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Rh HARPOLE. 199 HARRINGTON. IIAEPOLE, a par. in the bund, of Nobottle Grove, Northampton, 4 miles W. of Northampton. The -co is small, but well built. The tithes were com- d for land under an Enclosure Act in 1778. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 530. hurch is ancient. The Baptists have a chapel, and there is a National school with a small endowment. HARPSDEN, a par. in the hund. of Binfield, co. id, 1 mile S. of Henley-on-Thames, and 7 from Beading. It is situated near the Thames, and in- 3 the hmlt. of Bolney. The village, which is small and wholly agricultural, stands on the Reading road. living is a rect.* val. 609, in the patron, of All Souls' College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, is a small building with plain tile roof and a wooden belfry. The principal residence is Harpsden Court, an ancient mansion adjacent to the church. HARPSWELL, a par. in the W. div. of the wap. of Aslacoe, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 8 miles E. of Gainsborough, and 5 N.E. of the Marton railway station. Kirton-in-Lindsey is its post town. The village con- sists of a few farmhouses. The living is a don. cur. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 41. The church is a plain building dedicated to St. Chad. Sir T. Whichcote is lord of the manor. Here is a meet for the Barton HARPTON, LOWER, or TREV-Y- DELYN, a tnshp. in the par. of Old Radnor, co. Hereford, 2 miles S.E. of New Radnor, and 2 N.W. of Kington. It is situated on the borders of Radnorshire. The hamlet consists of a few farms. Downfield House is the prin- cipal residence. HARPTON, UPPER, a tnshp. in the par. of Old Radnor, co. Radnor, 3 miles from Kington. It contains the hmlt. of Wolfpits. The principal residence is Harp- ton Court. HARPTREE, EAST, a par. in the hund. of Winter- stoke, co. Somerset, 9 miles N. of Wells station, on the East Somerset railway, and 12 S. of Bristol, its post town. It is situated N. of the Mendip hills, and con- tains the hmlt. of Coley. Tho living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 106, in the patron, of the bishop. Tho church is an ancient stone structure in the Gothic style of architecture, with tower containing clock and five bells. It is dedicated to St. Lawrence, and has a monument with recumbent effigy of Sir John Newton, dated 1568. The parochial charities produce about 90 per annum. The register commences in 1661. The Wes- leyans have a chapel, and there is a parochial school with a small endowment. The Countess Waldegrave is lady of the manor. Harptreo Court is the principal residence. HARPTREE, WEST, a par. in the hund. of Chewton, co. Somerset, 8 miles N. of Bath, and 11 S.W. of Bristol. It is situated on the turnpike road leading from Bristol to Wells. The soil is light, with subsoil of gravel and sand, resting on a limestone rock, which abounds with lapis calaminaris, and contains in some places iron-ore and lead. The land is chiefly pasture, with a small extent of orchard and woodland. The lands in the upper part of the parish, on the Mendip hills, are well wooded with oak and elm. The impropriate tithes have commuted for a rent-charge of 159 10s., and the ial for 220. The living is a vie.* ia the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 126. The church, dedicated to St. .Mary, is an ancient stone structure with tower sur- mounted with a spire, and containing a clock and four bells. The register dates from 1660. The parochial produce 76 per annum, of which 15 goes to thi) support of Lockier's school. Thero is a parochial school for both suxes. The ancient manor houses of iid Silly, in this parish, are now converted liuuses. The Pi-inn- of Wales is lord of the f'.niHr manor, and W. F. Newton, Esq., of Barton n, of the latter. HABPURHAY, a tnshp. in the par. of Manchester, hund. of Sallord, <,". Lancaster, 2J miles N.E. of Man- ' r. It is a o >n*idiTahli: village, forming a suburb of Manchester. Part of the inhabitants are engaged in the mills for spinning and printing cotton. A<:hurch has recently been erected here, the living of which is a root, in the dioc. of Manchester. HARRABY, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Cuthbert, Cumberland ward, co. Cumberland, 1 mile S.E. of Car- lisle. It is situated near the river Caldew and the Lancaster railway. H ARRATON, a tnshp. in the par. of Chester-le-Street, middle div. of Chester ward, co. Durham, 3 miles N.E. of Chester-le-Street, and 7 N. of Durham. It is situated on the river Wear, and forms, for ecclesiastical purposes, part of the district par. of Birtley. The vils. of Chaters Hough, Fatfield, and Pictree are situated in this tnshp. Tho population is decreasing, owing to the exhaustion of the collieries, which were worked out in 1835. The soil and subsoil are clayey. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have chapels, and there is a school at Chaters Hough, in which Divine service is performed on Sundays. Lambton Castle, the seat of the Earl of Durham, is situated on an eminence on the N. bank of the river Wear. The Earl of Durham, the descendant of the celebrated statesman, John G. Lambton, is lord of the manor and chief landowner. HARRAY, a par. in the island of Pomona, district of Mainland Orkney, off the N. coast of Scotland, 3 miles N.W. of Kirkwall. It lies between Harray and Stennis lochs, and is joined for ecclesiastical purposes with Bir- say. The parish is 6 miles in length by 4 broad, and the surface mossy. Tho village is small, but neatly built of stone. The par. is in the presb. of Cairston. The minister's stipend, with Birsay, is 218. There is a pillar of stone, supposed to be very ancient, and many Pict's houses. HARRIETSIIAM, a par. in the hund. of Eyhomo, lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, 7 miles E. of Maidstonc, and 6 N. of Headcoin railway station. It is situated at the foot of the chalk hills, on the river Lcn, near its con- fluence with the Medway. The soil is chalk, clay, and sandy. Stede Hill, the residence of Edmund Pepys, Esq., is situated on an eminence. Tho living is a rect.* in tho dioc. of Canterbury, val. 452, in the patron, of All Souls' College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is an ancient structure, with a tower containing ' eight bells. There are some monuments of the Stedc family. The church has lately been enlarged. The register dates from tho time of Queen Elizabeth. There is a National school with a small endowment. Tho parochial charities produce 104 per annum, of which 67 goes to Booth's school. There are several alms- houses. W. W. T. Baldwin, Esq.. is lord of the manor. HARRINGTON, a par. and small seaport in the ward of Allerdale-abovo-Dorwent, co. Cumberland, 2i miles S. of Workington, and 5 N. of Whitehaven. "it is a station on the Whitehaven Junction railway. Tho town, which consists of several streets, is of modern date, having a small pier harbour at Bellaport, and is a sub- port to Whitehaven. There is a fixed light 44 feet high, erected 1797, and seen 11 miles distant on the coast. The parish contains several collieries, two ship-building yards, and the works of tho Harrington Iron Company ; also ropery, vitriol, and copperas works. The district abounds with coal, fire-clay, and ironstone. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 250. Tho church is a neat building with a square tower at the W. end, and is situated on an eminence above the port. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have chapels here. HARRINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Hill, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 6 miles N.W. of Spilsby, its post town, and 8 N.E. of Horncastlo. The surface is undulat- ing and well wooded ; the soil sandy, with chalk. Tho tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 243. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 240. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, was rebuilt in 1854, and contains a recumbent effigy of a Knight Templar, and several monuments to the Cossledyko and Amcott fami- lies. Harrington Hall, the seat of Meaburn Stamland, Esq., was built in the reign of James I. The Rev. H. J. Ingelby is lord of tho manor.