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count of, 657-666; one of the
eight great schools of England,
657; founded by John Lyon, 657,
658; substance of his statutes for
the regulation of, 658-660; ex-
hibitioners, 659, 660; exhibition
of archery formerly held, 660;
Eton plan of instruction introduced,
661; successive masters, ib.; pre-
sent governors, ib.; master and
assistants, ib.; number of scho-
lars, ib.; buildings, 661, 662;
original schoolhouse still existing,
ib. ; master's residence, 662; legal
investigation of endowment, 662-
666; eminent scholars, 666 (and
note).

Harrow Free Grammar School, first
classical mention of, noticed, 666
(note.)

Weald, hamlet, 677–680;
name, 677; rich prospects here,
ib. land mark to mariners in Ger-
man ocean, ib.; villas, ib.; chapel,
ib. 678; Bentley priory, 678-
680; Roman vestiges found here,
680 (and note.)

Church, curious anecdote
concerning consecration of, 667.
Haverstock Hill, hamlet, 205, 206.
Hawes, Dr. some account of, 251,

252.

Hayes, account of the parish of, 552

Hill, ib.; Page Street, ib.; Church-
end, 688-690; Brent Street, 690;
church and monuments, 690, 691;
church yard and monuments, 691
-693; curious inscriptions, 69%
(note;) vicarage and advowson,
693; almshouses, ib.; charity
school, ib. 694.

Hendon Place, seat, 688-690; site
of ancient manor-house, 688; Car-
dinal Wolsey rests here, 688, 689,
(and note); house described, 689;
fine cedars in grounds, ib. ; one of
remarkable size formerly here, 689,
690.

Heston, description of the parish of,
432-144; celebrated for fine
flour, 432, 453; manors, 433;
Osterley House, 433-438; church
and monuments, 438, 439; rec-
tory, advowson, and vicarage, 439;
inclosure act, ib.; hamlet of
Hounslow, 439-441; Hounslow
Heath, 441-443; Smallbury
Green, ib. 444.
Hickes-upon-the-Heath, seat, see
Elm Grove, 335.
Hickey, an eminent attorney, anec-
dote of, 397 (and note.)

High Grove, seat, 579.

Highbury, account of the manor of,
234-257; historical circumstances
connected with, ib.

-557; bamlets, 552; manor, ib.
553; formerly residence of arch-Highgate,
bishops of Canterbury, ib. ; village,
ib.; scats, ib. 554; church and
monuments, 554, 555; rectory and
vicarage, ib.; distinguished minis-
ters, ib.; charity school, ib.;
meeting house, 557.

Park, seat, 553.
Headstone, farm, an ancient house
here noticed, 675, 676.
Heath Row, supposed Roman camp
here, 623 (and note,) 624; de-
stroyed by enclosure, ib.
Hendon, account of the parish of,
684-694; extent, boundaries,
&c. 683, 684; hay produced here
much esteemed, 684; supposed
Roman road here, ib. (and notes ;)
manor, 684-686; singular immu-
nity possessed by Hendon, 686
(and note:) name, ib. ; hamlet of
Mill-hill, 686-688; Highwood

House, seat, 237.

hamlet, 215-224 ; name,
215 (and note); village, 215,
216; boarding schools, 216: dis-
tinguished inhabitants, 218; an-
cient hermitage here noticed, 218,
219; chapel and monuments, 219,
220; meeting houses, 220; a for-
mer hospital noticed, 221; bur-
lesque oath administered here,

221.

Archway, 222-224; cu•
rious fossils found on forming, 222
(and note); failure of original de-
sign, 223; description of archway,
223, 224.

Highwood Hill, hamlet, 688; hand-
some villas here, ib. ; fine prospects
from, ib.

Hill, Sir John, anecdote of, 165,

166.

Hill, Mr. account of his large pro
perty, 494 (note).
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Hillingdon,

Hillingdon, account of the parish of,
526-547; includes Uxbridge as
a hamlet, 527; manors, ib. 528;
hamlet, see Uxbridge, 528-538;
scats, 558-540; village, 540, 541;
church and monuments, 541, 542;
church-yard and monuments, 542,
543; vicarage, 543; chantries, ib.;
bequest of books, 543, 544; school,
544; rectory-house, ib. 545; heath,
516, 547.

reprehensible neglect of
parochial library here, 543, 544.

end, peculiar character of
Charity School here, 536 (note).

Rectory-house, 544, 545;
formerly an inn of the Bishops of
Worcester, ib.*

Heath, 546, 547; hand-
some villas here, ib.

Place, seat, 547.

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Hounslow, hamlet, 439-441; for-
merly gave name to a hundred,
439; conference here temp. Hen-
ry III. ib.; a former priory no-
ticed, 440 manor, ib.; manor.
house, ib. ; chapel and monuments,
440, 441; market and fair, ib.;
numerous inns and public houses
here, ib.

Heath, 441-443; lies in
several parochial districts, 441;
Roman road and camp here, 442;
various encampments, 442, 443:
King James II. grants daily market
during future encampments, ib.;
and weekly market, ib,; barracks,
ib.

Howard, John, the Philanthropist,
some account of, 270, 271.
Howe, Baroness, her tasteless de-
struction of Pope's villa at Twick-
enham noticed, 395.

Park, seat, 547.
Hogarth, William, anecdote of, 323;
his monument noticed, 325.
Holdsdon Green, village, 349, 350.
Holland House, seat of Rt. Hon.
Lord Holland, 136–146; Exte-
rior, 157; historical circumstances
connected with, 137, 138; noble
and eminent proprietors, 137-
143; Addison's connection with
this house, 139-142; entrance-
hall, 143; gilt-room, 144; paint-Hoxton, hamlet, 276-278; etymo-
ings in Library, 144, 145 ; grounds,

146.

Henry Rich, Earl of, me-
moirs of, 137, 138.

Charles, the tragedian, some
account of, S24.
Holloway, noticed by Drunken Barn-
aby, 243.

water works company,

250.
Homerton, hamlet, 272, 273; acade-
my for Dissenting Ministers here,
272, 273; alms houses, 273;
Ram's Chapel, ib.

Horn, a stag's, found on digging,

498.

Howell, the buffoon, anecdotes of,
204, 205.

logy, 276; manor, 276: Hoxton
Square, ib.; residence of eminent
non conformists, 276, 277; chari-
table foundations, 277, 278; its
melancholy distinctions, 278 (and
note); Jews Burying Ground, ib.;
constitutes a prebend, ib.
Hundreds, enumeration of, in county,
5; same number mentioned in
Domesday, ib.; Ossulston hundred,
26-358; Edmonton hundred,
694-758; Gore hundred, 625-
694; Elthorne hundred, 526-
624; Spelthorne hundred, 444—
526; Isleworth hundred, 359—
444.

Hornsey, account of the parish of, Hunter, Mr. anecdotes of, 127.

210-224; boundaries, hamlets,
and etymology, 210; rural charac-
ter of, 210, 211; residences, 211;
manor, 211, 212; former palace
of Bishops noticed, ib. ; historical
incidents connected with, 212;

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nor, ib.; seat see Swakeley House, |
557, 558; village, 558, 559;
church and monuments, ib.; rec-
tory and patronage, ib.; Charity
School, ib.; former noble inhabi-
tants, 559, 560; singular fanatic,
ib.

Immunity, a singular one possessed

by parish of Hendon, 686 (and
note).

Inquisition, a curious one into the

state of Kennington Palace, 492,
493 (and note).

Isleworth, hundred of, 559-444;
boundaries, 359; comparative ex-
tent, ib.; fine seats here, ib. ;
western road, ib.; supposed Ro-
man thoroughfare, ib.; Grand
Junction Canal, ib.

account of the parish of
359-384; situation of village,
359; large quantities of raspber-
ries grown here, ib.; how convey
ed to market, ib.; etymology,
559, 360; manor, ib. ; historical
circumstances, ib. 361; formerly a
religious foundation here, ib. 364;
Syon House, 361-373; village,
373, 374; former distinguished
inhabitants, 374; Roman Catholic
Chapel, ib.; eminent native, ib.
375; seats here, 375-377; church
and monuments, 377-381; rec-
tory, advowson, and vicarage, 381,
382 (and note ;) Meeting Houses,
ib.; Charity School, ib. 383;
almshouses, ib.; ancient mill here,
ib. remarkable fluctuations in
number of inhabitants, ib. 381;
inclosure Act, ib.
Islington, account of the parish of,
224-253; formerly a pleasant
country town, 224; boundaries
and hamlets, ib. ; character of
village, 225; Tea Gardens, ib.;
etymology, 226; account of in
Domesday, ib. 227; historical cir-
cumstances connected with, 227,
228; archery exercised here, 228;
famed for its dairies, 228-230;
ancient buildings, 230—232; ina-
nors, 232-236; Roman camp,
257; Kingsland, 258; Ball's Pond,
258, (and note) 239; Newington
Green, 239, 240; ancient struc-
tures, 240-243; almshouses, 243;

anecdotes connected with parish,
243, 244; church and monuments,
244-246; church-yard and mo-
numents, 246; ancient chantry
here, 246-248; curious anec-
dote respecting a benefactor to
chantry, 217 (note); Chapel of
Ease, 248; Charity Schools, 248,
249; Meeting Houses, 249; cha-
ritable Institutions, 249, 250; new
buildings, 250; water works, ib.;
dairy farms, ib.; manufactories,
251; eminent natives, 251-953.

J.

Jack Straw's Castle, 235.
Jennings, H. C. Esq. his house at

Chelsea noticed, 45; and collec-
tion of curiosities, ib.
Jews and Jewesses, pontage upon,
605.

Johnstone James, anecdotes of, 390,
391 (and note).

K.

Keate, George, some account of, 374,
375, 380.
Kempton House, or Kennington, seat
491-494; formerly a royal pa-
lace here, 492, 493; curious inqui-
sition into state of palace, 492,
493 (and note); description of
present mansion, 494 (and note),
Ken Wood, see Cane Wood, 175—

179.

Kennington Palace, see Kempton
House, 491-494.
Kensington, account of the parish of,
128-161; adorned by a royal
palace, 128; and an ancient noble
residence, ib.; boundaries and
etymology, ib.; manors, 129, 130;
village, 150; palace, 130-136;
Holland House, 136-146; Camp-
den House, 145, 147; church and
monuments, 147-149; church-
yard and monuments, 149, 150;
patronage and vicarage, 150;
eminent vicar, ib.; Meeting-houses,
150, 151; charitable establish-
ments and bequests, 151, 152;
new buildings, 152, 153; eminent
natives, 153-155; hamlet of
Brompton,

Brompton, 155-157; of Earl's
Court, 157; Kensington Gravel
Pits, ib.; Kensington Gore, 157,
158; hamlet of Knightsbridge,
158-161.

Kensington Palace, 130-136; ex-
terior, 130-131; by whom
built, 130; interior, 131; apart-
ments of Dukes of Kent and Sus-
sex, 131; Presence Chamber, 132;
Privy Chamber, ib. ; Cube Room
or Grand Saloon, ib.; Queen's
Dining Room, ib. ; Queen's Draw-
ing Room, ib.; Queen's Gallery,

Kingsland, hamlet, 238, 39; Hos
pital, 258; Chapel, 238, 239.
Kneller, Sir Godfrey, anecdotes of,
430, 431.
Knightsbridge, hamlet, 158-161;
formerly a Lazar House here, 158;
and Chapel, ib.; Hospitals, 159,
160; barracks, 160; mansions,
160, 161.

634.

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L.

ib.; King's Gallery, ib. ; paintings, Lake, Sir Thomas, some account of,
132-134; monarchs who have
resided here, 134, 135; never in-
habited by his present majesty,
135; gardens described, 135, 136;
fashionable promenade to the me-
tropolis, ib.

Gravel Pits, 157; Queen
Anne borrows a house here, ib.
Gore, 157; handsome
dwellings here, ib.
Keutish town, hamlet, 179, 180;
etymology, 179; chapel 180;
meeting houses, ib.
Kenton, Benjamin, some account of,

295.

Milburn, hamlet, 202-2015; former-
ly a hermitage here, 202; a mine-
ral spring here, 202, 203; manor of
Belsize and Belsize House, 203-
205.

Wells, 202, 203; frequented
by Holiday people, 202; a mine
ral spring here, 205.
Killigrew, anecdotes of family of,
522, 523.

King's Arms, Fulham, singular com-
memoration held there, 96.
King, Dr. William, some account of,
299, 300, (and note ;) 341, 342.
Kingsbury, account of the parish of,
681-683; boundaries and extent,
681; supposed derivation of name,
ib.; church and monuments, 681,
682; supposed Roman camp here,
682, 683; curacy, 683; eminent
inhabitants, 683.

Green, ornamental re-

sidences here, 681.

Hide, 681; anecdote of

Dr. Goldsmith, ib.

Lord, noticed, 634.
Laleham, account of the parish of,
500-502; village, 500; much
exposed to inundations, ib; pre-
sumed Roman Camps here, 501;
manor, ib.; church, 502; monu-
mental inscription, ib.; curacy,
ib.
Laud, Archbishop, anecdote of, 631,
(and note).

Lincoln House, seat, 729.
Lindsey Row, Chelsea, 45.
Linneus, anecdote of, 687.
Littleton, account of the parish of,

521-526; manor and seat, 524;
church and monuments, 524, 525 ;
rectory and advowson, 525; Cha-
rity School, ib. 526; bridge over
the Thames, 526.

House, seat, 524.
Locke, anecdote of, 89.
Lock Hospital, 160.

Asylum, 160.

London, arbitrary division of, from
Middlesex, 27; by what rendered
necessary, ib.; what considered to
be implied by term, ib.

communication between
Hampton Court, and, prohibited,
455; boundary stone of city ju-
risdiction on the Thames, 50%,
203.

people from, came daily to
Uxbridge during treaty, 533.
Longford, hamlet, 623; extensive
orchards here, ib.

Lyon. John, his gravestone noticed,
669 (and note); notice of his pro-
perty at Kingsbury, 083.

M.

M.

Mahogany, account of some, that
nearly produced war between Spain
and England, $39 (note).
Manchets, Q. Elizabeth's, made from

wheat grown at Heston, 432, 433.
Marble Hill, se.it, 388, 389 (and
note).

Cottage, seat, 390.
Martyn, John, F. R. S. biographical
notice of, 55, 56 (and note); fami-
ly of, 650 (and note).
Maynard, Sir John, some account of,
338 (and note).

Mazarine, Duchess of, her residence

at Chelsea noticed, 51; and death
there, ib.

Mead, Dr. Richard, some account of,
299.

Melcombe, Lord, anecdotes concern-
ing, 116.

Metropolis, population returns for,
in 1811, 6-25; situated in Mid-
dlesex and Surry, 26; inhabitants
calculated, ib. ; not encreased so
rapidly in as in kingdom in general,
ib.; population how computed,

ib.
Middlesex, county of, great topo
; has two
graphical interest of,
royal palaces, ib. ; and many an-
cient seats, ib.; effect of its cou-
nection with the metropolis, ib;
advantages derived to it from com-
merce, ib.; conspicuous mansions
here, ib.; river Thames a distin-
guished feature of, ib.; extensive
commercial works on banks of, 2;
general history of, Middlesex,
where given, ib.; gives title of earl,-
ib. 3; descent of title, ib. 4; courts
of justice, ib.; modern hundreds of,
5; mentioned in Domesday, b ;
political divisions not much altered
since Conquest, ib. ; entries in
Domesday incomplete, ib.; popu-
lation tables of 1811 reterred to,
5; abstract of, 6-25; remarks
on Appendix to parish register
abstract, 26; population of metro-
polis calculated, ib. ; where situ
ated, ib.; population, how com-
puted, ib.; whole Middlesex en-
virons included in Ossulston hun-
dred, ib.; great increase of build-

ings there, 27; arbitrary division
from London necessary, 27; Mid-
dlesex villages, how distinguished,
28; hundred of Ossulston, 26-
358; divisions of, 28; Edmonton
hundred, 694-758; Gore hun-
dred, 625-694; Elthorne hundred,
526-624; Spelthorne hundred,
Isleworth hundred,
444-526;
359-444.
Middlesex, but few

remains of
Saxon architecture in, 619; con-
spicuous for growth of cedars,

689

forest of, remarks on the
ancient state of, 627-629; ex-
aggerated statement of, refuted,

ib.

Lionel Cranfield, Earl of,
de-
biographical sketch of, 2, 3;
scent of title, 3.

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Earl of, Charles Lord
Buckhurst created, 4.

Duke of Dorset,
likewise, 4; title created by Let
ters Patent, ib.

Middleton, Sir Hugh, his residence
noticed, 709.

Mill Hill, hamlet, 686--688; fine
prospects from, 686; seats, 687-
688; Dissenting grammar school,
687; and chapel, ib.; ancient house
here, 687, 688; alms-houses, ib.
Mill Wall, manufactories there,

311.
Minchenden House, seat, 712, 713.
Monro, Dr. John, notice of, 745.
Montague Grove, seat, 197.

Lady Mary Wortley,
some notice of, 423 (and note.)
Montfort, Henry de, popular ballad
concerning, examined, 280.
Montpelier chapel, 429.
Moor Hall, or More Hall, manor of,
562, 563; formerly a religious
establishment here, 562; remains
of monastery described, 563.
Moravian society, their burial place
at Chelsea, 40; and intended
chapel noticed, ib.; Count Zin-
zendorf attempts to establish them
at Chelsea, 45; burial ground,
&c. 87, 88.

Mordaunt, John Lord, some account
of, 108.

More, Sir Thomas, uncertainty as to
site of his house at Chelsea, 34;

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