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Rh HANWOOD, LITTLE. n>o HARBLEDOWN. co. Salop, 4 miles S.W. of Shrewsbury. It. is a station on the Shrewsbury and Welshpool section of the London and North- Western railway. The parish is situated near the Rhe, a branch of the river Severn, within the liberty of the borough of Shrewsbury. The parish is of small extent, and chiefly arable. Hero is a large flour- mill. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 221. The church is a small brick edifice, built at the beginning of the 18th century. HANWOOD, LITTLE, a tnshp. in the par. of Pontes- bury, hund. of Ford, co. Salop. It adjoins Great Hanwood. HANWORTH, a par. in the hund. of Spelthorae, co. Middlesex, 5 miles E. of Staines, and 3 from Hounslow, its post town. There are ruins of an ancient castle in the parish, which is situated near the river Thames. Henry VIII. occasionally resided at tho Manor House, which he afterwards settled on Queen Catherine Parr, who had charge of Elizabeth in her youth. This mansion, which had a fresco ceiling by Kneller, was burnt in 1797. The living is a rcct.* in the dioc. of London, val. 451. The church, dedicated to St. George, is a neat building, standing in Hanworth Park, the residence of Algernon Perkins, Esq. Tho parochial charities produce 32 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. Little Hanworth Park is tho seat of Lady Tollemache. Killigrew, the wit and dramatist of the court of Charles II., was born here ; also the first Lord Berkelev of Stratton. HANWORTH, a par. in the hund. of North Erping- ham, co. Norfolk, 5| miles N.E. of Aylsham, its post town. Tho road from Norwich to Cromer passes through the parish, which is chiefly arable, with a considerable tract of open common, and 130 acres of woodland. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 206 2s. Gd., and the vicarial for 105. A rent-charge also of 2 is paid to tho Rector of Alby. The living is a vie. annexed to the rcct.* of Gunton, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church is dedicated to St. Bartholomew. Tho register dates from 1721. The principal residences are Hanworth House and Gunton Hall. Lord Suffield is lord of tho manor, and impropriator of the great tithes. HANWORTH, COLD. Sec COLD HANWORTH, co. Lincoln. HAI'PEllTON, a tythg. in the par. of Portbury, co. Somerset, f> miles W.N.W. of Bristol. HAPPING, a hund. in tho co. of Norfolk, contains tho pars, of Brumstead, Catfield, Ecclcs, Happisburgh, Hcmpstead, Hickling, Ingham, Lessingham, Ludham, Palling-near-the-Sca, Potter-Heigham, East Ruston, Stalham, Button, Walcott, and Waxham, comprising 30,240 acres. HAPPISBURGH, a par. in the hund. of Happing, co. Norfolk, 6 miles E. of Walsham, its post town, 15 from Norwich, and 21 from Yarmouth. It is a small village situated on an eminence, about a quarter of a mile from the coast. On the cliff arc two lighthouses, erected in 1791, which may be seen at a great distance. A portion of the inhabitants are employed in fishing. Tho land is divided between arable and pasture in nearly equal proportions. An Enclosure Act was obtained in 1601, when 4 acres of land were allotted to tho poor. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 175, in the patron, of the bishop. Tho church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a fine structure,. with lofty embattled tower. Although situated on high ground, it is ex- posed to the encroachments of the sea. The charities produce 30 per annum, of which 20 goes to the sup- port of Chalmer's school. Here is a National school. Tho Primitive Methodists have a chapel. In 1659, when a portion of the cliff fell into the sea, the skeleton of a largo fossil fish was discovered embedded in the rock. Siely, Esq., of Walcot, is lord of the manor. HAPSFORD, a tnshp. in the par. of Thornton-le- Moors, second div. of the hund. of Eddisbury, co. Chester, 1 mile N. of Dunham, 4J miles S.W. of Frodsham, and 8 N.E. of Chester. The Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction railway passes through the tnshp. The soil is chiefly clay and sand. HAPSTED, a hmlt. in the par. of Ardingly, hund. i Buttinghill, rape of Lewes, co. Sussex, 6 miles N.E. i Cuckfield, and mile N. of Ardingly. HAPTON, a par. in the hund. of Depwade, co. No folk, 1 mile from Flordon station on the Great Easte: railway, 6 miles S.E. of Wyiuondham, and 9 S.W. i Norwich. There is no village, only a few fannhou The living is a perpet. cur. in tho dioc. of Norwic val. 100, in the patron, of Christ's College, Cambridg The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, is a small ancie structure, with square embattled tower containing bell. The register dates from 1653. Here is a cbap._ founded in 1741 by Mrs. Gay, for Unitarians. There is also a village school. Lord Berners is lord of the manor. HAPTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Whalley, higher div. of the hund. of Blackburn, co. Lancaster, 2 miles S. of Padiham, and 4 W. of Burnley. It is situated on the high road from Accrington to Burnley, and near the Leeds and Liverpool canal. Tho Lancashire and York- shire railway passes through tho township, and has a station in the village. The soil is light, and most of the inhabitants are employed in agriculture. A great num- ber of hands are engaged in the cotton and chemical works, and in the stone quarries. There is an endowed school, but neither church nor chapel. HARARAY, or HAURERAY, an islet at the mouth of Loch Broom, co. Ross, Scotland, 5 miles S. of Itu More. HARASITER, a good harbour in Yell Sound, North Shetland Islands, coast of Scotland. HARAY ISLANDS, a cluster of small islands or rocks off the E. coast of Scotland. HARBERBURY, or HARBURY, a par. in the Kenil- worth div. of the hund. of Knightlow, co. Warwick, 3J miles S.W. of Southam, its post town. It is a station on tho Great Western railway. The river Ichene flows through the parish, in which there are some of the deepest railway cuttings in the kingdom. Limestone is quarried for building purposes, and for burning into lime. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 268. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure, with a tower containing five bells. The parochial charities produce about 86 per annum, of which 21 goes to Wagstaffe's school. There is also a National school. Tho Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel. HARBERTON, a par. and tnshp. in tho hund. of Coleridge, co. Devon, 2-J miles S.W. of Tolues. The village is situated in a valley, and was anciently tho seat of the Valletorts, who held the manor. The par. contains six hmlts., viz. Harbertonford, Belsford, Lus- combe, East Leigh, West Leigh, and Englebournc. The soil is fertile, and generally light. There is a remark- able rock of trapstone, so hard as to resist the mason's chisel. At Harbertonford, on the banks of the rivir Harbourn, is an old woollen factory, partly occupir a corn-mill ; also tho largo edge-tool raanufactor; Knapman & Son, called Hill Mills. The living is a vie.* with the cur. of Halwell annexed, in the di< Exeter, val. 580, in the patron, of tho dean and ch.-i; The church is dedicated to St. Andruw, and lias a iity embattled tower containing six fine bells. The pulpit is stone, and carved with statues of the ApostL its octagonal sides. The screen is in tho same st carving. In the chancel are three canopied ctalls, a fine altar screen, and the font is Anglo-Norman, parochial charities produce 65 per annum, of v about 40 goes to defray tho poor rates : the ivnru is tho endowment of Wyse's almshouses for ton people. There are National schools at Harbcrton and Harbertonford. The manor is now held by the several freeholders. HARBERTONFORD, a hmlt. in the par. of Har- berton, hund. of Coleridge, co. Devon, as above. HARBLEDOWN, a par. in tho hund. of Wesi latho of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 1 mile W. of (.'antrr- bury. The village is situated on tho high road London to Canterbury. The par. contains the lr of Rough Common, Whitehall, Big Berry, and Swin