Hollingbourne (All Saints)
HOLLINGBOURNE (All Saints), a parish, and
the head of a union, in the hundred of Eyhorne, lathe
of Aylesford, W. division of Kent, 6 miles (E.) from
Maidstone; containing 1300 inhabitants. The parish
comprises 4560 acres, of which about 2110 are arable,
1616 pasture, 759 woodland, and 74 acres hop-plantations; the soil is favourable to the growth of corn and
hops. There are a paper manufactory and a tan-yard.
The living comprises a sinecure rectory and a vicarage,
valued jointly in the king's books at £36. 2. 1.; patron
of both, the Archbishop of Canterbury. The rectorial
tithes have been commuted for £647. 10., the vicarial
for £325, and the glebe contains 2 acres. The vicarage
has the living of Hucking annexed. The church is a
handsome edifice: attached is a chapel with a stone
floor, containing a superb monument to the memory of
Lady Culpepper, to whose family are several other monuments. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. The
poor-law union comprises 23 parishes or places, and
contains a population of 13,830: the union house was
erected in 1836, and a commodious chapel has lately
been added.
Hollingdon
HOLLINGDON, a hamlet, in the parish of Soulbury, poor-law union of Leighton-Buzzard, hundred
of Cottesloe, county of Buckingham; containing 116
inhabitants.
Hollingfare, Lancashire.—See Rixton.
HOLLINGFARE, Lancashire.—See Rixton.
Hollinghill
HOLLINGHILL, a township, in the parish and union
of Rothbury, W. division of Coquetdale ward, N.
division of Northumberland, 4 miles (S. by W.) from
Rothbury; containing 114 inhabitants. It is situated
in a wild district, near the Forest burn, east of the road
between Rothbury and Wallington, and is the property
of the Duke of Northumberland.
Hollington
HOLLINGTON, a township, in the parish of Longford, hundred of Appletree, S. division of the county
of Derby, 5½ miles (S. E. by S.) from Ashbourn; containing 289 inhabitants. It comprises 995 acres, of a
strong marly soil, chiefly pasture land; and has a wellbuilt and compact village, containing about 60 houses.
At the inclosure in 1819, the tithe was commuted for an
allotment of 100 acres of land. The Primitive Methodists have a place of worship.
Hollington
HOLLINGTON, a village, in the parish of Checkley, union of Cheadle, S. division of the hundred of
Totmonslow, N. division of the county of Stafford,
5 miles (N. W.) from Uttoxeter. It is celebrated for its
quarries of building-stone, which is of the finest quality.
The stone may be got in blocks of 100 feet and upwards, and many of the churches lately erected in the
county have been built with it; thousands of scythestones are made of it annually.
Hollington (St. Lawrence)
HOLLINGTON (St. Lawrence), a parish, in the
union of Battle, hundred of Baldslow, rape of Hastings, E. division of Sussex, 2¾ miles (W. N. W.) from
Hastings; containing 386 inhabitants. This parish,
which is beautifully situated on the road from London
to Hastings and St. Leonard's, is by some writers identified as the scene of the commencement of the battle
between Harold, and William, Duke of Normandy. The
soil is fertile, and the lands produce hops of good quality,
to the culture of which about 60 acres are appropriated.
Ironstone is abundant, and formerly there were furnaces for smelting the ore; limestone and freestone are
quarried to a considerable extent, and the latter is of
good quality for building. The living is a discharged
vicarage, endowed with the rectorial tithes, and valued
in the king's books at £8. 0. 2.; net income, £206; patrons, the Executors of the late C. G. Eversfield, Esq.
The church, an ancient structure in the early English style,
with a square embattled tower, is picturesquely situated
in the midst of a wood, half a mile from any dwellinghouse. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.
Hollingworth
HOLLINGWORTH, a township, in the parish of
Mottram-in-Longden-Dale, union of Ashton-underLyne, hundred of Macclesfield, N. division of the
county of Chester, 11 miles (E. by S.) from Manchester; containing 2012 inhabitants. This place, from a
period prior to the Conquest, wholly belonged to the
family of Hollingworth, until, some centuries since, it
was divided into two manors, one of which, with the
old Hall or manor-house, continued in the hands of
their descendants till within the last few years: it is
now possessed by George Woodhead, Esq. The other
manor, with the exception of some large farms which
have been sold at different periods, is now the property
of Captain Robert de Hollingworth, who, on his return
from India, purchased the ancient family estate from
the Rev. Daniel Whitle, to whom his grandfather had
sold it. Both the Halls have been rebuilt in a handsome
style; that which is the seat of Captain de Hollingworth stands on the borders of Hollingworth moor,
which abounds with game. Little more than 50 years
ago, this was an agricultural district with few inhabitants, but there are now extensive manufactories for
cotton-goods, for the printing of calico, and for paper;
also a brass and iron foundry. The township comprises
2130 acres, of a clayey and stony soil: the village lies
on the Stockport and Sheffield road. Hollingworth
House, the residence of John Sidebottom, Esq., beautifully situated; and Etherow House, that of William
Sidebottom, Esq.; command fine views.
Hollinsclough
HOLLINSCLOUGH, a township, in the parish of
Alstonfield, union of Leek, N. division of the hundred of Totmonslow and of the county of Stafford,
1¾ mile (N. W. by W.) from Longnor; containing 457
inhabitants. This place lies on the northern border of
the county, between and near the sources of the rivers
Dove and Manyfold. The road from Leek to Buxton
passes on the west.—See Longnor.
Hollinwood.—See Chadderton.
HOLLINWOOD.—See Chadderton.
Holloway, Derby.—See Dethwick-Lea.
HOLLOWAY, Derby.—See Dethwick-Lea.
Holloway
HOLLOWAY, a district, in the parish of Islington, Finsbury division of the hundred of Ossulstone,
county of Middlesex, 3 miles (N.) from London. This
populous district, which occupies a large portion of the
parish, and is inhabited for the most part by persons
engaged in the trade and commerce of London, derives
its name from being situated in the hollow way, or vale,
between the villages of Islington and Highgate. It was
formerly the residence of several distinguished persons,
whose avocations rendered frequent visits to the metropolis indispensable. Among such inhabitants may be
named Sir Arthur Hesilrigge, the intimate friend of the
usurper Cromwell, and various members of the honourable family of Blount, of whom Sir Thomas Pope Blount
and Charles Blount, both born at Upper Holloway, were
eminent authors in the seventeenth century. Vestiges
of one or two ancient houses yet remain, forming parts
of inns; but otherwise the village is of modern formation, comprising numerous detached villas and excellent
rows of houses, some of which are placed along the great
north road from London, and form the neighbourhoods
of Upper and Lower Holloway, while others occupy the
more rural districts of Stroud-Green, Hanley-Road,
Tollington-Park, Hornsey-Road, and Tufnell-Park. The
lands in the neighbourhood are laid out in meadow and
pasture, and the surface, though flat, derives some accession of beauty from the vicinity of the pleasing eminence
of Highbury on the east, and the more lofty hills of
Highgate and Hampstead on the west. The village is
an improving place, lighted with gas, and supplied with
water by the New River Company; the chief trade is
that arising from the supply of the inhabitants with the
necessary articles of subsistence. At Upper Holloway
is an establishment for the manufacture of articles in
which India-rubber is used, and in Hornsey-Road is a
printing-ink manufactory. The great York railway
crosses the high road.
Holloway is ecclesiastically divided into the district
parish of St. John, and the district chapelry of St. James,
independently of which a small portion is attached to
the chapel of St. Mary, Islington. This edifice was
erected at Lower Holloway, at the expense of the parish,
in consequence of the great increase of population, and
was consecrated August 17th, 1814; it cost the large
sum of £31,545, including £2500 for the land, and is a
spacious heavy building of brick, with a low balustraded
tower at the east end; the interior is neat and appropriate, and contains 1324 sittings. The cemetery is
spacious, and relieved with rows of trees; in the vault
beneath the chapel lie the remains of John Quick, the
comedian. The appointment of minister is by the Vicar
of Islington, and the net income is £350. The further
increase of the number of inhabitants in the parish
having rendered the erection of three new churches
advisable, one dedicated to St. John was built at Upper
Holloway; it was consecrated July 2nd, 1828, and a
district 1¾ mile long, and 1½ broad, and now containing
a population of 4960, was assigned in 1830. This building, of which the first stone was laid by the Archbishop
of Canterbury, assisted by the Bishops of Chester and
St. Asaph, cost £11,890, partly defrayed by the Church
Commissioners, and partly by the parish; it is a chaste
and elegant structure, in the style which prevailed about
the middle of the fifteenth century, and occupies a commanding situation on the rise of a hill. The living is a
perpetual curacy, in the patronage of Trustees; net income, £250. The chapel of St. James, at Lower Holloway, erected at an expense of £3700, by subscription,
aided by the Metropolis Churches' Fund, was consecrated
June 19th, 1838, and greatly enlarged and improved in
1839-40 at a cost of £2400; it is a plain edifice of
brick, in the Grecian style, with a front of stone, having
four Ionic semi-columns supporting an entablature and
cornice, with a triangular pediment, surmounted by a
campanile turret. A district, with a population of 4721,
was assigned to it in 1839. There are places of worship
for Independents, Wesleyans, and Scottish Presbyterians;
that for the Independents is, perhaps, the most elegant
meeting-house in the neighbourhood of London.
Near Highgate Archway is Whittington College, erected
in 1820-4, at an expense of nearly £20,000, under the
superintendence of the Mercers' Company, by whom the
institution is managed. The building presents a handsome appearance, and is in the later English style,
affording accommodation to twenty-eight almspeople;
in the centre is a neat chapel, in which divine service is
performed by a chaplain, who is a clergyman of the
Established Church. The institution was originally
founded by the celebrated Sir Richard Whittington, in
the city of London, whence it was removed on the completion of the building at Holloway. The Caledonian
Asylum, in St. James' chapelry, of which the first stone
was laid by the late Duke of Sussex, May 17th, 1827,
was completed in 1828, and is a spacious building of
Suffolk brick, in the Grecian style, situated on the road
from Holloway to King's-Cross. The objects of the
charity are the children of soldiers, sailors, and marines,
natives of Scotland, who have died or been disabled in
the service of their country. Adjoining this institution
is the Model Prison, calculated to contain 500 prisoners,
erected under the auspices of government at a great expense, for the purpose of carrying out the separate system; the first stone was laid by the Marquess of Normanby, April 10th, 1840: the premises include within
the walls an area of seven acres. Among the residents
at Holloway, have been, Sir Richard Phillips, Knt., the
voluminous author and well-known publisher, who died
in 1840; John Thurston, an eminent artist, who died
here in 1821; and Robert Branston, the wood-engraver,
who died in 1827. Elizabeth Foster, grand-daughter of
the poet Milton, and Mary and Catherine Milton, his
nieces, passed the close of their lives here, in indigent
circumstances, almost unknown, and by their decease
rendered the family of the immortal author of Paradise
Lost extinct.
Hollowell
HOLLOWELL, a hamlet, in the parish and hundred
of Guilsborough, union of Brixworth, S. division
of the county of Northampton, 8 miles (N. W. by N.)
from Northampton; containing 274 inhabitants, and
comprising 913 acres of a productive soil. Here is a
small manufactory for carpets.
Hollym (St. Nicholas)
HOLLYM (St. Nicholas), a parish, in the union of
Patrington, S. division of the wapentake of Holderness, E. riding of York; containing, with the township
of Withernsea, 373 inhabitants, of whom 247 are in
Hollym township, 3 miles (N. E.) from Patrington. The
two townships comprised, at the time of the inclosure,
2300 acres. The village of Hollym is pleasantly situated; that of Withernsea is on the shore of the sea,
which has made considerable encroachments on that
ancient parish. The living is a discharged vicarage,
valued in the king's books at £9. 19. 2., and in the
patronage of the Barker family, with a net income of
£420: the tithes were commuted for land and a money
payment, under the act of inclosure, in 1793. The
church of Hollym was built in 1814: that of Withernsea
has long been in ruins. George Cook Pope, in 1814,
bequeathed £300 towards the support of a school.
Holm
HOLM, a hamlet, in the parish of Bottesford,
union of Glandford-Brigg, E. division of the wapentake of Manley, parts of Lindsey, county of Lincoln,
5½ miles (W.) from Glandford-Brigg; containing 49
inhabitants. The township lies between two ridges of
the Wolds, and comprises 1060 acres, of which 555 are
common or waste; of the cultivated land, the greater
part is a fertile sandy soil. The Hall anciently belonged
to the Morley family.
Holm
HOLM, a township, in the parish of Pickhill, union
of Thirsk, wapentake of Allertonshire (though
locally in the wapentake of Hallikeld), N. riding of
York, 5¾ miles (W. by S.) from Thirsk; containing 79
inhabitants. It is situated on the western acclivities of
Swaledale, and comprises 536a. 1r. 13p. of land. The
great tithes have been commuted for £183.
Holme
HOLME, a hamlet, in the parish, union, and hundred of Biggleswade, county of Bedford, 1 mile (S.
by W.) from Biggleswade; containing 82 inhabitants.
Holme
HOLME, a township, in the parish and union of
Bakewell, hundred of High Peak, N. division of the
county of Derby, ¼ of a mile (N.) from the town of
Bakewell; containing, with the chapelry of Great Longstone, 521 inhabitants.
Holme
HOLME, a chapelry, in the parish of Glatton,
union of Peterborough, hundred of Norman-Cross,
county of Huntingdon, 2¾ miles (E. S. E.) from Stilton; containing 408 inhabitants. The district of Holme
Fen comprises 4054 acres, of which 2160 are common
or waste land. The tithes were commuted for land and
money payments in 1809. The chapel is dedicated to
St. Giles. A school for boys is endowed with £20 per
annum, a portion of the proceeds of an estate bequeathed
by Sir John Cotton, Bart., in 1726; and a girls' school
is also supported, partly by endowment.
Holme, Lancaster.—See Cliviger.
HOLME, Lancaster.—See Cliviger.
Holme (St. Giles)
HOLME (St. Giles), a parish, in the union of
Southwell, N. division of the wapentake of Thurgarton, S. division of the county of Nottingham,
4 miles (N. by E.) from Newark; containing 127 inhabitants. This parish, which is situated on the river
Trent, and comprises an area about two miles in length
and the same in breadth, was formerly the property of
the Bellasis family, of whose mansion there are still
some remains. Archbishop Secker, also, had a residence
here, now the principal house in the village. The living
is a vicarage consolidated with that of North Muskham:
land has been given to the vicar in lieu of tithes. The
church is a handsome edifice in the decorated English
style, and contains escutcheons of the Bellasis and
Barton families.
Holme
HOLME, a township, in the parish of Burton-inKendal, union of Kendal, Lonsdale ward, county of
Westmorland, 1¾ mile (N. by W.) from Burton; containing 952 inhabitants. The manor anciently belonged
to two lords, Preston and Tinsdal, from whom it passed
to the family of Charteris. The township comprises
1617a. 2r. 38p., of which the surface is undulated, the
scenery beautiful, and the soil various. It lies on the
road from Burton to Kendal; the Lancaster and Kendal
canal passes through, and there is a station on the Lancaster and Carlisle railway. Here are excellent limestone-quarries. Messrs. Waithman and Company have
extensive flax-spinning, weaving, and bleaching mills,
established in 1790, and since considerably enlarged;
the works are propelled by steam and water power equal
to 140 horses, and employ 650 persons. A district
church dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was built in 1839;
it is in the early English style, with a tower, and cost
£750. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of the Vicar of Burton; net income, £120, with a
house. A national school, built in 1837, is supported
by subscription. Military weapons, relics of the encampment of the Scotch rebels who rested here in 1745,
on their march to Preston, have been discovered.
Holme
HOLME, a township, in the ecclesiastical district of
Holme-Bridge, parish of Almondbury, union of
Huddersfield, Upper division of the wapentake of
Agbrigg, W. riding of York, 9 miles (S. S. W.) from
Huddersfield; containing 713 inhabitants. The township comprises 1669a. 2r. 14p., and forms part of the
graveship of Holme, in the manor of Wakefield, belonging to the Duke of Leeds. The woollen manufacture is
carried on to a considerable extent.
Holme, Baldwin
HOLME, BALDWIN, a township, in the parish of
Orton, union of Wigton, Cumberland ward, E. division of Cumberland, 5¾ miles (S. W. by W.) from the
city of Carlisle; containing 278 inhabitants.
Holme-Bridge
HOLME-BRIDGE, an ecclesiastical district, in the
parish of Almondbury, Upper division of the wapentake of Agbrigg, W. riding of York, 2 miles (S. W.)
from Holmfirth, and 8 (S. S. W.) from Huddersfield.
This place is on the road over the mountains from
Huddersfield to Buxton. Much of the land is in cultivation; the scenery is romantically wild, and the moors,
which are intersected by numerous rapid rivulets, abound
with grouse: the grey slate quarries of the district are
among the most celebrated in the north of England.
The village is situated in a picturesque valley; the inhabitants are principally employed in the manufacture
of plain and fancy woollen-cloths. The church, consecrated on the 25th of March, 1840, and dedicated to St.
David, was erected for the townships of Austonley and
Holme, at an expense of £2500; it is in the later English style, with a square embattled tower crowned by
pinnacles, and contains 800 sittings. The living is a
perpetual curacy, in the patronage of the Vicar of Almondbury; net income, £150. There is a place of
worship for Wesleyans. Fossil nuts in a charred state,
and trees, are found, deeply imbedded in the mosses on
the mountains; and in the rocks, petrifactions of various
kinds are frequently discovered. A sulphureous spring,
called Netherby Spa, is much frequented by the people
of the neighbourhood.
Holme, St. Benet.—See Horning.
HOLME, ST. BENET.—See Horning.
Holme-Cultram (Virgin Mary)
HOLME-CULTRAM (Virgin Mary), a parish, in
the union of Wigton, Allerdale ward below Derwent, W. division of Cumberland, 6½ miles (W. N. W.)
from Wigton; containing 3037 inhabitants, of whom 933
are in the township of Low Holme, 868 in that of Abbey-Holme, 766 in that of St. Cuthbert, Holme, and 470 in
that of East Waver-Holme. This parish is bounded on
the west by the sea, and on the north by the estuaries
of the Wampool and the Waver. It comprises about
22,000 acres, of which nearly 3000 are moss, and the
remainder inclosed and cultivated land; the surface is
generally flat, with some bold undulations, and there are
quarries of excellent freestone. The village is pleasantly
situated on the west bank of the river Waver, over which
is a neat bridge of three arches; built in 1770, at the
expense of the parishioners. The living is a perpetual
curacy, valued in the king's books at £6. 13. 4.; net
income, £140; patrons and impropriators, the University
of Oxford. The church was mostly rebuilt in 1606, the
greater part of the old edifice having been destroyed by
fire. It was the church of an abbey of Cistercian monks,
founded in 1150, by Prince Henry of Scotland, and so
richly endowed that, at the Dissolution, the revenue was
estimated at £535. 3. 7.: in the churchyard are various
remains of the conventual buildings. The abbots were
summoned to several parliaments by Edward I. and II.:
the last abbot was instituted to the rectory. The Society
of Friends have a meeting-house at Beck-foot. At
Newton-Arlosh are the ruins of an ancient chapel, said
to have been once the parochial church. Walsey Castle, a
strong fort, has dwindled into a small heap of ruins.