Hedon, mun. bor. and par. with ry. sta., East-
Riding Yorkshire, 54 miles E. of Hull, 321 ac., pop.
966; P.O., T.o. In the days of Edward I. Hedon ranked
above Hull as an important commercial centre, but
the harbour being destroyed by tidal deposits, the trade
of the town gradually declined. Hedon was a pari,
bor. until 1832; its chief trade is in corn.

Hedsor, par., S. Bucks, on river Thames, 4 miles SE.
of Great Marlow, 548 ac., pop. 155; contains Hedsor
Park, seat of Lord Boston ; here also are the Hedsor
Paper Mills.

llcdworth, Monkton, and Jarrow, township,
Jarrow par., Durham (containing borough of Jarrow),
4225 ac., pop. 37,719.

Heebies, channel in the Humber, East-Riding York-
thire, 2 miles E. of Hull.

Heeley, township and ry. sta., in par. and S. of bor.
of Sheffield, S. div. AYest-Riding Yorkshire, 305 ac.,
pop. 8747 ; P.O., t.o.

Heene, coast par. and vil., W. Sussex, 1 mile NW.
of AYorthing, 426 ac., pop. 845.

Hefllcton, seat, near AVareham, Dorset.

Hegdalc, hamlet, in par. and 24 miles NW. of Shap,
Westmorland.

Hegdale Pit, curious chalk cavern, in vicinity of
Faversham, Kent.

Hcigham.—(or lligham), par., S. Norfolk, in AV.
side of Norwich city, pop. 24,031.—2. Hcigham. See
also Higham and Potter Heigham.

Hcigham Bridge, nearPotter Heigham sta., Norfolk.

Heigkington.—-par., township, and vil. with ry.
sta., S. Durham, 5 miles NW. of Darlington—par.,
8378 ac. (including part of Auckland St Andrew par.),
pop. 1494; township, 1766 ac., pop. 621; P.O.— 2.
Heighington, township and par. with ry. sta., AVash-
ingborough par., in co. and 4 miles SE. of Lincoln,
pop. 747; P.O.

Heighley, township, Mitford par., N. Northumber-
land. See Highlaws, High and Low.

Heightington, hamlet, Rock par., AY. Worcester-
shire, 3 miles W. of Stourport sta.

Heighton, South, par. and hamlet, E. Sussex, 14
mile NE. of Newhaven, 930 ac., pop. 89.

Heights.—hamlet, Ripon par., E. div. West-Riding
Yorkshire, 4miies SE. of Pateley Bridge.—2. Heights,
hamlet, Birstal par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 64
miles NE. of Huddersfield.

Heights of Abraham, cliffs, N. Derbyshire, near
Matlock Bath, alt. 650 ft. ; so called from a resem-
blance to the hills of same name at Quebec, Canada.

Heilen, Loch, Dunnet par., N. Caithness-shire.

Hcilim Ferry, on Loch Erriboll, N. Sutherlandshire.

Heilinabrctta, headland, E. coast of Fetlar island,
Shetland.

Heiskcr, island, North Uist par., Inverness-shire,
in the Outer Hebrides, 74 miles W. of North Uist,
pop. 111.

Heiton, vil., in co. and par. of Roxburgh, 24 miles
SW. of Kelso; P.O.

Hel, river, Cornwall, rises near Carnmeneley Moun-
tain, and flows 9 miles S. past Helstone to the English
Channel; the estuary is 1 mile wide at its mouth.

Helbeck, hamlet, Aysgarth par., North-Riding York-
shire, 7 miles NW. of Hawes.

llclbre (or Hilbre) Islands, group of rocks, AY.
Cheshire, 1 mile W. of Helbre Point; on the largest,
called Great Helbre, the Liverpool Dock Trustees have
a station.

Helbre Point, headland, at W. point of Wirral
peninsula, AY. Cheshire, 7 miles AY. of Birkenhead.

Hele, hamlet (ry. sta. Hele and Bradninch), Brad-
ninch par. N. Devon, 4 miles SAY. of Cullompton; p.o.;
in vicinity is the Hele Paper Mill.

Hele Barton, vil., Petrockstowpar., N. Devon, near
Hatherleigh.

Hele Bay, on N. coast of Devon,, near Ilfracombe.

Hele Bridge.—place, on river Torridge, N. Devon,
near Hatherleigh.—2. Hele Bridge, place, 1 mile E. of
Dulverton, W. Somerset.

Helehridge, hamlet, in par. and 2 miles SW. of
Stratton, E. Cornwall.

Helen, Glen, Isle of Man. See Glen Helen.

Heleness, seat, Shetland; post-town,Cunningsburgh.

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