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HENCOATS. 242 HENFIELD. of the TTa.11 contains a choice collection of paintings and a large library. Edward Marsland, Esq., J.P., is lord of the manor and principal landowner. HENCOATS, a ward in the par. of Hcxham, co. Northumberland, 2 miles from Hexham. HENCOTT, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Alkmond, co. Salop, 1 mile N. of Shrewsbury. HENDERSKELF, or CASTLE HOWARD, a chplry. and tnshp. in the par. of Bulmer, wap. of Bulmer, North Riding co. York, 5 miles S.W. of New Malton, and 16 N.E. of York. It is situated on rising ground near the river Derwent. The principal attraction of this place is Castle Howard Hall, the scat of the Earl of Carlisle. It was built on the site of the old castle' of Hcndcrskelf, about 1727, by the third Eaii of Carlisle, and is 360 feet in length, decorated with lofty columns and sur- mounted by a dome 100 feet in height. The entrance hall is 35 feet square, and 60 feet high. The in- terior contains a choice collection of paintings, busts, statues, &c. There is also a chapel for the convenience of the household. The park in which the mansion is situated is well stocked with deer, and adorned with several lakes. In the grounds is a pyramid erected in 1714 to commemorate the victories of the Duke of Marlborough, and near to the N. front is a monument to the victories of Nelson. A short distance E. of the mansion is an Ionic temple on which are the busts of Trajan, Faustina, Sabine, and Vespasian. HENDERSON, a quoad sacra par. in the par. of Kil- marnock, co. Ayr, Scotland, 2 miles from Kilmarnock, which see. HENDFORD, a tythg. in the par. of Yeovil, hund. of Stone, co. Somerset, 2 miles from Yeovil, and 21 S.E. of Bridgwater. It is situated near the river Yeo, on the borders of Dorsetshire. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dice, of Bath and Wells, val. 150, in the patron, of the crown and bishop alternately. The church is modern. HENDIDLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanllwchaiam, co. Montgomery, 2 miles from Newtown. It is situated on the canal, and contains the hmlt. of Penygloddfa. HENDON, a par. and suburban vil. in the hund. of Gore, co. Middlesex, 3 miles N.W. of Hampstead, and 8 N.W. of St. Paul's. It is situated on Wat- ling Street, near the river Brent, over which a new bridge 'has been erected, and contains the hmlts. of Golder's Green, Brent Street, Page Street, Highwood, and the vil. of Mill Hill. It is mentioned in Domes- day Book as Handone, and at that time belonged to Westminster Abbey. It was subsequently given to the Herberts, from whom it passed to the Nicolls, Gar- ricks, &c. The union poorhouse is situated at Red Hill. The union comprises 8 pars. The parish is chiefly agri- cultural, and the village irregularly built. On High- wood Hill is the mansion where Lord William Russell resided previously to his arrest, and near it is a mineral spring impregnated with cathartic salt. Hendou Place, the seat of Lord Tenterden, was a banqueting house belonging to Queen Elizabeth, built on the site of the abbots of Westminster's palace, where Cardinal Wolsey rested on his way to York. At Mill Hill, in this parish, is the Protestant Dissenters' grammar school, founded in 1807 at an expense of 25,000. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of London, val. 1,280. In addition to the parish church there are two district churches viz. St. Paul's, at Mill Hill, and All Saints, at Child's Hill, the livings of both which are perpet. curs.* The parish church is dedicated to St. Mary, and has a square embattled tower. Tho interior of the church contains a very antique font and a finely-sculptured altar-piece, also monuments of Bishop Fowler, Rawlin- sons, Whichcotes of Brent, Colmores, Herberts, Ayloffe, the antiquary, and Longmore, a man 7i feet in height ; also a brass of J. Downer, bearing date 1510. The district church of All Saints, at Child's Hill, was erected in 1856, and that of St. Paul's, at Mill Hill, at the com- mencement of this century by the late William Wilber- force, Esq. There is a Congregational church, and places of worship for Independents and Wesleyans. There are 10 endowed almshouses, and 40 children pro- vided with clothing. National schools for both sexe were erected at Church End in 1858. At a place calle The Hyde, in this parish, a gold coin of one of " Cfesars was found. HENDON, a hmlt. in Easington ward, co. Durha 12 miles N.E. of Durham. It is the station for Sunde land on the Hartlepool and Sunderland branch of the North-Easteru railway. HENDRE, a tnshp. in the par. of Nantglyn, co. Den- bigh, 4 miles S.W. of Denbigh. It contains the hmlt. of Waun. HENDRE, a vil. in the par. of Coyty, hund. of New- castle, co. Glamorgan, 1 mile N.E. of Bridgend. It is situated near the river Ogmore. HENDREBIFFA, a tnshp. in the par. and hund. of Mold, co. Flint, 2 miles from Mold. HENDRED DRAW, a vil. in the hmlt. of Cylch- Bychan, and par. of St. David's, co. Pembroke, 2 miles from St. David's. HENDRED, EAST, or GREAT HENDRED, a par. in the hund. of Wantage, co. Berks, 3 miles to the S.E. of Wantage. It is situated near White Horse Vale, and was once a market town and seat of the cloth manufac- ture. It onjoyed several political privileges, and formed part of the demesnes of the abbeys of Sheen, Reading, and Abingdon. The Great Western railway has a station at Wantage Road, about 4 miles from the village. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. ,550, in the patron, of the bishop. The church of St. Augus- tine is a small structure with a square embattled tower. It contains the tomb of Archbishop Chichele, some time rector of this parish. The charities amount to about 100 per annum. Here the Roman Catholics have a chapel. In the neighbourhood are some remains of an ancient monastic chapel. HENDREDENNY, a hmlt. in the par. of Eglwys- Ilan, hund. of Caerphilly, co. Glamorgan, 1 mile E. of Caerphilly, and (i N. of Cardiff. It is situated near tho rivers Rumnoy and Taf, and forms a suburb to the town of Caerphilly. Many of the inhabitants are engaged in the coal and iron works. HENDRED, WEST, or LITTLE HENDRED, a par. in the hund. of Wantage, co. Berks. It contains East Ginge and Sparsholt Court. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 613, in the patron, of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. The church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum. HENDREFIGILT, a tnshp. in tho par. of Halkin, co. Flint, 2 miles S.W. of Flint. HENDRE-GYDA, ISAF, and UCHAF, tnshps. in the par. of Abergele, co. Denbigh, 2 miles from Abergele. HENDREHEN, a tnshp. in the par. of Guilsfield, co. Montgomery, 2 miles N. of Welshpool. HENDRE- WYDD, a tnshp. in the par. of Llangan- hafel, co. Denbigh, 3 miles N. of Ruthin. HENEGLWYS, a par. in the hund. of Malltraeth, co. Anglesey, 3 miles W. of Llangefni, and 6 from Aberfraw. It is situated in a vale, at a short distance from the bridge over the river Cefni. The living :' rect. with the cur. of Trewalchmai annexed, in the (" of Bangor, val. 383, in the patron, of the Bishop Bangor. The church is dedicated to St. Llwydian. parochial charities produce about 60 per annum. HENFACHE, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanrhaidr-y.. Mochnant, co. Denbigh, 4 miles N.W. of Llanfyllin. It is situated on the river Tanat, near the Pistyll Ithidr Falls, which are above 200 feet. HENFIELD, a hmlt. in the par. of Westerleigh, co. Gloucester, 3 miles S.W. of Chipping Sodbury. HENFIELD, a par. in the hund. of Tipnoak, rape of Bramber, co. Sussex, 6 miles N.E. of Steyning, 11 S. of Horsham, and 11 N. of Brighton. It is a station on th" Shoreham and Horsham railway. The village, which is considerable, is situated near the river Adur, which bounds the parish on the W., and. which is navigable from Shoreham to Mock Bridge. The land is princi- pally arable, and the soil loamy and sandy. The manor originally belonged to the Saxon Earl WarbaLl, and was