Howinore, vil., on AY. coast of S. Uist island, Outer
Hebrides, Inverness-shire ; P.O., T.o.

Howmnir Village, near Corsock, 10 miles N. of
Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbright.

Hownam, par. and vil., E. Roxburghshire, on the
Border—par., 15,075 ac., pop. 263 ; vil., on Kale Water,
11 miles SE. of Kelso; P.O. ; the Roman Watling
Street runs along the AY. boundary of the par., and on
Hownam Law (1472 ft.), 2 miles NE. of the vil., is a
large Roman camp.

Hownhall, place, Taynton par., in co. and 6| miles
NW. of Gloucester.

Howpasley, place with school, Roberton par., SE.
Selkirkshire, on Borthwick AVater, 12 miles SAY. of
Hawick; P.O.

Howrat Lime works, 3 m. N. of Dairy, N. Ayrshire.

Howroycles, seat, 34 miles SAY. of Elland, S. div.
West-Riding Yorkshire.

Howsell (or Howskill), Lower ami Upper, 2 ham-
lets, Leigh par., in co. and 7 miles SAY. of AYorcester.

Howsham.-—township, Scrayingham par., East-
Riding Yorkshire, on river Derwent, 64 miles SAY. of
New Malton, 2150 ac., pop. 177 ; contains the seat of
Howsham Hall.—2. Howsham, hamlet with ry. sta.,
Cadney par., N. Lincolnshire, 114 miles NAY. of Market
Rasen; P.O.

Howskill. See Howsell.

Hi*wt Green, place, Bobbing par., E. Kent, 2 miles
NAY. of Sittingbourne.

Howtell, township, Kirknewton par., N. Northum-
berland, 54 miles NAY. of AYooler, 1163 ac., pop. 118.

Howth, par. and fishing and seaport vil. with ry.
sta., in co. and 9 miles NE. of Dublin—par., 2690 ac.,
pop. 1866; vil., pop. 909; P.O., T.O. The vil. is situ-
ated at the foot of a promontory or eminence called the
“ Hill of Howth ” (563 ft. high), on the N. side of the
entrance to Dublin Bay. It is the principal fishing
station on the east coast, and is resorted to for sea-
bathing. The harbour was originally (1807) constructed
for the mail packet-boats, and here George IV. landed
in 1821. On E. pier head is a lighthouse 37 ft. high,
with fixed light 43 ft. above high water and seen 11
miles. Howth Castle, seat of the Earl of Howth, is
on the W. side of the hill. There is also an abbey ruin.

Howthorpe. See Airyholme and Howthorpe.

Howton, or Kenderchurch : which see.

Howtown.—tithing, Ash-next-Sandwich par., E.
Kent.—2. Howtown, place with inn, Westmorland,
on E. side of Ullswater ; commands fine views of lake.

Howtown, vil., in par. and 14 mile NW. of Rhynie,
W. Aberdeenshire.

Howtown Wyke, small bay, on E. side of Ulls-
water, Westmorland.

Howwootl, vil. with ry. sta., Lochwinnoch par.,
Renfrewshire, 3 m. SW. of Johnstone, pop. 333; P.O.

Hoxa Head, peninsula, in NW. of South Ronaldshay
island, Orkney; at Hoxa is a flagstone quarry ; between
Hoxa Head and Flotta island is the Sound of Hoxa.

lloxall, hamlet, Mottistone par., Isle of Wight, 64
miles SE. of Yarmouth.

Hoxne. — hundred, E. Suffolk, 55,565 ac., pop.
13,417 ; contains 24 pars.—2. Tloxne, par. and vil., E.
Suffolk, 34 miles NE. of Eye, 4185 ac., pop. 1000; P.O.

Hoxton, district of London, partly in Hackney and
St Luke pars., but chiefly in Shoreditch par., Middle-
sex, pop. 47,489.

Hoxton Division, The, parliamentary division of
Shoreditch bor., Middlesex, 343 ac., pop. 69,590.

Hoy, island, Orkney, pop. 1380; P.O., 4 miles SW.
of Stromness; is 13 miles and 6 miles in extreme
length and breadth, and is the largest of the Orkney
islands after Mainland, from which it is separated by
the Sound of Hoy ; is sometimes called the Highlands
of Orkney, and rises in Ward Hill (the highest point
of Great Britain N. of the Pentland Firth) to a height
of 1564 ft.; all along the W. coast, from the Kame of
Hoy to Roray Head, are lofty cliffs, which at one
point rise to a height of 1140 ft. ; 1 mile N. of Roray
Head is the Old Han of Hoy, a detached pillar-shaped
rock, 450 ft. high; 4 m. SW. of Stromness is Hoy Lodge.

Hoy Sound Lighthouses (High and Low), on
Graemsay island, Hoy Sound, Orkney ; have fixed
lights seen 16 miles and 12 miles. See Graemsay.

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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For other Howes, see principal name. Howe means
“hollow,” “valley.”