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EACHWICK, a township in the parish of Heddon-on-the-Wall, county of Northumberland; 9, miles west-north-west of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on the river Pont. Here is a daily school. This was anciently a place of considerable importance. Acres 200. Houses 23. A. P. £1,003. Pop., in 1801, 36; in 1831, 113. Poor rates, in 1838, £59 5s. EAGLE, a parish in the hund. of Boothby-Graffo, parts of Kesteven, union and county of Lincoln; 7 miles west-south-west of Lincoln. Living, a discharged vicarage in the archd. and dio. of Lincoln, returned at £120; gross income £100. Patron, in 1835, Sir W. Ingilby, Bart. The Wesleyans have a chapel here; and there are 3 daily schools, one of which has a small endowment. Acres 2.450. Houses 93. A. P. £1,219. Pop., in 1801, 203; in 1831, 477. Poor rates, in 1838, £38 15s.

EAGLE-HALL, a hamlet in the above parish; 9 miles west-south-west of Lincoln. Pop., in 1801, 21; in 1831, 45. Other returns with the parish.

EAGLE-WOODHOUSE, an extra-parochial liberty in the lower division of Boothby-Graffo. Acres 80. Pop., in 1831, 10.

EAGLESCLIFFE, or EGGLESCLIFFE, a parish in the south-west division of Stockton ward, union of Stockton-upon-Tees, co.-palatine of Durham; 14 mile north-north-east of Yarm, comprising the town ships of Newsam, Aislaby, and Eaglescliffe; bounded on the east and south by the Tees, which in this place is navigable, and is crossed by a cast-iron bridge of one arch, from which a railway extends to the Stockton and Darlington railway. Living, a vicarage in the archd. and dio. of Durham; rated at £28 17s. 1d.; gross income £1,120. Patron, the bishop of Durham. Here is a daily school. Charities, in 1830, £6 per annum. Poor rates, in 1838, of the parish, £329 9s. ; of the township, £170 18s. Acres of the parish 3,970. Houses 133. A. P. £6,891. Pop., in 1801, 420; in 1831, 625. Acres of the township. 1,580. Houses 99. A. P. £3,325. Pop., in 1801, 270; in 1831, 424.

EAGLESFIELD, a township in the parish of Brigham, county of Cumberland; 23 miles south west of Cockermouth. All tithes, moduses, &c., of the townships of Eaglesfield and Blindbothel, in the manor of Five Towns, with Eaglesfield, the property of the lay rector, were commuted in 1812. Here are 3 daily schools. This township is now comprehended within the boundaries of Cockermouth. Acreage with the parish. Houses 85. A. P. £1,434. |

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Pop., in 1801, 310; in 1831, 411. Poor rates, in 1838, £66 16s.

EAKRING, a parish in the South-clay division of the hund. of Bassetlaw, union of Southwell, county of Nottingham; 4 miles south-south-east of Allerton. Living, a rectory, formerly in the archd. of Nottingham and dio. of York, now in the dio. of Lincoln; rated at £9 16s. 14d.; gross income £544. Patrons, in 1835, Earls Manvers and Scarborough, alternately. Here is a daily school. Acres 2,240. Houses 126. A. P. £3,479. Pop., in 1801, 441; in 1831, 598. Poor rates, in 1838, £60 9s.

EALING, WITH OLD BRENTFORD, a parish in Kensington division, wapentake of Ossulston, union of Brentford, county of Middlesex; 10 miles west of St. Paul's cathedral, and near the Great Western railway. Acres 3,930. Houses 1,325. A. P. £30,187. Pop., in 1801, 5,035; in 1831, 7,783. Living, a vicarage in the archd. of Middlesex and dio. of London; rated at £13 6s. 8d.; gross income £694. Patron, the bishop of London. Here are 17 daily and 8 boarding schools, one of which, the Boy's charity school, is endowed with a fixed income of £150 7s. 6d., and an average annual produce of subscriptions, &c., amounting to £100. A number of the boys are clothed as well as educated at this school: another, the Girl's charity school, is endowed with about £200 per annum: a number of the girls are also clothed at this school. The Industrial School at Ealing Grove, is a highly beneficial institution; the objects of which are to educate children, destined for country pursuits. They are trained into habits of patient industry, by being required to labour for 3 hours a-day, partly for the institution, and partly for themselves, in gardens appropriated to each of them. They are paid for the work done on behalf of the institution, according to the labour they are able to perform; the monitor who watches over them reporting the industry of each to the master, who remunerates them accordingly. They pay rents for their gardens, purchase their seeds, and reap the produce. In 1838, one of them cleared £1 18s. 10d., from his sixteenth of an acre, after paying the rent, seeds, manure, &c. Each boy keeps a little book of receipt and expenditure; and habits of accurate accounting are cultivated, as are likewise habits of order and neatness in the use and arrangement of their tools, plants, &c. These more industrial and manual branches of education are blended with religious and other instruction of the most beneficial description. Charities possessed by this

parish, inclusive of the school charities, amounted, at the time of the inquiry, to £602 7s. 1d. per annum. Poor rates, in 1838, £2,883 5s. The parish is adorned with many elegant villas. EAMONT (THE), a river of Cumberland, which derives its crystal stream from some of the nighest and most romantic mountains in England. Its most distant branch rises nearly upon the height of Kirkstone, in Westmoreland, and falls down that mountain in a continual rumbling cataract, thence in a gentle current it flows through Patterdale to Ullswater; and issuing from this lake to Pooly Bridge, proceeds in a south-east direction, through a pleasant woody vale, to the Eden.

EAMONT-BRIDGE. EAMONT-BRIDGE.

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EARDINGTON, a township in Quatford parish, county of Salop; 2 miles south of Bridgenorth, and west of the river Severn. Acres 1,200. Houses 63. A. P. £1,773. Pop., in 1801, 328; in 1831, 325. Poor rates, in 1838, £75 4s.

EARDISLAND, a parish in the hund. of Stretford, union of Weobly, county of Hereford; 5 miles west of Leominster, on the river Arrow. Living, a discharged vicarage in the archd. and dio. of Hereford, rated at £4 93. 7d.; gross income £200. Patron, the bishop of Hereford. Here is a free-school, founded by William Whittington in 1607: income £49 78., and a day and Sunday school partly supported by endowment. Charities, in 1836, upwards of £50 per annum. Poor rates, in 1838, £517 15s. The Roman road, Watling-street, is supposed to have passed through this parish. Acres 4,170. Houses 181. A. P. £6,064. Pop., in 1801, 744; in 1831, 813.

priator, were commuted in 1778. Here is a place of worship for Independents; the church was formed in 1810. There are 3 daily schools in this chapelry, one of which is endowed with funds bequeathed by the late Alderman Gabriel Newton. Poor rates, in 1838, £911 18s. Acres 920. Houses 406. A. P £4,522. Pop., in 1801, 1,287; in 1831, 2,017.

EARLSTOKE, a parish in the hund. of Melksham, union of Devizes, county of Wilts; 34 miles west by south of East Lavington. Living, a curacy not in charge, subordinate to the vicarage of Melks. ham. The great and small tithes, the property of the dean and chapter of Sarum and vicar, were commuted in 1777. There are 2 daily schools here. Acres 2,400. Houses 75. A. P. £2,590. Pop., in 1801, 342; in 1831, 420. Poor rates, in 1838 £168 9s.

EARLSTON. See BURGHCLERE. EARLY, a liberty in the parish of Sonning, county of Berks; 24 miles south-east of Reading. Here is a small daily school. Acres 2,280. Houses 89. Pop., in 1821, 447; in 1831, 441. Poor rates, in 1838, £547 15s.

EARNLEY, or ERNLEY, WITH ALMODING. TON, a parish in the hund. of Manhood, rape of Chichester, union of Westhampnett, county of Sus. sex; 6 miles south-west by south of Chichester. Living, a rectory with that of Almodington, in the archd. and dio. of Chichester; rated at £7 6s. Ojd.; gross income £365. The bishop of Chichester is patron alternately with the duke of Norfolk. Here is an Independent chapel. Acres 1,120. Houses 16. A. P., £2,192. Pop., in 1801, 115; in 1831, 158. Poor rates, in 1838, £54.

EARNSFORD, a liberty in the parish of Binley, county of Warwick; 3 miles east-south-east of Coventry; near the London and Birmingham rail. way. Returns with the parish.

Tithes commuted in 1839; aggregate amount £286 17s. 4d. impropriate, and £503 vicarial. Patron, in 1835, Thomas Perrey, Esq. There are 2 daily schools here, and a day and Sunday school. Charities, in 1836, £6 2s. per annum. Poor rates, in 1838, £478 3s. Half-a-mile hence is an oak-tree covering a surface of 324 feet in circular extent, said to be 400 years old; some of its branches are 2 feet in diameter; its girth at the bottom is 60 feet. Acres 4,460. Houses 149. A. P. £5,590. Pop., in 1801, 575; in 1831, 825. EARDLEY-END, a township in the parish of Audley, county of Stafford; about 5 miles northwest of Newcastle. Houses 22. Pop., in 1811, 158; in 1831, 165. Other returns with the parish. EARITH. See BLUNTISHAM, Huntingdonshire, EARL or YEARD-HILL, a township in the parish of Doddington, county of Northumberland. Acreage with the parish. Houses 12. A. P. £1,972. Pop., in 1801, 51; in 1831, 86. Poor rates. in 1838, £55 8s.

EARLAS, a township in the parish of Gresford, county of Denbigh, North Wales; 5 miles north of Wrexham. Houses 13. Pop., in 1811, 77; in 1831, 69. Other returns with the parish.

EARL'S BARTON. See BARTON-EARL'S. EARL-SHILTON, a chapelry in the parish of Kirby-Mallory, county of Leicester; 4 miles northeast of Hinckley. Living, a curacy not in charge, subordinate to the rectory of Kirby-Mallory. The great and small tithes of the lordship of Earl-Shilton, the property of the clerical rector and lay impro

EARSDON, a parish in the east division of Castle ward, union of Tynemouth, Northumberland; 4 miles north-west by north of North Shields. It contains the townships of Brierdean, Blackworth, Blyth, South and Newsham, Earsdon, Hartley, Holywell, Seaton-Delaval, and Sighill. Living, a perpetual curacy in the archd. of Northumberland and dio. of Durham; valued at £11; gross income £119. Patrons, landowners. An elegant new church, erected on an eminence in the vicinity of the town, was consecrated in 1837. It contains 600 sittings, of which 200 are free. The tower has an imposing appearance from the north for a considerable distance both by sea and land. The cost exceeds £2,200, collected by voluntary subscription. There are 20 daily schools in this parish. Acres 11,080. Houses 1,154. A. P. £23,301. Pop., in 1801. 3,451; in 1831, 6,460. Poor rates, in 1838, £2,095 19s. Pop., of the township, in 1801, 206; in 1831, 628. Houses 116. A. P. £2,353. Poor rates, in 1838, 118 15s.

EARSDON, a township in the parish of Hebburn, Northumberland; 5 miles north of Morpeth, and north of the Line water. Houses 19. Pop., in 1801, 93; in 1831, 100. Poor rates, in 1838, £39 5s.

EARSDON-FOREST, a township in the parish of Hebburn, county of Northumberland; 6 miles

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EARSHAM HUNDRED, on the south-east side of the county of Norfolk, separated from Suffolk by the river Waveney. Area 24,560 acres. Houses 1,513. Pop.. in 1831, 8,485.

EARSHAM, a parish in the hund. of Earsham, union of Depwade, county of Norfolk; 1 mile west by south of Bungay; bounded on the east and south by the river Waveney. Living, a rectory in the archd. of Norfolk and dio. of Norwich; rated at £15; gross income £507. Tithes commuted in 1839; aggregate amount £486 6s. 3d. Patron, in 1835, Sir W. Dalling, Bart. Here is a daily school. Charities, in 1834, about £60 per annum. Poor rates, in 1838, £408. Earsham hall is an elegant mansion. Acres 2,960. Houses 94. A. P. £4,139. Pop., in 1801, 658; in 1831,759.

EARSWICK, a township, partly within the liberty of St. Peter's at York, but chiefly in the parish of Huntingdon, north riding of Yorkshire; 4 miles north-north-east of York, and on the eastern bank of the river Foss. All tithes. the property of the manor of Strensall, Bedern college, and vicar, were commuted in 1770. Acres 1,020. Houses 10. Pop., in 1801, 48; in 1831, 66. Poor rates, in 1838, £23 6s.

EARTHAM, a parish in the hund. of Box and Stockbridge, rape of Chichester, union of Westhampnett, county of Sussex; 53 miles north-east by east of Chichester. Living, a vicarage in the archd. and dio. of Chichester; rated at £7 5s. 104d., returned at £145 15s.; gross income £190. Tithes commuted in 1839; aggregate amount £192 12s. Patron, the prebendary of Eartham in the cathedral of Chichester. Here is a daily school. Acres 2,110. Houses 16. A. P. £955. Pop., in 1801, 114; in 1831, 113. Poor rates, in 1838, £38 1s.

EASBY, a parish in the wapentakes of East and West Gilling, union of Richmond, north riding of Yorkshire. It comprises the townships of Aske, Brompton-upon-Swale, Easby, and Skeeby. Living, a vicarage, formerly in the archd. of Richmond and dio. of Chester, now in the dio. of Ripon; gross income £96. Patron, the Lord-chancellor. Here are two daily schools. Acres 5,090. Houses 162. A. P. £9,255. Pop., in 1801, 693; in 1831, 822. Poor rates, in 1838, £194 6s. Acres of the town. ship, 940. Houses 13. A. P. £2,644. Pop., in 1801, 85; in 1831, 79. Poor rates, in 1838, £22 14s. EASBY, a township in the parish of Stokesley, north riding of Yorkshire; 4 miles east by north of Stokesley. Here is a daily school. Acres 1,170. Houses 25. A. P. £1,278. Pop., in 1801, 138; in 1831, 151. Poor rates, in 1838, £67 4s.

EASBY, a township in the parish of Brampton, Cumberland; 10 miles north-east by east of Carlisle, and south of the river Irthing. Houses 16. Pop., in 1801, 135; in 1831, 98. Other returns with the parish.

EASEBOURNE HUNDRED, in the county of Sussex. Area 29,860 acres. Houses 1,047. Pop., in 1831, 6,716.

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EASENHALL. a hamlet in the parish of Monks. Kirby, county of Warwick; 4 miles north-west of Rugby; in the immediate vicinity of the Oxford canal. Acreage with the parish. Houses 41. A. P. £2,032. Pop., in 1801, 115; in 1831, 202. Poor rates, in 1838, £110 11s.

EASINGTON. See CHILTON WITH EASINGTON. EASINGTON WARD, in the county of Durham, consists of two divisions, north and south. Its situation is in the central part of the eastern side of the county, and it is bounded on the west by the river Wear, which takes a circuitous route from Croxdale to the sea. Area 77,120 acres. Houses 8,011. Pop., in 1831, 47,321.

EASINGTON, a parish in the south division of Easington ward, union of Easington, co-palatine of Durham; 9 miles east by north of Durham, and comprising the townships of Haswell, Easington, Hawthorn, and Shotton. Acres 12,400. Houses 234. A. P. £8,277. Fop., in 1801, 944; in 1831, 1,390. The town of Easington, which is of considerable extent, and occupies an elevated situation near the North sea, was the ancient head of the ward, deanery, and parish of Easington. Living, a rectory in the archd. and dio. of Durham, not in charge; gross income £1,437. Patron, the bishop of Durham. Here are places of worship for the Primitive and Wesleyan Methodists, and eight daily schools, besides an endowed day and Sunday school. Charities, in 1830, upwards of £20, of which £10 constituted an endowment of a school at Hawthorn. Poor rates, in 1838, of the parish £555; of the township £213 18s. The Easington poor-law union comprehends 19 parishes, embracing an area of 96 square miles; with a population returned, in 1831, at 6,984. Acres of the township, 4,980. Houses 119. A. P. £3,389. Pop., in 1801, 487; in 1831, 693.

EASINGTON, a township in the parish of Belford, Northumberland; 1 mile north-east of Belford. Here are 2 daily schools. Acreage with the parish. Houses 43. A. P. £2,456. Pop., in 1801, 151; in 1831, 203. Poor rates, in 1838, £46 17s.

EASINGTON, a parish in the hund. of Ewelme, union of Thame, county of Oxford; 4 miles southwest by south of Tetsworth. Living, a discharged rectory in the archd. and dio. of Oxford; rated at £4 12s. 6d., returned at £80; gross income £80. Patron, the bishop of Lincoln. Charities, £5 per annum. Acres 380. Houses 3. A. P. £265. Pop., in 1801, 31; in 1831, 13.

EASINGTON, a parish in the south division of the hund. of Holderness, union of Patrington, east riding of the county of York; 6 miles south-east of Patrington, on the coast of the North sea, containing the townships of Easington and Out-Newton. Living, a discharged vicarage in the archd. of the east riding and dio. of York; rated at £10; gross income £58. Patron, the archbishop of York. The great and small tithes, &c. of Easington township, the property of the archbishop of York, were commuted in 1770. Here are three daily schools, one of which is endowed. Charities, in 1823, £12 14s. Acres 3,020. Houses 104. A. P. £4,073. Fop., in 1801, 341; in 1831, 542. Poor rates, in 1838, £223 6s.