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Honeydon, place, Eaton Socon par., Bedfordshire,

4 miles AY. of St Neots.

Honeygreen, vil., 2 m. from Dundee, S. Forfarshire.

lloneynook, place with school, New Deer par.,
Aberdeenshire, near Maud Junction.

Honcypot Lane, place, Little Clacton par., E. Essex,
3 miles S. of Thorpe.

Hongstonn Downs, place, Sithney par., AV. Corn-
wall, 3 miles NAA7. of Helston ; has a curious pillar of
unhewn granite and traces of ancient earthworks.

Honicknowle, vil., Plympton St Mary par., S.
Devon, 4 miles N. of Plymouth sta.

Honiley, par., in co. and 54 miles NAA7. of AVarwick,
642 ac., pop. 53.

Honing, par. and ry. sta., N. Norfolk, 12J miles
NE. of Norwich, 1400 ac., pop. 321;
P.O.; contains the
seat of Honing Hall.

Honingham, par. and vil., S. Norfolk, on branch of
river AVensum, 8 miles NAA7. of Norwich, 2563 ac., pop.
343 ;
P.O. ; contains the seat of Honingham Hall.

Honington.—par. withry. sta., S. Lincolnshire, 64
miles NE. of Grantham, 1454 ac., pop. 177 ;
P.O.—2.
Honington, par. and vil., AA7. Suffolk, on affluent of
river AVaveney, 7 miles SE. of Thetford ry. sta., 1203
ac., pop. 308;
P.O., called llonnington.—3. Hon-
ington, par., S. AYarwickshire, on river Stour, 14
mile N. of Shipston-on-Stour, 2441 ac., pop. 225 ; con-
tains the seat of Honington Hall.

Honister Crag, rocky precipitous mountain, AY.
Cumberland, on S. side of Buttermere Hause, alt. 1750
ft.; tbe face of the mountain is cut into tiers of pro-
ductive slate quarries ; on SE. side is Honister Pass,
a rugged mountain path.

Honiton, mun. bor., market town, and par., with
ry. sta., E. Devon, 164 miles NE. of Exeter and 156
miles SAY. of London, 3066 ac., pop. 3358;
P.O., T.O., 2
Banks. Market-day,
Saturday. The town is situated
in the valley of the Otter, and is well built. It gives
its name to the fine lace, the making of which forms
one of the industries of the district. Brewing, malt-
ing, iron-founding, and turning are carried on to a slight
extent, and there are also mfrs. of bricks, tiles, and
brown pottery ware.

Honiton (or Eastern) Division, pari. div. of Devon,
pop. 52,049.

Honley, township and vil. with ry. sta., Almond-
bury par., S. div. AVest-Riding Yorkshire, 34 miles S.
of Huddersfield, 2435 ac., pop. 5070;
P.O., 'P.O.; has
extensive woollen mills.

Honnington, par., AY. Suffolk, 7 miles SE. of Thet-
ford sta.;
p.o. See Honington.

Honor Oak.—eccl. dist., Lewisham par., AY. Kent,
pop. 1369.—2. Honor Oak, ry. sta., on E. border of
Surrey, 2 miles NE. of Crystal Palace sta.

Honor Oak Park, ry. sta., Kent, near Sydenham.

Hoo.—hundred, Aylesford lathe, mid. Kent, between
the rivers Thames and Medway, 15,745 ac., pop. 2955.
—2. Hoo, seat of Lord Dacre, Kimpton par., Herts,

5 miles SAY. of Stevenage.—3. Hoo, vil., 4 miles NE.
of
Strood sta., mid. Kent; P.O., T.O. See Hoo, St
AYerburgh.
—4. Hoo, AY. Norfolk. See Hoe.—5.
Hoo, par., E. Suffolk, on river Deben, 4 miles NAAr. of
AVickham Market, 1185 ac., pop. 164.

Hoo, Allhallows, par., mid. Kent, on river Thames,
84 miles NE. of Strood, 2407 ac. (25 water), 1775 tidal
water and 1245 foreshore, pop. 313.

Hoo, St Mary, par. and vil., mid. Kent, 64 miles
NE. of Rochester, 1946 ac. and 385 tidal water and
531 foreshore, pop. 309.

Hoo, St Werlnirgh, par. and vil., mid. Kent, 4
miles NE. of Strood ry. sta., 4491 ac. (34 water), pop.
1322;
P.O., T.O., called Hoo; also P.O. at Hoo Com-
mon, 2 miles distant; the manor gives the title of
baron to the Earl of Jersey.

Hoo End, hamlet, Kimpton par., Herts, 4 miles
SAY. of Stevenage.

Hoo Green.—hamlet, Rostherne par., mid. Cheshire,
5 miles SAY. of Altrincham.—2. Hoo Green, hamlet,
Meopham par., mid. Kent, 4 miles S. of Gravesend.

Hooker, hamlet, AVath-upon-Dearne par., S. div.
AYest-Riding Yorkshire, 2 m. SAY. of Brampton Bierlow.

Hoolbrook, vil., Stone par., AY. AYorcestershire, 2
miles SE. of Kidderminster.



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