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HUDDINGTON. 313 HUISH. eminence at Woodhouse, a little to the N. of the town. Holy Trinity church was erected by the lato B. Haigh Allen, Esq., in 1819, and is situated at Westfield. St. John's church, a Gothic structure with tower and spire, was erected in 1853, at the cost of 7,000, by Sir John W. Ramsden, Bart. St. Thomas's church is a i-kably beautiful structure, with a tower and spire at the S. W. angle. It was built and endowed by the firm of Messrs. Starkoy Brothers, at the cost of 10,000, and was opened on the 30th of June, 1859. It contains a richly-carted pulpit, and font of Caen stone, and a stone reredos in the chancel. The floor of the chancel is laid with Minton's pattot encaustic tiles. Without the town are All Saints, at the populous village of Pad- dock ; St. John's, at Golcar ; St. Stephen's, at Lindley ; St. Mark's, at Longwpod ; also churches at Scammonden, Slaithwaite, with Lingards and Marsden-in-Hudders- field ; also a small chapel-of-case, dedicated to St. Paul, at Aspley. The Dissenting places of worship are nume- rous, and some of them imposing structures, as the Free Wesleyan Church, in Brunswick - street, which was erected in. 1859, at the cost of 7,000 ; the Unitarian Church, in Fitzwilliam-street, built in 1854 at the cost of 3,000 ; St. Patrick's Roman Catholic chapel, in the New North-road, built in 1832 at a cost of 2,000 ; the Christians' meeting-house, in the Bradford-road, built in 1861 ; besides others belonging to the Baptists, Inde- ]n Milents, Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists, New Connexion Methodists, Evangelical United Indepen- dents, and Society of Friends. There are National, British, Wesleyan, and infant day-schools, besides large Sunday-schools. Thd charities, including the Bole land, which comprises 25 acres, produce about 250 per annum. There are three newspapers, published every Saturday, in the town the Chronicle, Examiner, and Times. Mar- kets are held on Tuesdays, principally for the sale of woollen goods, and on Saturdays for general produce. Fairs are held on 31st March and 4th October, and a large cattle fair on 14th May and the day following. HUDDINGTON, a par. in the middle div. of the wap. of Oswaldslow, co. Worcester, 5 miles S.E. of Droitwich, its post town, 3 N.E. of Spetchley railway station, and 8 N.E. of Worcester. The village, which is small, is wholly agricultural. The land is partly in hop-grounds. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 56. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is a small edifice with an open belfry containing one bell. The interior contains a tablet to Sir George Winter. The Earl of Shrewsbury is lord of the manor. HUDDLESTON AND LUMBY, a tnshp. in the par. nf Kherburn, upper div. of the wap. of Barkstonc-Ash, West Riding co. York, 9 miles N. of Pontefract, and 2 N.E. of the Milford Junction station on the Leeds and Selby railway. In this township a cream-coloured stone is quarried, which, although soft at first, acquires consi- derable hardness by exposure to the atmosphere, and was the material used in the building of Henry VII. "a Chapel, in Westminster Abbey. At the enclosure of the parish, in 1794, an allotment of land was awarded in lieu of tithes. Huddleston Hall is a very ancient manor, and was formerly the seat of the Hungates. Lord Ashtown is lord of the manor and principal landowner. HUDNALL, a hmlt. in the par. of Eddesborough, co. Bucks, 3 miles N. of Berkhampstead. UUDNOLLS, an ext. par. place in the pars, of II velsficld and St. Briavel's, hund. of St. Briavel's, co. icester, 5 miles N.E. of Chepstow. It is situated the river Wyo and Brockwear Common, on the borders of Monmouthshire. II l.'ltsv. i;i,L, a chplry. in the par. of Catterick, wap. rif West Hang, North Riding co. York, 21 miles S.E. of uond, its post town. It is situated on the river . The hind is sterile, and a portion of it marshy. are an extensive lead mine and a colliery. The tiring is a r, .-rpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 75, in the patron, of the Vicar of Catterick. The charities '"'jut 40 per annum, of which 18 goes to the for both sexes. .ATK, a par. in the Wilton Beacon div. of the wap. of Harthill, East Riding co. York, 7J miles N.E. of Pocklington, its post town. The village, which is small, is situated on the Wolds. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in agriculture. There are Danish earthworks adjoining Wold House, also numerous barrows, and a well 348 feet in depth. The land is chiefly arable, and in a high state of cultivation. The tithes were com- muted for annual money payments under an Enclosure Act in 1767. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of York, val. 449, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a stone edifice, with a spired tower containing two bells. The parochial charities produce about 3 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes, also three Sunday- schools. The Primitive and Wesleyan Methodists have each a place of worship here. James Cristie, Esq., is lord of the manor. Races are held in July. HUGGINSTOWN, a vil. in the par. of Aghaviller, bar. of Knocktophcr, co. Kilkenny, prov. of Lcinster, Ireland, 3 miles S.W. of Knocktopher. Here are a Roman Catholic chapel and a police station. HUGGLESCOTE, a chplry. in the par. of Ibstock, hund. of Sparkenhoe, co. Leicester, 5| miles S.E. of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, its post town, and 11^ N.W. of Leicester. The vil., which is extensive, contains the hmlts. of Coalville and Donington. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in frame-work knitting and the coal mines. The living is a cur. annexed to the rcct.* of Ibstock, in the dioc. of Peterborough. The church, dedicated to St. James, is an ancient structure, with a square tower containing three bells. There is a National school for both sexes, also a chapel for the Baptists in connection with Sunday-schools. The Marquis of Hastings is lord of the manor. HUGHENDON. See HITCHEXDOX, co. Bucks. HUGHLEY, a par. in the borough of Wenlock, co. Salop, 4 miles S.W. of Much Wenlock, its post town, 11 N.E. of Church Stretton, and 11 S.E. of Shrewsbury. This place derives its name from Hugh do Le, who was proprietor of the manor in the 1 2th century, and ancestor of the Leas of Langley. In the reign of Richard II. a commission was issued to inquire into the best means of clearing the country of the banditti. The village, which is inconsiderable, is situated on AVenlock Edge and is wholly agricultural. The soil is chiefly clayey. Coal mines were formerly worked, and there are quarries of excellent limestone. The road from Much Wenlock to Church Stretton passes on the S.E. of the parish. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 73. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 162. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is an ancient stone edifice, with a turret containing four bells. Tho interior of the church contains part of a carved oak rood-screen. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. Tho Earl of Bradford is lord of the manor and principal landowner. HUGIL, a chphy. in the par. and ward of Kendal, co. Westmoreland, 6 miles N.W. of Kendal, its post town. It is situated near Hugil Fell, and contains the hmlts. of Grass-Garth, Ings, and Heston. Tho living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 93, in the patron, of the Vicar of Kendal. The church, which is situated at Ings, was built in 1743 by Bateman, a wealthy merchant, and native of this place. The charities produce about 82 per annum, of which 67 goes to Bateman's almshouses, and 12 to Wilson's school. Hugil Hall was formerly the seat of P. Collin- son, the antiquary and naturalist. HUISH, or HEWISH, a par. in the hund. of Swan- borough, co. Wilts, 3 miles N.W. of Pewscy and o S.W. of Marlborough. Tho village, which is inconsiderable, is situated amongst the Downs. There is an ancient camp and several barrows in the neighbourhood. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 185. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 178, in the patron, of the trustees of Froxfield College, to whom the property was given by Sarah Duchess ot Somerset, in 1690. The church is dedicated to St. Nicholas. There is a small day school.