HERNE. 250 HERSHAM. poorhouse is situated on Herne Common. On the con- fines of this parish are the remains of an ancient epis- copal palace in which Archbishop Cranmer resided. In the Channel near the bay numerous fragments of Roman earthenware have been found, supposed to be the vestiges of a cargo of pottery wrecked whilst the Romans were in Britain. A pleasure fair is held at Herne on Easter Tuesday. HERNE, a limit, in the hund. of Christchurch, Ring- wood div. of co. Hants, 3 miles from Christchurch. It is a station on the Christchurch branch of the London and South-Western railway. HERNE BAY, a chplry. and watering-place in the par. of Home, hund. of Bleangate, and lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 9 miles from Canterbury, and 65J S.E. of London by the London, Chatham, and Dover line of railway, on which it is a station. Steam- boats of a superior class run daily during the season to and from London. The town of Herne Bay is situated on a bay on the northern coast of the county of Kent, and presents a remarkably pleasing appearance from the river. It has considerably increased of late years, and became an ecclesiastical district by an order in council in 1841. The town, which is laid out on a large scale, is only partially built, consisting principally of several range of houses fronting the bay, with some very good inns. It is lighted with gas and paved, and has a parade 50 feet wide, extending for nearly a mile in front of the town. [Its government is vested in 24 commissioners, who hold their meetings in the townhall. On the Parade, where the baths are situated, is a clock tower, which is of use to the mariners as a landmark. Opposite the parade is the wooden T-shaped pier, 3,000 feet in length, and 400 feet at the end, having an inclined plane 20 feet in width, for the convenience of landing passengers at all times of the tide. There are assembly and billiard rooms, and a library. The living is a porpet. cur. in the dioo. of Canterbury. The church, called Christ Church, has accommodation for 800 persons. The Independents have a chapel, and there are National and infant schools. HERNE HILL, a hmlt. and suburban district in the n:. of Camberwcll, co. Surrey, 3 miles S. of St. Paul's, ndon. It is a station on the London, Chatham, and Dover railway. It is situated near Dulwich, and is now covered with villa residences surrounded by gardens. The living is a perpet. cur., val. 500. The church, dedicated to St. Paul, was built in 1844 by Mr. Alex- ander, and has a spire 115 feet high. HERNHILL, a par. in the hund. of Boughton-under- Blean, lathe of Scray, co. Kent, 3 miles E. of Favers- ham, its post town, 6 S. of Whitstable, and 6 N.W. of Canterbury. The village, which is small, is situated to the N. of Watling Street. The land is partly in hop- grounds and orchards. In that part of the parish ad- joining the Blean woods is some fine old timber. The soil varies from stiff clay to light sand. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 292, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, has a tower containing five bells, and a beacon turret at its southern angle. The parochial charities produce about 3 per annum. There is a parochial school, and a chapel for the Wesleyans. The Archbishop of Canter- bury is lord of the manor. HERNIN, a hmlt. in the par. of Llanegwad, co. Carmarthen, 6 miles W. of Llandilo-Fawr. HERON, or HERN, WEST, a hmlt. in the par. of Blackwater, hund. of Christchurch, co. Hants, 4 miles N.W. of Christchurch, and 6 S. of the Kingwood rail- way station. It is situated on the river Stour, near Heron Common. In the vicinity is Heron Court, the seat of the Earl of Malmesbury, noted for its gallery of paintings and portraits, brought from Park Place. HERRIARD, a par. in the upper half of the hund. of Bermondspit, Basingstoko div. of co. Hants, 4^ miles S.E. of Basingstoke, its post town and railway station on the South- Western line. It contains the tythg. of Southrope. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 288 15*., and the vicarial for 200. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 147. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient strut ture, the tower of which fell down more than two cen turies ago. There is a school capable of accommodating 100 children, supported by P. J. E. Jervoisc, Esq., who is lord of the manor, and resides at Herriard House, a mansion situated in the midst of an extensive and well- wooded park, 7 miles in circumference. HERRINGBY, a hmlt. in the par. of Stokesby, hund. of East Flegg, co. Norfolk, 6 miles N.W. of Yarmouth, and 3 S.E. of Acle-by-the-Ferry. It is situated on the navigable river Bure. It formerly had a hospital, or college, founded by Hugh Attefenne in 1475. Until recently it formed a distinct parish, but is now united with Stokesby. The living is a rect. annexed to that of Stokesby, in the dioc. of Norwich. HERRINGFLEET, a par. in the hund. of Mutford, co. Suffolk, 6 miles W. of Lowestoft, its post town, 7 S.W. of Yarmouth, and 1 mileN. of Somerley ton railway station. The village is small, and situated near the navigable river Wavcney, over which is a bridge called St. Olavo's. The houses have an irregular appearance. There are traces of a priory of Black Canons, founded in the reign of Henry III. by Roger Fitz Osbert. It con- tinued till the Dissolution, when its revenue was returned at 49 lls. 7d., and the site granted to Henry Jernyng- ham. The living is a don. cur. in the dioc. of Norwich. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, is an ancient structure, with a round tower containing two bells. The interior of the church contains some stained win- dows. The register dates from 1706. The parochial charities produce about 34 per annum. Here is an endowed National school for botli sexes. Herringfleet Hall is situated in a wooded park, and commands extensive views of the surrounding country. Henry Mussenden Leathes, Esq., is lord of the manor and principal landowner. HERRINGSWELL, a par. in the hund. of Lackford, co. Suffolk, 3J miles S. of Mildenhall, its post town, and 2 E. of the Kennet railway station, on tho Cambridge, Newmarket, and Bury St. Edmund's branch of tho Great Eastern railway. It is a small village, situated in the vale of a small rivulet, a branch of the river Lack. There are several rabbit warrens in the neighbourhood. Tho tithes were commuted for land under an En- closure Act in 1807. Tho living is a rect.* in tho dioc. of Ely, val. 200. The church, dedicated to St. Ethel- bert, is an ancient thatched structure, with a tower containing three bells. The register dates from 1748. Herringswell Hoiite is the principal residence, situated in the midst of furorees. HERRINGTHORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Whiston, West Riding co. York, 2 miles S.E. of Rotherham. HERRINGTON, EAST AND MIDDLE, a tnshp. in the par. of Houghton-le-Spring, N. div. of Easingtou ward, co. palatine Durham, 2 miles N.E. of Houghton- le-Spring, and 4 S.W. of Sunderland. The high road from Durham to Sunderland passes through tho town- ship, dividing it into two villages. There is a small Wesleyan chapel at Middle Herrington. The Earl of Durham and the bishop are the lords of the manor. HERRINGTON, WEST, a tnshp. in tho par. of Houghton-le-Spring, N. div. of Easington ward, co. Durham, 2J miles N.E. of Houghton-le-Spring, its post town, and 4J S.W. of Sunderland. It contains part of tho hmlt. of Coxgreen, which is situated about 5 miles W. of Sunderland, on the S. bank of the river Wear. A portion of the inhabitants are employed in the limn and stone quarries. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect. of Houghton-le-Spring, in the dioc. of Durham. The church, which is a small stone structure, was erected in 1840, and is dedicated to St. Cuthbert. There is a parochial school. HERRIOTFIELD, a post-office vil. in the par. of Monzie, co. Perth, Scotland, 14 miles W.N.W. of Perth. HERSHAM, or HEVERSHAM, a hmlt. in the par. ..!' Walton, first div. of the hund. of Elmbridge, co. Surrey, 5 miles S.W. of Kingston, and 1 mile from tho Walton station on the London and South- Western railway. The vil. is situated on the river Mole. The living is a
