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EYE. 378 EYME-INTEINSICA. mayor acts as returning officer. The borough revenue ia about 1,000. Prior to the Eeform Act Eye returned two members to parliament from the reign of Henry III. ; it now returns but one for the extended bounds, including Udimore, East Guildeford, Icklesham, Iden, Peasmarsb, Playden, Winchelsea, and part of Brede. The parliamentary borough is the most extensive, con- taining (in 1861) 8,202 inhabitants, while the municipal borough contains only, 3,738, and the parish of Eye 4,288. Many of the inhabitants are engaged on the coasting trade and the fisheries, and some in lodging- letting, the various improvements made in the town and its approaches, together with the natural advantages of its situation, having latterly caused it to be resorted to as a watering-place. An embankment has been con- structed along the sides of the harbour, the marshes in the neighbourhood, formerly covered by the tide, drained, and a new tidal harbour formed at the mouth of the river to the S.W. of the town, though even this is partially impeded by the accumulation of sand and shingle, which choked the old one. The depth of water in the harbour is about 14 feet, the tide rising from 12 to 17 feet, and beyond is West Bay, with from two to four fathoms. A wooden pier runs out to a considerable distance, and is thence continued by a stone wallstretching out over the flats. There are two lighthouses respec- tively 36 and 26 feet above sea-level, and visible for about 10 miles. Much of the land in the vicinity of Eye is in hop-grounds. Eye is a polling-place for East Sussex, and the seat of a Poor-law Union comprising twelve parishes, the union workhouse being situated at Eye Hill, where the board of guardians hold their meetings. It is also the head of superintendent registry and new County Court districts. Petty sessions for the division are held here by the county magistrates on Wednesdays, and the borough j ustices hold sessions every Monday and Thursday. The living is a vie.* in the dioc of Chichester, val. 410. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient cruciform structure with an embattled tower and a clock on the N. face of it said to be the oldest in England. Tho interior of the church con- tains some ancient brasses. The register dates from 1533. The parochial charities produce about 171 per annum, besides two almshouses for widows. There are National schools for both sexes, also Peacock's free grammar school, in which the art of navigation is taught. At the harbour mouth is a church designated the Church of the Holy Spirit, and frequented chiefly by the coast- guard and their families. There are places of worship for the Independents and Baptists. On the London road are traces of the town walls, also of an Austin friary founded prior to Edward III.'s time, now used as a storehouse. Market days are Wednesdays and Satur- days. A fair is held on the 10th August. EYE, a river of the co. of York, rises under Wainstone Fell, North Eiding, and joins the Derwent at Eyton. EYEDALE, a wap. in the North Eiding co. York, contains the pars, of Appleton-le-Street, Great Edstone, Gilling, Helmsley, Kirkby-Moorside, Kirkdale, Lasting- ham, New and Old Malton, Normanby, Nunnington, Oswaldkirk, Salton, Scawton, Slingsby, Stonegrave, and parts of Ampleforth and Barton-le-Streot, Hovingham, and Sinnington, comprising an area of 121,976 acres. It is situated in the vale of the Eye. EYE HILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Bothbury , W. div. of Coquetdale ward, co. Northumberland, 2J miles S.W. of Eothbury. It is joined with the hamlet of Great Tosson to form a tnshp. EYEHILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Epping, hund. of Waltham, co. Essex, 2J miles N.W. of Epping. EYEHILL, an ext. par. place, adjoining the par. of Warden, co. Northumberland, 2 miles N.W. of Hexham. EYE HOUSE, a hmlt. in the par. of Broxbourne, co. Herts, 2 miles N.E. of Hoddesden, and 3 E. of Hertford. It is a station on the Cambridge section of the Great Eastern railway. It has remains of the ancient seat of the Orgards, built in the reign of Henry VI., and now used as a workhouse. It was here that the pretended plot of 1683 was said to have been formed by Lord Wil- liam Eussell and Algernon Sidney for killing the king, and for which they were both executed. EYELANDS, a hmlt. in the par. of Leominster, hund. of Wolphy, co. Hereford, 1 mile S.W. of Leominster. It is situated in a valley on the river Lug. EYEWATEE, a stream of the co. of Ayr, Scotland, rises in Largs, and joins the Garnoch, near Dairy. EYHALL, a par. and tnshp. in the hund. of East, CO. Eutland, 2J miles N.E. of Stamford, its post town, and 93 from London. It is a station on the Stamford and Essendine branch of the Great Northern railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on either side of the river Wash, and is wholly agricultural. Eyhall includes the hmlt. of Belmisthorpe, and had the shrine of St. Tibba, the patroness of fowlers. It was once held by Harding the Saxon, and afterwards by Earl Siward, the Spencers, Greys, &c. A large por- tion of the land is in heath, and the lower grounds are watered by a rivulet, which sometimes overflows the adjacent meadows. The impropriate tithes belong to the Marquis of Exeter. The glebe comprises 164 acres. The living is a vie. with the cur. of Essendine annexed, in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 259. The church, dedicated to St. John the Evangelist, has a spired tower containing five bells. The interior of the church contains some monuments. The church was erected in Henry IV.'s time. The parochial charities, consisting of the interest of j500 in the 3 per cent, consols, are distributed among the poor in coals. There is a National school for both sexes. The ancient manor house is noted for its peculiar cellars. The Marquis of Exeter is lord of the manor. EYHILL, a tnshp. in the par. of Burstwick, S. div. of Holderness wap., East Eiding co. York, 3 miles S.E. of Hedon, and 1 mile S. of Burstwick. The tithes wore commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1805. TheWesleyans have a place of worship. It derives its present appellation from the ancient family De Eyell. EYHILL, a tnshp. in the par. of Wragby, wap. of Staincross, West Eiding co. York, 6 miles S.E. of Wake- field, and 3 E. of Wragby church. The township, situated on rising ground, contains part of the reservoir which supplies the Barnsley canal. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. C. Winn, Esq., is lord of the manor. EYHOPE, an ecclesiastical district and tnshp. in the par. of Bishop Wearmouth, N. div. of Easingtou ward, co. Durham, 3J miles S. of Sundcrland, its post town, the same distance N. of Seaham harbour. It is a sta- tion on the Seaham and Sunderland section of the North- Eastern railway. The tnshp. is situated in the south- eastern part of the parish, and in the heart of a fertile tract of country. The village is a small bathing place situated on Eyhope Bay, on the coast of the German Ocean, and has a smooth sandy beach. It is much fre- quented during the summer season. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The soil consists of a light loam. There are in the township several collieries, two corn mills, and a limestone quarry. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Durham, val. 400, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Paul. There is a parochial school, also a place of wor- ship for the Wesleyans. The Ecclesiastical Commis- sioners are lords of the manor. EYLAND, a hmlt. in the par. of Wilton, wap. of Lawress, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 6 miles N.E. of Lincoln. EYLE, GEEAT and LITTLE, tnshps. in the par. of Whittingham, co. Northumberland, 8 miles N.W. of Alnwick. The estate belongs to the Liddell family. The soil consists of loam, and is remarkably fertile. EYME-INTEINSICA, a par. in the lib. of Ryme- Intrinsica, Sherborne div. of co. Dorset, 6j miles S.W. of Sherborne, its post town, and 6 S. of Yeovil. The village, which is of small extent, is situated in Black- more, or White Hart Forest, and was formerly a market town, by grant of Edward I., but the market and fair have both been long disused. Here was formerly a royal hunting-seat, the site of which is now called Court