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Rh EXGLEFIELD. 909 ENNISCORTHY. ENGLEFIELD, a par. in the hund. of Theale, co. Berks, inik's W. of Reading, its post town. The river Koiinet passes through the neighbourhood, and the Pang- bourne station on the Great Western railway is about 1 mile S. of the village. This place was called Kujlufrld by the Saxons, and an engagement took place here between them and the Danes, in which the latter were defeated. The living i.s a rect. iu the dioc. of Oxford, vul. 1-50. The church is a very old edifice, and con- tains many monuments and tombs of the Englefield and other families. The parochial charities produce about 30 per annum. There is a National school. Englefield I {"use is the residence of li. 13. de Beauvoir, Esq.., who is lord of the manor. ENGLISH 15K 'KNOR. See BICKNOR ENGLISH. ENGL1SHCOMBE. See COMBE ENGLISH, co. Somerset. ENGLISH STREET, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Cuth- bert, city of Carlisle, co. Cumberland. See CAKLISLE. ENHALLOW, an island, one of the Orkneys, Scot- land. It lies in Enhallow Sound, 1 mile S. of Ronsay, in which parish it is included. It is about 1 mile in circuit. ENHAM, KING'S, a hmlt. in the par. and hund. of Andover, co. Hants, 2 miles N. of Andover. ENHAM, KNIGHT'S, a par. in the hund. of Andover, co. Hants, 2 miles N.W. of Andover, its post town and nearest railway station. The parish is of small extent. 'I'h'! living is a rect. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 2(18, in the patron, of Queen's College, Oxford. The church is dedicated to St. Michael, and was enlarged in is '-IS. The charitable endowments produce about 50 pur annum, 27 of which is for education. ENMOKE, a par. in the hund. of Andersfield, co. Somerset, 4 miles S.W. of Bridgwatcr, its post town and railway station on the Bristol and Exeter line. The parish is well wooded, and contains several extensive orchards and gardens. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 183. The church is an ancient stone structure with embattled tower. It is dedicated to St. Michael. In the churchyard is an old yew-tree of large girth, and an ancient cross. The register ^com- mences in 1653. There are charities producing about 12 per annum. There is a National school for both i-rxr.s, and a Sunday-school. Enmore Castle and Barford House are the principal residences. ENMORE GREEN, a chplry. in the par. of Gilling- ham, co. Dorset, in the vicinity of Wincanton. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Gillingham, in the dioc. of Salisbxiry. KXNKLL LOUGH, iu the bars, of Fartullagh, Moy- cashel, Moyashel, and Jlagheradernon, co. Westmeath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland. Its dimensions are about 2 miles by 4, and its area 3,603 acres. Its surface is dotted by numbers of picturesque islets. The surrounding pcenery is beautiful. Among the numerous seats adorn- ing its shores arc Belvedere, of the Earl of Lanes- borough, Carrick, Rochfort, Lynnbury, Bloomfield, and La Manoha. ENNERDALE, a chplry. in the par. of St. Bees, ward of Allerdale-above-Derwent, co. Cumberland, 5 miles N.E. of Egremont, and 6 S.E. of Whitchaven. St. Bees is its post town. The Frizington station on the Whitc- haven and Egremont branch line is nearly 3 miles to the W. of the village. It is situated on the river Ellen, a little to the W. of the lake known as Ennerdale Water, n >v much visited by tourists, and abounding with fine fish. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Car- lisle, val. 75. The church is a modern structure, built on the site of the old chapel. The charities arc small. There is a parochial school. General Wyndham and Loid Lonsdale are lords of the manor. A lair is held on the second Tuesdav in September for sheep. ENNEREILLY, or ENORELY, a par. in the bar. of Arklow, co. Wicklow, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles N.E. of Arklow, its post town. It is situated on the coast, which stretches out into the promontory known as Mizen Head. The soil is of fair quality. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Dublin, val. with Kilbride, 193, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is in ruins. There is a day school. The seats arc Kilpatrick and Buckroney House. On the grounds of the former are two raths. ENNERIC, a river which rises in Loch Cluny, co. Inverness, Scotland, and, after a course of 18 miles through Glen Morriston, falls into Loch Ness. ENNIS. For names with this prefix, see also INNIS. ENNIS, a market town and parliamentary borough, in the par. of Dromclifl'e, bar. of Islands, co. Clare, of which it is the county town, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 8 miles S.E. of Corrotin, and HI W.S.W. from Dublin. It is the terminus of the Limerick and Ennis railway. The town is situated on the river Fergus, which is crossed by four bridges, and is navigable as far as Clare, 2 miles lower down the river. At this point goods, conveyed in lighters from Ennis, are shipped for exportation. On its banks are several extensive flour-mills. This town was the ancient seat of the O'Briens, and was called Innisduan riiadha, from which it takes its present deno- mination. It was chartered in the reign of James I., and returned two members to the Irish parliament before the Union ; it now sends one to the imperial parliament. Constituency in 1859, 191. The cleansing of the town is vested in 18 commissioners under the Towns' Improve- ment Act. Until recently it was a neglected place, without trade or manufacture, .but has been much im- proved, and now carries on a brisk trade in butter and grain. It is an assize and sessions town, and chief police station. The population has decreased from 10,519 in 1851, to 7,127 in 1801. In the town stands the parish church, a modernised part of the old abbey. It is a hamlbomo structure, but in 1817 was much damaged by lightning, and restored in 1819. The organ was the gift of the Earl of Egremont. The Roman Catholic chapel is an elegant cruciform structure, considered to be the Cathedral of Killaloo diocese. Here are also Presby- terian and Wesleyaii chapels, a grammar school, founded by the Erasmus Smith charity, court-house, gaol, in- firmary, lying-in hospital, market-house, linen market, townhall, and two banks ; also barracks for 600 men. A public library is in course of erection. There are two newspapers published iu Ennis the Clare Journal, esta- blished in 1770, published on Monday and Thursday, and the Clare Freeman, published every Saturday. Here stood a Franciscan abbey, erected in 1240 by O'Brian, Prince of Thomond, which, together with the town, was burnt in 1306 by Dermot, grandson of Brian Roe. It was restored by the Macnamaras a few years later. Terence O'Brian, Bishop of Killaloe, is said to have been murdered in this abbey in 1460 by Brian O'Brian. Part of the E. window, which is of extreme beauty, is still remaining. There arc also several handsome tombs and the abbot's chair to be seen. The Poor-law Union of Ennis contains 18 electoral divisions in the county of Clare, with 28 guardians, and the poorhouse affords shelter to 1,200 indoor paupers. Stamer Park is the principal residence. Coaches and cars run to Ennistymon, Galway, Kilrush, Limerick, Milltown, and Oraumore. Saturday and Tues- day are market days. Fairs are held on the 22nd April and the 3rd September. Races take place in the neigh- bourhood. ENNISCOFFEY, a par. in the bar. of Fartullagh, co. Westmeath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles S.E. of Mullingar. The greater part of the surface consists of grass land. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Meath, val. with another, 129, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was built in 1818 by the late Board of First Fruits, and is a neat structure. In the Roman Catholic arrangement this parish forms part of the union of Far- tullagh. There are parochial and other day schools. At Gaybrook an action took place between the forces of William III. and James II., in which the latter were routed. ENNISCORTHY, a post and market town in the pars, of Templeshannon and St. Mary's, Enniscorthy, bars, of Scarawalsh and Ballaghkeen, co. Wexford, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 7 miles S.W. of Ferns, and 80 from Dublin. It is situated at the foot of Vinegar Hill, on the banks of the Slauey, which is here crossed by a handsome bridge of six arches. It is alleged to have