Bere and Waltham Chase. The Avon, Exe, Test,
Itching, and Hamble are the chief rivers. The co. is
noted for its agriculture, the wheat of Hampshire being
especially prized. Upon the Downs are reared large
flocks of the variety of sheep known as “ Hampshire
Downs,” or “short wools.” Pig breeding, and the
curing of bacon, have long been large and lucrative
branches of the county’s industry. (For agricultural
statistics, see Appendix.) The mineral resources are
meagre; and, except in large coast towns, such as
Portsmouth and Gosport, the mfrs. also are unimport-
ant. The shipping, however, is very extensive. Hamp-
shire (with the Isle of Wight) comprises 38 hundreds,
12 liberties, 349 pars., with parts of 3 others, the pari,
and mun. bors. of Portsmouth (2 members), Southamp-
ton (2 members), and Winchester (1 member), the pari,
bor. of Christchurch (1 member), and the mun. bors. of
Andover, Basingstoke, Lymington, Newport, Romsey,
and Ryde. It is almost entirely in the diocese of
Winchester. For pari, purposes it is divided into 6
divisions, viz., Northern or Basingstoke, Western or
Andover, Eastern or Petersfield, Southern or Eareham,
New Forest, and Isle of Wight, 1 member for each.

Hampstead, pari. bor. and par., Middlesex, in NW.
of London, 2248 ac., pop. 45,452. Hampstead Heath is
here, and one of the old inns (now a private residence)
was the meeting-place of the Kit-Cat Club, of which
Addison, Steel, Marlborough, and Walpole were mem-
bers. The locality is otherwise famed in literary his-
tory, and the graveyard contains some interesting
monuments. Hampstead returns 1 member to Parlia-
ment ; it was made a pari. bor. in 1885.

Hampstead, hamlet, near Glasnevin, co. Dublin.

Hampstead, East, Berks. See Easthampstead.

Hampstead Hall, seat, 3 miles SE. of Wednesbury,
E. Staffordshire.

Hampstead Heath, ry. sta. (on London and North-
Western Ry.), in N. of London, 2 miles NW. of
Camden Town sta. See Hampstead.

Hampstead Marshall, par., Berks, on Kennet and
Avon Ganal, 4 miles SW. of Newbury, 1852 ac., pop.
249 ; P.O. ; contains Hampstead Park, seat of the
Earl of Craven, and Hampstead Marshall, seat of the
Marquis of Donegall.

Hampstead Norris, par. and vil. with ry. sta.
(Hampsted Norris), Berks, 7 miles NW. of Newbury,
6047 ac., pop. 1378 ; P.O.

Hampsthwaite, par. and township with ry. sta., E.
div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Nidd, 5£ miles
NW. of Harrogate—par., 14,149 ac., pop. 2159; town-
ship, 1135 ac., pop. 457; P.O.

Hampt, place, Stokeclimsland par., E. Cornwall, 7
miles W. of Tavistock sta.

Hampton.—par., township, and vil. with ry. sta.,
Middlesex, on river Thames, 12 miles SW. of Hyde Park
Corner, London—par., 3351 ac. (142 water), pop. 6940;
township, 2036 ac. (62 water), pop. 4776; P.O., T.o.; has
extensive works in connection with the London water
supply. Its residences include the house of David
Garrick (1716-1779.) About a mile from the vil. is
Hampton Court Palace, one of the finest speci-
mens extant of the Tudor style of architecture. It was
built by Cardinal Wolsey, and (1526) presented by him
to Henry VIII., after which the palace continued to be
a royal residence until the reign of George II. Edward
VI. was born here. The State apartments, picture
gallery, and gardens are open to the public ; but other
parts of the building are reserved as a home for persons
of rank in reduced circumstances. — 2. Hampton,
township, in par. and 2 miles NE. of Malpas, W.
Cheshire, 1243 ac., pop. 348; P.O. — 3. Hampton,
hamlet, on river Tamar, E. Cornwall, 4 miles NE. of
Callington.—4. Hampton, coast hamlet, E. Kent.
See Hampton on Sea.—5. Hampton, hamlet, Chei-
marsh par., S. Shropshire, 6 miles E. of Bridgnorth.
—6. Hampton, par., E. Worcestershire, 1 mile SW.
of Evesham, 1670 ac., pop. 633.

Hampton, High, Devon. See Highampton.

Hampton, Little.—hamlet, Hampton par., E. Wor-
cestershire, near Evesham. — 2. Hampton, Little,
Sussex. See Littlehampton.

Hampton, Maisey, par., Gloucestershire. See
Maisey Hampton.

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