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Rh HEBDEN BRIDGE. 232 HEDDON-ON-THE-WALL. dedicated to St. Peter, was erected in 1841. The Baptists and Wesleyans have places of worship. HEBDEN BRIDGE, a vil. and post town in the par. of Halifax, wap. of Morley, West Riding co. York, 8 miles ~V. of Halifax, and 23 J from Manchester by the Eastern section of the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway, on which it is a station. The village is situated in the vale of Todmorden, and ia divided into two parts by the river Hebden, a small branch of the Calder. The cotton manufacture is extensively carried on, for which several factories have been erected, affording employment to the greater part of the population. There are also some silk mills of comparatively recent establishment. A mecha- nics' institution was established in 1838, and the Calder Vale Agricultural Society hold their meetings hero for the distribution of prizes. The township is intersected by the Rochdale canal and the Manchester and Leeds section of the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway. Ashlar stone of excellent quality for bridges, &c., is extensively quarried. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 230, in the patron, of the Vicar of Halifax. The church is modern. There are places of worship for Baptists and Wesleyans. HEBRIDES, THE. See WESTERN ISLES, Scotland. HECK, a vil. in the par. of Lochmaben, co. Dumfries, Scotland, 6 miles N.E. of Dumfries. It is one of the " Four Towns." HECK, or HICK, a tnshp. in the par. of Snaith, lower div. of the wap. of Osgoldcross, West Riding co. York, 4 miles W. of Snaith. It is a station on the Doncaster and Goole line of railway. It is situated on the Goole canal, and contains the hmlts. of Great and Little Heck. The Wesleyans have a place of worship here. HECKDYKE, a hmlt. partly in the par. of Owston, co. Lincoln, and partly in the par. of Misserton, co. Notts, 4 miles N. of Gainsborough. It is situated near the river Trent, which is hero joined by the Heckdyke rivulet. HECKFIELD, a par. in the upper half of the hund. of Holdshott, co. Hants, 8 miles from Reading, and 5 N. W. of Winchfield, its post town and railway station. It contains the tythgs. of Heckfield and Holdshott, and the chplry. of Mattingley. It is situated on the road from Reading to Odiham, and comprises a large tract of common. The soil is a gravelly sand, alternated with clay in the lower grounds. The Whitewater here forms a junction with the river Loddon, and the river Black- water skirts the north-western boundary. Nearly one- half of Strathfieldsaye Park, the seat of the Duke of Wellington, is within the limits of this parish. The living is a vie.* annexed to the cur. of Mattingley, in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 331, in the patron, of New College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is a very ancient structure with a massive square tower. It was thoroughly repaired in 1830. In the interior are several ancient brasses and a handsome font. There is also a chapel-of-ease at Mattingley. The parochial charities produce 13 per annum. The tithes were commuted in 1841. The Duke of Wellington and Viscount Eversley, late Speaker of the House of Com- mons, are lords of the manor. HECKINGHAM, a par. in the hund. of Clavering, co. Norfolk, 2 miles E. of Loddon, its post town. The village, which is small and irregular, is situated on a branch of the river Yare. The Loddon union poorhouse is situated in this parish. It is a large building, with accommodation for 600 persons, but its average number is 200. The land is chiefly arable, with a small propor- tion of pasture and meadow. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 134 3s. Id. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to that of Hales, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church, dedicated to St. Gregory, is an ancient thatched building with a circular tower sur- mounted by an octagonal turret containing two bells. The register dates from 1542. The parochial charities produce about 5 per annum. The Primitive Metho- dists have a place of worship. HECKINGTON, a par. in the wap. of Aswardhurn, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 5 miles S.E. of Sleaford, its post town, and 11 W. of Boston. It is a station on the Great Northern railway. It is a large village 3 miles E. of the navigable river Cardyke, and on the road from Boston to Sleaford. The par. contains the hmlts. of Garwick, Oat-Sheaf, and Six Hundreds. The pastures are luxuriantly rich. The tithes were commuted for land under i;n Enclosure Act in 1764. The living ia a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 203. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is a cruciform structure, with a lofty embattled tower crowned with pinnacles, and surmounted by an octagonal spire containing a clock and six bells. The interior of the church contains an E. window of seven lights, several stone stalls and canopied niches representing the sepulchre of the Sa- viour, three sedilia, an hexagonal font, and a double piscina. The register dates from 1559. The parochial charities produce about 17 per annum. There is a National school. The Wesleyans and Baptists have each a chapel. Henry Edwardes Handley, Esq., is Ion of the manor. HECKLEY, and HECKLEY GRANGE, hmlts. in the tnshp. of Abbey Lands, par. of Alnwick, co. Nor thumberland, 2 miles N.W. of Alnwiok. HECKLINGE, a hmlt. in the par. of Worth, hund of Eastry, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 1 mile S. Sandwich railway station. It is situated near the coas HECKMONDWIKE, a tnshp., chplry., and marke town, in the par. of Birstall, wap. of Morley, West Ridin co. York, 9 miles S.W. of Leeds, its post town, and N.W. of Dewsbury. It is a station on the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway, and is situated on the river Aire There are several collieries in this township, and mann factories of pilots, rugs, carpets, blankets, c., for whic last this place is famed. One of the chief firms supplie< both the English and French armies with blankets durin the Crimean war. The town is well paved, lighted wit gas, and copiously supplied with good water. It i governed by a board of health. The principal publi buildings are the Blanket Hall and the Freemasons Hall. The chief part of the land is in pasture, am the soil gravel, on a carboniferous subsoil. The livin; is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 150. Th church, dedicated to St. James, is a modern stone struc ture with a spired tower. The parochial charitie produce about 3 per annum. There are two chapels belonging to the Independents, and a chapel at Westgate for the Wesleyans ; all three have a Sunday school attached. There is also a National school for both sexes. The Duke of Leeds is lord of the manor. The blanket market is held at the hall on Mondays am Tuesdays. Two annual cattle fairs are held on the first Monday in May and the first Monday in November. HEDDINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Calne, co. Wilts, 3 miles S. of Calne, its post town, and 3 N. cl Devizes. The village, which is small, is situated unde Roundaway Hill. The inhabitants are principally employed in agriculture. The impropriate tithes havs been commuted for a rent-charge of 53 10s., and tht rectorial for one of 263 14s. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 239. The church, dedicated t St. Andrew, is a stone edifice with a square pinnacl tower. It has an ancient copy of the " Book o. Martyrs," presented in 1628. The parochial charitii produce about 10 per annum. There is a parocl school for both sexes, and a chapel for the W< Here is said to have been the site of the Roman statim Verlurio, where coins, urns, &c., have been found. Then is also a camp at Bagdon Hill. HEDDON, EAST, a tnshp. in the par. of Heddon-or, the- Wall, W. div. of Castle ward, co. Northumberland 3J miles N. of Ryton, and 8 N.W. of Newcastle-upon Tyne, its post town. It is situated N. of the >v < road, near the wall of Severus. HEDDON-ON-THE-WALL, a par. partly in the 1 div. of Tindale ward, and partly in the W. div. ward, co. Northumberland, 7 miles N.W. of Nev.vustk upon-Tyne, its post town, and 2 N. of Ryton and AVylai railway stations. The village is situated on ris'.u ground near the river Tyne and Carlisle rrnuv.r