]:. KLAS. 855 EARN. EARLAS, a tnshp. in the par. of Gresford, huud. oi' Eromficld, co. Denbigh, 4 miles N. of Wrexham. EARLDOMS, an ext. par. place in the hund. of Frust- fielil, oo. Wilts, 7 miles S.E. of .Salishury. KARL FRAMINGHAM. Sec FHAMINOJIAM, EAJIL, co. Norfolk. EARLHAM, a par. in the city of Norwich, co. Nor- folk, 2 miles to the W. of Norwich, and 2 from the railway station. It is situated on the river lare, over which there is an ancient stone hridge. The living is a vie. annexed to that of Bowthorpe, in the dioc. of Nor- wich. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a small ancient structure with square emhattlcd tower, and eon- tains a monument to the Bacon family. The register commences in 1621. Earlham Hall is the principal residence. EARL'S BARTON, a par. in the hnnd. of Hamfords- eo. Northampton, 6 miles N.E. of Northampton, 1 N. of Billing Road station. It is situated on the river Nen. The shoe trade gives employment to the greater part of the inhabitants. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 195, in the gift of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure. The Baptists and Wesloyans have each a chapel, and there are National and British schools. M. W. Phipps, Esq., is lord of the manor. EARL'S COLNE. See COLNE EARL'S, co. Essex. EARL'S COURT, a hmlt. in the par. of Kensington, Kensington div. of the hund. of Ossulstone, co. Middle- -rx. half a mile S. of Kensington. It was once the seat of Sir 1J. Blackmore, and of the celebrated surgeon, John Hunter. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioe. of London, in the gift of the R^v. J. D. Claxton. EARLSFERRY, a town in the district of St. Andrew's, par. of Kilconquhar, co. Fife, Scotland. It is a coast- guard station, situated J a mile E. of Kincraig, and > S.E. of Largo, on the Frith of Forth. It contains the old town-house, townhall, formerly used as a gaol, and an old decayed harbour. It is governed by 3 bailies and 16 councillors, &c. Earlsferry is said to have been a market and fair town of some importance, and was made a borough by Malcolm III. Near the harbour is Macduft's Cave, in which tradition tells us Macduff con- cealed himself from the pursuit of Macbeth, and was ferried across to Dunbar. A curious privilege is still claimed here, that no person in pursuit of another can leave the shore of the Frith until the fugitive be half way across. EARLSHALL, a mansion and estate situated on the S. of the par. of Leuchars, co. Fife, Scotland. The great hall of the mansion is extremely fine, with the arms of William Bruce, who is supposed to have hnilt the greater part of it. Earlshall is said to have been so called from having been a seat of the earls of Fife. EARLSHAUGH, a vil. in the par. of Tweedsmuir, co. Peebles, 6 miles S. of Tweedsmuir. EARL SHELTON, a tnshp. and ecclesiastical district in thu par. of Kirkby-Mallory, hund. of Sparkenhoe, co. Leicester, -t miles N.E. of Hinckley, its post town, and fi X.W. of Broughtou Astley station on the Midland Counties railway. A castle formerly stood here, of which there are a few remains. Courts leet and baron are held. Frame knitting gives employment to a large number of the inhabitants. The living is a perpet. cur. , val. 200. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is said to have been built of the stones of the old castle. There are parochial charities producing about 70 per annum. The Independents, Baptists, Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists, have each a chapel, and there are free and National schools. Lady Noel Byron is lady of the manor. EARL'S HILL, a spur of the Kylsyth hills, and part of the Lennox range, in the W. of the par. of St. Ninian's, co. Stirling. Its altitude is about 1,000 feet. EARL STERNDALK, a hmlt. in the par. of Har- tington, hund. of Wirksworth, co. Derby, G miles S. of Buxton, and 8 W. of Bakewell. It is situated near the river Dove, and, together with Hartington Middle Quarter, forms a chapelry. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 130, in the pafron. of the Vicar of Hartington. EARL STOKE, a ehpliy. and par. in the hund. of Melksham, co. Wilts, 3 miles W. of Market Lavington, and 6 N.E. of Westbury, its post town and nearest rail- way station. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Melksham, in the dioc. of Salisbury. The chapel-of- ease is a small ancient structure of stone. Earl Stoke Park is the principal residence. The tithes were com- muted for land under an Enclosure Act obtained in 1777. EARLSTON, or ERCILDON, a par. and post town, co. Berwick, Scotland. The par. is about 6 miles in length, and 4J wide. It contains the vils. of Fans, Mellerstain, and Redpath. It has Legerwood and Gor- don on the N., Hume and Nenthorn on the E., and Roxburgh and Merton on the S. The river Lender divides it from the co. of Roxburgh, and the Eden takes its rise in the interior. The parish is ti'aversed by the road from Edinburgh to Kelso. The surface is undula- ting, and one hill, on which is a supposed Roman encamp- ment, rises 1,000 feet above sea-level. .The soil is rich in some parts, and fairly cultivated. This par. is in the presb. of Lander, and synod of Merse and Teviotdale. in the patron, of the crown. The minister has a stipend of 218. The church was built in 1736 ; within it is the burial-place of the Learmont family, and a stone with an inscription to Thomas Learmont, the rhymer, is built in the church wall. Here are also two United Presby- terian and a Free church, with its school, four other schools, friendly society library, and teetotal association. The village, an improving place, is situated in a valley on the banks of the Leader, 7 miles S.E. of Lauder. Here was born Thomas Learmont, called the rhymer, an author and prophet of great repute, who lived towards the close of the 13th century ; part of his dwelling or tower is still remaining. Earlston, anciently called Ercildoune, i.e., the "prospect hill," was a seat of the earls of March, and some- times of David I. The church was granted to the monks of Kelso in the 12th century, and from them it passed into the possession of the monks of Coldingham ; at the same period the manor belonged to the Lindsay family, and from them it came to the earls of Dunbar. The resi- dences of note are Cowdenknowcs, Carolside, and Meller- stain, one of the principal seats of the Earl of Hadding- ton. There are two manufactories in the place one for merinos, shawls, and furniture-stripes, the other for plaidings, blankets, and flannels. A railroad has been recently opened between Dunse and Earlston. Fairs for cattle are held on tho 29th Juno and the third Thurs- day in October, and every alternate Saturday. EARLSTONE, a tythg. in the par. of Burghclero, co. Hants, 3 miles N.W. of Kingsclere. EARLSTOWN, a par. in the bar. of Shillelogher, co. Kilkenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 1 mile E. of Callan. Thomastown is its post town. It is situated on King's river, which is crossed here by a stone bridge. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ossory, val. with Kells, 551, in the patron, of the Bishop of Ossory and tho Marquis of Ormond. There is a Roman Catholic chapel at Newtowu united to those of Callan and Coolagh. There are ruins of two old castles and of a church within this parish. EARLY, a lib. in the par. of Sonning, hund. of Charl- ton, co. Berks, 2 miles S. of Sonning, and 2 E. off Read- ing. It is situated on the river Loddon. The village is considerable. The living is a perpet. cur. * in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 100, in the gift of the Vicar of Sonning. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, was built somii few years back. There is also a school, and several good residences. EARN, a loch and river, co. Perth, Scotland, 3 miles W. of Comrie. It stretches from the base of Glen-Ogle about 7 miles into the par. of Comrie ; its width varies between 1 mile to 1J mile, and its greatest depth is 100 fathoms. Earn derives its name from Erinn, "west," and though small, is one of the most attractive lochs of Scotland. Ben Voirlich rises 3,048 feet above the sea- level. Near the village of Lochearnhead lies the island of Neish, so called from tho family who once occupied it, and
