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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
—Stewart’s (the Town) Hall; Scott’s 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 Rhymer’s 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.

Hnntly’s 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.

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