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EYE. 931 EYRECOUKT. EYE, a lib. in the par. of Sonning, hund. of Binfield, co. Oxford, 4 miles S. of Heuley-on-Thames. It is situated on the W. bank of tho Thames, and includes Dunston. EYE, a loch in the par. of Fearn, co. lloss, Scotland. Its length is 2J niilus, its breadth half a mile. Tho river Eye and a chain of minor lochs issue from it, and fall into the Frith of Moray. EYE, a river, cp. Berwick, Scotland. Its source is among tho Lammermuir hills, near Cockburnspath. It is 18 miles long. Eyemouth stands at the embouchure of the river into the German Ocean. It is noted for tho abundance of trout which frequent its waters. EYEMORE, a hmlt. in tho quarter of Kidderminster Foreign, co. Worcester, a short distance from tho town of Kidderminster. EYEMOUTH, a par. and post town in co. Berwick, Scotland, 2J miles N. of Ayton. Its northern side is open to the "German Ocean. Ayton bounds it on the E. and S., and Coldingham on the W. The par. is about 1 mile each way. The coast consists of coarse conglo- merate and trap rocks, broken only by occasional ruts sloping to the beach. The soil is rich and well cultivated. The par. is in the presb. of Chirnside, and synod of Merse and Teviotdale. Tho minister has a stipend of 131, and a tithe on fish, now commuted. Tho church, which stands in the town, was built in 1812. Here are also a Free church, an United Presbyterian* church, Baptist and Methodist chapels, a parochial school, and an endowed girls' school, besides two other schools. The Manor House of Linthill is the principal resi- dence. Eyemouth was constituted a parish in the time of James VI., anterior to which it had belonged to Coldingham Priory. The town is situated on the river Eye, and is a subpo'rt to Leith. It was held by Sir George Home of Wedderburn as a borough of barony, by charter dated 1597. It is irregularly built, and has a dark, mysterious appearance, well according with its former inhabitants, who were nearly all smugglers, every house having its receptacle for contraband goods : that traffic has now disappeared, and the herring and haddock fisheries are extensively carried on. A very considerable corn trade also flourished, but has become extinct since the formation of the railway. The harbour is not ca- pable of affording shelter to more than a few vessels, and is in a neglected state. The pier was designed by Smeaton, and constructed in 1770. Coals, slate, bone, &c., are imported, while fish constitutes tho main export trade. Cromwell paid a visit to Eyemouth, and caused a new fort to be constructed on tho site of the ancient one. Here Logan of Restalrigg had a residence, in which he was staying during the time of tho Gowrie conspiracy. Faint traces of a fortification are seen, built by the Duke of Somerset. Tho town was destroyed during the reign of Mary, and again just before the Union. Pudding-stone is quarried. EYERIES, a vil. in the par. of Kilcathrine, bar. of Bere, co. Cork, prov. of Munstcr, Ireland, 3 miles N.W. of Bearhaven. EYEWORTH LODGE, an ext. par. place in the Romsey div. of the hund. of Redbridge, co. Southampton, 5 miles to the'E. of Fordingbridge. Here is a meet for the New Forest hounds. EYFORD, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of Slaughter, co. Gloucester, 3 miles S.W. of Stow-on-the- Wold, its post town, and 14 N.E. of Cheltenham. A tributary of the river Windrush passes through the parish. There is no church, the inhabitants attend- ing tho church of Upper Slaughter. Eyford Hall is the principal residence. It was formerly a seat of the dukes of Shrewsbury. In a summer-house in tho garden, built over a cascade, but now pulled down, Milton is said to have written a part of " Paradise Lost." EYHORNE HUNDRED, in the lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, contains the pars, of Bearstead, Bicknor, Boughton-Malherb, Boughton-Monchelsea, Bredhurst, Broomfield, Chart, Frinstead, Harrietsham, Headcorn, Hollingbourn, Hucking, Langley, Leeds, Lenham, Otham, Otterden, Stockbury, East Button, Valence- Sutton, Thornham, Ulcombe, Witehling, and Wormshill, comprising about 52,000 acres. EYKE, a par. in the hund. of Loes, co. Suffolk, 3 miles S.E. of Wickham Market, and 4 N.E. of Wood- bridge, its post town. The river Deben passes closo to tho parish. The village consists of a few farm- houses. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 440. The church is a Norman structure of the 12th century, and is dedicated to All Snints. It had formerly a steeple between the nave and chancel, and contains a brass of very early date. The charities pro- duce about 40 per annum. There is a parochial school. Nathaniel Barnardiston, Esq., and the Rev. J. G. Darling are lords of the manor. Roman and British remains have been discovered in the neighbourhood. EYNART, a sea-loch penetrating 5 miles inland. It is situated on the E. coast of tho island of St. Uist, Western Isles, Scotland. EYNESBURY, a par. in the hund. of Toseland, co. Huntingdon, half a mile S. of St. Neot's, its post town, and railway station on the Great Northern line. It is situated on the banks of the river Ouse, across which there is a bridge. The place is of considerable antiquity, and is believed to have been the site of a Roman encamp- ment. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act obtained in 1797. Tho living is a rcct.* in tho dice. ofEly, val. 429. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. There is a National school. The Earl of Sandwich is lord of the manor. EYNESFORD, a par. in the hund. of Axton, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, co. Kent, 5 miles S.W. of Dartford, its post town, and 8 N. of Sevcnoaks. It is situated oil thfc river Darent, and is a station on the London, Chatham-, and Dover railway. The principal employment is in the manufacture of paper, several mills for which are in operation. On the E. side of the river, which passes through this place, the soil is a strong clay, alternating with shingle and flints ; on the western side it ia of superior quality. The surface ia very hilly, and the scenery pleasing, with nearly 500 acres of woodland. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 410, in. the patron, of the archbishop. There is a district church at Crocken Hill, the living of which ia a pcrpet. cur.,* val. 100, in the patron, of the archbishop. Tho church is a cruciform structure in the early Norman style of architecture, with an ancient doorway of singular workmanship, supposed to be Saxon. It has a tower at the W. end surmounted by a spire, and is dedicated to St. Martin. The register commences in 1538. The paro- chial endowments produce about 50 per annum. The Baptists have a chapel, and there are National and British schools for boys and girls. In tho vicinity of the village are some remains of a castle, said to have been built about the time of the Conquest. EYNESFORD HUNDRED, one of the 33 subdivi- sions of Norfolk, situated in the northern part of the co., and bounded on the N. by the hund. of Holt, on the E. by the hund. of South Erpingham, on the S. by the hund. of Taverham, and on the W. by the hunds. nf Gallow and Launditch. ^t contains the pars, of Aldi:r- ford, Bawdeswell, Billingford, Bintree, Brandistonc, Bylaugh, Elsing, Foulsham, Foxley, Guestwick, Guist, Hackford, Haveringland, Hindolveston, Kerdiston, Lyng, Morton, Reepham, Ringland, Sail, Sparham, Swanniug- ton, Thcmelthorpe, Thuming, Twyford, Weston-Long- ville, Whitwell, Great and Little Wilchinghum, Wood- Dalling, and Wood-Norton, comprising an area of about 50,000 acres. EYNORT LOCH, on tho S.W. side of tho Isle of Skye, 4 miles long, near Cuchullin. EYPE, HIGHER AND LOWER, a hmlt. in the co. Dorset, 1 mile S.W. of Bridport. It is situated within a short distance of 'the harbour. EYRECOURT, a post and market town in the par. of Dononaughta, bar. Longford, co. Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 40 miles E. of Galway, and 101 from Dublin. It is situated on the road thence to Loughrea. It is a police and petty sessions station, and | contains the parish church a Roman Catholic chapel,