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Rh EDLINGTON. 885 EDNAM. Lincoln, val. 352, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, which has recently been partially rebuilt, is dedicated to St. Helen, and contains a monumental brass. The register commences in 1561. There is a National school for both sexes. John Hassard Short, Esq., is lord of the manor. Here is a meet for the South Wolds hounds. EDLINGTON, a par. in the S. div. of the wap. of Btrafforth, West Riding co. York, 5 miles S.W. of Don- caster, and 7 N.E. of Rotherham, its post town. The Conisborough station on the Doncaster and Sheffield branch of the Midland railway is about 2 miles to the N. of the village, which is very small. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of York, val. 260. The church is an ancient stone structure with a square tower and three very handsome stained-glass windows. It contains a very old font and register chest, and is dedicated to St. Peter. The nave is separated from the chancel by a fine Norman arch. Edlington Wood, consisting of more than 400 acres, mostly covered with wood, and in which are some remains of an entrenched camp, called Double Dykes, and of a stone fort called Blow Hall, is the pro- perty of Earl Fitzwilliam. It has recently been divided into several portions by roads, all meeting in the centre. W. B. Wrightson, Esq., is lord of the manor. EDMONDBYERS, a par. in the W. div. of Chester Ward, co. palatine of Durham, 7 miles N. of Stanhope, and 9 N.W. of Wolsingham. Gateshead is its post town. The village, which is irregularly built of stone, in situated on the slope of a hill, near the S. bank of the river Derwent. The par. includes the hmlt. of Ruffside, and the tnshp. of Edmondbyers. Lead ore, limestone, and freestone are obtained here, and there are furnaces for smelting the ore. The moors afford abundance of sport in the season. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Durham, val. 178, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The parish church is an ancient stone structure in the Saxon style of architecture. It is dedicated to St. Edmund. There is also a district church at Hunstan- worth, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 60. The register commences in 1700. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship, and there is a parochial school. The Dean and Chapter of Durham and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners are the lords of the manor. EDMONDSHAM, a par. in the East Shaston div. of the hund. of Cranborne, co. Dorset, 1 mile S. of Cran- borne, its post town, and 10 N.E. of Wimborne. The hmlt. of West Worth is in the par., and there is a chaly- beate spring. The living is rect. in the dioc. of Salis- bury, val. 277. The church is dedicated to St. Edmund. The register commences in 1639. There is a free school in the village for both sexes. The Earl of Shaftesbury is lord of the manor. EDMONDSLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Chester-lo- Street, middle div. of Chester Ward, co. palatine of Durham, 5 miles N.W. of Durham. It is situated on a small tributary of the river Wear. There are extensive collieries and stone-quarries in this township. EDMONDSTON, a vil. in the par. of Biggar, co. Lanark, Scotland, near Biggar. EDMONDSTONE, a vil. in the par. of Newton, co. Edinburgh, Scotland, 2 miles N.W. of Dalkeith, near the vil. of Woolmet. Here, in 1547, the Scots encamped at the battle of Pinkie. Edmondstone House stands in a fine park ; the estate, from a very early da. l e down to the end of the 16th century, belonged to the Edmondstones, who were supposed to have come over with the Queen of Malcolm Canmore. There is a considerable quantity of coal mined here. EDMONDSTOWN, a vil. in the par. of Whitechureh, bar. of Rathdown, co. Dublin, prov. of Leiuster, Ireland, 2 miles S. of Rathfarnham. EDMONDSTRIP - BEENHAM and EDMOND- STRIP-LANCES, two tythgs. in the par. of Kingsclere, co. Southampton, t mile N. of Kingsclcre. EDMONDTHORl'E, a par. in the hund. of Fram- land, co. Leicester, 6 miles N. of Oakhnm, its post town, and 7 S.E. of Melton Mowbray. The Whissendine station on the Midland Counties railway is about 3 miles to the S. W. of the village, which is small. It is situated near the Melton Mowbray and Oakham canal. Tho living isarect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 630, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is a plain structure, with embhttled tower and pinnacles. It is dedicated to St. Michael, and contains some old monu- ments. There are charities producing about 12 per annum. A day school is established here. William Pochin, Esq., is lord of the manor. In the vicinity are remains of a Roman camp. EDMONTON, a par. in the hund. of Edmonton, co. Middlesex, 7 miles N.E. of London. It is a station on the Enfield branch of the Great Eastern railway. The par. includes Winchmore Hill and Southgate, besides the town of Upper and Lower Edmonton, which two last form one continued line of street, on the main road from London to Hertford and Ware. The town is well lighted with gas, and amply supplied with water, the New River winding through the parish. It is also divided into four wards, called Bury-street, Church- street, Fore-street, and South-street. The old highv. uy Ermine Street passed through the parish, and the Lea navigation pursues its course in the immediate vicinity, affording ready conveyance for timber, in which there is a considerable trade. Tho town is very old, and in Domesday Survey is called Edelmeton. Petty sessions are held here, also a county court, monthly. The Union workhouse is in Upper Edmonton, where is a police station. In the vicinity are many elegant mansions and handsome villas, surrounded by well-planted grounds and parks. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of London, val. 1,160, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's. The parish church is an ancient structure, and underwent considerable alterations at the latter end of the last century. It is dedicated to All Saints, and con- tains several monuments and brasses, some nearly 500 years old, among others there are tombs of the Myddel- ton and Huxley families. In the churchyard is the tomb of Charles and Mary Lamb. The learned theolo- gian, Dr. John Owen, for some time held this living. The register commences in 1557. There are also the fol- lowing district churches, the livings of which are perpet. curs, in the patron, of the vicar : St. Paul's, Winehmore Hill, val. 200 ; Southgate, val. 300 ; and St. James's, Upper Edmonton, val. 200. The parochial charities are numerous, producing altogether about 1,000 per annum, and are under the management of a Board of Trustees ; among the principal are Latymer's school for boys, Stanbridge's for girls, and Wild and Styles' alms- houses. The Independents, Baptists, Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel ; that of the In- dependents, built in 1850, is an edifice of peculiar beauty. In addition to the endowed schools, there are two Na- tional, for both sexes, and an infant school. The Edmon- ton Poor-law Union comprises five parishes in Middlesex, one in Essex, and one in Hertford. On Bush Hill, in this parish, are the remains of a large circular encampment, supposed to have been the site of a British town, near which Sir Hugh Myddelton had a residence. Bury Hall, the seat of President Bradshaw, retains much of its pristine appearance. Peter Fabell, alias the " Merry Devil of Edmonton," and Dr. Brook Taylor, secretary to the Royal Society, were born here. The village is also celebrated in Cowper's popular ballad of "John Gilpin." EDMONTON HUNDRED, one of the 6 subdivisions of Middlesex, outside the metropolis, situated in the N.E. part of the co. It contains the pars, of Edmonton, Enfield, Hadley, South Mimms, and Tottenham. Its area is about 31,000 acres. EDNAL, a tnshp. in the par. of Old Radnor, co. Rad- nor, 2 miles S.E. of New Radnor. The living is a cur. annexed to Old Radnor. EDNAM, or EDENHAM, a par. in the district of Kclso, co. Roxburgh, Scotland, 2 miles N.E. of Kelso, its post town. It lies along the N. tank of the Tweed, having Roxburgh on the S. and Sprouston on the E. Its length is over 3 miles, and its breadth 3J miles. The surface is generally flat, Ednam and Henderside