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Ethy, seat, 3 miles SW. of Lostwithiel, E. Cornwall.
Etlvc, river, Argyllshire; issues from Loch Mathair Etive on Rannoch Moor, and flows SW. to head of Loch Etive; is 15 miles long, and is a good fishing stream; Loch Etive extends 104 miles SW. and 84 miles W. to Firth of Lorne at Dunstaffnage Castle.
Etling Green, hamlet, in par. and 14 mile NE. of East Dereham, S. Norfolk.
Etloe, tithing, Awre par., W. Gloucestershire, 2 miles SE. of Newnham.
Eton, town and par., on S. border of Bucks, on left hank of river Thames, opposite Windsor (with which it is connected by a bridge), and 21 miles SW. of London —par., 786 ac. (23 water), pop. 3984; town, pop. 3464; P. O., T. O. Eton is known chiefly for its college (founded by Henry VI. in 1440), one of the great public schools, at which some of the most celebrated men of England have been educated. The original structure, begun in 1441, and finished in 1523, has received large additions during the present century. The foundation comprises a provost and 10 fellows ; a head master, and a second master; and70 collegers,or scholarsonthe foundation. Besides these there are between 800 and 900 ‘ ‘ oppidans, who lodge outside the college. The annual income, origi- nally a few hundreds, is now upwards of £20,000. The population of the parish includes Eton College; the entire town is included in the parliamentary limits of Windsor.
Etruria, eccl. dist. and vil., Stoke upon Trent par., N. Staffordshire—dist., pop. 4785; vil., 14 mile S. of Burslem ; P.O., T.O. ; is the seat of the earthenware manufactory erected by Josiah Wedgwood; at Etruria Hall Wedgwood died in 1795; in the neighbourhood are coal and ironworks.
Etson, vil., Hartland par., N. Devon.
Ettagh, par., S. King s co., 6 miles SE. of Parsons- town, 7101 ac., pop. 910.
Etterby, hamlet, Stanwix par., E. Cumberland, on river Eden, 14 mile NW. of Carlisle.
Etterlch Bay, on W. side of Bute island.
Etteridge, small loch, Kingussie and Insh par., Inverness-shire, near Etteridge Bridge, on river Truim.
Ettersgill, hamlet, in par. and near Middleton-in- Teesdale, Durham.
Ettingshall, eccl. dist. and vil. with ry. sta. (Ettings- hall Road), Sedgley and Wolverhampton pars., W. Staffordshire—dist., pop. 5763; vil., 2 miles SE. of Wolverhampton; p.o.
Ettlngton Park, near Stratford on Avon, Warwick.
Ettleton, ancient par., now in Castleton par., Rox- burghshire.
Etton.—par., N. Northamptonshire, 6 miles NW. of Peterborough, 1270ac., pop. 137.—2. Etton, par., East- Riding Yorkshire, on the Wolds, 4 miles NW. of Bever- ley, 3729 ac., pop. 498; P.O.
Ettrlck, pastoral par., S. Selkirkshire, 42,357 ac., pop. 397; the church stands on Ettrick Water, 184 miles SW. of Selkirk. James Hogg (1772-1835), the Ettrick Shepherd, was a native, and is buried in the churchyard, where also lies Thomas Boston (1676-1732), author of The Fourfold State.
Ettrick Bank, seat, on Ettrick Water, in co. and 14 mile N. of Selkirk.
Ettrick Bridge, vil. with inn, Kirkhope par., Sel- kirkshire, on Ettrick Water, 7 miles SAY. of Selkirk; P.O.; a centre for anglers.
Ettrick Forest; was a remnant of the great Cale- donian Forest, and comprised the co. of Selkirk and parts of Peebles and Edinburgh. After the forfeiture of the Douglases, in 1455, it was annexed to the Crown, and became a royal hunting-ground. Its conversion into a sheep-pasture was begun in 1528 by James Y.
Ettrick Pen, border of Selkirk and Dumfries, 2269 ft.
Ettrick Water, Selkirkshire; rises in SAY. of co., on Capel Fell, and flows NE. to the Tweed, 24 miles NE. of Selkirk; is 324 miles long, and has capital fishing.
Etwall, par., township, and vil., with ry. sta., in co. and 6 miles SW. of Derby—par., 3523 ac., pop. 732; township, 2083 ac., pop. 526; P.O., T.o.; contains Etwall Hall and Etwall Lodge.
Enchan Water, Sanquhar par., Dumfriesshire; rises on Blackcraig Hill, and flows 9 miles NE. to the Nith opposite Sanquhar Castle. |
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