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Rh HOW-STBAND. 310 HOY. belonging to Kirkhara Priory, and was granted to the Eire family at the Reformation, from whom it passed to Thomas Bamtmrgh, who built the present mansion of the materials of the old priory. HOW-STRAND, tho site of a fishing and coastguard station, in the bar. of Courceys, eo. Cork, prov. of Mun- ster, Ireland. HOWTELL, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirk-Newton, W. div. of Glendale ward, co. Northumberland, 6 miles N.W. ofWooler. HOWTH, a par. and small seaport and post town in the bar. of Coolock, co. Dublin, prov. of Leinster, Ire- land. The parish is a little over 3 miles in length by 2 broad. Part of the surface consists of a peninsula joined to the mainland by a narrow neck of sandy land. It has a bold and imposing coast, and the hill of Howth is a very prominent object. The islands of Ireland's Eye and Lambay lie off the coast. The surface of the peninsula is well cultivated. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Dublin, val. with two others, 173, in the patron, of the aichbishop. The church was built in 1815, by loan and gift of the late Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic chapel, with that of Baldoyle, is united to that of Kinseely. There are several private schools in the parish. The town is seated at the foot of the hill of Howth, 10 miles N.E. of Dublin. It is a station on the Howth branch of the Dublin and Drogheda railway. It consists principally of one main street, and though formerly a place of no small importance, and a chief packet station, is now a subport to Kingsto^m. Here stand the parish church, Roman Catholic chapel, and a dispensary within the North Dublin Poor-law Union. Howth harbour was constructed by government at a cost of half a million of money, but from the injudicious selection of its site, which ia subjected to the constant accumulation of sandbanks, it has proved utterly useless to all intents and purposes. On the E. pier a lighthouse displays a red light, and another occupies an elevated position at tho head of the peninsula, visible at a dis- tance of 17 miles. The harbour affords refuge to rrame- rous craft engaged in the fishery, which is very consider- able. On the "W. side of the hill stands Howth Castle, the seat of the Earl of Howth. It is an ancient building, and contains some ancient paintings and family relics. The ruins known as Howth Abbey stand in tho midst of the town. They consist of a collegiate church, said to have been founded in the early part of the 13th cen- tury, containing interesting monuments, some remains of the college, and other ecclesiastical edifices. The remains of a cromlech stand near Howth Castle, and on Ireland's Eye are some venerable remains. George IV. visited Howth in August, 1821. Races are some- times held in the park of Howth Castle. HOWTHORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Hovingham, wap. of Ryedale, North Riding co. York, 6 miles W. of Malton. It forms in conjunction with Airyholme and Baxtonhowo a township. HOWTON. See KENDEECHTIKCH, co. Hereford. HOW- WOOD, or HOLLOW- WOOD, a vil. in the par. of Loehwinnoch, co. Renfrew, Scotland, 3J miles N.E. of the town of Loehwinnoch. HOXNE, a hund. in the co. Suffolk, contains the pars, of Athelington, Badingham, Bedton, Bedingfield, Brandish, Carlton, Denham, Dennington, Fressingfield, Hoxne, Horham, Kelsale, Laxfield, Metfield, Monk- Soham, Saxtead, Southolt, Stradbroke, Syleham, Tan- ningtpn, Weybread, Wilby, Wingfield, Withersdale, Worlingworth, and part of Mendham, comprising an area of 53,070 acres. HOXNE, a par. .in tho above hund., co. Suffolk, miles S.W. of Harleston, 3J N.E. of Eye, and 5 E. of the Dip railway station. It is an extensive parish, situated on the S. side of the river Waveney, and contains the hmlts. of Hilton and Thorpe Hall. It was here that King Edmund was shot to death with arrows by the Danea after his defeat at Thetford. His remains were buried in a wooden chapel, which was converted into a B_enedictino cell to Norwich Abbey, after the removal of his body to Bury. This monastery continued to flourish till the Dissolution, when its revenues were returned 18 10s., and the site and demesne were afterwan granted to Sir R. Gresham. The oak tree to which the king is supposed to have been fastened fell in 1848, when an iron arrowhead was found embedded in its wood. Hoxne is a petty sessions town, and head of a Poor-law Union, comprising 24 pars, and tnshps. The living is a vie. * with that of Denham annexed, val. 450. The church has a large square tower crowned with pinnacles, and is dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul. Tlie interior contains an organ presented by Sir Edward Kerrison, Bart., in 1836. There are also several monu- ments. The parochial charities produce about 141, of which 54 goes to Lord Maynard'a free school. Adjoin- ing the churchyard are five almshouses, erected by Sir E. Kerrison, Bart., for the same number of poor parish- ioners, with an allowance of Is. per week. Oakley Park, the seat of Sir Edward Kerrison, Bart., who is lord of the manor, is situated in a valley watered by the river Dove. The eastern front is adorned with pillars, and has a gallery 80 feet in length. In the park, which is of considerable extent, is a cross erected at the end of tho walk, called St. Mary's Cross. HOXTON, a district par. in the par. of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, Tower div. of the hund. of Ossulstone, co. Middlesex, half a mile N.E. of London, of which it formi a populous suburb. It is mentioned in Domesday Survey as Hochcston, and occupies the space extending from the old Roman road, now called Old Street-road, to the Regent's canal, on the banks of which are numer- ous lime and coal wharfs. This place, formerly a hamlet in the parish of St. Leonard's, has within the last half century become an extensive and populous district, and was constituted a parish by Act of Parliament in 1830. It is divided into the Old and New towns, tho former containing some old houses, as Balmea's or Whitmore, once surrounded by a moat, and subsequently converted into a private lunatic asylum ; the latter entirely modern. It is well paved, lighted with gas and supplied with water. The district is within the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Court, and the N division of the Metropolitan police have their station here. The livings are all perpet. curs, in the dioc. of London, varying in val. from 6f ~ to 250. The church dedicated to St. John the Bapti is an edifice of light brick, with a steeple consisting successive stages of campanile turrets crowned with * dome. It was erected in 1826 by grant from the parlia- mentary commissioners, at an expense of 13,000. Christ Church was erected in 1839, and stands in the New North-road. Holy Trinity church is modem. There are places of worship for Independents, Wei- leyan and New Connexion Methodists, and a synag attached to the ancient cemetery of the Jews. ' are National and Infant schools in the several dis and numerous almshouses. Aske's almshouses school, under tho Haberdashers' Company have income of 3,550. The buildings were erected in 18 and form a quadrangle, with a chapel and bronze of t founder in the centre. Fuller's almshouses for 28 I women were founded and endowed in 1795 ; Wei almshouses for 10 aged women in 1749 ; the ViscountM Lumley's almshouses for 6 aged persons were rebuilt in 1822; there are. also Badger's and Baremere's almf- houses. HOY, one of the principal Orkney Islands, coast of Scotland. It lies to the S.W. of the Orkney cluster, about 15 miles S.W. of Kirkwall. It is a little over 13 miles in length, and its average breadth is between 3 and 5 miles. Hoy Sound separates it from Pomona. Tlie northern portion of the island is hilly, Wardhill lioing the principal elevation, which rises 1,600 fed sea-level. In the S. the island is indented liy the natural harbour of Longhope. The soil consist:- of clay and peat. The greater part of the surlate is diaposed of in pasture land. The coast from L' Head northerly abounds in stupendous rocky formations. Here stands an immense insulated rock, which from its i fanciful shape, resembling tho human form, is termed the " Old Man of Hoy." The Dwarfic Stone is a S]