Elloughton (St. Mary)
ELLOUGHTON (St. Mary), a parish, in the union
of Beverley, Hunsley-Beacon division of the wapentake of Harthill, E. riding of York, 2½ miles
(S. E. by S.) from South Cave; containing, with the
hamlet of Brough and township of Wauldby, 712 inhabitants. The parish comprises, exclusively of Wauldby,
1534a. 2r. 17p., and including that township 2312a.
35p.; of the former number 1161 acres are arable, 330
pasture, and 42 woodland. The living is a discharged
vicarage, valued in the king's books at £5. 0. 5., and in
the patronage of the Archbishop of York, with a net
income of £114: the tithes were commuted for land
and a money payment in 1794. The church is a very
ancient structure; the greater portion of it fell down in
the early part of the year 1843, but it has been since
restored: it is in the early English style. There are
places of worship for congregations of Calvinists and
Wesleyans.
Ellsthorp
ELLSTHORP, a hamlet, in the parish of Edenham,
union of Bourn, wapentake of Beltisloe, parts of
Kesteven, county of Lincoln; containing 68 inhabitants. It lies north of Edenham village.
Elm (All Saints)
ELM (All Saints), a parish, in the union and hundred of Wisbech, Isle of Ely, county of Cambridge,
2 miles (S. S. E.) from Wisbech; containing 1742 inhabitants. The parish comprises 11,162a. 2r. 13p., of
which 6522 acres are arable, 4615 pasture, and 25 plantations. The living is a sinecure rectory, valued in the
king's books at £17. 10., and now held by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners; and a vicarage, with that of
Emneth annexed, valued at £14. 15. 10.; patron, the
Bishop of Ely. The rectorial tithes have been commuted for £1644. 15., and the vicarial for £638; the
rectorial glebe comprises 18 acres, and the vicarial
2 acres. The church is chiefly in the later English
style, and consists of a nave, chancel, and aisles, with a
tower surmounted by a small spire. Thomas Squire, in
1689, left a schoolroom, with a house and lands now
producing about £50 a year; and the proceeds of about
34 acres bequeathed by different individuals, are distributed among the poor, who also receive in coal the sum
of about £60 per annum, derived from land allotted in
1630. A tessellated pavement was discovered near the
site of the old mansion of Needham Hall, which was
taken down in 1804; and numerous Roman coins have
been found.
Elm (St. Mary)
ELM (St. Mary), a parish, in the union and hundred of Frome, E. division of Somerset, 2¼ miles
(N. W. by W.) from Frome; containing 421 inhabitants.
The parish is situated on the river Frome, and comprises by admeasurement 895 acres. The manufacture
of woollen-cloth is extensively carried on in the vicinity;
and on the banks of the Frome are various mills, and
some manufactories of scythes, spades, reap-hooks, and
other agricultural implements. Abundance of stone
of good quality for building is found. The living is a
discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at
£9. 13. 6½.; patron and incumbent, the Rev. Charles T.
Griffith, D.D. The tithes have been commuted for
£110, and the glebe comprises 134 acres. The church
is an ancient structure with subsequent additions, and
has a finely enriched Norman arch at the western entrance. Near the northern bank of a rivulet, and on the
edge of a precipice, are the remains of a Roman intrenchment, called Tedbury, in which a vessel containing
coins of the Lower Empire was found in 1691.
Elm, Little
ELM, LITTLE, a hamlet, partly in the parish of
Elm, but chiefly in that of Whatley, union and hundred of Frome, E. division of the county of Somerset;
containing 117 inhabitants.
Elmbridge
ELMBRIDGE, a chapelry, in the parish of Dodderhill, union of Droitwich, Upper division of the hundred of Halfshire, Droitwich and E. divisions of the
county of Worcester, 2¾ miles (N.) from Droitwich;
containing 384 inhabitants. It comprises 1577 acres, of
rather elevated and hilly land, principally arable, and of
a rich and productive soil; and is bounded at the west
end by the road from Droitwich to Kidderminster. The
chapel, dedicated to St. Mary, and situated on an eminence, is a stone structure with a wooden spire, and has
a very fine Saxon arch at the southern entrance; there
are north and south aisles, and on the west is a gallery.
The whole tithes belong to the vicar of Dodderhill.
Elmdon (St. Nicholas)
ELMDON (St. Nicholas), a parish, in the union of
Saffron-Walden, hundred of Uttlesford, N. division of Essex, 5½ miles (W. by N.) from SaffronWalden; containing 680 inhabitants. The parish is
situated near the confines of the county of Cambridge,
and comprises 3197a. 3r. 18p., of which 153 acres are
woodland; the surface is hilly, and the soil rests on
chalk. The village is built on the declivities of two low
hills, and has a picturesque appearance. The living
is a vicarage, annexed to the rectory of Wendon-Lofts,
and valued in the king's books at £19; impropriator,
John Wilkes, Esq. The church is an ancient edifice
with a square embattled tower. A Sunday school, in
union with the National Society, is supported by a rentcharge of £14 per annum, bequeathed by Thomas
Crawley in 1559.
Elmdon (St. Peter)
ELMDON (St. Peter), a parish, in the union of
Solihull, Solihull division of the hundred of Hemlingford, N. division of the county of Warwick,
7 miles (S. E.) from Birmingham; containing 167 inhabitants. The parish comprises about 1100 acres, of
which two-thirds are arable, 20 acres woodland, and
the remainder good meadow and pasture; the surface
is varied, and the soil generally fertile. Elmdon Hall,
erected in 1795 by Isaac Spooner, Esq., and beautifully
situated, is now the mansion of W. C. Alston, Esq., who
purchased the property in the year 1840. The Birmingham and Warwick canal, which communicates with the
Grand Junction canal, skirts the parish; and the Hampton station of the London and Birmingham railway is
about 2½ miles distant. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at £3. 8. 1½., and in the
gift of Isaac William Spooner Lillingston, Esq.: the
tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £230,
and the glebe comprises 18 acres of land. The church
was erected in the year 1780, at the expense of Abraham Spooner, Esq., at a cost of £2000, and is a handsome structure in the later English style, with a square
embattled tower: the east window is embellished with a
representation of the Lord's Supper; and figures of
Faith, Hope, and Charity, in stained glass, of ancient
date; and the church contains monuments to the
Spooner family for three generations, and one to Jane,
Countess Dowager of Rosse, who died here in 1838.
The parsonage-house was built in 1803.
Elmer, with Crakehill
ELMER, with Crakehill, a township, in the parish
of Topcliffe, union of Thirsk, wapentake of Birdforth, N. riding of York, 7 miles (N. by E.) from
Boroughbridge; containing 93 inhabitants, of whom 56
are in Elmer. It is situated on the north side of the
river Swale, and east of the road from Boroughbridge to
Topcliffe; and comprises by computation 969 acres of
land, of which about 300 are in Elmer: 62 are waste or
common. The tithes have been commuted for £25. 8.
payable to the vicar, and £147 to the Dean and Chapter
of York.
Elmham, North (St. Mary)
ELMHAM, NORTH (St. Mary), a parish, in the
union of Mitford and Launditch, hundred of Launditch, W. division of Norfolk, 5¼ miles (N.) from
East Dereham; containing 1219 inhabitants. On the
division of the kingdom of the East Angles, which from
its first conversion by Felix had been under one bishop,
into two dioceses, about the year 673, one of the episcopal seats was fixed at Dunwich, and the other in this
ancient town, which had a succession of ten bishops,
till the martyrdom of Humbert by the Danes in 870.
The sees were again united about 950, and the episcopal
chair transferred to Thetford in 1075. Herbert, first
bishop of Norwich, rebuilt the parish church, but the
present seems to be of later date: from the altar ran
a subterranean passage to a palace, situated on a neighbouring hill, and which Bishop Spencer, in the turbulent reign of Richard II., converted into a castle, and
surrounded with a double intrenchment, the inner moat
inclosing the keep; the moats remain, and there are
some vestiges of the keep. The parish comprises
4623a. 2r., of which 2826 acres are arable, 1493 pasture,
and 286 woodland and plantations; the village is pleasantly situated on the west bank of the river Wensum,
and is spacious and well built. Petty-sessions are held
on the first Wednesday in every alternate month; and
fairs for cattle, sheep, and swine, on the 6th of April.
The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's
books at £13. 15.; patron and impropriator, Lord
Sondes: the great tithes have been commuted for
£377. 7. 6., and the vicarial for £462, and the glebe
comprises 16½ acres. The church is a cruciform structure, with a lofty tower surmounted by a slender spire,
and is chiefly in the decorated and later English styles;
remains exist of a beautiful screen, on the lower compartments of which are representations of saints, &c.
There is a place of worship for Independents; also a
school in union with the National Society, endowed with
13 acres of land. Various Roman urns, coins, and
other relics, have been found.
Elmham, South (All Saints)
ELMHAM, SOUTH (All Saints), a parish, in the
union and hundred of Wangford, E. division of Suffolk, 5 miles (N. W.) from Halesworth; containing
224 inhabitants, and comprising by computation 1300
acres. The living is a discharged rectory, with that of
St. Nicholas annexed, valued in the king's books at £8,
and in the gift of Sir R. S. Adair: the tithes have been
commuted for £368, and the glebe comprises 21 acres.
The church is an ancient structure, originally Norman,
of which style the circular tower, with a beautiful arch
at the southern entrance, still remains; the other parts
have been rebuilt at various dates, and are in the early
and later English styles.
Elmham, South, St. Cross (St. George)
ELMHAM, SOUTH, ST. CROSS (St. George),
a parish, in the union and hundred of Wangford, E.
division of Suffolk, 4 miles (E. by N.) from Harleston;
containing 258 inhabitants. The parish comprises 1043
acres, of which 100 are common land or waste. The
living is a discharged rectory, annexed to the rectory of
Homersfield, and valued in the king's books at £10:
the impropriate tithes have been commuted for £23. 6. 8.,
and the rectorial for £191. 13. 4.; the glebe comprises
25 acres. The church was repaired in 1840, and is in
the decorated and later English styles, with a square
embattled tower; the altar-piece is a good painting of
the Raising of Lazarus from the Dead: at the south
entrance is an enriched Norman arch. Near St. Margaret's Hall are the remains of a religious house, surrounded with a moat.
Elmham, South (St. James)
ELMHAM, SOUTH (St. James), a parish, in the
union and hundred of Wangford, E. division of Suffolk, 5½ miles (N. W. by W.) from Halesworth; containing 289 inhabitants. The living is a discharged
rectory, valued in the king's books at £8, and in the
gift of W. Adair, Esq.: the tithes have been commuted
for £377, and the glebe comprises 10 acres. The church
is an ancient structure, partly in the early and partly in
the later English style, with a square embattled tower.
Here are the remains of some ancient buildings, called
the Minster. Dr. Rouke, master of Magdalene College,
Oxford, was a native of the place.
Elmham, South (St. Margaret)
ELMHAM, SOUTH (St. Margaret), a parish, in
the union and hundred of Wangford, E. division of
Suffolk, 5 miles (E.) from Harleston; containing 181
inhabitants. This was formerly the residence of the
bishops of Norwich, who had a palace here, erected
about the same time as the cathedral, and which was
subsequently a convent of Benedictine monks: the remains of the chapel form an interesting ruin. The living
is a discharged rectory, with that of St. Peter's annexed,
valued in the king's books at £6. 2. 11., and in the
patronage of W. Adair, Esq.: the tithes of the parish
have been commuted for £125. 1. 6., of which £121. 1. 6.
are payable to the rector, who has 52 acres of glebe.
The church is partly in the early and later English
styles, with a square embattled tower, and a Norman
arched doorway on the south side. Estates producing
£70 per annum are vested in trustees for charitable
uses.
Elmham, South (St. Michael)
ELMHAM, SOUTH (St. Michael), a parish, in the
union and hundred of Wangford, E. division of the
county of Suffolk, 6 miles (N. N. W.) from Halesworth;
containing 145 inhabitants. The living is a discharged
vicarage, annexed to the perpetual curacy of Rumburgh,
and valued in the king's books at £4. 17. 11. The
church is in the early and later English styles, with a
square embattled tower, and an enriched Norman arch
at the south entrance.
Elmham, South (St. Nicholas)
ELMHAM, SOUTH (St. Nicholas), a parish, in the
union and hundred of Wangford, E. division of the
county of Suffolk, 6¼ miles (N. W.) from Halesworth;
containing 90 inhabitants. The living is a discharged
rectory, annexed to the rectory of All Saints', and valued
in the king's books at £6: the church has been long
since demolished.
Elmham, South (St. Peter)
ELMHAM, SOUTH (St. Peter), a parish, in the
union and hundred of Wangford, E. division of the
county of Suffolk, 3¾ miles (S.) from Bungay; containing 91 inhabitants, and comprising 562a. 2r. 33p.
The living is a discharged rectory, annexed to that of
St. Margaret's, and valued in the king's books at £8: the
tithes have been commuted for £138, and the glebe
comprises 25 acres. The church is an ancient structure,
in the early and later English styles, with a square
embattled tower. There are still considerable remains of
St. Peter's Hall, formerly the seat of the Tasburghs, who
removed to Flixton Hall; the house is now occupied by
a farmer.
Elmhurst.—See Curborough.
ELMHURST.—See Curborough.
Elmley, county of York.—See Emley.
ELMLEY, county of York.—See Emley.
Elmley Castle (St. Mary)
ELMLEY CASTLE (St. Mary), a parish, in the
union of Pershore, Middle division of the hundred of
Oswaldslow, Pershore and E. divisions of the county of
Worcester, 4 miles (E. S. E.) from Pershore; containing 403 inhabitants. This place takes its name from a
castle erected on one of the Bredon hills, at the time of
the Conquest, and which was destroyed in the reign of
Henry III.; who gave to the inhabitants a weekly
market, and an annual fair on the festival of St. Lawrence. A chantry or college, for eight priests, was subsequently founded here by Grey Beauchamp, Earl of
Warwick, in honour of the Virgin Mary. The parish
comprises 2040a. 2r. 31p., and is partly bounded on the
south by Gloucestershire: nearly one-half of the surface
is on the brow of the hill, and has a light but fertile soil;
in the vale, the soil is a stiff wet clay. Great varieties of
fossil shells are found. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at £5. 6. 5½.; net income,
£112; patron and appropriator, the Bishop of Worcester. The church, which stands on the south side of
the village, is an ancient edifice with a vaulted roof; it
contains some handsome monuments to the Savage
family, and one to an earl of Coventry, erected by the
countess, his widow. The site of the ancient castle, and
the moat by which it was surrounded, are all that remain. Bishop Bonner is said to have been born here.
The place gives the inferior title of Viscount to the Earl
Beauchamp.
Elmley, Isle of (St. James)
ELMLEY, ISLE of (St. James), a parish, in the
union of Sheppy, liberty of the Isle of Sheppy, Upper
division of the lathe of Scray, E. division of Kent, 3
miles (N. N. E.) from Sittingbourne; containing 42 inhabitants. This place, still called an island, was formerly surrounded by the river Swale, but is now connected by a narrow neck of land with the Isle of Sheppy;
it is in length about three miles, and in breadth two, a
small tract on the northern side being within the bounds
of the parish of East Church. There is a ferry across
the Swale to Milton. The parish comprises 1572 acres
of rich land, affording herbage for numerous flocks of
sheep; also 189 acres of marsh land. The living is a
rectory, valued in the king's books at £5; net income,
£340; patrons, the Warden and Fellows of All Souls'
College, Oxford. The church, which was dilapidated,
and only used on the induction of a new rector, has
lately been repaired, and divine service is now performed
in it.
Elmley-Lovett (St. Michael)
ELMLEY-LOVETT (St. Michael), a parish, in the
union of Droitwich, Lower division of the hundred of
Halfshire, Kidderminster and W. divisions of the
county of Worcester, 4 miles (E. by S.) from Stourport, containing 381 inhabitants. The parish is intersected at its east end by the road from Droitwich to
Kidderminster, and crossed from north to south by a
stream which falls into the Salwarp. It consists of 2179
acres of a rich and fertile soil, and 205 of common land
or waste; the surface is rather hilly, and interspersed
with wood. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's
books at £17. 2. 6.; net income, £527; patron, Christ's
College, Cambridge. The church, which stands on
elevated ground, has been lately built, on the site of the
former edifice. A school is endowed with part of the
profits of an estate which was bequeathed, at a very early
period, for the benefit of the church and the poor, and
now produces a rental of £131. 14. The place gives the
title of Viscount to the Lygon family.
Elmore
ELMORE, a hamlet, in the parish of Motcomb,
union of Shaftesbury, liberty of Gillingham, Shaston
division of Dorset, ½ a mile (N.) from Shaftesbury.
A church has lately been erected, chiefly at the expense
of the Earl of Pembroke and his family. On Elmore
Green are several wells, from which the town of Shaftesbury is supplied with water.
Elmore (St. John the Baptist)
ELMORE (St. John the Baptist), a parish, in the
union of Gloucester, Middle division of the hundred
of Dudstone and King's-Barton, E. division of the
county of Gloucester, 6½ miles (W. S. W.) from Gloucester; containing 379 inhabitants. The parish is situated on the river Severn, and comprises about 1200
acres: the soil is generally a deep clay, and the surface
flat; the greater portion of the land is meadow and
pasture. The Severn is here obstructed in its course
by a rock extending nearly across its channel, which
renders it unnavigable at low water. Elmore Court,
the ancient seat of the Guise family, is a handsome
Elizabethan mansion, on an eminence. The living is a
perpetual curacy; net income, £73; patron, Sir Berkeley W. Guise, Bart. The church has an embattled tower
at the west end.
Elmsall, North
ELMSALL, NORTH, a township, in the parish of
South Kirkby, Upper division of the wapentake of
Osgoldcross, W. riding of York, 6¾ miles (S. by E.)
from Pontefract; containing 281 inhabitants. It comprises about 2000 acres; the surface is boldly undulated,
and the scenery pleasing. The vicarial tithes have been
commuted for £80.
Elmsall, South
ELMSALL, SOUTH, a township, in the parish of
South Kirkby, Upper division of the wapentake of
Osgoldcross, W. riding of York, 7¾ miles (S. by E.)
from Pontefract; containing 518 inhabitants. The
township comprises by computation 1370 acres; the
village consists of several scattered houses, extending
along an acclivity near the confluence of the two sources
of the Skelbrook river.
Elmsett (St. Peter)
ELMSETT (St. Peter), a parish, in the union and
hundred of Cosford, W. division of Suffolk, 4 miles
(N. E. by N.) from Hadleigh; containing 446 inhabitants. The parish comprises 1997a. 1r. 10p.: the surface is diversified with hills and dales; the soil is various,
and the lands are arable, pasture, and meadow, in nearly
equal portions, with a moderate quantity of wood. Two
streams, which rise within the parish, flow in different
directions; and there are two large gravel-pits. A
pleasure-fair is held on Whit-Tuesday. The living is a
rectory, valued in the king's books at £13. 7. 1.; net
income, £580; patrons, the Master, Fellows, and Scholars of Clare Hall, Cambridge. The church is built of
flint and stone; the chancel window is much admired.
The parsonage-house is surrounded by a moat. On the
declivity of a hill is a cold mineral spring, called the
Dropping Well, issuing out of limestone rock, and producing fibrous crystallizations. John Boyse, an eminent
scholar and divine, and one of the translators of the last
version of the Bible, was born here in 1560.