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HEREFORD, LITTLE. 249 HERNE; to Leominster, 13 miles ; to Ludlow, 24 miles ; to Brom- yarrl, 14 miles. The principal canals are the Ledbury and Gloucester and the Leominster and Tenbury. Of the many forts and castles which Hereford anciently d, there are hut few traces. Of the castles of >ford, Goderich, Cliflbrd, and Bredwardine, and of fort at Brampton Bryan, some portions still exist. i are a few British remains, the most remarkable of which are the Herefordshire Beacon, Offa's Dyke, and a pile of stone called Arthur's Stone. Of Roman roads and entrenchments there are numerous remains. The great road Vatling Street entered this county near Leintwar- dine, passed by Kenchester, and left it near Longtown. There were other Roman roads from Gloucester and from Worcester to Kenchester. Traces exist of Roman entrenchments between the Malvern hills and Whit- bourn, Thornbary Croft, Brandon and Cawall Knoll ; and of an encampment near Downton. The monastic institutions of Herefordshire were about 21 in number, and were situated at Aconbury, Barton, Cliflbrd, Cars- well, Dewlas, Core, Ewyas, Flanesford, Hereford, Kil- peck, Ledbury, Leominster, Limebrook, llonkland, Shobdon, Titley, Wigmore, and Wormesley. The prin- cipal seats of the nobility and gentry in the county are Ky wood, near Titley, of Lady Langdale ; Cartons, near Hansel Gamage, of Sir H. G. Cotterel, Bart. ; Goodrich Court, Colonel W. H. Meyrick ; The Hall, Brampton Brian, of the Countess of Oxford and Mortimer ; Hamp- ton Court, near Hope-under-Dinmore, J. Arkwright, Esq.; llardwick, near Clifford, of Colonel Powell ; Harewood House, of Sir Hungerford Hoskyns ; Heath House, Leint- wardine, of Sir W. Clark, Bart. ; Holme House, near Holme Lacy, of Sir E. F. S. Stanhope ; Kentchurch Court, of Colonel J. L. C. Scudamore ; Knill Court, of Sir (Jr. Walsh, Bart. ; Moccas Court, of Sir V. Cornewall ; Pulley Court, of Major J. R. Stock ; Shobdon Court, of Lord Bateman ; Stoke Edith Park, of Lady E. Folcy ; Titley Court, of Admiral Sir T. Hastings ; Yatton Court, near Aymestrey, of Lady F. Harcourt. HEREFORD, LITTLE, a par. in the hund. of Wol- phy, co. Hereford, 3 miles N.E. of Tenbury, its post town, 6^ from Ludlow, and 8 from Leominster. It is situated on the river Teme and Leominster canal, and contains the tnshps. of Upton and Little Hereford, with the hrnlt. of Dirty Middleton. The land is partly in hops and partly arable. The soil is of various qualities. The living is a rect.* annexed to that of Ashford-Carbonell, in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 300, in the patron, of the Bishop of Worcester. The church, dedicated to St. Mary Magda- lene, is an antique stone structure with a belfry containing three bells. The interior of the church contains a pis- cina, sedilia, old register, with several monuments, also two brasses of very ancient date. Here is a school for children of both sexca, in which a Sunday-school is also held. The charities consist of cottages for the poor. Easton Court, a modem mansion, is the principal resi- dence. Sir Joseph Bailey is lord of the manor aad principal landowner. HERESON, a hmlt. in the par. of St. Lawrence, hund. of Ringslow, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 2 miles from Ramsgate. IIERIOT, a par. and post vil. in the E. district of co. Kdinburgh, Scotland, 10 miles S. of Dalkcith. It is a station on the Edinburgh and Kelso branch of the North Uritish railway. It is bounded by the co. of Peebles, .nd by the pars, of Temple, Borthwick, Fala, and Stow. situated in the valley of the Heriotburn. It is 10 miles long and 6 broad. The surface is hilly and y, containing part of the Moorfoot range. The 1'iinripal summits are Blaketip Scars and Dewar Hill. par. also includes Broomieknowe, Fala Hill Inn, and Robertson. The Heriot rises in the S.W. of the ii, at Ensum Cleugh, among the Moorfoots, and with the Gala at Haltree. There is but a small <>f fertile arable land. This par. is in the presb. of Dalkcith, and synod of Lothian and Tweeddale. The minister has a stipend of 158. The church was built in 1804, and there is a Free church, which shares duty with the adjoining parish of Stow. Here is a parish school. The manor of Heriot anciently belonged to the Morvilles, and subsequently to Roger de Quincy, by whose daughter it was granted, with its church and appurtenances, to the monks of Newbattle, who held it until the Reformation, when the Ker family became possessors of the parish. There are some erect stones said to be of Druidical origin. Traces of camps are seen on the hills. At Dewar farm two stones bear the name of " The Piper's Grave." " Lot's Wife's Pillar " stands near Wolf Cleugh. Near Heriot House is Mary Gibb's Stone, so called from a womnn of that name who was burned upon it on the accusation of witchcraft. Trout and salmon abound. HERM ISLAND, one of the Channel Islands, in Little Russell Strait, about 4 miles N.E. of St. Peter's, Guernsey. It was anciently called Vosargie, and is 3 miles long by 1 mile broad. There are two beacons, and a small pier harbour from which quantities of granite are shipped. The surface is partly cultivated, but the shore extremely dangerous owing to the rocks and shell banks. HERMISTON, a vil. in the par. of Currie, co. Edin- burgh, Scotland, 2 miles from the village, and 7 from Edinburgh. HERMIT-HILL, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Wortley and par. of Tankersley, West Riding co. York, 4 miles S.E. of Peniston, and 5 S.W. of Barnsley. It is situated near the river Don. HERMITAGE, a par. in the lib. of Fordington, co. Dorset, 5 miles N. of Ccrne-Abbas, its post town, and 13 N.W. of Dorchester. The village is small and wholly agricultural. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 85. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 64. The church is a small plain building dedicated to St. Mary, and has a bell turret. HERMITAGE, a chplry. in the par. of Hampstead- Norris, co. Berks, 4 miles N.E. of Newbury. HERMITAGE, a tythg. in the par. and hund. of West Bourne, rape of Chichestcr, co. Sussex, 6 miles N.W. of Chichester. - There are also numerous seats and small places of this name in various parts of England and Ireland, but too insignificant to require separate notice. HERMITAGE WATER, a small stream in co. Rox- burgh, Scotland. It rises under Milden Wood Hill, and joins the river Liddell. On its banks stands Hermitage Castle, built by Alexander II. in 1240, but now an im- posing ruin, covering 100 feet square. In it Sheriff Ramsay was starved to death in 1342 by William Douglas; and Bothwell visited by Queen Mary in 1561. The family of Scotts took from it the title of viscount. HERMITRAY, one of the Inverness Islands, W. coast of Scotland. It is inhabited by a few fishermen, and lies about 5 miles S.W. of Renish Head, in Harris Sound. HERNE, a par. in the hund. of Bleangate, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 6 miles N.E. of Canterbury, its post town, and 3 N.E. of the Slurry railway station, on the South-Eastern line. The London, Chatham, and Dover line has a station at Herne Bay. It was formerly a market town, and includes the watering-place of Heme Bay. The land is well wooded, and is partly laid out in hop-grounds. The prevailing timber is oak and elm, with ash, maple, and ha/.el. The soil is chiefly clay, resting on a substratum of gravel, and produces good wheat crops. The appropriate tilhes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 1,474 19s., and the vicarial for 557 19*. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 360, in the patron, of the archbishop. This living was held by Bishop Ridley from 1638 to 1550, when he was translated to the see of London. There is also a district church at Heme Bay, the living ot which is a perpet. cur. The parish church, dedicated to St. Martin, is a fine structure with a square tower, and contains some brasses bearing date from 1420, and tombs of the Fineuxes, Milles, &c. There are places of worship for Independents and Wes- leyans the former at Herne Bay, the latter in the village of Herne, also National schools. In 1565 two girls were born joined together, resembling the Siamese in.-. but they lived only afew days. The Blean Union