hmlt. in the par. of St. Lawrence, hund. ingslow, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, near 1 1 A I NFORD, a par. in the hund. of Taverham, co. Norfolk, 6J miles N. of Norwich, its post town, and 120 London. It is a scattered village situated near th<- livi-r liuro. A few of the inhabitants are engaged in wi-aving. The living is a rcct. in the dioc. of Nor- wi< h, val. 398. The church, dedicated to All Saints, reeled in 1840 at a cost of 1,200. The old one is in ruins, with the exception of the tower and vestry. Tin' churchyard is stUl used, it being only a short nee from the new church. There are parochial chanties worth 30 per annum; also a National school. The Primitive Methodists have a place of worship. The Rev. H. P. Marsham is lord of the manor. IIAINSTOWN, a par. in the bar. of South Salt, co. Kil- dare, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles E. of Naas. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of KUdare, with Fournaughts, val. 25. HAINSTOWN, or HAINSTOUN, a. par. in the bar. of Upper Dundalk, co. Louth, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles S. of Dundalk, its post town. It is 2 miles in length, and 1 mile in breadth. The surface consists of a good soil, and is intersected by the Dublin and Belfast road. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Armagh, val. i'285, in the patron, of the primate. The church was built in 1827 by the late Board of First Fruits. Clermpnt Park is the seat of the Fortescue family. Here are ruins of Dunmahon Castle. HAINTON, a par. in the E. div. of the wap. ot Wraggoe, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 5 miles S.W. of Wragby, its post town, and 7 S.W. of Mar- ket Rasen, its nearest railway station. The soil is clay and sand, and the land chiefly arable. Some Roman remains have been discovered here. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 240, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a handsome edifice, with tower surmounted by a spire, and containing a clock and three bells. In the interior are several monuments to the Heneage family, and a brass to Sir T. Heneage, bearing date 1553. The Roman Catholics have a place of worship, and there is a National school. Hainton Hall, the seat of G. F. Heneage, Esq., who is lord of the manor, ris an ancient mansion, and has been in the Heneage family since the reign of Henry III. This is a meet for the South Wold hounds. HAINWORTH, a hmlt. in the tnshp. and par. of Bingley, wap. of Upper Skyrack, West Riding co. York, 1 mile S. of Keighley. It is situated near the river Aire. Part of the inhabitants are engaged in the worsted and cotton factories. HAIST HORPE, a tnshp. in the par. of Burton-Agnes, wap. of Dickering, East Riding co. York, 2 miles N.E. of Burton-Agnes, and 4 S.W. of Bridlington. The whole tnshp. belongs to Sir Henry Boynton, Bart., who is lord of the manor. Haisthorpe Lodge is the principal residence. HAKIN, a hmlt. in Milford Haven, co. Pembroke, mile W. of Milford, within which borough it is in- cluded. HALAM, a par. in the lib. of Southwell, wap. of Thurgarton, co. Nottingham, 1J mile N.W. of South- well, and 10 miles S.E. of Mansfield. The parish is situated at the foot of a range of lofty hills, on the high road from Nottingham to Newark. The surface is hilly, and thickly studded with oak, beech, fir, &c., and the soil is light. It contains a largo orchard, with somo good pasture-land, and is bounded on the N.E. by a branch of the Trent. The inhabitants are employed in knitting and in agriculture. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 102, in the patron, of the Chapter of the Collegiate Church of Southwell. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is a stone struc- ture with some fine painted windows, and has a square tower, containing a clock and two bells. A Sunday- school adjoins the church. The Wesleyans have a school- room. The parochial charities produce 230 4s., part of which goes to the repairs of the church. The Archbishop of York is lord of the manor. HALBEATH, a vil. in the par. of Dunfermline, co. Fife, Scotland, 2 miles from Dunfermline, and 16 from Edinburgh. It is a station on the Dunfermline branch of the North British railway. Most of the inhabitants are engaged in the collieries, the coal being shipped at Inverkeithing. HALBERTON, a hund. in the N.E. part of co. Devon, containing the pars, of Halberton, Sampford-Peverell, and Willand, with parts of Burlescombo and Uplowman, comprising together about 10,000 acres. HALBERTON, a par. and tnshp. in the hund. of