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Heston in Middlesex County England History and GeographyHESTON, a parish in the hundred of ISLEWORTH, county of MIDDLESEX, 1½ mile (N. by W.) from Hounslow, containing, with a portion of the town of Hounslow, which is in this parish, 2810 inhabitants. The living is a vicarage, in the archdeaconry of Middlesex, and diocese of London, rated in the king's books at £11, and in the patronage of the Bishop of London, The church, dedicated to St. Leonard, has received an addition of two hundred and fifty-six sittings, of which one hundred and ninety-three are free, the Incorporated Society for building and enlarging churches and chapels having contributed £200 towards defraying the expense: in this church were interred Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society, and his lady. A parochial school for children of both sexes, under the patronage of the vicar, is supported by voluntary contributions. Here is a manufactory for oil of vitriol; but the inhabitants are chiefly employed in agriculture. A pleasure fair is held on the 1st of May. This parish is within the jurisdiction of a court of requests for the recovery of debts under 40s., held at Brentford during the summer, and at Uxbridge during the winter. At North Hyde, near Heston, is a large magazine for gunpowder, surrounded by mounds of earth, to protect the neighbourhood from the danger of an explosion. The soil of this parish is remarkable for producing excellent wheat, which, according to Norden and Camden, was used to make bread for the royal table in the reign of Elizabeth. From Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1831, courtesy of Databases 4 Sale |
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