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Rh LANE-END. 532 LANGBAURGH. present century. It abounds in brown limestone, coal, and ironstone, with manganese, coloured marl, and china-clay: of this last the first "stone-china" table service was manufactured by Mr. Turner. There are extensive collieries in both the townships of Lane End and Longton [which see]. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 160, in the patron, of certain trustees, appointed under an Act of Parliament obtained in 1792. The church is a brick structure with a tower, built about 1760, and subsequently enlarged. There is also a new church at Longton. The Baptists, Independents, Wesleyans, and New Connexion Metho- dists, have places of worship. There are National schools partly endowed. LANK-END, a district par. in the hund. of Des- borough, co. Buckingham, 4 miles N. of Great Marlow. This parish has been recently formed for ecclesiastical purposes out of Great Marlow, West Wycombe, Fin- gest, and Hambleden. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Oxford. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was erected in 1832, at the cost of 3,000. There are National and Sunday schools. LANE END, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Bistree, par. of Hold, co. Flint, 3 miles from Mold. LANE-ENDS, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Widness, co. Lancaster, 5 miles S.E. of Prescot. LANEHAM, a par. in the South Clay div. of the wap. of Bassctlaw, and lib. of Southwell, co. Nottingham, 6i miles N.E. of Tuxford, its post town, 8 S.E. of East Retford, and 3 N.E. of the Tuxford rail way station. The village, which is small, and of irregular form, is situated on the river Trent. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in agriculture. The surface is flat, with considerable portions of marsh. The soil is clay, but the land in good cultivation. The tithes have been commuted for land and money payments. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 120, pats, the Dean and Chapter of York, The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient edifice with a tower containing four bells. The parochial charities produce about 13 per annum. Robert Glossop, Esq., holds the manor under the Archbishop of York. LANEHEAD, a hmlt. in the par. of Ashton-undcr- Lvnc, co. Lancaster, near Ashton. "LANE- HEAD, a hmlt. in the par. of Hutton-Magna, wap. of Gilling-West, North Riding co. York, 7 miles N. of Richmond. LANERCOST, or ABBEY-LANERCOST, a par. in the ward of Eskdalo, co. Cumberland, 2J miles N.E. of Brampton, its post town, and 14 from Carlisle. The par., which is very extensive, being 10 miles in length from E. to W., and 9 from N. to S., is situated on the river Irthing, and is intersected by the King- water and several streams, also by the Carlisle and Newcastle railway. It contains the tushps. of Asker- ton, Burtholme, Kingwater, and Waterhead, with Gils- land Spa. About two-thirds of the land is in pasture, the remainder arable and woodland. The vales of Kingwater and Irthing produce rich crops of grain. The soil in the lowlands is a rich loam, alternated with sand, and resting on a substratum of limestone. The village, which is of considerable antiquity, is iden- tified as the site of the Roman station Amboglana, where was posted the Colors Prima JElia Dacorum. At Harehill a fragment of the Roman wall is vet standing, about 5 yards in length and 10 feet high, and on the site of the encampment several votive altars, dedicated to Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Mars, and other Roman deities, have been found. In 1169 Robert de Vallibus, Lord of Gillesland, founded the abbey of Lancrcost for a prior and monks of the order of St. Augustine, and dedi- cated to St. Mary Magdalene. It was frequently visited by Edward I., and was partly burnt in 1296. In 1311 Robert Bruce encamped here for three days with his whole army. At the Dissolution the revenue of the priory was returned at 79 19.'., and the site granted to Thomas Lord Dacre, a descendant of the original founder. The remains of the priory, now covered in ivy, form a ruin on the N. bank of the river Irthing. They consist chiefly of the conventual church of which UUSII the nave has been appropriated as the parish chu part of the cloisters, refectory, and other conventu_. buildings. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1802. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 93. The church, which consists of the W. end portion of the ruined priory, is dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, whose statue stands in a niche above the gateway. The tower, chancel, and transept, all of which are roofless, are covered wilh ivy. There are ancient tombs of the Dacres and "Howards. There is also a district church at Gilsland, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 30. There are parochial schools situated at Kircumbeck, Midgeholme, Crowsgate, and the Island. The Dissenters have a meeting-housn at Nickies Hill. The Earl of Carlisle is lord of manor and principal landowner. LANES, a hmlt. in the par. of Peniston, We Riding co. York, 2 miles W. of Peniston. It is situa- ted near the Sheffield line of railway. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the woollen manufacture, and in the neighbouring fulling mills. LANESBOROUGH, a post and market vil. in the par. of Rathcline, cos. Longford and Leinster, Ireland, 8 miles S.W. of Longford and 82 from Dublin. It is situated on the left bank of the river Shannon, near Lough Ree. It was founded by Sir George Lane in 1678, and sent two representatives to the Irish parliament before the Union. The river is crossed by a bridge of nine arches. There are a police station and a dispen- sary, the latter within the Poor-law Union of Longford. The proprietors of the town are the Whites of Rathcline. The Butlers of Belvedere take title of earl and viscount from this place. A fair is held on the 12th February. LANGAH, a par. in the N. div. of the wap. of Bing- ham, co. Nottingham, 4 miles S.E. of Bingham, its post town, and 5 S.W. of the Elton railway station. The parish, which is wholly agricultural, is situated near the river Smite and the Grantham canal, and within a short distance of the borders of Leicestershire. It gives title of earl to the Howes, who inherited it through the Scropes. The par. includes the hmlt. of Barnstone. Wiverton Hall, the ruined seat of the Chaworths, is now a farmhouse. Langar Hall was the seat of the late Admiral Lord Howe. The soil is fertile and the scenery picturesque. The tithes were com- muted for land on the enclosure of the parish. The living is a rect.* with the cur. of Barnstoue annexed, in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 208. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is a large cruciform edifice, with a square tower richly ornamented and containing four bells. The interior of the church contains monuments of the Scropes, &c. There is a chapcl-of-ease at Barnstone. The parochial charities produce about 15 per annum. There is a National school recently erected. Francis Wright, Esq., is lord of the manor. LANGBANK, a railway station on the Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock branch of the Caledonian line, 15| miles from Glasgow and 4 from Port Glasgow. LANGBAR, a tnshp. in the par. of Ilkley, wap. of CJaro, West Riding co. York, 8 miles E. of Skiptou. It is situated on the river Wharfe, and is united with Nesfield to form a tnshp. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. LANGBAURGH, a hmlt. in the par. of Ayton, lib. of West Langbaurgh, North Riding co. York, 3 miles N.E. of Stokesley. LANGBAURGH, EAST, a lib. in the North Riding co. York, contains the pars, of Brotton, Danby, i ton, Egton, Glaisdale, Guisborough, Hindenvcll, Kirk- Latham, Lofthouse, Lythe, Marske, Skelton, UpK-aili mi, Westerdale, and parts of Ormsby and Whitby, com- prising an area of 116,330 acres. LANGBAURGH, WEST, a lib. as above,. the pars, of West Aeklam, Appleton, Ayton, ( Crathorne, Hilton, Ingleby, ArncliSe and Gr. Kildale, Kirby-in-Cleveland, Kirk-Leavington, .M Middlesborough, Newton-iu-Clcveland, SiMinrr, Stain ton, Stokesley, Whorlton, Yarm, and part of comprising an area of 79,240 acres.