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Rh EATON GREEN. 86.5 EB1UNGTON. 192, in tho patron, of tho Duke of Cleveland, who is lord of the manor. The church is a stone building, dedicated to St. Mary. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum. There is a National school for boys a'i.1 girls. EATON GREEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Church Eaton, co. Stailbnl, a miles N.W. of Fenkridgc. EATON HASTINGS, a par. in the hund. of Shriven- ham, co. Berks, 3 miles N.W. of Faringdon. Lechlado is its post town. The river Isis passes through the parish. The village is small, and the land chiefly in ire and wood. The living is a rect* in the diur. if Oxford, val. 378, in the patron, of the Rev. R. Rice. Tho church is a small ancient edifice dedicated to St. Michael. The register commences in 1500. EA'I'ON, LITTLE. See EATON PAUVA, co. Derby. EATON, LONG, a trishp. and district par. in the par. of Sawlny, hund. of Morleston, co. Derby, 7^ miles S.W. of Nottingham, and 10 S.E. of Derby, its post town. It is a station on the Midland Counties railway. The village is situated noar the Erwash canal. Owing to the greatly increased amount of railway traffic this place has illy much improved, and the village is now lighted with gas. There is a manufactory for railway carriages, and fancy net-making is carried on. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Sawley, in the dioc. of Lichfield, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to .St. Lawrence. There are three Dissenting chapels, of which the Wesleyan is the largest. There is a National school for both sexes. EATON PARVA, a chplry. in the par. of St. Alk- nuind, hund. of Morleston, co. Derby, 3 miles N. of Derby, its post town. The Derby and Kipley branch of the Midland railway has a station here. It is situated on a branch of the Derby canal, near the river Derwent. There are some stone quarries, and the manufacture of paper is carried on. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 110, in the patron, of the Vicar of St. Alkmirnd's. The Independents and Wesleyans have each a chapel, rind there is a National school. EATON SOCON, a par. in the hund. of Barford, co. Bedford, 1 mile S.W. of St. Ncot's, its post town and railway station, and 11 N.E. of Bedford. It is situated to Die W. of the river Ouse, and includes a number of small hmlts., the principal of which are Bushmead, Eatonf'ird, and Wyboston. There was formerly a castle, belonging to the Beauchamps, and a priory for Augustine Monks, founded by Sir Oliver Beauchamp, the only remaining portion of which, the refectory, is now con- verted into stables. The workhouse of the St. Neot's Union is at Eatonford, in this parish. Tho land is chielly pasture and meadow. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 439, in the patron, of J. G. Atkinson, Esq. The church is a handsome structure, with a fine t"vi.T containing six bells. It is dedicated to St. Mary, and contains two monumental brasses. The charities produce about 20 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. John II. Day, Esq., is lord of tho manor. Bushmead Priory is the principal residence. EATON, ST. ANDREW, a par. in the lib. of the city of Norwich, co. Norfolk, 2 miles S.W. of Norwich, of which it is a suburb. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Nor- wich, val. 87, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church is dedicated to St.. Andrew. Tho register commences in l.'iGS. EATON-TREGOZE, a tiishp. in the par. of Foy, co. Hereford, 3 miles N. of Ross. It is situated on the river Wye. EAUDYKE, a hmlt. in the par. of Quadring, co. Lin- coln, 1 mi'.e S.E. of Donington. EA UGATE, a limit, in the par. of Moulton, co. Lin- coln, 3 miles E. of Spalding. EAVIvS, a tnshp. in the par. of Bucknall, N. div. of the hund. of Pirehill, co. Stafford, 2 miles N. of Stoke- upon-Trent, and 5 N.E. of Newcastle-under-Lyme. EAVESTOXK, a tnshp. in the par. of Ripon, West Riding, co. York, 6 miles S.W. of Ripon. Lord Grantley " nd of the manor. illKRSTON, a par. in the wap. of Pickering lythe, VOL. I. North Riding co. York, 6 miles E. of Pickering, its post town, and 11 W. of Scarborough. It is situated near the river Derwent, and contains the hmlt. of Bickley. Tho living is a vie.* in tho dioc. of York, val. with the cur. of Allerston annexed, 135, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church, a stone structure, with embattled tower, is dedicated to St. Mary. Hero is tho tomb of King Alfred of Northumbria, who died in tho early part of the Sth century. The Wesleyans have a chapel. Digby Cayley, Esq., is lord of the manor. Tho tithes were commuted for land and a money pay- ment under an Enclosure Act in 1768. EBBESBORNE WAKE, a par. in the hund. of Chalk, co. Wilts, 8 miles E. of Shaftesbury, and 12 S.W. of Salisbury, its post town. It is situated on tho Salisbury Downs, near tho banks of the river Ebell. Where not occupied by the downs, the land is chiefly arable, and produces good crops, being a mixture of clay and chalk. Tho living- is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 130, in the patron, of the Succentor in Salisbury Cathedral. The church is an ancient Norman structure, dedicated to St. John the Baptist. Tho Independents have a place of worship, and there is a National school for both sexes. Lord Pembroke is lord of the manor. EBBS FLEET, a hmlt. in the par. of Minster, Isle of Thanet, lathe of St. Augustino, co. Kent, 3J miles S.W. of Ramsgate. It was called by the Saxons Hi/pieina- fleote, and is traditionally asserted to have been the landing-place of Hengst and Horsa, with their forces, about 449, and of St. Augustine in 596. EBCHESTER, a chplry. in the par. of Lanchester, W. div. Chester ward, co. palatine of Durham, 12 miles S.W. of Newcastle, and 10 N.W. of Durham. It is situated on the river Derwent, and the old Roman road Watling Street passes near the chapel, which occupies the site of a considerable Roman station, 200 yards square, with extensive earthworks, supposed to bo the Vindomara of Antoninus, or the Epiacum of Ptolemy. Many Roman remains have been built up in the walls of the houses adjoining, and others have been deposited in the library at Durham. The high road from Newcastle to Shotley Bridge passes through the village, which is situated on the edge of a declivity on tho S. side of the Derwent. A monastery was founded here in the 7th century. Coals are obtained, and most of the people aro employed in the mines and quarries. The living ia a perpet. cur.* in tho dioc. of Durham, val. 85, in the patron, of the Master and Brethren of Sherburn Hospital. The church is an old stone building, dedicated to St. Ebba. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel. In tho neighbourhood several Roman remains have been discovered, consisting of altars, urns, inscriptions, &c. EBDIE. flee ABDIE. EBENEZER, a vil. in the par. of Llan-ddeiniolen, co. Carnarvon, 4 miles N.E. of Carnarvon. EBLEY, a vil. in the par. of Stonehouse, hund. of Whitstone, co. Gloucester, 2 miles E. of Stroud, its post town. Woollen cloth is manufactured here, and there is a saw-mill, with steam-power. The Independents have a chapel, and there is a. British school. EBNALL, a tnshp. in the par. of Whittington, co. Salop, 3 miles N.E. of Oswestry. Tho Ellesmere canal in the neighbourhood. EBONY, a par. chiefly in the hund. of Oxney, lathe of Shepway, but also partly in the hund. of Tenterden, lathe of Sc.ray, co. Kent, 2 miles AV. of Appledore, the nearest railway station on the South-Eastem line, and 4 S.E. of Tenterden, its post town. It is situated on the river Rother, and the Grand Military canal passes through that part of it which is in the lathe of Scray. Tho village is small, and the land chieliy in pasture. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Appledore, in the dioc. of Canterbury, in the patron, of tho archbishop. The church, a .small structure, dedicated to St. Mary, is situated just within the border of Roinney Marsh, on a mound, sup- posed to be artificial. EBRINGTON, a par. in tho upper div. of the hnnd. of Kiftsgate, co. Gloucester, 2 miles N.E. of Chipping 5 s