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Rh LANTERNAM. 541 LARAGH. brasses to the Mohun family. The parochial charities produce about 2 10s. per annum. There are two ual schools lor both sexes, also a Sunday-school each a chapel. On a hill behind the church are the ruins of an ancient chapel called St. Saviour's, which serves as a landmark to mariners. Near the village are the remains of a castle,, also traces of another castle on the Fowey. In connection with these castles at the mouth of the Fowey a chain was suspended across the river, forming a blockade in time of war. Lady Gren- ville is lady of the manor. Charles I. is said to have narrowly escaped being shot here whilst inspecting the harbour. LANTERNAM. See LLANVIHANGEL-LLAUTAHNAM, lonmouth. LANTHONY PRIORY, co. Gloucester, near Glou- er. It was founded in 1187 by Hilo de Gloucester as a cell to Llanthony Abbey, in co. Monmouth. LANTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirk-Newton, W. div. of Glcndale ward, co. Northumberland, 4J miles N.W. of Woolcr. It is situated on the N. bank of the river Glen. Lanton Tower stands on elevated ground, nd c an be scon many miles distant. LANTON. a vil. in the par. of Jedburgh, co. Rox- burgh, Scotland, 2 miles W. of Jedburgh. LANTWIT-JUXTA-NEATH, or LOWER LANT- VIT, a par. in the hund. of Neath, co. Glamorgan, 1 K. of Neath, its post town, and 7 miles from Swansea. It is situated on the river Neath, and is crossed by the h canal. The par. contains the hmlts. of dyne Kebolven. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in mining and in the collieries. The living is a cur. an- i to the rect.* of Neath, in the dice, of Llandaff. charities produce about 2, the endowment of < 'ninths' ahnshouses. LANTW1T MAJOR, or LLAN-ILLTYD-FAWR, r. and decayed borough in the hund. of Cowbridge, I co. Glamorgan, 4 miles S.W. of Oowbridge, its post I town, and 8 from Bridgend. The town, which is of I ancient date, is situated near the Bristol Channel, and I was once a borough. The par. contains the vils. of I Boverton, occupying the site of the Roman Sovium, on nd Pwll-Elech. It was formerly known as Caer ll'rgon I of the Britons. At Hill Head are the remains of a .ebrated college founded in 448 by St. Germanus, s a cell to Tewkesbury Abbey by Robert Fitzhamon 1 1 1 1 1, and at the Dissolution its revenues wore given /Henry VIII. to the see of Gloucester. Among the liumerous scholars of the above college were, Gildas the lustorian, Taliesin the chief of bards, Paulinus, St. I )uvid, &c. Its 7 halls and 400 houses are said to have iy Gilbert de Clare, yet remains ; it is approached by
 * it the church. The Wesleyans and Independents
 * the Via Julia, Sigginston, Frampton, Ham, Llech-Mawr,
 * r Illtyd, the inventor of the Welsh plough. It was
 * >een inhabited by 2,000 scholars. The townhall, built
 * flight of steps, and has a bell gable with an inscription.

""hero is also a castellated house of great antiquity, called ! Castle. The living is a vie. united with the rect. of ney, in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 347, in the of the Dean and Chapter of Gloucester. The , dedicated to St. Illtyd, is one of the most ancient les. It was built by the Nevilles prior to the of Henry VI., and is 98 feet in length. The or of the church contains a rood screen, several at monuments, also an effigy of John Hopkins, ) height reached 7 feet 6 inches. Adjoining is the hm <-h, which is apparently the more modem of the bi-iiifj of the 15th century. It contains several nt monuments and mural paintings. At the W. I of the church are the remains of the Lady Chapel, 9 feet in length. In the churchyard are a stone pyra- l of U feet, also the stump of St. Illtyd's Cross, 6 feet The charities produce about 4 per annum. i'cndents, Baptists, and Calvinist Methodists ' e of worship. Roman coins have been d. A fair is held on the 22nd June for lambs. iOGHAL, a loch in co. Sutherland, Scotland, 3 i. of Kirkboll. It is 3 miles in length by 1 mile broad, and is situated at the head of the river Borgie, between the hills Ben Laoghal and Stomine. LAPAL, a tnshp. in the par. of Halesowen, hund. of Brimstree, co. Worcester, formerly in Salop, 2 miles from Halesowen, and 7 S.W. of Birmingham. It is situated near the river Stour and the Dudley canal. Some of the inhabitants are engaged in the hardware trade. LAPFORD, a par. in the hund. of North Tawton, co. Devon, 9 miles N.W. of Crediton, its post town, and 5 S.E. of Chulmleigh. It is a station on the Great Western railway. The village, which is small, is situated on the river Taw, and is wholly agricultural. The soil is poor, resting on a subsoil of clay slate. Serges were formerly manufactured to a considerable extent, but in 1820 the factory was taken down. Bury Barton House, late the seat of Admiral Bury, is now a farmhouse. Stone is quarried. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 60Q,. The church, dedicated to St. Thomas-a- Becket, is a stone edifice with a square tower containing six bells. It contains a carved oak screen. The paro- chial charities produce about 1 per annum. The Inde- pendents and Bible Christians have each a chapel. Ail annual fair is held on the second Monday in July for cattle and sheep. LAPLEY, a par. in the W. div. of the hund. of Cuttlestone, co. Stafford, 3J miles S.W. of Penkridge, its post town and railway station, and 3 N. of Brewood. The parish, which is wholly agricultural, is situated near the Liverpool and Birmingham canal and railway. It contains the chplry. of Wheaton Aston. Here was formerly a Black priory, founded in Edward the Con- fessor's time by Aylmer, as a cell to St. Remigius, at Rhcims. It was subsequently given by Henry I. to Tong College, and in the reign of Edward IV. to Sir Richard Manners. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of i'300, and the vicarial or 200. The living is a vie.* with the cur. of Wheaton Aston annexed, in the dioc. of Lichfield, joint val. 124. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has been thoroughly restored. It is a stone edifice with a tower containing five bells. The parochial charities produce about 25 12s. per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. Captain Frederick Hay Swiiifcu is lord of the manor. LAPPOCK, a rock near Lady Isle, co. Ayr, Scotland, li mile S.W. of Irvine. LAPWORTH, a par. in the Warwick div. of the hund. of Kington, co. Warwick, 3 miles N. of Henley- in-Arden, and 6 from the Kingswood railway station. It is situated on the Birmingham and Stratford canal, and near the Birmingham and Oxford railway. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. It is a meet for the North Warwickshire hounds. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 350. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 428, in the patron, of Morton College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure with a tower and spire. The charities produce about 412 per annum. The Independents have a place of worship. The free school for both sexes is a new building situated near the church. P. Wykcham Martin, Esq., and George Miller, Esq., are lords of the manor. LAQUES, a vil. in the par. of Llanstephan, co. Car- marthen, 2 miles E. of Laugharne. It is situated at the mouth of the rivers Taf and Towey. LABACOR, a par. in the bar. of Lower Moyfenrath, co. Meath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, containing Sum- merhill, its post town. It is 5 miles long by 2J broad, and extends along the right bank of the river Boyne. The road from Trim to Dublin passes through the parish. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Meath, val. 337, in the patron, of the crown. The church is old. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Agher. Here are four day schools. Dean Swift held the living for some time, and it was here that Esther Johnson, Swift's " Stella," lived. Dangan Castle, now a ruin, was the birthplace of Wellington. LAHAGH, a vil. in the par. of Derrylossary, in the bar. of North Ballinacor, co. Wicklow, prov. of Leinster, 3 z