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Rh ELLINGHAM, GREAT. 897 ELM. lord of the manor. Ellingham Hull is tho principal resilience. KI.LINGHAM, GREAT, a par. in thehund. of shrop- liam, co. Norfolk, 2 miles N.W. of Attleborough, its post town and nearest railway station. The village is irre- gularly built, and consists chiefly of scattered houses. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. with the vie. of -Little EUingham annexed, 735. The church, dedicated to St. James, is a spacious structure, with a square embattled tower surmounted by a spire. The Baptists imd Weslcyans have each a chapel. There is a British school for boys and girls. EUingham Hall, an ancient mansion surrounded by a moat, is now a farm- house. ELLINGHAM, LITTLE, a par. in tho hund. of Wayland, co. Norfolk, 2 miles N.W. of Great Elling- ham, and nearly 5 N.W. of Attleborough. At the time of tho Conquest, this place is said to have been 3 miles long, but is now only a small hamlet. Tho common lands were enclosed in 1769, when an allotment of 40 acres was assigned to the poor. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Norwich, annexed to the rect.* of Great EUing- ham. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient structure, with a square embattled tower on the S. side. There are charities producing about 45 per annum. ' ELLINGSTRING, a tnshp. in the par. of Masham, wap. of West Hang, North Riding co. York, 4 miles N.V. of Masham. The Wcslcyans have a chapel. Admiral Ilareomt is lord of the manor. ELLINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Woodhorn, E. div. ul' Morpeth -ward, co. Northumberland, 6 miles N.E. of Morpeth. It is situated on a small stream, near the ELLINGTON, a hmlt. in the par. of St. Lawrence, hund. of Thanet, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent. It is situated within a short distance of Ramsgate. A fair is held here on the 10th August. ELLINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Lcightonstone, co. Huntingdon, 5 miles W. of Huntingdon, and 6 N.E. of Kimbolton, its post town. A small tributary of the river Ou.se passes through the parish. The living is a vie. in tho dioc. of Ely, val. 170, in the patron, of St. Peter's College, Cambridge. The church is a handsome edifice, dedicated to All Saints. There are charities for the church and poor, producing nearly 60 per annum. The Baptists have a chapel. The Rev. Frederick Beadon is lord of the manor. ELLINGTON, NETHER AND OVER, a tnshp. in the par. of Masham, partly in the lib. of St. Peter's, York, and partly in the wap. of East Hang, North Riding co. York, 2J miles N. of Masham. There is a school for the children of the township. Admiral Har- ' court is lord of the manor. ELLINORTOX, a vil. in the par. of Kirricmuir, co. 1'Vrfir, Scotland. ELLISFIELD, or ILLSFIELD, a par. in the Basing- stoke div. of the upper half of the hund. of Bermondspit, co. Hants, 5 miles S. of Basingstoke, its post town. By some this is supposed to derive its name from Ella the Saxon, who here gained a victory over the Britons. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. ot Winchester, val. 295. The church is an ancient structure, dedicated to St. JIartin. The charities produce about 4 per annum. There is a small school. The Earl of Portsmouth is lord of the manor. ELLISTON, or ELLIOTSTON, a tower in the par. of Lochwinnoch, co. Renfrew, Scotland. It stands near i aetlo-Semple Loch, and was the ancient seat of the S'lnpill family. ELLOE, a wap. in the parts of Holland, co. Lincoln, I It is situated in the S.E. part of the co., adjoining the I Cowbit, C'rowland, Fleet, Gedney, Holbeach, Moulton, ' Pinchbeck, Spalding, Long Sutton, St. Mary Tydd, H Weston.Whaplode, and parts of Deeping Fen, comprising an area of about 148,500 acres. ELLON, a district in co. Aberdeen, Scotland. It is I bounded by the sea on tho E. and extends westerly to I the basin of the Ythan. It includes the pars, of Cruden, VOL.. I. EUon, Foveran, Logic Buchan, Slains, Methlick, Forvie, Tarves, and Udny, and gives name to a presb. in the synod of Aberdeen embracing tho above pars. Tho Free Church district of EUon comprehends Cruden, EUon, Udny, New Machar, and Old Meldrum. ELLON, a par. and post town in the district of its name, co. Aberdeen, Scotland, 15 miles N. of Aberdeen, and 12G from Edinburgh. It is surrounded by Deer, Cruden, Logic Buchan, Udney, Tarves, and New Deer, Its length is 9 miles, its breadth 5. The surface is broken and hilly, with much heath, and is traversed on tho E. by the river Ythan. The soil is unpro- ductive. This par. is a presb. in the synod of Aberdeen. The minister has a stipend of 219. The church was built in 1777. There arc a Free and United Presbyterian church, Congregational and Episcopal chapels, and six schools, two of which are parochial. Haddo House is the seat of the Earl of Aberdeen ; EUon House that of tho Gordon family. The viUage is situated on the banks of the Ythan, which is here crossed by a handsome bridge, and on the road from Aberdeen to Peterhead. Here are three branch banks, a savings-bank, and benefit societies. In former times the court of the earldom of Buchan sat here. The site of the court (tho moat hill) is now occu- pied by one of tho principal inns. The monks of Kinloss anciently owned tho church of EUon with its lands. There is a good salmon fishery. ELLOTHORP, a hmlt. in the par. of Edenham, wap. of Beltisloe, co. Lincoln, 4 miles W. of Bourne. ELLOUGH, a par. in the hund. of Wangford, co. Suf- folk, 3 miles S.E. of Beccles, its post town. The village is small and wholly agricultural. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 300. The church is an ancient structure dedicated to AU Saints, and contains a brass of Margaret Chowt (1607). There is a parochial school for both sexes. A good parsonage house has recently been built. The Earl of Gosford is lord of the manor. ELLOUGHTON-CUM-BROUGH,a par. in the wap. of Harthill, East Riding co. York, 2 rnUes S.E. of South Cave, and 10 N.E. of Hull. It includes the tnshps. of Brough and Wauldby. The former is a post town and railway station on the North-Eastern line. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of York, val. 150, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church is built in the form of a cross, with stained-glass windows. It is dedicated to St. Mary, and is very ancient. The parochial charities produce about 14 per annum. The Calvinists and Wesleyans have each a chapel. Miss Broadley is lady of tho manor. ELLSRICLE, or ELLSRIDGHILL, a vil. in the par. of Wallston, co. Lanark, Scotland, 4 miles N. of Biggar. It stands at the extreme S. of the parish, and contains a Free church and a school. Stone coffins were found here some years ago. ELLWICK, a vil. on the island of Shapinshay, Orkney Islands, Scotland. It is situated opposite to Ellerholm Island, on the harbour of its name. ELM, a par. in the hund of Wisbeach, co. Cambridge, 2 mues S.E. of Wisbeach, its post town and nearest rail- way station on the Great Eastern line. The Wisbcaeh canal passes through the parish. The land is chiefly pasture and arable, with 25 acres of plantation. Tho living is a vie.* in the dioe. of Ely, val. 400, in the patron, of the bishop, who is lord of the manor. The parish church is a stone structure, with square tower surmounted by a spire. It is dedicated to AU Saints. The register commences in 1550. There is also a district church at Friday Bridge, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 300, in the patron, of the bishop. Tho parochial charities produce about 200 per annum, above 50 of which is for education. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel, and there is an endowed school for boys. A tesselated pavement was found adjoining Needliam Hall, which was taken down in 1804. In tho vicinity numerous Roman coins have been found. ELM, a par. in the hund. of Frotne, co. Somerset, 2 miles N.W. of Frome, its post town, and 3 from the 6 y
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