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Rh HOUND. 307 HOUSSON AND KILLELLAN. of the parish. The Capehopo Burn, a good trout stream, joins the Kale at a small cascade called the Salmon Leap. This par. is in the prosb. of Jedburgh, and synod of Merse and Teviotdale. The minister has a stipend of 240. The church was rebuilt in 1844. The ancient church belonged to the monks of Jedburgh from the 12th century till the Reformation. The Roman Watling Street passes to the W. of the parish. Remains of camps are seen among the hills, the most remarkable ones being on Hounam-Law, from which an iron gate was removed to Cessford Castle by the Duke of Rox- burgh. The village, which is small, is situated on the E. bank of the Kale. Crystal, jasper, and amethyst are found among the porphyry rocks in this parish. HOUND, a par. in the hund. of Mainsbridge, South- ampton div. of co. Hants, 3j miles S.E. of Southampton, its post town. The village is situated on tho shore of the Southampton Water. Tho parish contains Sholing and Netley, a great portion of tho village deriving its name from the latter place. Tho land is chiefly arable, with some pasture and woodland, and a largo extent of common. The appropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 345 6s. 8d., and the vicarial for 172 13. id. The lands called Netley Grange are tithe free. Hero are tho ruins of Netley Abbey, founded in 1239 for Cistercian monks. At the Dissolution its revenues were valued at 160 2s. 9<Z. Near tho abbey, and adjoining Southampton Water, is Netley Castle, originally built by Henry VIII. as a fort, but recently enlarged and converted into a seat. Tho living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 215, in tho patron. of Winchester College. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. There is also a district church at Bursledon, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 110. The site of Netley Abbey was granted at tho Dissolution to the Marquis of Winchester, and afterwards came to the Earl of Hertford, who entertained Queen Elizabeth hero in 1660. HOUNDSBOROUGH, BARWICK, AND COKER, a hund. in co. Somerset, contains the pars, of Barwick, Chilton Cantelo, Chinnock (East, Middle, and West), Chiselborough, Closeworth, Coker, Hardington-Man- deville, Haselbury Plucknett, Norton-under-Hamdon, Odcombe, Pendomer, North Perrott, and Sutton Bing- ham, comprising an area of 18,890 acres. HOUNDSTONE, a hmlt. in the par. of Brimpton, co. Somerset, 2 miles W. of Yeovil. HOUNDSTREET, a hmlt. in tho par. of Marksbury, CO. Somerset, 4 miles S. of Keynsham. HOUNDSWOOD, a quoad sacra par. in the par. of Coldingham, co. Berwick, Scotland, 3 miles S.W. of Coldingham. It is in the presb. of Chirnsido, in the patron, of the communicants. The church was built in 1836. There is also a Free church. HOUNSLONV, a chplry. and populous vil. in the pars. of Heston and Isleworth, hund. of Isleworth, co. Middle- sex, 2 miles from Hanworth, 3J from Richmond, and 12 W.S.W. of London. It is a station on the branch line of the South- Western railway, and is within the London W. postal district. It is mentioned in Domes- day Book as Sondeslawe, and as giving its name to tho hundred, and was formerly a market town. It had a priory for begging friars, founded in the 13th century, and afterwards held under the crown by the Windsors, Bnlstrodes, &c. General Roy measured his base line of 27,404 feet for the trigonometrical survey here in 1784. ted to the W., on Hounslow Heath, formerly called " The Warren of Staines," but disforested in tho reign of acres, now mostly enclosed, are extensive cavalry bar- raclu for the London district, with an exercising-ground comprising about 300 acres, also militia quarters and an arsenal; and to the S.W., by tho river Crane, are tho extensive powder-mills which exploded in 1 850, the report I being heard from 40 to 60 miles distant. Hounslow Heath was a royal preserve as late as Charles II. Some Celtic or laily British coins have been found on heath. Hounslow is an increasing town, well I paved and lighted with gas, has several shops, and an excellent supply of water. Tho townhall, recently erected, has a library, and a branch of the London and County Bank is held within the building. The T division of the metropolitan police have their station hero. The living is a pcrpct. cur. in the dioe. of London, val. 125, in the patron, of the bishop. Tho church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, is a brick-built structure decorated with twelve stone spires, and has a turret containing a clock and one bell. It was rebuilt in 1829 by Hawley, on the site of the old priory chapel, and was restored and enlarged in 1856. In tho interior is a very fine font, and a mural monument of a knight and lady kneeling, and another to Whitelocke Bulstrode, ambassador in Charles II.'s time, son of Sir R. Bui- strode. The Particular Baptists have two chapels, and tho Independents one. There is a subscription school for botli sexes and an infant school. A newspaper called the Middlesex Chronicle is published every Saturday. After the Revolution, Dr. Tenison removed to Conduit-street tho portable wooden chapel which James II. used for his " mass priests." Tho heath, which till within a century ago was noted for highwaymen, was tho spot usually selected for reviews in tho reign of George III., and was for ages tho encamping ground of armies approaching the metropolis. On the old Roman road to Staines are still traces of Caesar's camp, and wo are informed by history that Gloucester encamped here in 1267, when marching against Henry III. ; Charles I. in 1642, before the battle of Brentford; Essex in 1642, and again in 1647; James II. from 1685 to 1688, and Marlborough in 1740. Hounslow was the birthplace of Robert do Houns- low, Grand Provincial of tho Brethren of the Holy Trinity, who died in 1340; also of Roan, auditor to Queen Elizabeth; and Henry Elsynge, clerk to tho House of Commons in the reign of Charles I. Fairs are held on Trinity Monday and tho Monday after Michael- mas Day. HOUNSLOW, a vil. in the par. of Westruther, co. Berwick, Scotland, 2 miles W. of the town of West- ruther. HOURN (HELL), a sea loch running between tho districts of Glenelg and Knoydart, in the par. of Glcnelg, co. Inverness, Scotland. It opens out of Sleat Sound, and penetrates inland about 11 miles. The hills at some points attain an immense height, and arc clothed with a thick forest. In the neighbourhood is Nevish (Heaven) Lough. HOUSE, a small island of the Shetland group, Scot- land. It is artificially connected to Barra, and belongs to tho parish of Bressay. HOUSE HILL, a hmlt. in tho borough of Paisley, co. Renfrew, Scotland, 3 miles S.E. of Paisley, and 5 S. of Renfrew. HOUSE OF MUIR, a hmlt. under tho Pcntland hills, co. Edinburgh, Scotland, 10 miles S. of Edinburgh. This is tho place where Dalzell defeated the Covenanters in 1666. A sheep fair is held on tho last Monday in March. HOUSESTEADS, the site of the Roman station Sor- covicus, co. Northumberland. It was the seventh station on tho wall, and is situated about 4 miles N.W. of Hay- don-Bridge. ^Many Roman ruins still exist, and fifteen stones with inscriptions havo been found. HOUSHAM, a tnshp. in the par. of Cadney, S. div. of the hxind. of Yarborough, parts of Lindsey, co. Lin- coln, 4 miles N.W. of Caistor. HOUSTON, a hmlt. in tho par. of Uphall, co. Linlith- gow, Scotland, 6 miles S.E. of Linlithgow, its post town. It is a station on the Edinburgh, Bathgato, and Cow- bridge section of the Edinburgh and Glasgow railway. This place, which is a meet for the Linlithgow ami Stirlingshire hounds, is situated near tho Union canal and a branch of the river Almond. HOUSTON AND KILLELLAN, a par. in the co. Ren- frew, Scotland, 5 miles N.W. of Paisley, and 59 from Edinburgh, containing the post-office vils. of Houston and Bridge of Weir, and tho vil. of Crossleo. It is a station on the Glasgow and Greenock railway. This parish is 6 miles long by 3 miles broad. It is bounded
 * Henry III., and which contained from 4,200 to 6,600