5 miles N.W. of Newport. The river Mees passes through it.
ELLERTON PRIORY, a par. in the Holme Beacon div. of the wap. of Harthill, East Riding co. York, 8 miles N.W. of Howden, noar the Bubwith station on the Selby and Market-Weighton branch of the North- Eastern railway. The village, which is scattered, is situated on the E. bank of the river Derwent. A priory was founded here in the beginning of the 13th century by William Fitz-Piors for canons of the Semperingham Order. At the Dissolution its revenue was £78 0s. 10d. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. £110. The church is a stone structure, dedicated to St. Mary. It formed part of the nave of the ancient abbey church. The charities are Bethell's almshouses, with an endowment of £45 per annum, and others producing about £20. The Wesleyans have a chapel.
ELLERTON-UPON-SWALE, a tnshp. in the par. of Catterick, wap. of East Gilling, North Riding, co. York, 6 miles 8.E. of Richmond. This was the birthplace of H. Jenkins, who was born 1500, in the reign of Henry VII., and lived to the great age of 170, dying in the reign of Charles II. In 1743 a monument, with a suitable epitaph, was erected to his memory in the church of Bolton-upon-Swale, where he was interred.
ELLESBOROUGH, a par. in the hund. of Aylesbury, co. Bucks, 3 miles S. W. of Wendover, its post town. It contains the hmlt. of Dunsmore. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. £285. The church is an ancient Saxon edifice, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul. It contains a monumental brass and tombs. There are almahouses and other charities worth nearly £100 per annum, and a well-supported school for both sexes. Oliver Cromwell at one time resided at Chequers Court in this parish, now occupied by a branch of the Russell family. In the neighbourhood are some remains of ancient entrenchments, called "Belinns's Castle."
ELLESMERE, a div. of the hund. of Pimhill, co. Salop, contains the pars. of Welsh Hampton, Hordley, Loppingdon, and parts of Ellesmere and Middle, comprising together above 40,000 acres.
ELLESMERE, a par. and market town, partly in the Ellesmere div. of the hund. of Pimhill, and partly in the hund. of Maylor, cos. Sulop and Flint, 6 miles N.E. of the Whittington station on the Shrewsbury and Chester railway, 16 N.W. of Shrewsbury, and 169 from London. It is situated on the Ellesmere canal, near the celebrated lake or mere anciently called Aels mere, from which it derives its name. The par. includes a large number of tnshps., of which Colemere, Cockshutt, Dudleston, and Penley are the principal. According to the Domesday Survey it appears to have belonged to Earl Roger, and afterwards, in the reign of Edward III., was bestowed upon the Lestranges, and from them came to the families of Kynaston, Stanley, and ultimately to the Egertons, to whom it gives the title of earl. There was a castle here, the possession of which was frequently contested by the English and Welsh chiefs; of this there are no remains, the site is used as a bowling-green, and from it there is a magnificent view over nine or ten counties. In addition to the larger lake, which is bordered on one side by the town, and on the other by the grounds of Oakley Park, there are six small ones, varying in extent from 50 to 120 acres. The neighbourhood abounds with various species of ferns and mosses. The town does not present any particular appearance of antiquity; it is well paved, clean, lighted with gas, and tho houses tolerably well built. It has a market-place, in which is situated the townhall, a substantial edifice of brick faced with free-stone. The principal employments are malting, iron and brass founding (both extensively carried en), and tanning. There are also stocking makers and flax spin- ners. The Ellesmere canal, with its several branches, affords great facilities for the transmission of goods to all parts of the country. It unites the Severn, the Deo, and the Mersey, forming a line of navigation from Liverpool to Bristol, and opens a communication with North Wales. Petty sessions are held here on the first Monday in every month, and it is a polling-place for the northern division of the county. The government of affairs is vested in two bailiffs, chosen annually. There is mechanics' institution, with a good library. At a short distance from the town, near the margin of the lake, is the house of industry for the Ellesmere Poor-law Union, which comprises nine parishes or places in the county of Salop, and the like number in the county of Flint. The living is a vic. in the dioc, of Lichfield, val. £386. Tho parish church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a commodious structure of ancient date, but has recently undergone extensive repairs. It is in the form of a cross, with a lofty embattled tower, crowned with pinnacles, and containing a clock and a peal of eight bells. On the S. of the chancel is a chapel, containing monuments of the Kynastons, the ceiling of which is elaborately groined. There are also the following district churches, the livings of which are perpot. curs., and in the patron. of the vicar, viz. Cockshutt, val. £86; Dudleston, val. £238; and Pen- ley, val. £105. The parochial charities produce about £115 per annum, £23 of which is for school purposes. The Independents, Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel. There are National schools for both sexes, and a school for instructing youth in the higher branches of education. Earl Brownlow is lord of the manor. Tuesday is the market day for corn, butter, cheese, and poultry. Fairs are held on the Tuesday preceding the first Wednesday in each month, for horses, cattle, and live stock.
ELLESMERE PORT, a hmlt. in the par. of Eastham, co. palatine of Chester, 7 milos N. of the city of Chester. It is situated on the banks of the river Mersey, at the entrance to the Ellesmere canal. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Chester, in the patron. of the bishop. ELLINGHAM, a par. in the lower half of the hund. of Fordingbridge, co. Hants, 2 miles N. of Ringwood, its post town and railway station on the London and South-Western railway, and 4 8. of Fordingbridge. It is situated on the banks of the river Avon. A cell to St. Saviour's, Normandy, was founded here in the reign of Henry II., by W. de Salariis, of which there are some traces, and given to Eton by Henry VI. The surface is flat and the soil a gravelly loam, mixed with sand. The living is a vic. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. £159, in the patron. of Eton College. The church occupies the site of the ancient cell, some portions of it being the same materials. It is dedicated to St. Mary. In the churchyard is a plain stone commemorating the exccution of Lady Lisle, who was beheaded by Judge Jeffreys in her old age, on a charge of harbouring rebels in her mansion of Moyle's Court. The charities produce about £5 per annum. The Earl of Normanton is lord of the manor.
ELLINGHAM, a par. and tnshp. in the 8. div. of the ward of Bamborough, co. Northumberland, 6 miles 8.E. of Belford, and 8 N. of Alnwick. The Newham station on the North-Eastern railway is about 2 miles N.E. of the village, which is situated near the coast of the North Sos. The par. includes the tnshps. of North and South Charlton, Chat Hill, Doxford, Preston, and the hmlt, of Tynley. Coal and limestone are obtained here in great quantities. The living is a vic. in the dioc. of Durham, val. £538, in the patron. of the dean and chapter. The parish church is a stone structure, dedicated to St. Maurice, and originally founded in the 12th century; it has recently been rebuilt. The register commences in 1697. There is also a district church at South Charlton, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. £160, in the patron. of the Duke of Northumberland two turns, and the dean and chapter one turn.
ELLINGHAM, a par. in the hund. of Clavering, E. div. of co. Norfolk, 4 miles S. of Loddon, and 2 N.E. of Bungay, its post town. It is situated on the river Waveney, which is navigable from Yarmouth to Bungay. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Norwich, val. £414, in the patron. of trustees. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure, with square embattled tower. The register commences in 1538. The parochial charities produce about £80 per annum. There is a National school for both sexos. John Kerrich, Esq., is
