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Rh 90.5 KMI5SAY WITH EASTBY, considered one of the most perfect buildings of that age. There are Baptist, AVesleyan, Independent, Primitive Methodist, and the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion chapels. There is a grammar school, otherwise called Ely College, founded by Henry VIII. in 1541, under the super- intcndencc nf the dean and chapter, who hold the right o( appointing the master. The school is free for 21 boys, who, in addition to instruction, receive yearly 3 6s. b^/. each, but the number of scholars has of late years been con- siderably increased. There is also a Nation.il school for both sexes, and a charity school, founded in 1730 by ]Ir^. Catherine Nccdham, who endowed it with lands producing about 100 per annum, for the instruction and clothing of 30 boys, to each of whom 20 is given as an apprentice fee, the proceed of lands granted by Bishop Lancy for that purpose. The antiquary, Parker; the writrr on church law, Sir T. Ridley ; Nicholas, Bishop of Ely ; Bishop Westficld ; and the Bonthams, belonged to this city. Many geological curiosities have been dis- covered- in the neighbourhood. There are extensive gardens in the vicinity of the town, which supply the Landon market with fruit, asparagus, and other vege- tables, extraordinary crops being obtained through the successful system of drainage. The fens have been pro- tected from inundation by artificial banks constructed along the rivers, and mills and steam-engines are em- ployed to pump the drainage into dykes, thence conveyed into the river, thus gaining many acres, now well cropped. Market day is Thursday, for corn and cattle ; and fairs are held on Ascension Day and the eight days following, and on the 29th October for horses, cattle, hops, and Cottenham cheese. ELY, a hmlt. in the par. of Llandaff, co. Glamorgan. The river Ely passes through it on its course to the Severn. ELY, a demesne in the co. of Fermanagh, prov. ol Ulster, Ireland. It is situated on Lower Lough Erne, 4 miles N. of Enniskillin. The demesne includes part of the lough, which is beautifully studded with numer- ous wooded islets. Ely Lodge is the residence of the Marquis of Ely, a descendant of the Loftus family. ELY COLLEGE, an ext. par. place in Ely city, of Ely, co. Cambridge. See ELY. EI.YHAUGH, a tnshp. in the par. of Fellon. E. div. of Coquetdale ward, co. Northumberland, 2 miles AV. of Felton, and 9 N. of Morpeth. ELY, HOLY TRINITY, a par. in the isle and city of Ely, co. Cambridge. See ELY. ELY RENTS and ELY PLACE, libs, in the par. of St. Andrew's, Holborn, Holborn div. of the Iniml. ol Ossulstone, co. Middlesex. Kce LONUOX. ELY, ST. MARY, a par. in the isle and city of Ely, co. Cambridge. See ELY. ELY WESTMOOR FEN, in the par. of Holy Trinity, Isle of Ely, ru. Cambridge. EMATRIS, a par. in the bar. of Dartree, co. Mona- ghan, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 4 miles W. of Ballybay, containing Rockcorry, its post town. On the AV. border flows the Cootehill river, and the Cootehill lake lies on the S. The road from Cootehill to Monaghan passes through the parish. The living is a rect. and vie. in the dioc. of Cloghcr, val. 299, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was built by Richard Dawson in 1729, and is situated at Dawson Grove. There are Roman Catholic chapels at Carrowaugh and Edrigole, also Presbyterian and Wesleyan meeting-houses, four Sunday and eleven day schools, two assisted by the National Board, and three by the London Hibernian Society. Prominent among numerous seats is Dawson I (rove, the residence of Lord Cremorne, surrounded by a well-wooded park. A large rath is seen at Freame Mount. EMBER AND AVKSTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Thames Ditton, second div. of the hund. of Elmbridge. co. Surrey, 2 miles S. of Kingston. It is situated on the river 'Mole. The South -Western railway passes in the neighbourhood. Ember Court is the principal resilience. EMBERTON, a par. in the hund. of Newport, co. VOL. I. Isle Bucks, 1 mile S. of Olney, its post town, and 4 N.E. of Newport Pagnel. It is situated near the river Ouse, and is intersected by the road from London to Welling- borough. There are quarries of freestone and good building-stone. Many of the women are employed in making pillow-lace. . The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 453. The church is an ancient structure, with an embattled tower. It has a handsome E. window, and is dedicated to All Saints. There is a school endow- ment, and some small charities producing about 30 per annum. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1798. Sir Everard Digby, who was concerned in the Gunpowder Plot, is said to have been buried here. EMBLETON, a tnshp. in the par. of Sedgefield, N.E. div. of Stockton ward, co. palatine of Durham, 4 miles S.E. of Sedgefield, and 7 N. of Stockton. It includes the hmlts. of Embleton, East and West Murton, and Swainston. There is a chapel-of-ease served by clergy- men from Sedgefield. EMBLETON, a chplry. in the par. of Brigham, ward of Allerdale-above-Dervrent, co. Cumberland, 3 miles S. V,. of Coekermouth, and 4 E. of Brigham. It contains the hmlts. of Beckhouse, High Side, Shatton, Stanger, and Stanley Hall. The living is a perpct. cur. in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 54. The church is a plain modern structure, dedicated to St. Cuthbert. There is a parochial school for both sexes. General Wyndham is lord of the manor. EMBLETON, a par. in the S. div. of Bambrough ward, eo. Northumberland, 6 miles N.E. of Alnwick. Chat Hill is its post town. It is situated within 1 mile of the sea-coast, and includes the tnshps. of Broxfield, Brunton, Craster, Dunston, Embleton, Fallowden, New- ton, Renuington, Rock, and Stamford. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Durham, val. 815, in the patron, of Mei-ton College, Oxford. The parish church of Em- blcton is a stone structure dedicated to the Holy Trinity. There are also the following district churches, which are val. 115 each, and iu the patron, of the vicar, viz. Rennington, perpet. cur.,* and Rock, perpet. cur. The parochial charities produce about 14 per annum, ex- clusive of an endowment of 8 towards the support of the parochial school. There is a library with reading- room. Lord Tankerville is lord, of the manor, and owner of the whole of the soil. EMBLEY, a tytlig. in the par. of East AVellow, hund. of Thorngate, Romsey div. of co. Hants, 2 miles AV. of Romsey. Embley Park is the principal residence. EMBO, a vil. in the par. of Domoch, co. Sutherland, Scotland. Chiefly occupied by fishermen. EMBOROUGH, or EMBORROW, a. par. in the hund. of Chewton, co. Somerset, 5 miles N. of Sbcpton-Mallet, and 5 N.E. of Wells. The village, which is small, is situated on the road from Wells to Bath, in a well- wooded district, abounding in beautiful scenery. The road winds by the banks of a lake, covering about 10 acres, with a thick wood in the background. Two-thirds of the land is in pasture, the rest arable and wood. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, annexed to the vie.* of Chewton Mendip. The church is a small stone structure, dedicated to St. Mary. John Hippisley, Esq., is lord of the manor. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 140, and the vicarial for 74. EMBSAY WITH EASTBY, a tnshp. in the par. of Skipton, E. div. of the wap. of Staiiiclifl'e, West Riding co. York, 2 miles E. of Skipton, its post town and rail- way station on the Midland Counties line, and 10 N. of Keighley. It is situated on a tributary of the river AVharfe, and about two-thirds of the land is enclosed. A priory was founded here in the 12th century for Augus- tine canons by AVilliam dc Meschines, but was shortly after removed to Bolton. Skibedcn is a hmlt. included in the tnshp. of Embsay. Limestone quarries are exten- sively worked, and many of the inhabitants are employed in the cotton and worsted mills. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 120, in the patron, of Vicar of Skipton. The chureh is a modern stone edifice, 5 7.