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Rh HOYLAND, HIGH. 311 HUCKNALL-TORKARD. cavern consisting of two or three chambers. This island ofti'n a wide field for the naturalist, botanist, or geolo- gist. The northern portion of the island consists of tho parishes of Hoy and Graemsay, and the southern of those of Walls and Flotta. The grouse, hawk, falcon, and eagle all frequent this locality. The parish of Hoy has Stromness for its post town. It is in the presb. of Caiston and synod of Orkney. The minister has a .-tij.end of 158. The church was erected about the year 17^1. Here are two non-parochial schools. HOY LAND, HIGH, a par. in the wap. of Staincross, West Riding co. York, 6 miles N.W. of Barnsley, its port town, and 3 W. of the Darton railway station. Tho village is situated on the brow of a lofty range of hills, commanding extensive prospects. The par. contains the tnshps. of Scissett, West Clayton, Comberworth, and Skelmanthorpe. There are several collieries, and a portion of tho inhabitants are employed in tho worsted mills. Tho land is nearly equally divided between arable and pasture, with about 300 acres of woodland and plantations. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 1st and 2nd medieties together, 455. There is also a district church at Scissett, tho living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 102. The parish church is dedicated to All Saints. The churchyard contains a tombstone to Anno Copley, who died at the age of 105 years, and bears date 1707. The parochial charities produce about 20 per annum. The Rev. E. Bird is lord of the manor and chief landowner. HOYLAND, NETHER, a chplry. in the par. of Wath-upon-Dearne, wap. of Strafforth, West Riding co. York, 5 miles S.E. of Barnsley, its post town, 10 N.W. of Sheffield, and 1 mile from the Birdwell station on the South Yorkshire line of railway. The village. which is considerable, is situated on tho Dearne and Dove canal, and on the Sheffield and Wakefield turn- pike road. Tho chplry. contains tho vils. of Upper Hoyland, Hoyland-lano End, and Elsecar, with the limits, of Broad-Carr and Stubbin. There are consider- able iron foundries, also brick and tile kilns, and numerous coal mines. A mechanics' institute was erected here in 1840. The living is a perpet. cur. * in the dioc. of York, val. 340. The church, which was rebuilt on the site of the old chapel in 1830, is a stone edifice with a lofty spired tower, and is dedicated to St. Peter. The parochial charities produce about 5 per annum. There are National and infant schools supported by voluntary contributions. The Primitive and Reformed Methodists have each a chapel, and the Wesleyans two. Earl Fitzwilliam is lord of the manor and principal land- owner. HOYLAND SWAINE, a tnshp. in the par. of Silk- stone, wap. of Staincross, West Riding co. York, 2 miles 3. of Penistone railway station, W. of Barnsley, and 13 S.E. of Huddersfield. The village, which is strag- gling, consisting of scattered houses, is situated on rising ground near the Sheffield railway. There are extensive nail manufactories. Here is a National school with master's residence, erected in 1850, for both sexes. The New Connexion Methodists have a place of worship. Edmund Buckley, Esq., is lord of the manor. HOYLE SANDS, in co. Chester, extend for about 4 miles along tho Wirral side of the Dee's mouth, and have inside a roadstead called Hoylako, with 3 fathoms water, which conducts into the S. channel of the Mersey. HtfBBERHOLME, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Buckden lad par. of Arncliflb, West Riding co. York, 8 miles S.E. of Hawes, and 11 N.E. of Settle. It is situated near the river Wharfe. The living is a perpet. cur. in the Uipon, vul. 80, in the patron, of the Vicar of Tho ohurch is dedicated to St. Michael. KKSTON, a par. in the hund. of Rooso, co., 1 mile W. iii' Milford, and 8 miles from ["'st. The, village, which is considerable, is ludcil within the borough of Milford, and is situated U of the Haven. It has risen into importinc > lough the establishment of a post-office station, and
 * t "I i < i.-i'l. i lo trade in the export of corn,

mestone, and coal. There is an observatory, and the remains of Pill Priory a little to the E. of the village. The tithes were commuted in 1839. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 130. The church, dedicated to St. David, has some old stalls. The parochial charities produce about 8 per annum. HUBBLESTONE POINT, at the junction of the rivers Taw and Torridge, in co. Devon, so named from the tomb of Hubba, the Dane, who was buried here after his defeat at Cynvit Castle, now Henny, when the famous Raven standard was taken. HUBY, a tnshp. in the par. of Sutton-on-the-Forest, wap. of Bulmer, North Riding co. York, 4 miles from Tollerton railway station, and 1 mile W. of Sutton-on- the-Forest. At the end of the village is a Maypole of various colours, where a feast is held on the third Sunday in June. Tho soil consists chiefly of clay and sand. The Wesleyan Society of Friends and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. There is an unconsecrated burial-ground. HUCCLECOTE, a hmlt. in tho par. of Churchdown, upper div. of the hund. of Dudstone, co. Gloucester, 2 miles S.E. of the Gloucester railway station, its post town, and 6 S.W. of Cheltenham. The hamlet, which is of large extent, is situated on Ermine Street. There are some brickfields. The land is chiefly arable, and tho soil clay. The living is a perpet. cur.* in tho dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 30. The church, dedicated to SS. Philip and James, has a bell turret. There is a National school for both sexes, also a chapel for the Wesleyans. HUCKING, a par. in the hund. of Eyhomc, lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, G miles N.E. of Maidstone, and 7 from Sittingbourne. It is situated on the Downs, and was anciently called Horckynge from its elevated situa- tion. The land is partly in hop-grounds. The living is a vie. annexed to that of Hollingbourn, in tho dioc. of Canterbury. The church is dedicated to St. Margaret. The Dean and Chapter of Canterbury are lords of tho manor. HUCKLOW-MAGNA, or GREAT HUCKLOW, a hmlt. in the par. of Hope, hund. of High Peak, co. Derby, 2 miles N.E. of Tideswell. The hamlet, which is considerable, contains places of worship for Presby- terians, Wesleyans, and Unitarians. HUCKLOW-PARVA, a hmlt, in the par. of Hope, hund. of High Peak, co. Derby, 2 miles N.N.E. of Tideswell, adjoining the above. HUCKNALL, AULT. See AULT-HUCK.VALI,, co. Derby. HUCKNALL-TORKARD, a par. in tbe N. div. of tho wap. of Broxtow, co. Nottingham, 6 miles N.W. of Nottingham. It is a station on tho Nottingham and Mansfield section of the Midland railway. The parish is bounded on the E. by the river Lecn. Tho village, which is large, consists principally of one long street, but is indifferently built. Some of the inhabitants are engaged in the stocking manufacture and in knitting. Limestone is quarried for burning into lime. Tho tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1769. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 135. The church is an ancient edifice contain- ing several mural monuments to tho Byron family, when lords of Newstcad Abbey, about 2 miles distant. Hero also repose tho remains of the poet, George Gordon, Lord Byron, who was interred on tho 16th of July, 1824, in tho family vault. In the chancel is a mural monument with an inscription to his memory, placed there by his lordship's sister, the Hon. Augusta Mary Leigh ; and near it another marble slab monument, erected in 1863 in memory of Lord Byron's only daughter, "Ada, sole daughter of my house and heart." The monu- ment is ornamented with a border and the Byron arms near the top, and has tho following inscription : " In the Byron vault below lie the remains of Augusta Ada, only daughter of Georgo Gordon Noel, sixth Lord Byron, and wife of William Earl of Lovelace : born 10th December, 1815 ; died 27th November, 1852." Tho Baptists, Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists have places of worship, and there is a parochial school. The