EDNASTON EDWINSTREE IIUXI'KKH. hills being the highest ground. Tho parish ia tra . by th.- riv.-r Helen, along whoM banks the country is delightfolly wooded. Thispar. ia in the presb. of Kulso, and svno'l of Mersr and Ti-viotdale, in tli< <wn. The minister lias a stipend of 158. The h was built in 1800. Tho parish church, as fur I 2th century, belonged to the monks of Kelso, and h.t'l indi pendent chapels at NYwtonelon and Xan- thoni. The chief 'residences are Eden HOU.SO uncl II- n- li- House. Tho village, which is prettily situated on the Kdcn, was biinit by the Earl of Nm thumberland in 1'i'iS. About a mile eiislaiil from it stands a mouu- i .1; imes Thompson, the poet, who was born at th<- llansc in 1700. There are corn-mills and a brewery. "I'll" mad ireciu Kelso to Berwick passes through the- interior. Marl of good quality ia procured. Curious offing have been found at I'icti Knowe. EDNAsT'i.N, a hmlt. in the par. of Brailsford, co. 1 1 rby, ."> miles S.K. of Ashborne. Ednaston Lodge is the principal resid EDREN8, ST., a par. in the hand, of Dowisland, oo. Pembroke, 8 miles N.W. of Haverfordwest, its post town. The living is a perptt. cur. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 120, in the patron, df the lord chancellor. EDRINGTON, a mined border castle, in the par. of Mordington, co. Berwick, Scotland. It stands on a pre- cipitous rock on the Whitadder, and appears to have been a stronghold of considerable strength. Its posses- sion was frequently contested by the English, and Scots. It was restored to James V. by Henry VIII. in 1534. EDROM, or ADDERHA-M, a par. and post vil. in the district of Merse, co. Berwick, Scotland, 3 miles ]'.. of Dun.se. It is a station on the North British railway. The parish lies on the 8. side of the Whitadder, which become* confluent with the Blackaddor at the postal village of Allanton. Jt lias Bunclc on the X., Huttonon the K., Vliitaomo on the S., and Langton on tin- W. Its length is 10 miles, iU breadth about C miles. Tho surface is flat, and the soil rich. This par. is in the presb. of Chirnsidc, and synod of Merse and Teviotdale, in the patron, of the crown. The minister iias a stipend of 243. The church stands in the village, and is thought to date its foundation from 1499. It was re- paired and improvements made in 1696 and 1782. The Free church is at Allanton. Here are libraries and two private schools. Nisbot is the seat of Lord Sinclair ; other mansions are Kelloe, Allanbank, Kimmcryhame, and Itlnck.i'i 1 i- II .use. Part of an aisle, which was added to the ancient church by Robert Blaekadder, first Archbishop of Glasgow, is still standing. Near Langton Burn is the Dunse Spa, a medicinal spring. Shell-marl is excavated at Kimmergham. Trout abounds in tho rivers. KI I AST< >N. a tnshp. in the par. of Yin, hund. of North Bradford, co. Salop, 2 miles N.E. of Wem. It is situated on a branch of the Ellcsmcre canal. The living is a perpet. cur. in tho dioe. of Lichfield, val. 160, in the patron, of the Rector of Wem. Tho church is an ancient structure, with Norman doorways, and has a beautiful painted window. It is dedicate el to St. Mary tho Virgin. The Primitive Methodists have a cha]N>l. Ilisicii K, a hmlt. in the par. and hand, of I niii" 1 ;, 3 miles N.W. of Brielgwatcr. KhSTi iNI-:, a hmlt. in tho par. of Wootton-Wawen, ro. Warwick, 3 miles S.K. of Hi nb-j -in-Arden. Tho river Alne passes through tho hamlet". Somerville, the poet, was l>m ) STONE, ' , I.TAT, a par. in tho wnp. of Ry. i Killing ro. Vork, ?i miles S K. of llelmsley, and S V. of I'ie-kcring. It is u- the river 1,'ye, nnd includes the tn-dip. of North Holme. The land is chi'-fly arable. The living is a vic. in UK- : York, val. 1S8. The chun h i- an ancient stricture-, but the numerous modern repairs have removed ail Traces of iU early architecture. It has a dial stone, with a inscription, and a very ancient font. The Ysleyims i i ha|'cl, nnil there is a day school in winter. 1.1 I I Tl.i:.:, t.i-l,j,. in th.-par. of Sinning- t-iii, wap. of Ryedale, Nf.rtli Riding co. Vork. 1 mi. HI I VI ! S'-LOACelT, a par. in tho hund. of Doddingtree, OO, Worcester, 3 miles N. of linimyard. Hops in. tivated in this neighbourhood. There is novtflAge, only a few farmhouses. The living is a rect.* in tin; ,1 Hereford, val. with the rect. of Tedstonc-Wafei an: 130. '1'ho church is an ancient stone structure. Tho tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge, i 1 no truces of an ancient llriti EDVIN KAI.ril, a par. in tho hund. of Wolphy, eo. Hereford, 2 miles N. of Bromyard, it.s |>o.-,t and 9 S. of T> nbury. Tho main road between the two towns passes through the village. Limestone is . sively (married, and h"p, arc- much cultivated, hmlt. of liuttcrley is in tliis parish. Tho living is a roct. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. with tho re Colling) on annexed, i'luii. The church is a plain Norman structure, with a tower, and contains some ancient monu- ment* and a font of modem date. The chari; . about 6 per annum. W. L. Childe, Esq., U lord oi KIAVALTON, a par. in the N. div. of the wup. of RushclifTe, co. Nottingham, 3 miles S.E. of Nottingham, its post town, and 16 N.W. of Melton Mowbray. It ia situated close to the main road between the two t and near the Grantham canal. The land is chiefly arable. The village is vi.ry small, and is pie-ttiM-s, t iie-ly sir The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lincoln, al. 97. The church is a small ancient structure, dcd. to the Holy Rood. Tho trustees of . I. c),,; are lords of the manor and owners of the soil. EDWARDSTONE, a j>ar. in the hund. ot co. Suffolk, 2 miles N.W. of Boxford, and -1 I Sudbury, which is tho nearest railwaj station ou tho Great Eastern lino. Colchester is its i/ost town. It is situated on a tributary of the river Stour. In the early port of the 12th century a cell to Alii'. formed here, and afterwards gi von to O bishops of Ely are tho proprietors. Thn living is" a vi. .* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 203. The oh to St. Mary, and has a br Then- ia c N. A fair ia held on the 'J 1th December. KDWARDTIHiHPE, limit, in the- ti Vcst Riding co. York, 4 miles E. of ! The North Midi. in. 1 lailway passes through tho hai EDWINS, 11 limit, in tho par. of Lhu N. of Llandeilo-fawr. BDWIN8TOWE,iipar.intheHatnelddiv.ofthi of BatMtlaw, oo. Nottingham, 2 miles '. . f ( ill. r:on, its post town. It is situated in the North Walk of Sher- wood I'.'i. -t, on the rivers Meclin and Mann par., which is extensive, includes within its b-iunds the market town of < lllerton, and the tnshps. <t I'.u.lby, Carhurton, Clipstoni'. and Kdwinstowe. and the li- Thoresby. It comprehends some fine old v. scenery, ami many modern ].: uitations, with . open tracts of forest land, affording good sheep. The- living is a vie-.* in tho di-.e .| I.- val. with the i in ;!"ii and ( illerton am 864, in tin- |,atron of the- dean and cbaptir church, di die-ate .1 to St. M.ci v, is an ancient stone edifica, with a hands.. me tower. MM mounted by 91 spire. In it Keel, in II 1 is related by ti hao eompdhd Friar Tuck to celebrate the marii Allan-a-l>aie with a wealthy heiress. 'I i produce nearly 120 ]K-r annum, about half d--rived from land, and theie aie aln widows. The Wesl.-yans hae , endowed free whool, also an in' At I 'lip- stone are some remains of a very old btiil.i have been the- palace of King John. The- i nr.cipa deuces . IT" -Thoresby Palk.the incleil by -J, 1111:1 ae-n . of well-wooded ]i:nl. . A f lir is held on the '_>|th i EliWIXSTIfKE lirNP: dii-;i,.ns of lleitl-cnlshiri', situatid m the' n jKiit e,l th" co., and boun.l.el en the N. bv the Caml.iieltr,-, M. ! by the hund. ef II,: and W. by the heniils. e i I M-, y an,| l!r aehvatcr. It Si bury, Ansiey, Asp-elen, Hark way,
