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Rh LEACH-TURVILLE, EAST. 551 LEAKE, EAST. miles N.W. of Lechlade, its post town, and 5 N.E. of Faii-ford. It is situated on the river Leach, and con- tains the hnilt. of Fyfield. The village, -which is small, is -wholly agricultural. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 150, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is a small edifice, with a tower containing four bells. The charities pro- duce about 2 per annum. There is a National school. LEACH-TURVILLE, EAST, a par. in the hund. of Brightwells Barrow, co. Gloucester, o miles N.W. of Lechlade, its post town, and 5 N.E. of Fail-ford. It is situated on the river Leach, and the old Roman high- way culled Icknield Street passes through the parish. The village is considerable, but chiefly agricultural. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. .66, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Gloucester. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is an ancient structure. The Primitive Methodists have a chapel. There is a National school. The charities produce about 1 per annum. LEACROFT, a tnshp. in the par. of Cannock, E. div. of the hund. of Cuttlestone, co. Stafford, 1 mile S.E. of Cannock, and o miles S.E. of Penkridgc. Edge tools are manufactured here for the surrounding district. Some of the inhabitants are engaged in the neighbouring collieries. LEADBROOK, MAJOR and MINOR, tnshps. in the par. of Northop, hund. of Colcshill, co. Flint, 2 miles S. of Flint, its post town, and o from Holywell. The inhabitants are principally employed in the lead mines and fisheries. LEADBURN, a railway station on the Edinburgh and Innerleithen section of the North British railway, H mile from Pennycuick. LEADENHAM, or LONG LEADENHAM, a par. in the wap. of Loveden, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 12 miles N. of Grantham, its post town, and 6J N.E. of the Hougham station on the Great Northern railway. Tho village is situated on tho road from Lincoln to Grantham, near the Roman way Ermine Street. At a short distance from the village is a barrow, also a spring called St. Ann's well. Tho soil consists of loam and still' clay. The air is dry and healthy. The tithes were com- muted for land and a money payment, under an Enclosure Act in 1778. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lin- coln, val. 700. The church, dedicated to St. Swithin, has a tower crowned by a crocketed spire and pinnacles. The church was repaired in 1830. It contains an E. window, three ancient piscinas, an'd several monuments. The register dates from 1560. The parochial charities produce about 119 per annum, of which 95 go towards the support of the workhouse and schools. Leadenham House, the principal residence, is situated in the midst of its extensive pleasure grounds. General John Keeve is lord of the manor and principal land- owner. Nun's Close is supposed to have been the site of a convent. A statute fair for hiring servants is hold in May, and the feast on the first Sunday after the 2nd July. LEADER, a river rising under Crib Law, co. Berwick, Scotland. It gives name to Lauder-Dale, and joins the Tweed near Molroso, in eo. Roxburgh. LEADHALL, a tnshp. in the par. of Ryther, Upper div. of the wap. of Barkstonc-Ash, West Riding co. York, 6 miles N.W. of Selby, and 5 S.W. of Tadcaster. In the village is an ancient chapel-of-ease. LEADHILLS, a vil. in the par. of Crawford, co. Lanark, Scotland, 20 miles S.W. of Lanark. It is situated on a ridge of barren mountains 1,300 feet above sea-level, and is chiefly inhabited by miners. The lead mines, which were first opened in 1513 by M. Temple- ton, yield a large proportion of silver, and are at present worked by the Scots Mining Company. LEADON, a vil. and tnshp. in the par. of Bishop's Froine, hund. of Radlow, co. Hereford, 5 miles S.E. of Bromyard. LEADON, HIGH, a hmlt. in the par. of Rudford, lower div. of the hund. of Dudstone, co. Gloucester, 4 miles N.W. of Gloucester, and 5 S.E. of Newent. It is a small agricultural place. LEADWELL, a. hmlt. in the par. of Sandford, Oxford, 3 miles S.W. of Deddington. Here was formerly a chapel. There are some excellent sandpits. LEA END, a district in the par. of Alvechurch, co. Worcester, 7 miles S.W. of Birmingham. It is situated near the line of the North- Western railway. LEAFIELD, a chplry. in the par. of Shipton-under- Wychwood, hund. of Chadlington, co. Oxford, 4 miles N.W. of Witney, its post town, and 9 6. of Chipping Norton. The village, which is small, is situated in Wychwood Forest. The chplry. is wholly agricul- tural, and contains Pratley's Lodge. Here are several acres of allotment ground. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 55, in the patron, of tho bishop. The church was founded in tho reign of Elizabeth by Sir Henry Upton. It is dedicated to St. Michael, and has been enlarged. There is a National school, built in 1839. On the opening of a barrow in . 182S, some ancient coins were dug up. LEAGRAM, a tnshp. in the par. of Whalley, low div. of the hund. of Blackburn, co. Lancaster, 7 m' N.W. of Clitheroe. It is joined to Little Bowland. LEAGRAVE, the source of the river Lea, neai- '. Marsh, in co. Beds, 3 miles N.W. of Luton. LEA HALL, a hmlt. in the par. of Bradborne, hu of Wirksworth, co. Derby, 4 miles N.E. of Wirksworl and 5 from Ashbourn. It is situated near the bridge I the Cromford canal. LEAKE, a par. in the wap. of Skirbeck, parts of Holland, co. Lincoln, 8 miles N.E. of Boston, its post town. It is a station on the East Lincolnshire railway. The parish, which is of large extent and wholly agricul- tural, is situated near the coast. The population has doubled since the commencement of the present century, chiefly owing to the enclosure of a considerable tract of land in the East Fen. A wide drain for carrying oil 1 the water from the fens has been made available for naviga- tion to Boston. The land, which has recently been much improved by drainage, produces good corn crops. The tithes were commuted for land and a money pay- ment under a private Act in 1810. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 230, in the patron, of the governors of Oakham and Uppingham grammar schools and hospitals. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a square tower containing five bells. It contains the effigy of a knight. There are two proprietary episcopal chapels in the fens. The charities produce about 15U per annum. A British and Foreign school was erected in 1856, aided by a government grant of 360. The Wesleyans have two places of worship, and the Primi- tive Methodists one. In the adjoining parish of Wrangle is a school, endowed for the instruction of children of both parishes. Tho Rev. Jacob Conington, a former vicar, bequeathed in 1718, 40 acres of land, now let for 100 a year, to his successor, on condition that morning service be performed every Wednesday and Friday, and on all holy-days throughout the year. There are traces of two religious houses. T.KAKK, a par. in the wap. of AUcrtonshire, N Riding co. York, 7 miles N.E. of Thirsk its post t and 5~ S.E. of Northallcrton railway station. It conl the tnshps. of Leake, Borrowby, Gutldable, Cr< Landmoth-with-Catto, Knayton-with-Brawith, Nether Silton. This was a considerable town ; its being ravaged by the Conqueror, but is now a small village. The ancient mansion of tho Danby family, in which there are some interesting paintings on panels, is now a farmhouse. The living is a vie. tho perpet. cur! of Nether Silton annexed, in the dioc. of York, val. i'280, in the patron, of the Uif Ripon. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an am. stone structure, with a tower containing three belis. the front of the tower is a sun-dial rudely cai v ' parochial charities produce about 15 per annum. In the churchyard several stone coffins have been u-.r; up, supposed to have contained the remains of Saxwi Danish warriors. LEAKE, EAST, a par. in the hund. of Rushclifft , Nottingham, 5 miles N.W. of Loughborough, its post