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Rh HOSPITAL. 304 HOUGHTON. Elizabeth to Sir Valentine Brown, who erected upon its site Kemnare Castle, now in ruins. There are remains of the ancient church, with the tomb of a knight. The village contains a police station. Fairs are held on the 10th May, 9th July, 8th September, and 30th October. HOSPITAL, tythg. in the par. of Great Farringdon, co. Berks, 2 miles N. of Farringdon. It is situated on the river Isis, and contains the hinlts. of Littleworth and Thrupp. HOSPITAL-MILL, a vil. in the par. of Cults, co. Fife, Scotland, 3 miles S.W. of Cupar. HOTHAM, a par. in the Hunsley Beacon div. of tho wap. of Harthill, East Riding co. York, 3 miles N.W. of South Cave, and 5J S.E. of Market Weighton. Tho village, which is small, is situated on the Roman road Ermine Street. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in agriculture. The land is principally arable, and the soil various. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 44. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of York, val. 328, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Oswald, is an ancient structure, with a tower. The parochial charities pro- duce about 2 per annum. There is an infant school supported by voluntary contributions. Henry Burton, Esq., is lord of the manor. HOTHERSALL, or HATHERALL, a tnshp. in the par of Ribchcster, hund. of Amoundcmess, co. Lancas- ter, 7 miles N.E. of Preston. It is situated on the river Ribble. The principal residence is Hothersall Hall. HOTHFIELD, a par. in the hund. of Chart, lathe of Shepway, co. Kent, 3 miles N.W. of Ashford, its post town, and 3 N.E. of the Pluckley railway station, on the South-Eastern line, which runs through the parish. The village, which is small, is bounded on the S. by the river Stour, and formerly belonged. to the archbishops of Canterbury. It was given by Henry VIII. to the Tuftons. Jack Cade's field is in this parish, where ho was arrested by Sheriff Iden in 1450, whose sword, until lately, was kept in the church. Tho land is partly in hop grounds. The surface is in general level, and the country open pasture. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 243. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a small structure with a tower. The church was partly destroyed by fire in 1624. The register dates from 1570. There are several small charities, also Tufton's almshouses. Hothfield Park is the principal residence. HOTHORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Theddingworth, hund. of Rothwell, co. Northampton, 4 miles S.W. of Market-Harborough. HOTON, a chplry. in the par. of Prestwold, hund. of East Goscote, co. Leicester, 3 miles N.E. of Lough- borough, its post town. It is situated near the river Soar. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Act of Enclosure in 1759. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to that of Prestwold, in the dioc. of Peterborough. The chapel-of-ease was rebuilt in 1838. The Wesleyans have chapels at Burton and Hoton. HOTSPUR-PLACE, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Whitley, and par. of Tynemouth, co. Northumberland, 3 miles N. of Shields. It is situated near the coast of the North Sea. HOUGH, a tnshp. in the par. of Wybunbury, hund. of Nantwich, co. Chester, 1 mile N.E. of Wybunbury 3J miles _S.E. of Nantwich, and 1J mile W. of the Bas- ford station on the London and North- Western railway. The land is chiefly pasture, and the Boil clayey. Hough Hall is the principal residence. HOUGH, orHODGH-ON-THE-HILL, a par. in the wap. of Loveden, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 8 miles N. of Grantham, its post town, and 2 N.W. of the Hougham station on the Great Northern railway. The village is situated on rising ground. The par. contains the hmlts. of Brandon and Gelston, both of which main- tain their roads separately. Here was formerly an alien priory, a cell to the abbey of St. Mary de Voto at Cherbourg, in France, founded in 1164, and given by Richard II. to the Chartreuse at Coventry. There are some excellent springs of water in tho neighbourhood, from the source of the Brant. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The living is a vie. * the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 99. The church, dedicate to All Saints, has a pinnacled tower containing five bells. Tho interior of the church contains a very oil" font, several tablets, and two marble monuments of th Payne family. It was thoroughly restored in 1845. The parochial charities produce about 20 per annum, derived from land, and divided among the poor in coals. There is a parochial school, liberally endowed. Near tho church at Castle Hill is an artificial mound. Earl Brownlow is lord of the manor and chief landowner. HOUGHAM, a par. partly in the hund. of Bews- borough, lathe of St. Augustine, and partly within the jurisdiction of the Cinque-Port lib. of Dover, lathe of Shepway, co. Kent, 2 miles S.W. of Dover, its post town. It is a small agricultural par. containing the hmlts. of Church and West Hougham. It is bounded on the E. by the high range of chalk cliffs forming the continuation of Shakspeare's Cliff, and from the summit of which is a view of the hills of Boulogne, across the Channel. The South-Eastern railway and the river Stour pass through tho parish. The vicarial tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 175 6. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 185, in the patron, of the archbishop. The parish church, dedicated to St. Law- rence, has been enlarged and 'restored. It has tombs of tho Houghams, Malmaines, Fynens, &c. The parochial charities produce about 6 per annum. Besides the parish church, there is a district church called Chriat Church. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. Many persons who died of the plague in 1665 were buried here at a spot still known as " The Graves." HOUGHAM, or HAUGHAM, a par. in the wap. of Loveden, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 6J miles N.W. of Grantham, its post town, and 85 S.E. of Newark. It is a station on the Great Northern railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Witham. The parish is separated from that of Marston by the Foston brook. It was formerly held by the Brudenell family, but the remains of the manor house are now occupied as a farmhouse. The inhabitants. are princi- pally employed in agriculture. The soils are various, being in parts a strong clay, and in others a light sand. A great portion of the land is in pasture. Tho living is a rect.* annexed to that of Marston, in the dioc. of Lin- coln, joint val. 559. The church, dedicated to All Saints, with a tower containing four bells, has been thoroughly restored in a costly manner, and contains some fine windows, a screen, and several ancient monuments ; among these last is one to Sir Hugh de Bussey, a Knight Templar, who possessed tho manor of Hougham, and was probably the founder of the church. The charities produce about 1 per annum. Sir John Charles Thorold is lord of the manor and sole landowner. HOUGHTON, a par. in the hund. of Bury, rape of Arundel, cp. Sussex, 4 miles_ N. of Arundel, its port town. It is a small village situated on the river Ajun, near Houghton Hill, from which may be obtained a view of the sea. On the downs to the W. of the village are several barrows. Over the Arun is a very ancient bridge, adjoining which is a causeway. Tho roads from Chichester to Storrington, and from London to Arundel and Bognor, pass through this parish. The land is very fertile, the soil being chalk, alternated with alluvial clay. The living is a vie.* annexed to that of Amberley, in the dioc. of Chichester. The Duke of Norfolk is impro- priator of all the tithes. A new church has recenth been erected. It is constructed of flint, at an expense of 693 HOUGHTON, a par. in the hunds. of King's-Sc bourn and Buddlesgate, Romsey div. of co. Hants, 44 miles from Dunbridge railway station, and 2 S. of Stock- bridge. The viDage, which is small, is situated on river Test, near the Andover canal. The chief r' art f the land is fit for agricultural purposes. It is a meet for Mr. Farquharson's hounds. The old racecourse v broken up, and the land is now under cultivation, but a new course has been formed on tho same down, at i short distance from the former one. Courts leet and