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Rh EGWAD. 891 ELFORD. EGWAD, a hmlt. in the par. of Llanegwad, co. Car- martlicn, 7 miles N.E. of the town of Carmarthen. EGYPT, a hmlt. in the par. of Nettleeombe, co. Somerset, 4 miles S. of Watohet. EIDDA, a tnshp. in the par. of Yspytty, hund. o) Nant-Conway, co. Carnarvon, 9 miles S.E. of Llanrwst. It is situated on the river Con-way. E1GG, or EGG ISLAND, in the par. of Small Isles, co. Inverness, Scotland, 12 miles W. of Arasaig. It i; 6 miles in length, and 3 in breadth. The surface is somewhat hilly. The highest summit is Scure-Eigg, and on the coast is a cave 200 feet long. Here are Danish remains, and an old Catholic chapel, near which is thi reputed grave of Donnan, the patron saint of Eigg. On the island stands the manse, and there is a school-house. EIKE, a lough near the head of the Shannon, eo. Leitrim, Ireland. It is situated between Lough Allyn and Ree. EILDON HILLS, in the pars, of Melrose and Bow- dfn, co. Roxburgh, Scotland. They are three in number. The highest of them is 1,364 feet above the level of the sea, and commands a magnificent view, taking in Blel- rose Abbey and the Tweed. On this hill a Roman camp can be traced 1 1 mile in circumference. EIL-LOCH, the upper part of Loch Linnhe, lying between cos. Argyle and Inverness, Scotland. On its shores stands the seat of the Cameron family, besides the vils. of Maryborough and Fortwilliam. EIR1AS, a tnshp. in the par. of Llandrillo-yn-Rho, hund. of Crenddyn, co. Carnarvon, 4 miles N.E. of Con- way. The Fynnon Eilian, or Holy Well, is in this township. E1SEY, a par. in the hund. of Highworth, co. Wilts, 1 mile N.E. of Cricklade, its post town. It is situated on the river Isis, and includes the tythg. of Water Eaton. The Severn and Thames canal passes through the parish, which is Hat, and occasionally subject to inundation. The living is a vie. annexed to the vie.* of Latton, in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol. The church is a small Gothic structure, dedicated to St. Mary. The Earl of St. Germans is lord of the manor. EISHART LOCH, in co. Inverness, Scotland, on the S. side of the Isle of Slcye ; it is G miles long by 3 broad. On its banks are the castles of Dunscaich and Ord. ELAMUND, a par. joined to Kilmonivaig, co. Inver- ness, Scotland. ELAN, a small river rising in co. Radnor, which, after joining the river Clearwen, falls into the Wey below Bhavader. It is a good salmon stream. ELAN-NAN-EACH and ELAN-NAN-MUCK, two islands forming part of the par. of Small Isles, eo. Argyle, Scotland, 6 miles N.W. of Ardnamurchan. ELANSINAN, an ancient par. now united with Ard- namurchan, co. Argyle, Scotland. ELBERTON, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Berkeley, co. Gloucester, 2 miles S.W. of Thorribury, and 8 N.W. of the railway station at Yate. Almonds- bury is its post town. The road from Sodbury to Aust Passage runs through the village, and the Thames and Severn canal passes in the vicinity. Two-thirds of the laud is pasture, the remainder arable and woodland. The soil is partly sandy, and partly a deep rich loam. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 2'26, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is a stone building in the early English style of architec- ture. It is dedicated to St. John. There area few small ' laities, and a National school for both sexes. In the u ighbourhood may ho seen some traces of a Roman camp. R. C. Lippincott, Esq., is lord of the manor. ELCHIES, an ancient par. now joined to Knockando, co. Elgin, Scotland, 3 miles S. of Rothes. It contains the hmlts. of Easter and Wester Elchies. KLCHO CASTLE, an ancient castle in the par. of Khynd, co. Perth, Scotland. It stands on the banks of .hi; Tay, and was the residence of the earls of Weinyss, 10 whom it gives the title of baron. KLCOMbE, a tythg. in the par. of Wrotighton, co. Vilts, 2 miles S.W. of Swindon. Elcombc House is the u-incipal residence. ELCOTE, a tythg. in the par. of Pershute, co. Wilts, in the vicinity of Marlborough. ELDEN. .See ELVEDEN, co. Suffolk. ELDERSFIELD, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Pershore, co. Worcester, 7 miles W. of Tewkesbury, its post town, and 8 S.W. of Upton-on-Severn. It includes the hmlts. of Rue Green and Link End. Stone for building is quarried. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 290. The church is a stone- structure, with an embattled tower surmounted by a spire. It is dedicated to St. John tho Baptist. The parochial charities produce about 40 per annum, 18 of which is for education. Tho Wesleyans have a chapel. There is a National school, also Sunday-schools. Sir Edmund A. H. Lechmere, Bart., is lord of tho manor. On a neighbouring eminence, called Gadbury Hill, are traces of a Roman camp. ELDERSLIE, a vil. in the par. of Abbey-Paisley, co. Renfrew, Scotland, near Paisley. The Glasgow and John- stone canal, and Glasgow and Ayr railway both pass in the neighbourhood of the village. This was the birth- place of Sir William Wallace. At the W. end of the village are remains of Wallace's oak. Near the tree, on the other side of the road, is an old building, said to be the house in which Wallace was born. The barony of Elderslie was held by Sir Malcolm Wallace, and the estate remained in that family till 1729, when it fell, in default of a male heir, to the Campbell family, by whom it was re-sold in 1"C&. The present proprietor is Alexander Spiers, Esq., of Elderslie House. There is a chapel-of-ease in the village. ELDON, an ecclesiastical district in the West Riding co. York, in tho vicinity of Sheffield. The living is a perpct. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 170, in the patron, of the crown and archbishop alternately. The church is dedicated to St. Jude. ELDON, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Andrew Auckland, S.E. div. of Darlington ward, co. palatine of Durham, 2 miles E. of St. Andrew's, and 3J S.E. of Bishop- Auck- land. Coal is abundant. The Scott family take tho title of earl from this place. ELDON, UPPER, an ext. par. place, in the Romsoy div. of the hund. of King's Sombourn, co. Hants, 3 miles S. of Stockbridge. ELDRIG, tho principal summit on the boundary of cos. Lanark and Renfrew, Scotland. Its height is 1,600 feet. From it issues the rivers White-cart and Rotten Calder. ELDRIG, a vil. in the par. of Roberton, co. Roxburgh, Scotland, 9 miles NV.S.W. of Hawick. ELDRIG, a vil. in the par. of Mochrum, co. Wigton, Scotland, 8 miles S. W. of Wigton. Near the village is Eldrig Loch. ELDROTH, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Lawkland, par. of Clapham, West Riding co. York, 5 miles N.W. of Settle. The old chapel-oi-easc has been converted into a school, which has a small endowment. ELDWICK, a limit, in tho tnshp. of Bingley, West Riding co. York, in the vicinity of the town of Bingley. ELEIGH, MONK'S, fiee MONK'S ELEIOH, co. Suite-Ik. ELERCH, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanbardam Fawr, hund. of Geneur Glynn, co. Cardigan, near Aberystwith. ELFORD, a tnshp. in the par. of Bamborough, N. div. of Bamborough Ward, co. Northumberland, 5 miles S.E. of Bcll'nrd. It is situated near the coast. ELFORD, a par. in the S. div. of the hund. of Ofllow, co. Stafford, 4 miles N.E. of Lichficld. It is situated on the river Tame, 1 mile W. of the Haselour station on the Birmingham and Derby railway. Previous to the Norman Conquest it was possessed by Earl Algar. The greater portion of tho land is arable, and the soil a rich loam. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 300. The church is an ancient structure, with a square tower, and has recently been restored and much beautified. It is dedicated to St. Peter, and contains monuments of the Ardcrnes and Stanleys, also several brasses. The parochial charities produce about 30 per annum, half of which is applied to education. There are National and infant schools. The Hon. Mrs. Howard