SAY. of Sherborne.—3. Holbrook, hamlet, Wick and
Abson par., AY. Gloucestershire, 4 miles W. of Marsh-
field.—d. Holbrook, par., vil., and seat, E. Suffolk,
54 miles S. of Ipswich, 3153 ac., pop. 779; P.O., t.o.;
Holbrook Bay, 14 mile S. of vil., is an expansion of
the estuary of the river Stour.

Holbrook Grange, seat, Newbold upon Avon par.,
N. Warwickshire, 3 miles NW. of Rugby.

Holbrook House, seat, 24 miles NE. of Horsham,
W. Sussex.

Holburn, hamlet, Lowick par., N. Northumberland,
4 miles NW. of Belford.

Holburn, dist. in S. of Aberdeen, pop. 12,634.

Holburn Head, high headland, on W. side of Thurso
Bay, N. Caithness; is remarkable for the grandeur of
its rock scenery; on Little Head adjacent is a light-
house 55 ft. high, with flashing light (Holburn) 75 ft.
above high water and seen 14 miles.

Holbury, place, Fawley par., S. Hants, 4 miles S. of
Southampton.

Holcombe.—hamlet, in par. and near Minchinhamp-
ton, E. Gloucestershire.—2. Holcombe, hamlet, New-
ington par., in co. and 4 miles SE. of Oxford. — 3.
Holcombe, eccl. dist. and vil. with ry. sta. (Holcombe
Brook), Bury par., SE. Lancashire—dist., pop. 4453;
vil., 44 miles NAY. of Bury; on Holcombe Hill is a
column to the memory of Sir Robert Peel.—4. Hol-
combe, par. and vil., E. Somerset, 6 miles NE. of
Shepton Mallet, 780 ac., pop. 531; p.o.

Holcombe Brook, ry. sta., SE. Lancashire, 44 miles
NAY. of Bury. See Holcombe.

Holeombe Burnell, par., E. Devon, 4 miles SW. of
Exeter, 1836 ac., pop. 218; contains the Tudor mansion
of Holeombe House.

Holcombe Bogus, par. and vil., N. Devon, 6 miles
SAV. of AVellington, 3024 ac., pop. 734 ; P.O.; in vicinity
is the seat of Holcombe Court.

Holcombe Water, hamlet, Nettlecombe par., W.
Somerset, 64 miles S. of AVatchet.

Holcot, par. and vil., S. Northamptonshire, 34 miles
SE. of Brixworth, 1670 ac., pop. 377; P.O.

Holcutt, par., on Crawley stream, Bedfordshire, 4
miles N. of AVoburn, 880 ac., pop. 54.

nolden, hamlet, Bolton by Bowland par., N. div.
West-Riding Yorkshire, 6 miles N. of Clitheroe.

Holden Hall, seat, 1 mile SW. of Haslingden sta.,
NE. Lancashire.

lloldenby (or Holmby), par., and seat of Viscount
Clifden, in co. and 64 miles NW. of Northampton,
1855 ac., pop. 206. See Holmby House.

Holdenclongk, hamlet, Birstal par., S. div. West-
Riding Yorkshire, 4 miles NE. of Dewsbury.

Holden burst, par., S. Hants, on river Stour, form-
ing N. part of Christchurch pari, bor., 5935 ac., pop.
15,646; P.O., called Holdenhnrst Road; contains
part of Bournemouth.

Holden’s Bed, sandbank, 5 miles SE. of AYexford
Harbour, SE. co. AYexford ; is 3 miles by 2 miles, with
1 to 24 fathoms water.

Holdcrness, wapentake, East-Riding Yorkshire,
168,399 ac., pop. 25,341; contains 47 pars.

Holderness Hivision, pari. div. East-Riding York-
shire, pop. 41,481.

Holdfast, hamlet, Ripple par., W. Worcestershire,
14 mile SE. of Upton-on-Severn, pop. 77.

Holdgatc, par., S. Shropshire, on river Corve, 7
miles SE. of Church Stretton, 1896 ac., pop. 183.

Holdingham, township, New Sleaford par., S. Lin-
colnshire, 14 mile N. of Sleaford, pop. 120.

Holdingham Anna, hamlet, in par. and 1 mile NE.
of South Rauceby, S. Lincolnshire.

Holditcli Manor, seat, near AY. border of Dorset, 4
miles NE. of Axminster.

lloldshott,—hundred, N. Hants, 21,086 ac., pop.
3756 ; contains 5 pars, and parts of 3 others.—2. Hold-
shott, hamlet, Heckfield par., N. Hants, 54 miles NAY.
of Odiham.

llolilsworth, vil., in par. and 2 miles NAV. of Hali-
fax, N. div. West-Riding Yorkshire.

Hold worth, vil., Eeclesfield par., S. div. West-
Riding Yorkshire, 64 miles NAY. of Sheffield.

Hole Haven, creek, on S. coast of Essex, running
NAY. to vicinity of Pitsea.

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