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Rh HUNTINGFIELD. 322 HUNTLY. ksof on the N. by the Northampton, Peterborough, and Ely line. The coast roads are numerous and good, including the high N. road to Edinburgh, which passes through Huntingdon, Stilton, and Norman Cross, and is joined by the London road through Barnet and Baldock at Alconbury Hill. A road for Lincolnshire branches off from the high N. road at Norman Cross, and another for Leicester and Nottingham near Baldock. There are roads from Huntingdon to St. Neot's, Cambridge, Ram- sey, and other places. Huntingdonshire returns two members to parliament for the county, and two for the borough of Huntingdon. It is included in the Norfolk circuit, and is an archdeac. within the dioc. of Ely, in the prov. of Canterbury. For civil purposes the county is divided into four hundreds, Norman Cross in the N., Hurstingstono in the E., Leightonstone in the W., and Toselaud in the S. These are further divided into 106 parishes. The county town is Huntingdon, which enjoys separate jurisdiction, and together with Godmanchester returns two members to parliament. There are likewise St. Neot's, Ramsey, St. Ives, and Kimbolton, which are market towns, and the quondam market town of Yaxley. County courts are held at Huntingdon and St. Neot's. The county being of so small extent, it is joined with Cambridgeshire in the shrievalty, the two having only one sheriff. The county gaol is at Huntingdon, where the assizes and quarter sessions are held. The principal ancient structures were Kimbolton and Huntingdon castles, and the great abbeys of Ramsey and Sawtry St. Judith, besides which there were a nunnery near Hinchinbrook House, and a castle at Conington, on the border of the fens, but of these last no remains now exist. The Roman antiquities which have been dug up at Godmanchcster, Water Newton, and Holywell, near St. Ives, include urns, pottery, funereal ornaments, encaustic tiles, sculptured stones, and many coins. HUNTINGFIELD, a par. in the hund. of Blything, CO. Suffolk, 4J miles S.W. of Halesworth, its railway station and post town, and 24 N. of Ipswich. The village is small, and the inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The land is arable, and the soil heavy clay. At Huntingfield Hall in this parish Queen Eliza- beth was entertained in great state by Lord Hunsden, and the oak from which the queen is said to have shot a buck with her own hand is still standing. The living is a rect. * with that of Cookley annexed, in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 1,054. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure, with a tower. The parochial charities produce about 50 per annum, chiefly the produce of the town lands ; 40 of this sum is applied to the repairs of the church, and the remainder to school purposes. The register dates from 1539. Lord Huntingfield is lord of the manor, and takes from this place the title of baron. HUNTINGFORD, a tythg. in the par. of Wotton- under-Edge, co. Gloucester, 2 miles from Wotton. HUNTINGTON, a hund. in co. Hereford, contains the pars, of Brilley, Clifford, Eardisley, Huntington, Kington, "Whitney, Willersley, and Winforton, com- prising an area of 28,850 acres. HUNTINGTON, a par. in the above hund., co. Hereford, 4 miles S.W. of Kington, its post town, 16 W. of Leominster, and 23 from Hereford. The parish, which is small, is situated on the river Arrow, and has the ruins of an old castle of the Bohuns, once a place of great strength. The pastures are rich, and the dairy farms well managed. The living is a rect., with the vie-* of Kington annexed, in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 520, in the patron, of the Bishop of Worcester. The church, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, is an ancient stone edifice, with a wooden turret containing two bells. The charities produce about 118 per annum, which goes to Goff's free school. There is a place of worship for the Independents. TVo large (airs are held on 18th July and 13th November for cattle, &c. HUNTINGTON, a par. in the wap. of Bulmer, North Riding co. York, 3 miles N.E. of York, its post town, by road, or 3i by the York and Market Weighton railway, on which it is a station. It is situated on both banks the navigable river Foss. The par. comprises the vils. of East and West Huntington, with the tnshps. of Ears- wick and Towthorpe. The inhabitants are employed in agriculture. The land is principally arable, and the soil clay. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of York, val. 127, in the patron, of the subchanters and vicars-choral of York Cathedral. The church is an ancient stone structure, dedicated to All Saints. The parochial charities produce about 9 per annum. There is a National school, also a small place of worship for the Wesleyans. Earl de Grey is lord of the manor. HUNTINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Oswald, lower div. of the hund. of Broxton, co. Chester, 3 miles S.E. of Chester. It is bounded on the W. by the river Dee, which is here crossed by a ferry to Eccleston. HUNTINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Cannock, E. div. of the hund. of Cuttlcstonc, co. Stafford, 3 miles E. of Penkridge. The village consists of a few farmhouses. HUNTINGTON, a chplry. in the par. of Holmer, hund. of Grimsworth, co. Hereford, 2 miles N.W. of Hereford, its post town, and 1 mile S.W. of Holmer. It is bounded on the S. by the road leading from Here! 1 ' ml to Hay and Kington. The appropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of i'85 15., and 75 are paid to the Rector of Holmer. The living is a perpot. cur. annexed to the vie.* of Holmer, in the dioc. of Hereford. The church is a modern stone structure dedicated to St. Bartholomew. The Bishop of Hereford is lord of the manor and chief landowner. HUNTINGTOWEK, a castle in co. Perth, Scotland, near Tibbermuir. It was here that Earl Gowrio con- fined James VI. in 1600, at the raid of Ruthven, but it now belongs to the Duke of Atholl, and is used for calico printing. Earl Dysart takes from it the tit If of baron. HUNTISHAM, a tnshp. in the par. of Goodrirh, lower div. of the hund. of Wormelow, co. Hereford, li mile from Goodrich, and 5 miles S. AV. of Ross. It i situated on the river Wye. HUNTLEY, a par. in the Duchy of Lancaster, co. Gloucester, G miles N.E. of Newnhain, 4 S. of Newent, and 7 N.W. of Gloucester, its post town. It is a small village, situated on the high road from Gloucester to Ross. The country is wooded and commands Y; of the Cotswold, Malvern, and Brcdon hills, with mountains of ;South Wales, the Severn, and the Bristol Channel in the distance. About half the land is in meadow and pasture, the remainder divided be! 1 .? arable, wood, and waste. The soil rests chiftly on limestone, intermixed with red and blue clay and marl. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 240 11s. The living is a rect.* in the (Hoc. of Glou- cester and Bristol, val. i'300. The church is a . ancient edifice dedicated to St. John the Baptist, parochial charities produce about 28 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes, with a si endowment. HUNTLEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Cheadle, Stafford, I mile S. of Cheadle. HUNTLEY, a tythg. in the par. of Yeovil, Somerset, 2 miles from Yeovil, and 22 S.E. of Brf water. HUNTLY, a par., post and market town, in district of Strathbogie, co. Aberdeen, !x-otl:,nd. i is about 10 miles long, and 4 broad, and is bounded In the pars, of Rothienmy, Forgue, Drumblade, Glass, and Cairney. 'Ihe surface is very hilly, and 1 at the juncture of the straths of the Bogie and I ' including the lofty hills of G'lashmach. The confluence of the rivers Bogie and Deveron occurs within its limits. Largo tracts of pasture occupy the hilly districts, and good arable land is found in the vicinity of the rivers. The read from Aberdeen to Imvi tcrsects the parish. This par. is in the presb. of Str bogKi, and svnod of Moray. The minister has ;i sti] of 186. The church was built in 1.- also a Free church and au United Presbyterian chu