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Rh HANLEY. 188 HANNEY EAST. lines have stations here. This place, which is situated within the populous district of the potteries, is of com- paratively recent origin, and is chiefly inhabited by persons employed in those works. It has vastly in- creased of late years, and is one of the most flourishing of the pottery towns. Its prosperity is entirely depen- dent on the extensive china and earthenware manu- factories, and the numerous iron and coal mines in the vicinity. The trade is greatly facilitated by the Caul- don branch of the Trent and Mersey canal, which passes through the adjoining tnshp. of Shelton, forming a channel of conveyance for the various articles manu- factured, and for an abundant supply of coal and other things requisite for their production. The town of Hanley, with the adjoining township of Shelton, were incorporated into a borough in 1857, under a mayor, 5 aldermen, treasurer, and 24 common councilmen. All local authority was then vested in the corporation, except the market trust, ceded to the corporation in March, 1863, holding property, right of toll, &c., under lease from the lord of the manor. For parliamentary purposes, Hanley forms part of the borough of Stoke-upon-Trent. The streets are wide, well paved with brick, and lighted with gas. The town is well supplied with water by the Staffordshire Potteries Waterworks Company. It con- tains the townhall, a stone building, erected at a cost of 4,500 ; a mechanics' institute, a new building, erected in 1861 at the cost of 3,000 ; a government school of design, situated in Pall Mall, and instituted in 1847 ; North Staffordshire Museum, in Frederick-street, with a good library and reading-room ; a savings-bank, situated in Albion-street ; two banks, viz. Manchester and Liver- pool District Banking Company, and National Provin- cial Bank of England ; the theatre, in Brunswick-street ; Inland Revenue Office, Stamp Office, assembly and news rooms in the townhall, besides news and reading rooms in Piccadilly ; three covered markets for meat, fish, and vegetables ; and the North Staffordshire Infirmary, a large building situated in the liberty of Shelton. In the suburbs, called Etruria, Northwood, Eastwood Vale, and Mount Pleasant, are many residences belonging to the proprietors of the largo factories and works. The county court is held every month at the townhall, and petty sessions every Monday and Thursday ; also a copyhold court under the duchy is held every month. The police of the town is under the control of the Commissioners. A new cemetery was consecrated by tho bishop in 1860. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 289. The church, a brick structure with a tower containing eight bells, dedicated to St. John, was rebuilt in 1788. The register dates no farther back than 1789, as part of the books were destroyed during the Chartist riots. There are also four district churches at North- wood, Wellington, Etruria, and Hope, the livings of which are all perpet. curs., and were all formed out of the tnshps. of Hanley and Shelton for ecclesiastical pur- poses. The church of Shelton, dedicated to St. Mark, was erected in -1834 at a cost of 11,000. It is a stone structure, with a tower 120 feet in height. It is stated that there are as many bricks below the surface as above ground in the tower. The E. window contains a rare specimen of stained glass. The parochial charities produce about 18 per annum, including a small school endowment. The Independents, Presbyterians, Baptists, Primitive Methodists, Wesleyan Association, and New Connexion Methodists, have each several chapels in the town, some of them spacious buildings, particularly Bethesda Chapel, situated in Albion-street, which is one of the largest in the kingdom, being capable of accom- modating 3,000 people. There are Sunday, infant, and ragged schools ; also five National schools, and deno- minational schools belonging to the Presbyterian, Beth- esda, and Providence chapels. The weekly newspaper called the Staffordshire Sentinel is published every Satur- day. Stoke wakes commence the first Sunday in August. The Queen is lady of tho manor. Market days are Wed- nesday and Saturday. A cattle market of great import- ance is held on the second Tuesday of every month, besides the usual cattle market every Tuesday. HANLEY CASTLE, a par. in the lower div. of hund. of Pershorc, co. Worcester, 1 J mile N.W. of Upti its post town, 6 miles W. of Detford railway static: and 9 S.W. of Worcester. The par., which is extensiv is situated on the river Severn, and includes the chp of Malvern Wells. The tithes were commuted for 1 and money payments under an Enclosure Act in 179 It was successively possessed by the Nevilles, earls Warwick, the Despensers, and the Lechmeres, who ht a castle here on the banks of the Severn. The living i a vie.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 650. The parisl church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure, with a tower containing six bells. The church was thoroughly restored in 1858, at the expense of Sir E. A. H. Lechmere, Bart. In the interior are two fine stained- glass windows, one to the memory of Sir Edmund Hungerford Lechmere, Bart., and the other to the late Mr. William Moore, churchwarden, which has recently been added. There is also a district church, dedicated to St. Peter, at Malvern Wells, the living of which is a perpet. cur. Tho charities produce about i'170 per annum, with Lechmere's free grammar school. The Roman Catholics have a place of worship. There is a National school for both sexes. The principal residence is Blackmoor Park. Hanley Castle, once tho seat of Brittle, son of Algar, who was imprisoned at Winchester for refusing to marry Maude, daughter of the Earl of Flanders, is now a farmhouse. John Vincent Horny- hold, Esq., is lord of the manor. HANLEY CHILD, or LOWER HANLEY, a chplry. in the par. of Eastham, upper div. of the hund. of l)od- dingtree, co. Worcester, 3 miles S. of Eastham, and 4 S.E. of Tenbury, its post town. The village, which is small, is situated near the river Teme. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect.* of Eastham, in the dioc. of Hereford. There is no church. The charities produce 1 per annum. Hanley House is situated on the river Teme. HANLEY WILLIAM, or UPPER HANLEY, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of Doddingtrce, co. Wr- cester, 7 miles S.E. of Tenbury, its post town, and 2 S.E. of Eastham. It is a very small village, situated near the river Teme. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 155. The living is a rect. united with that of Eastham, in the dioc. of Hereford. The church is dedicated to All Saints. HANLITH, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirkby-in-Malham- dale, W. uiv. of the wap. of Staincliff, West Riding co. York, 5 miles S.E. of Settle. There is no village, only a few farmhouses. HANMER, a par. in the hund. of Maylor, co. Flint, 5 miles N.E. of Ellesmere. It contains the tnshps. and hmlts. of Bettisfield, Bronington, Halghton, Tybrough- ton, and Wellington, with the chplry. of New Fens. The village is very considerable. In the vicinity is Hand-Mere Lake, about 73 acres in extent, on the banks of which stands Hanmer Hall, opposite Gredington, a seat of Lord Kenyon. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of St. Asaph, val. 427. The church of St. Chad is a handsome structure, built in the reign of Henry Y II. It contains several monuments by Bacon, one to the memory of Speaker Hanmer, and one to Kenyon, the great lawyer. The Welsh poet, Davydd ab Edmund, was born hero. HANNAH, or HANNAY, a par. in the Wold div. of the hund. of Calceworth, parts of Lindscy, co. Lincoln, 4J miles N.E. of Alford, its post town, and 1.3 S.E. of Louth. It is situated near the coast, and contains the hmlt. of Hagnaby. The village is small, and wholly agricultural. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1811. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 96. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, stands on a lofty eminence. The chari- ties produce about 1 per annum. The Wesley ans have a chapel. Thomas Alcock, Esq., is lord of the manor. HANNEY, EAST, a tnshp. in the par. of West Hanuev, hund. of Wantage, co. Berks, 7 miles S.W. of Abingion, and 3 N. of Wantage. The land, which is very rich, is almost entirely arable. The village is