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HALESTOWN. 169 HALGHTON. Its revenue at the Dissolution was returned at 337 15*. The town of Halesowen is said to have been formerly a borough, though it does not appear to have returned mem- bers to parliament. It consists principally of one street, with several cross streets, irregularly built. It is well paved and lighted with gas, and has many good houses and shops. Gun-barrels, anchors, anvils, edge tools, spades, &c., are extensively manufactured. Petty sessions are held at the New Inn every Wednesday. The police station was erected in 1847." The soil is chiefly clay and loam. There are lime and brick kilns, and red sandstone is quarried. The living is a vie.* in thedioc. of Worcester, val. 680. The church, dedicated to SS. Mary and John the Evangelist, is an ancient struc- ture, with a fine tower crowned with a spire, and con- taining eight bells. In the interior are tombs of Sheustone the poet, and of Miss Powell, with an epi- taph by Shenstone. The church stands within the churchyard at the N.W. side of the town, and was thoroughly restored in 1838. In addition to the parish church there are five district churches, viz. at Oldbury, St. Kenelm, Romsley, Cradley, The Quinton, and Lang- ley, the livings of which are all perpet. curs.* varying in val. from 156 to 116. The charities produce about 271 per annum. The Independents, Primitive and New Conno ion Metho dists, have each a place of wor- ship. There are free grammar, National, infant, and Sunday schools. The Grange is the principal residence. Lord Lytteltpn is lord of the manor. In 1804 an earthen vessel containing many valuable Roman coins, was discovered at Cakemoor, but a few only were preserved. Several celebrated men have been natives of this parish, as Shenstone the poet, whose paternal estate was Lea- sowes. The grottoes where he studied are still to be seen at Birehill House. Dr. Adam Littleton, author of the Latin Dictionary, and William Caslon, the celebrated type-founder, were also born here. Market day is Satur- day, and a fair is held on Easter Monday and Tuesday. HALESTOWN, or HALSETOWN, a vil. in the hund. of Penwith, co. Cornwall, 2 miles from St. Ivcs. It is situated on the W. side of St. Ives Bay, and was founded by J. Halse, Esq., late M.P. for St. Ives. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 160. HALESWORTH, a par., post and market town, in the hund. of Blything, co. Suffolk, 8 miles from Bungay, and 31 N.E. of Ipswich. It is situated on the navigable river Blythe, and is a station on the East Suffolk section of the Great Eastern railway. The parish is partly planted in hemp. The town is well built and lighted with gas, and contains a market hall, mechanics' insti- tute, theatres, three banks, and a savings-bank. It is a polling-place for the county elections, and petty sessions are hold fortnightly. It is the head of a County Court district and superintendent registry. The inhabitants are employed in the manufacture of sailcloth and yarn, and in matting, which is extensively carried on. There are in the town an agricultural implement manufactory, iron foundries, coach-building works, and a brick and tile yard. In the market-place is an illuminated clurk. The living is a reel.* with the vie. of Chediston annexed, in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 450. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient edifice, with square lower containing eight bells. The parochial charities |>i"ihice 426 per annum, of which the town estates pro- 212, which is applied to the repairs of the church, lighting the town, &c. Porter's and Neal's school have an endowment of 20 per annum. There are chapels fur Wesleyans, Baptists, and Independents. The latter is a very large building, and has a Sunday-school for both sexes. There is a National school for boys and girls. J. Crabtree, Esq., is lord of the manor. A weekly newspaper called the Halesworth Times is published on 1 ly. Tuesday is market day, when a large amount niness is done in corn and malt. Fairs are held on tin: Tuesday in Easter and Whitsun weeks for cattle, and on tli 29th and 30th October. 11 A I .KWOOD, a tnshp. in the par. of Childwall, hund. of West Derby, co. Lancaster, 5 miles S. of Prescot, its post town. It is situated near the river Mersey, and the Manchester and Garston section of the London and North- Western railway has a station in the village. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 394 18s. 8rf. The village is considerable. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Chester, and in the patron, of the Vicar of Childwall. The church is a small ancient structure situated at Woolton. HALEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Hoddesdon, co. Herts, 1 mile N. of Hoddesdon. In the vicinity is Haleybury College. HALEY HILL, a vil. in the tnshp. of North Owrain, West Riding co. York, 2 miles N.E. of Halifax. HALFEN, a tnshp. in the hund. of Llanfihangel, co. Montgomery, 5 miles S.W. of Llanfyllin. HALFMURTON, a par. in the district of Annandale, co. Dumfries, Scotland^ 6 miles S.W. of Langholm. Canonbie is its post town. It is 5 miles long by 2 broad. Its boundaries are Gretna, Middlebie, Cauonbie, and the English border. Some of the head streams of the river Sark rise in the N.W. The Black Sark also traverses part of the parish. The par. is in the presb. of Lang- holm, in the synod of Dumfries, and' in the patron, of the crown and the Duke of Buccleuch. The minister has a stipend of 140. The church was built in 1744, and has subsequently been enlarged. There are also a Free and an United Presbyterian church. Solway Bank is the principal residence. The ancient parish of Morton was divided in 1653, part being annexed to Wauchopo and part to Canonbie. Subsequently that section be- longing to Wauchope was formed into a separate parish, and named Half-Morton, when Wauchope itself became annexed to Langholm. There are some remains of the old parish church, and of three old towers. HALFORD, or HALFORD-BRIDGE, a par. in the hund. of Kington, co. Warwick, 4 miles N. of Shipston, its post town, and 8 from the Moreton railway sta- tion. The village, which is small, is situated on the river Stour, a tributary of the Avon. It is supposed to have derived its name from the ford over the river Stour, which is here crossed by a bridge of ancient con- struction. It is a meet for the Warwick hounds. The old Roman Fosse Way which forms part of the road to Warwick, runs through the parish. Limestone is quarried for building purposes, and for burning into lime. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1774. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 1 86, in the patron, of tho bishop. Tho church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a plain ancient building. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. There is a Sunday-school supported by voluntary contributions. HALFORD, a chplry. in the par. of Bromfield, hund. of Munslow, co. Salop, 8 miles N.W. of Ludlow. It is situated on the river Ouney, and contains the tnshp. of Dinchope. The living is a perpet. cur. * in the dioc. of Hereford. HALFPENNY GREEN, a hmlt. in tho par. of Bob- bington, co. Stafford, 7 miles N.W. of Stourbridge. HALFSHIRE, UPPER and LOWER, hunds. in the co. Worcester. They are situated in the northern part of tho county. The former contains the pars of Broms- grove, Coston-Hackett, Crotch, Dovcrdale, Freckingham, Urafton-Manor, Hadsor, Hampton Lovett, King's Nor- ton, Kington, Northfield, Upton Warren, Westwood Park, Yardley, with parts of Dodderhill, Church Lench, Salwarpe, and Tardebigg ; tho latter the pars, of Bel- broughton, Chaddesley-Corbett, Churchill, Dudley, Elm- bey, Frankley, Hagley, Pedmoro, Rushock, Stone, with parts of Halesowen, Hartlebury, Kidderminster, Old Swinford, and Wolverley, comprising together 112,180 res. HALFWAY HOUSE, an ext. par. place adjoining the par. of Nacton, co. Suffolk, 4 miles S.E. of Ipswich. It is situated on the river Orwell. HALFWAY HOUSE, a hmlt. in tho hund. of Black- heath, lathe of Sutton-at-Houe, co. Kent, 3 miles N.E. of Woolwich. It is situated on tho Thames, near Half- way Reach. HALGHTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Hanmer, hund. of