Eel’s yard, in the Minories.†
Egglin’s gateway, Tooley street.†
Egham, a town in Surry, situated on the bank of the Thames almost opposite to Stanes, and three miles on this side of Windsor. It has several good inns, a noble charity school, and an almshouse built and endowed by Baron Denham, Surveyor of the works to King Charles II. for five poor old women, each of whom have an orchard. The parsonage house was formerly the seat of Sir John Denham, who rebuilt it. This Sir John was the father of the poet of that name, who took great delight in this place.
Elbow lane, 1. Dowgate hill; this lane running west, and suddenly turning short into Thames street, was from this bending called Elbow lane. 2. New Gravel lane. For Great and Little Elbow lane, see Great and Little.
Elder lane, Upper Millbank.‡
Elder street, White Lion street, Norton Falgate.‡
Elephant court, Whitechapel.*
Elephant lane, Rotherhith wall.*
Elephant stairs, Rotherhith.*
Eling, Great and Little, are situated in Middlesex, between Brentford and the Oxford road. Great Eling lies to the east of the other, and has a work house and a charity school, with a pretty church that has eight musical bells, and is the mother church of that of Old Brentford.