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Rh LEES. 604 LEICESTEE. Appletreo, co. Derby, 5J miles N.W. of Derby, and G N.E. of Burton-on-Trent. It ia a joint township with Dalbury. It is situated on a branch of the river Dove. LEES, a hmlt. in the district of Knott Lane, par. of Ashton-under-Lyne, co. Lancaster, 8J miles N.E. of Manchester, and 2 from Ashton-under-Lyne, its post town. It is a station on the Oldham and Delph branch of the Manchester and Leeds railway. The village is situated on the road from Oldham to Huddersfleld. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the neighbouring factories, which are numerous and extensive. A short distance from the village is a chalybeate spring, called Lea Spa. It is joined with Crossbank to form a chapelry. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioe. of Manchester, val. 150. The church', dedicated to St. John, is a stone structure, erected in 1742. There are National schools. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. Fairs are held in the spring and autumn. LEESE, a tnshp. in the par. of Sandbach, hund. of Northwich, co. Chester, 3 miles N.E. of Middlewich. It is situated near the river Dane. . LEESFIELD, a vil. and ecclesiastical district in the par. of Ashton-under-Lyne, co. Lancaster, 2 miles from Ashton-under-Lyne, and 6 E. of Manchester. It is a modern place, situated near the river Tame and the Huddersh'eld canal. Many of the inhabitants are em- ployed in the cotton-mills. The living is a perpet. cur. in the" dioc. of Manchester, val. 140, in the patron, of the crown and bishop. The church is a modern edifice. LEESTIIOKPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Pickwell, hund. of Gartree, co. Leicester, 4 miles S.E. of Melton Mowbray. LEESWOOD, a hmlt. in the par. of Mold, co. Flint, 2 miles S.E. of Mold. It comprises Llong, and Pont- blyddyn, formerly a seat of the Wynnes. LEET, a river of co. Berwick, Scotland. It rises near Whitsome, and, after a course of 10 miles, joins the Tweed at Coldstream. LEE TOWN, a vil. in the par. of Errol, co. Perth, Scotland, 6 miles E. of Perth. LEE-WARD, a tnshp. in the par. of Rothbury, W. div. of the ward of Coquetdale, co. Northumberland, 3 miles S.E. of Rothbury. The soil is sandy, upon a subsoil of gravel. A large portion of the township is unenclosed moorland. The village consists of a few farmhouses. The Duke of Northumberland is lord of the manor. There is a school with an annuity of 5. LEE WHITE, a hmlt. in the par. of Batley, West Riding co. York, 2 miles N.E. of Dewsbury. Some of the inhabitants are employed in the woollen and carpet manufactures. LEFTWICH, a tnshp. in the par. of Davonham, hund. of Northwich, co. Chester, 2 miles S. of North- wich. It contains the Northwich union poorhousc. The village, which is considerable, is situated near the river Dane and the Grand Junction railway. LEGBOURNE, a par. in the Marsh div. of the hund. of Calceworth, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 3 miles S.E. of Louth, its post town, and 10 from Alford. It is a station on the East Lincolnshire railway. The village, which is small, is wholly agricultural. The soil is clayey, producing good crops of wheat and beans. The surface is level, but well wooded. The tithes were commuted for land and money payments under an Enclosure Act in 1780. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 300. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has a square tower containing three bells. The register dates from 1711. The Wesleyans, Primi- tive and Free Methodists, have each a place of worship. The Abbey is a modern mansion, situated on the site of a Cistercian nunnery founded prior to the reign of King John by Robert Fitz-Gilbert. John Lewis Fychte, Esq., is lord of the manor. LEGERWOOD, a par. in the co. Berwick, Scotland, 4 miles S.E. of Lauder, and the same distance N.E. of its post town, Earlston. It extends 3 miles in length by 2| broad. The surface is hilly, and at Boon Hill attains a height of 1,090 feet above sea-level. It is well cultivated, and is adapted in general both for crops and pasture. The chief streams are the Leader water and the Blythe water, or Boon-dreigh. The par. is in the presb. of Lauder, and synod of Merse and Tcviotdale. The minister's stipend is 228. The church is an ancient structure. At Morriston, Crosbie, and Whit- slade, there are peel-houses. Birkhillside, situated on the Leader, is the only mansion here. LEGNASHINNA, the source of the Shannon, und Tiltinbano Mountain, co. Cavan, Ireland, 5 miles S.W. of Upper Lough Macnean. LEGSBY, a par. in the W. div. of the hund. of Wraggoe, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 3-| miles S.E. of Market-Rasen, its post town, 4 N. of Wragby, and, 3 E. of the Wickenby railway station. The par., which is chiefly agricultural, contains the hmlts. of lileasby and Collow. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 156. The church, dedicated to St. Thomas the Apostle, is a plain structure, without tower or steeple. The charities consist of 15 per annum bequeathed by Sir J. Nelthorpe in 1669 for an afternoon sermon. The Wesleyans and Reformed Wesleyans have each a chapel. Sir John Nelthorpe, Bart., is lord of the manor. LEHERN, an extensive bog of 10,000 acres in the bar. of Dunmore, co. Galway, Ireland. LEHINCH, a vil. on the bay of Liscanor, in the bar., of Corcomroe, co. Clare, Ireland, 3 miles W. of Ennis- timon. It is frequented in summer by visitors for sea-M bathing. LEICESTER, an inland co. of England, bounded onfc the N. by Nottinghamshire, on the N.E. by Lincoln- -! shire, on the E. by Rutlandshire, on the S.E. by Northamptonshire, on the S.W. by Warwickshire, and on the N.W. by Derbyshire. Its greatest length, from near Normanton on the N.E. to the neighbourhood of. Lutterworth in the S.E., is about 44 miles ; and its, greatest breadth, from Ashby-de-la-Zouch to Rocking- 1 ham, 40 miles. Its shape is irregular, approximating top the rhomboidal. The circumference measures 1G5 miles, J while the area contains 806 square miles, or 514,104 acres. It is included between 52 24' and 52 59' N. lat., and between 39' and 1 37' W. long. In Domesday Book the county is mentioned as Ledeccstrcscire, a name of Saxon origin. At the time of the Roman invasion, this region was occupied by the Coritani, and, when conquered by the former people, was included in their- s province of Flavia Ctvsarieusis ; and the following stations were founded by them: liata., at Leicester; Vermometum, near Willoughby ; Bcnonis, at High Cross, on the Warwickshire border ; Tripont'mm, at Catthorpo M near Lutterworth ; and Mandiifssednm, at Mancetter. Remains of their camps have been discovered at Lubben-M ham, Dowbridge, Barrow, Hallaton, liatby, Knaptoit, and Kibworth. There are also traces of Roman build- ings at Wanlip, Rothley, and Market Harborough. ' Sato; was the point of intersection of two roads the Via ])crf/na, or Chester Road, which cntrry tliu county near Medbourn, and passes Leicester and Ashby-de-la-J /ouch on its way westward ; and the Fosse Way, which crosses Watling Street at High Cross, and runs acrosj the county in the direction of N.E. by N., leaving it near Six Hills. Watling Street is the common boimdar of Leicestershire and Warwickshire. The Salt Way, whit went from Grantham to Charnwood Forest, pMi-sin Croxton, Kerrial, and Six Hills, was perhaps a liiitis. road. During the Heptarchy, Leicestershire formo part of the kingdom of Mcreia, but in 880 was cede' by Alfred to the Danish king Guthrun, and was in- cluded in the Danelagh until recovered by Ethelii during the reign of Edward the Elder. At the Norman Conquest it was, like other counties, parcelled out among the adherents of the new king, who erected several castles to guard against rebellion. Of these but few remain. The principal ones were situated at Leicester, Mountsorrel, Shilton, Whitwich, Groby, Hinckley, Donington, Melton Mowbray, Ravenstone, Sauvcy, anil Thorpe. The county was the scene of several kilties after the accession of William II. (as is mentioned in the article LEICESTER), and again during the barons' war in the reigns of John and Henry III. At the close of