propriated it to his Cathedral Church. It is valued in the King's Books at £6., was augmented with £400. of Queen Anne's Bounty in 1810 and 1818, and is now worth but £42. per ann. The great and small tithes, the property of the Dean and Chapter of York, were commuted, in 1761, for about 160 acres of land, and Mr. Wm. Clapham is the lessee of the same. Vicar, Rev. Joshua Smyth. The Structure (St. Peter), which is handsome, is principally in the later English style, and comprises a nave and aisles, chancel, a south chapel, and a fine west tower, embattled. The chancel was thoroughly repaired, in 1838, by Mr. Clapham. The west face of the lower story of the tower contains a fine pointed window of four lights, with three perpendicular mullions; and in the upper stage in each face is a pointed window of two lights. There is a brick porch on the south side. The nave is much higher than the chancel. The nave is divided from the aisles by three pointed arches, resting on octagonal pillars. The south chapel, which was dedicated to St. Mary, and is now used as a Sunday School, is divided from the chancel by two arches now blocked up. There are piscinas in the chancel, chapel, and at the east end of the south aisle. The whole of the windows were restored, reglazed, and decorated with stained glass, a few years ago. In the chancel are several monuments to the Clapham family, two of them bearing the family crest elegantly carved. In the north aisle is a neat marble tablet to the memory of two daughters of Mr. Harland of this place; and in the south aisle is a very neat Gothic monument to the late Isaac Raines, Esq., M.D., who died in 1846, and whose remains are interred in the south chapel. Attached to the church is a library of 150 volumes, the gift of the Rev. J. C. Edwards, late Curate of the parish.

The Village is picturesque, and situated on ground commanding an extensive prospect, and surrounded by some fine trees. It stands about 114 miles E. by N. of Hull, and 4 E. of Hedon. Chatt House, the residence of Mr. W. Clapham, was the property of a family named Chatt, in the 17th century. It was rebuilt, with much taste, by Mr. Clapham, in 1839.

Bramhill House, the residence of Mr. T. Ford, is another handsome building, erected in 1843; and the other good commodious residences are those of Messrs. Wm. and Hugh Baxter, and Mr. Harland. In the village is an iron and brass foundry, and implement manufactory, belonging to Mr. John Stamford, and a brick and tile manufactory, the property of Mr. Baxter. A fair was formerly held here on the 12th of July. The Baxter family of this place are noted as breeders of race horses, the celebrated mare "Nancy," the star of the turf in 1851, was bred by Mr. Baxter.

A small Wesleyan Chapel was erected here in 1847.

DRYPOOL. The parish of Drypool is included with the borough of Kingston-upon-Hull. (See page 142.)

GARTON. This parish includes the hamlet of Grimston Garth, and a third part of Owstwick. The former township contains 1,797 acres, of the rateable value of £2,220.; population 165 souls. The manor anciently belonged to the family of De Garton. Colonel Charles Grimston of Kilnwick, near Beverley, and Grimston Garth, is the present Lord of the Manor of Gartoncum-Grimston, and he, together with Kendall, Esq., M.D., W. D. Crook, Esq., and Joseph Wilson, are the principal proprietors.

The Living is a Discharged Vicarage, in the gift of the Crown, and Incumbency of the Rev. Isaac Dixon. It is rated at £6. 1s. 04d.; was augmented with £400. from Queen Anne's Bounty in 1767 and 1787; and is now returned at £97. per annum. The Church (St. Michael) is a small ancient structure, consisting of a nave, chancel, south aisle, and porch, with a low massive tower at the west end. The aisle is divided from the body by three pointed arches, resting on sexagonal columns without capitals. The nave and chancel is separated by some fine oak trellis work. On the north of the church is a mausoleum built by Mr. Grimston. It is a red brick building arched semicircularly.

The Village is small, and stands about 12 miles N.E. of Hull, and 9 N.E. of Hedon. There is a small Methodist Chapel here, erected in 1826.

Blue Hall, now a farm house, is the old manor house of Garton, and the property of Dr. Kendall. Much of the ancient moat may still be traced.

Grimston. This place probably derived its name from one of its first possessors, and was Grimes-town. The lordship gave name to the family in whose possession it has been since the Conquest. Sylvester de Grymston attended William Duke of Normandy, on his expedition to England, as his standard bearer, and in that station fought at the battle of Hastings; and in the following year the Conqueror bestowed upon him lands here and in other places. Sir John Grimston, of Grimston Garth, was knighted by Henry II.

Grimston Hall, the seat of Charles Grimston, Esq., late Colonel of the East York Militia, was built between the years 1781 and 1786, by the late Thomas Grimston, Esq. The mansion is situated near the sea shore, on one of the most elevated situations in Holderness, and commands most extensive prospects. It is spacious, and of a castellated form, and has three circular towers at the angles, with a polygonal erection rising from the centre. The extensive park is approached by a noble entrance lodge, consisting of a centre with four octagon towers at the angles. It has a sham portcullis; the family arms are on a shield over the gateway; and the top is embattled.

Grimston Garth farm house, in the occupation of Mr. William Voase, stands on the site of the ancient mansion of the Grimstons. The old hall, which was moated, was burnt down in the life time of William Grimston, who was born in 1640.

HEDON.

Hedon, or Heydon, is stated to have been a place of some importance in the Saxon times, but this account does not rest on any solid foundation. Tradition says that the place was destroyed by the Danes, and a great battle is said to have been fought here by that people, in a close called Dane's field, but of this there is nothing authentic. Leland says that Heddon "hath been a fair Haven town," once insulated by sea creeks, but in his time approached by three bridges, and having the haven " very sorely decayed." "There were three Paroche Chirches in Tyme of Mynde," he continues, "but now there is but one, of S. Augustine. And not far from this Chirch Garth appere tokens of a Pile of Castelle, that was sometyme ther for a Defence of the Town." He adds, "Saurning and Choking of the Haven, and Fier defacing much of the Town, hath been the decay of it. Sum say that the Staple of Woulle, of the north partes, was ons ther. Treuth is that when Hull began to flourish, Heddon decaied. The Erle of Albemarle and Holderness was Lord of Heddon, and also of Skipton, in Craven, at the same Tyme. This Earl had a great Manor Place at Newton, a mile byneth Heddon, nerer to Humbre then it, for it stondith on the lower side of the Creke, and Heddon on the upper." Camden in like manner speaks of Hedon having been anciently (according to fame) a considerable seaport. Some writers tell us that a charter was given to the borough by King Athelstan, but this deserves little notice. Hedon appears to have derived its name from the Saxon word Heda, meaning a port or small haven; and the town not being mentioned in the Domesday Survey, is rather against the supposition that it was a place of any note before the Conquest. The first authentic fact on record respecting it, is in the reign of King Henry II., when that monarch granted William Earl of Albemarle "free burgage in Heddune, to him and his heirs, in fee and inheritance, so that his burgesses of Heddune may hold freely and quietly in free burgage as my burgesses of York or Nichol" (Lincoln.) King John confirms this charter in the year 1200, by granting to Baldwin Earl of Albemarle and Holderness, and to his wife Hawise, free burgage here by the same tenure and with the same privileges as at York and Lincoln. Mr. Poulson remarks that this free burgage was not granted to the inhabitants of Hedon, but to their over lords; but no doubt these charters relieved the

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newly-made burgesses from many galling services. The next charter, dated 56th Henry III. (1272), contains the grant of a fair, and, as in the previous cases, is granted to the Lord of the Seigniory. This fair was to take place every year, "in the eve, in the day, and in the morrow, of St. Augustine, Bishop, and for five days following" (20th Aug. to the 27th, both inclusive.) Hedon possessed but little commercial or maritime importance since the port of Hull became the property of Edward I., though the burgesses received several charters and confirmations in succeeding reigns. In 1656 a great part of the town was consumed by fire, after which it was rebuilt in a more handsome and substantial manner.

The site of the Castle of the Albemarles, mentioned by Leland, cannot be ascertained with any degree of certainty.

The parish comprises 1,440 acres; its rateable value is £2,760.; amount of assessed property, £2,239.; population in 1851, 1,029 souls. The chief proprietors are, the Corporation of the Borough, Yarburgh Yarburgh, Esq., Sir T. Sykes, and Mrs. Colley. Sir T. A. C. Constable is Lord of the Manor. The Town of Hedon is situated in a level, fertile, and well cultivated country, within 14 mile of the Humber, 5 miles E. of Hull, and 182 N.E. of London. It consists principally of one long street, about the middle of which is the Market Place. The new turnpike road, which connects this town with Hull, was cut across the marshes in 1832. The Market, formerly held on Saturday, has fallen into disuse, but a Cattle Market, established in 1796, and held every alternate Monday, has long been of considerable importance. Here are also four annual fairs, viz. :-Magdalen Fair (so called from the hill on which it is held), August 2nd; September 22nd, called Holyrood Fair; November 17th, for hiring servants; and Hollym Fair, December 6th.

Hedon, as we have remarked, was anciently a sea port of considerable importance, connected with the river Humber by a navigable creek, but the access from that river diminished as the surrounding country became drained and embanked, and was finally choked up. "The old harbour, which insulated the town, consisting of about 300 acres," writes Poulson, "where, in the reign of Edward III., lay vessels of superior size, and where once the proud pennant of England floated in the breeze, where the murmur of the tide and the splashing of oars were heard, is now a luxuriant meadow; and the busy hum of the seaport is changed to the lowing of cattle and the bleating of sheep." In 1774 an Act of Parliament was obtained for recovering and preserving the haven, and though the scheme failed of entire success, for want of a lock to exclude the tides, the trade in coals, corn, and lime, is very considerable. The present haven, or canal, is cut to about a quarter of a mile of the town, and is navigable for craft up to 80 tons burden. The Corporation having but a small municipal jurisdiction, was left unaltered by the Municipal Reform Act. This body now consists of a Mayor, Recorder, two Bailiffs, nine Aldermen, and an indefinite number of Burgesses. The Mayor is annually elected from the Aldermen; at the same time the Bailiffs are chosen from the Burgesses; and the Aldermen are elected from the Burgesses who have served the office of Bailiffs. The Mayor and Bailiffs are Magistrates during their term of office, but not the Aldermen. The Aldermen continue such for life, never being removed, even for nonresidency. No Recorder has been appointed for more than a century. The Town Clerk is chosen by the Mayor, Aldermen, and Bailiffs, and confirmed by royal sign manual; a Coroner is also chosen by the bench. He is often the outgoing Mayor, and sometimes an Alderman. The Town Clerk is also Clerk of the Peace at the Quarter Sessions, and Clerk to the Coroner. There is a Serjeant-at-Mace, and other minor officers.

The chief members of the corporate body for the present year (1855) are Wm. Soutter, Esq., Mayor; Benjn. Iveson and Thos. Matthews, Esquires, Bailiffs; John Hornby, Arthur Iveson (and Town Clerk), Robert Leak, John Taylor, John Day, James Soutter, William Day, and George Taylor, Esqrs., Aldermen, There are but eight Aldermen at present.

The Corporation is bound by charter to provide a hall and prison for the Lord Paramount of Holderness, for which a Wapentake Court is held here. This Court, together with the County Court, Quarter Sessions, and Petty Sessions, are held in the Town Hall, a neat building, situated in the centre of the town. The hall, or court room, is on the second floor, and is a very neat commodious apartment. On the walls are two whole length paintings of Henry Guy, Esq., M.P. for Hedon in 1669; and Wm. Pulteney, Esq., M.P. for the borough, who was created Earl of Bath and Baron Hedon in 1742. These two portraits are said to be worth 1,000 guineas. There is also a half length of James Iveson, Esq., the late Town Clerk. Over the bench is a painting of the Royal Arms. Adjoining the hall is the Council Chamber. A room on the ground floor is used as a lock-up house. The old Town Hall and prison formerly stood on the Market Hill; a few years ago one of its dungeons was discovered.

The annual income of the Corporation consists of about £274., derived from lands and houses in Hedon; £52. fee farm rents; and tolls amounting to about £25. per annum. There are eleven other houses occupied by old burgesses, and widows of burgesses, paying no rent. The limits of the Corporation are co-extensive with the limits of the borough. The Mayor has