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Rh HARNHILL. 198 HARPLEY. church, dedicated to St. George, is an ancient hrick and flint structure with a square tower. The parochial cha- rities produce about 5 per annum. HAUNHILL, a par. in the hund. of Crowthorne, co. Gloucester, 3J miles S.E. of Cirencester, its post town. The village, which is small, is situated between the roads to Fairford and Cricklado. The soil is in general clayey, and the surface slightly undulating. The land is nearly evenly divided hetwoen arable and pasture, with a small proportion of woodland. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 155. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is a small ancient structure, and has two hells. On the N. outer wall is the carving of St. Michael combating the Dragon. There is a small charity, which goes to the support of the parish school, with that of Driffield. George Bengough, Esq., is lord of the manor. HARNISH. See HAUDENHUISH, co. Wilts. HAROLD'S CROSS, a post-office vil. in the pars, of St. Catherine and St. Peter, in the bar. of Uppercross, co. Dublin, prov. of Leinstcr, Ireland, 2 miles S.W. of the General Post- Office, Dublin. It is situated near the Grand canal and the South Circular road. Mount Jerome cemetery was laid out on an area of 25 acres by the " General Cemetery Company of Dublin." Among other monuments is one to the memory of Thomas Drum- mond, Under-Secretary for Ireland. On the left side of the village stands the convent of St. Clare, with a chapel adjoining. Opposite to this is a Carmelite friary. Hero are a female orphan school and the Greenmount linen factory. The village is within the radius of the General . Post-Office district. HAROLDSTOWN, a par. in the bar. of Rathvilly, co. Carlow, prov. of Leinstcr, Ireland, 2 miles S.W. of Hacketstown. It is 2j miles long by 1J mile broad. The surface consists of a tolerably good soil, with some bog. In the village, which is considerable, is a dispensary. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Leighlin. There is no church, the inhabitants attending the neighbouring church of Hacketstown. Here are National, parochial, and other schools. A cromlech and an old burial-ground are in this parish. Limestone is obtained. HAROLDSWICK, the scat of a post-office in tho Island of Uust, North Shetlands, coast of Scotland. It is situated on a bay of the same name. HARP, a tythg. in the par. of South Petherton, co. Somerset, 15 miles S.E. of Bridgwatcr. It is situated ut the bridge over the river Parret. HARPENDEN, or HARDEN, a par. in the hund. of Dacorum, co. Herts, 5 miles S. of Luton, and 4J N.W. of St. Alban's, its post town. It is a station on the Hertford and Dunstable branch of the Great Northern railway. Tho village, which is largo, is situated near tho river Lea, and formerly belonged to the Hoos of Ofllcy. The parish was until 1859 a chapelry to the adjoining parish of Wheathamstead. The inhabitants are employed in agricultural labour, and straw plaiting, sewing, and bleaching. There are two breweries. The soil is productive. In 1855 a chemical laboratory, erected by subscription on the edge of Harpenden Com- mon, was presented to Mr. Lawes, as a memorial of his services to agricultural science. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 710. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, was originally a small cruciform Norman chapel with central tower and clerestory, and very narrow aisles, in the style of the 12th century. The aisles and transepts were rebuilt at various times in the 14th and loth centuries, and (apparently after the destruction of the central tower by fire) a western tower, with corner staircase turret, was added ; and a low clerestory built above the old Norman clerestory. The church having become quite insufficient for the popula- tion, it was taken down and rebuilt on a much enlarged scale iu 1861-62 by subscription. The western tower, containing five good bells, was retained, and all monu- ments were carefully preserved. There is a brass to the memory of William Annabull and Anna his wife (A.D. 1453), and a mural tablet (16th century) in memory of the family of Cressy, formerly owners of Rothamstead. The Dean and Chapter of Westminster are lords of the manor of Wheathamstead-cum-Harpenden. The Inde- pendents and Wesleyans have each a chapel. There are National and British schools. The parochial charities produce 9 per annum. The parish also shares equally with Wheathamstead the proceeds of Marshall's charity for apprenticing poor children, the income of which is about 228 per annum. Rothamstead Hall, situated in a well wooded park, is tho seat of John Bennet Lawes, Esq., who is lord of tho manor of Rothamstead. Harpenden Hall, a picturesque old house in tho village, is the property of C. W. Parke, Esq., M.P. The ancient manor house of Annables, about 2 miles N.W. of the village, is the property of the Rev. W. Smyth, who is lord of the manor of Annables. Adjoining Annables are the remains of an ancient mansion called Turner's Hall. A fair is held on the 16th May, and races on tha Friday before Epsom races. HARPER, a hmlt. in the par. of Nettlecombo, co. Somerset, 4 miles S. of Watchet. HARPERLEY, a hmlt. in the ward of Darlington, co. Durham, 2 miles from Wolsingham, and 12 W. of Durham. It is a station on the Wear Valley branch of the Stockton, South Durham, and Lancashire Union railway. It is situated near tho river Wear. HARPFORD, a par. in the hund. of East Budleigh, co. Devon, 4 miles S. of Ottery St. Mary, and 8 S.W. of Honiton. It is situated on the eastern bank of tho river Otter. Tho living is a vie. in the dioc. of Exeter, val. with the rect. of Ven Ottery, 221. Tho church, dedi- cated to St. Gregory, is a small structure with square embattled tower containing three bells. It has recently been repaired. To the E. of tho village is llarpford Wood, containing fine fir and beech trees. The trustees of Lord Rolle are lords of the manor. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 131, and the vicarial for 146 los. The church once be- longed to the abbey of St. Michael de Monte, and wag subsequently given to Sion College, London. Here are remains of the old seat of tho Dinhams. HARPHAM, a par. in the wap. of Dickering, East Riding co. York, 6 miles N.E. of Driffield. Hull is its post town. The village, which is small, was the birth- place of St. John of Bevcrley. For nearly eight cen- turies this place has belonged to tho St. Quiutin family, whose founder came over with the Conqueror. N the church are vestiges of their ancient mansion fish-ponds. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie.* Burton-Agnes, in the dioc. of York. The church, de cated to St. John of Beverley, is an ancient stone struc- ture, with tower containing three bells. The chancel was rebuilt in 1827. The church contains a N. chapel, the windows of which are of stained glass, with the armorial bearings, &c., of tho St. Quintin family; also three brasses representing full-length effigies. The chancel contains several monuments ; one of which is to Charlotte, wife of Sir William Quintin it represents a figure of Grief, holding profiles of her and Sir William. The Wesleyans have a chapel, and there is a National school for both sexes. William St. Quintin, Esq., is lord of the manor. HARPLEY, a par. in the hund. of Freebridgo Lynn, co. Norfolk, 12 miles N.E. of Lynn, 8 E. of Cast! Rising, and 4 N.W. of Rougham, its post town. The village is small, consisting of a few farmhouses. 1 greater part of the land is arable, with a small tra' common and heath. Tho tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 460. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 49.5. The church, which is situ- ated on an eminence, and is dedicated to St. Lawrence, is an ancient structure, with square embattled tower containing five bells. It contains a richly-can 'three sedilia, and a double piscina. The charities pro- duce 24 10. per annum, of which 20 is the endowment of the late Mr. Herring, who also caused the erection of almshouses for 10 poor people, each to receive 4s. pel- week. Here is a National school built in 1845. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel. A pleasure fair is held on the 24th July.