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Rh HOLDENHUKST. 277 HOLKHAH. bitants are chiefly employed in the woollen and worsted manufactures, and in the neighbouring collieries. HOLDEXHURST, a par. ia the lib. of Westover, Ringwood div. of co. Hants, 7 miles S. of Ringwood railway station, and 3 miles W. of Christchurch. The village is situated on the river Stour, which abounds with excellent salmon. The par. comprises the tythgs. of Maccleshell, llusclifle, and Throop. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie.* of Christchurch, in the dioc. of Winchester. The church was built in 1834. There is a place of worship for the Independents. The National school is supported by voluntary contributions. IIOLDERNESS, a wap. in the East Riding co. York. The middle wap. contains the pars, of Burton-Pidsea, Drypool, Garton, Heydon, Hilston, Humblcton, Mar- fleet, Preston, Roos, Sproatley, Button, Tunstall, Wag- hen, and parts of Aldbrough, Owthorne, and Swine, comprising an area of 5 1,300 acres. HOLDERNESS, NORTH, a wap. as above, contains the pars, of Atwick, Barmston, Beeford, Brandesburton, Catwick, North Frodingham, Goxhill, Hornsea, Leven, Mapploton, Rise, Long-Riston, Routh, Sigglesthorne, Skipsea, Withernwiek, and parts of Aldbrough, Beverlcy St. John, and Swine, comprising an area of 56,870 acres. HOLDERNESS, SOUTH, a wap. as above, contains the pars, of Burstwick, Easington, Halsham, Hollym, Holmpton, Keyingham, Kilnsea, Otteringham, Patring- ton, Paul, SkelHing, Sunk-Island, Welwick, Wihestead, and parts of Owthorne, comprising an area of 49,300 acres. HOLDFAST, a hmlt. in the par. of Ripple, lower div. of the hund. of Oswaldslow, co. Worcester, 1 mile S.E. of Upton. Here was formerly a chapel. HOLDGATE, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Munslow, co. Salop, 1 mile from Much Wenlock, its post town, and 9 N.E. of Ludlow. It is a small par. situated near the river Corve, and contains the tnslips. of Bouldon and Brookhampton. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The soil consists of clay and sandstone, the subsoil partly quarrystone. The living is a roct. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 276, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, has a tower containing three bells. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. The .Rev. Henry Thursby is lord of the manor. HOLDGATE, or HOLGATE, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Mary Bishophill-Junior, ainsty and co. York, 1 mile S.W. of York. The village is small. Lindley Murray, the grammarian, who was a native of Pennsylvania, in North America, died here in 1826, at the age of 81 vears. HOLDINGHAM, a hmlt. in the par. of New Sleaford, wap. of Flaxwell, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 1 mile N.W. of Sleaford, and is situated near the canal. HOLDSHOT, a tythg. in the par. of Heckfield, hund. of Upper Holdshot, co. Hants, 4 miles W. of Hartford- Bridge, and 5 N.W. of Odiham. HOLDSHOT, LOWER, a hund. in the Basingstoke div. of co. Hants, containing the pars, of Hartley West- mil, Silchester, Stratfield-Mortimer, Stratficld-Turgis, North Waltham, Stratfield-Saye, and part of Wood- manoott, comprising 12,330 acres. HOLDSHOT, UPPER, a hund. in the Odiham div. of ro. Hants, containing the par. of Heckfield and part of Kversley, comprising 11,190 acres. HOLD8WOETH, a vil. in the chplry. of Bradfield and par. of Ecclesfield, West Riding co. York, 6 miles X.V. of Sheffield. HOLDSWORTH, a vil. in the tnshp. of Ovenden, and par. of Halifax, West Riding co. York, 2 miles N.W. of Halifax. HOLEKETTLE BRIDGE, a vil. in the par. of le, co. Fife, Scotland, 4 miles E. of Falkland. HOLE OF MURKOKS, a hmlt. in the par. of Mur- , co. Forfar, Scotland, 8 miles S. of Forfar. H<>[, FORD, a par. in the hund. of Whitley, co. t, 10J miles AV. of Bridgwater, and 6 E. of tho "illiti,n station, on the West Somerset railway. The village, which' is inconsiderable, is entirely agricultural. The turr.pike road leading from Bridgwater to Minehead VOL. II. passes through the village. The soil is barren, consisting of stone brash. Stone is quarried for building purposes. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 148. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 202, in the patron, of Eton College. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a small edifice, with a tower containing three bells. The charities produce 1 per annum. There is a parochial school, partly sup- ported by subscriptions. Sir P. Acland is lord of the manor. HOLGATE. See HOLDGATE, co. York. HOLKER, LOWER and UPPER, tnshps. in the par. of Cartmel, hund. of Lonsdale North of the Sands, co. Lancaster, 2 miles W. of Cartmel. They are situated on the river Leven, near Morecambo Bay. Lower Holker comprises the extensive vil. of Flookburgh. There are many villa residences, and several extensive iron forges. Holker Hall is the scat of the Marquis of Hartington, who is lord of both manors. The Hall is a noble building, situated in an extensive and well-wooded park. Tho interior of tho hall contains a choice collec- tion of paintings, among which may be mentioned the Duchess of Cleveland, by Lely, Lord R. Cavendish, by Reynolds, a landscape by Rubens, Vandyck, by himself, Sir J. Lowthcr or " Farthing Jemmy," Admiral Penn, &c. The upper tnshp. contains the hmlts. of Beckside, Bigland Hall, and the Low Wood gunpowder-mills, with several scattered farmhouses and cottages. HOLKHAM, a par. in the hund. of North Greenhoe, co. Norfolk, 2 miles W. of Wells, its railway station and post town, 3J E. of Burnham Market, and 4 N.W. of New Walsingham. This place is said to have been anciently of considerable importance, having been se- lected by Anna, king of the East Angles, for one of his country seats. It was charged by Edward II., in con- junction with the port of Burnham Dcepdale, with the expense of finding one ship to assist in conveying his troops from Dublin to Scotland. The village, which is small, is situated on the coast, near Holkham Bay. It was formerly a small port and market town under the Boleyns, but had declined previously to 1659, when tho whole of the property was purchased by John Coke, Esq., fourth son of tho celebrated Lord Chief Justice Sir Edward Coke. Tho property still continues in the same family, and is now held by the Earl of Leicester, whoso father, the great agriculturist of his day, succeeded to the estate in 1778, at which time it brought in a rental of 2,200 per annum, but, after a period of forty-one years, ho realised 22,700 per annum. There was not a grain of wheat sown between this place and Lynn prior to tho earl's possession, whereas at present above 50,000 quarters are annually exported. Holkham is famed for its scenery and walks, and has a com- modious sea-beach, which is much frequented during the summer months. Queen Victoria, with the Duchess of Kent, visited it in 1835. A large tumulus exists, in which human bones have been found, with pieces of armour, &c. There are extensive brick and tile kilns at Peterstone, also limestone quarries and sandpits. Nearly half the parish, which comprises about 4,300 acres, is occupied by the lawns and plantations surrounding Holkham Hall, the seat of the earls of Leicester. This magnificent structure, erected by the first earl of Leicester between the years 1734-60, from designs of Lord Burlington and Kent, comprises a centre 345 feet by 180, with two fronts and wings. The picture-gallery has a choice collection of paintings, of which may bo mentioned Van- dyck's " Duke d'Aremberg," and several of Poussin's, Da Vinci's " Head of Christ," Guide's " Joseph and Potiphar's Wife," Domenichino's " Abraham offering up Isaac," and many Claudes, including "Apollo slaying Marsyas;" and in the statue gallery are many fine productions, as Diana, and Venus in wet drapery, &c. This noblo mansion is situated within its extensive and splendidly-wooded park and pleasure garden, watered by a lake of 1,056 yards in length The hall and grounds are open to the public every Tuesday. A pillar has recently been erected within the grounds, by voluntary contributions, to the great agriculturist above-