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Rh LAITH-KIKK. 520 LAMBEG. of Dornoch. Its size is 30 miles by 12. Its surface is mountainous, Ben Clybric attaining a height of 3,200 feet above the level of the sea. The greater portion of the parish is in sheep pasture. It is traversed by the river Shin, and is varied by a loch of the same name, also by a number of small lakes. Granite, trap, and sandstone are the chief rocks. The par. is in the presb. of Dornoch, and synod of Sutherland and Caith- ness. The minister's stipend is 166. The parish church was erected in 184G. There are a Free church and a school in connection with it. J. Slackay was once minister of this parish, whose son Hugh fell at Assaye, and another, William, wrote the account of the Juno's shipwreck, referred to in "Don Juan." At Knock-a- cbath are a number of tumuli, said to oommemorats a battle between the Makays and Sutherlands. The Duke of Sutherland is the chief heritor. LAITH-KIKK, a ehplry. in the tnshp. of Lunedalo, and par. of Romald Kirk, Korth Hiding co. York, 9 miles N.W. of Barnard Castle. LAITHS, NEW, a hmlt. in the ehplry. of Hartwith- cum-Winsley, par. of Kirkby Malzeard, West Riding co. York, 4 miles W. of Rip'ey. It is situated near the river Nidd. LAKE, a hmlt. in the par. of Sourton, co. Devon, 4 miles S.W. of Okchampton. LAKE, avil. in the Isle of Wight, co. Hants, 6 miles S.E. of Newport. It is situated near Sandown Bay. LAKE, a tnshp. in the par. of Westbury, co. Salop, 8 miles S.W. of Shrewsbury. LAKE, a tythg. in the par. of Kingsbury Episcopi, co. Somerset, 2 miles N. of Petherton. LAKE, a tythg. in the par. of Wilsford, hund. of Underditch, co". Wilts, 2 miles S.W. of Amesbury. It is situated on the river Avon. Lake House is a fine old mansion, built in 1.573. There are several barrows, and traces of ancient earthworks. LAKEFIELD, the name of several small places in Scotland and Ireland. LAKE LOCK, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Stanley, and par. of Wakefield, West Riding co. York, 2 miles X.E. of Wakefield. It is situated near the river Aire. LAKENHAM, a par. in the city of Norwich, co. Norfolk, 2 miles S.E. of Norwich, its post town. It is situated on the Brandon railway. There is a mohair factory. [See NORWICH.] The living is a vie. annexed to that of Trowso, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church is dedicated to St. Luke. LAKENHEATH, a par. in the liund. of Lackford co. Suffolk, G miles N.E. of Mildenhal], its post town, and 2 S. of Lakenhcath railway station. The Little Ouse, which is navigable, bounds the parish on the N. The village, which is considerable, is situated on gently rising ground, in the midst of extensive rabbit warrens. The corn market which was formerly hold here is dis- continued. The soil, w.hich is light and sandy, is in some parts tolerably fertile, but a very considerable portion is marsh and fen land. There are lime kilns and sand pits. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 130, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has been re-roofed, and has a new AV. doorway added. It is an ancient struc- ture, with a tower crowned with a leaden spire, and containing five bells. The interior of the church con- tains a brass, &c. The charities produce about 10.5, including an allotment of 154 acres of fen grounds set apart for the poor. There are two endowed free schools, one for thirty boys, the other for eleven. 'The Indepen- dents, Wesleyans, and Baptists have each a chapel. TJndley Hall is the principal residence. A fair is held for cattle and toys on the first Thursday after Mid- summer Day. LAKEVIEW, the name of numerous private resi- dences in Ireland. LALEHAM, a par. in the hund. of Spelthorne, co. Middlesex, 2 miles N. of Chertsey, its post town, and 2 S. of Staincs. The village, which is small, is situated at the ferry on the river Thames. It is mentioned in Domesday as Ltlcham, and was held by the Earl of Mortaigne. The surface, which is flat and marshy, is intersected by a branch of the river Coin. The greater portion of the land is arable, and subject to occasional inundation. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of London, val. 110. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure, with a square tower of brick containing a clock and three bells. The parochial charities produce about 14 per annum. Laleham House, the seat of Sir B. Hartwell, Bart., and Laleham Cottage, of Earl Lucan, are the principal residences. In the grounds of the latter are two beautiful pillars of verde antique brought from Italy. On the common are traces of two ancient camps. LALESTON, a par. in the hund. of Newcastle, co. Glamorgan, 2 miles W. of Bridgend, its pos.t town, and 10 from Ncath. The par. comprises the hmlts. of Upper and Lower Laleston, and was given by Richard de Granville to "Lalys," who built Neath Abbey. The village is considerable. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the collieries and ironworks. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Newcastle, in the dioc. of Llandaff. The church, dedicated to St. Illtyd, has an ancient tower, built by Lalys. The parochial charities produce about 3 per annum. Laleston House is the principal residence. LALLYSCROSS, a vil. in the par. of Castle'.r.agner, in the bar. of Duhallow, co. Cork, prov. of Minister, Ireland, close to Kr.nturk. LAMANCHA, a railway station in co. Peebles, Scot-* land, 7 miles from Peebles. It is situated on the Edin- burgh, Peebles, and Innerlcithen section of the North British line. LAMARSH, a par. in the hund. of Ilinrkford, co. Essex, 2J miles N.W. of liures railway elation, "> S.E. of Sudbury, and 6 N.E. of Halstead. The village,! which is small, is situated on the river Stour, and near the borders of Suffolk. It is entirely agricultural. The soil is a rich sandy loam, producing abundant crops. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 38o. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester,^; val. 379. The church, dedicated to the Holy Inno- cents, is a small edifice, with a round tower, and of great antiquity. The parochial charities produce about 2; per annum. LAMBA, an islet in Yell Sound, North Shetland Isles, coast of Scotland, 5 miles N.E. of Northmavun. LAMB-ABBEY, or LAMORBEY, a hmlt. and eccle- siastical district in the hund. of Blackheath, lathe of Sutton-at-Honc, co. Kent, 4 miles S.E. of Woolwich, and HE. of London. It is situated near the Thames, and anciently belonged to the Lamienbys and Sparrows. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 100. The principal residence is Lamorbey House, rebuilt in 1744. LAMBAY, an island in the Iiish Channel, off th coast of co. Dublin, Ireland, 2J miles S.E. of Ru ' Point. It is 1J mile in length by 1 broad, and consis chiefly of trap and porphyry rocks, with a cliffy coag On the N. side of the island is Swallow Cove fishin harbour, and on the S., Talbot's Bay, with from ! toj fathoms water. Here is an old tower, built by ." Chalenor, in the reign of Edward VI. Rabbits an puffins abound, and lobsters are caught off the co The island formerly belonged to the archbishops Dublin, from whom it came to Lord Talbot de MalahkM of Lambay Lodge. LAMBCOTE, a hmlt. in the par. of Eatington, co.' Warwick, 5 miles S.W. of Kington. LAMBCROFT, a hmlt. in the par. of Kelstern, hund. of Louth Eske, parts of Lindsoy, co. Lincoln, 4 miles N.W. of Louth. LAMBE, an islet in the Frith of Forth, co. Iladding- ton, Scotland, 1 mile N.W. of North Berwick. LAMBEG, a par. in the bars, of Upper Belfast, Uppe Massereene, and Upper Castlereagh, cos. Antrim an Down, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 5 miles S. of Belfast Lisburn is its post town. It is 2 miles long by 1 : broad. The surface consists of a district lying the banks of the river Lagan. It is traversed by th