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Rh HEATON. 231 HEBDEN. N. div. of the hund. of Totmonslow, co. Stafford, 7 miles Leek, and 6 S. of Boston, its post town. The tnshp., which is considerable, is situated near the river Dove, and comprises the vil. of Hardingsbooth, with the straggling hmlts. of Broncote, Morredge-Top, Middle Hills, and Downsdale. The soil chiefly consists of moorland, with a few small plots of arable land. Longnor church and other places of worship in the adjoining townships are frequented by the inhabitants. Sir .Inhn Harpur Crew is lord of the manor. HEATON, a tnshp. in the par. of All Saints, E. div. of Castle ward, co. Northumberland, If mile N.E. of Newcastle. It is a station on the North-Eastern rail- way, and forms part of the suburbs of Newcastle. It has an old house called King John's Palace, and belonged to Robert de Gaugy and the Babingtons. The inhabi- tants are chiefly employed in the coal mines. The Newcastle and North Shields railway passes through the township, by means of a deep cutting nearly a mile in length. HEATON, a tnshp. in the par. of Deane, hund. of Salford, co. Lancaster, 3 miles N.W. of Great Bolton. The village, which is considerable, is situated near the line of the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway. This township abounds in coal, slate, and stone. HEATON, a vil. and tnshp. in the par. of Bradford, wap. of Horley, West Riding co. York, 2 miles N.W. of Bradford, its post town, and 1 J mile S. of Shipley. The village, whioh is considerable, is situated on an acclivity aear the canal. The tnshp. contains the hmlts. of [leaton-Royds, Frizinghall, Chellow, and Shaw. A x>rtion of the inhabitants are employed in the worsted nills. The land is chiefly pasture, with some arable and acres of woodland. The living is a perpet. cur. u the dioc. of Eipon, val. 150. Divine service is per- urmed in the church schoolroom, the district church wing situated at Shipley. There are four chapels, two of long to the Wesleyan Methodists, and two to lie Baptists. Heaton Hall, the principal residence, is ituated in an extensive park. The Earl of Rosso is lord f the manor. HEATON, a tnshp. in the par. of Leek, N. div. of he hund. of Totmonslow, co. Stafford, 4.} miles N.W. of jeek, its post town. It is situated on the river Dane, phich divides it from the county of Chester. The nhabitants are chiefly employed in cotton-spinning and he manufacture of grindstones. The charities produce t of the Traffords, is the principal residence. EEATON, EARL'S, or SOOTHILL, NETHER, a mlt. and ecclesiastical district in the par. of Dewsbury, p. of Morloy, West Riding co. York, 1 mile N.E. of )ewsbury. The village, which is considerable, and uilt of stone, is situated on a hill. The inhabitants re mostly employed in the woollen and blanket manu ictnres. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of ury. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, was erected i 1827, at a cost of 5,000, granted by the parlia- i'-iitary commissioners. It is a cruciform structure i' and spire. 1 1 EATON, GREAT, a tnshp. in the par. of Prestwich, Sulibrd, co. Ijancaster, 4 miles N.W. of Man- li'iiccs are held annually at Heaton Park. IIKATON, HANGING. See HANGING HEATON, co. TON, KIRK, flee KIIIK-HEATON, co. York. KA'K )N, LITTLE, a tnshp. in the par. of Prestwich, Salf.ml, co. Lancaster, 5 miles N. of Man- It formerly belonged to the Hollands of uom whom it passed to the Egertons. The iderablo, many of the inhabitants being i.-i the bleach-works. The principal residence Hall, a seat of the Earl of Wilton. i:li IN-NORRIS, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. . hund. of Salford, co. Lancaster, adjoining , its post town. It has a station on the Man- i'l Stockport, and Stockport and Stalcybridge, L-port and Temperley lines of railway. This place is partly in the borough of Stockport, and is sepa- rated from Cheshire by the river Mersey, here crossed by the viaduct of the Manchester and Birmingham rail- way. Petty sessions for the Manchester division of the hundred of Salford are held here. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the cotton-mills. There are several churches and chapels, comprising St. Thomas's, a rect.* in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 83, in the patron, of the dean and chapter ; Christ Church, also a rect.,* val. 30, in the patron, of the Bishop of Manchester. There are places of worship for Independents and other deno- minations of Protestant Dissenters. The charities produce about 21 per annum, half of which is the endowment to Hollingpriest's free school, founded in 1785. There is also a Sunday-school with a small endowment, situated at Heaton-Mersey. HEATON-W1TH-OXCLIFFE, a tnshp. in the par. of Lancaster, co. Lancaster, 3 miles S.W. of Lancaster. The village, which is small, is situated on the bank of tho river Luue. HEAVITREE, a par. in the hund. of Wonford, co. Devon. It is included within the borough of Exeter, of which it forms a suburb. Tho parish, which is bounded on tho S.W. by the river Exe, contains Whipton Pol- stow, where are remains of a priory, and Wonford. Tho manor formerly belonged to the Mandevilles, Montacutes, Courtenay s, and Kellys. Good building stone is quarried. Tho villages are lighted with gas, and facility of convey- ance is afforded by tho river Exe. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 641. The church, dedicated , to St. Michael, is a modern structure, having been rebuilt at the cost of 3,300. There are besides two chapelries, St. Sidweli's and St. David's, in the city of Exeter, and a church dedicated to St. James, to which a district has been assigned out of the chapelry of St. Sidwell. The Independents have a chapel, and there is a National school. The charities produce 115 per annum, of which 45 as "livery dole" is paid to Dennis' almshouses for 12 aged poor. There is also an almshouse founded in 1603 by R. Duck, author of tho treatise " De Auctoritato juris Civilis," who was born here. There are some remains of a Benedictine nunnery at Polstow, founded by Bishop Briwero in 1236. In 1849 were discovered near the almshouses tho chain and part of tho stake at which Bennot, the Tomngton schoolmaster, was burnt in 1531. HEBBLE BRIDGE, a vil. in the tnshp. of Ovenden and par. of Halifax, West Riding co. York, 2 miles N.W. of Halifax. HEBBURN, a vil. in the par. of Jarrow, E. div. of Chester ward, co. Durham, 3 miles S.W. of South Shields. It is situated on tho river Tyno, near Hebburn Quay, belonging to the port of South Shields, whence much coal is shipped. HEBBURN, HEBRON, or HEPBURN, a parochial chplry. in th W. div. of Morpeth ward, co. Northum- berland, 3 miles N.W. of Morpeth, its post town. Tho village, which is small, is situated under Hebburn-Shaw. The par. contains the tnshps. of Causey Park, Cockle Park, Earsdon Forest, Fenrother, Hebron, Shield-Hill, and Tritlington. Tho land is chiefly arable, and tho soil clay. The living is a cur. annexed to tho rect. of Bothal, in the dioc. of Durham. The chapel is a stone edifice, and was rebuilt in 1793, at a cost of 700. HEBBURN, or HEPBURN, a tnshp. in the par. of Chillingham, E div. of Glondale ward, co. Northumber- land, 5 miles S.E. of Wooler. Tho surface is hilly, and the soil is a gravelly loam. On Hebburn hills are the ruins of a tower built and long occupied by tho family of Hebburn. Stone is quarried. The greater part of this township has been enclosed within the. park of Chillingham. HEBDEN, a tnshp. in tho par. of Linton, E. div. of the wap. of Staincliffe, West Riding co. York, 9 miles N.E. of Skipton. It is situated on the river Wharfe and the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway. The popu- lation are chiefly employed in the cotton mills and in the lead mines in tho vicinity. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 150. The church,
 * bout 200 per annum. Swithamley Hall, formerly the
 * ipon, val. 164, in the patron, of the Vicar of Dews-