Essington
ESSINGTON, a township, in the parish of Bushbury, union of Penkridge, E. division of the hundred
of Cuttlestone, S. division of the county of Stafford,
5¼ miles (N. E.) from Wolverhampton; containing 623
inhabitants. It comprises by measurement 2973 acres,
mostly arable land. Coal is wrought, and bricks are
manufactured. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for £411. 4., and the vicarial for £30. 3. 5. There
is a place of worship for Wesleyans. Here may be
traced some remains of an ancient residence of the
De Essingtons, who were seated in the township.
Eston-in-Cleveland
ESTON-in-Cleveland, a chapelry, in the parish of
Ormesby, union of Guisborough, E. division of the
liberty of Langbaurgh, N. riding of York, 5½ miles
(W. N. W.) from Guisborough; containing 285 inhabitants. This place, in Domesday book Astune, was one of
the manors granted at an early period to the Meinells of
Whorlton Castle, and was held by the archbishop of
Canterbury, by the service of Pantler on the day of his
consecration: the families of Conyers and Stapylton
afterwards possessed the property; and at one period
some of the lands were owned by the monks of Guisborough and of Fountains. The chapelry comprises by
computation 1870 acres. The village, situated on the
Stockton and Redcar road, lies at the base of a detached
hill of considerable elevation, called Eston Moor, which
terminates in a bold promontory called Eston Nab,
where a telegraphic beacon, or watch-house, has been
erected. On the summit of the promontory is an encampment, conjectured to be of Saxon origin, of the
date 492, and coeval with the battle of Badon Hill, which
was fought in the neighbourhood. The living is a
perpetual curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Ormesby:
a rent-charge of £320. 15. is payable to the Archbishop
of York. The chapel is a very ancient edifice.
Etall
ETALL, a township, in the parish of Ford, union
of Glendale, W. division of Glendale ward, county
of Northumberland, 10½ miles (N. N. W.) from
Wooler. A castle was erected at this place in the 1st
of Edward I., by Sir Robert Manners, which James IV.,
before the battle of Flodden, captured and destroyed; it
was rebuilt, but is now in ruins.
Etchells
ETCHELLS, a township, in the parish of Northen,
union of Altrincham, hundred of Macclesfield, N.
division of the county of Chester, 5½ miles (S. W.)
from Stockport; containing 727 inhabitants. The
manor was anciently in the Stockports, from whom it
passed by female heirs to the Aldernes and Stanleys;
and on the attainder of Sir William Stanley, it became
vested in the crown: after some temporary grants, it
was sold by King Philip and Queen Mary to Robert
Tatton, ancestor of Wilbraham Egerton, Esq. The
township lies west of the road from Cheadle to Wilmslow,
and comprises 2221 acres, of a sandy and clayey soil.
The tithes have been commuted for £213. 6. 5., payable
to the rector of Northen. There is a small free school.
Etchells
ETCHELLS, a township, in the parish and union of
Stockport, hundred of Macclesfield, N. division of
the county of Chester, 3¾ miles (W. S. W.) from Stockport; containing 749 inhabitants. The manor passed
with Etchells, in Northen parish, and became the property of the Tatton family. The township lies on the
road from Stockport to Altrincham, and comprises 1470
acres, the soil of which is sand and clay. The tithes
have been commuted for £140, payable to the rector of
Stockport.
Etchilhampton
ETCHILHAMPTON, a chapelry, in the parish of
Allcannings, union of Devizes, hundred of Swanborough, Devizes and N. divisions of Wilts, 3 miles
(E. S. E.) from Devizes; containing 282 inhabitants, and
comprising 917a. 3r. 12p. The village is pleasantly
situated at the base of a small hill in the vale of Pewsey:
stone of a white colour, very soft, is quarried. The river
Avon, which runs by Salisbury into the English Channel, has its source near this place; and a branch of a
more important river of the same name (the Bristol
Avon) rises close to the former. The chapel, dedicated
to St. Andrew, is in the later English style, and contains
some monuments, which, from their antiquity, would
induce an opinion that the present edifice is a re-construction of the original building; among these is one
having the figures of a knight and his lady, in the costume of the reign of Edward III., with twelve figures
erect, well sculptured in freestone, and in good preservation.
Etchingham
ETCHINGHAM, a parish, in the union of Ticehurst, hundred of Henhurst, rape of Hastings, E.
division of Sussex, 8 miles (S. by E.) from Lamberhurst; containing 820 inhabitants. The parish comprises 3250 acres, of which 50 are common land or
waste; the road from Lewes to Cranbrook passes through
it, and it is intersected by the river Rother. The living
is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £11, and in
the gift of the Trustees of the late W. Cheslow, Esq.:
the tithes have been commuted for £610, and the glebe
comprises 14 acres. The church is partly in the decorated and partly in the later English style, with a central
tower: in the chancel are nine ancient stalls on each
side, with a screen; also several brasses to the memory
of the Echyngham family.
Etherley
ETHERLEY, an ecclesiastical district, in the chapelry
of St. Helen Auckland, parish of St. Andrew
Auckland, N. W. division of Darlington ward, S.
division of the county of Durham, 3½ miles (S. W.)
from Bishop-Auckland. This is a newly-assigned district, for which a church was lately consecrated: the
living is a perpetual curacy, in the gift of the Bishop of
Durham, and has been endowed with £130 per annum
out of the property of the see.
Eton (St. Mary and St. Nicholas)
ETON (St. Mary and St. Nicholas), a parish, and
the head of a union, in the hundred of Stoke, county of
Buckingham; containing 3609 inhabitants. This place,
which is chiefly distinguished for its public school, is
pleasantly situated in a valley on the north bank of the
river Thames, by which it is separated from Windsor,
and over which is a neat iron bridge supported on piers
of stone. The village consists principally of one street,
well paved and lighted by means of a highway rate, and
is supplied with water by a company whose works also
supply the town and castle of Windsor; the houses are
in general neatly built, and there are several boardinghouses for the accommodation of those students who
do not reside in the college. No particular branch of
trade is carried on. A little to the north is the Slough
station of the Great Western railway; it is 18 miles distant from the Paddington terminus in London. A fair
is held on Ash-Wednesday, for horses and cattle.
The site on which the college stands is said to be
extra-parochial, but the usual rites and ceremonies of
the church were formerly conducted for the benefit of
the parishioners, in the collegiate church. The college
was originally founded by Henry VI., in 1440, for a provost, ten priests, six clerks, six choristers, twenty-five
poor grammar scholars, with a master to instruct them,
and twenty-five almsmen; and was directed to be called
"The College Roiall of Our Ladie of Eton, beside
Windesor." Though deprived of part of its endowment
by Edward IV., it was especially exempted in the act of
Dissolution, at which time its revenue was estimated at
£1101. 13. 7. The present establishment consists of a
provost, vice-provost, six fellows, two masters, with
assistants, seven clerks, seventy king's scholars, ten
choristers, and inferior officers and servants; and the
number of independent scholars, the sons of noblemen
and gentlemen, is generally from 300 to 400. Scholars
on the foundation are entitled to fellowships and
scholarships in King's College, Cambridge, for which
purpose there is an annual election, but they are not
removed until vacancies occur; they then succeed according to seniority, and on three years' residence at
Cambridge are entitled to a fellowship. For those who
do not succeed in obtaining an election to King's College,
there are two scholarships founded in Merton College,
Oxford, in 1582, by the Rev. John Chamber, and augmented in 1754 by the Rev. George Vernon, of which
one is in the patronage of the provost of Eton, and the
other in that of the provost of King's College; also
three exhibitions, of £20 each per annum, founded in
Pembroke College, Oxford, by the Rev. Francis Rouse,
provost of Eton, with preference to his relatives; two
scholarships, one of £48, and one of £42, for superannuated "collegers," in the gift of the provost; and one
of £42 per annum for an actual scholar of King's College,
in the patronage of the head master of Eton, founded by
Provost Davies; three exhibitions, founded in Exeter
College by the Rev. Dr. John Reynolds, in the patronage of the provost and fellows of Eton; and one layfellowship and one scholarship, of £6 per annum each,
in Catherine Hall, Cambridge, for scholars of Eton or
Merchant Tailors' school. The Rev. Mr. Chamberlayne,
fellow of Eton, bequeathed an estate in Norfolk, producing a rent of £87, for founding scholarships for
superannuated collegers; and Mr. Bryant left £30 per
annum, for one or more additional scholarships, at the
discretion of the provost.
The buildings comprise two spacious quadrangles,
communicating by an ancient tower-gateway of great
beauty. In the centre of the outer quadrangle is a
bronze statue of the royal founder: on the south side
are, the chapel, an elegant structure in the later English
style, strengthened with enriched buttresses, and ornamented with a pierced parapet and pinnacles; and the
school, divided into the upper and lower school (each of
which is in three classes); besides lodgings for the masters and scholars on the foundation. The inner quadrangle comprises apartments for the provost and
fellows, and the library, a handsome building, containing one of the best collections in Europe, having been
augmented with numerous magnificent contributions
from various benefactors: some very valuable paintings,
drawings, and oriental manuscripts, enrich this depository of rare and curious productions. In the provost's
apartments is a portrait, on panel, of Jane Shore, said
to be an original. The foundation stone of the new
buildings was laid by Prince Albert, June 20th, 1844.
These buildings, which are in the Elizabethan style,
occupy the site of the wash-houses and stables of the
provost and fellows, immediately contiguous to the
provost's lodge, and present a front upwards of 120 feet
in length. In addition to two extensive apartments for
the library of the upper boys, and to be also used as
examination-rooms for prizes and scholarships, there are
48 single rooms, appropriated to the upper and elder
boys on the foundation, and likewise a large apartment
for the use of the sixth form, and another for the use of
the first six boys of the fifth form, when not engaged in
their private studies. These additions cost upwards of
£20,000; and £4000 more have been expended in
effecting a complete drainage of the precincts. A new
burial-ground was consecrated in April 1846. The
grounds for recreation and exercise, on the north-west
side of the college, are extensive, and beautifully shaded
by a lengthened avenue of stately trees; and the bounds
of the college are marked by stones set up in various
places. To mention the many eminent characters this
noble institution has produced, would be to enumerate a
very considerable portion of the most distinguished
names which history has recorded in the proud list of
British heroes, statesmen, scholars, and divines.
A custom, designated the Montem, was until very
lately triennially observed by the scholars, on WhitTuesday. Though its origin is involved in obscurity, it
certainly existed in the reign of Elizabeth, and, most
probably, from the very foundation of the college, as it is
included in the list presented to the queen, when on a
visit here, "of the ceremonies observed from the foundation." The chief object of the ceremony was to collect
"salt-money," and by the procession advancing to a
small tumulus, on the south side of the Bath road, the
spot acquired the name of Salt Hill. The scholars appointed to collect the money were called "salt-bearers,"
and were arrayed in silk of various colours, and assisted
by "scouts," also dressed in silk, of less striking appearance. Immense numbers of people assembled to witness
the procession, and scholars were placed on all the neighbouring roads to levy money, which, as the custom was
viewed as an innocent diversion, attended with a positive benefit, nearly the whole neighbourhood made a
point of offering. The sum collected frequently exceeded
£1000, and, after deducting the necessary expenses of
the day, was given to the senior scholar, called the
Captain of the school, on his removal to Cambridge.
The parish comprises 771 acres, of which 35 are
waste land or common. The living is a rectory, held
by the provost of the college, whose tithes have been
commuted for £245: the church is collegiate, and was
frequented by the parishioners prior to the erection of
a neat chapel in the centre of the town, by Mr. Hetherington, late fellow of the college, for the accommodation
of the inhabitants. A charity school was founded in
1790, by Mark Anthony Porny, originally French master at the college, and afterwards one of the Poor
Knights of Windsor, who endowed it with the residue
of his estate, about £7000; from which fund the
present school-house was built on ground belonging to
the college, at an expense of £1723. The bridge is
maintained by the rents of seven houses in High-street,
amounting to £196. 18., which property was purchased
with money granted by letters-patent of Elizabeth, in
1592, for that purpose. An almshouse for 10 widows
was founded by Dr. Henry Godolphin, provost of the
college, in 1714: an annual income of about £120 is
appropriated to the apprenticing of children, arising
from bequests by Dr. Davies, provost, and others; and
there are other charitable gifts for the benefit of the
poor. The union of Eton consists of 19 parishes or
places, which contain 20,247 inhabitants. William
Oughtred, an eminent mathematician, is stated to have
been born here, in 1573.
Etruria
ETRURIA, a village, in the parish of Shelton,
borough and union of Stoke-upon-Trent, N. division
of the hundred of Pirehill and of the county of
Stafford, 1½ mile (N. E.) from Newcastle. The classical name of this place was given to it by its late celebrated founder, Josiah Wedgwood, who established here
the well-known Wedgwood-ware potteries, in 1769,
and called the village after the seat of the ancient
fictile art in Italy, Etruria, where a colony of Phœnician potters settled about 1000 years before the
birth of Christ. On the formation of the Trent and
Mersey canal, this spot was chosen by Mr. Wedgwood,
who erected an entire village for his workmen and dependants, and a mansion on a neighbouring eminence
for his own residence, which is now occupied by his grandson, Mr. F. Wedgwood, by whom, and his partner, Mr.
Boyle, the manufacture is carried on. Mr. Wedgwood
died here in 1795. Coal and ironstone abound; and
there are extensive wharfs and warehouses for canal
traffic. The road from Leek to Newcastle passes
through. In 1844, a church district was formed and
endowed by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners; and a
church has since been erected, of brick and stone, in the
Mæso-Gothic style: the living is in the gift of the
Crown and the Bishop of Lichfield, alternately; income,
£150. A small episcopal chapel, also, for the use of
the boatmen, has been lately built by local subscription,
aided by a grant from a society, and a handsome contribution from the Canal Company. There are places
of worship for Wesleyans, and Methodists of the New
Connexion; and the North Staffordshire Infirmary,
affording accommodation for 100 patients, besides dispensing vast out-door relief, is situated near Etruria.
Etterby
ETTERBY, a township, in the parish of Stanwix,
union of Carlisle, Eskdale ward, E. division of Cumberland, 1¼ mile (N. W.) from Carlisle; containing
152 inhabitants. It is said that the British King Arthur
was entertained here in 550, when carrying his victorious arms against the Danes and Norwegians.
Ettingsall
ETTINGSALL, an ecclesiastical district, partly in
the parish of Sedgley, union of Dudley, and partly in
the parish and union of Wolverhampton, N. division
of the hundred of Seisdon, S. division of the county of
Stafford, 1 mile (W. S. W.) from Bilston; containing
4889 inhabitants. This place was anciently a park; but
its appearance has long been altered, from the working
of extensive coal and iron mines, and quarries of limestone, all which produce abundantly. The village is
scattered. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the
patronage of the Bishop of Lichfield; net income, £150,
with a parsonage-house. The church is at Catchem's
Corner, in the midst of a mining population; it is
dedicated to the Trinity, is a neat structure with a
tower, of framed timber and brick, and cost £2000: the
sittings, with the exception of four pews, are free. The
Wesleyans have two places of worship; and there are a
national, and an infant school.
Etton (St. Stephen)
ETTON (St. Stephen), a parish, in the union and
soke of Peterborough, N. division of the county of
Northampton, 3 miles (S.) from Market-Deeping; containing 118 inhabitants, and comprising 1500 acres.
This place is celebrated for its castle of Woodcroft, said
to have been the scene of the murder of Dr. Hudson,
chaplain of Charles I., who was forced over the
battlements by the parliamentarian forces stationed
here, who, hacking with their swords the hands by
which he endeavoured to cling to the walls, caused him
to fall into the moat beneath, where he was instantly
put to death. The castle has been restored by Earl
Fitzwilliam; the tower from which Dr. Hudson was
thrown, and the moat in which he was killed, are still
entire. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books
at £9. 9. 9½., and in the gift of the Earl: the tithes
were commuted at the inclosure of the parish, for 200
acres of land, valued at £350 per annum.
Etton (St. Mary)
ETTON (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of
Beverley, Hunsley-Beacon division of the wapentake
of Harthill, E. riding of York, 4 miles (N. W. by W.)
from Beverley; containing 425 inhabitants. The parish comprises by computation 3700 acres, of which 45
are wood, 150 rich pasture-land, and the remainder
arable; the soil is mostly of a chalky quality, and the
surface level. The village is situated in a pleasant
valley on the Malton road. The living is a rectory,
valued in the king's books at £20. 9. 4½.; net income,
£853; patron and appropriator, the Archbishop of York;
the tithes were commuted for corn-rents, under an inclosure act, in 1818, and there are 40 acres of glebe. The
church is in the early English style, with a square tower,
and fine western porch.
Etwall (St. Helen)
ETWALL (St. Helen), a parish, in the union of
Burton-upon-Trent, hundred of Appletree, S. division of the county of Derby; containing, with the
townships of Bearwardcoat and Burnaston, 689 inhabitants, of whom 510 are in the township of Etwall, 6 miles
(W. S. W.) from Derby. The manor belonged to Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire, in the reign of Stephen.
It was given by Henry VIII., in 1540, to Sir John Port,
Knt., one of the justices of the king's bench; and came
by marriage to the Gerards, who sold the estate, in 1641,
to Sir Edward Moseley, Bart. Of the last-named it was
purchased, in 1646, by Sir Samuel Sleigh, whose heiress
brought it to the Cotton family. The parish comprises
3289 acres of land; more than two-thirds are pasture,
and principally occupied in dairy-farms: the surface is
undulated, the soil loamy, and the scenery of pleasing
character. The road from Uttoxeter to Derby passes
through the village, which is large and well built. The
Hall, the ancient seat of the Ports, and subsequently of
the Cottons, of whom was Major-General Cotton, lately
deceased, is a venerable mansion of brick, faced with
stone, and contains many splendid apartments; in the
picture-gallery are some exquisite carvings in wood, and
several of the rooms contain paintings representing
members of the Cotton family. It is now the property
of the Rev. Charles Evelyn Cotton, who is lord of the
manors of Etwall and Burnaston.
The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at
£8; net income, £342; patron, William Eaton Mousley,
Esq.; impropriator, William Thomas Cox, Esq. The
church is an ancient structure with a tower, in the Norman and early English styles, with later additions, and
has a nave, chancel, and north aisle, and a spacious
gallery at the west end: there are monuments to Sir
John Port and his wives; the tomb of Henry Port,
dated 1512, with figures of his wife and seventeen children, in brass; and tablets to the Cottons and others.
The Wesleyans have a place of worship. In 1566 Sir
John Port devised lands for the foundation and endowment of an almshouse or hospital at this place, and a
grammar school at Repton, which see; the hospital stands
on the north side of the church, and admits sixteen
almsmen, of whom four have 16s. per week each, two
15s. 6d., six 12s., and the remaining four 10s. The
vicar of Etwall, as has been the case with former vicars,
is master of the hospital, and reads prayers every
morning to the almsmen and parishioners; his salary,
increased in consequence of the improved value of the
estates, is £200 per annum.
Euston (St. Genevieve)
EUSTON (St. Genevieve), a parish, in the union
of Thetford, hundred of Blackbourn, W. division of
Suffolk, 3½ miles (S. E. by S.) from Thetford; containing, with Rymer, extra-parochial, and the merged
parish of Little Fakenham, 270 inhabitants. This
parish comprises 3780a. 3r. 15p.; the surface is varied,
and the surrounding scenery of pleasing character.
Euston Hall, the seat of the Duke of Grafton, is a
handsome mansion, with a park tastefully arranged, in
which is the church, forming an interesting feature in
the demesne. The living is a rectory, with the living of
Barnham St. Gregory and St. Martin united, valued in
the king's books at £13. 7. 11., and in the gift of the
Duke: the tithes of this parish have been commuted
for £273. 10., and the glebe comprises 2 acres. The
church, a handsome edifice with a tower, was erected in
the reign of Charles II., by Lord Henry Arlington, to
whom there is a monument; it also contains several
memorials to the Fitzroy family, whose place of sepulture it is, and some slabs with ancient brasses. The
parish gives the inferior title of Earl to the Duke of
Grafton.
Euxton
EUXTON, a chapelry, in the parish and hundred of
Leyland, union of Chorley, N. division of Lancashire,
2 miles (W. N. W.) from Chorley; containing 1562 inhabitants. This place was anciently possessed in succession, in whole or in part, by various families, among
whom were the barons of Penwortham, the Lacys, Holands, Andertons, Ffaringtons, and Molyneuxs, and subsequently the Longworths, of Liverpool. The manorial
rights are now vested in George Johnson Wainwright,
Esq., of Runshaw Hall, who owns a large portion of the
soil. The township lies on the road between Wigan
and Preston, adjoins the township of Leyland on the
south, and comprises 1888 acres of land; the surface is
rather varied, and the scenery includes views of Rivington Pike, Chorley, &c. There are good stone-quarries,
and a cotton-mill employing about 400 persons. The
river Yarrow separates the township from Charnock-Richard, and the Bolton and Preston railway and North-Union railway have stations here. Euxton Hall was
originally erected in the reign of Henry VIII.; the old
mansion was pulled down, and the present built about
1739. Over the portal, and also on two old chimneypieces in the house, are to be seen the arms of the Molyneuxs and Andertons quartered; William Anderton,
Esq., having married Mary, daughter of the fifth viscount Molyneux. The ceilings of the entrance-hall and
staircase, richly ornamented by Concillio, are in good
preservation, and the mansion has been considerably
altered and enlarged by William Ince Anderton, Esq.,
the present possessor.
The living is a perpetual curacy, with a net income of
£150, and a house built in 1840; patrons, the Heirs of
the Rev. J. Armetriding; impropriator, Mr. Anderton.
The chapel was erected in 1513, was rebuilt in 1710, and
enlarged in 1837. The Wesleyans have a place of worship; and attached to Euxton Hall is a Roman Catholic
chapel, built by the Anderton family in the last century,
and re-edified in 1818. A school is endowed with property producing £26 per annum. A Roman Catholic
school-house was built in 1846. Spout, in the township,
was formerly the residence of the Bushells; and GleadHill House, now the residence of Peter Priestly, Esq.,
and Armetriding House, both existed in 1684. On the
14th of August, 1650, Charles II. honoured Euxton Hall
with a visit.
Eval, St. (St. Eval)
EVAL, ST. (St. Eval), a parish, in the union of
St. Columb Major, hundred of Pyder, E. division of
Cornwall, 4½ miles (N. W. by N.) from St. Columb
Major; containing 349 inhabitants. The parish is on
the coast, and comprises 2704 acres, whereof 864 are
waste land or common: the coast is bold, and lined with
precipitous and lofty cliffs, in which are numerous
caverns accessible at low water; the beach is a firm
sand. Slate is quarried; and there are other mines, not
wrought at present. A fair is held on the 6th of June.
The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at
£6. 13. 4.; net income, £162; patron, the Bishop of
Exeter; appropriators, the Dean and Chapter. The
church is an ancient edifice, the tower of which, having
fallen down, was rebuilt from the foundation in 1727, at
an expense of £400, by subscription, to which the merchants of Bristol contributed, in consideration of the
benefit derived by their vessels from so conspicuous
a landmark. There are places of worship for Bryanites and Wesleyans. Several barrows are discernible
on the downs; and the vestiges of an ancient castle
may be traced on one of the cliffs almost overhanging
the sea.
Evedon (St. Mary)
EVEDON (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of
Sleaford, wapentake of Flaxwell, parts of Kesteven, county of Lincoln, 2¾ miles (N. E. by E.) from
Sleaford; containing 91 inhabitants. The parish comprises by measurement 1582 acres, and the Sleaford
river runs on its north side. The living is a rectory,
valued in the king's books at £9. 8. 1½.; net income,
£163; patron, the Earl of Winchilsea: the glebe consists of 56 acres, with a new house.
Even-Swindon
EVEN-SWINDON, a tything, in the parish of Rodborne-Cheney, union of Highworth and Swindon,
hundred of Highworth, Cricklade, and Staple,
Swindon and N. divisions of the county of Wilts; containing 35 inhabitants.
Evenley (St. George)
EVENLEY (St. George), a parish, in the union of
Brackley, hundred of King's-Sutton, S. division of
the county of Northampton, 1 mile (S. by W.) from
Brackley; containing 487 inhabitants. The parish is
situated on the borders of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, being partly bounded on the east by both; it
comprises 3104 acres, chiefly arable, and is intersected
by the road from Oxford to Northampton: the village
is pleasant. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued
in the king's books at £7; net income, £182; patrons,
the President and Fellows of Magdalen College, Oxford.
Certain tithes were commuted for land and a money payment in 1779; and the impropriate tithes have since
been commuted for a rent-charge of £218, and the
vicarial for £67: a glebe-house was built by the incumbent, assisted by the college, in 1833. The church is
a small ancient structure, in the early English style,
with later additions. A school-house was built in 1834,
by the Hon. Mrs. Pierrepont.
Evenload (St. Edward)
EVENLOAD (St. Edward), a parish, in the union
of Stow-on-the-Wold, Upper division of the hundred
of Oswaldslow, Blockley and E. divisions of the county
of Worcester, 3 miles (S. E.) from Moreton-in-theMarsh; containing 325 inhabitants. This place, the
name of which in a charter of King Edgar's is written
Eowenland, and subsequently Eunilade and Eumlade, is
described in Domesday book as appertaining to the
church of Worcester, and held by one Hereward, who
had five hides. The parish comprises 1454 acres, of
which two-thirds are pasture, the produce of the rest
being wheat, barley, beans, &c.; the surface is generally
flat, and the soil a deep rich loam: the small river
Evenload flows through. The living is a rectory, valued
in the king's books at £11. 11. 8., and in the patronage
of the family of James: the greater portion of the tithes
were commuted for land, under the inclosure act, in
1765, and the remainder have recently been commuted
for a rent-charge of £54. 7.; the glebe comprises 270
acres, valued at £440 per annum. The church stands
on the west side of the village, and is a small ancient
structure, with some Norman details; it was repewed
in 1837.
Evenwood
EVENWOOD, a township, in the parish of St.
Andrew Auckland, union of Auckland, N. W. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of
Durham, 5¼ miles (S. W.) from Bishop-Auckland; containing, with Barony, 1729 inhabitants. The greater
part of this township is in the chapelry of Auckland
St. Helen, and the rest in the newly-assigned district of
Etherley. The village is situated on the summit of a
steep bank to the south of the Gaunless, and contains a
place of worship for Wesleyans. There was formerly a
castle, of which the moat may still be traced.
Evercreech (St. Peter) cum Chesterblade
EVERCREECH (St. Peter) cum Chesterblade,
a parish, in the union of Shepton-Mallet, hundred of
Wells-Forum, E. division of Somerset, 3¾ miles (S.
E. by S.) from Shepton-Mallet; containing, with the
hamlets of Bagbury, Southwood, and Stoney-Stratton,
1449 inhabitants. The parish comprises 4078 acres by
measurement, and is situated on the road from SheptonMallet to Bruton: the manufacture of silk is carried on,
affording employment to about 100 persons; and there
are quarries of blue lias suited for building and paving.
The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at
£16. 19.; patrons and impropriators, the Hon. Mr.
and Mrs. Talbot, whose tithes have been commuted for
£150, and the vicarial for £250. The church is a large
and noble edifice, with a tower in the decorated English
style, 135 feet high, terminated by elegant pinnacles.
At Chesterblade is a very ancient chapel; and there is
a place of worship in the parish for Wesleyan Methodists.
Here are a Roman encampment, and a spring strongly
impregnated with salt.