HARBURY OF HARBURBURY, a parish in Knightlow hundred-3 miles S. W. from Southam and 83 from London. In 1803, its parochial rates were £605 Os 6d at 4s 3d in the pound. In 1811, it contained 172 houses and 857 inhabitants. In 1821, it contained 228 houses and 1,045 inhabitants. In 1826, it was valued at £5,300, and its proportion to the county rate was £22 1s 8d. It is a vicarage, value £5.

It is written in Doomsday Edburburie, Erburdurie, and Erdburgeberie, from the name of a female, who was the possessor of it, at the time of the Saxons. Dugdale calls it Herbebury. In the time of the Conqueror it was in various hands, and subsequently passed through several families.

LILLINGTON,

a parish in the hundred of Knightlow, and a small village 3 miles from Warwick. In 1803, its parochial rates were £236 Os. 3d. at 7s. 4d. in the pound. In 1821, it contained 44 houses and 226 inhabitants. In 1826, it was valued at £2,461, and its proportion to the county rate was £10 5s. Id. It is a vicarage, value £5 13s. 4d.

It was formerly in the possession of the family of the Clintons, the Verdons, and partly in that of the monks of Kenilworth. The church originally belonged to the canons of Kenilworth, and was, from the foundation of that monastery, a member and chapel of Wooton. It was valued at £10 12s. 3d. in the 26th. Henry VIII,

CUBBINGTON, (in Doomsday written Cubintone and Cobintone) a parish in Knightlow hundred, 34 miles N. E. from Warwick and 89 from London. Iu 1803, its parochial rates were £312 9s. 7d. at 3s. 6d. in the pound. In 1821, it contained 132 houses and 614 inhabitants. In 1826, it was valued at £3,696, and its proportion to the county rate was £15 18s. It is a vicarage, value £6 6s. 8d.

It is stated that, in the reign of Henry III., parts of this manor was possessed by the Prior of Coventry, and the remainder by Henry de St. Maure, who committed a murder; he fled for safety, and his lands were seized by Edward I. who gave them to the Knights Templars. After the dissolution, it was granted to Edward Watson and Henry Herdman; and that portion which belonged to the Priors of Coventry, was granted to Sir Ralph Sadler, by Edward VI. Near it is the parsonage house, and around it are a number of respectable farms and farm houses. Hill Wootton is about a mile S. E. of the former, in which there are but a few small houses, and a good farm-house, called the Grange. Woodcote, (in Doomsday written Widecote). In Dugdale's time, it contained only the manor house, which still remains, and, from the additions and improvements made by the proprietor, Robert Mallory, Esq. of Bath, has long been rendered

a handsome dwelling, "and, in its sequestered situation, affords a perfect image of still and quiet rural seclusion."

MILVERTON, a parish in Kaightlow hundred, near the river Avon,-21 miles from Warwick and 92 from London. In 1803, the parochial rates were £182 19s. 3d. at 3s. 6d. in the pound. In 1821, it contained 42 houses and 193 inhabitants. In 1826, it was valued at £3,170, and its proportion to the county rate was £13 14s. 2d. It is a curacy.

MILVERTON, this parish extends between those of Leamington Priors and Leek Wootton; along the eastern bank of the Avon, which, at this point, assumes an extensive and graceful sweep, and adds considerable interest to the rich landscape seen from the long terrace which gently rises to a considerable height above this river. The village of Milverton stands in the centre of this range, as in that of a beautiful panorama, and although consisting of only a few farmhouses, and the humble parish church, can boast of as luxuriant a prospect as any inland spot in the county.

The church at present consists of a nave and chancel, with a boarded turret at the west end for the bell, and the whole appearance is low, lengthy, and unornamental. There is no residence for the clergyman. The proximity of Milverton to Leamington induces the votaries of that fashionable resort to pay visits to this hitherto recluse village, on their way to Guy's Cliff, the best prospect of which is commanded from the line of road leading thence from Emscote.

The tourist is strongly recommended to this point, to enjoy the grand view presented to him towards Warwick, its castle, its bridge, &c. besides the river here beautifully displays its graceful meanderings. On the other side, the purely rural scenery of wood, water, meadow, and rock, in charming combination, grace the bridge, mill, and manor-house of Emscote. Returning to the road, and going over the former of these structures, is seen the extensive Rock Mills. A cotton spinning manufactory was established here in 1792, by Messrs. Smarts, and carried on by the agency of water and steam, aided by the employment of nearly 100 persons; but Warwick and its environs do not appear to have been eminently successful in the establishing and supporting of manufactories. This concern, however, has recently been converted into considerable flour-mills, which are carried on extensively by Messrs Ledbrooke and Oram. In forming the foundation and quarrying the stone on this spot, a live snake, ex

ceeding 1 foot in length, was discovered in the centre of an immense piece of the rock. Emscote-bridge extends over the Avon, close by the confluence of the Leam, with eight arches, which, from their pointed style and formation, prove it to be of great antiquity. A little on its right is seen the old water-mill of the manor, and upon a gentle aclivity, immediately contiguous to the road, on the right, stands the old manor-house, at present occupied by Miss Atkins. This building has been externally modernized, but its interior bears many vestiges of its antiquity and modern curtailment. A horse chesnut tree, of venerable growth and vast size, (encircled at its base by a rustic seat) forms an interesting object of attention. Contigu ous to the gate of entrance, and from this point, a new and fine line of road, and excellent pathway, leads through a romantic dell to Leamington Spa. Proceeding by the road, the prodigious rocks of sandstone rise to the surface, which tend so much to beautify this popular watering-place, already far extended in this direction, and from the new roads and streets already projected, promising ere long an advance throughout this lordship. From one of these quarries, popular tradition states, that a subterraneous communication extends to Kenilworth castle.

EMSCOTE OF EDMONSCOTE,-a small village, one part is in the parish of St. Nicholas, Warwick, and the other in the parish of Milverton. The bridge, by which it is divided, and where the extensive flour-mill, lime-works, coal-wharf, &c. present a busy and intersting scene, together with the nursery-gardens of Mr. Brownridge, and several new houses, shew evident marks of improve ment in this quarter. A new and excellent road from Warwick to Leamington Spa, enters the manor at the Navigation Flour Mills; these were projected by Messrs. Tomes and Handley, in 1805. The back shot iron wheel is turned by the excess of water from the Warwick and Napton Canal, down a considerable fall, and which thence flows into the Avon. A short distance to the right, this canal enters the Emscote aqueduct, and is conveyed over the Avon by this magnificent structure, which is built of stone, and extending in length 216 feet, in breadth 35, and in height 34. The trough of the canal and horse towing-path are thus supported on three stupendous arches, rising 21 feet from the level of the river beneath.

Cryfield, Canley,-and Hill,-are also villages belonging to Stoneleigh, but of little note, and containing only a few cottages.