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Rh HO RE. 292 HOPE-UNDER-DINMO RE. place by torchlight, it being her wish that no monument should be erected to her memory, nor funeral sermon preached. The countess had resided in this parish several years after the decapitation of her husband in the reign of Charles I. The register dates from 1 702. There is a school for both sexes, in which a Sunday- school is also held. Earl FitzwiUiam is lord of the manor and sole landowner. HOPE, a par. in the hund. of High Peak, co. Derby, 1 mile E. of Castleton, 12 miles N.W. of Bakewell, its post town, and 15 S.W. of Sheffield. It is situated on the river Noe, and contains Bradwell, Brough, Fairneld, and 15 other tnshps. Hope was tbrmerly a market town under the Fitzwarrens, who had a castle here. The inhabitants are engaged in the cotton, rope, hat, and lace manufactures. The larger part of the land is in moorland. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 380, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. There is a district church at Fairfield, the living of which is a don. cur.,* val. 79. The parish church, dedicated to St. Peter, has a tower crowned with a spire, and contains six bells. The parochial charities produce about 73 per annum, of which 7 goes to a free school. Here is a place of worship for the Methodists. The bodies of two persons buried in the moors in 1674 were found twenty years after in an undecayed state, the skin being soft, and resembling tanned leather. Joseph Hall, Esq., is lord of the manor. A market for cattle is held on the last Wednesday in every month. HOPE, a tnshp. in the par. of Buttington, borough of Pool, co. Montgomery, 2 miles N.E. of Welshpool. HOPE, or ESTYN, a par. and vil. in the hund. of Maylor, co. Flint, 11 miles S. of Flint, and 186 miles from London. It is a station on the Mold branch of the Chester and Holyhead railway. The par. lies to the W. of the river Alen, a branch of the Dee, and com- prises eight tnshps., including the tnshp., vil., and borough of Caergwrle. This last is a place of consider- able importance, being a municipal borough incorporated under a charter of the Black Prince, and a contributory with six other towns to the borough of Flint in returning one member to parliament. Hope, formerly called Hope- dale, was held by Gislebert at the time of the Domesday Survey, and afterwards by the earls of Chester, the Stanleys, &c. Here are the remains of the old castle where Eleanor, Queen of Edward I., rested on her way to Caernarvon. Some of the inhabitants are engaged in the lime-kilns. In the vicinity are several mineral springs. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of St. Asaph, val. 291, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Cyufarch, has a tomb to an ancestor of the Trevors of Plas Teg. There is a chapel-of-ease at Llanfynydd. The parochial charities produce about 16 per annum. Eoman coins and roads have been met with, and there are traces of several British camps or earthworks. Wat's Dyke also crosses the parish. HOPE, a tnshp. in the par. of Barniugham, wap. of West Gilling, North Riding co. York, 3 miles from Barningham, and 6 N. of Reeth. The land is marshy. The trustees of the late G. Brown, Esq., are lords of the manor. HOPE, a tnahp. in the par. of Worthen, co. Salop, 8 miles N. of Bishop's Castle. HOPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Stoke-upon-Trent, hund. of Pirehill, co. Stafford, 2 miles from Stokc-upon-Trent, and 15 N. of Stafford. HOPE ALL SAINTS, a par. in the lib. of Romney- Marsh, lathe of Shepway, co. Kent, 1 mile N.W. of New Romney, its post town. There is no village, only a few scattered cottages. It is situated in the midst of Ilomney-Marsh. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 173. The church is in ruins, and the inhabitants frequent the church at New Romney. HOPE BAGGOT, a par. in the Cleobury div. of the hund. of Stottesden, co. Salop, 6 miles S.E. of Ludlow, its post town, and 4J N. of Tenbury. The village, which is small, contains some valuable stone quarries, both for building purposes and for grindstones. The soil is sandy, subsoil gravel. The living is a rest * in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 111. The church, dedicated I St. John the Baptist, is an ancient edifice with a tov containing two bells. A stained window has be recently inserted in the chancel, also one in the tower. The Duke of Cleveland is lord of the manor. HOPEBENDRID, a tnshp. in the par. of Clun, co. Salop, 4 miles S. of Clun, and 4 S.E. of Bishop's Castle. HOPE BOWDLER, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of Munslow, co. Salop. 1J mile S.E. of Church Stretton, its post town. The par., which is inconsider- able, contains the small tnshps of Chelmick and Ragdon. There are several limestone hills in the parish, the slopes of which are used for depasturing sheep. The village stands on the road from Church Stretton to Wenlock. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 228, in the patron, of certain trustees. The church is a small ancient edifice, with a low square tower, dedicated to St. Andrew. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. HOPE COVE, a hmlt. in the par. of South Huish, co. Devon, 4 miles S.W. of Kingsbridge. It is situated on Bigbury Bay. HOPEFIELD, a station on the Fife and Kinross railway, Scotland, three-quarters of a mile from Kinross. HOPEMAN, a postal vil. and small port in the par. of Duffus, co. Elgin, Scotland, 5 miles N.W. of Elgin. It is situated at a small harbour bearing its name on the Firth of Moray. It is a place of modern growth, and owned by Admiral Duff. There is a Free church. Some curious caverns have been discovered in the vicinity. HOPE MANSELL, a par. in the hund. of Greytree, co. Hereford, 6 miles S.E. of Ross, 14 from Gloucester, and 3 W. of Mitchcldean Road railway station. The village, which is small, is situated in a valley surroundi'd by hills, the summits of which arc well wooded. The inhabitants are principally employed in agriculture. The soil is red loam, with clay and rock for subsoil. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 194. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 197. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient structure, with a small tower containing two bells. The Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol is lord of the manor. HOPESAY, a par. in the Stow div. of the hund. of Purslow, co. Salop. 7J miles S.E. of Bishop's Castle, and 4 E. of tho Craven Anns railway station. It is a small village situated near the river Clun, and 1 mile off the road from Bishop's Castle to Ludlow. The par. con- tains the tnshps. of Ashton, Barlow, Little Brampton, Broom, and Carwood. The soil is of various qualities, some very sterile. The tithes have been commuted f >r a rent-charge of 502. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 003. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure, with a small tower containing 4 bells. Here is a National school for both sexes, founded by Miss Beddoos in 1853. Near the church are the remains of a Roman encampment. The Earl of Powis is lord of the manor. HOPETOTIN, the seat of the earls of Hopetoun, co. Linlithgow, Scotland, 6 miles N.E. of Linlithgow. It is an old mansion, overlooking the Forth, surrounded by a cedar grove and deer park. It has a picture galle and library. HOPE-UNDER-DINMpRE, a par. in the hund. . Wolphy, co. Hereford, 4 miles S. of Leominster, its post town, 9 from Hereford, and 2 S. of the Ford Bridge station on the Shrewsbury and Hereford railway. Th parish extends from the turnpike road between l.oo- minster and Hereford, and near the river Lugg, across to Upper Hill. It formerly had a preceptory of the Knights Templars on Dinmore Hill, the ruins of which are still to be seen. The principal tunnel of the Shrewsbury and Hereford railway passes under Dirimoro Hill, and is upwards of 1,100 yards long. There are some springs in the neighbourhood, of a petrifying quality. Tho land is partly in hop grounds and apple orchards. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 150. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a modern edifice, with ;i