Hell’s Month (or Portb Nigel).—bay, on S. coast of
Carnarvonshire, 4 miles long. — 2. Hell’s Mouth,
ravine, W. Cornwall, 3 miles NAY. of Camborne.

Hell’s Skerries, rocks, 10 miles W. of Rum, Inner
Hebrides.

Hellstone, place, Portisham par., Dorset, 7 miles
NAV. of AVeymouth ; has standing stones.

Hellweatbcrs, reef, St Mary’s, Scilly Islands;
familiar in the narrative of the wreck of Sir Cloudesley
Shovel’s fleet (1707).

Hell with, hamlet, Kirkby Ravens worth par., North-
Riding Yorkshire, 6 miles NAY. of Richmond.

Helm Crag, rocky eminence, AYestmorland, 1½ mile
NAV of Grasmere.

Hclmbnrn Lodge, seat, 3 miles SE. of Kendal,
AVestmorland.

llclmburn Park, seat, 3 miles SE. of Wolsingham,
S. Durham.

Hclindon, par. and vil. with ry. sta., S. Northamp-
tonshire, 7 miles SW. of Towcester, 3560 ac., pop. 529;
P.O.; has mfrs. of lace.

Holme.—hamlet, in par. and near Aysgarth, North-
Riding Yorkshire.—2. Holme, eccl. dist. and hamlet,
Almondbury par., S. div. AVest-Riding Yorkshire—
dist., pop. 647 ; hamlet, 5| miles SAY. of Huddersfield.

llelnie Park, hamlet, Thornley par., Durham, near
Wolsingham.

Helmcn Tor, rocky height on Red Moor, E. Corn-
wall, 5 miles N. of St Austell; here is an interesting
fallen cromlech.

Hclmingham, par., E. Suffolk, 4½ miles SE. of
Debenham and 8½ miles N. of Ipswich, 2438 ac., pop.
339; P.O.; contains the old mansion of Heliningham
llnll, with park of 400 ac.

llclmington, vil., Auckland St Andrew par., S.
Durham, on river AVear, 2½ miles NW. of Bishop
Auckland. See Hunwick and Helmington.

Hclminglon Row, township and vil., Brancepeth
par., N. Durham, on river AVear, 4 miles N. of Bishop
Auckland, 1302 ac., pop. 4040; has coal mines.

Helmsdale, small seaport with ry. sta., Kildonan
par., Sutherlandshire, at mouth of river Helmsdale, 17
miles NE. of Golspie, 60 SAV. of AVick, and 682 NAV.
of London by rail; comprises, on the left bank of the
river (which is crossed by a two-arch bridge), Helmsdale
proper, with East Helmsdale, and on the right bank
West Helmsdale, with Marrel and Gartymore ; Helms-
dale (including East Helmsdale), pop. 675; West
Helmsdale (including Marrel and Gartymore), pop.
659 ; P.O., T.o., 1 Bank. Helmsdale dates from 1818;
it is the head of the fishery district extending from
Embo to Dunbeath, and has a commodious natural
harbour, with breastwork and pier. Adjacent to the
town are the ruins of an old castle of 1488, long the
residence of the earls of Sutherland.

Helmsdale, river, Kildonan par., Sutherlandshire;
is formed by 2 headstreams near Kinbrace sta., and
flows 20 miles SE. through the Strath of Kildonan to
the sea at Helmsdale ; has salmon and trout.

Hclmshore, vil. with ry. sta., AVhalley par., SE.
Lancashire, 1¼ mile S. of Haslingden sta.; P.O.; has
cotton mills ; in vicinity is Helmshore House, seat.

Helmsley, town, par., and township, with ry. sta.,
on river Rye, North-Riding Yorkshire, 31½ miles N. of
York—par., 40,120 ac., pop. 3502; township, 8812 ac.,
pop. 1550; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; many of the inhabit-
ants are employed in the mfr. of linen; there are several
important fairs held annually for sheep, horses, and
cattle; the ruins of Helmsley Castle (12th century)
stand on an eminence overlooking the town.

Helmsley, Gate. See Gate Helmsley.

Helmsley, Lpper, par., North-Riding Yorkshire,
on river Derwent, 1½ mile NE. of Gate Helmsley sta.
and 7½ miles NE. of York, 833 ac., pop. 71; contains
the seat of Helmsley Lodge.

Helperby, township, Brafferton par., North-Riding
Yorkshire, on river Swale, 3½ miles NE. of Borough-
bridge, 1894 ac., pop. 639; P.O., t.o.

Ilelpcrthorpe, par., East-Riding Yorkshire, 10 miles
NW. of Driffield, 2593 ac., pop. 189.

Hclpringbam, par. and vil. with ry. sta., S. Lin-
colnshire, 5 miles SE. of Sleaford, 2600 ac., pop.
941; P.O.

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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