Edlington (St. Helen)
EDLINGTON (St. Helen), a parish, in the union
of Horncastle, N. division of the wapentake of Gartree, parts of Lindsey, county of Lincoln, 2 miles
(N. W.) from Horncastle; containing 254 inhabitants.
It comprises by computation 2500 acres, of which 1750
are pasture and meadow, 700 arable, and about 50 woodland. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the
king's books at £8. 4. 7., and in the patronage of the
Crown, with a net income of £263; the impropriation
belongs to Uppingham grammar school.
Edlington (St. Peter)
EDLINGTON (St. Peter), a parish, in the union of
Doncaster, S. division of the wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, W. riding of York, 5¼ miles
(S. W. by S.) from Doncaster; containing 127 inhabitants. The parish comprises 1727a. 2r. 30p., of which
1195 acres are arable and pasture, 453 wood, and the
remainder roads and waste. Of the woodland 372 acres
belong to Earl Fitzwilliam, who has divided it into several portions by roads, all meeting in the centre, where is
the woodman's house: within this wood are, a conical
pile of rough stones called Blow Hall, and the remains
of an intrenchment named Double Dykes. The living is
a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at £9,
and in the gift of the family of Wrightson: the tithes have
been commuted for £258, and the glebe comprises 51
acres. The church is an ancient structure in the early
English style, with a tower, and contains some monuments to Lord Wharton's family; the nave is separated
from the chancel by a fine Norman arch.
Edmondbyers (St. Edmund)
EDMONDBYERS (St. Edmund), a parish, in the
union of Weardale, W. division of Chester ward, N.
division of the county of Durham, 5 miles (W. S. W.)
from Shotley-Bridge; containing, with the chapelry of
Hunstonworth, 1014 inhabitants, of whom 458 are in
the township of Edmondbyers. This parish, which is
situated on the road from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, viâ
Shotley-Bridge, to Stanhope, and bounded on the north
and east by the river Derwent, comprises about 5000
acres, of which 2168 are arable, producing excellent
crops of wheat, barley, and oats, and the remainder
moorland. Lead-ore is found, and one of the earliest
mills for fusing it was established by the Blacket family
in the reign of Charles II.; the London Lead Company
erected works here in 1800, and two mines recently
opened are now in full operation. Stone of excellent
quality for building is quarried to a great extent, for the
supply of the neighbouring district. The Pontop and
South Shields railway passes on the east. The village
consists of cottages scattered round a small green, on
the descent of a hill washed by the Birdenhope beck,
which falls into the Derwent; the houses are of stone
raised from the quarries of the place. The living is a
discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at
£6. 11. 4., and in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter of Durham, with a gross income of £230, including
the rent of a glebe of 121 acres: the tithes of Edmondbyers township have been commuted for £141. The
church is a neat edifice in the early English style, and
consists of a nave and chancel, the latter supported on
short buttresses. At Hunstonworth is a distinct incumbency. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.
Edmondsley
EDMONDSLEY, a township, in the parish and
union of Chester-le-Street, Middle division of Chester ward, N. division of the county of Durham, 3 miles
(S. W.) from Chester le-Street; containing 253 inhabitants. It is situated on the south of the Cone beck, and
comprises 2218 acres of land, four-fifths of which are
arable, of good quality; iron-ore has been wrought, and
a coal-mine is in operation.
Edmondthorpe (St. Michael)
EDMONDTHORPE (St. Michael), a parish, in the
union of Melton-Mowbray, hundred of Framland,
N. division of the county of Leicester, 6 miles (N.)
from Oakham; containing 261 inhabitants. It comprises by measurement 1696 acres, and the Oakham
canal passes within a mile and a half. The living is a
rectory, valued in the king's books at £14. 12. 8½., and
in the patronage of the Crown; net income, £434. The
church, the tower of which is in the early English style,
appears to have been enlarged or partly rebuilt at a later
period. About £15 per annum, arising from a bequest
by Sir Edward Smith in 1720, are distributed among the
poor in clothing and money. There are the remains of
a Roman camp.
Edmonsham (St. Nicholas)
EDMONSHAM (St. Nicholas), a parish, in the
union of Wimborne and Cranborne, hundred of Cran
borne, Wimborne division of Dorset, 1½ mile (S. by
E.) from Cranborne; containing, with the tything of
West Worth, 298 inhabitants. It comprises 1654 acres,
of which 150 are waste land or common. The living is
a rectory, valued in the king's books at £6. 5., and in
the patronage of Hector Munro, Esq., for two turns, and
the Earl of Shaftesbury for one turn: the tithes have
been commuted for £323, and the glebe comprises 3½
acres. There is a chalybeate spring.
Edmonton (All Saints)
EDMONTON (All Saints), a parish, and the head
of a union, in the hundred of Edmonton, county of
Middlesex, 7 miles (N.) from London; containing
9027 inhabitants. This place, which had risen into some
consideration prior to the Conquest, is in Domesday
book called Ædelmeton, probably as having been the
residence of some distinguished personage during the
heptarchy. The extensive forest in the neighbourhood,
of which Enfield Chace formed a part, made it the resort
of many individuals, who occasionally retired hither to
enjoy the diversion of hunting; and from its convenient
distance from the metropolis, it became the residence of
many opulent families. The village stands pleasantly
on the high road to Hertford, along which it extends for
more than a mile, containing, exclusively of small
dwellings, several ranges of respectable houses, and, in
detached situations, many elegant mansions and villas;
it is well lighted with gas, and amply supplied with
water. The New River intersects several parts of the
parish, producing a picturesque effect in the grounds
and meadows through which it winds. A considerable
coach manufactory affords employment to more than
60 persons; and an extensive trade in timber is carried
on by means of the Lea river navigation, which passes
within three-quarters of a mile of the village. A station
on the Eastern Counties railway is also situated here.
Fairs, chiefly for pleasure, are held on St. Giles and
Ascension days, on a part of Enfield Chace, near Southgate, in the parish, under letters-patent of James I.
The petty-sessions for the division are held at the Angel
inn on alternate Fridays, and a court leet and court
baron are held on the Tuesday in Whitsun-week: the
powers of the county debt-court of Edmonton, established in 1847, extend over the sub-registration-districts of Edmonton, Enfield, and Tottenham.
The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books
at £18; net income, £1550; patrons and appropriators,
the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's, London: the tithes
were commuted for land and corn-rents in 1799. The
church is a spacious ancient structure in the later
English style, once of flint stone; in 1772 it was cased
with brick, but it has a square embattled tower in its
original state. At Southgate and Winchmore-Hill are
separate incumbencies. There are places of worship for
Baptists, the Society of Friends, Independents, and
Wesleyans. A charity school for boys was founded in
1624, by Edward Latymer; a charity school for girls
was established by subscription in 1778, and a national
school in 1822. The poor law union of Edmonton comprises seven parishes or places, of which five are in
Middlesex, and one in each of the counties of Essex and
Hertford; and contains a population of 52,569. On
Bush Hill, in the parish, are remains of a large circular
encampment, supposed to have been the site of a British
town, and near which Sir Hugh Myddelton had a residence. Bury Hall, the seat of President Bradshaw, retains many of its original features. Peter Fabell, a
learned man of eccentric character, who flourished in the
reign of Henry VII., and obtained the reputation of
being a conjuror, is said to have been born in the
parish, which became noted by the production of a
drama, founded upon some of his alleged exploits, and
called the "Merry Devil of Edmonton," first printed in
1608. The place also gave rise to a tragedy founded on
the history of an unfortunate woman who was condemned and executed on a charge of witchcraft, in 1621;
and it has been lastly celebrated as the scene of Cowper's popular ballad of John Gilpin, in allusion to which
there is a painting in front of the Bell inn. Dr. Brook
Taylor, secretary to the Royal Society, and author of an
ingenious treatise on Perspective, was born here in
1685; and Archbishop Tillotson resided here constantly
while Dean of St. Paul's, and occasionally after his
translation to the primacy.
Ednaston
EDNASTON, a hamlet, in the parish of Brailsford, hundred of Appletree, S. division of the county
of Derby, 1¼ mile (S. W.) from Brailsford; containing
217 inhabitants. The manor was given to the priory of
Tutbury, by Robert, Earl Ferrers, the elder, and was
granted at the Dissolution to Sir John Gifford, who
conveyed it to Francis Shirley, Esq., ancestor of the
present Earl Ferrers. The village lies south of the Ashbourn and Derby road.
Edstaston
EDSTASTON, a chapelry, in the parish and union
of Wem, Whitchurch division of the hundred of North
Bradford, N. division of the county of Salop, 1¾ mile
(N. by E.) from Wem; containing 452 inhabitants. The
chapel is dedicated to St. Mary.
Edstock
EDSTOCK, with Beer, a hamlet, in the parish and
hundred of Cannington, union of Bridgwater, W.
division of Somerset; containing 15 inhabitants.
Edston
EDSTON, a hamlet, in the parish of WoottonWawen, union of Stratford-upon-Avon, Henley-inArden division of the hundred of Barlichway, S. division of the county of Warwick, 4¾ miles (S. E. by S.)
from Henley; containing 51 inhabitants. Somerville,
the poet, was born here in the year 1692.
Edston, Great
EDSTON, GREAT, a parish, in the union of Helmsley, wapentake of Ryedale, N. riding of York, 2 miles
(S. S. E.) from Kirkby-Moorside; containing, with the
township of North Holme, 153 inhabitants, of whom
134 are in the township of Edston. The parish is situated on the river Dove, and comprises by computation
1100 acres, of which 746 are arable, and 204 meadow
and pasture; the scenery is beautifully varied, and
abounds with interesting features, embracing a fine
view of Duncombe Park, and the borders of CastleHoward. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in
the king's books at £7.10.; net income, £188; patrons
and impropriators, the family of Dowker. The church
is a very small and ancient structure. There is a place
of worship for Wesleyans.
Edston, Little
EDSTON, LITTLE, a township, in the parish of
Sinnington, union of Helmsley, wapentake of Ryedale, N. riding of York, 6¼ miles (W.) from Pickering;
containing 15 inhabitants. It comprises about 800 acres
of land, is bounded on the north-west by the river Dove,
and situated to the south of the road from Kirkby-Moorside to Pickering.
Edvin-Loach
EDVIN-LOACH, a parish, in the union of Bromyard, Upper division of the hundred of Doddingtree,
Hundred-House and E. divisions of the county of Worcester, though locally in the hundred of Broxash,
county of Hereford, 3 miles (N. by E.) from Bromyard;
containing 62 inhabitants, and comprising 533a. 1r. 23p.
Hops and fruit with other produce are grown here.
The living is a discharged rectory, with the rectory of
Tedstone-Wafer united, valued in the king's books at
£2. 1. 10½., and in the gift of Edmund Higginson, Esq.:
the tithes have been commuted for £80, and the glebe
comprises 30 acres. The church lies in the south part
of the parish, and is an ancient structure in the early
and decorated English styles, with a wooden tower.
Edvin-Ralph
EDVIN-RALPH, a parish, in the union of Bromyard, hundred of Wolphy, though locally in the hundred of Broxash, county of Hereford, 2 miles (N.)
from Bromyard; containing, with Butterley, 166 inhabitants. The parish is situated in a fertile district,
abounding in romantic scenery; it consists of 1573
acres, and is intersected by the road from Bromyard to
Tenbury. Limestone of good quality is extensively
quarried for building, and for burning into lime. The
living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books
at £6. 6. 10½.; net income, £259; patron, W. L. Childe,
Esq. The church is an ancient structure, containing
several interesting monuments.
Edwalton (Holy Rood)
EDWALTON (Holy Rood), a parish, in the union
of Bingham, N. division of the wapentake of Rushcliffe, S. division of the county of Nottingham, 3½
miles (S. S. E.) from Nottingham; containing 117 inhabitants. It comprises by measurement about 800 acres,
of which about a fifth are pasture, and the rest arable;
the surface is undulated, and the village pleasingly
situated in a sequestered spot. A little more than sixty
years ago the land was so boggy and indifferent, it
could scarcely be let at any price; but it has been much
improved, within the last twenty-five years especially,
by draining and superior cultivation. The living is a
perpetual curacy; net income, £97; patron and impropriator, John Musters, Esq. The church is an humble
edifice of brick, with a rather clumsy tower.
Edwardston (St. Mary)
EDWARDSTON (St. Mary), a parish, in the union
of Cosford, hundred of Babergh, W. division of Suffolk, 1¾ mile (N. W.) from Boxford; containing 495
inhabitants, and consisting of about 1800 acres. The
living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's
books at £4. 13. 4.; patron, Charles Dawson, Esq.;
appropriator, the Bishop of Ely, who pays the vicar
£18. 5. per annum. The great tithes have been commuted for £373, and the vicarial for £263; the glebe
comprises 8 acres. The church was given, with the
tithes and other appurtenances, to the monastery of
Abingdon, by Hubert de Montecheney, lord of the
manor in 1114, when a society of Black monks was
placed here, as a cell to that house; the site is now
called St. Edward's Place. In 1160, the monks were
removed to the priory of Colne, to which the parish
church became appropriated, and belonged till the Dissolution.
Edwinstowe (St. Mary)
EDWINSTOWE (St. Mary), a parish, in the union
of Southwell, Hatfield division of the hundred of
Bassetlaw, N. division of the county of Nottingham,
1½ mile (W. by S.) from Ollerton; comprising the townships of Budby, Clipstone, and Edwinstowe, and the
chapelries of Carburton, Ollerton, and Perlethorpe;
and containing 2418 inhabitants, of whom 948 are in
the township of Edwinstowe. The parish is situated on
the road from Ollerton to Mansfield, and comprises all
that remains of the ancient forest of Sherwood, so
celebrated in legendary romance for the exploits of
Robin Hood, who is said to have compelled Friar Tuck
to celebrate the marriage of Allan-à-Dale with a wealthy
heiress, in the church of this place. It comprehends
some fine old woodland scenery and many modern
plantations, with several open tracts of forest-land,
which afford good pasture for sheep. The whole parish
contains 16,827 acres, of which 5815 are in the township; about 2000 acres are inclosed in the beautiful
park and pleasure-grounds of Thoresby Hall, the seat
of Earl Manvers. It is traversed from west to east by
the rivers Medin and Mann; and the village, which
possesses much rural beauty, with the lofty spire of its
church, forms an interesting feature in the landscape.
The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at
£14; net income, £639; patrons and appropriators,
the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln. The church is a
spacious ancient edifice, with a tower and an octagonal
spire ornamented with canopied niches. There are
chapels at Carburton, Ollerton, and Perlethorpe; and a
place of worship for Wesleyans. The rent of 109 acres
of land, £60 per annum, is distributed among the poor.
Lady M. W. Montagu was born at Thoresby.
Edworth (St. George)
EDWORTH (St. George), a parish, in the union
and hundred of Biggleswade, county of Bedford, 3¾
miles (S. E. by S.) from Biggleswade; containing 105
inhabitants. The living is a rectory, valued in the
king's books at £15. 16. 3., and in the gift of W. Hall,
Esq.: the tithes have been commuted for £240, and the
glebe comprises 8 acres.
Effingham (St. Lawrence)
EFFINGHAM (St. Lawrence), a parish, in the
union of Dorking, hundred of Copthorne and Effingham, W. division of Surrey, 3¾ miles (S. W. by W.)
from Leatherhead; containing 581 inhabitants. The
parish comprises 3100 acres, of which the north part is
clay, the middle gravel, and the south chalk; there is a
good deal of coppice land on the south side, chiefly oak,
beech, and hazel. The village, from the discovery of
numerous foundations of buildings in the contiguous
fields, appears to have been formerly of much greater
extent than it is at present. The living is a discharged
vicarage, valued in the king's books at £7. 18. 9., and
in the patronage of the Crown: the impropriate tithes,
belonging to the families of Stringer, Currie, and Malthus, have been commuted for £316, and the vicarial
for £120; the glebe comprises 18 acres. The church
contains several neat monuments; the east window is
of stained glass, erected at the expense of Mr. Stringer.
Efford
EFFORD, a tything, in the parish of Milford,
union of Ringwood, hundred of Christchurch, Ringwood and S. divisions of Hants, 1½ mile (N. E.) from
Ringwood; containing 292 inhabitants.
Egbrough
EGBROUGH, a township, in the parish of Kellington, Lower division of the wapentake of Osgoldcross, W. riding of York, 5¼ miles (W. by N.) from
Snaith; containing 229 inhabitants, of whom 58 are in
High, and 171 in Low, Egbrough. This township,
situated on the road from Selby to Doncaster, includes
the hamlet of Hut Green, and comprises about 1900
acres, of which the greater portion is the property of
the family of Morritt, lords of the manor. A pleasurefair is held on Whit-Monday. The vicarial tithes have
been commuted for £108. 10., and the impropriate for
£346, payable to Trinity College, Cambridge. There is
a place of worship for Wesleyans.
Egbury
EGBURY, a tything, in the parish of Bourne,
union of Caxton and Arrington, hundred of Longstow, county of Cambridge; with 131 inhabitants.
Egdean (St. Bartholomew)
EGDEAN (St. Bartholomew), a parish, in the union
of Sutton (under Gilbert's act), hundred of Rotherbridge, rape of Arundel, W. division of Sussex, 2
miles (S. E.) from Petworth; containing 121 inhabitants.
The parish comprises 710 acres, of which 62 are waste
land or common; the road from Petworth to Brighton
runs through it, and the Rother or Arundel navigation
passes by its southern boundary. There are fairs on
May 1st and Sept. 4th, for horses, horned-cattle, and
sheep. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in
the king's books at £1. 9. 2., and in the gift of A. G. W.
Biddulph, Esq.: the tithes have been commuted for
£110.