Halesowen, market town, par., and township, with
ry. sta., E. AVorcestershire, in fertile valley, on river
Stour, 74 miles SAV. of Birmingham—par., 12,245 ac.,
pop. 37,854; township, pop. 3338; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank.
Market-day, Monday.

Halesworth, market town and par. with ry. sta.,
E. Suffolk, on river Blyth, 9 miles SW. of Beccles,
1445 ac., pop. 2498 ; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks. Market-day,
Tuesday.

Ualewood, township and ry. sta., Childwall par.,
N. Lancashire, 5 miles E. of Garston, 3988 ac. (164
water), pop. 1857; P.O., t.o.

Haiey Hill, eccl. dist. and vil., Halifax par., N. div.
AVest-Riding Yorkshire—dist., pop. 6508; the vil. is
2 miles NE. of Halifax.

Halfdavoch, school, Edinkillie par., Elginshire, 3
miles NE. of Dunphail sta.

Halfen, hamlet, Llanfihangel par., Montgomery-
shire, 5 miles SW. of Llanfyllin.

Haliuierk Hill, on border of Dumfriesshire and
Ayrshire, 3 miles NW. of Kirkconnel, alt. 1478 ft.; has
a memorial cross to St Connel, said to be buried there.

Haliinorton, Border par., Dumfriesshire, 6084 ac.,
pop. 497; contains Chapelknowe, 6 m. SW. of Canonbie.

Halford.—vil., Ilsington par., E. Devon, 24 miles
SW. of Bovey sta.—2. Halford, township, Bromfield
par., S. Shropshire, on river Onney, 74 miles NW. of
Ludlow, 1062 ac., pop. 247.—3. Halford, par., S.
Warwickshire, on river Stour, 4 miles N. of Shipston-
on-Stour, 1010 ac., pop. 255 ; P.O.

Halfordswood, vil., AVhitestone par., E. Devon,
near Exeter.

Halfpenny Green, hamlet, Bobbington par., W.
Staffordshire, 74 miles NAV. of Stourbridge.

Halfpenny House, seat, 14 mile from Guildford
sta., W. Surrey.

Halfsliire, hundred, Worcestershire, 124,569 ac.,
pop. 159,292.

Halfway Bridge, place, 2 miles from Bethesda,
Carnarvonshire; P.O.

Halfway House.—place, W. Kent, 3 miles NE. of
Woolwich ; it is on a bend in the river Thames called
Halfway Beach.—2. Halfway House, 5 miles NW.
of Minster ley, S. Shropshire; P.O.

Halfway House.—-vil., Carrigaline par., SE. co.
Cork. — 2. Halfway House, inn, 12 miles W. of
Oughterard, W. co. Galway.—3. Halfway House, 4
miles from Passage, E. co. Waterford; P.O.

Halfway Houses, place, Sheppey par., E. Kent.

Halfway Street, vil., Bexley par., W. Kent, 4 mile
from Sidcap sta.; P.O.

Halgaver (or The Goat’s Moor), in par. and near
Bodmin, E. Cornwall.

Halghton, township, Hanmer par., Flintshire, 5
miles NE. of Ellesmere, 2368 ac., pop. 411.

Halidon Hill, eminence, on N. border of North-
umberland, 2 miles W. of Berwick ; the scene of a battle
between English and Scots in 1333.

Halifax, pari, and mun. bor., par., and township,
N. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Hebble, near
its confluence with the Calder, 7 miles SW. of Brad-
ford, 25 NE. of Manchester, and 191 NW. of London
by rail—pari, and mun. bor., 3768 ac., pop. 73,630;
par., 82,539 ac., pop. 193,707; township, 999 ac., pop.
42,633 ; 4 Banks, 3 newspapers. Market-day, Saturday.
The importance of Halifax is due to its extensive mfrs.,
which originated early in the 15th century. Previously
it was little more than a straggling village. Its prin-
cipal buildings are of modern date; excepting the
beautiful parish church (restored 1879) of St John the
Baptist, which was first erected in the 11th century.
All Souls’ Church, the Square Church, and the Town
Hall also are remarkable for their architectural beauty.
There are 3 public parks and 2 grammar-schools. The
town ranks with Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield as
a centre of the Yorkshire woollen and worsted mfrs.
Carpets, damasks, cashmeres, baizes, blankets, and a
variety of the lighter descriptions of textile fabrics, are
its principal productions. Many of the inhabitants are
employed in coal mines and stone quarries in the
vicinity of the town. Ironworks, chemical works, and
the mfr. of machinery, are also leading occupations.
Halifax (originally called Horton) was made a par-

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