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ESSINGTON. 920 1.1 IIF.KliYVICK. nig at the Chapel junction on the Sudbury branch line, with mi extension ID Haverhill in Suffolk. Ajon- ne,-t ing line has likewise boon just commenced tromSlort- ii Dunmow, to Braintree, Th* principal toadi in tin- count v ai r the three roads from London to Norwich, bv I]>swieli, by liurv, and by Newmarket, with brunch roads from Chclmslord and < !. t.. -tcr as centres to all tin: principal towns and ports on the Thames and the ('oast. The road which quiU London by Shore- ditch enters the county at Lea Bridge, und joins the Newmarket road at Snarosbrook. From the Cold road, near Bow-Bridge, a road runs by Chipping ' to Dunmow and Bury St. Edmund's. A cross road the county from Hertfbrdibin, and passes through Dun- mow and Braintree to Colchester. Essex gives name to an archdeaconry in the diocese of Rochester, consisting of 16 rural deaneries, and the title of earl to the Capels. The chief seats are Danbury Palace, of the Bishop of Rochester ; Easton Lodge, of Viscount Maynard ; Hill Hall, of Bowyer-Smijth, Bart. ; Navestock Park, of the Dowager Countess Waldegrave ; Terling Place, of Lord Rayleigh ; Thorndon Park, of Lord Petre ; Belhus, of Sir Thomas Barrett Lennard, Bart. ; Audley End, of Lord Braybrook ; Hyde Hall, of Lord Roden ; Boreham House, of Sir John Tvsscn Tvrrell, Bart. ; Dagnam Park, of Sir Digby Neave, Bart. ; Felix Hall, of T. S. Western; Forest Hall, of J. B. Stanc ; Mark Hall, of Loflus Arkwright, Esq.; Newton Hall, of Sir Ilryi P. Henniker, Hart. ; Kivenhall Place, of Kuv. Sir Ji Page Wood, Bart.; Spains Hall, of Colonel S. 1:. R. Brise ; Tiptree Hall, of J. J. Mechi ; Wivenhoe Mall, of Sir Claude W. Champion do Crespigny, Bart. British and Roman antiquities arc widely scattered throughout the county. Of the former, . .mating of camps and barrows, examples are mot with at Blunts Walls, the Bartlow hills, Ambroys, Ruckolt, and Wai- bury, and on Leiden Heath is the famous Grim's Dyke. Of the Koman antiquities, the chief are altars, tesselated pavements, foundations of temples and villas, baths, and coins, which are more frequently mot with on the line of thu two Roman roads, one of which passed throujj chaster, and the other, called the Stane or Ermine Si reel . by Bishop Stortford and Dunmow. The sites of several Roman towns have been pretty accurately determined, as, Cnnmtum, near Witham ; Camalodunum, now Colchester ; Cttitaromayut, near Chelmsford ; and Durulitum, near Rom- ford. Of the Saxon and Norman periods there are castles and religious houses. The latter at one time amount. .1 to 47. The former comprise the remains of Clavering Castle, built by Sueyn the Dane ; Hedinghiun Castle, the seat of the De Veres; Walden Castle, of the Mun- devillea; the castles of Cold.. M r, Hadlcigh, Stansted Monfichct, Ongar, and part of the foundations of Flossy, which belonged to the Good Duke Humphrey, as high constable. Of the religious houses only few r< i exist : the chief arc Walt ham Abbey, founded by King Harold, and recently restored ; Barking Abbey ; with the minor abbeys of Billeigh, Tiltcy, Siritti.nl, and thu lories of Bychnacre, Colchester, Dunmow, Latton, and ESSINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Bushbury, K. div. of the hund. of Cuttlestono, co. Stafford, . N. W. of Bloxwich, where there is a station on the South Staffordshire railway, and 4 N.K. of '.,lverhaniptoii, its post town. It is situate,! n, ar the Wyrley Bricks and tiles are madn in large quantities. There is a neat iron church with a small tower. New Tow hamlet adjoining on the N.lv, wh> i. tip r. U a Natiou.il Mhool. l->Ti:i;SHV, a ,r. in the bar. ,.t .on, ]>rov. of Connanght, Irel.ind, ." miles S.K. of . on the road from thence to Tulsk. The soil varies in quality, and there is a large proportion of hog. The living is a vie. in the dioe. of F.lphin, val. with Kilcola, 1<>1, in the patron, of the bishop. The i him 1 plain old building. The l:,,ni.-in ( 'atlmlie i hap. -1 is unite. 1 'o th .1 li.illinaini en. There is a parish

and four other day schools. Croghan II. '

the principal seat. Cavotown loughs lie to the W. of the church. At Cavotown are seen some curious caves, said to be of considerable extent, and there are traces of an old castle known as Moylerg. It is said to have once belonged to tie Mili.nuotts. Limestone in quarried here. F.STI.MANF.I; HfNDUKD, one of the subdivisions of Merionethshire, situated in the S.W. of the co. It contains the pars, of LJanfihangel-y-1'. nnant, 1'emial, J n. and Towyn. . 1 1.. a chplry. in the par. of Ormsby, E. div. of Langbaurgh lib., North Kiding eo. York, 4 miles N.V. ..; < .i;i-:...i..'..'h. It is a station on the Stockton and Darlington railway. Middlestiorough is its post town, from which it is distant nearly 2 miles. I Nab beacon is a short distance from the village. Ironstone is very abundant, and, being extensively worked, has contributed much to the inert ase and pros- . .f the place. In the neighbourhood there are blast furnaces and foundries. The village lies at the foot of a detached hill of considerable elevation called Barnaby or Eaton Moor. The living is a porpet. cur. annexed to the vie.* of ' irmOiy, in the dioc. of York, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church is a small ancient structure. On thu summit of the promontory called Eston Nab is an ancient Saxon en< /.miiment con- temporary with the battle of Badon Hill, which was fought in the neighbourhood. F.STitN. a limit, partly in the par. of Arthurot, and partly in that of Kirk-Andrews, ward of Eskdalo, co. Cumberland. It was anciently a distinct parish. KSTVN. .S,< lion, 00, Flint. ESTYNALLAN, H, tnshp. in the par. of Lin: Denbigh, 7 miles S.W. of Chick. ETAL, or 110THAL, a tnshp. in the par. of i co. Northumberland, 8 miles N.W. of Woolor. It H situated on thu river Till, and was formerly u possession of the Manners. A castle once stood hero, but was laid in ruins by the Scotch previous to the battle of Flodden Field. I :tal Hall is the seat of the Earl of Glasgow. Hero is a meet for Lord Elcho's hounds. FTCHF.I.I.S, 01 STOCK 1'UKl F.Tt 'II F.U.S. a tnshp. in the par. of Stockport and Nortln -udeii, bun 1 of Ma<-- clesficld, co. palatine of Chester, 4 miles S.W. of S port. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge. There is a small free sell ETCIIF.I.I.S. MiKTIIK.KN, a tnshp. as above, 1} mile to the N.W. Here are some small charities for the poor. Thomas William Tatton, Esq., is lord of the manor. Field Hall is the principal resi<! ETCH 1 1, HAM I'll IN, a chplry. in the par. of A!'. nings, hund. of Swanborough, co. Wilts, 3 miles S.E. of n. It is situated at the base of a small hill in the valo of Pewscy, near the source of the small river Avon, which runs by Salisbury into the English Channel. Another river of the same name rises in the vii ii issing through Hath anil ]': falls into the Itristol Channel at Till. The living cur. annexed to the rect.* of Allcunnings, in the dioc. of Salisbury. The fice, dedicated to St. Andrew, and contains monum - of a knight and lady in the costume of the : ..I F.dward III. There is a freo school in the , Lord Ashl. urt..n is lord of the manor. KTCIIINtillAM, a par. in the hnnd. of Hen' Hastings rape, co. Sussex, 6J miles S.E. of Wadhurst, and 7 N.V. i.f Hatty. It i- ,-ituai. .1 on the ii and is a railway station on the Hastings branch.' ni line. The limit, of Hurst On . n is partly in this parish, through which Hi. irOO. Hops are e: litivated in this place. The living i, a iei-t. in the dioc. of Chiehester, val. ' church is a. the llth century, with a central . containing monuments and brasses of the F.ti hing- ham family. The register commences in 1561. 'I National school for boys and girls. The Earl of is lord of the manor. The churchyard is 1. .1 bv a in. .at, which is n..w drv. . II.IIHU K K, a limit, in the tnshp. of AJdbrough, East Riding co. York, " miles N.E. of Hudon.