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Rh HEYSHOTT. 259 HIDCOTE-BARTRBI. HEYSHOTT, a par. in the hund. of Eastbourne, rape of Chichester, co. Sussex, 2 miles S.E. of Midhurst, its post town. The village, which is small, is situated near the river Kother, and is within the parliamentary borough of Midhurst. The manor having passed through several families of distinction, became the property of the Earl of Egremont in 1761. Lord Leconfield is the present owner. The land is partly in common. From the Downs a view is obtained over a wooded tract of country, terminating with the Lea and the Isle of Wight in the distance. The tithes have beeu commuted for a rcnt- c'lnrge of 308. The living is a rect. annexed to that of ham, in the dioc. of Chichcster. The church, which has been recently repaired, is a small plain edifice. The register commences in 1690. Durnford House is the principal residence. On the Downs are traces of an ancient fortified camp. HEYTESBTJBY, a hund. in the co. Wilts, contains the pars, of Boyton, Brixton-Deverill, Chiltern, Codford, Heytesbury, Hill-Dcverill, Horningsham, Knock, Or- cheston St. George, Tytheringtom, Upton-Lovell, and part of Imber, comprising an area of 32,370 acres. HEYTESBURY-CUM-TYTHERINGTON, a par. and post town in the above hund., co. Wilts, 4 miles S.E. of Warminster, and 18 N.W. of Salisbury. It is a station on the Wilts and Somerset railway, iu connec- tion with the Great Western railway. The parish is situated on the banks of the river Wiley, near Salisbury Plain, and was formerly a market town and a borough by prescription, returning two members to parliament from the reign of Henry VI. until it was disfranchised by the Reform Act. The town, which is small, and irregularly built, consists chiefly of one street. A por- tion of the inhabitants are employed in the manufacture of woollen cloths, but this industry has recently much declined. Near the town are Bowles-Burrow, Golden Barrow, Scratchbury Camp, Cotley Hill, and Knook Castle, where Roman and other remains have been found. A court-leet is held at Michaelmas, at which two constables and two tythingmen for the town are chosen, also similar officers for the hundred, which is co-extensive with the manor. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to that of Knook. in the dioc. of Sarum, joint val. 350, in the patron of the Bishop of Salis- bury. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, was made collegiate in 1165 by Bishop Joseline, and was rebuilt by the Hungerfords in 1404. It is of a cru- ciform construction, with a tower containing six bells. The charity called Lady Hungerford's hospital was founded in 1470, and rebuilt in 1769. It is designed for a custos, twelve males, and one female. There is a National school, also a place of worship for the Inde- pendents. A short distance from the town is Heytesbury II <>iise, the seat of Lord Heytesbury,a title conferred on Sir William A'Court in 1828. A fair is held annually on (lie 14th May. HEYTHROP, a par. in the hund. of Wootton, co. I Ixt'ord, 3 miles E. of Chipping-Norton. It contains the limit, of Punthrop. Here was anciently a Carthusian istery, founded in 1222 by William Longespee, Earl nl Salisbury, but subsequently removed to Hinton, in Somersetshire. The village is small, and wholly agri- ultural. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 150. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 130. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, small ancient edifice, in part Norman, with frag- lui nts of sculpture outside the walls. The Heythrop hounds are kennelled here. HEYWOOD, a chplry. in the par. of Bury, co. Lan- caster, 3 miles E. of Bury, Mini 39J from Liverpool by the W. section of the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway, on which it is a station. The Manchester and Bury branch has also a station here. The inhabitants are chic-fly engaged in the cotton and woollen mills. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Manchester, val. i, in the patron, of the Rector of Bury. The church, drcliratcd ID St. Luke, is a modern structure. There are s dl' worship for Independents, Wesleyans, and Bwedenborgians, also a National school. HEYWOOD, a vil. and ecclesiastical district in the par. and hund. of Westbury, co. Wilts, 1 mile N. of Westbury, within the limits of which borough it is situated, and 22 miles N.W. of Salisbury. The inhabi- tants are partly engaged in agriculture and the malt trade, and partly in the woollen manufactures of West- bury. Here is a mineral spring. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 100. The church is comparatively modem. The principal residence is Hey- wood House, built in the reign of James I., and formerly the seat of the Leys and Phippses. HIBALDSTOW, a par. in the wap. of East Manlcy, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 4 miles S.W. of Gland- ford-Brigg, and 88.j from Manchester by the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire railway, which has a station near the village. It is situated near the river Ancholrne and the line of the ancient Ermine Street, where nume- rous Roman coins and relies have been found. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1796. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 328, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Hibald, is an ancient structure with a tower. The Wesleyans have a chapel, and there is a National school. HICKLETON, a par. in the N. div. of tho wap. of Strafforth, West Riding co. York, G miles N.W. of Doncaster, its post town, 9 from Rotherham, and 12 from Pontefract. The village is situated on the Don- caster and Barnsley road, near tho river Dearne. The land is chiefly arable and very fertile. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 53. Tho church, dedicated to St. Denis, is an ancient stone structure, with a tower containing a clock and three bells. Tho interior of the church contains an ancient font and tombs of tho Wentworth family. Tho register dates from 1694. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. Hickleton Hall, the principal residence, is tho seat of the Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, who is lord of the manor. HICKLING, a par. in the S. div. of the wap. of Bingham, co. Nottingham, 8 miles N.W. of Moltoii Mowbray, its post town, and 12 S. E. of Nottingham. It is situated on the Grantham canal, near the ancient Fosse Way from Lincoln, which passes through tho parish. The land is in general fertile, and the substra- tum limestone, in which many fossils are embedded. On the enclosure of tho common, 490 acres of land were allotted in lieu of tithes; much of it, however, is of inferior quality. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 400, in the patron, of the Queen's College, Cambridge. Tho church, dedicated to St. Luke, is an ancient structure, with a lofty square tower. In the chancel tho lid of a stone coffin was several years ago dis- covered, inscribed with Runic characters. The charities produce about 68 per annum, 9 of which goes to Well's school. Here is a National school, also a place of worship for the Wesleyans. At tho rectory is a mineral spring. Many Roman coins of the rei'gn of Vespasian have been found on Standard Hill. HICKLING, a par. in the hund. of Happing, and in- corporation of Tunstead and Happing, co. Norfolk, 3 miles S.E. of Stalham, and 9. S.E. of North Walsham. A priory for Black Canons was founded here in 1185 by Theobald de Valentia, or Valoins. Its revenue at tho Dissolution was returned at 137 Os. Id., when the site was given to the Woodhouses. In this parish there is a lake, called Hickling Broad, upwards of 3 miles in circumference, navigable for small craft to tho Thurno and Bure rivers. The greater part of the land is marshy, and was enclosed in 1805. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 253. The church, dedi- cated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure, with a lofty embattled tower. There are places of worship for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists, and a National school with a small endowment. The parish lands produce about 50 per annum, distributed to the poor. HIDCOTE-BARTRIM, a hmlt. in the par. of Mickle- ton, upper div. of the hund. of Kiftsgate, co. Gloucester, 2 miles N.E. of Chipping Campden.