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Rh HAUKSWELL. 218 HAVERFORDWEST. bells. It contains monuments to the Gale family, who have long possessed the manors of Haukswell and Bardeu ; hut that of Garristou belongs to Marmaduke Wyvill, Esq. There is a school for boys and girls, with a small endow- ment. Haukswell Hall is an ancient stone mansion, surrounded by a park of 60 acres. HAUKSWELL, EAST and WEST, tnshps. in the above par. HAULBOWLINE, an island near Cork Harbour, co. Cork, Ireland, near Queenstown. It is a naval and ordnance depot. There is also a rock of this name at the entrance of Carlingford Bay, co. Down, Ireland. It has a fixed light on it 111 feet above the sea, and visible for 15 miles. HAULGH- WITH-TONGE, a tnshp. in the par. of Bolton-le-Moors, hund. of Salford, co. Lancaster, 2 miles N.E. of Boltou. The two vils. of Haulgh and Tonge form a township, bounded by the rivers Croal, Tonge, and Bradshaw. The vil. of Haulgh, which is considerable, is included within the parliamentary borough of Bolton. HAULTWICK, or ARTIC, a hmlt. in the pars, of Great and Little llunden, co. Herts, 4 miles S.W. of Buntingford. HAUNTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Clifton Campvillc, N. div. of the hund. of Offlow, co. Stafford, 1 mile W. of Clifton Campville, and 4 miles N.E. of Tamworth. It is situated on. the river Mease, near the borders of the cos. Leicester and Derby. HAUSTLEY, a limit, in the par. of Wolverley, co. Worcester, 2 miles from Kidderminster. HAUTBOIS MAGNA, a par. in the hund. of South Erpingham, co. Norfolk, 6 miles S.E. of Aylsham, and .8 N.E. of Norwich. It is a small par. and post-office vil. adjoining Coltishall, of which it appears to form part, and is vulgarly called "Hobbies." The par. is bounded on the W. by the river Bure, which is navi- gable from Yarmouth to Aylsham. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 214. There are traces of the Maison Dieu founded in the reign of Henry III. by Sir Peter de Alto Bosco, or Hautbois, for the reception of poor travellers on reaching the head cf what was called Hautbois Causeway. The living is a reet. in the dioe. of Norwich, val. 169. The church, dedicated to St. Theobald, is an ancient structure with a round tower, situated about a mile from the village. It had formerly a chantry founded by John Parham. There is a Sunday-school, but no day school. Lord Suffield is lord of the manor. HAUTBOIS PARVA, a par. in the hund. of South Erpingham, co. Norfolk, 5 miles S.E. of Aylsham, and 9 N.E. of Norwich. It is situated near the navigable river Bure, and adjoins the par. of Hautbois Magna. There is no village, only two or three farmhouses. The living is a reet. annexed to that of Lammas, in the dioc. of Norwich, joint val. 211. There is neither church nor schools, the inhabitants attending the church at Lammas. The old hall is now a farmhouse. HAUXLEY, a tnshp. and hmlt. in the par. of Wark- Hiorth, E. div. of the ward of Morpeth, co. Northumber- land, 3 miles S.E. of Warkworth, and 9 S.E. of Alnwick. It is situated near the coast, and contains the colliery vil. of Radcliffe. Many of the inhabitants are fishermen. Off this coast are the Bondicar rocks, where many ships are annually wrecked. In this tnshp. is an extensive colliery worked by the Derwentwater Coal Company, the produce being sent by rail to be shipped at Amble. There is a school for the children of the colliers. HAUXTON, a par. in the hund. of Thriplow, co. Cambridge, 4 miles S.W. of Cambridge, and 1 mile from Harston railway station. It is a small agricultural parish and village situated on the banks of the Cam, near the Mill Bridge. The London road and the Great Eastern railway pass through the parish. The living is a vie. * annexed to that of Newton, in the dioc. of Ely, vaL together 164, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The chureh, dedicated to St. Edmund, has a Norman doorway. The charities produce 1 per annum. HAVANT, a par., lib., and market town, in the Fareham div. of co. Hants, 27 miles S.E. of Southampton, and 28 from Winchester. It is a station on the Londi Brighton, and South Coast, and Guildford, Godalmin and New Portsmouth lines of railway. The town situated on the old road from Southampton and Fa: ham to Chichester, and consists of one long street, tersected by another at right angles, called East, W North, and South streets. It contains a savings-h and a subscriptknrtiews-room, with a book club. ' population are mostly occupied in tanning, malting, brewing, and in the coal and flour trades ; the manu- facture of parchment is also carried on. There was formerly a very extensive fishery in Langston harbour, but now there are only oyster beds. A now quay was constructed in 1840 on the Portsmouth side of the bridge, which has greatly increased the trade in coal and timber. Havant is a polling place for the S. division of the county. The direct Portsmouth railway here joins the South Coast, and proceeds by way of Peters- field and Haslemere to Godalining, where it joins the South- Western railway ; there is also a branch line from Godalming to Shalford. The living is a rcct.,* with manorial rights, in the dioc. of AVinchester, vat 489, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedl cated to St. Faith, is a cruciform structure, having trace* of Norman and later styles of architecture. There is ft brass bearing date 1413. At Red Hill in this parish if a district church in the patron, of the rectors of Havanl and Warblington alternately. A mortuary chapel hit been built by the rectors in the new cemetery. Thotti are National and infant schools. The Roman Catholic*, Independents, and Wcsleyans, have places of worship in this town. There is a swing bridge across the channel^ affording communication with Hayling Island, about 1 mile S. of Havant. An earthquake was felt here in 1743. East Leigh, Mid Leigh, and West Leigh art limits., and Brockhampton a tythg. in this par. The principal residence is Leigh Park, the seat of Sir G. T Stauuton, Bart. A market is held every Saturday ; fain on the 22nd June for toys, and on the 17th October for cattle and hops. HAVEN BANK, an ext. par. place in the hund. of Horncastlo Soke, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 2 milet from Tattershall. HAVEN, EAST and WEST, vils. in the par. of Panbride, co. Forfar, Scotland, 5 miles S.W. of Arbroath. They are situated on the coast, and are chiefly inhabited by fishermen. HAVENGORE ISLAND, an ext. par. place in the hund. of Rochford, co. Essex, 7 miles S.E. of Rochford. It is situated near the mouth of the Thames, and it surrounded by marshes. HAVENINGHAM. See HEVENINGHAM, co. Suffolk. HAVEN- WITH-THE-HEADLAND, a tnshp. in the par. of Dilwyn, co. Hereford, 2 miles N.E. of Weobly. HAVERA, an islet of the Shetland group, off the coast of Scotland, 5 miles N.E. of Lerwick. HAVERAH PARK, an ext. par. place in the lowe* div. of the wap. of Claro, West Riding co. York. 4 milei S.W. ofRipley. HAVERBRACK, a tnshp. in the par. of Bee' wap. of Kendal, co. Westmoreland, 2 miles S.W. Miluthorpe railway station, and 1 mile S. of Milnthi town. It is situated near the river Kent, and formi belonged to Conishead Priory. At the Dissolution was given to the Thomburghs, whose old seat, I); Tower, was rebuilt in 1720 by the Wilsons. It is a stone mansion, now occupied by G. E. Wilson, Esq., to whom the manor belongs. HAVERCROFT, a tnshp. in the par. of Felkirk, wap. of Staincross, West Riding co. York, a miles S.E. of AVakefield. The village is situated on an eminence, neat the Barnesley canal and the North Midland > It is a meet for the Badsworth hounds. Freestone is quarried. HAVERCROFT, a hmlt. in the par. of Batley, '2 miles N.E. of Dewsbury. HAVERFORDWEST, a market town, mumcipo and parliamentary borough, and county of itself, thou locally situated m the hund. of Rhos, co. Pembro!