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HOBSEHOUSE. 299 HOESHAM. Sir John de Argenteine, bearing date 1360, and a mural tablet to the late Lord Montfort. Tho parochial charities produce about 16 per annum. Horseheath Lodge, which is the principal residence, is situated about 1 f, mile W. of the village, and was formerly the seat of the Allingtons and Bromleys. There is a small chapel for Independents ; also a National school. HOBSEHOUSE, a chplry. in the par. of Coverham, of West Hang, North Biding co. York, 6 miles (S. W. of Middleham. The living is a perpct. cur. in the dioc. of Bipon, val. 40. HOESE ISLAND, an islet lying a little N.W. of the town of Ardrossan, co. Ayr, Scotland. A beacon tower has been erected on the island. HOBSE ISLAND, in the par. of Small Isles, co. Argyle, Scotland, near Muck. HOESE ISLAND, an islet off Copinshay, S.E. Orkneys, Scotland. HOUSE ISLAND, an islet situated at the entrance to Castlehaven Harbour, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland. Has a tower which serves as a landmark for vessels. HOESE ISLAND, an islet lying in Bearing- water Bay, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, lj mile W.N.W. of Bingcove. It contains a valuable copper mine belonging to Lord Audley. HOESELEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Eccleshall, in the N. div. of the bund, of Pirehill, co. Stafford, 1 mile S.W. of Eccleshall. It contains the hmlts. of Pershall, Walton, and Wooton. The principal residences are Walton Hall and Johnson Hall. The latter is situated in a park. Cotmere is a considerable lake, well stocked with fish, and covering an area of 40 acres. HOESELEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Wolverley, co. Worcester, 3 miles N.W. of Kidderminster. HOESELEY HEATH, a hmlt. in the par. of Tipton, CO. Stafford, 2 miles from Dudley. HOBSELL, or HOBSHILL, a par. in the first div. of the hund. of Godley, co. Surrey, 6 mills S. of Chertsey, 7 N. of Guildford, and 1 mile from the Woking station on the South- Western railway. Bipley is its post town. The village, which is small, is situated on the Basing- stoke canal. Here are nursery grounds, famed for the growth of American plants. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The living is a pcrpet. cur. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 83. The church, dedi- cated to the Virgin Mary, has an embattled tower con- taining six bells. The church contains numerous brasses, aud two monuments to James Fenn, Esq., and Sir John William Eose. The register dates from 1656. There is a National school for both sexes. Fairs are held at Knaphill on the Saturday in Whitsuntide week, and on the 10th November. HOBSEMONDEN, a par. in the hund. of Brenchley, lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, 5 miles S.W. of the Pad- dock Wood railway station, 3 N.E. of Lamberhurst, and 10 from Tunbridgo Wells. It is situated near the river Bother and the Teise millstream, and contains the hmlts. of Barn's Hill, Caple Cross, and Sherenden. It was formerly a seat of the Bathursts. Tho soil is extremely fertile, producing hops, fruit, &c. There are wane brick-kilns. A pyramid to Sir Walter Scott, the interior containing many of his works, was erected in 1856 by the rector of the parish. Tho tithes been commuted for a rent-charge of 971. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 596. church, dedicated to St. Margaret, has a tower I containing six bells. The church has some stained I windows, and monuments to the Austen family ; also two brasses, one of which is of a priest, bearing date I 1331. Tho register dates from Elizabeth's reign. The charities produce about 184, of which 53 goes to Sir Moth's school. The Primitive Methodists have a I place of worship. A cuttle fair is held on the 26th July. HOB8ENDON, a par. in the hund. of Aylesfoni, CO. I Bucks, 2 niiUs W. of IViiicr's Bisborough, its post Itown, and 7 N.W. of Great Missenden. The parish, R which is inconsiderable, is situated on the old Boman road Ickuield Way. There is no village, only a few scattered farmhouses. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 148 13s. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 132. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. Thre is a Sunday-school. HOESEPASSBEIDGE, a vil. in the bar. of Talbots- town, co. Wicklow, prov. of Loinster, Ireland, 4 miles S.W. of Blessington. HOBSEPATH, a par. in the hund. of Bullingdon, co. Oxford, 4 miles S.E. of Oxford. It is situated under Shotover Hill, and contains the hmlt. of Littleworth. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 91, in the patron, of the President and Fellows of Magdalen College, Oxford, who are impropriators. Tho church, dedicated to St. Giles, is an ancient cruciform structure, with a central tower. It contains an altar- tomb of blue marble, on which is the effigy of a mitred abbot. The charities produce about 1 per annum. Tho Earl of Macclesfield is lord of the manor. HOESEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Bridgwater, cof Somerset, 2 miles N.E. of Bridgwater. It is situated near the river Parrett. HOESEY, a small island near the Naze, co. Essex, 5 miles S.S.W. of Harwich. HOESEY-NEXT-THE-SEA, a par. in the hund. of Happing, co. Norfolk, 1 1 miles N.W. of Yarmouth, its post town. It is a small village, situated near the river North. The greater part of the parish consisted of moorland, until it became the property of the late B. Bising, Esq., by whom the sea-bank was repaired, and a new road formed to Somerton. It is now well drained, and brought into a rich state of cultivation. In the neighbourhood is Horsey Mere, a lake comprising 100 acres. The great tithes were commuted for land and a rent-charge of 70, and the vicarial for a rent-charge of 83. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 135, in the patron, of the governors of North Walshani school. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure, with a thatched roof and round tower. The charities consist in a fuel allotment. HOBSFOBTH, a chplry. in the par. of Guiseley, upper div. of the wap. of Skyrack, West Biding co. York, 5 miles N.W. of Leeds, its post town. It is a station on the Leeds, Harrogate, Thirsk, and Stockton section of the North-Eastern railway. The village, which is considerable, is situated on tho river Airc, which is crossed by an iron bridge, erected in 1819, at the expense of 1,500, by J. Pollard, Esq. The inha- bitants are principally employed in the cloth trade. Here is a mechanics' institute, also several stone- quarries. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Eipon, val. 158. The church is a stone structure, and has one bell. There are places of -worship for Indepen- dents, Baptists, Wesleyans, Primitive and Beformed Methodists. There are two Church schools for both sexes, also Sunday-schools. Horsforth Hall is the principal residence. John Spencer Stanhope, Esq., is lord of tho manor. HOBSHAM, a par., market town, and parliamentary borough in the hund. of Singlecross, rape of Bramber, co. Sussex, 22 miles N. of Brighton, and 35 S.S.W. of London by road, or 37J by the London, Brighton, and South Coast railway, which sends off a branch to this town from the main line at Three Bridges. Numerous other branch lines connect it with Brighton and South Coast, and South- Western systems, as the Mid-Sussex ; the Horsham and Shoreham ; the Horsham and Guild- ford, joining the South-Western at Shalford ; the Little Hampton, connecting Horsham with Arundel and the port of Little Hampton ; and the proposed line from Horsham to Dorking. The town, which is supposed to derive its name from the two Saxon words hurst and /mm, signifying the village in tho wood, is situated on a branch of the river Arun, in the midst of a well-wooded country. It consists of two principal streets, crossing each other at right angles, one of which is adorned with rows of trees, and several smaller streets branching elf to tho right and left. Some of the houses are buUt of sandstone, but the greater number of timber faced with brick. Tho streets are clean, broad, and well paved