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Rh LACKANALOOHA. SIS LADYKIRK. LACKANALOOHA, a vil. in the par. of Mallow, in the bar. of Ferinoy, co. Cork, prov. of Minister, Ireland, not far from Mallow. LACKEEN, a par. in the bars, of Orrery and Kilmore, co. Cork, prov. of Hunster, Ireland, 7 miles S.W. of Charleville, its post town. The parish ig of small extent. The living is a suspended rect. in the dioc. of Cloyne, in the patron, of the bishop. There are ruins of the old church. LACKEN, a vil. in the par. of Kilbeg, in the bar. of Lower Talbotstown, co. Wicklow, prov. of Leinster, Ireland. LACKENBY, a hmlt. in (he chplry. of Wilton, par. of Kirk Leetham, North Hiding of co. York, 4 miles N.W. of Guisbrough. LACKFORD, a hund. in co. Suffolk, contains the pars, of Barton-Mills, Brandon, Cavenham, Down- ham-Santon, Elveden, Eriswell, Exning, Freekenham, Hcrringswell, Icklingham, Lakenheath, Mildenliall, Newmarket St. Mary, Tuddenham, Wangford, Worling- ton, and part of St. Cuthbert, comprising 79,800 acres. LACKFORD, a par. in the hund. of Thingos, co. Suffolk, G miles N.W. of Bury St. Edmund's, its post town. The village, which is small, is situated near the river Lark. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agri- culture. In the neighbourhood are rabbit warrens. The soil is light and sandy, with subsoil clay. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 271. The church, dedi- cated to St. Lawrence, is a small thatched structure, with a tower containing one bell. The charities produce about 13 per annum. There are partly endowed day and Sunday schools. LACKINGTON, WHITE, a par. in the hund. of Abdick and Bulstone, co. Somerset, 1J mile N.E. of Ilminster, its post town. The parish, which is of small extent, is situated on the Ilchestcr road, and E. of the Chard canal. It comprises the hmlts. of Athcrstone, Silvinch, Hurcotc, and Clangers Hermitage. There are several quarries of stone, used for building and for burn- ing into lime. The soil is foitile. The prebendal tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 288, and the vicarial for 220. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 230, in the patron, of the Bishop of Bath and Wells. The church, dedicated to .St. Mary, is an ancient structure, with a square embattled tower. There is a parochial school, supported by voluntary contributions. The charities produce 100 per annum, the bequest of Miss Gyllett. LACOCK. See LAYCOCK, co. Wilts. LACON, a tnshp. in the par. of Worn, hund. of North Bradford, co. Salop, 24- miles N.E. of Wcm. LACY-GREEN, a "chplry. in the par. of Prince's Risborough, hund. of Aylesbury, co. Bucks, 3 miles S.E. of Great Missenden. LADBROOKE, a par. in the S. div. of the hund. of Knightlow, co. Warwick, 2 miles S. of Southam, its post town, and 1J mile from the Southam Road and Harbury railway stations. The village, which is small, is situated on the road from Oxford to Coventry. The parish is within the jurisdiction of the county court of Southam. It contains the ext. par. places of Upper and Lower Hodnel, Upper and Lower Radbourn, and Water- gall. The Oxford and Coventry and the Warwick and Knapton canals pass within 2 miles of the village. Limestone is quarried for building and for burning into lime. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 438 5s. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Wor- cester, val. 441. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure, with a tower surmounted by a lofty spire, and containing four bells. The church has a very handsome silver-gilt communion service presented by Lady Alicia Dudley in 1638. The chancel contains several tombs of the Palmer family. The parochial charities produce about 42 per annum. William Palmer Morewood, Esq., is lord of the manor. LADHILL GATE, a district in the tnshps. of Bils- dale and Hawnby, North Riding co. York, 5 miles N.W. of Helmsley. LADHOPE, a qtioad sacra par. in the par. of Melrosc, co. Roxburgh, Scotland, 4 miles N.W. of Melrose. I: contains the vils. of Buckholmside, Comeby-Bank, am Darlingshaugh. The principal river is the Gala Water, The living is in the presb. of Selkirk, and in the patron, of the male communicants. The church is a smal" modem structure. There are also a Free church am several schools. LADOCK, or LASSICK, a par. in the E. div. of the hund. of Powder, co. Cornwall, 8 miles N.E. of Truro, its post town. It is situated in a valley on the turnpike road from Truro to St. Columb, by way of Tre.sillia The par. includes the hmlt. of Bissick or Pcssick. T manor formerly belonged to the Pitts. The inhabitam arc chiefly engaged in agriculture. Iron ore of superi quality is found here, and is sent to Swansea to smelted. The tithes have been commuted for a rei charge of 700. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. Exeter, val. 767. The church, dedicated to St. docka, is situated on the summit of a hill. It has tower. There is a place of worship for Wesleyan: There is a National school for both sexes, with an ci dowmcnt of 5. Nausaugh is the principal rcsidenc Ladock is a meet for the Four Burrow hounds. A cattl fair is held on the 13th May. LADY, a par. comprising the north-eastern part of the Isle of Sanday, one of the Orkney group, Scotland. It is bounded on all sides by the sea, except on its western, where it is bounded by the par. of Cross. Its size i about 9 square miles, one-fourth of which is pasture cr under cultivation, and the rest either heath or waste.. Its coast is deeply indented, and its bays are Otterswicfc and Stywick. At Start-point, to the extreme N.E., is a lighthouse. The par. is in the presb. of North Isles, and synod of Orkney. The minister's stipend is 158. At Sanday there are a United Presbyterian church, a Free church, and a parochial school. Here are many Picts' houses and barrows. LADYBANK, a vil. in the par. of Collessie, co. Fife, Scotland, 5 miles W. of Cnpar. It is a station on the' Edinburgh and North British railway. LADY ISLE, an islet in the Frith of Clyde, co. Ayr,. Scotland, 5 miles N. of Ayr. There are beacons on it to warn ships off the half-tide rock which lies near it. LADYKIRK, a par. in co. Berwick, Scotland, 4 miles N.E. of Coldstream. It includes the vils. of Ladykirk, Upsetlington, and Horudean. The surface is generally level and fertile. It comprises about 3,100 acres, 60 of which are under plantation, one-fourth in pasture, and the rest under cultivation. It extends about 3 mileg along the margin of the river Tweed, where salmon fishing is carried on. A bridge has been lately thrown across the river by subscription. A ford existed hero in Queen Elizabeth's reign, which was often used by invading armies. At Hollywell Haugh, where chicory grows wild, King Edward I. met the Scots, in 1291, to settle the succession to the crown of Scotland. The par. is in the presb. of Chirnsido, and synod of Mcrsc urn" Teviotdale, in the patron, of the crown. The minister*! stipend is i'170. There is an United Presbyterian pi: of worship at Homdean. The parish church was hi in 1500, and was originally a cruciform struct in the Gothic stylo of architecture, but has been late greatly disfigured by alterations anil additio Tradition ascribes its erection to James IV., in gratit' for his escape from the violence of the flood when cross the ford with his army. lie dedicated the edifice " Our Lady," hence denominated Ladykirk, which i was subsequently extended to the whole parish pre- viously designated Upsetlington. It was at this rhinvh that the treaty of Chateau Cambrensis was concluded, in the reign of Mary. At Chapel Park, near Upsellington, are the remains of apparently an ecclesiastical edifice. A fair is held on the 5th April for the sale of linen cloth. LADYKIRK, or NORTHKIRK, a par. in thr island of Westray, one of the Orkney group, Scotland, comprises the northern part of the isle. Its size is G miles by 3J. It contains the vil. of Northkirk, and forms a part of the united par. of Weslray and Papa Westray.