Hardmead (St. Mary)
HARDMEAD (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of
Newport-Pagnell, hundred of Newport, county of
Buckingham, 5 miles (N. E. by E.) from Newport-Pagnell; containing 83 inhabitants. It comprises about
1150 acres, of which 650 are pasture, and the remainder
arable, with the exception of 4 acres of woodland: the
soil for the most part is a cold blue clay. The living is a
rectory, valued in the king's books at £13. 6. 10½., and
in the gift of R. Shedden, Esq.: the tithes have been
commuted for £173. 3. 6., and the glebe comprises 20
acres. The church is a handsome structure in the Norman style of architecture.
Hardraw
HARDRAW, a chapelry, in the parish of Aysgarth,
wapentake of Hang-West, N. riding of York, 18½
miles (W. by N.) from Middleham. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of Lord Wharncliffe.
The chapel was built about 80 years since. Within the
chapelry is a tremendous waterfall, called Hardraw
Scarr, with immense masses of rock overhanging it on
each side; the water falls from a ledge 100 feet in perpendicular height. During the severe frost in 1740,
this cascade was entirely congealed into a stupendous
cone of ice.
Hardres, Lower (St. Mary)
HARDRES, LOWER (St. Mary), a parish, in the
union of Bridge, hundred of Bridge and Petham,
lathe of St. Augustine, E. division of Kent, 3 miles
(S.) from Canterbury; containing 252 inhabitants. It
comprises 1176 acres, of which 237 are in wood. The
living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at
£7. 19. 9½., and in the patronage of the Crown: the
tithes have been commuted for £410, and the glebe
contains 13 acres. The church, erected on the site of
the ancient building, in 1832, with funds bequeathed by
J. Tillard, Esq., of Street-End, in the parish of Petham,
is a handsome structure in the early English style, with
a square embattled tower surmounted by a spire.
Hardres, Upper (St. Peter and St. Paul)
HARDRES, UPPER (St. Peter and St. Paul), a
parish, in the union of Bridge, hundred of Bridge and
Petham, lathe of St. Augustine, E. division of Kent,
5 miles (S.) from Canterbury; containing 339 inhabitants. This parish, which is almost the highest ground
in the county, is situated on the line of the ancient
Stane-street, and comprises 2041a. 20p. The surface
is pleasingly varied, and about 600 acres are covered
with wood, consisting of oak, beech, birch, ash, &c.;
the soil is a heavy loam, resting on chalk, and in general fertile: about 18 acres are planted with hops. The
village is on rising ground, commanding an extensive
prospect. A new road has been made from Lower
Hardres to the church, at the expense of the Rev. E. S.
Lumsdaine. The living is a rectory, with that of Stelling
annexed, valued in the king's books at £19. 13. 1½.,
and in the gift of the Heirs of Lady Hardres, and the
Rev. E. S. Lumsdaine: the tithes of the parish have
been commuted for £440, and the glebe contains about
46 acres. The church is principally in the early English
style, and contains several monuments to the Hardres
family. Elizabeth Denward, in 1785, gave a dwellinghouse, two schoolrooms, six acres of land, and £30 per
annum, for the endowment of a school; in augmentation of which the late Richard Tillard, Esq., left £2000
three per cents. Mrs. Denward also bequeathed £52
for twelve blind persons, £25 for widows, and £18. 18.
for bread to be distributed on alternate Sundays at the
churches of Hardres and Stelling. The gates of
Boulogne, which were presented by Henry VIII. to
the knight of Hardres as a testimony of approbation
for his accompanying the monarch to France, were
about thirty years ago disposed of to a blacksmith by
the last proprietor.
Hardwick
HARDWICK, a hamlet, in the parish of Monk-Hesleton, union of Easington, S. division of Easington ward, N. division of the county of Durham, 2½
miles (E.) from Castle-Eden. This place belonged to
the convent of Durham, and during its possession by
that establishment had a chapel, which was confirmed
to the monks by Richard I., and was probably destroyed
by the Scots in the reign of Edward II.; the landed
endowment was soon afterwards attached to the vicarage of Hesleton. Hardwick House is surrounded by
fine plantations and various kinds of forest-trees.
Hardwick, or Hardwicke
HARDWICK, or Hardwicke, a parish, in the
union of Wheatenhurst, Upper division of the hundred of Whitstone, E. division of the county of Gloucester, 5 miles (S. W. by S.) from Gloucester; containing 540 inhabitants. The Gloucester and Berkeley
canal passes through. The living is a vicarage, consolidated with that of Standish. The church has a low
embattled tower at the west end of the south aisle.
Hardwicke gives the titles of Baron and Earl to the
family of Yorke.
Hardwick
HARDWICK, a hamlet, in the parish and union of
Chepstow, Upper division of the hundred of Caldicot,
county of Monmouth; containing 36 inhabitants.
Hardwick (St. Margaret)
HARDWICK (St. Margaret), a parish, in the union
and hundred of Depwade, E. division of Norfolk,
3½ miles (S. S. E.) from Stratton; containing 269 inhabitants. It comprises 874a. 1r. 30p., of which 694 acres
are arable, and 161 pasture and meadow. The living is
a discharged rectory, annexed to that of Shelton, and
valued in the king's books at £5: the tithes have been
commuted for £267. 13., and there is a glebe of 18
acres. The church is chiefly in the decorated style;
the nave is separated from the chancel by the remains
of a carved screen: the tower is circular at the base,
and octagonal above, but in ruins. There is a place
of worship for Wesleyans.
Hardwick
HARDWICK, a hamlet, and formerly a parish, in
the union and hundred of Freebridge-Lynn, W. division of Norfolk, 1½ mile (S. S. E.) from Lynn; containing 23 inhabitants. The road to London runs
through the hamlet, which is united to the living of
North Runcton. There were anciently a church, and
an hospital for lepers dedicated to St. Lawrence.
Hardwick (St. Leonard)
HARDWICK (St. Leonard), a parish, in the union
of Wellingborough, hundred of Orlingbury, N.
division of the county of Northampton, 3 miles (N.
W. by W.) from Wellingborough; containing 82 inhabitants. The parish is generally elevated, and consists
of 1239a. 6p. The living is a rectory, valued in the
king's books at £6. 17. 6., and in the gift of the Heirs
of the late Rev. E. Hughes: the tithes have been commuted for £235, and the glebe contains 27a. 2r. 9p.
Hardwick
HARDWICK, a township, in the parish of Torksey,
union of Gainsborough, wapentake of Lawress, but
locally in the wapentake of Well, parts of Lindsey,
county of Lincoln, 10½ miles (S. E. by S.) from Gainsborough; containing 65 inhabitants. A small canal,
connecting the Foss-Dyke navigation with the river
Trent, passes close to the hamlet.
Hardwick
HARDWICK, an extra-parochial liberty, locally in
the parish of Hawstead, union and hundred of Thingoe, W. division of Suffolk, 1½ mile (S. by W.) from
Bury St. Edmund's; containing 19 inhabitants, and
comprising 65 acres. Hardwick House, the handsome
seat of Sir T. G. Cullum, Bart., was the residence of Sir
John Cullum, uncle of the present proprietor, a learned
antiquary, and author of the History of Hawstead, who
died here, and was interred in the parish church. There
are almshouses for six aged women, originally founded
and endowed by Sir Robert Drury, and removed from
their ancient site to this place.
Hardwick, with Mitton
HARDWICK, with Mitton, a hamlet, in the parish
of Bredon, union of Tewkesbury, Middle division of
the hundred of Oswaldslow, Pershore and E. divisions
of the county of Worcester, 8 miles (S. by W.) from
Pershore; containing 129 inhabitants. It lies on the
road from Pershore to Tewkesbury, and comprises
856a. 3r. 26p. of land. The Avon river flows on the
west of the hamlet.
Hardwick, East
HARDWICK, EAST, a township, in the parish of
Pontefract, Upper division of the wapentake of Osgoldcross, W. riding of York, 2¼ miles (S. S. E.)
from Pontefract; containing 149 inhabitants. The
township is on the road from Pontefract to Doncaster,
and comprises about 500 acres of land; the soil varies
in quality, but is generally good, and the surface presents a fine open level, inclosed on two sides by the
rivers Great and Little Went. The village is small, and
the road from Ackworth to Darrington passes through
it. Stephen Cawood, in 1653, conveyed to trustees
estates for the purpose of erecting and maintaining a
chapel and free school, and for other charitable uses;
the income is £132, of which £96 are paid to the chaplain, who is also schoolmaster.
Hardwick, Priors (St. Mary)
HARDWICK, PRIORS (St. Mary), a parish, in the
union of Southam, hundred of Knightlow, S. division
of the county of Warwick, 5¾ miles (S. E.) from
Southam; containing 280 inhabitants. This was one
of twenty-four towns given by Earl Leofric, of Mercia,
to the monks of Coventry, in the time of Edward the
Confessor. After the Dissolution it came to the Knightleys, who alienated the estate to Sir John Spencer, and
Edward Griffin, attorney-general to Queen Elizabeth:
it subsequently devolved to Lord Spencer. The parish
is bounded on the south and east by a portion of Northamptonshire, and comprises by measurement 1448
acres, of a highly productive soil. Stone of very
durable quality is quarried for the roads and for other
uses, and facilities of conveyance are afforded by the
Oxford canal, the rateable annual value of which property in the parish is £626. The living is a vicarage,
with the perpetual curacies of Priors-Marston and
Lower Shuckburgh annexed, valued in the king's books
at £23. 16. 0½.; net income, £480; patron, Earl Spencer, who, with the Vicar and James Beck, Esq., is impropriator: the glebe comprises 100 acres. The church
is an ancient structure, in the early and decorated
English styles; the chancel contains some curious
details.
Hardwick, West
HARDWICK, WEST, a township, in the parish of
Wragby, Upper division of the wapentake of Osgoldcross, W. riding of York, 4 miles (S. W.) from Pontefract; containing 102 inhabitants. The township
formed part of the demesne of Nostal Priory, to the
monks of which it was granted by the Lacy family.
It comprises 458 acres, of which 30 are waste or
common.
Hardwicke (St. Mary)
HARDWICKE (St. Mary), a parish, in the union
of Aylesbury, hundred of Cottesloe, county of Buckingham, 3½ miles (N. by W.) from Aylesbury; containing, with the hamlet of Weedon, 747 inhabitants, of
whom 319 are in the township of Hardwicke. The
living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at
£39. 9. 7.; net income, £645; patrons, the Warden and
Fellows of New College, Oxford. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment in 1801. John
Bridle, D.D., in 1781, founded and endowed a school.
Hardwicke (St. Mary)
HARDWICKE (St. Mary), a parish, in the union
of Caxton and Arrington, hundred of Longstow,
county of Cambridge, 5½ miles (E. by N.) from Caxton;
containing 202 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, in
the patronage of the Bishop of Ely, valued in the king's
books at £8. 14. 2.: the tithes have been commuted for
£248, and the glebe comprises 33 acres. An act for
the inclosure of waste lands was obtained in 1836.
Hardwicke
HARDWICKE, a hamlet, in the parish, union, division, and hundred of Abergavenny, county of Monmouth, 2 miles (S. S. E.) from the town of Abergavenny;
containing 96 inhabitants.
Hardwicke
HARDWICKE, a hamlet, in the parish of Ducklington, union of Witney, hundred of Bampton,
county of Oxford, 3¼ miles (S. S. E.) from the town of
Witney; containing 111 inhabitants.
Hardwicke (St. Mary)
HARDWICKE (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of
Bicester, hundred of Ploughley, county of Oxford,
5 miles (N.) from Bicester; containing 80 inhabitants.
It comprises by measurement 463 acres, of which 212
are arable, 153 pasture, 88 woodland, and the remainder roads. The living is a discharged rectory, valued
in the king's books at £5; net income, £92; patron,
B. Richmond, Esq. The church is a small ancient
edifice: at the west end is a large mass of tracery,
apparently not connected with any design, and probably
collected from different parts of a larger building; there
are some good specimens of stained glass in the windows, and the appearance of the whole indicates that
the structure is only a portion of a more spacious
church.
Hardy, with Chorlton.—See Chorlton.
HARDY with Chorlton.—See Chorlton.
Hareby (St. Peter and St. Paul)
HAREBY (St. Peter and St. Paul), a parish, in
the union of Spilsby, W. division of the soke of Bolingbroke, parts of Lindsey, county of Lincoln, 4¼
miles (W.) from the town of Spilsby; containing 110
inhabitants. The living is a discharged rectory, united
in 1739 to the rectory of Bolingbroke, and valued in the
king's books at £6. 4. 7.
Harefield (Virgin Mary)
HAREFIELD (Virgin Mary), a parish, in the union
of Uxbridge, hundred of Elthorne, county of Middlesex, 4¼ miles (N.) from Uxbridge; containing 1516
inhabitants. This parish, which is bounded on the
west by the river Colne, and intersected by the Grand
Junction canal, comprises 4534 acres. The soil is dry
and rocky in some parts, in others a rich loam alternated with chalk; the surface, with the exception of a
considerable tract of moorland, is hilly, and the scenery
pleasingly diversified. The works belonging to the
Royal Copper-Mines Company are situated in a hamlet
here, which, from that circumstance, has its name.
Harefield Park is a handsome mansion,' in an ample
and richly-wooded demesne, ornamented with a small
lake, and comprehending much beautiful scenery. The
living is a donative, in the patronage of C. N. Newdegate, Esq., whose family have long appointed their own
commissary; net income, £64; impropriator, Sir G.
Cooke. The church contains several memorials of the
ancient family of Newdegate, and a splendid monument
to the memory of Alice, Countess of Derby, who, about
1637, founded and endowed almshouses for six widows.
The Knights Hospitallers had a commandery at Harefield, a cell to that of Clerkenwell; the chapel is still
standing, and is in the early English style.
Harescomb (St. John the Baptist)
HARESCOMB (St. John the Baptist), a parish, in
the union of Wheatenhurst, Middle division of the
hundred of Dudstone and King's-Barton, E. division
of the county of Gloucester, 2½ miles (W. by N.) from
Painswick; containing 132 inhabitants. It is situated
on the road from Stroud to Gloucester, and comprises
479a. 15p. The living is a discharged rectory, with that
of Pitchcomb united, valued in the king's books at
£6. 8., and in the gift of R. J. Pernal, Esq.: the incumbent's tithes have been commuted for £89. 16. 11.,
and a rent-charge of £23. 18. is paid to certain impropriators; the glebe comprises 15a. 3r. The church is
an ancient structure, with a tower and low spire between
the nave and chancel.