Page:The National Gazetteer - A Topographical Dictionary of the British Islands, Volume 2.djvu/273

HILL. 265 HILLINGDON. HILL, a pai-. in the lower div. of the hund. of Berke- ley, co. Gloucester, 4 miles S. of Berkeley, its post town, and 6 S. of the Berkeley Road railway station. The village, which is small and wholly agricultural, is situated on the river Severn, which is hero more than 2 miles wide. The soil is chiefly a rich loam, producing abundant crops, and the pastures are luxuriantly rich. The eastern portion of the parish is undulating, but the western almost level. The living is a don. cur.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 162. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient structure, with a small spired tower containing one bell. The interior is fitted up with open seats fronted with richly- carved oak. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. Herbert Jenner, Esq., is lord of the manor. Adjoining the church is the venerable mansion of Hill Court, supposed to have been originally a monastery founded in the 12th century. HILL, a tnshp. in the par. of Halcsowcn, hund. of Brimstree, co. Worcester, formerly in Salop, 2 miles from Halesowen, and 35 S.E. of Shrewsbury. It is situated near the small river Stour and the Netherton canal. The soil is chiefly a rich loam, producing abun- dant crops. HILL, a tythg. in the par. of Droxford, co. Hants, 2 miles S.E. of Bishop's Waltham. HILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Milbrook, co. Hants, 2 miles W. of Southampton. HILL, a tythg. in the par. of Bishop's Lydeard, co. Somerset, 3 miles N.E. of Milvcrton. HILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Leamington Hastings, co. Warwick, 2 miles N. of Leamington. It is situated on the river Avon. HILL, a vil. in the par. of Stoneleigh, co. Warwick, 3 miles S. of Coventry. HILL, a vil. in the par. of Sutton-Coldfield, hund. of Hemlingford, co. Warwick, 6 miles N.E. of Birmingham. It is situated near a branch of the river Tame. HILL AND MOOR, a hmlt. in the par. of Fladbury, middle div. of the hund. of Oswaldslow, co. Worcester, 3 miles N.E. of Pershore. HILL, a hund. in the parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, contains the pars, of Ashby Puerorum, Aswardby, Bag Enderby, Brinkhill, C'laxby Pluckacre, Fullotby, Greet- ham, Hagworthingham, Hameringham, Harrington, Langton, South Ormsby, Oxcombe, Salmonby, Saus- thorpe, Scrafield. Somersby , Tetford, Walmsgate, Wince- by, and Worlaby, comprising about 25,000 acres. It gives name to a deanery in the archdeac. and dioc. of Lincoln. HILLASI, a tnshp. in the par. of Monk-Frystone, lower div. of the wap. of Barkstone Ash, West Riding co. York, 6 miles N.E. of Pontefract, 3 N.E. of Ferry- Bridge, and half a mile from Monk-Frystono. The commons, which were enclosed in 1797, have been brought into cultivation. The Wesleyans have a chapel. The York and North Midland railway passes through this township. Limestone is extensively quarried. Hil- lam Hall is a fine Elizabethan mansion. HILLBORO, a hmlt. in the par. of Old Stratford, co. Warwick, 5 miles W. of Stratford. It is in a pleasant spot near the river Avon and the Roman Fosse Way, and is spoken of by Shakspeare as the " Haunted Hill- boro." HILL-BRIDGE, a vil. in the tnshp. of Nelher- Hallam, and par. of Sheffield, wap. of Strafforth, West Itiding co. York, 3 miles W. of Sheffield. HILLBROOK, a vil. in the bar. of South Ballinacor, eo. Wi.-klow, Ireland, 3 miles S. of Tinehely. HILL-DEVEIULL, a par. in the hund. of Heytes- bury, 10. Wilts, 3 miles S. of Warmmster, its post town, and 4 S.W. of Heytcsbury. The village consists of a The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. 'I' Siirum, val. 76, in the patron, of the prebendary tin roof. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. It was rebuilt in 1842 by voluntary contributions. "The Duke merset is lord of the manor. General Lmllow was born in this parish. HILL-END, a tythg. in tin; par. of Cumnor, hund. of Hormer, co. Berks, 4 miles N. of Abingdon, and 4 S.W. of Oxford. HILL-END, a hmlt. in the par. of Leigh, co. Wor- cester, 4 miles S.W. of Worcester. HILL-END, a hmlt. in the par. of Longdon, co. Worcester, 3 miles S.W. of Upton. There are besides several small places in England of this name, as Hill- End, near St. Alban's, Herts ; near Walsall, Stafford ; near Bromyard, Hereford, &c. HILLEND, a post-office vil. in the pars, of Dalgety and Inverkeithing, co. Fife, Scotland, not far from In- verkeithing. Hero is Dalgety parish school. HILLESDEN, a par. in the hund. and co. of Bucks, 4 miles S.W. of Buckingham. It formerly belonged to the Denton family ; and Sir Alexander Denton having garrisoned the manor house for Charles I. , it was taken by assault and plundered by the parliamentarians under Manchester, in 1644. The village, which is small, is situated on a branch of the river Ouse. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture and lace-making. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 64, in the patron, of Christ Church College, Oxford, in whom are vested the great tithes. The church, dedicated to All Saints, was rebuilt in 1493. In the chancel are several monuments to the Dentons. The manor house, the old seat of the Dentons, is now pulled down. HILLESLEY, a tythg. in the par. of Hawkesbury, upper div. of the hund. of Grumbalds Ash, co. Glou- cester, 5 miles N. of Chipping Sodbury. HILLFARRANCE, a par. in tho huml. of Taunton, co. Somerset, 4 miles W. of Taunton, and 3 N.E. of Wellington. The village is situated near the line of the Great Western railway. The impropriate tithes have been commuted fora rent-charge of 142 5s., and the curate's for 124 6s. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 153, in the pati-on. of Trinity College, Oxford. The church is dedicated to tho Holy Cross. HILFIELD, a parochial chplry. in the par. of Sydling St. Nicholas, hund. of Cernc, co. Dorset, 4 miles N.W. of Cerue- Abbas, its post town, 12 N.W. of Dor- chester, and 4 from the Rvershot railway station. It is a small village of irregular form, and entirely agricul- tural. The living is a perpet. cur. in tho dioc. of Sarum, vol. 52, in the patron, of tho Vicar of Sydling. Charles Cousin, Esq., is lord of the manor. HILL-FOOT, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Nether Hallam, and par. of Sheffield, West Riding co. York, 2 miles W. of Sheffield. HILL-GREEN, a vil. in the par. of Stockbury, hund. of Milton, lathe of Scray, co. Kent, 4 miles N.E. of Maidstone. HILL-GREEN, a hmlt. in the hund. of Uttlesford, co. Essex, 5 miles S.W. of Saffron-Walden. HILLHAMPTON, a hmlt. in tho par. of Martley, co. Worcester, 7 miles N.W. of Worcester. HILLHEAD, a vil. in the par. of Cockpen, co. Edin- burgh, miles S.E. of Edinburgh. HILL-HOOKS, a vil. in the par. of Sutton-ColdnVd, hund. of Hemlingford, co. Warwick, 5J miles N.E. o Birmingham. HILLHOCJSE, a vil. in the par. of Dunfcrmline, co. Fife, Scotland, 2 miles from Dunfermline and 16 from Edinburgh. HILLHOUSEFIELD, a bar. in the co. of Edinburgh, Scotland, joined to Leith in 1630. HILLINGDON, a par. in tho hund. of Elthorne, co. Middlesex, 1 mile S.E. of Uxbridge, its post town, and 2J miles N. of the West Drayton station, on tho Great Western railway. It is mentioned in Domesday as Ilillendone, and was formerly held by Roger do Mont- gomery, from whom it came to the Salisburys, Lacics, Stranges, Stanleys, and finally to the DD Burghs of West Drayton. The par. contains the tnsnp. of Uxbridge, with Colham Green, Gowld-Green, and 4 other hmlts. Tho river Colne and the Grand Junction canal pass through the parish. Hero are some brick- kilns. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of London, val. 489, in the patron, of tho bishop. Tho church,