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Rh LEWTRENCHEAD. 588 LEYLAND. LEWTRENCHARD, a par. in the bund, of Lifton, co. Devon, 9 miles N. of Tavistock, and 8 N.E. of Laun- ceston. Okohampton is ita post town. It is situated on a branch of the river Tamar, and includes the chief part of the small vil. of Lew Down, which is situated on the high road between Launceston and Okehampton. There are quarries of slate and limestone. The t'ithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 26o. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is a stone structure, with a small tower con- taining five bells. There is a National school. Edward Baring Gould, Esq., is lord of the manor. LEXDEN, a hund. in co. Essex, contains the divs. of Colchester and Witham, comprising 38 par. with an area of 62,060 acres. It gives name to a deanery in the archdcac. of Colchester and dioc. of Rochester. LEXDEN, a par. in the above hund., co. Essex, 1J mile W. of Colchester, within the liberties of which borough it is included. The great rampart from the marshes to the river Stour passed obliquely through this parish. The village, which is considerable, is situ- ated on the road from Maiden to Colchester. The land is chiefly arable, with some pasture. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 660. The Heath was enclosed in 1820. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 566. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, was rebuilt in 1820. There is a National school, erected in 1817, and endowed with 20 per annum by the late Mrs. Rawstorn. Roman antiquities are fre- quently met with, and there were until recently traces of a Danish encampment. LEXHAM, EAST, a par. in the hund. of Launditch, co. Norfolk, 3 miles N. of Dunham station on the Lynn and Dereham railway, and 7 N.E. of Swaffham, its post town. The village is small, and wholly agricultural. The land is chiefly arable, with a small proportion of pasture and meadow, and about 70 acres of woodland. The Hall is situated in a small but well-wooded park. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 205. The living is a rect. united to that of Litcham, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is a email ancient structure, with a circular tower overgrown with ivy. There is a school for boys and girls, on the British and foreign system, built by the lord of the manor, Frederick "Walpolo Keppol, Esq., who is owner of the soil. There are several small charities for the poor. LEXHAM, WEST, a par. in the hund. of Lannditch, co. Norfolk, 2 miles S.E. of Rougham, 6 J from Swatham, its post town, and 4 N. of the Dunham railway station. The parish is of small extent, and is wholly agricultural. The soil consists of a light loam. The land is chiefly arable, with a small proportion of pasture and woodland. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 188. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 197. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is a small edifice of great antiquity, with a circular tower. The register dates from 1669. The Earl of Leicester is lord of the manor and sole landowner. LEXINGTON. See LAXTON, co. Nottingham. LEYBOURNE, a par. in the hund. of Larkfield, lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, 6 miles N.W. of Maidstone, its post town, and half a mile N. of Mailing. It is a small agricultural village, situated on a branch of the river Medway, and contains the limits, of Great and Little Comp. The land is partly in common, with a portion in hops. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Canter- bury, val. 413. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, is a small ancient edifice, with a low tower. The parochial charities produce about 331 per annum, of which 324 goes to Holme's schools for this and two other places. Near the church is a farmhouse formerly the seat of the Goldings ; also ruins of the moated castle of the Leybournes, consisting of a gateway, flanked by circular towers, various arches, &c. Edward I. was entertained here, and the site was afterwards given by Edward III. to St. Mary Grace's Abbey, London. Ley- bourne Grange, the principal residence, is situated in the midst of a park half a mile N. of the church. Sir J. Hawley, Bart., is lord of the manor and principal landowner. LEYBURN, a tnshp., post and market town, in the par. of Wensley, wap. of West Hang, North Ridin co. York, 2 miles N.W. of Middleham, 8 S.W. of Richmond, and 46 N.W. of York. It is a station on the North- Eastcrn line of railway. The township is situated on the northern side of Wensleydale. The surface towards the N.W. rises in bold undulations to the lofty moora of Wensleydale and Swaledale. About half a milo W. of the town is the celebrated walk called Lcybuni Shawl, consisting of a ridge of rocks forming a natural terrace, extending upwards of a mile in length. It was much improved by the neighbouring tradespeople in 1846, and is considered the principal attraction of Ley- burn. The views from this terrace take in the ruins of Middleham and Bolton castles. A suspension bridge hero crosses the river TJre, connecting the township with that of Middleham. The town consists principally of one long street, containing several shops. Most of the houses are well built, and of modern dutes. It is paved and lighted with gas, and attracts many visitors on their way to the lakes of Westmoreland and Cumber- land. There arc a bank, savings-bank, gas works, dispensary, circulating and subscription library, and townhall. This latter is a stuccoed building mounted with stone, and erected at a cost of 2,000 by Lord Bolton. Petty sessions for the division of West Hang arc held at the townhall on the last Friday in <a< li month. The county court is held monthly. The board of guardians meet every alternate Friday. The Poor- law Union comprises 41 parishes and townships. The union poorhouse is an old building situated a short distance from the town. This township is productive of coal, lime, and lead. The land is principally in meadow and grazing land. The soil is stiff clay, gravel, and loam, upon a subsoil of light limestone. There is a small chapel-of-ease, erected in 1836, capable of accom- modating about 260 persons. The Roman Catholics have a chapel, erected in 1834, and the Wesleyan Methodists a small place of worship. The charities produce about 32 per annum, 30 of which is from Hutton's charily, and is applied in support of the dispensary. There arc National and Roman Catholic schools ior both sexes. The inhabitants frequently resort to the parish church of Wensley, about 1 J mile distant. Lord Bolton is lord of the manor and principal landowner. Market day is Friday. Fairs for cattle and sheep are held on the second Fridays in February, May, October, and December. LEYLAND, a hund. in co. Lancaster, contains the pars, of Brindle, Chorlcy, Croston, Eccleston, Hesketh, Hoole, Leyland, Penwortham, Rufford, Standish, and Tarleton, comprising an area of 79,990 acres. LEYLAND, a par. in the above hund., co. Lancaster, 6 miles from Preston, its post town, and 4J N.W. of Chorley. It is within a mile of the joint station on the North- Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire lini railway. The par., which is extensive, contains the tnshps. of Clayton-le- Woods, Cuerden, Euxlon, Hcapcy, Hoghton, Leyland, Wheelton, Whittle-le-Woods, and Withnell. It is intersected by the small river Lostock, and is separated from the par. of Chorley by the river Yarrow. The river Darwin flows through the N. p:irt of the parish, and falls into the Ribble at Walton-lo- Dale. Leyland is a petty sessions town and populous manufacturing village Many of the inhabitants engaged in the cotton and muslin manfacturcs. There are extensive bleach works, giving employment to a large number of persons. The Leeds and Liverpool canal and the old north road to Lancaster pass through the parish. Wild boar hunting was formerly pursued here, and bones of the boar and elk are not unfrequently met with. Roman coins and numerous Celtic antiquities have been found here embedded in the moss about thin yards below the surface. The soil consists of sand and gravel, with some peat moss. The principal crops are wheat, oats, potatoes, and turnips. There arc several stone quarries and mineral alkaline springs ;it Whittle-