SS.iscar Moss, ry. sta., SW. Lancashire, 7 miles NW.
of Wigan.

Hoscoat (or Hoscote), seat, Roberton par., SE. Sel-
kirkshire, at confluence of Hoscoat Burn and Borthwick
Water, 8J miles SW. of Hawick.

Hose, par. and vil. (ry. sta. Long Clawson and Hose),
N. Leicestershire, on Grantham Canal, 5| miles N. of
Melton Mowbray, 2140 ac., pop. 438; P.O.

Hosclaw Loch, Linton par., Roxburghshire.

Hosely, hamlet, Gresford par., Flintshire, 4 miles
NE. of Wrexham; in vicinity is the seat of Hosely
Hall. See Merford and Hosely.

Hosli Distillery, Crieff. See Glenturret.

Hoskethill, hamlet, Kirk Andrews par., E. Cumber-
land, 3 miles NW. of Carlisle.

Hospital, par. and vil., E. co. Limerick, 3 miles N.
of Knocklong ry. sta.—par., 3999 ac., pop. 1438; vil.,
pop. 667; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; owes its origin to the
Knights Hospitallers, who established themselves there
in the reign of King John.

Hospital Mill, hamlet, Cults par., Fife, on river
Eden, 1£ mile NE. of Pitlessie.

Hospilalfield, seat, St Vigeans par., Forfarshire, 1£
mile W. of Arbroath.

Hoswick, coast hamlet, Dunrossness par., Shetland,
14 mile W. of Sandwick.

Hotchley Hill, place, in par. and 14 mile NE. of
East Leake, S. Notts.

Hothaiu, par. and vil., East-Riding Yorkshire, on
Ermine Street, 3 miles NW. of South Cave, 2808 ac.,
pop. 372; P.O.; in the vicinity are Hotkani Carr and
Hothaiu Moor.

Hothcrsall, township, Ribchester par., N. Lanca-
shire, on river Ribble, 64 miles NE. of Preston, 3079
ac., pop. 132.

Hothfteld, par., vil., and seat of Lord Hothfield,
with ry. sta., E. Kent, 3 miles NW. of Ashford, 1829
ac., pop. 323; P.O.; in vicinity of vil. is Hothfield
Common and the seat of Hothfield Place.

Uothorpe, hamlet, Theddingworth par., N. North-
amptonshire, on river Welland, 4 miles SW. of Market
Harborough, pop. 25.

Hoton, township, Prestwold par., N. Leicestershire,

3 miles NE. of Loughborough, pop. 308; P.O.

Hotspur Place, hamlet, Tynemouth par., S. North-
umberland, 2 miles N. of North Shields.

Hottshridge, school, Middlebie par., Dumfries.

Hon——. See also How .

Houlf, ruins of ancient stronghold, Lumphanan par.,
Aberdeenshire.

Hougary Point, on AY. side of North Uist island,
Outer Hebrides.

Hough.—-township, Wybunbury par., W. Cheshire,

4 miles SE. of Nantwich, 987 ac., pop. 275; contains
the seat of Hough House.—2. Hough, 7 miles N. of
Grantham, Lincolnshire; P.O. See Hough on the Hill.

Hough End, hamlet, in par. and 3 miles NW. of
Leeds, West-Riding Yorkshire.

Hough Green, ry. sta. (for AVidnes), SW. Lanca-
shire, 7 miles SW. of Warrington.

Hough House, or The Hough, seat, in co. and 1
mile SE. of Stafford.

Hough on the llill, par. and vil., S. Lincolnshire,
on eminence, 7 miles N. of Grantham, 3600 ac., pop.
619; P.O., called Hough.

Houghall, ancient seat, on river Wear, in co. and
1 mile SE. of Durham; for some time occupied by
Cromwell.

Hougham.—par. and vil., E. Kent—par., partly in
bor. of Dover, 2917 ac. and 180 foreshore, pop. 5919;
pop. of burghal part, 5429; the vil. is 2 miles SW. of
Dover.—2. Hougham, par. and vil. with ry. sta., S.
Lincolnshire, on river Witham, 6£ miles NW. of
Grantham, 2590 ac., pop. 271; P.O.

Hougham, West, hamlet, Hougham par., E. Kent,
1 mile W. of Hougham and 24 miles SW. of Dover.

Houghton.—eccl. dist. and vil., King Moor and
Stanwix pars., E. Cumberland—dist., pop. 818; vil.,
24 miles NE. of Carlisle; P.O.—2. Houghton, hamlet,
Sourton par., S. Devon, 4 miles SW. of Okehampton.
—3. Honghton, par. and vil., S. Hants, 84 miles NW.
of Winchester, 2672ac., pop. 433 ; P.O.—4. Houghton,
par. and vil., Huntingdonshire, on river Ouse, 2J miles