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Rh HARBY. 192 HARDHEAD. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 500. The church is an ancient structure, dedicated to St. Mary. It was repaired and re-pewed in 1840. In the village is an antique cross, and in the vicinity are several chalybeate springs. HAEBY, or HARDEBY, a hmlt. in the par. of North Clifton, wap. of Newark, co. Nottingham, 5 miles E. of Taxford, and 8 W. of Lincoln. The village, which is considerable, is situated near the river Trent. It was here that Queen Eleanor died in 1291, and Edward I. built the first cross and a chantry to her memory. No remains of the cross now exist, but there are traces of old foundations, surrounded by a moat nearly filled up. Fragments of urns and other relics have been found, some supposed to be Roman. The living is a cur. annexed to North Clifton. There are a chapel-of-easc, a Wesleyan chapel, and a school. HARCOTJRT, a tnshp. in the par. of Stanton-upon- Iline-Heath, hund. of North Bradford, co. Salop, 4 miles S.E. ofWem. HARCOURT, a tnshp. in the par. of Stottesdcn, co. Salop, 4 miles N. of Cleobury-Mortimcr. HARDEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Bingley, wap. of Tipper Skyrack, West Riding co. York, li mile W. of Bingley, and 30 miles W.S.W. of York. This place is situated on the road from Bingley to Wilsden and Halifax. The land is chiefly pasture and meadow, with a considerable tract of unenclosed moorland. The Harden beck, a good trout stream, runs through the hamlet, and turns several worsted mills. Here is a large rocky crag overhanging the Bell-Bark Wood, called the Druid's altar. There is a Free Methodist chapel, and a school partly endowed by the late Walker Ferrand, Esq. Harden Grange is the principal seat. HARDEN, a tnshp. in the par. of Thornton-in-Cravcu, West Riding co. York, 6 miles S.W. of Skipton. HARDEN CASTLE, in co. Roxburgh, Scotland, 3 miles W. of Hawick. It is an old border castle, belonging to Lord Polworth. IIARDENDALE, a hmlt. in the par. of Shap, co. Westmoreland, 1 mile S.E. of Shap. HARDEN HALL, in the par. of Stockport, hund. of Macclesficld. co. Chester, 2 miles N.E. of Stockport. It is a fine old mansion, built in 1578, the original seat of the Ardens, but now converted into a farmhouse. HARDENIIUISH, or HARNISH, a par. in the hund. of Chippenham, co. Wilts, li mile N.W. of Chippenham, its post town. The village, which is situated near the Great Western railway, is small and wholly agricultural. The Great Western railway skirts the parish, and a branch of the Kennet and Avon canal terminates within a mile of it. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 92 108. The substratum is principally lime- stone. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, yal. 90. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is situated on a hill, and is partly overspread with ivy. In the churchyard is the tomb of Thorpe, and a monument of white marble to Ricardo, the political economist. Here is a free school, supported by E. Clut- terbuck, Esq. Hardenhuish Hall, the principal residence, is the seat of the Cluttcrbucks. HARDGATE, a vil. in the par. of Urr, co. Kirkcud- bright, Scotland, 6 miles N.E. of Castle Douglas. HARDGATE, a vil. in the par. of old Kilpatrick, co. Dumbarton, Scotland, 8 miles E. of Dumbarton. Here are dye-works and a cotton-mill. HARDHAM, a par. in the hund. of Bury, rape of Arundel, co. Sussex, 51 miles S.W. of London, and 1 mile S.W. of the Pulborough railway station. The village, which is very small, is situated at the junction of the river Rothcr with the Arun. Here was anciently a chapel of a Black priory, founded anterior to 1399. It is now converted into a farmhouse. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 66, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Botolph. In the churchyard is a yew 23 feet in girth. The register dates from 1642. HARDHORN, a tnshp. in the par. of Poulton-le- Fylde, hund. of Amounderness, co. Lancaster, H mile S. of Poulton, and near Fleetwood railway station. The s is various, and the township wholly agricultural. The is a school with a small endowment. HARDINGHAM, a par. in the hund. of Mitford, co. Norfolk, 2 miles N.E. of Hingham, and 5J from Wy- mondham. It is a station on the Wymondham and Dereham branch of the Great Eastern railway. The parish is small, and situated near the river Blackwater. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. ""0, in the patron, of Clare Hall, Cambridge. The church is dedicated to St. George. The principal residences are Hardingham Hall and Flockthorpe, the property of Lord Wodehouse. There is a village school. Sir Thomas Gresham, founder of the Royal Exchange, was born here. HARDINGSTONE, a par. in the hund. of Wymersley," co. Northampton, 2 miles S.E. of Northampton, its post town and railway station on the London and North- Western railway. The parish is situated on the river Nen, and a branch of the Grand Junction canal. It is tho head of a Poor-law Union, and of a .superintendent registry district, but belongs to the Northampton new County Court. It contains the hmlts. of Colon End, Far Coton, and Delapre Abbey. The road from London to Northampton passes through the parish, near the side of which is one of those three-story octagonal crosses, erected by Edward I. to the memory of his consort, QIUTII Eleanor. On a hill to the S.W. of the village, are tho remains of a Danish encampment, occupying about 4 acres. It is supposed to have been constructed by Sweyn. The living is a vie.* in tho dioc. of Peterborough, val. 534, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Edmund, is an ancient structure. It contains tombs of tho Tales, Clarkes, and Harveys, one of which last named family was author of " Meditations." At Hardingstone Fields a battle was fought in 1459, between the great Earl of Warwick and Henry VI., at which the king was made prisoner, generally known at the battle of Northampton. HARDINGTON, a par. in tho hund. of Kilrnersdon, co. Somerset, 4J miles N.W. of Frome, its post town and railway station. It is a very small parish, and the land is chiefly in pasture. The soil and subsoil are clay and stone. There is no village. The living is a rect. an- nexed to that of Hemington, in the dioc. of Bath and Wells. The church is a small stone structure, dedicated to St. Marj-, and has recently been restored. It has a small tower, containing one bell. Hardington Park is the seat of Bamfyldc, Lord Poltimore, in whose family it has remained 450 years. HARDINGTON, a vil. in tho par. of Roberton, co. Lanark, Scotland, 7 miles S.W. of Biggar. HARDINGTON-MANDEVILLE, a par. in the hund. of Houndsborough, co. Somerset, 4J miles W. of Yeovil, its post town and railway station on the London and Exeter line. The village is small, and the inhabitant! are principally employed in agriculture. The soil is various. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 471. The church, dedicated to f^f. Jl.ny, is a plain stone edifice, with tower containing a < and five bells. Here is a mixed school. Lord Portinun is lord of the manor. HARDLEY, a par. in the hund. of Loddon, co. Nor- folk, 2J miles N.E. of Loddon, its post town, 12 from Yarmouth, and 3 S.W. of the Recdham station on the Yarmouth railway. It is situated on the river Yare. The village consists of a few farmhouses and cott;i Here is an old cross, bearing dale 1543. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 150, in the patron, of the trustees of the Greal Ho.-; Norwich. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, is a neat structure, with round tower containing three lx-ll>. The register dates from 1715. The charities produce 11 per annum. TheWesleyans have a place of worship. Sir William Beauchamp Proctor, Bart., is lord of the manor and principal landowner. HARDLEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Fawley, co. ll;i 4 miles S.E. of Southampton. HARDHEAD, a par. in the hund. of Newport,