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IIARTLEY-MAUDITT. 200 HARTSHILL. HARTLEY-MAUDITT, a par. in the upper half of the hund. of Alton, co. Hants, 2J miles S.E. of Alton, its post town, and 10 from Farnham railway station. There is no village, only a few farmhouses. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 256. Lord Sher- borne is lord of the manor. The tithes have been com- muted. Tho ancient mansion of Sir S. Stuart, Bart., which stood in the park, was taken down when the property passed into the hands of the late Lord Stowell. HARTLEY PANS, a.hmlt. in the par. of Earsdon, co. Northumberland, 4 miles S.E. of Blyth. HARTLEY- WESTPALL, a par. in the lower half of the hund. of Holdshott, co. Hants, 6 miles N.E. from Basingstoko station, and 10 from Reading. Tho river Loddon flows through the parish. Tho surface is undu- lating and the land arable. The people are mostly agricultural. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. .31.3, in the patron, of the Dean and Canons of Windsor. The church is dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin, and is an ancient edifice. There is a National school. Tho tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge. W. T. Hawley, Esq., is lord of the manor. HARTLEY-WINTNEY, a par. in the lower half of the hund. of Odiham, co. Hants, 2 miles from the Winchfield station on the London and South- Western railway. The land is principally arable and meadow, and watered by the river Loddon. Tho population is mostly agricultural. It is the head of a Poor-law Union, and of a superintendent registry district. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 108. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. There is a Baptist chapel. The parochial charities produce 11 per annum. A Cistercian nunnery, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Hary, St. Mary Magdalene, and St. John the Baptist, was founded hero in the reign of William the Conqueror. At the Dissolution it contained a prioress and 17 nuns, and had a revenue of 59 Is. Hartley Eao is in this parish, and is a meet for the Bramsliill hounds. A large cattle fair is held on the 4th of December, and a fair and races on the 29th June. HARTLINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Burnsall, lower div. of the wap. of Staincliff, West Riding co. York, 8 miles N.E. of Skipton. It is situated near the river Wharfe, on the eastern side of Wharfdalo. HARTLIP, a par. in the hund. of Milton, lathe of Scray, co. Kent, C miles E. of Rochester, and 5 W. of Sittingbourne. It adjoins Newington, where there is a station on the London, Chatham, and Dover railway. At Danesfield in this parish Roman tiles have been found, and in 1849 the remains of a villa with vases, coins, &c., which are in the possession of Mr. Bland. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 210, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Rochester. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient cruciform structure, with square tower containing six bells. The church contains two side chapels. In one of them is a handsome font. The register dates from the reign of Edward VI. There is a chapel for Bible Christians. The free school was rebuilt in 1855, at the sole expense of^W. Bland, Esq., J.P. The parochial charities produce 54 per annum. HARTOFT, a tnshp. in the par. of Middleton, wap. of Pickering Lythe, North Riding co. York, 2 miles from Pickering. HARTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Bossall, wap. of Buhner, North Riding co. York, 9J miles N.E. of York. It is a small place situated near the river Derwent, and contains a few farmhouses. Thero is a Sunday-school, also a village school rebuilt in 1837 by G. Chohnnoy, Esq., who is lord of the manor and chief landowner. HARTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Jarrow, E. div. of Chester ward, co. Durham, 2 miles S. of South Shields. There is an extensive colliery at West Harton 215 fathoms deep. Opposite Velvet Bed Island is the Fairies' Kettle Cave. The living is a porpet. cur. annexed to that of South Shields, in the dioc. of Durham. There is a chapel-of-ease dedicated to St. Hilda, known as the hh" 1 tory- There " a Parochial school adjoining HARTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Upminster, co. 3 miles S.E. of Romford. HARTPURY, a par. in the lower div. of the huud. Dudstone, co. Gloucester, 4 miles S.E. of Newent, S.E. of Lcdbury, and 5 N.W. of Gloucester, its post to and railway station. The name of this parish anciently called Mcrement. It is situated on the ri Leadon, or Leden, near the Hereford and Glow canal, and the river Severn, which passes to the E. is often inundated, but the meadows in the vicinity the Leden are exceedingly fertile. Cider and perry of excellent quality are made in great quantities. The land is divided between arable and pasture. The soil is a loamy clay, and the surface undulating. There are brick-kilns near the village, which is considerable. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 196, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure, with a tower containing three bells. On the N. side are the remains of a painted window. Hartpury House is the principal residence. The parochial charities produce about JE56 per annum. The chief landowners are Miss Canning and George Canning, Esq., of Maisemore Court, to whom the manors severally belong. HARTSFOOT-LANE, a hmlt. in the pars, of Hilton and Melcombe Horsey, co. Dorset, 6 miles E. of Curne Abbas. HARTS GROUNDS, or GIBBET-HILLS, an cxt. par. place in the wap. of Kirton, parts of Holland, Co, Lincoln, 6 miles N.W. of Spalding. It is locally in the par. of Gosbcrton. IIARTSHEAD, a div. of the par. of Ashton-under- Lyue, co. Lancaster. It occupies the south-eastern pow tion of the parish, on the banks of the river Tame, and has a population of near 20,000. It comprises the sat hmlts. of Mossley, Stanrick-Hill-with-Liizley, Heyrod, Hazlehurst, Hurst, and Ridgchill-with-Lancs, and the thirteen vils. of Blackrock, Broadcarr, Hartshead, Hazle- hurst, Heyrod, Higher Hurst, Hurst Nook, Hurst Brooki, Luzley, Mossley, Mossley Brow, Ridgehill, and Scout. HARTSHEAD-CUM-CLIFTON, a tnshp. and chplr/k in the par. of Dewsbury, wap. of Morley, West Riding co. York, 5 miles S.E. of Huddersfield, its post town, and 2J from Brighouse railway station. Tho vil. of Hartg head is situated on a hill. The tnshp. is intersected bjf the river Calder, and contains the hmlt. of Clifton and the vils. of Thornhills and Kirklees, the latter place being noted as the burial-place of Robin Hood. Two-thirds ot the land is pasture, the remainder arable and woodland. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in the woollen manufacture and wire drawing. There are large stone quarries and some coal -pits near the Calder and Hebble canal. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Kipon, val. 230, in the patron, of the Vicar of Dewsbury. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient stone edifice with square tower containing three bells. It contains a handsome monument to the Armytage family. There are a few small charities. Kirklees Hall is the principal residence. In 1839 an Act was obtained for enclosing the waste lands, when a court-leet was established. HARTSHEATH, a tnshp. in the par. of Mold, 00. Flint, 3 miles S.E. of Mold. It is situated on the river Alen. HARTSHILL, a hmlt. in the huud. of North Pin-hill, co. Stafford, 2 miles from Stoke-upon-Trent, and 1.3 N. of Stafford. It is situated near the river Trent and tin- Grand Junction canal. Tho living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lichfield. HARTSHILL, a hmlt., tnshp., and chplry. in tin par. of Mancclter, Athcrstone div. of the hund. of Heniling- ford, co. Warwick, 3 miles N.W. of Nuucaton, and '! S. of Atherstono. This place is intersected by the < canal, the river Ancor, celebrated by Drayton in his " Polyolbion," and the roads from Atherstono and Coles- hill to Nuueaton. It contains the hmlt. of Chapel Knd. From the high ground on which the village stain is a view over the country between the Peak in shire, and the Weedon hills in Northamptonshin in no less than 45 parish churches. It is supposed to have