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Rh LATJGHARNE. 546 LAUNCELLS. Lauder Fort. The'gronnds around it are most charming. In the vicinity numerous fragments of warlike -weapons have been found. On Lauder Moor there are tumuli, and Piotish camps or rings on Tollers' Hill. The town of Lauder is a royal burgh, 25 miles S.E. of Edinburgh, 17 N.W. of Kelso, and 6 E.N.E. of Stow railway station on the Korth British line. It is situated in the vale of Leader, and consists principally of a line of houses on each side of the thoroughfare, with an additional street about the centre. The houses are plain, and of irregular construction. The only buildings worthy of note are the parish church and townhouse, an ancient cross having once stood in front of the latter. The trade is chiefly of a local and domestic nature. The Bank of Scotland and City of Glasgow Bank have each a branch in the town, and there are insurance agency offices, libraries, newsrooms, a freemasons' lodge, agricultural and horticultural societies. The town is supplied with gas and water. The charter constituting Lauder a royal burgh was renewed by James IV. in 1502, and the government vested in 2 bailies and 16 councillors, chosen annually among the freemen of the burgh. By the Reform Act it is joined with Haddington, Dunbar, North Berwick, and Jedburgh, in returning one member to parliament. The corporation revenue in 1859-60 was 391 ; the annual value of real property in 1860-61 was 2,202. Justice of peace courts are held when required. Sheriffs' small-debt courts are held on the third Wednes- day of February, the fourth Wednesday of July, and the third Wednesday of October. Lauderdale, or the Vale of the Leader, gives the title of earl to the Mait- landa. Sir John Maitland, who was lord chancellor of Scotland in the reign of James VI., was a native of this place. The first of the Scottish martyrs after the Resto- ration the Rev. James Guthrie was for a short period minister of this parish. The Earl of Lauderdale is prin- cipal landowner. LATJGHARNE, or TAL-LLACHARN, a par., post and market town, in the hund. of Derllys, co. Carmar- then, 9 miles S.W. of Carmarthen. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Corran and Taf, in Carmarthen Bay. The river Taf is here crossed by a ferry. Laugharno was anciently called Aber-Cowen, or Aber-Corran, but assumed its present name from the castle having been taken in 1644 by General Laugharne. The town as a seaport is of little importance, having only a small export trade, but is much frequented as a cheap watering- place. The nouses are well built, and have a remarkable clean appearance. It is nominally governed, under a charter of John, by a portreeve, recorder, aldermen, &c. Petty sessions are held here. Near to the bay of Car- marthen, at the S. end of the town, are the ruins of the castle mentioned above, and dismantled by order of Cromwell. The ruins of Roche's Castle are distant about 1 mile. The port of Laugharne is considered a creek to Llanelly. The living is a vie.* with the rect. of Llansadwrnen annexed, in the dioc. of St. David's, joint val. 411, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Winton. The church, dedicated to St. Martin, is an ancient cruciform structure. The interior contains tombs of the Laugharnes and Judge Powell of Broadway. The parochial charities produce about 94 per annum, which goes towards the school of industry. The Baptists, Independents, Calvinistic and Wesleyan Methodists, have each a place of worship. Josiah Tucker, D.D., the political writer, was born in this parish. Market day is Friday. Fairs are held on the 6th May and 28th Sep- tember. LAUGHTERTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Kettlethorpo, hund. of Well, parts of Lindscy, co. Lincoln, 8 miles N.W. of Lincoln. LAUGHTON, a par. in the wap. of Aveland, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 1 mile S.E. of Falkingham, its post town. It is a small village consisting of three farmhouses, and is joined to Falkingham. The living is a vie. annexed to the rect. of Falkingham, in the dioc. of Lincoln. There is no church. LAUGHTON, a par. in the hund. of Gartree, co. Leicester, SJ miles N.W. of Harborough, its post town, and 3 N. of the Theddingwprth railway station. It is a small agricultural parish situated on the Grand Union canal. The land is chiefly in pasture. The tithes have been commuted for land and a rent-charge. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 247. The
 * hurch, dedicated to St. Luke, is a small ancient struc-

ture with an open turret containing one bell. The charities consist in 17 per annum, realised from 12 acres of poor's land, also the interest of 6, the bequest of Thomas Hefford and William Cave. There is a free school. The Independents have a chapel. LAUGHTON, a par. in the wap. of Corringham, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 7 miles N.E. of Gainsborough, its post town, and 2 from the Blyton railway station. It is situated near the river Trent, and contains the hmlt. of Wildsworth. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. A portion of the land consists of sandy common, and the remainder is a stiff clay, producing good wheat crops. The living is a vie.* with the cur. of Wildsworth annexed, in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 258. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has a square tower containing a clock and three bells. The interior of church contains the brass of a knight bearing date 14 The parochial charities produce about 19 per aim which goes to the free school, founded in 1556 b; Dallison, and rebuilt in 1841 at the expense of Gordon. H. C. Meynell Ingram, Esq., is lord of manor. LAUGHTON, a par. in the hund. of Shiplake, of Pevensey, co. Sussex, 6 miles N.E. of Lewes, and. N.W. of Hailsham. Hurst Green is its post town. The village, which is small, is situated near the South Coast railway, on the road from Lewes to Hastings, inhabitants are chiefly employed in agriculture, parish has been for ages the property of the Pi family, whose ancestral seat is Laughton Place, built 1534 by Sir William Pelham, and surrounded by a There are quarries of Sussex marble, which is susce^ of a very high polish. The impropriate tithes have be_an commuted for a rent-charge of 645, and the vicarial for 255. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 224. The church (dedication unknown) has a square embattled tower, and contains monuments of the Pelham family. The register dates from 1650. There is a parochial school for both sexes, also a police station. Laughton Lodge is the principal residence. The Earl of Chichester is lord of the manor. LAUGHTON- EN -LE'-MORTHEN, a par. partly within the lib. of St. Peter's, East Riding, and partly in the S. div. of the wap. of Strafforth, West Riding CO. York, 7 miles S.E. of Rotherham, its post town, "* 5 from Kiveton-Park station on the Manchester. ' field, and Lincolnshire line of railway. The which is situated on rising ground, is considerable, irregular in form. It suffered greatly during the T between the houses of York and Lancaster. The par. contains the hmlts. of Carr, Slade-Newton, ShroaphfOB, Brookhouse, and St. John's. There is a Roman encamp- ment in the neighbourhood. The soil is various B quality, but in general fertile. The surface is w wooded and highly picturesque. Laughton Hall, the ancient seat of the Butler family, is a iinc old n The tithes were commuted for annual money payments under an Enclosure Act in 1769. The living is a vie.* annexed to the perpet. cur. of St. John's, in the dioc York, val. 376, in the patron, of the archbishop. : church, dedicated to All Saints, is a stately struoi with a curious doorway of great antiquity. It h; i embattled tower surmounted by a lofty spin 1, whit may be seen from a distance of 60 miles. The parochial charities produce about 11 per annum. There i- endowed school for both sexes, with a- Sunday-school adjoining. There are places of worship fi.r and Independents. A. F. B. St. Leger, Esq., i the manor. LAUNCELLS, a par. in the hund. of Straiten, co Cornwall, lj mile S.E. of Stratton, its post town. situated on the Bude canal, and contains the hmlts. ol Grimscott, Prestacott, Cross, Butspur, and Horsham. ;