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Rh HENLEY-TJPON-THAMES. 244 HENLLYS. canal, and is a polling place for South Warwickshire. The inhabitants are employed in agriculture. The town is sheltered from the N. winds by a range of hills which extend to Leveridge Hill on the Birmingham road. It is considered a healthy town, and is governed by a high and low bailiff, with other officers appointed at the court- leet of the lord of the manor. It forms one long street consisting of several good houses and shops, with a branch of the Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com- pany, and a savings-bank. ' It is now lighted with gas, and a railway is in progress which will be opened in 1865, and the street is being paved with blue brick. Petty sessions are held every alternate Wednesday at the White Swan inn. ' Near the market-house is an old cross. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 104, in the patron, of the inhabitants. . The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, has a square embattled tower, and highly decorative western porch. The old roof of ribbed and carved oak is still retained in the chancel. There is a place of worship for the Baptists. The charities produce about 113 per annum, including the endowment of the free school. Here is a National school for girls, and a Sunday-school for boys. Here is situated Burman House, aiid Hurst House ; the former for the reception of private lunatic patients of both sexes, and the latter for females only. Arden House is a first-class lunatic asylum for a limited number of patients. Christopher Musgrave, Esq.,' is lord of the manor. On Leveridge Hill, about 2 miles N.W. of the town, is a Roman encampment, en- trenched with a double moat and high ramparts of earth, and about half a mile to the E. is Henley Mount, said to have been thrown up by Cromwell as an explora- tory station during the parliamentary war ; also vestiges of a Norman castle on Beaudesert Hill, a lofty eminence a quarter of a mile E. of the town, and commanding extensive views. Fairs are held on the 25th March for the sale of cattle, on Whit-Tuesday, 21st July, and 29th October for hops, and a statute fair on the llth October for the hiring of servants. HENLEY-TJPON-THAMES, a par. and market town, having separate jurisdiction, but locally in the hund. of Binfleld, co. Oxford, 23 miles S.E. of Oxford, and 35j W. of London, by the Henley and Twyford branch of the Great Western railway, on which it is a station. A bridge across the Thames was erected here at an early period, and it is not improbable that the town owed its origin to this circumstance. Leland mentions the discovery of numerous Roman coins, which has led to the suggestion that it occupies the site of the Roman station Calleva, but no mention is mude of it in history till after the time of the Norman Conquest. It for some time exercised the privilege of returning members to parliament, and was incorporated in the 10th year of Elizabeth under the name of Hemley-gang, or Hanneburg. It is situated on the western bank of the river Thames, and is sheltered by the Chilteru hills, which are clothed with lofty beech woods and extensive plantations. In 1851 its population was 3,369, and in 1861, 3,419, showing an increase of 50 in the decennial period. It consists principally of two streets crossing at right angles, one of which forms part of the highway from London to Oxford, and the other from Reading to Mar- low. It is well paved and lighted, and has in the centre of the town a plain stone cross and conduit. It contains a townhall on pillars, gaol, theatre, savings-bank, and union poorhouse. The building used as a theatre was converted into a National school, and so used till the erec- tion of new schools in 1849. The late rector had it fitted up for parochial meetings, lectures, &c. The principal trade of the town is in grain, malt, and agricultural produce, for the conveyance of which to London the Thames affords great facilities. The old bridge was taken down in 1786, when the present one was erected by Taylor, at the cost of 10,000 ; it consists of five elliptical arches, the key-stones of the centre arch of which were sculptured by the Hon. Mrs. Darner ; that towards the N. represents the genius of the Thames, and the reverse exhibits the goddess Isis. The Henley Fishing Society was formed in 1834 for preserving the river, which here abounds with pike, perch, and eels, the last of excellent quality. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 427, in the patron, of the Bishop < Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has decorated tower, and a chapel with tombs of the Elmes in which was formerly Dr. Aldrich's library, left for th< use of all ratepayers, but on the restoration of the church it was removed to St. Mary's Hall, and the tombs were placed in .the west tower; also monuments of Lady Periam, and of Jennings, the master builder of St. Paul's Cathedral, London. The Society of Friends have a small meeting-house. There is a good grammar school, with an endowment of 365 per annum ; also a green-coat school, with an income from endowment of 55. The charities produce about 1,200, of whicha large part is for bridge repairs, besides several well-endowed almshouses, as Newbury's with 140 per annum, and Bishop Longland's and Messenger's with 33, also a bequest by Archbishop Laud for marriage portions, now producing about 50. In the vicinity of the town are several seats, as Henley Park, Fawley Court, Greenland House, and Harpsden House. Henley gives name to a deanery in the arch- deaconry and diocese of Oxford, and to a Poor-law Union, comprising three parishes in Buckingham, one in Berks, and 19 in Oxford ; it is also the head of a superintendent registry district, but is included in the Reading new County. Court district. The Speaker Lenthall and Bishop Longland were natives of this place. Fairs are held for the sale of live stock on the 7th March, Holy Thursday, Trinity Thursday, and the Thursday after 21st of September. HENLLAN, a par. in the hund. of Troedyraur, co. Cardigan, 3 miles from Newcastle-in-Emlyn, and 10 from Cardigan, on the banks of the Teify. In the vicinity is a cascade called Frwdew Henllan. The tithes were commuted in 1839. The living is a rect. annexed to that of Bangor, in the dioc. of St. David's. ' HENLLAN, a par. in the borough of Denbigh, hund. of Isaled, co. Denbigh, 2 miles from Denbigh, and 4 from St. Asaph. This is a large parish situated near the source of the river Clwyd. Part of the land is waste, or used only as sheep-walks. Lead is found. A small priory was founded here by the Salusburys, now con- verted into a barn. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of St. Asaph, val. 350, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Sadwrn, was rebuilt in 1806, when the old tower of the former one was left standing on the hill above. In addition to the parish
 * hurch there are two district churches at Trefnant and

Bylchaw, the livings of both which are perpet. curs.', val. 250 each. The Wesleyan and Primitive Metho- dists have chapels, and there are National and ol schools. The parochial charities produce about 30 annum, exclusive of the almshouses erected in 1814. HENLLAN, a hmlt, in the par. of Llandewy Vel- fry, hund. of Dungleddy, co. Pembroke, 2 miles E. of Narberth. It is situated near the river Taf. HENLLAN AMGOED, or HEN-LLAN-AM-GOED. a par. in the hund. of Derllys, co. Carmarthen, 6 miles from Narberth, its post town, and 15 from Carmarthen. It includes the chplry. of Eglwy achyrig. The village is considerable. The living is rect., with the cur. of Eglwysfairachyrig annexed, the dioc. of St. David's, val. together 86. The Inde- pendents have a chapel here. HENLLE, a tnshp. in the par. of Whittington, co. Salop, 2 miles N.E. of Oswestry. HENLLIS, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of Wentllooge, co. Monmouth, 5 miles from Caerlcon, and 4 from Newport, its post town and railway station on the Great Western line. It is situated on a branch of the river Usk. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 40. The children of this parish attend the free school at Bassaleg, founded by Rowland Morgan. HENLLYS, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanfihangel- Geneur-Glynn, co. Cardigan, 4 miles N.E. of Abcryst- with. The village is considerable. There are besides