Ewood Hall, Yorkshire, England. Further historical information.

EWOOD HALL

EWOOD HALL, a single house in the township of Midgley, and parish of Halifax, liberty of Wakefield, 5½ miles W. of Halifax, 13 from Keighley.

This ancient mansion of the Farrars has been, for many years, used as a seminary for young gentlemen, and was for nearly half a century, conducted by the late Dr. Fawcett and at present by his son.

At this place, in all probability, was born, Robert Farrar, an English martyr, and Bishop of St. David's, in the 16th century. He became a canon regular, of the order of St. Austin, but in what priory or abbey is uncertain, and studied at Cambridge and Oxford, but on embracing the doctrines of the reformation, be was made chaplain to Archbishop Cranmer, after whose example he took a wife. In 1548 he was consecrated Bishop of St. David's but not being able to pay the first fruits and tenths, he was imprisoned. In the reign of Mary, he was brought before Gardiner, on a charge of heresy, and condemned to the flames; which sentence was executed at Caermarthen, March 30th, 1555. --Biog. Dict. --Watson's History of Halifax. --Fox.