Eling in Southampton County England History and Geography

ELING, a parish in the hundred of REDBRIDGE, New Forest (East) division of the county of SOUTHAMPTON, 5 miles (W. by N.) from Southampton, containing, with Wigley, and a portion of Cadnam, 4314 inhabitants. The living is a vicarage, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Winchester, rated in the king's books at £11. 18. 1½. William Phillips, Esq. was patron in 1802. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has been enlarged at different periods, as is evident from the variety in its architecture. Domesday-book records that at the Norman survey Eling had a church, two mills, a fishery, and a saltern. It is situated at the upper end of Southampton water, and a considerable trade in coal, timber, and corn, is carried on, there being depth sufficient for vessels of three hundred tons' burden, to load or unload at the quay, by the side of which numerous granaries and warehouses have been erected, for storing the several articles of merchandise. There are docks for ship-building, from which, of late years, several West Indiamen have been launched, and where vessels are frequently repaired, the proximity of the New Forest rendering timber plentiful, and the expense moderate. There is a fair for toys on the 5th of July. At Marchwood, about two miles east from Eling, is a magazine of gunpowder, for the supply of Portsmouth garrison, with proper accommodations for the detachment of troops stationed for its protection. Tatchbury Mount is supposed to have been anciently a military station, and tradition records it as the site of a royal hunting seat; the trenches may still be traced from the terrace that surrounds it. The mansion and manor of Bury farm is held of the crown, on presenting to the king a brace of of white greyhounds in silver couples, whenever His Majesty visits the New Forest, which tenure was last discharged in 1789, by the late Rev. Sir C. Mill, Bart., to George III. on his alighting from the royal carriage at Lyndhurst. The tythings of Ower, Wade, and Wigley, in this parish, are entitled to partake of the benefit schools founded by John Nowes, at Romsey and Yeovil, for teaching and clothing poor boys.

From Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1831, courtesy of Databases 4 Sale

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Travel Jokes
Traveling can be a humbling experience, particularly when you travel to a foreign country. Such experiences, of course, give rise to travel jokes.

Travel Jokes

1. Three brothers are sitting at the bar in a Moscow establishment. An older man is sitting at a table behind them and has obviously had too much vodka. He stands, walks up to the first brother and says,

“Your mother is a vicious, greedy woman!”

The brother tells him to shut up and go sit down.

After about 5 minutes, the old man stands and walks up to the second brother,

“I sleep with your mother whenever I want!”

Disgusted, the brother tells the old man to bugger off.

A few minutes later, the old man stands and starts walking towards the third brother. All three brothers turn around and yell,

“Dad, go home!”

2. You’re at a bad hotel when the bed mint moves.

3. “Visi, Vermini, Vomnui” – I visited, I freaked, I threw up.

4. The President’s Vacation

George and Laura Bush take a vacation to Crawford and decide to go the grocery store. In the checkout line, Laura recognizes the man working at the register as an old high school boyfriend. After chatting, they leave the store and George says,

“Wow, imagine if you had married him. You’d be married to a grocery store clerk now instead of the President of the United States.”

Laura rolls her eyes and says, “No. I’d be married to the President of the United States.”

5. “Veni, Veneri, Vamoosi” – I came, I caught a disease, I ran away.”

Typically, just the act of traveling produces more than a few funny moments. Get out there and go.

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