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Rh LAMBEOOK, EAST. 523 LAMMAS. i now in ruins. A copper mine was formerly worked, is now disused. Lambrigg Foot and Morsdale 1 are the principal residences. The Earl of Lonsdale I lord of the manor. LAMBROOK, EAST, a chplry. in the par. of Kings- ay Episcopi, co. Somerset, 1 mile N. of South Pether- n, and 6 S.E. of Langport. It is situated on the river urett. The living is a rect.,* val. 157, in the on. of the Dean and Chapter of Wells. The church i dedicated to St. James. There is a place of worship for Independents. LAMBROOK, WEST and MIDDLE, tythgs. in the par. of Kingsbury Episcopi, hund. of Kingsbury, co. (Somerset, 6 miles S. of Langport. LAMBSTON, a par. in the hund. of Eoose, co. Pem- broke, 3 miles N.W. of Haverfordwest, its post town. The village, which is small, is situated near St. Bride's Bay. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 164, in the patron, of Pembroke College, Oxford. The church is dedicated to St. David. The tithes were commuted in 1S39. LAMBTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Chester-le-Street, N. div. of Easington ward, co. Durham, 2 miles N.E. of Chester-le-Street, 8 N.E. of Durham, and 2 N. of the Fencj Houses station on the North-Eastern railway. It is s tuated on the river Wear, near the road from Durham to Newcastle, and gives title of viscount to the Earl of Durham. Lambton Castle, built on the site of Harraton Hall, is the seat of the present Earl of Durham, in whose family it has remained from timo immemorial. The castle was built by Bononi, and is situated on the N. bank of the river Wear, which tlows through its wooded park, abounding in hills and dales. The interior of the castle contains a figure of General Lambton, by Reynolds ; also a stone group illustrative of the story of the fight with the " worm," or " dragon " of Worm Hill, slain by some hero of the L-imbton family. A great portion of tho land is in pasture. The soil is clayey. There are some brine springs, from which salt is made. The Earl of Durham is lord of the manor and sole landowner. LAMEMER ISLE, in co. Haddington, Scotland, about 1 mile from Duubar. LAMER, or LAMBERLAW, a hill in co. Fife, Scot- land, near Burntisland, where is Cromwell's Camp. LAMERSIDE, a castle in co. Westmoreland, 3 miles S. of Kirkby Stephen. It was formerly called Dolorous Tower, and stands on tho bank of tho river Eden. LAMEHTON, or LAMBERTON, an ancient par. in co. Berwick, Scotland, now united with Mordington. LAMERTON, a par. in the hund. of Lifton, co. Devon, 3 miles N.W. of Tavistock, its post town, and 10 S.E. of Launccslon. Tho parish, which is very extensive, is situated under Brent Tor, and is watered by the river Lumber, from which it derives its name. The church formerly belonged to Tavistock Abbey. There are several mines of manganese, and slate is quarried. The land is chiefly in pasture. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 397. The living is a vie.* in tho dioc. of Exeter, val. 344. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient structure, i a lofty square embattled tower containing six bells, . which were recast in 1845. The interior of the h contains a handsome font, transom window of
 * iies of glass, and several monuments of the

ivne family, including one to Thomas Tremayno and his wile, with their eight sons and eight daughters ; also monuments to two twin brothers, who resembled each other so exactly that they were only known apart mark, and were both killed at Newhavcn A new district church has been erected at Brentor. The parochial charities produce about .mnum. There is a National school for both ilso places of worship for tho Wesleyans and !ucombe, tho ancient mansion of tho t'.unily, is now a farmhouse. LA1IESLEY, a parochial chplry. in the par. of Ches- i'l'lli: div. of Chester ward, co. Durham, miles S. of Uuteshead, its post town, and 5 N. of Chester-le-Street. It is situated near the river Team, on Urpeth Burn, and includes the tnshps. of Lamesley, Kibblesworth, Hedley, and Ravensworth, with the limits, of Eighton Bank and Chowdean. There are extensive collieries, beds of ironstone, and several quarries for grindstones. The soil is clayey, but fertile. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Durham, val. 138. The church, which was rebuilt in 1759, is a stone structure, with a tower and turret containing one bell. The tower and turret were rebuilt in 1821. Theintc- rior of the church contains an organ, the gift of the present Lord Ravensworth, a carved pulpit, and a painted E. window in three compartments, with the Ravensworth arms. The charities produce 37 9s. 4<f. per annum, bequeathed by the late Major-General Leonard Green- well, besides which are other small charities, all of which are distributed to the poor at Christmas. Tho alms- house, for eight poor persons, is supported by the Ravensworth family. There are National and girls' schools, also an endowed school at Eighton Bank, all of which have Sunday-schools attached. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. Tho hamlet of Eighton Bank is situated about 1% miles E. of the village. The church at Eighton Bank has a turret containing one bell. It is dedicated to St. Thomas, and was erected in 1853 by voluntary contri- butions. Ravensworth Castle, the seat of Lord Ravens- worth, is partly in this parish. The present building was erected about 1808 on the site of an older one, of which the towers are left standing. Over the N. entrance is a statue of her Majesty Queen Victoria 7 feet in height. This entrance leads into tho hall, 100 feet by 36, and 50 feet high, over which is the picture gallery, containing a collection of paintings. There is also a portrait of George IV. in the library. The other rooms aro the dining-room, 50 feet long, saloon, library, museum, and conservatory. The grounds arc richly wooded, and contain an oak 20 feet in diameter, and an ancient stone cross. Lord Ravensworth is lord of the manor. LAMINGTON, a par. in the upper ward of co. Lanark, 37 miles from Edinburgh, and 5 from Abington. It is a railway station on tho Caledonian line. Its length is about 9 miles, and its greatest breadth 4. The surface is hilly, rising in some parts to an altitude of 1,400 feet above sea level. Its area comprises about 11,280 acres, of which 2,280 are under tillage, and the remainder pasture. The river Clyde bounds it on tho western and northern sides. The "interior of tho parish is drained by the Lamington Burn, Culter Water, and other streams. Porphyry and grey wacko are the pre- vailing rocks. The par. is in the presb. of Biggar, and synod of Lothian and Tweeddale. The minister's stipend is 121. The church, an ancient structure, was repaired in 1828, at which period tho "cutty stool" was removed, perhaps almost the last of any in Scotland. Here are the ruins of Lamington Castle. Sir William Wallace is said to have possessed a part, if not the whole, of this parish. The village was anciently a market town. There are a Druidical circle, and other ancient remains, at Arbory Hill, which is 600 feet high ; also Eoman camps at Wandell, White-hill, and Hartside ; Saxon camps at Woodend and Braehead ; and a moat 20 yards in circumference at Cauldchapel. The present parish comprises tho ancient parishes of Lamington, Hartside, and Wandell. Baillie of Lamington and Lord Douglas are the only landowners. LAMLASH, a vil. in the par. of Kilbride, co. Bute, Scotland. It is situated near Lamlash Bay, in the Isle of Arran, and has off tho coast Lamlash Island. LAMMAS, a par. in the hund. of South Erpingham, co. Norfolk, 4 miles S.E. of Aylsham, 9 N.E. of Norwich, and 3 N.W. of Coltishall, its post town. The village, which is small, is situated on the E. bank of the navigable river Bure, which bounds the parish on the N. and W. It is wholly agricultural. Tho land is arable. The tithes of this parish, with those of Little Hantbois, which has been united to it, have been commuted for a rent- charge of 240. The living is a rect.* with the rect. of Little Hautbois annexed, in the dioc. of Norwich, val.