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Rh LEDDON. 560 LEE. Somers, Newhouse Castle, and Upper Hall. At Wall Hill, Haffield, and Vineyard, a:e traces of ancient camps. Ledbury is the head of a Poor-law Union em- bracing twenty-one parishes in Herefordshire and one in Worcestershire. It is also the seat of superintendent registry and new County Court districts. Tuesday is market day. Fairs are held on the first Tuesday in February, the Tuesday before Easter, the 12th May, 22nd June, 2nd October, and the last Tuesday but one in December. LEDDON", a river rising under Seagar Hill, in co. Hereford ; it joins the Severn near Gloucester. LEDNOCK, a stream rising in Glenleduock, co. Perth, Scotland ; it joins the Earn at Comrie. LEDSHAM, a tnshp. in the par. of Neston, Higher div. of the hund. of Wirrall, co. Chester, 6 miles N.W. of Chester. It is a station on the Manchester, Chester, and Liverpool line of railway. The village is small and scattered. There is a chapel for Independents. LEDSHAM, a par. in the Upper div. of the wap. of Barkstone-Ash. West Riding co. York, 3J miles from Milford, its post town and junction station on the North-Eastern railway, and 6 N. of Pontefract. It is a small agricultural parish situated 2 miles N. of the river Aire, and 1 mile W. of the great N. road from London to Glasgow. It contains the vils. of Fail-burn and Ledstone. Limestone of excellent quality is quarried for building purposes, and for burning into lime. The surface is boldly undulating and well wooded. The soil is in general fertile, and in parts luxuriantly rich. The substratum abounds with coal and limestone, which arc extensively worked. The village is situated in a vale near the source of a rivulet which flows through it. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of York, val. 400. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure, with a tower containing a clock and three bells. The interior contains a monument to Lady Elizabeth Hastings and her two sisters. The charities produce about 549 per annum, of which 375 belongs to Lady Hastings' boys and girls schools, and 152 to Sir J. Lewis's hospital. This latter charity was founded in 1670 for five aged bachelors and five spinsters. The building was repaired in 1816. There is a place of worship for the Primitive Methodists at Newton. The Rev. Charles Wheler is lord of the manor and principal landowner. LEDSTONE, a tnshp. in the pars, of Ledsham and Kippax, Upper div. of the wap. of Barkstone-Ash, West Riding co. York, 4 miles W. of the Milford Junction station on the Leeds and Selby railway, and G N. of Pontefract. The York and North Midland railway passes through the township. It is a small agricultural village, situated about 1 mile N. of the river Aire, and half a mile W. of the old N. road. The surface is varied and the land extremely fertile. Ledstone Hall is situated in the midst of a wooded park enclosed within a stone wall. It was formerly the seat of the Witham family, and afterwards of Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Stfafibrd. Kippax Park is another seat. The Rev. Charles Wheler is lord of the manor and chief land- owner. LED WELL, a hmlt. in the par. of Sandford, hund. of Wootton, co. Oxford, 5 miles N.E. of Great Enstone, and 6 N.W. of Woodstock. It is situated near the river Dorme. A fine sand adapted for the manufacture of glass is obtained. There was formerly a chapel-of- ease, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene. LEDWYCHE, a river rising under Titterstoneclco, in co. Salop, and joining the Teme near Tenbury. On its bank is a hamlet of the same name, about 1 mile E. of Ludlow. LEE, a par. in the hund. of Aylesbury, co. Bucks, 2J miles S.E. of Wcndover, and 5 N.W. of Amersham. Tring is its post town. It is a small agricultural parish. The land is partly in common, the remainder arable and meadow. The soil consists of wet clay and chalk. The surface is level, but considerably elevated. The living
 * s a perpet. cur. in the dioe. of Oxford, val. 50. The

church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, was formerly a chapel-of-case to the rect.* of Weston Tur*ille. interior contains four ancient tablets. LEE, a chplry. in the par. of Ilfracombe, co. Devon, 2 miles from Ilfracombe. The village is situated on Lee Bay. The living is a cur. annexed with Ilfra- ' combe. LEE, a tythg. in the par. of Eomsey, hund. of King's Sombourne, co. Hants, 2 miles from Komsey, and 7 N.W. of Southampton. It is situated near the river Test and Andover canal. LEE, a par. in the hund. of Blackheath, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, co. Kent, C miles S.E. of London, its post town, and 1 mile from the Blackheath station on the North Kent railway. The parish formerly consisted only of a few detached houses, but now contains many residences, chiefly inhabited by London merchants. Very great additions have recently been made to the village, which is connected with Blackheath Park by one continuous line of villas called Lee Park. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 407. The population in 1861 was 4,750. The parish, which occupies a remarkably healthy spot, is within the juris- diction of the Central Criminal Court and metropolitan police. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of London, val. 464, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The parish church, dedicated to St. Margaret, is a modern construction, completed in 1841 at the cost of 8,000. It is situated near the old one, and has a lofty spire. The windows are of stained glass, and the cen- tral E. window is a copy of the " Five Sisters" in York Minster. In the old churchyard are several monuments, including those of Edmund Halley, the astronomer, William Parsons, the comedian, and Lady Dacre. There is also a district church in Lee Park, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 300. The Merchant Taylors' almshouses, thirty in number, are built of white brick ornamented with stone ; adjoining these are the almshouses of Christopher Thomas Boone, founded in 1682, with an income from endowment of 71 per annum. There are National and infant schools for both sexes. The parish has the privilege of sending one boy to the free grammar school at Lewisham. The Wesleyans and Baptists have places of worship. In the village arc a mechanics' institute and a police station. The Blackheath proprietary grammar school, in con- nection with the London University, is situated in this parish, as is also the Lee Park proprietary grammar school, built after the model of the Propyleum at Athens. There are several old mansions, as Lee Manor House, Leo House, Lee Villa, Lee Grove, Lee Place, &c. Purchas wrote the greater part of his " Pilgrim " here. LEE, a tnshp. in the par. of Bishop'a Castle, co. Salop, 2 miles E. of Bishop's Castle. It is joined to Oakley. LEE, a tnshp. in the par. of Ellcsmere, co. Salop, 1 mile S. of Ellesmere. LEE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of AUortou, and par. of Bradford, West Hiding co. York, 3 miles N.W. of Brad- ford. The inhabitants arc chiefly engaged in the col- lieries and factories. LEE, or ST. JOHN LEE, a par. in the S. div. of Tindale ward, co. Northumberland, 1 mile N.E. of Hexham. It is situated near the river Tyne, and the line of the Newcastle and Carlisle railway. The par., which is of large extent, contains Aeoinb, Wall, and eight other tnshps. Many of the inhabitants are em- ployed in the collieries and lead mines. The village is built on an eminence on the N. bank of the Tyno. living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val 3(10. The church, dedicated to St. John of Beverley, is an ancient structure. It was anciently noted for an annual procession made to it by the monks of Hexhaui. There are chapels-of-ease at Bingfield and Wall. The charities consist of an endowment of 12 bequeathed by Alary Vernol in 1771 for a school. The principal resi- dence is Lee Hall. Near the church are remains of St. John's hermitage and oratory, which the Scots plundered in 1138. LEE, two rivers of this name in Ireland: ono, the