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Rh HA RLE, LITTLE AND WEST. 196 HARLINGTON. HA11LE, LITTLE and 'WEST, tnshps. in the par. of Kirkwhelpington, N.E. div. of Tiudale ward, co. North- umberland, 2 miles S. of Kirkwhelpingtou, and 10 E. of Bellingham. The hamlet is very small. The ancient border fortress called Little Harle Tower now forma part of the seat of Thomas Anderson, Esq., the proprietor of the liwo townships. HAELECH, a limit, and decayed borough in the par. of Llandanwg, co Merioneth, 10 miles N. of Barmouth. It is situated about half a mile from the sea-coast, at the river Artro's mouth, and was formerly the county and assize town of Merionethshire. It is still the election and polling place, but is now only a village. It contains the old assize court, a good hotel, four chapels, and Ellis's school, which has an income from endowment of 10 per annum. The castle, of which the tower and part of the walls remain, was a massive structure 210 feet square, erected in 1280 by Edward I., who chartered the town, supposed to be the Tur lironwcn, or Cacr Collwyn, of ancient writers. The castle was several times besieged in the loth century, and was reduced by Mytton for the parliament in 1647. In 1664 a poisonous gas, supposed to be hydrogen, rose from the marshes near the sea, and destroyed the cattle and herbage. In the vicinity are many Roman and British antiquities, all on the old Roman way to Trawsfynydd ; also the passes of Bwlch Tydiadd, Cwm Bychan, and Drws Ardudwy. A British torque of gold 4 feet long has been found, and numerous Roman coins. I? airs for the sale of cattle are held on the 4th March, 14th April, Trinity Thursday, 10th June, 16th August, 22nd September, and llth October. HARLESTON, a chplry. and market town in the par. of Rcdenhall, hund. of Earsham, co. Norfolk, 19 miles S. of Norwich. It is a station on the Vavcuey Valley branch of the Great Eastern railway. This place is said to have derived its name from Ilcrolf, one of the Danish leaders who came over with Sweyn and settled in this part of the country. The town, which is small, is situ- ated on the road from Bury St. Kdmund's to Yarmouth, about 1 mile from the river Wavency, over which is a bridge. It is lighted with gas, and supplied with water from the springs. The manufacture of bombazines and weaving are carried on to a small extent. Petty sessions are held here twice a month, and manorial courts occa- sionally by the steward of the Duke of Norfolk, who is superior lord of a portion of the town, and has the tolls of the markets and fairs. A newspaper called the Har- Uston Advertiser is published monthly. The chapel-of- ease, situated near the centre of the town, is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. The Independents and Wes- leyans have chapels, and there is a National school with a small endowment. Wednesday is market day, chiefly for corn. Fairs are held on the oth July, and 9th and 10th September; the latter, which is still a large sheep and cattle fair, was originally continued eight days. HARLESTON, a par. in the hund. of Stow, co. Suf- folk, 3 miles N.W. of Stowmarkct railway station. Haughley is its post town. The par. is small, and wholly agricultural, and contains the hmlt. of Rush Green. There is no village, only a few farmhouses. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 175. The church is a small flint building. R. J. Petti- ward, Esq., is lord of the manor. HARLESTONE, a par. in the hund. of Nobottle Grove, co. Northampton, 4 miles N.W. of Northampton, its post town. There are some traces of an old fort on Delves Heath. Good rag-stone is quarried. An allot- ment of 323 acres of land was set apart, in lieu of tithes, on the enclosure of the parish. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the rect.* of Redenhall, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew. It contains a crypt, sedilia, and piscina. The parochial charites produce 58 per annum, of which 21 goes towards the support of the National school. Earl Spencer is lord of the manor. HARLETON, a par. in the hund. of Wetherley, co. Cambridge, 3 miles W. of the Harston station on the Cambridge and Hitchen railway, and 6 S.W. of Cam- bridge, its post town. The parish, which is small, is situated near the river Rhea, and on the old Roman to Cambridge. The soil is clayey, and the land chiefly arable. It includes the tnshp. of Bagley. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 313, in the patron, of Jesus College, Cambridge. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. There is a parochial school for both sexes, which has an endowment of 17 10. per annum. Here is a meet for the Cambridgeshire hounds. HARLEY, a par. in the hund. of Condover, co. Salop, 2 miles N.W. of Much Wenlock. It is situated on a branch of the river Severn. The surface is level, and the soil generally light. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 260. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 276. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The charities produce about 1 per annum. HARLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Much Wenlock, co. Salop, 1 mile from Much Wenlock. It is joined to Homer and Wigwig. HARLING, or WEST HAULING, a par. in the hund. of Guiltcross, co. Norfolk, 1J mile S.W. of East Harling, its post town, and 2 miles S. of the Harling Koad railway station. The soil is chiefly light and sandy. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 191. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 168. The church, which is situated in the park, is dedicated to All Saints, and is an ancient structure with a square embattled tower. In the chancel are some old brasses. The parochial charities produce about 19 per annum. The principal residence is Harling Hall, the seat of Sir George Nugent, who is lord of the manor and solo Landowner. HARLING, EAST or MARKET, a par. and small market town in the huud. of Guiltcross, co. Norfolk, 9 miles N.E. of Thetford, 21 S.W. of Norwich, and about lj mile to the W. of the Harling Road station on the Great Eastern line. It is situated on high ground near the river Thet. Near the town are lime-kilns and a large flour-mill. Petty sessions are held here the first Thursday in each month. In the reign of Edward IV. a charter was obtained for a weekly market and two annual fairs. On the enclosure of the common 97 a< ivs were allotted for the repairs of the church, and 57 for the poor. The Hying is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 523. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, has a lofty tower with twelve pinnacles and spire, and contains the " Harling chapel," marble effigies and monuments of the Harling family and others. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel, and the Society of Friends a meeting-house and burial-ground. There is a good free school with library attached. On Tuesday there is a corn market held iu the National schoolroom. Fairs are held on tho 4th May, the Tuesday following the 12th September and 24th October, the first chiefly for toys, the two last for live stock, and on the Tuesday after Michaelmas a statute .fair for hiring servants. HARLING, MIDDLE, a hmlt. in the par. of West Harling, hund. of Guiltcross, co. Norfolk. It was formerly a distinct parish, but the living has long since been united to the rect. of West Harling. The church, which was dedicated to St. Andrew the Apostle, has beew demolished. HARLINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Elthon Middlesex, oi miles N.E. of Staines, and 2 S.E. of West Drayton stations on the Great Western railway. It mentioned in Domesday Survey as Herdititone. manor passed from the Lovells to Lord Bolingbroke, and from him to the Berkeleys. There still remains a wing of Dawley House, once the scat of Lord Boling- broke, but the rest of the mansion has been pulled down. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in market garden- ing. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of London, val. 478. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, it an ancient stone structure. It has a Norman door- way, and contains two brasses anteiior to 1500, also monuments of the Lovells, the counts de Salis, and Ben- net, Lord Ossulstonc. In the churchyard is a yew tree measuring 20 feet in girth, and supposed to have " above 50 feet in height. There is a Baptist chapel. Vest f Thl