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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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