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Rh LANGTON-MATRAVERS. 539 LANGWORTH. huiid. of Pimperne, co. Dorset, 1 mile S.E. of Blandford- ,111, its post town. It is a small agricultural village I'd on the river Stour. The par. contains the hralt. of uton and Littleton. The surface is hilly, and the Boil chiefly chalk. Here was formerly a lepers' hospital, . onverted into a farmhouse. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 379. The church, dedicated i Saints, is an ancient structure, with an ivy-covered i. It formerly had a chantry in honour of SS. Mary Thomas. Langton House, the principal residence, I iated near the river. J. J. Farquharson, Esq., is lord of the manor. LANGTON-MATRAVERS, a par. in the hund. of Rowbarrow, co. Dorset, 3 miles S.E. of Corfe Castle, its post town, and 2 W. of Swanage. It is situated near the coast of the British Channel, which bounds the parish on the S. The par. contains the hmlt. of Acton. The
 * ,'0 stands on the road from Wareham to Swanage.

e is quarried to a considerable extent, and sent to all parts of the kingdom. The higher lands com- mand views of the Channel and the Isle of Wight, land is nearly evenly divided between arable and pasture. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- -ve of 380. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of ai, val. 331. The church, dedicated to St. George, was almost entirely rebuilt in 1838, at an expense of 900. It formerly had a chantry to Wilcheswodo y. There is a National school. The Wesleyans a place of worship. About half a mile S. of the village, at Spyway, is a remarkable oblong tumulus. LANGTON-NEAR-HORNCASTLE, a par. in the S. div. of the wap. of Gartree, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 2 miles S.W. of Horneastle, its post town, and 7 N.E. of Kirkstead railway station. The parish is chiefly within the duchy of Lancaster. The village, which is small, is chiefly agricultural. At a short distance from the church, on the moor, is a curious tower 60 feet high, with a brick spiral staircase, erected by Lord Treasurer Cromwell. The river Witham, which communicates with the Horn- castle canal, passes one end of the parish. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1767. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, C184, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, is a modern structure, with a t. There is also a district church, dedicated to uidrew, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 1 10, in the patron, of the bishop. This church is a stone edifice, with accommodation for 200 persons : the seats are all free. The charities produce about 17 per annum, chiefly the income of West's almshouses, founded in 1691, and endowed with 27 acres of land. There is a National school for both sexes. A chapel was erected in 1834, for the Primitive Methodists. The manor belongs to the crown. LANGTON, THORP, a chplry. in tho par. of Church 4on, hund. of Gartree, co. Leicester, 4 miles N.E. of Market-Harborough. The village, which is small, is wholly agricultural. The living is a perpet. cur. an- nexed to the rect.* of Church Langton, in the dioc. of Peterborough. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is an ancient structure, with a square pinnacled and I spired tower containing three bells. The lords of the manor are the freeholders. An allotment of 13 acres was assigned for repair of the highways under an Enclo- sure Act obtained in 1792. LANGTON, TUR, a chplry. in the par. of Church Langton, hund. of Gartree, co. Leicester, 5 miles N.W. Market-Harborough. The village is small, and wholly agricultural. The living is a cur. annexed to i.ict.* of Church Langton. Tho church is an ancient T GTON, WEST, a chplry. in the par. of Church n, co. Leicester, 4 miles N.W. of Market- -ough. It is a small tnshp. in tho par. of Church Uuigton. Tho land is chiefly in pasture. There i no rillage. The only object of interest is Langton Hall, lituatrd in tho midst of extensive parks and pletuure- "ids. Viiltcrde Langtnii, lord treasurer of Edward I., I was born here in 1296. LANGTON WOODHOTJSE, an ext. par. place in the W. div. of the hund. of Wraggoe, parts of Lindsey, co Lincoln, 2 miles S. of Wragby. LANGTREE, a par. in the hund. of Shebbear, co. Devon, 4 miles S.W. of Great Tomngton, its post town, and 8 S. of Bideford. The village, which is consider- able, is wholly agricultural. The soil is clayey, but in some parts rich, producing good crops of wheat and barley. The prevailing timber is oak and pine. The road from Torrington to Holsworthy and Launceston passes through the parish. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 510. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 348. The church, dedication unknown, is an ancient stone structure, with a tower containing five bells. There was formerly a chapel-of-ease at Cross- Hill. The parochial charities produce about 55 per annum. There is a parochial school for both sexes, in which a Sunday-school is also held. The Baptists and Bible Christians have each a chapel. The trustees of tho late Lord Hollo are lords of the manor. LANGTREE, a hund. in co. Oxford, contains tho pars, of Checkendon, Crowmarsh-Gifford, Goring, Ipsden, Maple-Durham, Mongewell, Newnham-Murren, North Stoke, and Whitchurch, comprising an area of 21,820 acres. LANGTREE-WITH-STANDISH, a tnshp. in the par. of Standish, hund. of Leyland, co. Lancaster, 4 miles N.W. of Wigan. It is situated near tho line of railway to Preston, and now forms one township with Standish, which see. LANGWALL, a river in co. Caithness, Scotland, falling into the North Sea at Berridale. LANGWATHBY, or LONGWATHBY, a par. in tho ward of Leath, co. Cumberland, 4 miles N.E. of Fenrith, its post town, and about 5 from the railway station on the London and North- Western line. It is situated on the river Eden, which is here crossed by a bridge of three arches, built in 1686. The main road between Penrith and Newcastle passes through the village, which is a small agricultural place. The soil consists of loam and gravel. About half the land is meadow and pasture, tho remainder arable. Tho living is a perpot. our. annexed to tho vie.* of Edenhall, in the dioc. of Carlisle. Tho church, dedicated to St. Peter, is a small stone structure rebuilt in 1718, and repaired in 1835. The charities produce about 3 per annum. The Duke of Devonshire is lord of the manor. LANGWHANG, a muir on the borders of cos. Edin- burgh and Lanark, Scotland, between Carnwath and Causewayend. LANGWITH, a tnshp. in the par. of Cuckncy Norton, Hatfield div. of the wap. of Bassetlaw, co. Nottingham, 5 miles S. of Worksop and 6 N. of Mans- field. The village, which is considerable, is situated near the source of the river Poulter. Some of tho inhabitants are engaged in the neighbouring cotton and stuff mills. Langwith Lodge is the principal residence, and was the occasional seat of Earl Bathurst. LANGWITH, a tnshp. in the par. of Wheldrake, wap. of Ouse and Derwent, East Riding co. York, 2J miles N.E. of Wheldrake, and 6 S.E. of York. There is no village, only a few farmhouses. LANGWITH, UPPER, a par. in the hund. of Scars- dale, co. Derby, 6 miles N.W. of Mansfield, its post town, and 9 S.E. of Chesterfield. It is a small irregu- larly built village, and is wholly agricultural. The surface is undulating and well wooded. The prevailing timber is oak, ash, and elm. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 195. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 204, Tho church, dedicated to St. Helen, is a small ancient structure with a low tower. The charities consist of Mrs. Vaughan's annuity of 3, distributed to the poor in September, and other endowments of the Devonshire family. The Duke of Devonshire is lord of the manor and chief land- owner.- LANGWORTH, a tnghp. in the par. of Barlings, hund. of Lawress, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 1 mile X. of Barlings and 6 miles N.E. of Lincoln. It is a
 * edifice, dedicated to St. Andrew.