Droitwich, Worcester, on a canal; the salt springs here are the strongest in England, from which the finest salt is made. (1.) Dudley, Worcester; extensive iron works: the stratification of the limestone rocks of the vicinity is remarkable; trilobites and other fossils interesting to geologists abound. Pop. 17,077. (1.) Dunstable, Bedford; straw hats. Durham, r. Wear; the cathedral is a fine gothic building: battle at Nevill's Cross, where David II. was taken prisoner, 1347: university. Pop. 14,151. (2.) Dursley, Gloucester; some trade in broad cloth, and manufacture of cards for wool-combers. Eccleshall, Stafford, r. Sow. Ellesmere, Salop; the principal trade is in malt. Ely, Cambridge, r. South Ouse; it is situated in a marshy district, called the Isle of Ely, which was the scene of the exploits of the brave Saxon, Hereward: the cathedral is one of the finest in England. Enfield, Middlesex. Eton, Bucks, r. Thames; celebrated for its public school, founded by Henry VI. Evesham, (pro. Easham,) Worcester, r. Avon; situated in a beautiful vale: battle fought in 1265 between Prince Edward and the confederated barons, headed by Simon de Montfort. (2.) Exeter, Devon, r. Exe; the market for woollen cloths is the greatest in England, except Leeds. Pop. 31,312. (2.) Exmouth, Devon, r. Exe; a favourite watering place. Eye, Suffolk; inhabitants chiefly employed in agriculture. (1.) Falmouth, Cornwall, r. Fale; admirable harbour: station of mail packets to South America. Farnham, Surrey, r. Wey; noted for hop plantations: a great wheat market. Faversham, Kent; gunpowder: oyster fishery. Flint, r. Dee. (1.) Folkstone, Kent; a sea-port on the English Channel: the birth-place of Dr. Harvey, who discovered the circulation of the blood. Frodsham, Cheshire, r. Wever; salt works and cotton manufactories. Frome, Somerset, r. Avon and Frome; manufactures of broad cloth and kerseymere. Pop. 11,849. (1.) Gainsborough, Lincoln, r. Trent; considerable trade in corn and Baltic produce. Gateshead, Durham, r. Tyne; extensive iron works, glass manufactories, potteries, &c. Pop. 19,505. (1.) Gloucester, r. Severn; chief manufactures are those of hemp and cordage, wool stapling, and pin making. George Whitfield born here. Sunday schools first established here by Robert Raikes. Pop. 14,152. (2.) Gosport, Hants, situated on Portsmouth Harbour; a naval arsenal, extensive barracks and docks. Pop. 13,510. Grantham, Lincoln, r. Witham; here Sir Isaac Newton received the rudiments of literature. (2.) Gravesend, Kent, r. Thames; considered the termination of the port of London, the great rendezvous of outwardbound ships. Tilbury Fort is on the opposite side of the river. Greenwich, Kent, r. Thames; famous for its hospital and royal observatory. Queen Elizabeth born here. Pop. 29,595. (2.) Grimsby, Great, Lincoln; a sea-port near the mouth of the Humber. (1.) Guildford, Surrey, r. Wey; corn, malt, and beer. (2.) Hadleigh, Suffolk, r. Breton; some trade in spinning yarn for the Norwich weavers. Halifax, York, r. Calder; extensive woollen manufactures. Pop. 19,881. (2.) Halstead, Essex, r. Colne; baize, silk, velvet, &c. Hartlepool, Durham, on the North Sea; an improving town and sea-port. Coal trade. Harwich, Essex, r. Stour and Orwell; large and safe har bour: station of packets to Holland and Germany. (2.) Haslingden, Lanc.; extensive linen, cotton, and woollen manufactures. Pop. 10,568. Hastings, Sussex; one of the Cinque ports, though now a bad harbour battle between William the Conqueror and Harold, 1066. Pop. 11,607. (2.) Haverfordwest, Pembroke; chief trading town in the county. (1.) Helstone, Cornwall; a sea-port, and one of the stannary towns, being one of those appointed for the stamping of tin. (1.) Hemel Hempstead, Hertford, r. Gade; a great market for corn. Henley, Oxford, r. Thames; considerable trade in supplying London with corn, flour, malt, and beech wood, sent down the Thames. Hereford, r. Wye; noted for cider, the county being called the orchard of England. Pop. 10,921. (2.) Hertford, r. Lea; King John of France and David II. of Scotland confined in its ancient castle: near this town is the college of Hailybury, belonging to the East India Company. (2.) Hexham, Northumberland, r. Tyne; noted for manufac tories of leather and gloves: battle between Queen Margaret and House of York, 1463. Hinckley, Leicester; wove and knit stockings. Holbeach, Lincoln. Holywell, Flint, r. Dee; lead, calamine, and copper mines from St. Winifred's Well, which gives name to the place, water flows in such abundance as to turn nearly all the mill machinery of the town. Pop. 10,834. Holyhead, Anglesea; station of packets to Dublin, from which it is distant 63 miles: the completion of the railway from Chester to Holyhead will bring the capitals of the two islands within a few hours' distance of each other. Honiton, Devon; manufacture of broad lace. (2.) Horsham, Sussex, r. Adur; Horsa, the brother of Hen gist, is said to have built this town, hence its name: the spring assizes are held here. (1.) Howden, York, r. Ouse; remains of a palace, formerly the summer residence of the bishops of Durham. Huddersfield, York; this town is the seat of extensive woollen manufactures, chiefly narrow cloths, Pop. 25,068. (1.) Hull, York, r. Hull; extensive and increasing commerce, both foreign and domestic: chief seat of the northern whale fishery. In the civil wars Hull was the first town to close its gates against the king. Pop. 41,629. (2.) Huntingdon, r. South Ouse; the county takes its name from its having been formerly well adapted for the chase: Oliver Cromwell born here. (2.) Hythe, Kent, Strait of Dover; a Cinque port. (1.) Ilchester, Somerset, r. Ivel; birth-place of Roger Bacon. Ilfracombe, Devon; a convenient harbour on the Bristol Channel. Ilminster, Somerset, r. Ille; narrow cloths. Ipswich, Suffolk, r. Orwell; Cardinal Wolsey born here. Pop. 24,940. (2.) Ives, St., Cornwall; a sea-port. (1.) Keighley, York; manufactures of woollen cloths and Manchester goods. Pop. 13,413. Kendal, Westmoreland, r. Ken; cotton and woollen manufactories. Pop. 10,225. (1.) Keswick, Cumberland, beautifully situated on Derwent water. Kettering, Northampton; some manufactures of lace and woollen cloths. Kidderminster, Worcester, r. Stour; carpet manufactures extensive inland trade by canals. Pop. 14,399. (1.) Kirby Lonsdale, Westmoreland, r. Lune. Kirby Stephen, Westmoreland, r. Eden; much cattle is sent from this neighbourhood to Liverpool. Knaresborough, York, r. Nid; manufactory of linen cloth: noted for its petrifying well. (2.) Knutsford, Cheshire, r. Birken; its name is contracted from Canutesford. Lancaster, r. Lune; some trade to the West Indies, America, and the Baltic, and inland trade by means of canals. Pop. 24,707. (2.) Landaff, Glamorgan, r. Taaf; this place, though a bishop's see, is now a mean village. Launceston, Cornwall, r. Tamar; a stannary town. (1.) Leamington, Warwick; a fashionable watering place. Ledbury, Hereford, r. Leden; manufactures of ropes and sacking. Leeds, York, r. Aire; possesses many advantages for commerce, by a long line of canals and navigable rivers: it is the principal market of the woollen cloths manufactured in the West Riding. Pop. 152,054. (2.) Leek, Stafford, r. Churnet; ribands, silk twist, and buttons. Pop. 11,738. Leicester, r. Soar; Wolsey died here. Pop. 48,167. (2.) Leominster, Hereford, r. Lugg; gloves and hats. (2.) Litchfield, Stafford; birthplace of Dr. Johnson. (2.) Liskeard, Cornwall; tin mines. (1.) Liverpool, Lanc., r. Mersey; it is supposed to engross one-fourth of the foreign trade of Great Britain, onesixth of her general trade, three-fourths of the trade |