a town of the hundred of Heytesbury, in the county of Wilts, 102 miles from London, in which manufactures of fine cloths are extensively carried on. The population amounted in 1801 to 1930, in 1811 to 1118, in 1821 to 1267, and in 1831 to 1323.

HORNSBY, a large village of the hundred of Ossulston, in the county of Middlesex, five miles north of London, on the ascent of a hill commanding a view over the city. It is one of those places in which the richer citizens have built their rural retreats. The New River winds in a pleasing manner through the lower parts of the parish. The population amounted in 1801 to 2716, in 1811 to 3349, in 1821 to 4122, and in 1831 to 4856.