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HURSTBOURNE-TARRANT. 325 HUTHWAITE of the hard, of Evingar, co. Hants, 2 miles S.W. of the YTxitehurch railway station, and 62 miles from London. Andovcr is its post town. The village is small, and a portion of the inhabitants arc employed at a paper-mill. The living is a vie. * annexed to the cur. of St. Mary Bourne, in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 202, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. John, has a low tower containing a peal of bells. The parochial charities produce 2 per annum. Hurstboumo Park is the seat of the Earl of Portsmouth, who is lord of the manor. HURSTBOURNE-TARRANT, a par. in the upper half of the hund. of Pastrow, Andover div. of co. Hants, 8J miles N.W. of Andover, its post town, and li ,S.V. of the Newbury railway station. The village, which is considerable, is situated in a narrow valley on the river Swift, which flows only during certain periods. The surface is hilly, but fertile. There are extensive woods and commons. It comprises the hmlts. of Ibthorp, Upton, and Corrholt. The road from Newbury to Andover crosses the parish. The appro- priate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of i'1,340, and the vicarial for 102. The living is a vie.* annexed to the cur. of Vernham Dean, in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 370, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient struc- ture of the latter part of the l2th century, and has a square wooden tower containing five bells. It contains monuments of the Paulet family and others. The charities produce 19 per annum, a portion of which is applied to the support of the National school. The Independents have a chapel, and a school in connection with it. D. A. B. Dewar, Esq., is lord of the manor. HURST COURTNEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Birkin, lower div. of the wap. of Barkstone Ash, West Hiding co. York, 2 miles N. W. of Snaitli, and 6 from Birkin. It is situated on the river Aire. HURST-GREEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Salehurst, hund. of Henhurst, rape of Hastings, co. Sussex, 7 miles N. of Battle. The principal residence is Iridge. There are several other small places of this name, one near Coleshill, co. Warwick, and another near Clitheroe, co. York. HUiiSTINGSTONE, a hund. in co. Huntingdon, contains the pars, of Huntingdon, Bluntisham, Brough- ton, Bury, Colne, Hartford, Holywell-cum-Necding- worth, Iloughton, Old Hurst, St. Ives, Pidley-cmn- Fenton, Ramsey, Great and Little Raveley, Abbot's and King's Ripton, Somersham, Great and Little Stukeley, Upwood, Wai-boys, Wistow, Witton, Woodhurst, and part of Hinchinbrook, comprising 74,440 acres (exclu- sive of the borough of Huntingdon). HURSTLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Letton, hund. of Wolphy, co. Hereford, 4 miles S.W. of Weobly. HURST, OLD, a par. in the hund. of Hurstingstone, co. Huntingdon, 5 miles N.E. of Huntingdon. The greater part of the parish was formerly woodland. The village, which is small, is wholly agricultural. The living is a cur. annexed to St. Ives. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, contains an old octagonal font. _ HURSTPERPOINT, a par., post and market town, in tlio hund. of Buttinghill, rape of Lewes, co. Sussex, 8 miles N. of Brighton, and 11 W. of Lewes. It is situated near the Brighton and South Coast railway, and between the two great Brighton roads. The manor waa once possessed by Earl Goodwin ; it afterwards passed into the hands of the Do Warrens, and from Hi. m to the Pierrepoints, Gprings, and Shaws. The town, which stands on a declivity, is situated one mile S'. i.i the South Downs. It consists of one long street, comprising many good houses. The land is nearly evenly divided between arable and pasture, with 21 acres of ird, and 280 of woodland. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 1,000. The church, iti.-d to the Holy Trinity, is a modern stone struc- ture, built by Sir ('. Barry. It contains an ancient nibs of tho Courthopes, Campions, and rhnrilii's produce about 49 per annum. The register dates from the latter part of the 16th VOL. II. century. The Baptists and Wesley an s have each a place of worship, and there are National schools for both sexes. A short distance from the town there is a school called St. John's College. It is an extensive building, capable of accommodating 300 boys, and is in connection with St. Nicholas, Shoreham. Dr. Swale, the tutor of Prince Henry, eldest son of James I., was buried here. Danny Park, the old seat of the Cam- pions, and Pakyns Manor, tho ancient mansion of the Borrcrs, are tho principal residences. Tuesday is market day, chieHy for corn. HURST TEMPLE, a tnshp. in the par. of Birkin, West Riding co. York, 3 miles N.W. of Snaith. It is situated on the river Aire. Here was a small precep- tory belonging to tho Knights Templars, founded in 1252 by Ralph do Hastings. HURSTWOOD, a tnsbp. in tho par. of Whalley, higher div. of the hund. of Blackburn, co. Lancaster, near Whalley, and 2 miles E. of Burnley. HURTAIORE, a tythg. in the par. of Godalming, co. Surrey, 2 miles from Godalming, and 4 S.W. of Guild- ford. HURWORTII, a par. in tho S.W. div. of Stockton ward, co. Durham, 1 mile E. of Croftbridge, and 3 miles S.E. of Darlington, its post town. The par., which is situated on the N. side of tho river Tees, contains the tnshps. of Hurworth and Neasham. The Great North road from London to Edinburgh enters the parish at Croftbridge, a little below which tho North-Eastern railway crosses the Tecs by a stone bridge of four oblique arches. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in the linen manufacture and in agriculture. The soil is various. The village consists of a spacious well-built street, situated on the brow of a hill commanding an extensive view of tho valley of Teesdale. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Durham, val. 574. The church, dedicated to All Saints, was repaired in 1832, at the cost of 1,800. It has a tower containing a clock and three bells. In the interior is a stained-glass window. The register dates from 1559. The charities produce 38 per annum, of which 27 goes to the support of the National school, which was erected in 1831, and is a stone building with ornamental turrets. Tho Weslcyans and Primitive Methodists have places of worship. Emmorson, tho mathematician, was a native of this place. HUSBANDS-BOSWORTH. See BOSWORTH, Hus- IIAMJS, co. Leicester. HUSBOKNE-CRAWLEY. See CRAWLEY HUSBOIINE, co. Beds. HUSTHWAITE, a par. in the wap. of Birdforth, North Riding co. York, 4 miles N. of Easingwold, its market and post town. It is situated near the Thirsk and Malton railway, which has a station at Husthwaite Gate, where the trains stop when required. The village, which is small, is situated on rising ground. About half tho land is arable. The living is a perpet. cur. in tho dioc. of York, val. 103, in the patron, of Trinity College, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient stone structure with square tower containing three bells. The register dates from 1674. There is a Sunday-school, and a village school for both sexes. The charities yield 7 per annum. The Wes- leyans have a place of worship. The principal residence is Husthwaite House. HUTBANK, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Preston Quarter, co. Cumberland, 2 miles from Whitehaven. HUTCHESONTOWN, a quoad sacra par. in the par. of Gorbals, co. Lanark. It is situated near Hutcheson's bridge on the Clyde, and forms part of tho suburbs of Glasgow. HUT-GREEN, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Eggbrough, par. of Kellington, West Riding co. York, 5 miles W. of Snailh. It is situated near the Goule canal. HUTHWAITE, a hmlt. in the par. of Sutton-in-Ash field, N. div. of the wap. of Broxtow, co. Nottingham, near Mansfield. HUTHWAITE, a vil. in the tnshp. of Thurgoland, par. of Silkstone, West Riding co. York, 3 miles S.E. of Pcnistone.