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Rh HARDEN. 774 HAREHAH-ON-THE-HILL. Bampton, West Ward, oo. Westmoreland, 15 miles S. of Penrith, its post town, and 6 S.W. of Shap. It is situated under the Fells, near Mardale Water, which runs into Hawes- Water. This last is a lake 3 miles in length, by half a mile wide, having on the E. a range of steep and woody hills, and on tho western bank is a good roadway with several farmhouses. The land is very fertile and well cultivated. The living is a perpet. cur', in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 132, in the patron, of the Vicar of Shap. The church is a small stone struc- ture, with a low square tower containing one bell. A pleasure fair is held on Whit-Monday. HARDEN, a par. in the hund. of Broxash, co. Here- ford, 5 J miles N. of Hereford, its post town, and 1 J mile N. of the Horeton railway station. The village, which is considerable and of irregular form, is situated on the river Lug, noted for its grayling and trout. It is about Ik mile E. of the turnpike road leading from Hereford to Leominster, and includes the tnshps. of Amberloy and Wisterstone. Grove Hill, situated about 3 miles distant, commands an extensive view of seven counties. Sutton Walls, celebrated for being the site of the camp of Caractacus, and afterwards of the palace of King Offa, has also views over the whole vale. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The soil is loamy and clayey upon a subsoil of gravel and stone. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 247, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, or, accord- ing to others, to St. Ethelbert, is a stone structure of great antiquity, with a square tower surmounted by four pinnacles and a spire, and containing six bells. It stands near a holy well said to have sprung up on the interment of the body of King Ethelbert prior to its removal to Hereford Cathedral. There is also a brass to Lady Chute, who was a resident of this pariah. The parochial charities produce about 30 per annum, of which 20 goes to Shelley's school. In the chapel-of- easc at Wisterstone has been recently inserted a stained window to the memory of William Chute Gwinnett, Esq. The Amberlcy chapel is in ruins. Harden Court and Wisterstone Court are the principal residences. Thomas Evans, Esq., of Sufton Court, is lord of the manor. HARDEN, a hund. in the lathe of Seray, co. Kent, contains the pars, of Goudhurst, Harden, and Staple- hurst, comprising an area of 23,530 acres. HARDEN, a par. in the above hund., lathe of Scray, co. Kent, 3 miles N.W. of Staplehurst, its post town, and 7 S.W. of Haidstone. It is a station on the South- Eastern railway. It is an extensive agricultural village, and was formerly a market town. The land is partly in hop grounds. The - impropriation belongs to the Archbishop of Canterbury. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 828, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church, dedicated to St. Hichael, is of great antiquity, with a square tower containing six bells. The interior of the church contains a very antique font bearing date 1652. The register dates from 1559. The parochial charities produce about 55 per annum, exclusive of the endowment of Sir C. Booth's school. There are parochial schools for both sexes, also infant schools erected in 1859 by voluntary contributions. The Independents and Wesleyans have each a place of worship. Richard Springett, Esq., is lord of the manor. HARDEN, or MERTON, a par. in the hund. of Swanborough, co. Wilts, 6J miles S.E. of Devizes, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Avon. There is a tumulus 40 feet in height and 240 in circumference, within a camp of 30 acres, where Etheldred was defeated by tho Danes in 871. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agricul- ture. The appropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 190, and the vicarial for 175. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 168, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Bristol. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure, with a square embattled tower containing five bells. The interior of the church, as well as the exterior,, is finely ornamented. The National school was erected in 1844. Stephen Richmond Neate, Esq., is lord of the manor. HARDEN, EAST, a par. in the hund. of West- bourne, rape of Chichester, co. Sussex, 6 miles S.W. of Hidhurst, and 8 N.W. of Chichester. This parish, which comprises only 910 acres, is spoken of in Domes- day Book as one of the four Heredens held by allodial tenure of Edward tho Confessor. The manor after the Conquest was given to Roger Earl of Montgomery. Since the reign of Edward I. it has been annexed to the prebend of East Harden in Chichester Cathedral. The village, which consists of a few farmhouses, is built in a valley on the downs. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 106, in the patron, of the bishop. The church has recently been put in thorough repair. The register commences in 1691. There is a parochial school for both sexes. HARDEN, NORTH, a par. in the hund. of West- bourne, rape of Chichester, co. Sussex, 7 miles S.E. of Petersfield, and 1 mile N. of East Harden. The parish is situated on the road from 1'otersfield to Chichester. There is no village, only a few farmhouses. Above half the land is down pasture. The tithes have been com- muted for a rent-charge of 68. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 70. The church is an ancient structure with a circular E. end, and was restored in 1836. HARDEN TIP AND WEST, a par. in the hund. of Westbourne, rape of Chichester, co. Sussex, 8 miles N.W. of Chichester. The par. includes the tythg. of West Harden. The village is small and wholly agricultural. On the downs was formerly a telegraph communicating with others on the line between Portsmouth and London. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Compton. The church is an ancient structure dedicated to St. Hichael. There was formerly a chapel-of-ease at West Harden. HARDINS, a vil. in the par. of Kirkoswald, co. Ayr, Scotland, 6 miles S.W. of Maybole. HARDOCK, a station on the Buntingford branch line of the Great Eastern railway. HAREE, a loch in co. Ross, Scotland, 7 miles E. of Gairloch. It is a considerable sheet of water 12 miles long by 3 miles in the broadest part, and is connected with Loch Ewe by a narrow stream. At the bottom are three small islands, and on its bank the majestic Ben Lair, which towers to the height of 3,045 feet above the sea-level, and is haunted by the grey eagle, now rarely seen in other places. HAREFIELD, a tnshp. in the par. of Tilton, hund. of Gartree, co. Lincoln (formerly Leicester), 7 miles S. of Melton-Howbray. HAREHAH-LE-FEN, a par. in the soke of Horn- castle, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 13 miles N. of Boston, its post town, and 5 N.E. of the Tattershall railway station. The village is small. The lands ad- joining the Wildmore Fen have been much improved by drainage. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agri- culture. The soil consists of loam upon a subsoil of chalk. There is a navigation to New Bolingbroke and Boston. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1805. The living is a rsct.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 355, in the patron, of the Bishop of Hanchester. The church, dedicated to St. Helen, has a square tower containing three bells. The register dates from 1561. The cha- rities consist of Revesby almshouses. There is a Na- tional school for both sexes. The Wesleyans and Baptists have each a place of worship. J. B. Stanhope, M.P., is lord of the manor. HAREHAH-ON-THE-HILL, a par. in the soke of Horncastle, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 2 miles S.E. of Horncastle, its post town. The parish, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The soil is stony and flinty, with a subsoil of white clay. The livirg is a perpet. cur. annexed to that of High-Toynton, in the dioc. of Lincoln, joint val. 160, in the patron, of the