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Rh HAY. 225 HAYES. The mills. There is a National school for both sexes. 1 of Lonsdale is lord of the manor. HAY, a limit, in the par. of Northfield, co. Worcester, miles S.W. of Birmingham. HAY, CHESLYN. See CHESLYN HAY, Staffordshire. HAYCROF, a vil. in the par. of Worth Matravers, . Dorset, 3 miles S. of Corfe Castle. It is situated on te coast of the Channel, near St. Alban's Head. HAYDOCK, a tnshp. in the par. of Winwick, co. Lancaster, 2 miles W. of Newton. It is a considerable village, most of the inhabitants being engaged in the mines und collieries. HAYDON, a par. in the hund. of Sherborne, co. Dorset, 2 miles E. of Sherborne, its post town, and 2.J S. of Milborne Port. The village is very small, and wholly agricultural. The land is chiefly meadow and pasture, with 20 acres of orchard. The tithes have been com- muted for a rent-charge of 120. The living is a vie.* in the dice, of Sarum, val. 150. The church is dedicated to St. Catherine. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. HAYDON, or HEYDON, a par. in the hund. of Uttlesford, co. Essex, 5i miles E. of Eoyston, its post town, 8 W. of Saffron Walden, and 7 from Audley End railway station. The village, which is small, is situated at the north-western extremity of the county, and is wholly agricultural. It took its present name prior to the reign of Edward the Confessor. The land is chiefly arable, and the surface hilly. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 419 7*. 8d. Tho living is a rect.* with that of Little Chishall annexed, in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 681. Tho church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, has a tower containing five bells. There is a large National school. Lord Braybrooko is lord of the manor and sole landowner. HAYDON, a hmlt. in the tythg. of Holway-extra- Portam, co. Somerset, 2 miles from Taunton, within which borough it is situated. HAYDON, or HAYDON-BRIDGE, a chplry. in the par. of Warden, S. div. of Tindale ward, co. Northumber- land, 7J miles W. of Hexham, its post town, 28 from Newcastle, and 31 from Carlisle. It is a station on the Newcastle and Carlisle railway. Haydon-Bridge is an extensive village situated on both banks of the South Tyne river, which is crossed here by a stono bridge of six arches, in connection with the Newcastle, Carlisle, and Allendale turnpike roads. The chplry. contains the hmlts. of Brockenheugh, Lipwood, Ellerington, C'hesterwood, Langley, and Deanrow. Haydon was formerly a market town under the lords Lucy, then owners of the manor, which now belongs to Greenwich Hospital. The Haydon Bridge Iron Company have an extensive brass and iron foundry here. There are smelting works, and several lead mines, both here and at Grindon. The land is chiefly arable. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. * of Warden, in the dioc. of Durham. The chapel, dedicated to St. Cuthbert, is a stone structure with a square tower. The register dates from 1644. This chapel was built in 17&7, in lieu of the old one, which is situated about 1 milo N. of the village, and is used at times for interments. Here are chapels for Indepen- dents, Wesleyans, Primitive and Reformed Methodists, also almshouses for twenty poor persons, founded in 1685 by the Rev. John Shaftoo. Each inmate receives 3*., an allowance of coals, and a coat or gown yearly. There is a free grammar school, likewise founded by the Rev. John Shaftoe in 1685, for the education of children of li'itli sexes belonging to this chapelry and to Wood- shields. There is also a National school in the village of Haydon-Bridgo. J. Martin, the painter, was bom 1789. II A VDON WICK, a tythg. in the par. of Rodborno , co. Wilts, 4 miles N. of Swindon. 1IAYDOR, a par. in the waps. of Winnibriggs and udhurn, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 4i miles In. IH Ancaster railway station, and 7 N.E. of Grantham. Tin: village, which is small, is situated on rising ground, and is wholly agricultural. The par. contains the ohplries. of Culverthorpe and Kelby, with the hmlts. of Aisby and Oseby. There is a quarry of excellent free- stone, which has been wrought for many years, and from which Lincoln Cathedral and Boston church were built. Tho tithes of Haydon-cum-Kelby were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1802. The living is a vie. * with the curs, of Kelby and Culverthorpe annexed, in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 600. The church, dedi- cated to St. Michael, is a large edifice with a tower containing five bells. The church has some windows of ancient stained glass, and several monuments in white marble by Rysbrach. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. John Archer Houblon, Esq., is lord of the manor and principal landowner. Near the church are traces of an ancient Norman castle built by Hugo de Bussey in the reign of Henry I. HAY END, a hmlt. in the par. of Hamstall Ridware, co. Stafford, 4 miles E. of Rugeley. HAYES, a par. in the hund. of Ruxley, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, co. Kent, 2 miles S.W. of Bromley, its railway station and post town, and 1 2 from London. It is within the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Court and metropolitan police. Tho land is partly in common. Tho tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 233. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 275, in the patron, of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church, situated about the centre of the village, is a small stono structure with a tower containing a clock and three bells. It is dedicated to St. Mary, and has recently undergone considerable repairs, at an outlay of 2,500. The interior contains some fine stained windows, and the banners carried at the funeral of the Earl of Chatham, also four brasses of priests, bearing date from 1450. The register dates from 1535. Tho charities produce about 8 per annum. Here is a free school for both sexes, also an infant school. Hayes Place is the principal residence. It was formerly the seat of the Scotts and of the Earl of Chatham, whose son, the famous statesman, William Pitt, was born here, and now belongs to G. Traill, Esq., M.P. for Caithness. A fan- is held on Whit-Tuesduy. HAYES, or HEESE, a par. in the hund. of Elthorne, co. Middlesex, 3 miles S.E. of Uxbridge, its post town, and 11 J from Oxford-street, London. It is situated near the Grand Junction canal and Great Western railway, on which it has a station. The par. up to the year 1859 included Norwood and Southall. It now contains the hmlts. of Botwell, Wood End, and Yeading. Hayes formerly belonged to the archbishops of Canterbury, and Archbishop Cranmer resided at the old manor house. The property subsequently passed to the Norths, Jenyns, &c., and now belongs to the present rector. Tho tithes were commuted for land and corn rents under an En- closure Act in 1809. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of London, val. 700. There are also two district churches, viz. at Norwood, and St. John's, Southall, the livings of which are perpet. curs.,* val. 300 and 128 respectively. The parish church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is an ancient structure with a low square tower. Tho roof is ornamented with carved representa- tions in wood of the sponge and spear and other emblems of the Passion. The church contains a fine altar-piece, sedilia, antique font, several brasses bearing date from 1380, and monuments of Judge Fenner, the Blencowes, and Grenes, of Hayes Park. The register dates from 1557. The Baptists and Independents have each a chapel. The parochial charities produce about 400, including Triplett's charitj" for apprenticing children of this parish. There is also a presentation for two aged persons of either sex to Emanuel Hospital, Westminster, and for a boy and girl to the school, being the bequest of Lady Dacre. There are National schools for both sexes ; also a lunatic asylum for the middle and upper classes, situated in Hayes Park. Charles Mills, Esq., is lord of the manor. HAYES, a tnshp. in the par. of Worthen, hund. of Lower Chirbury, co. Salop, 11 miles S.W. of Shrews- bury. It is situated on the river Rea, near the Stipper- stones. There are also several old seats of this name one in the same county near Oswestry, another near