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Rh HORNDON-ON-THE-HILL. 297 HORN1NGSHAM. ricay. A part of this and Ingrave parishes is called Heron Gate, about 1 mile to the N. There are two barns, the only remains of a seat belonging to the Tyrrells, called Heron Hall. The village is small, and wholly agricultural. The pariah is well wooded, and the land chiefly arable. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 336. The church is a small brick structure, rather ancient, dedicated to All Saints. Thero is a National school. George Allan Lowndes, Esq., is lord of the manor of Fowcher's Heron. Lord Petre's manor extends partly into this parish. HORNDON-ON-THE-HILL, a par. in the huud. of Barstable, co. Essex, 2 miles E. of Orsett, 6 N.E. of Grays, and 12 S.E. of Romford, its post town. The parish is in the E. metropolitan postal district. The village, which is small, is situated near the Great Eastern railway, and on the road from Chelmsford to Tilbury and Grays. It is of ancient date, and was formerly a market town. There is a farm in the neigh- bourhood named " Saffron Garden," from that plant having been originally grown there. The land is chiefly arable. The great tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 390, and the vicarial for 180. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 210, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's, London. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is situ- ated in the centre of the town, and has a tower sur- mounted with a wooden spire. The charities produce about 10 per annum, exclusive of Paley's almshouses. There is a National school. A fair is held annually on the 29th June for wool. HORNDON, or THORNDON, WEST, a par. in the hund. of Barstable, co. Essex, 3J miles S.E. of Brentwood. There is no village, and only a few farm- houses, the greater part of the parish being occupied by the park belonging to Thorndon Hall, the seat of Lord Petre. This mansion stands on an eminence, the former site of the manor house, which was burnt in the reign of Henry VII. In this conflagration Fitz- Lewis, then lord of the manor and last of his house, lost his life as well as his bride on his wedding night. The tithes were commuted in 1776 for land and a corn- vent under an Enclosure Act. The living is a rect. * with that of Ingrave united, in the dioc. of Rochester, joint val. 344. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is a plain brick structure rebuilt in 1734, at the expense of Lord Petre. It contains a brass to one of the family of Fitz-Lewis. At Thorndon Hall is a private Roman Catholic chapel. HORNE, or HOURNE, a par. in the first div. of the hund. of Tandridge, co. Surrey, 6 miles N.W. of East Grimstead, 6 S.E. of Reigate, and 3 S.W. of the God- stone railway station, its post town. It is a small agri- cultural village, containing Harrowsby borough, near which is the site of Thunderfield Castle, supposed to have been the palace of King Athelstan. Previously to 1705 it was a chapelry to Bletchingley. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 450. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure with a ipired tower containing three bells. The parochial tharitiis produce about 30 per annum. There is a school entirely supported by the Rev. H. Poynder, M.A. HOBNEIt, a hmlt. in the par. of Luckham, co. Somer- Miiles W. of Minehead. HORNET, a hmlt. in the par. of Rumbolds-Wyke, hund. of Box, rape of Chichester, co. Sussex, 2 miles from Chichester. It is situated near the South Coast railway and Arundel canal. HORNING, a par. in the hund. of Tunstead, co. Norfolk, 9 miles N.E. of Norwich, its post town. The parish is situated between the navigable rivers Ant and Hun, along the banks of which are several wharves. remains of Holme Abbey, founded before 800, but not raised into a mitred abbey till 1020, by Canute, who strongly fortified it. It held out for a considerable mist William the Conqueror, but was at last 1 by one of the monks, on condition of his being luudu abbot, and who, after being invested according to promiio with the abbacy, was immediately hanged as a traitor. At the Dissolution, its revenues were valued at 677 9. 8rf., and its site given to the see of Norwich, in exchange for other lands surrendered to the crown. Abbot Daniel founded St. James's Hospital here about 1154. The village consists of two long and straggling streets, called the Upper and Lower streets, and contains many respectable houses. The land is low and moory, and becomes entirely inundated at certain periods of the year, but is again freed from the water by the numerous windmills in the neighbourhood. About half the land is arable, the rest marsh and meadows. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 175, and the vicarial for 160. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 174, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, which is situated on rising ground about 1 mile S.E. of the village, is an ancient structure with a lofty square tower. The inte- rior of the church contains a mural monument to the Rev. Anthony Barwick, vicar of this parish for 56 years. The parochial charities produce about 15 per annum. At the enclosure of the common, in 1807, about 30 acres of land were allotted to the poor for fuel. HORNINGHOLD, a par. in the hund. of Gartree, co. Leicester, 4 miles W. of Uppingham, its post town, 9 N.E. of Market llarborough, and 16 S.E. of Leicester. It is a small agricultural village situated in a valley, and formerly belonged to Robert do Todeni, who gave it to Belvoir priory. The land is chiefly in pasture, and the soil a stiff clay with whitstonc. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 80. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient stone edifice with a tower and spire containing three bells. The church has a sculptured Norman doorway, and an eight-sided font supported on pillars. The parochial charities produce about 20 per annum, arising from land. Hero is a Sunday-school. T. Chamberlayno, Esq., is lord of the manor. HORNINGLOW, a tnshp. in the par. of Burton-on- Trent, N. div. of the hund. of Offlow, co. Stafford, 2 miles N.W. of Burtou-on-Trent, its post town. It is a little village situated on rising ground, overlooking tho Vale of the Trent. The Grand Trunk canal and tho Derby railway pass through the township. It contains the union poorhouse of Burton. Hero is a school erected in 1846. The Wesleyans have a chapel. The Marquis of Anglesey is lord of the manor. HORNINGSEA, or HORN SEA, a par. in the hund. of Fiendish, co. Cambridge, 3 f mile N.E. of Cambridge, its post town. The village, which is small, is situated on the E. bank of the river Cam. In former times it belonged to the see of Ely. Here are the ruins of a priory called Biggin Abbey, which was destroyed by tho Danes in 870, and afterwards given to the Hospital of St. John. The inhabitants are principally employed in agriculture. On the enclosure of the parish in 1802, an allotment of land was given instead of tithes. The living is a pcrpet. cur. in tho dioc. of Ely, in the patron. of St. John's College, Cambridge. The church, dedi- cated to St. Peter, is an ancient structure with a tower containing four bells. The register dates from 1628. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes, supported by voluntary contributions. HORNINGSHASI, a par. in the hund. of Heytes- bury, co. Wilts, 4J miles S.W. of Warminster, its post town, and 5J S.E. of Frome. The parish, which is small, is situated on tho borders of Somersetshire. From one of the hills a view is obtained over portions of tho counties of Wilts, Dorset, and Somerset. The living is a perpet. cur. in tho dioc. of Sarum, val. 215, in tho patron, of the Bishop of Salisbury. The church, dedi- cated to St. John tho Baptist, was rebuilt in 1845 at tho expense of the Marchioness of Bath, and has an oak root and old tower. The charities produce about 41 pir annum, of which 31 goes to Cray's schools. The Indc- pendnnts have a chapel. There is a National school, and a school supported by the Marquis of Bath. Longleat llnuso, the principal residence, in an extensive park, is chiefly situated in the parish of Longbridgo Dcverill.