HAMBLEDEN. 177 HAMEETON. Plaistow and Stratford were erected at an expense of 20,000, defrayed in equal proportions by the parlia- mentary commissioners and the inhabitants. There are places of worship for Independents, Wesleyans, and Unitarians, also National, infant, and endowed schools. HAMBLEDEN, a par. in the hund. of Desborough, co. Bucks, 10 miles S.W. of High Wycombe, and 4 N.E. of Henley-ou-Thames, its post town. The parish, which is extensive, comprising upwards of 6,600 acres of very fertile land, is situated near the river Thames, and for- merly belonged to Earl Alger, from whom it came to the Clares, and afterwards to the Badlesmeres, Scropes, and Claytons. The village was formerly a market town under a charter granted in 1315. Greenland House, in this parish, was garrisoned during the civil war of Charles I., for the king, but surrendered to Major-General Brown, after a long siege, having first been reduced to a heap of ruins. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 1,200. There is also a district church at Lane End, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 103, and a chapel-of-ease at Frith, dedicated to St. John. The parish church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient cruciform structure. It contains stone stalls, round font richly ornamented, and handsome stained-glass windows; also effigies and tombs of the D'Oyleys, of Pamoor House. The parochial charities produce about 35 per annum. There is an Independent chapel at Pheasants Hill. The Manor House, the residence of the lord of the manor, C. R. S. Murray, Esq., is an old mansion, built in the early part of the 17th century, by the Earl of Sunderlaad. In it Charles I. took refuge in 1646. HAMBLEDON, a par. and market town in the hunds. of Meon-Stoke and Hambledon, Droxford div. of co. Hants, 9 miles S.E. of Bishops Waltham, and 8 from Fareham railway station. The par., which is of large extent, contains the tythgs. of Chidden, Denmead, Ervills, and Windmill Down. The population is almost wholly agricultural. The northern part of the parish is chiefly open downs. In the vicinity of the village, which is considerable, are many gentlemen's seats. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 529, in the patron. of the bishop, who is lord of the manor. The church is dedicated to St. Peter, and has a peal of six bells. There is a National school for boys and girls. The parochial charities are shared with Breamore. In the four tythings of the parish are the remains of four ancient chapels, and on the downs are barrows. A market is held on Tuesday, and fairs on the 18th February, 1st Tuesday in May, and '22nd October. HAMBLEDON, a par. in the first div. of the hund. of Godalming, co. Surrey, 3 miles S. of Godalming, and 1J mile from the Witley railway station on the London and Portsmouth line. The village is situated near Hambledon Heath, and contains the House of Industry for the Hambledon Poor-law Union, which comprises sixteen parishes. It is the seat of a superintendent registry, but is included within the Godalming new County Court district. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 207. Tho church is a small edifice, dedicated to St. Peter, and has been thoroughly restored. There is a parochial school. The Hambledon hounds are kennelled at Firhill. HAMBLE-LE-RICE, a par. in the hund. of Mains- bridge, Southampton div. of co. Hants, 5 miles S.E. of Southampton. It is situated at the mouth of the river i tile, which is navigable as far as Bootle. It is bounded on the S. by Southampton Water. The quay is accessible to vessels of considerable burden, which are employed in the fishery. The living is a don. cur.* in the dioc. of Winchester, in the patron, of Winchester College. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is an ancient edifice, with some traces of Norman architecture, and contains a monument to Sir Joseph York. A National school for boys and girls was built here in 1840. An alien priory of Cistercian monks was founded hero by Henry Blois, Bishop of Winchester, as a cell to the abbey of Tirone, in France. After the suppression of alien priories, its lands were granted to New College, Oxford. On a point of land projecting into the sea are some remains of St. Andrew's Castle. Hero is a coastguard station, and in the estuary of the river is a lobster fishery. Southampton Water affords a convenient retreat for shipping. HAMBLETON, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Kirkham, hund. of Amounderness, co. Lancaster, 3 miles N.E. of Poulton-le-Fylde, and 7 J S.W. of Garstang. It is situated on the northern bank of the navigable river Wyre, which is hero 500 yards in breadth, and crossed by a ferry to Poulton, called Shard Ferry. The land is nearly evenly divided between arable and pasture, with a very small portion of woodland. The village is small, and whoDy agricultural. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 102, in the patron, of Ihe Vicar of Kirkham. Tho church is a small plain structure, built in 1768. There is a National school with a small endowment, also a Sunday-school. Joseph Weld, Esq., is lord of the manor. HAMBLETON, a hmlt. in the par. of Barkby, hund. of East Goscoto, co. Leicester, 3 miles N.E. of Leicester. It gives the title of Viscount Hamilton to the Marquis of Abercorn, who, as head of the Hamilton family, inherits it from William do Hambleton, grandson of the first Earl of Leicester. HAMBLETON, a par. in the hund. of Martinsley, co. Rutland, 3 miles N.E. of Manton railway station, and 3 S.E. of Oakham. Tho parish extends along the road from Stamford to Leicester, and is chiefly arable and pasture. Tho soil is chiefly loam and clay, and about half the lands arc of good quality. The village, which is small, is situated on the river Gwash, near Hambleton Wood, and was anciently a market town under the Badlesmeres. At the time of the Conquest it had three churches, and belonged to Editha, wife of the Confessor. Tho ancient Elizabethan hall is now a farmhouse. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. with the cur. of Braunston, 180, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln. The church, dedicate'd to St. Peter, is an ancient structure with square tower, containing four bells, and surmounted by a spire. There is a National school. The parochial charities produce 14 per annum. George Finch, Esq., is lord of the manor. In a field near the old hall is a mineral spring. HAMBLETON, a tnshp. in the par. of Brayton, lower div. of the wap. of Barkstone-Ash, West Hiding co. York, 4 miles S.W. of Selby. It is a station on the Hull and Milford Junction branch of the North-Eastern railway. Tho surface is undulating, and the soil sandy but fertile. In this township is a hill called Hambleton Hough. Tho village is considerable. The tithes were commuted for land and money payments under an Enclosure Act in 1796. The Wcsleyans have a chapel, and there is a school with a small endowment arising from land. HAMBRIDGE, a tythg. in the par. of Curry Rivell, co. Somerset, 2 miles S.W. of Langport. HAMBROOK, a tythg. in the par. of Winterbourne, upper div. of the hund. of Langley, co. Gloucester, 5 miles N.E. of Bristol. HAM, EAST. See HAM, co. Essex. HAMERINGHAM, a par. in the hund. of Hill, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 4 miles S.E. of Horncastle, and 10 N.E. of the Tattersall railway station. Lincoln is its post town. Tho land is chiefly arable, and the village wholly agricultural. On the enclosure of the parish, 200 acres of land were allotted in lieu of tithes. Tho living is a rect.* united with the rect. of Scrayfield, val. 430. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient edifice, with a turret containing two bells. In the interior is an old stone font curiously carved with armorial bearings. Tho register dates from 1777. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. Lady Coltman is lady of the manor. HAMERTON, a par. in the hund. of Lcightonstone, co. Huntingdon, 10 miles N.W. of Huntingdon, its post town, and the same distance S.W. of Oundle. It is situated on the Alconbury brook. The parish is wholly agricultural, and most of the inhabitants are engaged
