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Rh EDINOTON. 831 EDLINGTON. i.-ii pasture and arable. The bishops of Salisbury which was d'-stroyed by the mob, in 11.511, under Jack Cade, when Bishop Ayscough d from the altar of his chapel, where he was nlliciatini; at mass, and stoned to death on a ncigh-
 * ii{ hill. In the village arc the remains of a colle-

giate establishment or monastery, founded in 1347 by William ilr Kdyngdon, Bishop of Winchester. He was lord treasurer and afterwards lord i hancellor of md, in I.'io7, in the reign of Edward III. The col- lege was at first occupied by a dean amd 1'2 ministers, of whom some were prebendaries, but in 1358 was given to a reformed order of Augustino Friars called " Boni- homines" or Bonhonunes, at the desire of Edward the Black Prince. Its revenue at the Dissolution was esti- mated at 521 12*. 5iet. cur. in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 160. The church is a large edifice in tho form of a cross, with a central tower and lofty S. porch, and is altogether a handsome building. It is dedicati .1 t" St. Mary, St. Catherine, and All Saints, and contains monuments of son nil families, some very old, also effi- gies and heraldic devices. It is considered the earliest example of the transition from the decorated to tho per- pendicular style. The charities produce about 6 per annum. On an eminence about 2 miles from the village is a strong irregular entrenchment, enclosing about 23 acres, called Bratton Castle ; and on the declivity of tho same hill, to tho S.W., is a figure of a horse, 100 feet high, cut in the chalk. It is supposed to commemorate a ii-tory obtained over the Danes by King Alfred in tho year 878 perhaps that of Ethandun, mentioned in tin- Saxon chronicles, though tho exact position of this battle is uncertain. S. W. Taylor, Esq., is owner of the pro]>erty and lord of the manor. ED1NGTON, a parochial chplry. in the par. of Moor- linch, hund. of Whitley, co. Somerset, 6J miles N.E. of Bridgwater, its post town. Tho Edington lioad station on the Somerset and Dorset railway is 2 miles to the N. <>f tho village. This is now a separate ecclesiastical district, and includes tho hmlt. of Burtlc. There is a chalybeate spring impregnated with sulphur, said to be efficacious in scorbutic disorders. The neighbouring moor is much resorted to by the lovers of botany on account of the variety and rareness of its ferns and orchids. The living is a perpct. cur.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. with the cur. of Chilton-on-Polden, 120. The church is a stone edifice of ancient date, dedicated to St. Ueorge. There is also a district church at Burtlo Hill. The charities amount to about 25 per annum. There is a school with a small endowment. Lady Wal- degravc is lady of tho manor. In the vicinity have been discovered a Koman tessellated pavement and other antiquities. H 1 1 1 N ( .TON CASTLE, co. Berwick, Scotland, 2 miles the vil. of Chirnside. Hero are remains of an

EDINGWOKTH, a hmlt. in the par. of East Brent, co. Somerset, 6 miles S.W. of Axbridgo. Hero was formerly an alien priory of Bcnedi< -tine monks, forming 1 to the Abbey ot Si S. er in Normandy. Tho lands were granted by Edward IV. to Eton College. MUXKILLIE. a jar. in eo. Elgin, Scotland. It lies ' tho right bank of the RfaMAom, on the W. side "f Die county. Forrcs is its post town. It is surrounded by Dyke, Kafford, Dallas, Knockando, Crondalc, Ard- i. and Auldearn. It is 13 miles long by 7 wide. The surface is hilly. The Knock of Moray rises 1,000 ilwve sea level. The Divic and other tributaries of the Fimlhoni water the interior. There is a largo pro- portion of pasture and a considerable amount <>f tine wood, the principal forests being Damaway and Dun- daff, whi'h .el.i In. mtv to one of the most romantic 1 Thispar. is in the presb. of Forres and synod of Moray. The minister has a stipend of 171. The i-hiirch was eri-cte.1 in 1741. There arc a Free church, two Society schools, a girls' school, savings- kink, and ]rish library. The residences arc Login, Ihmphail, nnd Kclugas, besides a shooting lodge of the Karl of Moray. The bridge of K.unni h over the Iiivie, near Dunphail Castle, is very nncient, and is supposed tu be named after Randolph, Earl of Moray, Itegent of Scotland. There are rums of an old fortilii -ation on the Downe Hill, Kelugas. Lochindorb is an expansion of the Dorback, a feeder of the Findhorn. Within it is an island, with ruins of a castle. Great numbers of salmon are taken at Sluie. EDINSHALL, the site of a tower standing to the N. of Cockburnlaw, co. Berwick, Scotland, said to have been erected by the Saxons on their first invasion. EDI N VI LLE, a limit, in tho par. of Dallas, co. Elgin, Scotland, 5 miles S.E. of Forres. EDITHMEAD, a hmlt. in the jar. of Burnham, co. Somerset, 8 miles N.E. of Bridgwati r. EDITH-WEST! IX, a ]ur. in the hund. of Martinsley, co. Kutland, miles S.E. of Oakham, and 7 S.W. of Stamford, its post town. The Luflcnham railway elation is about 2 miles from the village, which is situated the river Gwash. An alien priory, of which there are some remains, formerly stood here. It was given by William dc Tankervill, chamberlain of Henry I., to the Abbey of St George, at Banguervill, in Normandy; and upon tho suppression of alien prioiii-s in the reign of Kichard II., it was conveyed to the Carthusians ot Coventry. The living is a rcct. in the dioc. of I borough, val. 153. The church is an ancient structure with tower and spire. It is dedicated to St. Mary. An effigy of St. Christopher, of great size, was recently found hero. There are some small charities producing about 3 per annum. There is a school for boys and girls. K. Lucas, Esq., is lord of the manor. EDLASTON, a par. in the hund. of Applotr* Derby, 3 miles S. of Ashbourne, its post t'>wn and rail- way station. It includes the tnshp. of Wy.iston. The living is a reel.* in the dioc. of Liehlirld, val. :!1'2, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is a small ancient structure dedicated to St. Janu.s. Then; is an oM tree in tho churchyard of unusual size. TK Methodists have a chapel in the township, and il an infant school. Snelston Hall is the prim ip i EDLASTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Acton, liu: Nantwich, co. palatine of Chester, 1 mile >.W. "f Nantwich. The Birmingham and Liverpool canal passes near the township. The Primitive Methodists have a chapel. The Marquis of Cholmondcley is lord of the manor. Edlaston Hall is the principal i MILK-LIFT, or EDEKCMFF, a tnshp. in the pr. and hund. of dun, eo. Salop, 2 miles N. of Clun. EDLBTOHAK, a par. in the N. div. of C<>quctdsJe Ward, co. Northumberland, 6 miles S.W. of Alnwick, its post town. It is situated in tho vicinit;. Forest, and includes the tnshps. of Abberwn Broomo Park, Learchild, and Lemmington. Jt by the rirer Alne, which hero receives several small tri- butary streams. The surface is undulating, and in parts hilly, affording good sheep pasture. The village, which if small, is situated on the Great North Hoad to Edinburgh. St'.ne is quarried, and there are coal-mines, hut not at present in operation. The living is a vie. in tliedi- Durham, val. 483, in the patron, of tho dean and chapter. The church is a "tone structure in the 1 1 style nl architi-ctillc. It is dedicated to St. .lohll the Baptist. The register commences in li;.1!i. Then; are some remains of Edlingham Castle, built prior to the reign of Henry II. Sir John Swinburne is lord of the manor. Edgar Athcling, son of Edmund the Outlaw, il mentioned as residing here in 1 107, if so he must at thst time have been 120 years old, as he came into England with his father while a bov, in 1057. KOLIMiKiN, a par. in tho N. div. of the wn (Jartree, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 2 miles X.W. of Horncastlc, its post town and railway station on tho Great Northern line. It is situated under the Wolds, near tho river Bain. Nearly two-thirds of the hind i pasture and meadow, the remainder arable, with 50 acres of woodland. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of