Ilolmchead, school, 24 m. from Carlisle, Cumberland.

llolmer, par. and vil., Herefordshire—par., partly
in Hereford city, 3069 ac., pop. 2283; pop. of city part,
1824; vil., 2 miles N. of Hereford; P.O.

Molmcr Green, place, Little Missenden par., Bucks,
5 miles SE. of AYycombe ; P.O.

llolmer and Shelwick, township, Holmer par., in
co. and partly in city of Hereford, pop. 2154; pop. of
city part, 1695.

Holmes, hamlet with ry. sta., in par. and 1 mile
SAY. of Rotherham, S. div. AYest-Riding Yorkshire.

Holmes, The, seat, near Newtown St Boswells, NW.
Roxburghshire.

Holmes Chapel, vil. with ry. sta., Church Hulme
township, Sandbach par., mid. Cheshire, 4| miles NE.
of Sandbach; P.O., T.o. See Church Hulme.

Holmes Common, par., in city of Lincoln, pop. 18.

Homescales, hamlet, in par. and 54 miles SE. of
Kendal, AVestmorland. See Hutton, Old, with
Holmescales.

Holmesdale Valley, near Red Hill sta., Surrey.

Holmesfield, township, Dronfield par., E. Derby-
shire, 6 m. NW. of Chesterfield, 4699 ac., pop. 492; P.O.

Holmewood, seat, Huntingdonshire; post-town,
Peterborough.

Holmewood Fark, seat, on S. border of W. Kent,

2 miles SW. of Tunbridge AYells.

Holmlicld.—place, Sutton at Hone par., W. Kent,^-

3 miles S. of Dartford.—2. Holmlicld, ry. sta., 3
miles N. of Halifax, West-Riding Yorkshire ; P.O.

Holmflrth, town and ry. sta., S. div. AYest-Riding
Yorkshire, 6 miles S. of Huddersfield and 20 miles NE.
of Manchester, pop. 5763; P.O., T.o., 1 Bank; has
extensive woollen mfrs. At Holmfirth the Bilberry
reservoir burst on Feb. 5, 1852, involving the loss of 81
lives and of property valued at £100,000.

Holmfirth Division, pari, div., S. div. AVest-Riding
Yorkshire, pop. 63,859.

Holmhcad, part of Old Cathcart vil., Renfrewshire,
pop. 325. See Cathcart.

Holinpatriclc, coast par., NE. co. Dublin, 2145 ac.,
pop. 2623; contains Skerries.

Holmpton, coast par., East-Riding Yorkshire, 34
miles NE. of Patrington, 1903 ac. and 94 foreshore,
pop. 216.

Holmrook, hamlet, W. Cumberland, 8 miles SE. of
Egremont; P.O., T.O., called Holm Book, 1 Rank;
in vicinity is the seat of Holmrook Hall.

Iloliuroyd Bank, hamlet, 5 miles S. of Hudders-
field, S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire.

Holms Colliery and Holms Honse, 14 mile from
Hurlford, Ayrshire.

Holms Water, AY. Peeblesshire; flows 7£ miles NE,
to Biggar AYater near Rachan House.

Holmsdalc, fertile valley in Surrey and Kent, ex-
tending SE. from Reigate to Tunbridge ; gives the title
of viscount to Earl Amherst.

llolmslde, eccl. dist. and vil., Chester le Street and
Lanchester pars., N. Durham—dist., pop. 2754; vil.,
64 miles NW. of Durham; has large coal mines.

Holmsley, ry. sta., 8 miles NW. of Lymington, S.
Hants ; 1 m. AY. of sta. is the seat of Holmsley Lodge.

Holnistrow, hundred, Lewes rape, E. Sussex, 7246
ac., pop. 4661; contains 5 pars.

Holmwood.—seat, 3 miles S. of Henley 011 Thames,
Oxfordshire.—2. Holmwood, eccl. dist. and vil. with
ry. sta., Capel and Dorking pars., W. Surrey—dist.,
pop. 1231; vil., 2 miles S. of Dorking; P.O.; and P.O.
at sta., called Holmwood Station; in vicinity is
Holmwood Common.

Holne, par. and vil., S. Devon, SE. border of Dart-
moor, 4 miles AY. of Ashburton, 4197 ac., pop. 298; P.O.;
the church is of the 13th century.

Holne Bridge, bridge over the river Dart, S. Devon,
24 miles NE. of Holne vil.

Holne Chace, picturesque locality, in par. and 14
mile NE. of Holne, S. Devon.

Holnest, par., N. Dorset, 4| miles SE. of Sherborne,
2062 ac., pop. 101; contains the seat of H. House.

llolnicotc, hamlet and seat, Selworthy par., W.
Somerset, 4 miles NAY. of Watchet.

Holsbrook Green, place, N. Dorset, 3 miles SW. of
Sturminster.

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