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Rh KJirsnox 907 KNDERBY, MAVIS. some charities for the poor. The tithes have been com- muted for a corn-rent under the Enclosure Act of 1794. EHPSHOT, a par. in the lower half of the hand, of Selborne, co. Hants, 5 miles N. of Petersfield, its post town, and 6 S.E. of Alton. The Lisa station on the London and South- Western railway is about 2 miles S.E. of the village. Hops are much cultivated in this parish, which is hilly. Stone of good quality is quarried for building purposes. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 103. The church is a hand- some structure, recently restored. It is dedicated to the Holy Hood, and contains a richly carved oak screen. There is a National school for both sexes. The Rev. Thomas Butler is lord of the manor. K1I1TOX, a hmlt. in the par. of King-ton, hund. of Huntingdon, co. Hereford, 3 miles S.W. of Kington. The river Arrow flows in the vicinity. EMSCOTE, or EDMON8COTT, a hmlt. in the par. of Milvfirton, co. Warwick, 2 miles N.E. of Warwick. EMSTREY, a tnshp. in the par. of Atcham, co. Salop, 2 miles S.i'J. of Shrewsbuiy. It is situated on the river Severn. EMSWELL WITH KKLLEYTHOHPE, a tnshp. in the par. of Dritlicld, Buinton Beacon div. cf the wap. of Harlhill, East Hiding co. York, 2 miles N.W. of Great Drifh'eld. EMS WORTH, a par. and town in the hund. of Bos- mere, co. Hants, 2 miles S.E. of Havant. This was formerly a chplry. of Warblington par., but by a recent Act of Parliament has been made a separate par. It is a post town and railway station on the London, Brighton, and South Coast line. It is situated on the N. shore of Hayling harbour, along the great road from Southampton and Portsmouth to Brighton riu Chichester, and on the Sussex border, opposite to Thorney Island, at the head of Emsworth Channel, which is navigable along Hayling Island to the English Channel for vessels of 200 tons. At the commencement of the present century, it was only a small fishing village, but from its favourable situation has risen to the im- portance of a prosperous trading town, having many vessels engaged in the conveyance of goods coastwise, and a number of small craft employed in the oystfir fishery. Ship-building, sail-cloth manufacture, rope and brick making, and the breweries, aS'ord employment to a large proportion of the inhabitants. Coal is brought here by sea, and the exports are chiefly flour and timber, for which two good quays have been constructed. The town contains many well-built houses, and hot and cold sea- water baths have been erected. Communication with Thorney Island is obtained by a causeway, over which carriages pass at low water, and the environs of the town are studded with pleasant villas. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 180, in the patron, of the Rector of Warblington. The church is a modern struc- ture, built in the form of a cross, with two towers at the W. end, and surmounted with octangular turrets, termi- nating in low spires, between which is the entrance porch. It is dedicated to St. James, and was erected in 1840, at an expense of 1,200. It has since been enlarged by the erection of N. and S. aisles, and has seat-room for upwards of 800 persons. The Independents and Baptists have each a chapel. Large and handsome National and infant schools have been recently (in 1863) erected at the expense of the present rector. An Act of Parliament has been obtained for reclaiming large por- tions of the mud-lands in the harbour, the works for which are already commenced. Fairs arc held at Easter, the 15th April, and 18th July, for hardware, toys, &c. EMYVALE, a postal vil. in the par. of Donagh, bar. of Trough, co. Monaghan, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 6 miles N. of Monaghan. It is situated on the road from Dublin to Londonderry, and is a police and petty sessions station. Fairs are held on the 2nd of every month. ENBORNE, a par. in the hund. of Kintbury Eagle, co. Berks, 2 miles S.W. of Newbury, its post town. The Avon and Kennet canal passes through the parish. The custom of free bench prevails in this manor. The village is small, and wholly agricultural. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 416. The church is an ancient structure, dedicated to St. Michael. There is a National school. The Earl of Craven is lord of the manor. ENCHMARSH, a tnshp. in the par. of Acton-Scott, co. Salop, 4 miles N.E. of Church-Strctton. ENCOMBE, a hmlt. in the par. and hund. of Corfe Castle, co. Dorset, '2 miles S. W. of Corfe Castle. It is situated on the sea-coast, and gives the title of viscount to the Earl of Eldon, who has a seat here. ENDCLIFFE, a vil. in the par. of Nether Hallam, West Riding co. York, 2 miles W. of Sheffield. ENDELLION, ST., a par. in the hund. of Trigg, co. Cornwall, 5 miles N. of Wadebridge, its post town, and 9 N.W. of Bodmin. [t is situated on the coast, about midway between Tintagel Head and Padslow Point, near the bays of Quin and Port Isaac, the fishing town of the latter being within this parish. Copper, lead, manganese, antimony, and the peculiar rock known as " mandlestone," are found here. A large number of the people are engaged in the fisheries, of which the pilchard is the chief. Slate is extensively quarried and shipped hence to various parts of the United Kingdom. Nearly the whole of the land is arable. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 196, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, a stone structure, standing on an cmiifence, is dedicated to St. Endellion, and having a lofty tower, is regarded as a landmark by the mariner. It is collegiate, and contains three prebends, which are sinecures, exclusive of the rectory, viz. Endellion, Bod- min, or Kings, val. 63, Trehaverock, val. 115, and Mornhays. The Wesleyan and Association Methodists and the Bible Christians have each a chapel. According to tradition there was anciently a religious house belong- ing to the Grey Friars in the vale of St. Tillick. On the estate of Roscarrock in this parish are two barrows. ENDERBY, a par. in the hund. of Sparkenhoe, co. Leicester, 5 miles S.W. of Leicester, its post town. Countcsthorpe railway station is 3 miles to the S.E. of the village, which is pleasantly situated on a hill rising from a widely-extended plain. The Union canal passes through the parish, which is bounded on the S.E. by the river Soar. The chief employment is frame-work knitting. The Blaby union workhouse is situated in this parish. The soil is of a light sandy quality, resting on a substratum of granite and sandstone. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. with the cur. of Whetstone annexed, 300. The church is a structure of the 13th century, with tower surmounted by pinnacles. It is dedicated to St. John the Baptist, and contains some old monuments and a handsomely carved arch. The Independents have a chapel, and there is an endowed free school. C. Mitchell, Esq., is lord of the manor. ENDERBY', BAG, a par. in the hund. of Hill, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 6i miles N.W. of Spilsby, its post town, and 6 N.E. of Horncastle. It is situated on the Wolds, near the river Steeping. The living is a rect.* in the dioo. of Lincoln, val. 210. The church is an ancient edifice, dedicated to St. Margaret, and contains some monumental brasses and tombs, also an antique font. In the churchyard is an ancient cross in excellent preservation; the shaft is 15 feet in height, and the head of the cross has on one side a sculptured figure of the Saviour, and on the other of the Virgin and Child. The Rev. L. B. Burton is lord of the manor. ENDERBY, MAVIS, a par. in the soke of Boling- broke, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 2 miles N.W. of Spilsby, its post town, and 7 N.W. of the railway station at Firsby. on the Boston and Great Grimsby branch of the Great Northern line. It is situated under the Wolds. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 100. The church is an ancient structure, dedicated to St. Michael, and contains some monumental tablets of tlif Best family. A house here was formerly a monastic establishment belonging to Rcvesby Abbey. The register commences in 1561. The parochial charities produce about 6 per annum. Thomas Coltman, Esq., is lord of the manor. The tithes were commuted for land and