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Rh HOLLACOMBE. 278 HOLLINGTON. mentioned. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for 100, and the vicarial for 199 12.. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. in the king's books 8 13s. 4if.., in the patron, of the Earl of Leicester, who is impropriator of the great tithes. The church, which is situated on an artificial eminence to the N. of the town, is dedicated to St. Vithburga. It is an ancient structure, with a lofty embattled tower containing four bells. It serves as a landmark to mariners, and was thoroughly repaired in 1767 at the cost of 1,000 by the Countess Dowager of Leicester. The interior of the church contains several old monuments, including one to William Wheatloy, with figures of himself and his wife, and John Coke and his wife, kneeling, with desks before them. Hero arc the Countess of Leicester's almshouses, founded and endowed in 1755, also National and infant schools. HOLLACOMBE, a par. in the hund. of Black Tor- rington, co. Devon, 2J miles S.E. of Ilolsworthy, its post town. It is situated* on the river Claw. The village is small and wholly agricultural. The living is a rcct. in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 73. The church, dedicated to St. Petrock, is a small ancient building containing three bells. HOLLAND, a vil. in the tnslip. of TJpholland, and par. of Wigan, co. Lancaster, 4 miles W. of Wigan. HOLLAND, DOWN, a tnshp. in the par. of Halsall, hund. of West Derby, co. Lancaster, 3 miles S.W. of Ormskirk. It is intersected by the Leeds and Liverpool canal. The village, which consists of a few scattered houses, is situated on the high road between Ormskirk and Formby. The soil is sandy, and the land chiefly arable. The old hall of Down Holland is now a farm- house. There is a National school for children of both sexes. Charles Scarisbrick, Esq., is lord of the manor. HOLLAND FEN, an ecclesiastical district in the wap. of Elloe, parts of Holland, co. Lincoln, 8 miles N.W. of Boston. It comprises portions of 11 different pars. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 80. The church was built in 1812. HOLLAND, GREAT, a par. in the hund. of Tend- ring, co. Essex, 3J miles S.E. of Thorpe, 4 S.W. of Walton steamboat pier, and 9 miles S.S.E. of Harwich. The parish is situated on the coast of the North Sea, near Holland Creek, which is a subport to Harwich. The land is chiefly arable, with some pasture and wood- land. The soil is in some parts heavy and wet, but in others a palo loam producing abundant crops. The village, which is a Email agricultural place, existed at the time of Edward the Confessor. Along the banks of the Holland Brook, which comes down from Tendring, are some marshes. The Poor Knights of Windsor and the Dennis family are the chief landowners. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 750. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 700, with 75 acres of glebe, in the patron, of Corpus Christ! College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure, with a tower containing three bells. The register dates from the year 1543. There is a National school for children of both sexes. Mrs. G. Dennis is lady of the manor. HOLLAND, LITTLE, a par. in the hund. of Tend- ring, co. Essex, 2 miles S.E. of Great Holland, and 16 S.E. by E. of Colchester. The parish, which is of small extent, is bounded on the S.E. by the North Sea, the coast here rising in clifi's. It is separated from Great Holland by the Holland Brook, over which is a bridge. The soil is light and fertile, producing good crops of wheat and turnips. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 164, and the vicarial for .57 10s. The living is a don. cur. united to the vie.* of Great Clackton. The church has long been demolished, the inhabitants attending that of Great Claelcton. HOLLAND HOUSE. See KENSINOTON, co. Middlesex. HOLLAND, NEW, on the river Humber, opposite Hull, co. Lincoln, 2 miles N.K. of Barton. Here is an iron pontoon, or landing-stage, 400 feet by 50, and trams to Barton, Great Grimsby, &c. HOLLAND, PARTS OF, a div. of co. Lincoln, com- prising the waps. of Elloe, Kirton, and Skirbeck, with the towns of Boston, Crowland, Donnington, Holbeaeh, St. Mary Button, and Swineshead. It takes its name from the South Holland Dyke, by which, with numerous other canals, it is drained into the Wash, and from which it has been reclaimed. It gives name to a deanery in the archdeac. and dioc. of Lincoln. HOLLAND, UP. See UI-HOLLAND, co. Lancaster. HOLLANDEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Leigh, co. Kent, 3 miles S.E. of Sevenoaks. HOLLA WAY, a vil. in the par. of Munslow, co. Salop, 8 miles N. of Ludlow. HOLLEE and FAIRYHALL, two vils. nearly con- nected, in the par. of Kilpatrick Fleming, co. Dumfries, Scotland. HOLLESLEY, or HOSELEY, a par. in the hund. of Wilford, cp. Suffolk, 7 S.E. of Woodbridge, its post town. It is situated on the North Sea, near Hollesley Bay, which has from 6 to 8 fathoms water, and where two curious old cannons were found in 1804. The inha- bitants are principally employed in agriculture. The river Ore bounds the parish on the E./and here falls into Hollesley Bay. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 800. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a stone structure with a flint tower. The parochial charities produce about 5 per annum, distributed in coals. HOLLETH, a tnshp. chiefly in the par. of Garstang, but partly in that of Cockerham, hund. of Amounderness, co. Lancaster, 4 miles N. of Garstang, its post town. It is situated on the Preston and Lancashire canal. HOLLIN, a constablewick in the par. of Rock, co. Worcester, 6 miles S.W. of Bewdley. HOLLINGBOURNE, a par. in the hnnd. of Eyhorne, lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, 5 miles E. of Maidstone, its railway station and post town. It is called Jloi/inyeliortle in Domesday Survey, and was then held, as now, by the archbishops of Canterbury. The land is nearly evenly divided between arable and pasture, with a considerable extent of woodland. The soil is particularly favourable to the growth of corn and hops. The union poorhouse is situated a short distance from tho turnpike road lead- ing from Maidstone to Ashford. The union comprises 23 parishes. Here are flour-mills and brick and tile kilns. A portion of tho land is in hop-grounds. The rectorial tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 647 10.., and the vicarial for 325. Tho living is a vie.* with that of Huckinge annexed, in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. together 430, in the patron, of the Archbishop. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient edifice with a low square tower containing a clock and one bell. The charities produce about 122, of which 100 goes to the relief of the poor. Here is an endowed National school for both sexes. The Dean and Chapter of Canterbury are lords of the manor. HOLLINGDON, a hmlt. in the par. of Soulbnry, co. Bucks, 4 miles S. of Fenny Stratford. HOLLINGHTLL. See HELLIXGHILL, co. Northum- berland. HOLLINGTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Checkley, co. Stafford, 4 miles S.E. of Chcadle. Here are several quarries of grevstone, of which Dniyton manor house built. HOLLINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Enldslon rape of Hastings, co. Sussex, 3 miles S.E. of Battle, nn 2J N.W. of Hastings, its post tov.-n. It is supposed t have been the scene of the commencement of the battle which took place between Harold and William Duke of Normandy, in 1066. The village, -which is very small, is situated on the road from London to Hastings ::n<i St. Leonard's. The soil is fertile, and par' land is in hop-grounds. Ironstone is abundant, and formerly there were furnaces for smelting tho on , they have been long discontinued. Limestone and stone are extensively quarried. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 20fi. The church, v is situated in a wood, has a square embattled tower, and is dedicated to St. Leonard. It is distant at leas! a mile in every direction from any dwelling-h<