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Rh LETTERFEARN. 583 LEVAN, ST. RFEARN, or ARDINTOUL, a district in the i. of Glenshiel, co. Ross, Scotland. It extends along s shore of Loch Duick. FERFINDLAY, a post-office station on the E. of Loch Lochy, in co. Inverness, Scotland, 15 i N.E. of Fort William. FERKENNY, a small post and market town, in par. of Conwall, in the bar. of Kilmacrenan, co. _ J, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 7 miles S.W. of Rath- melton, and 146 from Dublin. It is situated on the left hank of the river Swilly, and consists principally of one long street. It contains Conwall church, a Roman Catholic and three Protestant chapels, a bank, court-house, fever hospital, dispensary, bridewell, and a one-arched bridge h spans the river. It is an assize town and police station. Letterkenny Poor-law Union has 14 electoral divisions in co. Donegal. The presbytery comprises Carigart, Dunfanaghy, Fannet, Letterkenny, Kilma- crenan, Milford, Ray, Ramelton, Ramullen, and Trenta. Friday is market day. Fairs are held on 12th May, 10th Julj-, llth August, and 8th November. LETTERLUNA, or LITTER, a par. in the bar. of Biillybritt, King's County, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles N.E. of Kinnetty, containing the vil. of Cadams- town. The par. is 4 miles long, and its average breadth about 2 miles. The surface is very mountainous, com- prising Black Gap and the Spink Mountain summits, which attain respectively the heights of 1,602 and 1,087 feet. The roads from Clonaslea to Roscrea, and from Mountrath to Frankford, traverse through the interior. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of KiUaloe, val. with Kinnetty, 231, in the patron, of the bishop. There are a Roman Catholic chapel and two day schools. LETTERMACAWARD, a par. and post-office vil. in i/ar. of Boj-lagh, co. Donegal, prov. of Ulster, Ire- land, 7 miles W. of Glenties. Ardara is its post town, par. is 10 miles long and about 2 in average ah. The surface extends along the right bank of the Guibarra river, with Trawenagh Bay on the N., which partly peninsulates the parish. It is crossed by the road from Glenties to Dunglo. The living is a rcct. in the dioc. of Raphoe, val. 90, in the patron, of the crown. The church was built in 1788, chiefly at the ise of the late Board of First Fruits. There are a <n Catholic chapel and two daily schools. Fairs are held on 20th February, 20th May, 20th August, and lit October. LETTERMORE, an island at the mouth of Kilkerran in the bar. of Moycnllcn, co. Galway, Ireland. It is about 3 miles in length by 2 broad. LETTERMULLEN, an island off Gulin Head, in the i if Moycullen, co. Gal way, Ireland, near Gorumna 1. It is 'I miles in length bv 1 J mile broad. KKSTON, <! LETTARDSTON, a par. in the i of Dewisland, co. Pembroke, 8 miles W. of Haver- est, its post town, and 4 from Fishguard. The Tllage is situated on a branch of the river Cleddau. It who gave the advowson of the church, with the chapel nfair, to the preceptory of the Knights of St. John i a at Slcbech. The living is a rect. * with the cor. of Llanvair-Nant-y-Gove annexed, in the dioc. of David's, val. 387, in the patron, of the lord chan- 1 lie church is dedicated to St. Giles. In the is an effigy to Lettavd. Hoathfield Lodge is the idence. I K'KKX, a vil. in the bar. of Burrishoole, co. Ireland, 4 miles N.W. of Newport. 3CTTON, a par. in the hand, of Stretford and Wol- co. Hereford, 12 miles W. of Hereford, its post .W. of Weobley. The village, which is 1 on the road from Hereford to Hay. The land in hops, and the soil principally clay. The vo been commuted for a rent-charge of 230. 3 in a rr 1 1. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 221. irch, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is an I ancient stone structure with a tower containing three I bells. In the interior of the church are several tablets to the Blisset family. The charities, with those of Stanton-on-Wye, produce about 462 per annum. The Rev. Henry Blisset is lord of the manor, and resides at Letton Court. LETTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Leintwardino, hund. of Wigmore, co. Hereford, 8 miles S.W. of Ludlow, and 6 S.E. of Knighton. It is joined to Walford. There is a National school. LETTON, a par. in the hund. of Mitford, co. Norfolk, 4 miles W. of the Thuxton railway station, 4 N.W. of Hingham, and 1 mile S.E. of Shipdham, its post town. The village, which is small, is situated on the river Blackwater, near the East Anglian section of the Great Eastern railway. The soil is extremely rich, and the dairy farms have long been famed for excellent butter and milk. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 198 14*. The living is a rect. consolidated with that of Cranworth, in the dioc. of Norwich. There is no church, the inhabitants frequenting the church of Cranworth. Letton Hall, the principal residence, was formerly the scat of the Bramptons, and subsequently of the Gurdons, who came over from Gourdon, in Nor- mandy, with the Conqueror. It is a mansion of white brick, surrounded by a large park abounding with oaks. There are some allotment lands for the poor. LETWELL, a chplry. in the par. of St. John Throap- ham, S. div. of the wap. of Upper Strafforth, West Riding co. York, 5 miles S.W. of Tick-hill, and 5 N.W. of Shireoak railway station. It is a small agricultural village. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to that of Firbeck, in the dioc. of York. The church, dedicated to St. James, is a stone structure, with a tower erected in the early part of the ICth century. Sir Thomas Wool- laston White, Bart., is lord of the manor. LEUCHARS, a par. in co. Fife, Scotland. It is 9 miles in length by 5 in breadth, and is bounded on the E. by the German Ocean. It is drained by the river Eden on the S. and S.W. The surface is for the most part level, and the soil tolerably fertile. There are about 6,300 acres under tillage, 3,120 in pasture, and 300 woodland. Trap is the predominant rock, and is worked for building purposes. The par. is in the presb. of St. Andrew's and synod of Fife, in the patron, of the crown. The minister's stipend is 253. The church is very ancient, and considered one of the most perfect speci- mens of Saxon architecture in Scotland. It is supposed to have been erected in the 1 2th century, and contains 850 sittings. Here are two Free churches the one at Leuchars and the other at Balmullo. There is a paro- chial library and several private schools. Earlshall, a mansion erected about the early part of the 17th cen- tury, contains a fine hall. The castle of Leuchars has disappeared. Pitcullo, Pitlethie, and Ardit are the other mansions. A large number of Roman coins were discovered in 1808 on C'raigie Hill. The parish is inter- sected by the Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee line, whifh has a station here. The village of Leuchars is situated about 1 mile from the coast, and 6 miles from St An- drew's, on the road from that town to Dundee. The inhabitants of the parish are employed in the manufac- ture of coarse linens, and in the district there are several mills of various kinds, together with an extensive distil- lery. Fairs were formerly held hero, but are now dis- continued. LEUTHER, a river of co. Kincardine, Scotland. It rises above Auchenblao, and joins the North Esk above Marvport. LEVAN, ST., a par. in the hund. of Penwith, co. Cornwall, 8 miles S.W. of Pen/ance, and 2 from St. Buryan. It is situated on the bold granite-bound coast near the Land's End, and contains the celebrated Logan, or Rockin g-8tone, an immense block of granite poised on the summit of one of the three rocks called Castle Treryn, or Trereen Dynas Camp, overhanging the sea. The weight of this stone is supposed to bo 90 tons ; yet so nicely balanced as to be easily rocked to and fro by a single individual. In 1820, though considered almost the greatest curiosity in Cornwall, Lieutenant Gold- smith, with a party of sailors, in a frolic dislodged the
 * its name from its ancient proprietor Lcttard,
 * situated on the northern bank of the river