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HORISDALE. 295 HORNBY. church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a square embattled tower containing eight bells. The interior of the church contains an ancient oak pulpit, stone font with ancient oak cover, and a painted E. window. The parochial charities produce about 10 per annum. The Baptists have a place of worship. A National school was erected here in 1857 for both sexes. Sir E. 0. Kerrisou is lord of the manor. HORISDALE, an island in the par. of Gairloch, co. Ross, coast of Scotland. It is of small extent, and has only five houses on it. HORKSLEY, GREAT, a par. in the hund. of Lexden, co. Essex, 2 miles S.W. of Nayland. The village is situated near the river Stour. Part of the land is in common. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 989 17. Gd. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 1,005. The church is an ancient structure, dedicated to All Saints. The charities produce about 86 per annum. HORKSLEY, LITTLE, a par. in the hund. of Lexden, co. Essex, li mile S. of Nayland. The parish is bounded on the N. by the navigable river Stour. The land is chiefly arable, the remainder meadow and pasture. The village is small and wholly agricultural. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 70. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, is an ancient structure containing four brasses and several monuments. There is a National school. Hero was a priory of Cluniac monks, founded in the reign of Henry I., by Robert Fitzgodebold, and subordinate to the monastery of Thetford, in Norfolk. HORKSTOW, a par. in the hund. of Yarborough, CO. Lincoln, 4 miles S.W. of Barton, its post town, and 9 N. of the Brigg railway station. The village is within a short distance of the river Ancholm, which is hero crossed by a suspension bridge. The employment of the inhabitants is chiefly in agriculture. The country is wooded, and the village is sheltered on the N.E. and by the Wold Hill. The impropriate tithes have been com- muted for a rent-charge of 228, and the vicarial for 255. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 201. The church is of ancient construction, with a small tower containing three bells. Here is a place of worship for the Wesleyans. The Earl of Yarborough is lord of the manor. HORLEY, a par. in the first div. of the hund. of Eeigate, co. Surrey, 5 miles N. of Crawley, its post town, 4* S. of Reigate, and 15j from Croydon. It is a station on the London, Brighton, and South Coast rail- way. The village is situated on the river Mole, and the inhabitants are chiefly employed in agriculture. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 325, in the patron, of Christ's Hospital, London. The parish church, dedicated to St. Bartholomew, is an ancient structure, with a spired tower containing eight bells. The church contains several brasses, effigies of a knight, &c. In the churchyard are several old yew-trees. There is also a district church, dedicated to Emanuel, at Sidlow Bridge, consecrated in 1861, with accommodation for 200 persons. The parochial charities produce about 25 per annum. The Baptists have a place of worship hero. There are National schools for both sexes. HORLEY, a par. in the hund. of Bloxham, co. Oxford, 4 miles N.W. of Banbury, its post town, and 27 N. of Oxford. The village, which is small, is situated on the borders of Warwickshire. The land is nearly evenly divided between arable and pasture. The living is a yic.* annexed to that of Hornton, in the dioc. of Oxford, joint val. 388, in the patron, of the lord chancellor, rho church is an ancient structure, with a square tower, and is dedicated to St. Ethelreda. It was restored and enlarged in 1841. Here is a National school, also a place of worship for the Wesleyans. The parochial charities produce about 62, of which 49 goes to the school. HORMEAD, GREAT, a par. in the hund. of Edwin- gtree, co. Herts, 2 miles E. of Buntingford. The parish was enclosed in 1823, and contains the village of Hare Street, situated on the river Quin. The manor was once held by Edgar Atheling, and subsequently by the Sandfords and De Veres. The land is almost entirely arable. The surface is hilly, and the soil chiefly clay and marl. Amygdaloid and fossil sheila and bones are found in largo quantities. There are quarries of sand- stone and granite. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1814. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 121, in the patron, of St. John's College, Cambridge. The church is an ancient structure, dedicated to St. Nicholas. There is a National school. The principal residence is Hormead Bury. HORMEAD, LITTLE, a par. in the hund. of Edwin- stree, co. Herts, 2 miles S.E. of Buntinford. This parish adjoins that of Great Hormead. The river (Juin flows along the western boundary. The soil consists of several varieties of clay, gravel, and chalk, producing good crops of wheat. Granite, sandstone, and jasper are met with. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 260. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 311, in the patron, of St. John's College, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a very ancient building with Saxon tower. The charities produce about 60, including the endowment of Porter's school. Near the turnpike road is a largo block of granite, supposed to have served as a Roman milestone on the Ermine Street, which passed near this village. HORMER, a hund. in co. Berks, contains the pars, of Abingdon, Bagley-Wood, Besselsleigh, Cumnor, North and South Hinksey, Radley, Seacourt, Sunning- well, Wootton, Wytham, and parts of St. Helen, com- prising an area of 21,550 acres. HORN, a tythg. in the par. of Crewkcrne, co. Somer- set, 2 miles from Crewkerne. It is joined with Laymore. HORN, a par. in the hund. of Alstoe, co. Rutland, 5 miles N.W. of Stamford. It was in part held by the bishops of Durham at the time of the Domesday Survey. Nearly half the parish is included within the grounds of Exton Park. A battle was fought hero in 1470, in which Edward IV. defeated the Lancastrians, who pulled off their coats to run away the faster, from which circumstance it is known in history as the battle of " Loose-coat." The Roman road, Ermine Street, here called Horn Lane, passes near the village, which consists of a few farmhouses. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 77. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Peterborough, united to the vie.* of Exton. There is no church, but the inhabitants attend Exton church. HORNBLOTTON, a par. in the hund. of Whitstone, co. Somerset, 5 miles from Castle Carey, its post toVn and railway station, and 7J from Shepton Mallet. The parish, which is of small extent, is situated on the Fosse Way, and bounded on the S.E. by the river Brue. Hornblotton, anciently called Hornblawerton, was given in Ethelwolfs time to the monastery of Glastonbury. The soil is a strong clay, alternating with marl, ad- mirably adapted for the manufacture of draining tiles ; a great portion of the land is in pasture. The living is a rect. annexed to that of Alford, in the dioc. of Bath and Wells. The church is a small edifice, with a wooden tower containing three bells. It has a very old font. The register dates from 1763. The Rev. John Gale Dalton Thring, is lord of the manor. HORNBY, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Melling, hund. of Lonsdale South of the Sands, co. Lancaster, 9 miles N.E. of Lancaster, its post town. It is a station on the North- Western railway. The parish, which is wholly agricultural, is situated at the bridge on the rivers Lune and Welling. It was formerly a market town, and had a Premonstratensian priory founded as a cell to Croxton Abbey. At the Dissolution the site was given to Lord Monteaglo, of Hornby Castle. Petty sessions are held at the Castle Inn every alternate Tues- day. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Man- chester, val. 92. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, is an ancient structure with an octagonal tower containing six bells. The interior of the church contains a tablet