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HAVERSTOCK HILL. 220 HAWICK. val. 195. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is of the 14th century, and contains an altar tomb with a rccum- licnt figure of a lady, under a canopy, supposed to be Elizabeth I.ady Clinton. HAVERSTOCK HILL, a limit, and suburli of Lon- don, partly in the par. of Hampstead and partly in the par. of St. Pancras, hund. of Ossulstono, co. Mid- dlesex, 1 mile S.E. of Hampstead, and 4 miles N.W. of St. Paul's. It is situated under Primrose Hill, on the main road to Hampstead. The North London and London and North - Western railways have a joint station at Chalk Farm, and the latter has a large goods station in the Hampstead road. To the W. of the hmlt. the London and North- Western line passes under Prim- rose Hill by a tunnel of 1,120 yards in length. The principal buildings are the New Orphan Working School, in the Italian style of architecture, remored here in 1848 from the City Road, and the Tailor's almshouses, in the Elizabethan style, with a chapel. It is comprised within the Hampstead superintendent registry, and the Bloomsbury new County Court district. The living is a pcrpet. cur. in the dioc. of London. The church, dedi- cated'to the Holy Trinity, was built in 1850, from designs by Wyatt and Brandon, and has a spire 160 feet high. There arc besides several chapels and schools. Scdley and Stoelc once lodged here. HAVERT1IWAITE, a hmlt. and ecclesiastical dis- trict in the par. of Colton, hund. of Lonsdale North of the Sands, co. Lancaster, 5 miles E. of Ulverstonc. It is situated on the W. bank of the river Loven, near the TJlverstone and Lancaster road. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 127, in the patron, of the Vicar of Colton and Bishop of Carlisle alternately. The church, dedicated to St. Ann, is a small stone building with a tower. There are daily and Sunday schools. The Duke of Buccleuch is lord of the manor. II AVERY, several small islands of the Shetland group, off the N. coast of Scotland. They are situated in Scul- loway Bay, near the mouth of Cliff Sound. HAVETT, a hmlt. in the par. of Glastonbury, co. Somerset, 2 miles from Glastonbury. HAVODDRYENOG, a hmlt. in the par. of Llauwonno, co. Glamorgan, 5 miles W. of Llantrissant. It is a station on the Rhondda branch of the Tuff Vale railway. The hamlet is situated between the rivers Rhondda and Taf, near the Pont-y-Prydd bridge. Tho inhabitants are principally engaged in the collieries and mines. HAVODGYNFAWR, a tnshp. in the par. of Llan- gollen, co. Denbigh, 2 miles from Llangollen. HAVOD-Y-PORTH, a hmlt. in the par. of Margam, co. Glamorgan, 3 miles S.E. of Aberafon, and 5 8. of Neath. The population is principally engaged in the collieries and in the copper and tin works at Taebach. HAW, a hmlt. in the par. of Herne, hund. of Blean- gate, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 6 miles N.E. of Canterbury. HAW, a hmlt. in the par. of Tirley, lower div. of the hund. of Decrhurst, co. Gloucester, 4 miles S.W. of Tewkesbury. HA WARDEN, or HARDN, a par. and small market town in the hund. of Mold, co. Flint, 6 miles W. of Chester. This extensive par., which is situated near the river Dee, comprises the chplries. of Buckley and Broughton, and twelve other tushps. It was called by the Britons Pen-y-Lhvch, and in the Domesday Survey Haordin,s.i which time it belonged to Hugh Lupus. The Norman castlo erected hero shortly after the Conquest, was twice taken and destroyed by Llewellyn, and was finally dismantled by order of parliament in 1645. The village, which is very considerable, is a petty sessions town, and contains the house of correction. Many of the inhabitants are engaged in the neighbouring collieries and iron mines, others in the chemical works and pot- teries. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of St. Asaph, with the curs, of St. John and St. Matthew, Buckley, and St. Mary, Broughton, val. together 2,844. Besides the parish church, there are two chapels-of-ease, and several places of worship belonging to the different Protestant sects. Ladsham's free school has an income from endow- ment of 20. Tho parochial charities produce about 60 per annum. Hawarden Castle, the seat of tho Glynne family, was built in 1752, near the site of the old one, destroyed by Sergeant Glynne in 1678. On Truman's Hill is a British camp. Market day is Satur- day. Faii-s are held on the 28th April and 22nd October, chiefly for tho sale of cattle. HAWCOAT, a hmlt. in the par. of Dalton, hund. of Lonsdale North of the Sands, co. Lancaster, 3 miles S.W. of Dalton, and 1 J mile N.W. of Furness Abbey railway station. In conjunction with the village of New Barns it forms a township. The soil is clayey loam, on a clay subsoil. There are some stone quarries. The village, which is smaD, is situated on an eminence commanding an extensive view, including the coast of Wales, tho Isle of Man, the Fylde, and the town of Fleetwood. There is a National school at New Barns. The Duke of Buccleuch is lord of the manor. HAWERBY-WITH-BEESBY, a par. in the hund. Bradley Haverstoe, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 9 mil S.E. of Caistor, and 3 from the North Thoresby statii of the East Lincolnshire railway. Great Grimsby is i post town. It is a small agricultural parish situated tho Wolds, near the old Barton Street. It inchu Beesby, which was formerly a distinct parish, but is ni only one farm, the property of the Earl of Yarboroi The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. ! in the patron, of the Chapter of Southwell Collegia! Church, Notts. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, is an ancient structure with a tower containing two bells. It was repaired in 1846. The register com- mences in the middle of the ICth century, but tho early part is illegible. Hawerby House is situated on an acclivity commanding extensive views, and was con-: sidcrably enlarged in 1840. HAWES, a chplry., tnshp., and market town, in the par. of Aysgarth, wap. of West Hang, North Riding eo~ York, 17 miles W. of Middleham, and 54 N.W. ofl York. This township, which is very extensive, compris- ing upwards of 16,000 acres, chiefly pasture and mea- dow land, is situated on the S. side of the river Ure, at Yore, in the Vale of Wensleydale. It comprises, besides the town of Hawes, the hmlts. of Appersett, Barter- sett, Gaylc, Mossdale, Snaizeholme, Widdale, and part of Lunds. The town contains a branch bank, and over tho river is a stone bridge, built in 1839, on the site of the old ford, and replacing an ancient foot bridge of wood. The principal articles of manufacture are those of knit hosiery, caps, &e., and in the vicinity are lead mines. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Ripon, raL 130, in the patron, of tho Vicar of Aysgarth. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, is a stone build- ing, lately erected, with a tower containing one belL The Independents, Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists, and Sandemanians have chapels, and there are grammar and National schools, the former endowed with 11 per annum. At a short distance from the town is Hurdrow Scaur, or Force, a cascade falling perpendicularly from a height of 90 feet. A considerable market is held on Tuesday. Fairs are held on Whit-Tuesday and on the' 28th September for the sale of cattle. HAWES, a chplry. in tho par. of Bassenthwaiti , wm.l of Allerdale-below-Derwent, eo. Cumberland, (i miles N.W. of Keswick. HAWES WATER, a lake in Mardale, N. div. of co. Westmoreland. It is about 5 miles W. of Shap, and is 2 miles long by mile broad, being in two parts joined by a narrow strait. It is the highest water in the lake district, being 714 feet above tho sea-level, and is ~>u fwt deep. It is surrounded by grand scenery, and has good fishing with trout, perch, chub, ell, &c. HAWICK, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirkharl< VH. div. of Tindale ward, co. Northumberland, 9 mi.- Bellingham. It is situated near the river Wansoeck, and contains some unenclosed moorland. Here vas for- merly a chapel, and there are several ancient earthworks, one of which consists of three compartments, each en- closed by regular lines.