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HOME. 289 HONITON. HOME, or HUME, an ancient par. now joined to Stichell, co. Roxburgh, Scotland. From this place tho Dunbars take the title of earl. HOME, a tnshp. in the par. of Wentnor, co. Salop, 3 miles N.E. of Bishop's Castle. HOMER, a tnshp. in the par. of Much Wenlock, co. Salop, 1 mile N. of Wenlock. It is united with Harlcy. HOMERSFIELD, a par. in tho hund. of Wangford, co. Suffolk, 3J miles N.E. of Harleston, its post town, and 5 S.W. of Bungay. The Great Eastern railway has a station here. The village, which is small, and wholly agricultural, is situated on the S. bank of tho river Waveney. Tho soil consists of loam and clay. In tho reign of Henry III. the Bishop of Norwich, who had an episcopal residence here, obtained the grant of a market and fair. The former has long been discon- tinued. The living is a rect. annexed to that of South Kbnham, in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 360. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a small edifice with an ivy-covered tower containing three bells. The register dates from 1558. There is an annuity of 2 Wt. derived from the poor's land. Sir R. S. Adair, Bart., is lord of the manor. HOMERTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Hackney, Tower div. of the hund. of Ossulstone, co. Middlesex, 3 miles N.E. of St. Paul's, London. The living is a perpet. cur. * in the dioc. of London, val. 150, in the patron, of tho bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Barnabas. There are three chapels, Robinson's almshouses for 12 minis- ters' widows, and the Protestant Dissenters' College, for 20 students, founded soon after the Revolution, and re- built in 1823. HOMILDON. See HUMBLETON, co. Northumberland. HOMINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Cawden, co. Wilts, 4 miles S.W. of Salisbury, its post town. The parish, which is inconsiderable, is situated on a branch of the river Avon. Much of the land is unenclosed. The soil is chalky, producing good crops of wheat and other grain. The tithes were commuted for land and money payments under an Enclosure Act in 1783. The living is a perpet. cur., val. 57, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Salisbury, who are impropriators. HOM-LACY. See HOLME-LACY, co. Hereford. HOMLET, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanrhaiadr-yn- Mochnant, co. Denbigh, 4 miles N. of Llanfyllin. HONEYBOROUGH, GREAT and LITTLE, vils. in the par. of Llanstadwell, co. Pembroke, 3 miles E. of Milford. HONEYBOURNE, CHURCH. See CHURCH HONEY- JIOUKXE, co. Worcester. HONEYBOURNE, COW. Set Cow HONEYBOCRNE, co. Gloucester. HONEYCHUBCH, a par. in the hund. of Black ITorrington, co. Devon, 2 miles from North Tawton, its [post town, 7 N.E. of Okehampton, and 7 S.E. of Hather- leigh. The village, which is inconsiderable, is situated r the river Taw, about 1 mile N. of tho road from ibourne to North Tawton. Tho tithes have been utcd for a rent-charge of 48. The living is a in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 93. The church, ted to St. James, has a tower containing three The Earl of Portsmouth is lord of the manor. HONEYPARK, a vil. in the par. of Monkstown, in - bar. of Rathdown, co. Dublin, prov. of Leinstcr, nd, 6 miles S.E. of Dublin. 110N1LY, a par. in the Snitterfield div. of the hund. Tarlichway, eo. Warwick, 2J miles W. of Kenilworth, post town and railway station, and 6 N.W. from ick. It belonged to Francis Lord Carrington in There is no village, only a few scattered farm- Tho living is a rect. in the dioc. of Worcester, 150. The church is dedicated to St. John tho The parochial charities produce about 6 per m. Mrs. Willes is lady of the manor and chief HONING, a par. in the hund. of Tunstead, co. rfolk, 4 miles S.K. of North Walsham, its post town, 113 from Norwich. It is a small agricultural village, to tho E. of the Ant navigation, which runs through tho parish. There is u tract of common land on which the poor have the privilege of turning their cattle. The living is a vie. united with that of Dil- ham, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church, dedi- cated to SS. Peter and Paul, is situated on rising ground, and was rebuilt above half a century back. It contains a brass of R. Parker, bearing date 1419. Tho parochial charities produce about 40 per annum, of which 15 goes to tho free school. There is also an infant school. The principal residence is Honing Hall, I the seat of George Edward Cubitt, Esq., who is lord of the manor and principal landowner. HONINGHAM, a par. in the hund. of Forehoe, co. Norfolk, 8 miles W. of Norwich, its post town, and G N. of Wymondham. It is situated on a branch of the river Wensum. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The living is a vie. with that of East Tuddenham annexed, in the dioc. of Norwich, joint val. 502. The church of St. Andrew, which is situated 1 mile E. of the village, is a small flint and stone edifice, with a square tower containing one bell. Tho register dates from 1561. The tithes were commuted in 1840. Tho parochial charities produce about 2 per annum, exclu- sive of several cottages for the poor. Honingham Hall is the seat of Lord Bayning, who is lord of tho manor. Tho National school is at East Tuddenham. HONINGTON, a par. in the wap. of Winnibriggs, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 6 miles N.E. of Gran- tham, its post town. It is a station on the Great Northern railway. The village, which is small, is situ- ated near tho ancient Ermine Street, and on the roads from Grantham to Lincoln, and also to Sleaford. Here are a tumulus, and the site of a double-ditched Roman camp, where coins, urns, &c., were found in 1691. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 200. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 214. The church is an ancient structure dedicated to St. Wil- frid, and has monuments of the Hussey family. Tho charities produce about 34 per annum. HONINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Blackbourn, co. Suffolk, 3 miles N.W. of Ixworth, its post town, and 8 from Bury. The village is of small extent, and is situated on a branch of the river Waveney. It was the birthplace of Robert Bloomfield, tho poet. The tithes, a portion of which is paid to the Rector of Great Faken- ham, have been commuted for a rent-charge of 336. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 332, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is of brick, with a thatched roof and a tower of stone. An allotment of 25 acres of land was awarded to the poor in lieu of the right of cutting furze, which now produces about 40 per annum. HONINGTON, a par. in the Brailes div. of the hund. of Kington, co. Warwick, 2 miles N. of Shipston-on- Stour, its post town, and 8 from the Mereton railway station. The parish, which is inconsiderable, is situated on the river Stour, and formerly belonged to the monas- tery of Coventry. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 130. The church, dedicated to AH Saints, was rebuilt at the expense of the late Sir Henry Parker, Bart. HONITON, a par., post and market town, municipal and parliamentary borough, in the hund. of Axminster, co. Devon, 9 miles N.E. of Sidmouth, 11 S.E. of Cul- lompton, and 16 E. of Exeter. It is a station on tho Yeovil and Exeter branch of the London and South- western railway. The town, which has somewhat decreased, is situated in a valley near the S. side of the river Otter, and on the Great Western road from Exeter to London. It was formerly held by Drogo, the Saxon, and by Robert Earl of Montaigne, from whom it passed to the Riverses, thence to the Courtenays of Powderham. Honiton gives its name to the fine lace extensively manufactured here. The houses have been mostly rebuilt since the iiros in 1745 and 1765. Here are flour-mills, maltings, tanneries, two breweries, and an iron foundry. The town is governed by a mayor, 6 aldermen, and 18 councilmen. It consists principally of one street, less than a mile in length, well paved, and lighted with gas,