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EVINGTON. 925 EWES Midland Counties railway passes through the parish. The village, which is small, is situated at a short distance from the road leading from Leicester to Uppingham. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 80, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedi- cated to St. Denis, and has some handsome stained-glass windows. The Calvinists have a chapel, and there is a free school. Evington Hall is the principal residence. EVINGTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Leigh, lower div. of the co. Gloucester, 4 miles S.W. of Towkesbury. It is situated near the river Severn. EVIONYDD HUNDRED, one of the subdivisions of co. Carnarvon. It is situated in the southern part of the co., and contains the pars, of Beddgelert, Cric- cic'th, Dol-ben-macn with 1'enmorfa, Llanarmon with Llangybi, Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Llangybi, Llan- ystyn-dwy, Penmoria, Tref-llys, and Ynys-cynhaiarn with Criccieth. It gives name to a deanery in the archdeaconry of Merioneth and diocese of Bangor. EWANRIGG, a hmlt. in the par. of Dearham, ward of Allerdale-below-Derwent, co. Cumberland, 1 mile S.E. of Maryport. Coal is abundant. Ewanrigg Hall, a noble mansion, is the principal residence. It forms a township in union with Ellenborough. EWART, a tnshp. in the par. of Doddington, E. div. of Glendale ward, co. Northumberland, 3 miles N.W. of Wooler. The river Till passes in the vicinity. There is a day school tor both sexes kept up by the owner of the soil, Sir H. Si. Paul, Bart., whose seat is Ewart Park. EWDNESS, a tnshp. in the par. of Worfield, co. Salnp, 3 miles N.E. of ISridgnorth. EWE, LOCH, an inlet of the sea indenting the coast of the par. of Gairloch, co. Ross, Scotland. It receives the river Ewe at its head, a short stream which con- nects Loch Kve with Loch Maree. Good fishing may be had here. EWE, ST., a par. in the bund, of East Powder, co. Cornwall, 3 miles N.W. of Mevagissey, its post town, and 5 S.W. of St. Austle. It includes the hmlts. of Heligan, Mill, and Pengrugla. Tin and copper are obtained. The principal tin-mine in operation is that of Polgooth, which is of great extent and richness. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 440. The church is an ancient stone structure, and contains monu- ments of the Mohuns and others. The Independents, Wesleyans, and Bible Christians, have each a chapel, and there is a National school for both sexes. There is a fair held on the second Monday in the months of April and October. EWELL, a par. in the hunds. of Copthorne and Rei- gate, co. Surrey, 1 mile N.E. of Epsom, 5 miles S.E. of Kingston, and 13 S.W. of London. There are two rail- way stations that on the London and Brighton line to the S., and that of the London and South- Western to the N.W. of the town. It is situated on the river Hogs Mill, and includes the district of Kingswood. The chief employments of the labouring population are in the gun- powder mills, potteries, and brickmaking. There are flour-mills and malt-kilns in operation. A market was formerly held here. It gives name to a deanery in the archdeaconry of Surrey and dioc. of Winchester. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 277. There is also a district church at Kingswood, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 100. The parish church is a commodious modern edifice of stone. It is dedicated to St. Mary, and contains monuments of the Bulkeley, Glyn, and other families, also brasses and tablets dating from the early part of the 16th century. These were removed from the old church, which was pulled down, with the exception of the tower. The register com- mences in 1604. The charitable endowments produce about 170 per annum, 21 of which are for school pur- poses. There is a National school for boys and girls, and infants' schools. There is also a flourishing mecha- nics' institute. In the parish arc two manors, Ewcll and Fitznell. Edward R. Northey, Esq., is lord of the first, and Mrs. Gadesden lady of the latter. Fairs are held on the 12th May and 29th October for live stock. EWELL, or TEMPLE EWELL, a rr. in the hund. of Bewsborough, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 3 miles N.W. of Dover, its post town. It is a station on the London and Dover railway. The parish is situated at the source of the river Dour, and was formerly a seat of the Knights Templars, from whence it obtained the name ot Temple Ewcll. The living is a rect. and vie. in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 70, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, and, with the village, is seated in a valley. There are charities producing about 4 per annum. EW ELME, a par. in the hund. of Ewelme, co. Oxford, 3 miles N.E. of Wallingford, its post town. It is situ- ated at the foot of the Chiltern hills. The old Roman road Icknield Street passes through the parish. In the Domesday Survey it is set down as Lawdme. A palace was built here in the early part of the 15th century by the De la Poles, of which there are still some traces. There is a chalybeate spring in the neighbourhood, and it is a meet for the Wormsley harriers. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 556, in the patron, of and annexed to the Regius Professorship of Divinity in the University of Oxford. The church is a handsome struc- ture, dedicated to John the Baptist, and contains the tomb of Chaucer and several brasses and monuments, some very old, also a fine antique font. The parochial charities produce nearly 500 per annum, including the Duchess of Suffolk's almshouses and a school endow- ment. The Primitive Methodists and Wesleyans have each a chapel. Ancient coins have been found in the neighbourhood. The Earl of Macclesfield is lord of the manor, and takes from this place the title of Viscount Parker of Ewelme. EWELME HUNDRED, one of the 14 subdivisions of Oxfordshire, situated in the south-eastern part of the county, and bounded on the N. by the hund. of Thamc, on the E. by the hund. of Pynton, on the S. by the hund. of Dorchester, and on the W. by the Thames. It con- tains the pars, of Berrick-Salome, Brightwell, Baldern, Cuxham, Easington, Ewelme, Great Haseley, Nettlebed, Newington, Numeld, Swincombe, Warborough, Warps- grove, with parts of Bensington and Ickford, comprising an area of about 25,000 acres. EWEN, a tythg. in the par. of Kemblc, co. Wilts, 3 miles S.W. of Cirencester. The Thames and Severn canal and Great Western railway pass through this neighbourhood. EWENNY, a par. in the hund. of Ogmore, co. Gla- morgan, 1 mile S.E. of Bridgend. It is situated on the old Koman road Via Julia. The river Ewenny, a tribu- tary of the Ogmore, passes through the parish. The hmlts. of Cortown, Lampha, and Wallace, are included within its limits. A Benedictine priory was founded here, as a cell to Gloucester Abbey, 1141, by Maurice de Londres. The people are mostly employed in the pot- teries. The living is a don. cur. in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 40. The church is a massive structure, and contains monuments of the Carnc, Turbeville, and other families. There are several small charities of about 2 per annum. Here are traces of an ancient camp. This place is a meet for the Cowbridge harriers. EWERBY, a par. in the wap. of Aswardhurn, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 3 miles N.E. of Sleaford, its post town, and 2 N.W. of the Heckington station on the Boston and Grantham branch of the Great Northern railway. The navigation from Sleaford to the Witham runs through a part of the parish. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 67, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is a Gothic structure, dedicated to St. Andrew. The register commences in 1556. The charities prodiico about 25 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. The Earl of Winchilsea is lord of the manor, and occasionally resides at Haverholm Prior}', which has been lately rebuilt. EWERBY-THORPE, a hmlt. in the above par. EWES, a par. and post town in co. Dumfries, Scot- land. The co. of Roxburgh bounds it on the N. and E., Canonbie and Langholm on the S., and Westerkirk on the W. Its length is 8 miles, and its greatest breadth