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Horton, hamlet, Edlesborough and Ivinghoe pars., Bucks, 2 miles NAA. of Ivinghoe.—3. Horton, par. and vil., NE. Dorset, 44 miles SAY. of Cranborne, 2740 ac., pop. 463 ; P.O.; in vicinity of vil. is the seat of Horton Park.—-4. Horton, par. and vil., AY. Gloucestershire, 3 miles NE. of Chipping Sodbury, 3582 ac., pop. 367 ; P.O.—5. Horton, hamlet, NE. Herefordshire, 3 miles NW. of Bromyard. — 6. Horton, hamlet, Chartham par., mid. Kent, 3 miles SW. of Canterbury.—7. Horton, par. and ry. sta., in co. and 6 miles SE. of Northampton, 2790 ac., pop. 78 ; birthplace of Charles Montague, Earl of Halifax (1661-1715), statesman and poet; contains the seat of Horton House.—8. Horton, par., township, and vil., S. Northumberland, on river Blyth—par. (mostly in Morpeth pari, bor.), 5451 ac., and 113 tidal water, pop. 12,396 ; pop. of burghal part 10,003; township, 2341 ac., pop. 2144; vil., 3 miles SAA. of Blyth.—9. Horton, place, Chatton par., N. Northumberland, 2| miles NE. of AYooler.—BO. Hor- ton, hamlet, St Chad par., N. Shropshire, 3 miles W. of Shrewsbury.—II. Horton, hamlet, in par. and 3 miles NE. of Wellington, N. Shropshire.—12. Horton, hamlet, in par. and 1 mile NAY. of AVem, N. Shrop- shire.—13. Horton, hamlet, Pontesbury par., S. Shrop- shire, 8 miles SAY. of Shrewsbury. — 14. Horton, hamlet, in par. and 14 m. NW. of Ilminster, W. Somer- set; P.O.—15. Horton, par. and vil., N. Staffordshire, 3| miles NAA7. of Leek, 4975 ac. (92 water), pop. 1201; in vicinity of vil. is the Caldon Canal reservoir, If mile long.—16. Horton, hamlet, in par. and 14 N. of Epsom, AY. Surrey ; in vicinity is the seat of Horton Place.— 17. Horton, vil., Bishops Canning par., N. Wilts, on Kennet and Avon Canal, 3 miles NE. of Devizes.—18. Horton, township, Bradford par., N. div. AYest-Riding Yorkshire, within Bradford bor., 2033 ac., pop. 46,045. —19. Horton, township, in par. and 2 miles NE. of Gisburn, N. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 2019 ac., pop. 94 ; P.O.—20. Horton, par. and vil. with ry. sta., N. div. AYest-Riding Yorkshire, 6 miles NW. of Settle; p.o. See Horton in Ribblesdale.
Horton, Monks, par., E. Kent, 5 miles NAY. of Hythe, 1084 ac., pop. 148.
Horton Bridge, place, Hillingdon par., Middlesex, near Uxbridge.
Horton Castle, seat of Earl Grey, 3 miles NE. of AYooler, N. Northumberland.
Horton Grange, township, Dinnington par., S. Northumberland, 64 miles S. of Morpeth, 1274 ac., pop. 73.
Horton Hay, hamlet, Horton par., Staffordshire, 3 miles NAV. of Leek.
Horton Heath, place, Bishop Stoke par., N. Hants, 54 miles NE. of Southampton.
Horton Kirhy, par. and vil., AY. Kent, on river Darent, 44 miles SE. of Dartford, 2840 ac., pop. 1541; P.O.; contains the Horton Kirhy Paper Mills.
Horton Old Hall, seat, in vicinity of Bradford, AYest-Riding Yorkshire.
Horton Park, ry. sta., in W. suburbs of Bradford bor., AYest-Riding Yorkshire.
Horton by Malpas, township, Tilston par., W. Cheshire, 24 miles NW. of Malpas, 807 ac., pop. 94.
Horton cum Studley, township, Beckley par., in co. and 6 miles NE. of Oxford, 1287 ac., pop. 243.
Horton in Bihhlesdale, par. and vil. with ry. sta. (Horton), N. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 6 miles NW. of Settle, 17,257 ac., pop. 526; P.O., called Horton. The church was built in the reign of King Stephen.
Horton with Peele, township, in par. and 1 mile N. of Tarvin, W. Cheshire, 343 ac., pop. 40.
Horwich, town and township with ry. sta., Deane par., SE. Lancashire, 174 miles NAY. of Manchester by rail, 3254 ac., pop. 3761; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; bleach- ing, dyeing, cotton-spinning, and paper-making, also terra cotta works, are the industries. Coal mines and stone quarries are largely worked, and in the vicinity is one of the reservoirs of the Liverpool waterworks.
Horwood, par., N. Devon, 3 miles NE. of Bideford, 860 ac., pop. 112.
Horwood, Great, par. and vil., N. Bucks, 2 miles NE. of Winslow, 3271 ac., pop. 712; P.O.
Horwood, Little, par. and vil., N. Bucks, 24 miles NE. of AVinslow, 1948 ac., pop. 309. Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1887. Public domain image from Gedcomindex.com
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