Harwood
HARWOOD, a chapelry, in the parish of Middleton-in-Teesdale, union of Teesdale, S. W. division
of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of
Durham, 10 miles (S. E. by S.) from Alston-Moor.
There are some extensive lead-mines in the chapelry and
its vicinity. The chapel was built in 1802: the living
is in the gift of the Rector.
Harwood
HARWOOD, a township, in the parish and union of
Bolton, hundred of Salford, S. division of the county
of Lancaster, 2½ miles (N. E.) from Bolton-Cross; containing 1996 inhabitants. Sir Edmund Trafford, Knt.,
was a proprietor of "Harewood" (the ancient name) in the
reign of Edward VI. During the civil wars, the place is
said to have been a military station. Lomax Fold, in
the township, has long been the inheritance of the
Lomax family; but the principal part of the land here belongs to Brasenose College, Oxford, being a portion of the
bequest of William Hulme for exhibitions from certain
public schools in Lancashire. The affix of Fold or Gate,
to the names of mansions, meaning "the inclosure of the
homestead," prevails much in this district. The township lies northward of the new road between Bolton
and Bury, and is separated from Tonge by Bradshaw
Brook; it comprises about 1100 acres, chiefly pasture
land. The situation is high and exposed, and the soil, a
cold clay, is not very fertile; the substratum is sandstone and shale, and seams of coal underlie the whole
township, the dip being from north-east to south-west.
The coal, however, is not of the best quality, and
is worked only in the north-west part of the township, at Side-o'-th'-Moor and Top-o'-Raikes; pits at
Riding Gate and Top-o'-th'-Greeves are exhausted. The
stone is quarried for building and for flagging. The inhabitants are chiefly hand-loom weavers, small farmers,
crofters, and colliers. A church was consecrated in
Oct. 1841, and an ecclesiastical district, called Christ
Church, has been formed of parts of the townships of
Harwood and Breightmet: the living is a perpetual
curacy, in the patronage of three Trustees, and endowed
with £1000; total income, about £100. The Primitive Methodists have a place of worship; and the
Wesleyans a school at Longsight. Miss Lomax supports an infant school, containing nearly 100 children,
in a neat cottage at Lomax Fold; and the Earl of Derby
having bestowed a piece of land near the church, an
appropriate school to accommodate 150 children is being
built by subscription, through the exertions of Mr. Lomax
and the clergyman. A portion of an ancient Roman
road crosses a considerable eminence in the north-east
part of the township, in the direction of Tottington.
Harwood
HARWOOD, a township, in the parish of Hartburn, union of Rothbury, N. E. division of Tindale
ward, S. division of Northumberland, 13½ miles (W.
by N.) from Morpeth; containing 42 inhabitants. It
comprises 3795 acres, of which 3726 are uninclosed
land, chiefly in sheep-walks. On a dry hill on the
north-west side, commanding very extensive prospects,
is a strong camp defended by double ditches, and measuring 533 links from the east to the west angle, and 380
from the north to the south angle.
Harwood-Dale
HARWOOD-DALE, a chapelry, in the parish of
Hackness, union of Scarborough, liberty of Whitby-Strand, N. riding of York, 7 miles (N. W.) from Scarborough; containing, with the hamlet of Silpho, 335
inhabitants. The chapelry comprises, exclusively of
Silpho, 5557a. 5p., of which 1182 acres are arable, 605
pasture, 190 woodland, and 3580 waste and moor. The
living is annexed to the perpetual curacy of Hackness.
The chapel was built in the reign of Charles II. at the
expense of Sir Thos. P. Hoby, Knt., and endowed by
him with the tithes, which have been commuted for
£220.
Harwood, Great
HARWOOD, GREAT, a township and chapelry, in
the parish, union, and Lower division of the hundred, of
Blackburn, N. division of Lancashire, 4½ miles (N. E.)
from Blackburn; the township containing 2273 inhabitants. Roger de Lacy granted the manor to Richard
de Fitton, by a deed without date. Richard Fitton, the
fifth in descent from the original grantee, lived in the
reign of Edward III., and left three coheiresses, through
whom the manor, divided into three portions, came to
the families of Hesketh, Nowell, and Leigh. The Heskeths purchased the Leighs' share; that of the Nowells
continued in that family until alienated by the late Alexander Nowell, Esq. The chapelry comprises part of the
township of Rishton, and contains 4574 acres, of which
2744 are in Great Harwood; of these, about 102 are
woodland, and the remainder arable and pasture. The
township of Harwood is divided into Over and Nether
town: the latter had the grant of a market in 1390.
Fairs for cattle are held on the 21st of August and 3rd
of March. The living is a perpetual curacy, with a net
income of £150, and a glebe-house; patron, the Vicar
of Blackburn. The chapel, dedicated to St. Bartholomew, is an ancient edifice in the later English style, but
much deformed by alterations. There are places of
worship for dissenters; and a school endowed with £29
per annum.
Harwood, Little
HARWOOD, LITTLE, a township, in the parish,
union, and Lower division of the hundred, of Blackburn, N. division of the county of Lancaster, 2 miles
(N. E. by N.) from Blackburn; containing 322 inhabitants. This place was the property of the Claytons
for upwards of 400 years. About the year 1815, Colonel
Clayton, of Little Harwood Hall, and of Carr Hall, near
Clitheroe, disposed of the estate by sale, in shares to
various individuals. The township is of small extent,
and is situated on the ridge of a lofty hill, on the road
from Blackburn to Whalley. The Hall is a neat brick
house, shrouded in trees, and new fronted about a century ago. Bank-Hey is a village on a commanding
eminence in the township.
Harworth (All Saints)
HARWORTH (All Saints), a parish, in the union
of Worksop, Hatfield division of the wapentake of
Bassetlaw, N. division of the county of Nottingham,
2¾ miles (W. S. W.) from Bawtry; containing 878 inhabitants. The parish contains upwards of 7000 acres,
lying in the western verge of the county, between Blyth
and Tickhill. Of this number 1428a. 3r. 2p. are in the
manor of Harworth; 617 acres in the hamlet of Hesley
and Limpool, in the north-western part, adjoining Yorkshire; 1462 in Martin, forming the north-eastern hamlet,
near Bawtry; 340 in the farm of Plumbtree; 502 in
Serlby hamlet or manor; and 2019a. 1r. 14p. forming a
part of the township of Styrrup and Oldcoates, the rest
of which is in the parish of Blyth. The village is in
rather a low situation, with a small stream running
through it. The living is a vicarage, endowed with some
rectorial tithes, and valued in the king's books at £5. 9. 7.;
net income, £687; patron, the Rev. C. E. Rodgers.
The church is an ancient structure in the early English
style, with a chancel of later English erected in 1672;
it was repaired in 1828, when a handsome cross, found
in the churchyard, was placed above the east window.
Robert Brailsford, by will dated October 21st, 1700, devised about 58 acres of land, now let for £59 per annum,
for the maintenance of a school, and for distributing
clothing among the poor inhabitants. In a part of
Harworth adjoining the town of Bawtry is an almshouse for widows, anciently founded by Robert Morton
for a master and poor persons, with an endowment in
land, and some small payments: the chapel, which is a
beautiful specimen of the early English style, was lately
completely repaired. In this part of the parish, also, is
the site of a Roman station, where, in 1828, were found
silver coins, a portion of a Roman vase, and many
pieces of pottery.
Hasbury
HASBURY, a township, in the parish of HalesOwen, union of Stourbridge, Upper division of the
hundred of Halfshire, Hales-Owen and E. divisions of
Worcestershire, 1 mile (S. W.) from Hales-Owen, on
the Stourbridge road; containing 919 inhabitants. It
is of undulated surface, with picturesque scenery, commanding views of the Clent hills: the population is
engaged in agriculture and in making nails. Witley
Lodge, with forty acres around it, is the seat and property of David Homfray, Esq.
Hascomb (St. Peter)
HASCOMB (St. Peter), a parish, in the union of
Hambledon, First division of the hundred of Black-heath, W. division of Surrey, 3½ miles (S. E. by S.)
from Godalming; containing 335 inhabitants. It is
situated on the road from Godalming to Horsham. Hascomb Hill, embellished with wood, forms a delightful
pleasure-ground to the seat of Park Hatch, and is much
frequented by visiters at all seasons; the view is panoramic, and that part of it from the terrace, embracing
the high ridge of chalk hills well known as the Hog's
Back, with the town of Guildford towards the north,
Hindhead to the west, and Blackdown and the long
range of Sussex Downs to the south, is singularly beautiful. The Wey and Arun Junction canal adjoins the
eastern part of the parish. There is stone of good
quality for building and road-making. The living is a
rectory, valued in the king's books at £6. 3. 9., and in
the gift of the Storie family: the tithes have been commuted for £256. 10., and the glebe comprises 103 acres.
The church contains portions in the early and decorated
English styles. Conyers Middleton, author of the Life
of Cicero, was rector of the parish.
Haselbeech (St. Michael)
HASELBEECH (St. Michael), a parish, in the
union of Brixworth, hundred of Rothwell, N. division of the county of Northampton, 7 miles (S. by W.)
from Market-Harborough; containing 194 inhabitants.
This parish forms some of the highest table-land in the
midland counties, and comprises about 1600 acres, of
which 300 are arable, and the remainder pasture. The
village is about two miles east-by-south from that of
Naseby. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's
books at £13. 14. 9½., and in the patronage of the
Governors of St. George's Hospital, London; net income, £296. The church is an ancient structure with a
tower; the chancel was rebuilt in 1842, by the present
rector, who has also rebuilt the rectory-house, and by
whom a school is principally supported.
Haselbury-Bryan (St. James)
HASELBURY-BRYAN (St. James), a parish, in
the union of Sturminster, hundred of Pimperne,
Sturminster division of Dorset, 9 miles (W. N. W.)
from Blandford-Forum; containing 639 inhabitants.
The parish comprises by admeasurement 2359 acres, of
which 175 are arable, and 1894 pasture, all inclosed
with the exception of 159 acres; 8 are woodland, and
about 30 or 40 orchard-ground. The soil is generally a
strong tenacious clay, but productive, and in some parts
a rich and fertile loam: the surface is pleasingly undulated, and the scenery enriched with stately trees; the
lower grounds are watered by a brook. Limestone is
quarried, of good quality for building and for burning
into lime. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's
books at £19. 13. 9., and in the gift of the Duke of
Northumberland: the tithes have been commuted for
£440, and the glebe comprises 69 acres. The church is
in the decorated style. 21 acres of land, worth £57 per
annum, have been left by some person unknown, the
rental to be divided amongst the most deserving poor.
The Duke of Northumberland takes the title of Baron
Bryan from this parish.
Haseley (St. Mary)
HASELEY (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of
Warwick, Snitterfield division of the hundred of Barlichway, S. division of the county of Warwick, 3½
miles (N. W. by W.) from Warwick; containing 188
inhabitants. In the time of the Conqueror this place
had a church; also a mill; and the woods belonging
to it extended a mile in length, and two furlongs in
breadth. Queen Mary granted the manor to Michael
Throckmorton, by a descendant of whom it was conveyed in marriage to the Bromley family, of Bagington.
The parish is situated on the road from Birmingham to
Warwick, and intersected by a small brook that falls
into the river Avon. It comprises 1144 acres, mostly
arable land, with about 40 acres of excellent wood; the
surface is slightly undulated, the soil good for barley
and turnips, and the scenery picturesque. The ancient
manor-house is now the property of John Salisbury
Richards, Esq., by purchase in 1843, of Sir Edmund
Antrobus, Bart. The living is a rectory, valued in the
king's books at £4. 9. 4½.; patron, Sir Edmund: the
tithes have been commuted for £219, and the glebe consists of 68 acres, with a glebe-house. The church is an
ancient edifice with a tower, and has some painted glass
and a curious font; also a brass monument of the date
1573, to Clement Throckmorton. A school is chiefly
supported by subscription.
Haseley, Great (St. Peter)
HASELEY, GREAT (St. Peter), a parish, in the
union of Thame, hundred of Ewelme, county of Oxford, 3¼ miles (W.) from Tetsworth; containing, with
the township of Little Haseley, the hamlets of Latchford and Lobb, and the liberty of Rycote, 786 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's
books at £30, and in the gift of the Dean and Canons
of Windsor: the tithes have been commuted for £800,
and there are about 98 acres of glebe. The church is
in the decorated English style, with a west entrance of
elegant design: on the right hand, under the tower, is
the figure of a crusader in a suit of chain armour, and
at the east end of the south aisle is the trunk of another
figure; in the chancel are some handsome stone stalls,
and a window of fine proportions, enriched with tracery.
Leland, the antiquary, was for some time rector of the
parish, to which he was presented by Henry VIII., in
1542. Near the church stands a spacious manor-house,
built by a younger branch of the ancient family of
Pipard, two members of which performed deeds so
valiant in the Scotch wars that Edward I. summoned
one to parliament as a baron, and conferred the honour
of knighthood on the other. A school is partly supported by an allowance of £31 from the trustees of
charity lands.
Haseley, Little
HASELEY, LITTLE, a township, in the parish of
Great Haseley, union of Thame, hundred of Ewelme,
county of Oxford, 3½ miles (W. by S.) from Tetsworth;
containing 127 inhabitants.
Haselor
HASELOR, an extra-parochial liberty, locally in the
parish of St. Michael, Lichfield, N. division of the
hundred of Offlow and of the county of Stafford, 4½
miles (N.) from Tamworth; containing 29 inhabitants.
The manor passed from the Staffords to the Stanleys,
and by marriage to John Brook, Esq. It was subsequently the property of Joseph Girdler, sergeant-at-law,
from whom it passed to two coheiresses, and became the
property in moieties of the Dowager Lady Chetwynd,
and Thomas Nevill, Esq., the latter of whom afterwards
possessed the whole manor. The Hall is a fine specimen
of the old half-timbered houses, having several florid
gables and transom windows. Until 1832, Haselor was
claimed as a member of St. Michael's parish, Lichfield;
but in that year, after a long and expensive litigation,
between the owners of the manor and the churchwardens of St. Michael's, the latter suffered judgment to be
filed against them in the court of king's bench. The
liberty comprises 520 acres of land. Here is a deserted
chapel, which is a prebend in Lichfield cathedral.
Haselor (St. Mary and All Saints)
HASELOR (St. Mary and All Saints), a parish, in
the union of Alcester, Stratford division of the hundred of Barlichway, S. division of the county of Warwick, 2½ miles (E.) from Alcester; containing 360
inhabitants. The name was anciently written Haselover, from the ground being woody and full of hazels,
and the situation over, or upon, a hill. In the reign of
Edward III., Robert de Stratford, parson of Stratford
church, purchased this property with the advowson,
neither of which continued long in his possession. The
manor subsequently passed to Thomas Beauchamp, Earl
of Warwick, who bestowed it in the reign of Richard II.
on the canons of his collegiate church at Warwick:
after the dissolution of that college, it passed out of the
crown to Sir Ralph Sadler, Knt., and Lawrence Wenington. The parish consists of 2250 acres, of a moderately
fertile soil. The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's
books at £6. 13. 4., and has a net income of £42; the
patronage and impropriation belong to the Crown. The
tithes were commuted for land and money payments in
1766.
Haselwood, or Haslewood
HASELWOOD, or Haslewood, a hamlet, in the
parish of Aldborough, union and hundred of Plomesgate, E. division of Suffolk, 1¾ mile (N. N. W.) from
Aldborough; containing 108 inhabitants. This place is
bounded on the north by the river Alde, and on the
south-east by the river Ore. The chapel of Haselwood,
which was dedicated to St. Mary, is in ruins.
Hasfield (St. Mary)
HASFIELD (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of
Tewkesbury, Lower division of the hundred of Westminster, E. division of the county of Gloucester, 6
miles (N.) from Gloucester; containing 304 inhabitants,
and comprising by measurement 1400 acres. Limestone of good quality is quarried for building and for
the roads: facility of conveyance is afforded by the river
Severn, which skirts the parish on the south-east, and
is navigable for small craft. The living is a rectory,
valued in the king's books at £13. 6. 8.; net income,
£378; patron and incumbent, the Rev. J. F. Sevier.
The tithes were commuted for land and money payments
in 1795; the land comprises 174 acres, and there is a
rectory-house, handsomely rebuilt in the Tudor style, by
the present incumbent. The church is in the later
English style, with a square embattled tower.
Hasketon (St. Andrew)
HASKETON (St. Andrew), a parish, in the union
of Woodbridge, hundred of Carlford, E. division of
Suffolk, 1¾ mile (N. W.) from Woodbridge; containing 508 inhabitants. The living is a discharged rectory,
valued in the king's books at £13. 6. 8.; patrons, the
family of Freeland. The incumbent's tithes have been
commuted for £396. 16.; a rent-charge of £187. 18. 3.
is paid to an impropriator, and the glebe contains 37
acres. A national school is supported.
Hasland
HASLAND, a township, in the parish and union of
Chesterfield, hundred of Scarsdale, N. division of
the county of Derby, 1½ mile (S. S. E.) from the town
of Chesterfield; containing 926 inhabitants.
Hasle, or Hesle
HASLE, or Hesle, a township, in the parish of
Wragby, Upper division of the wapentake of Osgoldcross, W. riding of York, 4 miles (S. W. by S.) from
Pontefract; containing 172 inhabitants. It is the northeastern suburb of the village of Wragby, and comprises
641 acres, whereof 50 are waste.
Haslebury (All Saints)
HASLEBURY (All Saints), a parish, in the hundred of Chippenham, Chippenham and Calne, and N.
divisions of Wilts, 6½ miles (S. W.) from Chippenham.
The parish comprises about 200 acres, of which 120
were originally free-warren, under grant from James II.
to R. Speke: the old manor-house is the only residence.
The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at
£1. 15. 5.; net income, £10; patron, W. Northey, Esq.
The church has fallen to decay.
Haslebury-Plucknett (St. Michael)
HASLEBURY-PLUCKNETT (St. Michael), a parish, in the union of Yeovil, hundred of Houndsborough, Berwick, and Coker, W. division of Somerset, 1½ mile (N. E. by E.) from Crewkerne; containing 809 inhabitants. The parish is situated on the
road from London to Exeter, and comprises 2069a. 2r.
32p. There are quarries of rough freestone and limestone; and facility of conveyance is afforded by the river
Parret. The manufacture of sailcloth, and of webs for
girths, is carried on, affording employment to about 200
persons. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in
the king's books at £7; patron, the Bishop of Bath and
Wells. The rectorial tithes have been commuted for
£214. 18., and the vicarial for £120; the rectorial
glebe comprises 59, and the vicarial 6, acres. The church
was enlarged by rebuilding the aisle, and beautified, in
1839, at an expense of £1400; on which occasion,
Thomas Hoskins, Esq., presented an ornamented roof,
a painted window, and a fine-toned organ. A petrifying
spring has been discovered. St. Walfric, a hermit, had
a cell here, and, dying in 1154, was interred in the
parish church, where his tomb became the resort of
pilgrims: a few years prior to his death, a monastery
for Canons regular was founded, but it was destroyed
during the war between John and the barons.
Haslemere (St. Bartholomew)
HASLEMERE (St. Bartholomew), a market-town
and parish, and formerly a representative borough, in
the union of Hambledon, Second division of the hundred of Godalming, W. division of Surrey, 12½ miles
(S. W. by S.) from Guildford, and 42 (S. W.) from London; containing 873 inhabitants. This place is situated
on the road to Chichester, by way of Midhurst, and in
the south-west angle of the county, where it borders
on Sussex and Hampshire, whence the termination of
the name, Mere, signifying a boundary; the prefix alludes
to the numerous coppices of hazel growing in the vicinity. There is a tradition that the ancient town, which
is said to have been destroyed by the Danes, stood on
the side of a hill to the east of the present, where the
foundations of buildings have frequently been discovered.
It was probably rebuilt before the Conquest, as it is
mentioned as a borough in Domesday book. In the
reign of Henry II. it appertained to the see of Salisbury;
and in 1393, the bishop procured a grant for holding a
market and a fair, but these had fallen into disuse
previously to the charter by Queen Elizabeth. The town
stands on very high ground, and is well supplied with
water; a hill called Blackdown, at a short distance from
it, affords a view of the sea and the surrounding country
to a great extent, and in the vicinity is a telegraph.
Near the town is a paper-mill. The market is on Tuesday, and there are fairs for live-stock on May 13th and
September 26th. The charter for the re-establishment
of the market and fair which had been discontinued, was
granted in the 38th of Elizabeth; and in this charter it
is stated that "the burgesses had from time immemorial,
at their own costs, sent two members to parliament."
The borough is by prescription, and has a bailiff and
constable, who are chosen at the court leet, in April or
May. The privilege of electing representatives was only
regularly exercised from the 27th of Elizabeth; the
right of election was vested in the resident freeholders,
or burgage tenants, and the bailiff was the returning
officer. The parish comprises 1290 acres, of which 40
are waste or common; the scenery abounds with interesting features. The living is annexed to the rectory
of Chiddingfold: the tithes have been commuted for
£240. The church is an ancient edifice, situated on an
eminence to the north of the town, and consisting of
a nave, north aisle, and tower; the east window contains some stained glass in compartments. Here is a
place of worship for Independents; and a national
school for boys is held over the market-house. The
parish receives about £60 per annum from Henry Smith's
charity.