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Rh HALLAM, WEST. 172 HALLINGTON. siastical district by order of council in January, 1849. The living is a perpet. cur. endowed by Miss Phoebe Silcock, who built the church in 1837 at the expense of 2,200. The church, called Christ Church, stands in the vale of the Porter, and has a square embattled tower 67 feet high. There are places of worship for the Independents and Wesleyans at Fulwood, and the latter have also a chapel at Ran Moor. At Fulwood is an endowed school, built in 1793, with an income of about 20 per annum ; also a school supported by the Inde- pendents. HALLAM, WEST, a par. in the hund. of Morleston, co. Derby, 7 miles N.E. of Derby. The surface is undulating, and the lower lands are watered by a rivulet which partly feeds the Nutbrook canal. The soil is chiefly a strong clay, alternating with marl. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 250. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the collieries, which are extensively worked, the produce being conveyed by a branch of the Erewash canal, which unites with the Grand Junction canal. There are also extensive iron- works in the parish, worked by Messrs. Whitehouse and Co. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lichfield, net val. 300. The church is dedicated to St. Wilfrid. There is a free school, founded in 1662 by the Eev. John Scargill, the annual income of which is about 200. The charities, exclusive of the school endowment, produce about 130. There is a mineral spring similar to that of Harrogate. HALLAN, a tnshp. in the par. of Worfield, co. Salop, 3 miles N.E. of Bridgnorth. HALLAS BRIDGE, a limit, in the tnshp. of Wilsden, West Riding co. York, 5 miles K.W. of Bradford. HALLATON, or HACLINT, a par. in the hund. of Gartree, co. Leicester, 16 miles S.E. of Leicester, and 8 N.E. of Market Harborough railway station. The village is situated on a branch of the river Welland, and was once a market town under the Peverells. At Hal- laton Castle Hill is an earthwork 118 feet high, with the remains of another fortress near it. A battle is said to have been fought here. The principal part of the land is in pasture, and the soil is clayey. Here is an ancient cross, which stands in an open space, sup- posed to be the market cross. The living is a rect.* annexed to the cur. of Blaston St. Michael, in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 646. The church, dedi- cated to St. Michael, is a large edifice with a square tower and spire of great height. The church contains several monuments to the families of Dent, Fenwick, Vowe, and Bewicke. The seats are stone, and the win- dows are very fine. The Independents and Baptists have each a chapel. There is a free school, with an endowment of 25 per annum, issuing from the town estate of 318, of which 170 are expended in repairing the highways, 10 for apprenticing children, and the remainder in support of the almshouses and relief of the poor. Calverly Bewicke, Esq., is lord of the manor. Cattle fairs are held on Holy Thursday and on every third Thursday. HALLATROW, a hmlt. in the par. of High Littleton, co. Somerset, 8 miles S.W. of Bath. HALL-BARNS, a hmlt. in the tnshp. and par. of Simonburn, ward of Tindale, co. Northumberland, 7 miles N.W. of Hexham. It is situated on a branch of the river Tyne, near the Picts' Wall. HALL-CARR, a tnshp. in the par. of Bury, higher div. of the hund. of Blackburn, co. Lancaster, 4 miles S.E. of Haslingdon, and 6 N. of Bury. It is united to Coupe Lench. and Ncwhall-Hey. The village is con- siderable, and is situated near the rivers Irwell and Roche, and the East Lancashire railway. HALL-END, a hmlt. in the par. of Polesworth, co. Warwick, 3 miles N.W. of Atherstone. It is situated on Watling Street, and is joined to Freazley. HALL GARTH, a hmlt. in the par. of Pittington, in the S. div. of Easington ward, co. Durham, 3 miles N.E. of Durham. HALL-GATE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Now-Forest, North Riding 30. York, 5 miles N. of Richmond. HALL-GREEN, a vil. in the tnshp. of Upholl par. of Wigan, eo. Lancaster, 4 miles W. of Wigan. is situated near the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway. HALL-GREEN, OLD, a hmlt. in the hund. of Braughin, co. Herts, 5 miles from Ware, and 6 from Hertford. HALLIFORD, LOWER, a hmlt, in the par. of Shep- perton, co. Middlesex, 2 miles W. of Chertsey, situated on the banks of the Thames. HALLIFORD, UPPER, a hmlt. in the par. of Sun- bury, co. Middlesex, lj mile N.W. of Chertsey. HALLIKELD, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Winton, North Riding co. York, 4 miles N.E. of Northallerton. HALLIKELD, a wap. in the North Riding co. York, contains the pars, of Burneston, Kirby-on-the-Moor, Kirklinglon, West Tanfield, with parts of Aldborough, Bedale, Brafferton, Cundall, Pickhill, Topclifle, and Wath, comprising about 34,000 acres. HALLIN, a quoad sacra par. in the Isle of Skye, co. Inverness, Scotland, forming part of Waternish. It is a parochial living in the presb. of Skye, and in the patron, of the crown. HALL-ING, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Honley, West Riding co. York, 3 miles S. of Huddersfield. HALLING, a par. in the hund. of Shamwell, Ayles- ford lathe, co. Kent, 4^ miles S.W. of Rochester. The village, which is small, has extensive manufactories of Portland and Roman cement, and also kilns for lime burning. The lime used in building Waterloo and New London bridges was brought from Hailing. There is a great portion of moorland. The river Medway runs through tho parish, and a ridge of hills intersects it. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 214, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, has a large square tower. The iinpropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 238 ps. ~icl, and the vicarial for 150 1. 4rf. There are remains of the ancient palace of the bishops of Rochester, originally founded before the Norman con- quest, but rebuilt in the 12th century. Lambard, the Kentish chronicler, was born here. HALLINGBURY, GREAT, or HALLINGBURY- MORLEY, a par. in the hund. of Harlow, co. Essex, 3 miles S.E. of Bishop-Stortford. It borders on the county of Hertford, and is watered by the river Stort, which flows by it on the W. The Cambridge section of the Great Eastern railway passes at a short distance from tho village. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 704. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 796. The church is a small edifice with a square embattled tower. In the chancel is an antique brass to the Parker family, who once held the manor. There is a National school. The charities produce about 1 per annum, given to the poor. Hal- lingbury Place is the principal residence. On Wallbury Hill is a large elliptical encampment defended by a double rampart. At Woodhill Green a fair is held on Whit-Tuesday. HALLINGBURY, LITTLE, a par. in the hund. of Harlow, co. Essex, 3 miles N.E. of Bishop Stortford, its ; post town. It adjoins Great Hallingbury. The village is small, and chiefly agricultural. The tithes have been j commuted for a rent-charge of 465. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 470, in the patron, of tho Charterhouse, London. Tho church, dedirat-,1 to St. Mary, is a small edifice, with a square embattled tower surmounted by a shingled spire. There is a National school. HALLINGTON, a par. in the Wold div. of the hund. of Louth Eske, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 2 miles S.W. of Louth, its post town and railway station. The village consists of a few farmhouses. The living is a vie. annexed to the rect. of Raithby, in tho dioc. of Lin- coln. There is no church, but the site is used as a burial-ground. Henry Chaplin, Esq., is lord of tho manor. HALLINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of St. John Lee, in the S. div. of Tindale ward, co. Northumberland. 10 miles N.E. of Hexham, its post town, and 6 from the