HANDLEY. 187 HANLEY. HAJTDLEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Towcester, co. Northampton, 2 miles S.W. of Towcester. HANDSACRE, a hmlt. in the par. of Armitage, S. div. of the hund. of Offlow, co. Stafford, 1 mile E. of Armitage, 3* E. [of Rugby, and 4 N.W. of Lichfield. It is situated on the Grand Trunk canal, over which an iron bridge was erected in 1830, in lieu of the old one. It is a fine building, consisting of one arch, 140 feet span, founded in stone piers. Near the S. entrance to the Tillage is the old manor house surrounded by a moat. It is now converted into a farmhouse. HANDSTEADS, a hmlt. in the hund. of Cashio, co. Herts, 3 miles N.E. of Watford, and 15 S.W. of Hert- ford. It is situated on the river Colne. HANDSWORTH, a par. partly within Iho lib. of St. Peter's, and partly in tho S. div. of the wap. of Stnifforth, West Riding co. York, 2 miles W. of tho Woodhouse station of the North Midland railway, and 5 S.E. of Sheffield, its post town. The par., which is considerable, contains the hmlts. of Gleadless, Hands- worth, Intake, Richmond, and Woodhouse. The inha- bitants are principally employed in tho collieries and (tone quarries, and in tho manufacture of scissors. Matting is carried on to a large extent. The commons were enclosed in 1805, and have been converted into good arable land. The substratum abounds in mineral wealth. The tithes have been commuted for corn rents. The living is a rect.* with the cur. of Gleadless, in the dioc. of York, val. 589. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure, with tower and spire, and has recently been repaired. The register dates from 1562. There is a chapel-of-ease at Gleadless. The parochial charities produce 20 per annum, which go to the support of the school. The Independents and Wesleyans have places of worship. The principal residence is Woodthorpe Hall. The old seat of the earls of Shrewsbury, built by George, the sixth earl, was destroyed during the civil war of Charles I., and is now a farmhouse. The Duke of Norfolk is lord of tho manor. _ HANDS WORTH- WITH-SOHO, a par. and post town in the S. div. of the hund. of Offlow, co. Stafford, 2 miles N.W. of Birmingham. The parish, which is very extensive, is situated near the Grand Junction railway, on which it has a station near the end of Booth-street. It contains the tnshps. of Handsworth and Perry Bar, which are separated from each other by the river Tame. It is a polling-place for the borough of Birmingham, of which it forms a large suburb. The most important feature of this place is tho Soho manufactory, esta- blished about the middle of the 18th century by Mr. Boulton, and afterwards joined by Mr. Watt, tho in- ventor of the rotatory steam-engine, for the manu- facture of machinery and wares of ever}' description. [See BIRMINGHAM], The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 1,500. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a handsome structure, the greater part, with the exception of the tower, having recently been re- built. It contains monuments of the Boultons, Wyrleys, and Murdochs, also Chantrey's marble statue of Watts, erected at a cost of 2,000 guineas. St. James's church, erected in 1840, has lately had a district assigned to it by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The church of t. Michael's is situated on Soho Hill. The charities produce about 199, of which 156 goes to the Bridge ' es. There are National schools for both sexes, and uric-pendents and Wesleyans have places of worship. The Roman Catholics have a convent in Hunter's Lane,
- t college at Oscott. Perry Hall is the principal
nee. HANDWELL GREEN, a hmlt, in tho par. of Wal- tham, hund. of Bridgci, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, Uo X. of Waltham, and 5 miles E. of tho Wye llAM'til;)), im cxt. par. place in the hund. of < r div. of co. Dorset, 5 miles N.W. ' 'i-d- Forum. It is situated on the river Stour, rly belonged to Tarrent Nunnery. Here was >nce a village, but there are now only a few farmhouses, I the old mansion of the Seymours. The living is a don. cur. in the dioc. of Sarum. There is a small chapel. It is the burial-place of the Seymour family. HANFORD, a chplry. in the par. of Trentham, co. Stafford, 2 miles S. of Stoke-upon-Trent. It is situated near the Grand Trunk canal. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 140. Trentham Hall is tho property of the Duke of Sutherland. HANG, EAST, a wap. of tho North Riding of co. York, contains the pars, of Hornby, Kirkby-Fleetham, Masham, Scruton, Thornton- Watlass, Well, and parts of Bedale, Bromptou Patrick and Catterick, comprising about 63,780 acres. HANGING-BIRCH, a hmlt. in tho tnshp. of Wid- ness, co. Lancaster, 4 miles S.E. of Prescot. HANGING-GRIMSTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Kirkby-under-Dale, East Riding co. York, G miles N. of Pocklington. HANGING HEATON, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Soothill, West Riding co. York, 2 miles from Dewsbury. HANGING HOUGHTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Lam- port, co. Northampton, 8 miles N. of Northampton. HANGINGSHAW LAW, a mountain in co. Peebles, Scotland, near Yarrow. It rises to the height of 2,000 feet above the sea. HANGINSHAW, a vil. in the par. of Cathcart, co. Renfrew, Scotland, 2 miles S. of Glasgow. HANGLETON, a par. in the hund. of Fishergate, rape of Lewes, co. Sussex, 4 miles N.E. of Shoreham, and 1 mile N. of the Portslade station on the Brighton and South Coast railway. The village is very small, containing only a few cottages, and one farmhouse. The soil and subsoil are chalk. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 209. The church, dedicated to St. Helen, is a small ancient structure. The Countess of Amherst is lady of the manor. HANGMAN HILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Thorne, West Riding co. York, 2 miles from Thome. HANG, WEST, a wap. of the North Riding of co. York, contains the towns of Askrigg, Hawes, and Ley- burn, and the pars, of Aysgarth, Coverham, Downholmc, Finghall, Hankswell, Jliddleham, with its collegiate church, Spennithorne, Thornton Steward, Wensley, East and West Witton, with parts of Brompton-Patrick and Catterick-Grinton, comprising about 164,610 acres. HANHAM, a hmlt. and ehplry. in tho par. of Bitton, upper div. of the hund. of Langley, co. Gloucester, 6 miles E. of Bristol, its post town, and 1 mile N.W. of Keynsham. It is situated on the river Avon. Here are flour and copper mills ; also extensive quarries of Pennant-stone, in which a portion of the inhabitants are engaged, and which supply paving stone for the cities of Bath and Bristol. The land is chiefly in pasture, and the soil is light. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. with that of Christ Church, 131, in tho patron, of the Vicar of Bitton. Christ Church is a stone structure situated on Jcfferies' Hill. It was erected in 1840, and is partially endowed. The Wesleyans and Methodists have each a chapel. Hanham Hall is the principal residenae. The Messrs. Whittuck are lords of the manor. HANKELOW, a tnshp. in the par. of Audlem, hund. of Nantwich, co. Chester, 6 miles S.E. of Nantwich, and 1J mile N.E. of Audlem. HANKERTON, a par. in the hund. of Malmesbury, co. Wilts, 4 miles N.E. of Malmesbury, its post town, and 4 W. of Minety railway station. It is a small straggling village, containing the tythg. of Cloatly. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 269. The church, dedicated to the Holy Cross, is an ancient structure, with a tower containing four bells. The parochial charities produce about 3 per annum. There is a National school. The Earl of Suffolk is lord of tho manor. HANLEY, a par., chplry., market town, and municipal borough in the par. of Stoke-upon-Trent, N. div. of tho hund. of Pirehill, co. Stafford, 2 miles S.E. of Burslem, and 2J E. of Newcastle-under-Lyme. The Stoke-upon- Trent railway station is about li mile from the town, and the North Staffordshire and Stoke and Biddulph
