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Rh KSIIOTT. ESKDALEMUIR. mill. The living is a pcrpet. cur. annexed to Hawkes- worth, in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 100. The church is a modem structure, dedicated to St. Paul. The Wes- leyan and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel, and there is a National school for both sexes, also a Sunday- school. Esholt Hall is the principal residence. W. Stansfield, Esq., is lord of the manor. ESHOTT, a tnshp. in the par. of Felton, E. div. of the ward of Morpeth, co. Northumberland, 3 miles S.E. of Felton, and 7 N. of Morpeth. Coal is obtained here. Eshott Hall is the principal residence. ESHTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Gargrave, E. div. of the Staincliffe wap., West Riding co. York, 4 miles N.W. of Skipton. The Leeds and Liverpool canal passes in the vicinity. Eshton Hall, a handsome building, is the principal residence. The surface is boldly undulating, and the land chiefly meadow and pasture. ESK, a river and lake between the bars, of Tyrhugh and Bannagh, in co. Donegal, prov. of Ulster, Ireland. The lake is a very beautiful piece of water, covering about 975 acres. Two small salmon streams empty their waters into it, and from it issues the river Esk, which falls into Donegal Bay. On the shores of the lake stretches the demesne which bears its name. ESK. See EASKY, co. Sligo. ESK, a river in co. Dumfries, Scotland. The Black and White Esk, after uniting, take the name simply of Esk. It flows through Westerkirk, round Craighill, traverses the pars, of Langholm and Canonbie, and after lingering for about 1 mile on the border, enters Cum- berland, and eventually falls into the Solway Firth near Sarkfoot. Its tributaries are the Ewes, near Langholm, the Wauchope, the Tarras, the Liddell, at Canonbie-holm, the Glenzier burn, and the Line, of Cumberland. Its banks arc rich in every variety of delightful scenery. Its length is about 24 miles. ESKAT, an ext. par. place in the ward of AUerdale- above-Derwent, co. Cumberland, 5 miles E. of Y/hite- haven. ESK, BLACK and WHITE, two rivers in co. Dum- fries, Scotland. The Black Esk rises in the par. of Eskdalemuir, and takes a southerly course through the mountains. After a meandering route of about 12 miles it joins its waters, in the S.E. of the par. of Eskdalemuir, with those of the White Esk, whoso source proper may be traced to the head of the Bloodhopo burn, a little above "Ettrick-pen. It now runs parallel -with the Black Esk, passing through Eskdalemuir, and in ita course receiving the waters of the Davington and Gar- vald, and the burns of Langshaw and Rae. Its length is 16 miles. The united waters proceed on their journey under the name of the Esk, as above. ESK, NORTH, a river in co. Forfar, Scotland. The East and West waters becoming one, continue their course under the name of tho North Esk. The three head- waters of the East water rise among the Grampian hills ; selecting an easterly course, this river passes the parish of Edzell, and having run a few miles on the S. W. border of Kincardineshire, it meets the West water, or the Dye, which rises in the southern extremity of the parish of Lethnot, where it is also called the Saughs water; passing between Ed/ell and Strickathrow, it joins the East water. The united streams then become the North Esk, which continues easterly through the pars, of Strickathrow, Logiepert, Montrose, and Kin- cardine, and so falls into tho ocean a little above Mont- rose. Its length is 22 miles. ESK, NORTH and SOUTH, two small rivers of the cos. Peebles and Edinburgh, Scotland. The North Esk has two head streams in the par. of Linton ; it then passes easterly between cos. Peebles and Mid-Lothian. Receiving the Carlops-burn, it flows between the pars. of Pennycuick and Lasswade, co. of Edinburgh, and so past the pars, of Glencross and Cockpen, and the vil. of Lasswade, till it joins the South Esk in the N. of the par. of Dalkeith. On tho banks of the river are Rosslin and Melville castles and Hawthorndean. Tho scene of Ramsay's " Gentle Shepherd " is laid here- abouts. The South Esk rises in the par. of Eddelston, and flows northerly on the borders of cos. Peebles and Mid-Lothian. Tweeddaleburn is a tributary. Alter touching the par. of Temple, it then passes between that par. and Carrington, when the Gladhouso increases its volume. It next receives the Borthwick water, and leaving Cockpeu par. on its right bank, unites with the North Esk. Its banks are beautifully wooded. ESK, SOUTH, a river in co. Forfar, Scotland. Its source is among the Grampians, in the N.W. of the co. It passes through the pars, of Clova, Cortachie, and Strathmore. After receiving the tribute of the Prosen, it continues in an easterly direction, passing between tho pars, of Kirriemuir and Tannadice, Oathlaw and Men- muir, and Aberlemno and Brechin. It then spreads out for the formation of Montroso Basin, a fine piece of water. Leaving this point by way of two branches, which again unite lower down the river, it falls into the ocean. The village of Ferrydon and tho town of Brechin are among the principal places situated on its banks, besides the seats of Brechin Castle, Rossie, and Kinnaird, the last the residence of the Carnegies. The forking of the river so near its mouth stops all navigation beyond that point. ESKDALE, a ward in the N.E. part of co. Cumber- land, contains the pars, of Arthuret, Bewcastle, Bramp- ton, Carlatton, Castle-Carrock, Crosby, Oumrew, Cum- whitton, Nether and Upper Denton, Farlam, Hayton, Irthington, Kingmoor, Kirkandrews, Kirk Linton, Lan- ercost, Scaleby, Stapleton, Walton, parts of Stanwix, Warwick, and Wetheral, and the tnshp. of Longtown, comprising an area of 201,120 acres. ESKDALE, a chplry. and tnshp. with Wastdale Head, in the par. of St. Bees, ward of Allerdale-above-Derwent, co. Cumberland, 5 miles N.W. of Ravenglass. Holm- rook is its post town. The Drigg station on the White- haven and Furness Junction railway is about 4 miles to the S.W. of the village. It is situated on the river Esk, and includes the hmlts. of Boot, Gatehouse Green, and Mitredale. Iron ore is found here. In the neigh- bourhood are the waterfalls of Stanley Ghyll and Birker Force. Nearly half the land is in common and waste, with a large patch of coppice-wood. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 66. The church is a plain stone structure, dedicated to Sfc. Catherine. In, tho E. window is a painting of the patron saint, and above the eastern gable a stone cross. The parochial charities produce about 10 per annum, 6 of which is an endowment for one of the two schools here. General Wyndham is lord of the manor. ESKDALE, a district in co. Dumfries, Scotland. It is the most eastern of the three districts into which the co. is divided. It is traversed by the river Esk. Part of the lands of Upper and Lower Eskdale were given to Robert Avenal, an Anglo-Norman settler, by David I., who granted them to the abbey of Melrose. The Rosse- dals held lands here in the time of Malcolm IV., and one of that family, Turgot, founded the priory of Canon- bie. Eskdale was next possessed by the Douglases as a regality, but they having forfeited it in 1455, it passed to the Maxwells, who held it till the end of the 17th century. The Duke of Buccleuch received compensation for the jurisdiction of Eskdale in 1747. ESKDALEMUIR, a par. in tho district of Eskdale, co. Dumfries, Scotland. Langholm is its post town. It is surrounded by the pars, of Westerkirk, Hutton, Moffat, and tho cos. of Selkirk and Roxburgh. Ita length is 1 1 miles, its greatest breadth over 9 miles. The surface is mountainous. Ettrick rises 2,200 feet above sea-level. Loch Fell is the next prominent summit. Tho rivera Black and White Esk traverse the parish, with their numerous tributaries. There are very beautiful cascades on the Garvald water and Finglandhope rivulets. This par. is in the presb. of Langholm and synod of Dumfries. The minister has a stipend of 241. The church was erected in 1826. Here are a meeting-house for Reformed Presbyterians, two schools, private and parochial, and library. This parish was separated from Westerkirk in 1703. Traces of encampments are seen on nearly every hill-top, and at a spot near the meeting