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Huntingfield, par. and vil., E. Suffolk, 44 miles SW. of Halesworth, 2134 ac., pop. 357; P.O.; gives the title of baron to the Vanneck family.
Huntingford, hamlet, in par. and 2 miles N. of Gill- ingham, Dorset.
Hnntington.—township, St Oswald par., W. Che- shire, on river Dee, 3 miles SE. of Chester, 1448 ac. (21 water), pop. 120.—2. Huntington, hundred, W. Herefordshire, 27,909 ac., pop. 5650 ; contains 8 pars. —3. Huntington, par., AV. Herefordshire, on river Arrow, 4 miles SW. of Kington, 1937 ac., pop. 259; has ruins of ancient castle; contains the seat of Huntington Court. — 4. Huntington, township, Holmer par., Herefordshire, in NAV. of Hereford city, pop. 129.—5. Huntington, township, Cannock par., W. Staffordshire, 3 miles E. of Penkridge, pop. 177.—
6. Hnntington, par. and township, North-Riding Yorkshire, on river Foss, 3 miles NE. of York—par., 4840 ac. (including parts of Strensall par.), pop. 675 ; township, 2605 ac., pop. 592; P.O.; contains the vils. of East Hnntington and West Huntington.
Hnntington Castle, seat, near Clonegal, co. Carlow.
Hnntington Honse, seat, in co. and 2 miles NW. of Haddington.
Huntingtower and Ruthvenfield, vil., with ancient castle and extensive bleachfield, Tibbermore par., in co. and 24 miles NW. of Perth, pop. 458; P.O., called Huntingtower; the castle (originally Ruthven, after the Gowrie Conspiracy Huntingtower) was the seat of the Ruthvens, Earls of Gowrie, and the scene of the Raid of Ruthven, 1582.
Huntley.—par. and vil., W. Gloucestershire, 4 miles S. of Newent, 1409 ac., pop. 416 ; P.O.—2. Hnntlcy, hamlet, in par. and 1 mile S. of Cheadle, N. Staffordshire.
Huntly, tithing, Yeovil par., mid. Somerset.
Huntly.—town and par. with ry. sta., in Strath Bogie, NW. Aberdeenshire, at the confluence of the Bogie and the Deveron, 41 miles NW. of Aberdeen and 569 NW. of London—par., 12,475 ac., pop. 4388; town, pop. 3519; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Thursday. Huntly has considerable trade in agricultural produce — cattle, grain, eggs, cheese, &c.; it has also some implement making, and brick and tile making. The town contains several fine buildings —Stewarts (the Town) Hall; Scotts Hospital (for the aged); and the schools at the gateway to Huntly Lodge (property of the Duke of Richmond and Gordon). In the vicinity are the ruins of Huntly Castle, or Strathbogie Castle (built 13th century, burned and dismantled 1594, rebuilt 1602), the original residence of the earls and marquises of Huntly.—2. Huntly, former vil. in Gordon par., Berwickshire ; it stood on the estate of the Gordons, who, on their removal to the north, bestowed the name upon Huntly in Aberdeenshire. See Gordon.
Huntly Burn.—stream, Melrose par., NW. Rox- burghshire; issues from Cauldshiels Loch, and flows NE. through Rhymers Glen, in the grounds of Abbots- ford, to the Tweed; Huntleyirarn House, seat, is 1 mile SW. of Melrose.—2. Huntly Burn, stream, E. Perthshire ; flows SE. past Castle Huntly to the Firth of Tay near Longforgan sta.
Huntly Cot Hills, part of the Moorfoot Hills, Temple par., Edinburghshire, alt. 1694 ft.
Huntly Glen, ravine, on river Bann, N. co. Down, near Banbridge.
Huntly Lodge. — Aboyne, Aberdeenshire. — 2. Huntly Lodge, Huntly, Aberdeenshire. See Huntly.
Hnntlys Cave, near Castle Grant, S. Elginshire.
Hunton.—township, Crawley par., N. Hants, 5| miles S. of Whitchurch, 1074 ac., pop. 69.—2. II uni on, par. and vil., mid. Kent, 44 miles SW. of Maidstone, 2075 ac., pop. 870 ; P.O. — 3. Hunton, township, Hornby and Patrick Brompton pars., North-Riding Yorkshire, 6 miles NW. of Bedale, 1910 ac., pop. 411; P.O.
Hunton: Bridge, hamlet, Abbots Langley par., Herts, 3 miles NW. of Watford; P.O. 26
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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