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Rh HUTTON SAND. 328 HYDE. under an Enclosure Act in 1805. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 93, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, is a modern building with turret containing two bells. The Wesleyana have a chapel at High Button. There are National schools for both sexes, also a Sunday-school. The lords of the manor are George Foljambe and Joseph Starkey, Esqs. HUTTON SAND, a. tnshp. in the par. of Thirsk, North Riding co. York, 3 miles W. of Thirsk. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 115, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church is dedi- cated to St. Mary. HUTTON-SESSAY, a tnshp. in the par. of Scssay, wap. of Allertonshire, North Riding co. York, 1 mile N.E. of Sessay, and 5 miles S.E. of Thirsk, its post town. It is situated near the Great Northern railway. At Sessay is a station of the York and Newcastle rail- way. The soil is of a loamy nature. The place is chiefly the property of Viscount Downe. HUTTON, SHERIFF, a par. in the wap. of Bulmer, North Riding co. York, 9 miles S.W. of New Malton, and 10 N.N.E. of York. The par., which is of largo extent, comprises the tnshps. and hmlts. of Cornbrough, Farlington, Sheriff Hutton, North Ings, Lillings Ambo, and Stittenham. The land is about equally divided between arable and pasture, with 120 acres of woodland in the township of Sheriff Hutton. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 17C9. Here are remains of a castle erected by Bertram do Bulmer in the reign of Stephen, which, being seized by Edward IV., became a royal castle. Richard III. se- lected it as the place of confinement for Edward Planta- genet, wherein he remained till the death of Richard at the battle of Bosworth Field. The Princess Elizabeth, afterwards consort of Henry VII., was also confined here. It was subsequently given by Henry VIII. to his natural son the Duke of Richmond. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of York, val. 194, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church is dedicated to St. Helen. There are places of worship for Primitive and Wcsleyan Methodists, also a small endowed school. The principal residences are Hutton Lodge and Hutton Park. IIUTTON-SOIL, a tnshp. in the par. of Greystoke, Lcath ward, co. Cumberland, 6 miles W. of Penrith, and 12 from Keswick. The land is chiefly pasture, and the soil clay and sand. It contains the hmlt. of Penrudduck. There are places of worship for Presbyterians and Wes- leyans, and a school for both sexes. The lord of the manor and principal landowner is II. Howard, Esq. HUTTON ST. JOHN, a tnshp. in the par. of Grey- stoke, Leath ward, co. Cumberland, 5J miles W. of Penrith. The township, which contains only a few scattered houses, is situated on the road to Keswick, about 3 miles from the lake Ulleswater. The land is chiefly arable, and the soil clayey. Henry Howard, Esq., is lord of the manor. Hutton Hall, the seat of A. H. Huddlestone, Esq., was formerly the residence of the Buttons, of which family was John, the priest, who saved Charles II. after the battle of Worcester, and gave him absolution on his death bed. HUTTON WANDESLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Long Marston, West Riding co. York, 5 miles W. of York. The soil is clayey. This township is owned by Lord Wenloek, who is lord of the manor. The principal residence is Hutton Hall. HUXHAM, a par. in the hund. of Wonford, co. Devon, 3i miles N.E. of Exeter. It is situated near the Bristol railway and river Cnlm. There is a paper-mill in the neighbourhood, and some valuable mines of man- ganese. The parish is of small extent, and the village wholly agricultural. The soil is partly sandy and partly clay. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 118. The living is a rect. annexed to that of Polti- more, in the dioc. of Exeter. HUXLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Waverton, lower div. of the hund. of Broxton, co. Chester, 4 $ miles E. of Waverton, and 3J S.W. of Tarporley. It is situated near the Chester and Crewe railway, and the Chester canal, which passes on the S. side of the township. The New Connexion Methodists have a place of worship ; and a school was erected in 1851, on land given by Randle Wilbraham, Esq. Here are situated the man- sions of Higher and Lower Huxley Hall : the former passed along with the estates of the Savages to the Cholmondeley family. HUXLOE, a hund. in the co. of Northampton, con- tains the pars, of Great and Little Addington, Aid winkle, Barnwell, Barton Seagrave, Burton Latimer, Cranford, Denford, Finedon, Grafton Underwood, Irthlingborough, Islip, Kettering, Lilford, Lowick, Sudborough, Twy well, Warkton, and Voodford, comprising 41, 790 acres. This hundred is mentioned in the Domesday Survey as Hochetfa. HUYTON, a par. in the hund. of West Derby, co. Lancaster, 6 miles E. of Liverpool. It is a station on the Manchester and Liverpool section of the London and North- Western railway. The par. contains the tnshps. of Knowsley, Roby, and Tarbock. The township of Knowsley abounds with coal and stone. The land is chiefly arable, with a large extent of woodland and park grounds. Latham House, in this parish, sustained a siege during the Civil War. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Chester, val. 690. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient edifice. There are also two district churches at Knowsley and Roby the livings of both are perpet. curs., val. 300 and 200. The cha- rities produce 40 per annum, of which 10 goes to the support of a school. There is a Roman Catholic chapel and a National school. The principal residence is Knowtdey Park, a seat of the earls of Derby. HWYLBREN, a tnshp. in the par. of Gwaenysgor, co. Flint, 4 miles N.E. of Rhyddlan. HYCKHAM, NORTH, a par. in the wap. of Boothby- Gratfo, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 4 J miles S.W. of Lincoln, its post town. The Midland railway has a station here. The village, which is small, is situated on the river Witham. The tithes were commuted for corn- rents under an Enclosure Act in 1769. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 220, in the patron, of the bishop. The old church has long been in ruins, but the burial-ground adjoining is occasionally used. In 1858 a new church was erected on a new site, and a parsonage-house was built in 1859. The new church is dedicated to All Saints. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. The charities produce about 2 per annum. HYCKHAM, SOUTH, a par. in the lower div. of the wap. of Boothby-Graffo, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 5 miles S.W. of Lincoln, its post town. It contains a portion of the tnshp. of Haddington. There is no village, only a few farmhouses. The tithes were com- muted for corn-rents under an Enclosure Act. The living is a rect. in the- dioc. of Lincoln, val. 340, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is a small edifice with tower surmounted by a spire containing two bells. The Hon. Charles Gust is lord of the manor. HYDE, a parochial chplry., and market town, in the par. of Stockport, hund. of Macclesfield, co. Chester, 7 miles E. of Manchester, its post town, 6 N.E. of Stockport, and a quarter of a mile E. of the Hyde and Newton sta- tion on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire line of railway, of which the Whaleybridge branch intersect* this township. It is situated on the river Tame and Peak Forest canal. The div. of Hyde comprises the following tnshps. viz. Hyde, Newton, Wernith, Godley, Mot- tram-en-Longden Dale, Matley, Hollingworth, Hatters- ley, and Tintwhistle. The township of Hyde was until recently a merely agricultural district sparsely inhabited, but has greatly improved of late, and chiefly owes iti prosperity to the cotton trade, for which there are exten- sive manufactories, employing a groat number of hands ; engineering is also carried on to a great extent. Here are the Lancashire collieries, which extend a considerable way under the town. The town is well paved, lighted with gas, and has an excellent supply of water. It contains the county court, vestry-room, concert-r>