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Rh EUMSDALE. 369 EUNIIAM. living is a vie. in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 86, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Bristol. The church, dedicated to St. Augustine, has an embattled tower. On an eminence overlooking the river is an ancient en- campment surrounded by a fosse. EUMSDALE, a district in the par. of Halkirk, co. Caithness, Scotland, 9 miles S.E. of Thurso. EUMWOETH, a tnshp. in the par. of Deane, hund. of Salford, co. Lancaster, 3 miles S.W. of Bolton. In this tnshp. are situated the village and parochial church of Deane, On the road from Bolton to Liverpool. There is a school endowed by Jamea Crompton in 1636, with land now producing 37 per annum. EUNCKTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Korth Mund- ham, hund. of Box, rape of Chichester, co. Sussex, 2 miles S. of Chichester. EUNCORN, a par., market town, and seaport in the hund. of Bucklow, co. Chester, 17 miles E.S.E. of Liverpool, IS N.E. of Chester, and 187 from London- by road, or 182 by the London and North- Western railway, which has stations on either side of the river. The Lancashire and Cheshire, and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire lines also have stations here the latter at Widnes. The par., which extends over a large surface, contains, besides the town of Euncorn, which formerly comprised two tnshps., the four chplries. of Aston, Daresbury, Ealton, and Thelwall, and the tnshps. of Acton Grange, Aston Grange, Clifton or Eock Savage, Kekewick, Moore, Newton -by -Daresbury, Norton, Preston-on-the-Hill, Stockham, Sutton, Walton Inferior, Walton Superior, and Westou. The town, consisting of two divisions, higher and lower, is situated near the confluence of the Weaver and Mersey, on the left bank of the latter river, which at this point is contracted to about 400 yards wide at high water, by a projection from the Lancashire side called Euncorn Gap. It is much resorted to during the summer months by persons from Liverpool and the surrounding neighbourhood as a bathing-place. It was called Suncora by the Saxons; and Ethelfleda, a daughter of Alfred the Great, re- founded the town and built a castle here in the early part of the 10th century, every vestige of which has since disappeared, though tho rock on which the castle stood still retains the name of the Castle Eock. In 1 134 a priory was founded by William Fitz-Nigel, which was subsequently removed to Norton. The commercial prosperity of Euncorn, however, is of comparatively modern growth, having originated with the construction of the Duke of Bridgewater's, the Mersey and Irwell, and Trent and Mersey canals, towards the close of the last century. The level of the water in the canal being considerably above that of the Mersey, it here suddenly falls by a series of ten locks. There are also large wet docks and basins, and extensive warehouses have been constructed to supply the demands of the yearly-in- creasing traffic a considerable part of which is trans- acted by the Old Quay Navigation Company. Euncorn was formerly a sub-port to Liverpool, but became an independent bonding port in 1847. A steam-packet boat plies between Euncorn and Liverpool daily, and an- other boat between Euncorn and Manchester during the season. The coasting and carrying trades occupy a large proportion of the inhabitants, and others are engaged in the various manufactures and trades, the principal being iron-foundries, anchor forges, corn- mills, collieries, tanneries, slate and stone quarries, ship- building yards, rope- walks, soap-works, chemical works, works for distilling turpentine, &c. the chimneys of 1 some of these factories being between 200 and 300 feet high. The principal exports are grain, salt, coal, culm, iron, soap, school-slates, and stone. The town is fi, and lighted with gas from works in Gas-street. t contains the townhall, built in 1830, with a bride- well beneath, also the Forester's Hall, in Devonshire- , a subscription newsroom, savings-bank, and the buths, close to tho ferry, where boats ply every five minutes to and from Euncorn Gap. A county court is hold in tho town. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Chester, val. 350, in the patron, of Christ Church, Oxford. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has a square tower surmounted by an octagonal spire, and containing a peal of eight bells. It was completed in 1849, and stands on the site of an ancient edifice erected before the Norman conquest, and dedicated to St. Bartholomew-. The interior contains a painted E. window, the gift of Sir E. Brooke, Bart., and several monuments. In addition to the parish church there are the Church of the Holy Trinity, built in 1838, a chapel- of-ease to this church, and a floating chapel on the Bridgewater canal for mariners, also several district churches in the rural parts of the parish viz. Aston- by-Sutton, Daresbury, Halton, Thelwall, and Christ Church, Weston Point, the livings of all which are perpet. curs., varying in val. from 88 to 213. The Eoman Catholics have a chapel, built in 1845, and there are places of worship for Baptists, Independents, Wesleyans, and Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion. There are National, Sunday, and infant and Wesleyan schools. Euncom Poor-law Union contains 37 pars, and tnshps., but the rates are applied solely to out-door relief. Market day is on Friday. Fairs are held on the last Friday in April and in October. BUNCTON, NOETH, a par. and tnshp. in the hund. of Freebridge-Lynn, co. Norfolk, 3 miles S.E. of Lynn, its post town. The par. comprises the limits, of Hardwick and Setchy. The village, which is small, is wholly agricultural. The surface is undulating, and the soil is of various quality. The land is nearly evenly divided between arable and pasture, with a small tract of common. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 623, and the glebe comprises 26 acres. Tho living is a rect. * with the rects. of Hardwick and Selchy annexed, in tho dioc. of Norwich, val. 711. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a Grecian structure with a cupola, having been rebuilt in 1839, after being for many years in ruins from tho fall of the tower in 1701. There is besides a district church at Setchy, built by Mrs. Gurney in 1840. The register dates from 1563. The parochial charities produce about 10 per annum. There are a National school for both sexes, and an infant school. Euncton Hall, tho principal residence, is situated in well-wooded grounds. Joseph Gee, Esq., is lord of the mauor. EUNCTON, SOUTH, a par. in the hund. of Clack- close, co. Norfolk, 4 miles N.E. of Downham-Market, its post town, and 7 S. of Lynn. The village, which is of small extent and wholly agricultural, is situated on the road to Lynn. The land is chiefly arable, with a small proportion of meadow and pasture. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 246 13., and the glebe comprises 13 J acres. The living is a rect. consolidated with those of Holme and Wallington, in the dioo. of Norwich, joint val. 650. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is an ancient structure with a turret containing one bell. It was restored in 1839 at the expense of 700. The interior of the church contains tablets to the Peel family, and has an E. window on which is represented the figure of St. Andrew. Tho parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. In the neighbourhood are remains of a Saxon or Norman church. Tho Master and Fellows of Caius College, Cambridge, are lords of the manor. EUNFOLD, a tythg. in the par. and hund. of Farn- ham, co. Surrey, 2 miles N.E. of Farnham. EUNHALL, a par. in the hund. of Forehoe, co. Nor- folk, 4 miles N.E. of Hingham, 1 mile E. of the Har- dingham railway station, and 5 miles N.W. of Wymondham, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the line of the Great Eastern railway and the river Blackwater. The inha- bitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The greater part of the land is arable, the remainder being mea- dow, pasture, and about 70 acres of open common. The living is a vie. annexed to the rect.* of Coston, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church, dedicated to All Saint*, is an ancient edifice, with a round tower. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. EUNHAM, a par. in tho hund. of East Flcgg, co.