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HONITON, CLTST. 290 HOOK. and contains many good shops, two banks, literary and scientific institution, market-house, &o. The town is much improved hy a stream of water constantly flowing through it. Petty sessions, poor-law guardians, county courts, and manor courts, are held here. The living is a reck* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 760. The parish church, which is situated in the centre of the town, was erected in 1838 by subscription, and made the parish church by an Act of Parliament passed in 1835. It is dedicated to St. Paul, and has a lofty tower. From some error in its construction it had to- be re-roofed and repaired in i849. The old parish church of St. Michael is situated on a hill out of the town, and was formerly a friary chapel, built by Bishop Cour- tenay in, 1484. It has a tower containing five bells. The interior of this church contains several ancient monuments, among which is that of Marwood, Queen Elizabeth's physician. Humphrey, the miniature painter, was a native of this place. Here are St. Margaret's alms- houses, nine in number, for the same number of poor aged persons. They are endowed with upwards of 18 acres of land, let at the annual rent of 60. The inmates receive pensions varying in amount. The Independents, Wesleyans, Baptists, and Unitarians have each a chapel. New buildings for the National schools, of considerable size and good architectural design, were erected by sub- scription in 1862, at a cost of 1,400. There are also British schools. Fley's grammar school, called also Allhallows school, is endowed with 12 per annum, besides a house for the master, for which he has to teach four boys of this town gratuitously. The Poor-Jaw Union of Honiton consists of 18 parishes. The union poorhouse was erected in 1836. At Dumdown Hill, about 2 miles to the N.E. of the town, are traces of extensive entrenched camps, supposed to have been the Moridunum of Antoninus. The land lies extremely high, and is the first sighted on nearing the adjoining coast. On Houiton Hill stands a tower 80 feet in height erected by the late Lord Bishop of Llandaff. A weekly market is held on Saturday for butter, cheese, &c., also two great markets for cattle annually on the second Saturday in April, and on the Saturday prior to the 18th October. A fair is held on the Wednesday and Thursday after the 19th July for cattle and horses. The borough returns two members to parliament. HONITON, CLIST. See CLIST-HONITON, co. Devon. HONLEY, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Al- mondbury, upper div. of the .wap. of Agbrigg, West Riding co. York, 3J -miles S. of Huddersfield, its post town, and 1 mile from the Houley station on the Huddersfield and Sheffield railway. It is a populous village situated in the vale of the Holme, which joins the Colne below Hapton. This tnshp. contains Shady Row, and 7 other hmlts. There are some woollen manufactories, giving employment to a large portion of the inhabitants. Building-stone is quarried at Scott Gate Head ; and coal of inferior quality is obtained in large quantities. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 160, in the patron, of the Vicar of Almondbury. The church, dedicated to St. Maiy, was rebuilt in. 1843. It is a stone structure, with a square tower containing a clock and one bell. The in- terior of the church contains monuments to the Brook family. There is also a chapel-of-ease at Brockholes. Here are National and infant schools for both sexes. The Independents, Wesleyan Free Church, and Primi- tive Methodists, have each a chapel, and the Wesleyans and New Connexion have two chapels each. A new union poorhouse has been recently erected at Dean- house for the accommodation of the southern townships of the Huddersfield union. The Earl of Dartmouth is lord of the manor. HONOR, a tythg. in the par. of Portbury, co. Somer- set, 5 miles W. of Bristol. HOO, a hund. in the lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, contains the pars, of Allhallows, Isle of Grain, High Halstow, Hoo, Hoo St. Mary, and Stoke, comprising an area of 17,760 acres. HOO, or HOO ST. WERBURGH, a par. in the above hund., lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, 5 miles from Ro- chester, its post town, and 3 N.E. of Chatham. It is situated on the river Medway, and formerly belonged to Earl Godwin and the bishops of Bayeux. The Earl of Jersey, to whom the parish belongs, takes hence the title of baron. There are salt marshes, intersected by creeks ; also a quay for the landing of coals. There are tile- works, and a pottery. The union poorhouse ia situated in this parish, which is the head of a Poor-law Union, comprising 7 parishes. The living is a vie. the dioc. of Rochester, val. 395, in the patron, of tl dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. We: burgh, is an ancient edifice, with a spired tower taining six bells. In the interior of the church are I brasses of priests, bearing date from 1412. The pare charities produce about 5 per annum. There is National school for both sexes. HOO, a par. in the hund. of Loes, co. Suffolk, 4 miles N.W. of Wickham Market, its post town, 4 S.W. of Framlingham, and 7 from Woodbridge. It is a small village situated on the river Deben. The land is chiefly arable. There are some clay and sand pits. There were anciently five guilds, called the Holy Trinity, St. Mary, St. Peter, St. Andrew, and St. John. The living is a perpet. cur. * with that of Letheringham annexed, val. 110, in the patron, of trustees. The church is dedicated to SS. Andrew and Eustachius. There is a Nalionul school. The Duke of Hamilton is lord of the manor. HOO ALLHALLOWS. See ALLHALLOWS, co. Kent HOO, or HOO ST. MARY, a par. in the lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, 5 miles N.E. of Rochester. The village, which is small, is wholly agricultural. The tithes have been commuted for rent-charges, the moiety of 74 13s. payable to the Dean and Chapter of Roches- ter, and of 602 to the rector. The living is a rect* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 502, in the patron, of the rector. HOOBER, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Brampton Bierlow, par. of Wath-upon-Dearne, West Riding co. York, 4 miles N. of Rotherham, and 5 S.E. of Barnsley. HOOD-GRANGE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Kilburn, North Riding co. York, 5 miles S.E. of Thirsk. HOOD-GREEN, a vil. in the tnshp. of Stainbroush, and par. of Silkstone, West Riding co. York, 2 u S.W. of Bamesley. HOOD-HILL, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Ventw, and par. of Wath-on-Dearne, West Riding co. York, 5 miles N.W. of Rotherham. HOOE, a par. in the hund. of Ninfield, rape of I i ings, co. Sussex, 5 miles E. of Hailsham, and 8 S.W. nf Battle, its post town. The village, situated on the ; from Eastbourne to Battle, is small and agricultural. Nearly half the land is in common aud marsh, remainder arable and meadow, with about 30 acn hop-grounds. It formerly had an alien priory, bui a cell to Bee Abbey, in France, but subsequently given to Eton and Ashford colleges. The foundations only of lln 1 buildings arc remaining. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 215, and vicarial for 317 10s. The living is a vie. in the dioc of Chichester, val. 235. The church, with square embattled tower, is dedicated to St. James. HOOK, a par. in the hund. of Eggertoi i . '.. of the co. of Dorset, 4 miles S.E. of Beaminstrv. its p town, and 7 N.E. of Bridport. It is a small villa: situated on the river Froorn, which is here joined by th Owke or Hook stream. A portion of the ink are employed in flax spinning. The tithes have he commuted fora rent-charge of -11. The living rect. in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 100. Tl which was repaired in 1844, is an ancient strui : dedicated to St. Giles. There is a Xatiiuiiil school. a Sunday-school attached to the church. The Duh Cleveland is lord of the manor. HOOK, a hmlt. in the par. of Titchfield, co. H miles W. of Fareham. It is situated near Southam] Water. The principal residence is Hook House. HOOK, a hmlt. in the Odiham div. of co. Hants, I miles N.W. of Odiham, and 21 N.E. of Winchester. J