EVEKCREECH. 923 EVERTON. 5 miles S.W. of Bishop Auckland. It is situated near the river Gaunless. There are coal-mines. The village, which is considerable, stands on the summit of a steep bank, to the S. of the Gaunless. There is a Wesleyan chapel. EVERCREECH, a par. in the hund. of Wells-Forum, co. Somerset, 3 miles S.E. of Shepton-Mallet, and 5 N.E. of Castlo Caiy. It is situated near the Fosse Way, and includes the hmlts. of Bagbury, Chesterblade, Southwood, Stoney-Stratton, and some other small places. The nearest railway station is at Shepton-Mallet. Silk weaving is carried on. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. with the cur. of Chesterblade annexed, 22G. The church is a handsome structure with tower sur- mounted by a pinnacle, and dedicated to St. Peter. The register commences in 1540. There are parochial clia- rities producing about 50 per annum. The Primitive Methodists have a chapel, and there is a National school for both sexes, with a small endowment, also an infant school. Lord Talbot de Malahide is lord of the manor. There are traces of a Roman camp, and a saline spring. EVERDON, a par. in the hund. of Fawsley, co. Northampton, 4 miles N.E. of Daventry, its post town, and 11 S.W. of Northampton. The nearest railway station is at Weedon, on the London and North-Western line, 3 miles S.E. of the village. It includes the tythg. of Little Everdon and the hmlt, of Snorscomb. A tribu- tary of the river Nen passes through the parish. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 465, in the patron, of Eton College. The church is a fine edifice dedicated to St. Mary. The parochial charities produce about 70 per annum, 34 of which are for educa- tional purposes. The Independents have a chapel, and there is a National school for both sexes. Everdon Hall is the principal residence. EVERINGHAM, a par. in the Holme Beacon div. of the wap. of Harthill, East Riding co. York, 4 miles S. of Poeklington, and 5 N.W. of Market Weighton. It is situated on the Howdcn road, near one of the sources of the river Foulness. The country around Everinglmm Park is highly picturesque and adorned with thriving plantations. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of York, val. 237. The church is a plain structure dedicated to St. Emelde. It contains an ancient Saxon font, curiously carved. In the grounds of Everingham Park is a Roman Catholic chapel, a handsome Grecian structure, built by William Constable Maxwell, Esq., who is lord of the manor, and owner of the whole parish. His family has held the property for more than three centuries. There is a school for the children of the parish, built and sup- ported by the lord of the manor. EVKRLEIGH, or EVERLEY, a par. in the hund. of Elstub, co. Wilts, o miles N.W. of Ludgershall, and 5 S.E. of Pewsey, its post town. The high road from Andover to Devizes passes through the village. Some of the early Saxon kings held their court here. It was formerly in the possession of the Plantagenets, dukes of Lancaster, but became the property of the crown on the accession of Henry IV. Queen Elizabeth gave the manor to Sir Ralph Sadler, from whose descendants it was purchased in the 18th century by the Astleys. The village was anciently a market town of considerable note. It is a petty sessions town, and a polling place for the S. division of the county. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Salis- bury, val. 675. The church is a structure of the early part of the present century, with tower surmounted by pinnacles, and is considered a handsome ediiico. It is dedicated to St. Peter, and contains a monument to Francis Dugdale Astley , Esq. , who founded the pre- sent building. There is a National school for both sexes. Some ancient British relics have been found in the vicinity. Everleigh House is the principal resi- dence. About 2 miles to the S. of the village is the fortified camp of Chidbury, to which there appears to have been a covered way from Everley. Sir F. Astley, Bart., is lord of the manor. EVERLEY, a tnshp. united with Suflield, in the par. of Hackness, North Riding co. York, 5 miles W. of Scarborough. EVERSAW, a hmlt. in the par. of Biddlesdon, hund. and co. Buckingham, 5 miles N.W. of Buckingham. Here was formerly a chapel-of-ease dedicated to St. Nicholas. EVERSDEN, GREAT, a par. in the hund. of Long- stow, co. Cambridge, 4 miles S.E. of C'axton, and 5 S.W. of Cambridge, its post town. It is situated near Bourn brook and Naro Way. Chalk is quarried, and fossils are found in great numbers. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 59, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The charities produce about 3 per annum. The register commences in 1541. The Independents have a chapel, and there is a British school for both sexes. The President and Fellows of Queen's College, Cambridge, are the lords of the manor. EVERSDEN, LITTLE, a par. in the same hund. and co. as above, 1 mile to the E. of Great Eversdun, and 7 W. of Cambridge, its post town. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 188, in the patron, of Queen's College, Cambridge. The church is dedicated to St. Helen. The register commences in 1703. The charities produce about 50 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. EVERSHOLT, a par. in the hund. of Manshead, co. Bedford, 2 miles S.E. of Wobum, its post town. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 600. Tho church is an old edifice, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, and has an ancient font and several monuments. The parochial endowments produce about 140 per annum, 10 of which are for education. There is a National school for boys, girls, and infants. The Duke of Bedford is lord of the manor. EVERSHOT, a par. in the Dorchester div. of tho hund. of Tollerford, co. Dorset, 6 miles N.E. of Bea- minster, and a railway station on the Great Western line. Dorchester is its post town. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Salisbury, annexed to the rect. * of Frome St. Quintin, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. Tho church is dedicated to St. Osmond. The earliest entry in the register is in the year 1694. The parochial charities produce about 150 per annum, one-half of which is the endowment of the free grammar school. Lord Ilchester is lord of the manor. A fair is held on the 13th May. EVERSLEY, a par. in the Odiham div. of the hands, of Holdshott and Odiham, co. Hants, 6 miles N.E. of Odiham. Winchfield is its post town and nearest railway station on the London and South-Western line, 4.} miles to the S. of the village. It is situated within a short distance of the . river Blackwatcr. and includes tho tythgs. of Great and Little Bramshill. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 475. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The parochial endowments consist of the rents of four houses and about 3 per annum. Bramshill Park is the principal residence. The Rev. Sir W. H. Cope, Bart., is lord of the manor. Fairs are held on tho 16lh May and 18th October. EVERTHORPE, a hmlt. and tnshp. in the par. of North Cave, in the wap. of Harthill, East Riding co. York, 1 mile N.W. of South Cave. EVERTON, a hmlt. in the par. and hund. of Ly- mington, co. Hants, a short distance from Lymington. EVERTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Walton-on-tho- Hill, in the borough of Liverpool and co. palatine Lancaster, 1 mile N. of Liverpool, of which it is a popu- lous suburb. It is situated on high ground, commanding fine views over the sea, the town of Liverpool, the river Mersey, and part of Cheshire. There are quarries of red sandstone, and extensive water- works. Tlic union work- house for West Derby is in this township. There are five district churches, viz. St. George's, St. Augustine's, Christchurch, St. Peter's, and St. Chrysostom'.s ; that dedicated to St. George was erected in 1814, at the cost of 12,000; it stands on the spot formerly occupied by the beacon erected in -the 13th century by Raiiulph do Blundevillc. All tho livings are perpet. curs, in the dioc. of Chester, the two first-named of the val. of 200. Here is a Roman Catholic cathedral not yet completed.
