Eggborough in the Wapentake of Osgoldcross. The name derives from "Ecga's Burh"; a fortification which belonged to a person named "Ecga". There is a pub in the village; the Horse and Jockey. There is also a sports and leisure complex based in the grounds of the nearby Eggborough Power Station. The sports and leisure complex offers a nine-hole golf course, two miniature football pitches, two full size football pitches, a bowling green, a children's play area, a miniature railway, a licensed bar, snooker, pool, a green room and a concert hall. The Spar shop which is located next to the Horse
Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor (1797–1828) the surname of Erle-Drax in lieu of his patronymic. Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor (1797–1828) Richard Edward Erle-Drax-Grosvenor (c. March 1797 – 18 August 1828), was a British politician. A member of the Grosvenor family now headed by the Duke of Westminster, he was the son of Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor and Sarah Frances, daughter of Edward Drax, of Charborough House, Dorset. On his father's death in 1819 he succeeded him as Member of Parliament for New Romney, a seat he held until 1826. Erle-Drax-Grosvenor inherited Charborough House through his mother. He died unmarried in August 1828, aged only 31. His sister Jane Frances Erle-Drax-Grosvenor