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Rh LEIGHLINBRIDGE. 570 LEIGH, SOUTH. living is a perpst. cur. in the dice, of Bath and Wells, val. 40. The church is dedicated to St. Giles. LEIGHLINBRIDGE, a post and market town in the pars, of Agha and Wells in the bar. of East Idrone, co. Carlow, prov, of Leiustor, Ireland, 8 miles S. of Car- low and 57 from Dublin. It is situated on the bank of the river Barrow, and contains Wells parish church, a lioman Catholic church, and school. A bridge of nine arches was thrown across the river in 1320. Corn and butter constitute the principal articles of export. There are a police station and a dispensary, which latter is within the Carlow Poor-law Union. A Carmelite friary was founded here by the Carew family in the time of Henry III., of which some remains exist. It was des- troyed by Rory Oge O'More in 1577, and was stormed by Ircton in 1649, having been fortified by Lord Deputy Bellingham, to whom it was granted at the Sup- pression. There are traces of a castlo built in 1181 by John de Clavill, near the bridge, called the Black Castle ; also of a fort called the White Castle, built by Gerald, Earl of Kildare, in 1408. Mondays and Saturdays are market days. Fairs are held on Easter Monday, 14th May, 25th September, and 27th December. LEIGHLIN, OLD, a par. and vil. in the bar. of West Idroric, co. Carlow, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 1 mile S.W. of Leighlinbridgc, its post town. The parish is 4 J miles long by 4 broad. The surface is slightly moun- tainous and boggy. It is traversed by the road from Kilkenny to Bagualstuwn. The village was first founded by St. Laserian in the 7th century, but was demolished in the beginning of the 10th century by the Ossorians and Danes. In 1000 it was destroyed by fire. Before the Union it sent two members to the Irish parliament by charter of James II., but now consists of little else than a few poor cabins. A monastery was founded here soon after the destruction of the town by Burchard, a, Dane, and dedicated to St. Stephen. There was also an earlier monastery, known as St. Cobban's. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Leighlin, val. 97, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church is the cathedral of the diocese, and was founded about the middle of the 12th century. It is a Gothic edifice, con- taining some curious stone carvings, tombs, &c. Here arc National and day schools. The principal objects of antiquity in this parish are St. Laserian's cross and well, an old chapter-house near the cathedral, and a rath. The see, which includes 59 benefices in the counties of Carlow, Queen's County, Wicklow, and Kilkenny, was joined to Ferns in 1600, and to Ossory in 1836. The chapter con- sists of a dean, chancellor, precentor, treasurer, arch- deacon, prebendaries, and vicar-general. The Roman Catholic diocese is in the province of Leinster, and is joined to that of Kildare. LEIGHLINSTOWN, a vil. in the par. of KiUincy, in the bar. of Rathdown, co. Dublin, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 1 mile S.S.E. of Cabinteely. Leighlinstown House is the principal residence. LEIGH, LITTLH, or LEIGH-JUXTA-BARTING- TON, a tnshp. in the par. of Groat Budworth, hund. of Bucklow, co. Chester, 3J miles N.W. of Northwich, its post town, and 8 S. of Warrington. It is situated on the river Weaver and the Grand Trunk canal. The soil consists of loam and sand. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Chester, val. 155, in the patron, of the Vicar of Great Budworth. The church is a small brick edifice, with a belfry containing one bell. There is a National school for both sexes, in which a Sunday-school is also held. The charities produce about 4 per annum. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. Lord Leigh is lord of the manor and chief landowner. LEIGHMONEY, or LIFFANEY, a par. in the bar. of Kiualea, eo. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 4 miles N.W. of Kinsale, its post town. It is 2 miles long by 1 broad. The surface lies along the E. side of the river Bandon. The living is a rect. and vie. in the dioc. of Cork, val. 82, in the patron, of the bishop. There is a parish school. Shippool is the principal residence, re- taining the name of the adjacent old castle, which was built by the Roche family. LEIGH, NORTH, or NORTHLEIGH, a par. in the hund. of Colyton, co. Devon, 3 miles S.E. of Honiton, its post town, and 4 N.W. of Colyton. The vil., which is of small extent, is situated on a branch of the river Axe, and is wholly agricultural. The soil is various. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 169 10s. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 240. The church, dedicated to St. Giles, is a stone structure, with a tower containing four bells. In the interior of the church is a screen, dividing the nave from the chancel, which has been rebuilt. The parochial charities produce about 21 per annum, of which 7 goes to the Sunday-school. There is a National school for both sexes. Mrs. Proby of Seaton is lady of the manor. LEIGH, NORTH, a par. in the hund. of Wo co. Oxford, 3 miles N.E. of Witney. The village, which is small, is wholly agricultural. About half a mile to the S. of the Roman Akeman Street, which passes by the northern boundary of the parish, the remains of a Roman villa were found in 1813, consisting of a spacious quad- rangle 212 feet by 167. Its wall and foundations were clearly traceable, comprising galleries, baths, hypocausto, and apartments of various sizes floored with tesselated and mosaic pavements. Near the same spot were found above 100 Roman coins, chielly of brass, struck during the reigns of Claudius and his successors. The living ia a vie.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 147. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure with a chantry chapel attached. In the interior are recumbent effigies, in alabaster, of a knight and his lady, a monu- ment to William Lenthall, Esq., father of the Speaker of the House of Commons in the reign of Charles I., and several handsome monuments of the Perrot family, who formerly had a seat here. The parochial charities pro- duce about 51 per annum, of which 3 go to the school. LEIGHS, or LEES, GREAT, a par. in the hunds. of Chelmsford and Witham, co. Essex, 5 miles S.W. of Braintree, its post town, and 7 N.E. of Chelmsford. The village, which is small, is situated on the river Chelmer, and on the road from London to Norwich. The par. contains the hmlt. of Chatley. It was formerly in pas- ture, from which circumstance it is supposed to have derived its name. The soil is hard gravel, alternated with a sandy loam of tolerable fertility. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of .'865. The living is a rect.* in the dioo. of Rochester, val. 878, in the patron, of Lincoln College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is a very ancient struc- ture, with a circular tower of flint and stone, surmounted by an octangular spire of wood, and containing five bells. The charities produce about .30 per annum. There are National and British schools, also a place of worship for Independents. On the roadside was for- merly a hermitage, now converted into ail inn. Leighs Hall is a seat of the Earl of Liverpool. LEIGHS, or LEES, LITTLE, a par. in the hund. i Chelmsford, co. Essex, 7 miles N.E. of Chelmsford, its post town, and 6 S.W. of Braintree. Here was a priory of Black Canons, founded by Ralph de Gernon in the reign of Henry III. Its revenue at the Dissoli: estimated at 141 14s. &' soil is chiefly a sandy loam, resting on a substratum ot clay. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 380. The living is a reet. * in the dioc. of II. val. 398. The church, dedicated to St. Jolui 11 Evangelist, is a small ancient edifice, with a shingtod spire. The parochial charities produce about .L'."> per annum. About 2 miles S. of the village are 1 of Leighs Priory, comprising the Tudor its towers, &c. It was formerly the seat of the Riche built on the site of the old priory, and subsequently o( the Duke of Buckingham, from whom it final: into the possession of Guy's Hospital. LEIGH, SOUTH, a chplry. in the par. of Stanton- Harcourt, hund. of Wootton, co. Oxford, 3 mile Witney, its post town, and 8 from Oxford. It is of