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Rh HEXHAMSHIRE. 258 HEYSHAM. HEXHAMSHIRE, now South Tindale ward, co. Northumberland. HEXTELLS, a hmlt. in the par. of Ronton, co. Staf- ford, 4 miles W. of Stafford. HEXTHOEPE. See BALBY, co. York. HEXTON, a par. in the hund. of Cashio and lib. of St. Alban's, co. Herts, 5 miles N. W. of Hitchin. It was given by Sexi, the Dane, to St. Alban's Abbey, and is mentioned in Domesday Survey as Hegastancstone. After the Dissolution it was given by Henry VIII. to the Lees. The surface is hilly and the laud chiefly arable. The village is small and wholly agricultural. The ancient road Icknield Street passes through the parish, and at Ravensburgh Castle is a large Danish encampment covering 12 acres. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 90. The church, dedicated to St. Faith, was almost entirely rebuilt, at the cost of 3,000, by Mr. Lantour, and has a chapel with tombs. There is a small village school. Many gold and silver coins of the Romans, Saxons, and Danes have been found here. HEYBRIDGE, a par. in the hund. of Thurstable, co. Essex, 1 mileK.E. of Maldon, its post town. The village is situated on the N. bank of the river Blackwater, near its junction with the Chelmer, and is connected with Maldon, of which it forms a suburb, by a raised cause- way constructed prior to the reign of Henry II. In the Saxon times it v/as called Tidwaldintune, and was given by King Athelstane to St. Paul's Cathedral, in London. Its present name appears to have been derived from the construction of the five-arched bridge over the Black- water, in the reign of Henry VI. Since the construction of the Chelmer navigation, which passes through this parish, the village has greatly increased in trade and extent of population. Malting is largely carried on, and there are extensive iron-foundries and factories for the manufacture of agricultural implements. Salt-works were established here by a company some years ago, at an expense of 20,000. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val* 159, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's, London, who are iinpropriators. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is a plain ancient structure situated on the strand opposite Maldon, and at high tides is washed by the sea. There are places of worship for Baptists and Independents. The parochial charities produce about 33 per annum. A fair is held on Whit-Tuesday. HEYDON, a par. in the hund. of South Erpingham, co. Norfolk, 14 miles N.W. of Norwich, its post town, and 5 N.W. of Aylsham. The village is small, but pleasantly situated on a branch of the river Wensum. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in agriculture. The road from Norwich to Holt runs through the eastern part of the parish. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 303 10s. The living is a rect.* an- nexed to that of Irmingland, in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 290. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, is a noble structure, with a lofty embattled tower sur- mounted with pinnacles at the angles, and containing six bells. It contains an altar-tomb of black marble to the memory of Erasmus Earle, serjeant-at-law to the Protector Cromwell. There is a National school. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. Hea- don Hall, the principal residence, is an Elizabethan mansion erected in 1584. It has been restored and much improved of late, and is situated in the midst of a wooded park of 400 acres. W. E. L. Bulwer, Esq., is lord of the manor, and possesses nearly the whole of the parish. On the exterior of the S. wall of the church a peculiar variety of fern grows. HEYDON. See HEDON, co. York. HEYFORD, LOWER, or AT-BRIDGE, a par. in the hund. of Ploughley, co. Oxford, 6 miles N. of Wood- stock, and 6 N.W. of Bicester. It is situated on the Oxford canal and the river Cherwell, which bounds the parish on the W. It includes the hmlt. of Calcutt. The land is chiefly arable. The tithes were commuted for land and money payments under an Act of Enclosure in 1801. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 496, in the patron, of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. There is a school with a small endowment. HEYFORD, NETHER, a par. in the hund. of Ni bottle Grove, co. Northampton, 2j miles S.E. of tl Weedon railway station, its post town, 6 S.E. of Da- ventry, and 6 S.W. of Northampton. It is situated on the river Nen and the Grand Junction canal. The North-Westem railway and the ancient Watling Street pass in the vicinity. There are some extensive smeltinj works belonging to the Northampton Iron Works. living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, v 152. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Pai has a square tower containing a clock and four be' The interior of the church contains the tomb of Judge Morgan, who pronounced sentence on Lady Jane Grey, and the brass of a Mauntill, bearing date 1497, The parochial charities produce about 145 per anm of which 105 goes to Bliss's school. There are pli of worship for the Primitive Methodists and Bapti Sir Charles Knightley, Bart., of Fawsley, is lord of manor. Dr. John Preston, known as the Patriarch the Puritans, was born here. HEYFORD, UPPER, a par. in the hund. of bottle Grove, co. Northampton, 5 miles W. of N ampton, 6i S.E. of Daventry, and 2 E. of the W< station, on the London and North- Western railwa; The village is inconsiderable, and wholly agriculti The land is divided betwixt arable and pasture, and the soil is various. An Enclosure Act was passed in 1841. The inhabitants frequent the church of Nether Heyfo: " as there is no church here. The endowed school is frequented by the children of this parish. There charities to the amount of 20 per annum. Sir Charles Knightley, Bart., of Fawsley, is lord of the manor. HEYFORD, UPPER, or WARREN, a par. in hund. of Ploughley, co. Oxford, 7 miles N.E. of Wu, stock. It is a station on the Oxford and Birmingbj branch of the Great Western railway. The parish it situated on the river Cherwell, by which it is bounded on the W., and the Oxford and Birmingham canal passes through it. The village is small and wholly agricultural. An Enclosure Act was obtained in 1841. There are quarries of good building stone. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Oxford, valued in the king's books at 13 16s. 0rf., in the patron, of New College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient struc- ture, with a tower strengthened with buttresses, and bearing the arms of William of Wykeham, the founder of New College. Heyford House is the old seat of the Myrry family. In the vicinity is an ancient encamp- ment. HEYHOUSES, a tnshp. in the par. of Whalley, hund. of Blackburn, co. Lancaster, 3 miles S.E. of Clitheroe. HEYOP, a par. in the hund. of Knighton, co. Radnor, 3 miles from Knighton, and 10 from New Radnor. This parish is included within the liberty of Knuckles, one of the contributory boroughs to New Radnor. The village is very small, consisting of a few farmhouses. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 118, in the patron, of the bishop. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum. Doleyvelin is the principal residence. HEYSHAM, a par. in the hund. of Lonsdale South of the Sands, co. Lancaster, 5 miles AV. of Lancasti"-, its post town, and 3 S.W. of Poulton-le-Sands. The village, which is small, is situated on the coast between Lan- caster and Morecambe bays, and is a favourite watering place during the summer season. The land is nearly evenly divided between arable and pasture, with about 170 acres of moss. The tithes have been commuti'il for a rent-charge of 470. The living is arect.* in th<' <lii f. of Manchester, val. 504. The church is situated on a rock, and is dedicated to St. Peter. It is an ancient stone structure with an open turret containing two bells. There is an endowed school for the free education of eight boys and a similar number of girls. The Wcsleyans have ;i place of worship. Near to the church are the ruins of a small oratory or chapel, and several excavations in the rocks resembling the shape of coifins.