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Rh LIDFORD. 593 LIFFORD. with a square tower containing five bells. It has a rooi of timber frame work, and contains a font of great antiquity. The church was thoroughly restored and open sittings fitted in lieu of the old pews in 1850. It contains tombs of the Abbot and Abbess of Shaftesbury, the founders of the church. There is a National school, also a place of worship for the Wesleyans. Situated in a dell are the remains of the old moated manor-house, a specimen of Elizabethan domestic architecture. The Duke of Marlborough is lord of the manor. UDFORD. See LYDFORD, co. Devon. LIDGATE, or LYDGATE, a par. in the hund. of Kisbridge, co. Suffolk, 7 miles S.E. of Newmarket, its post town, and 10 S.W. of Bury St. Edmund's. The parish is of small extent and wholly agricultural. It was formerly held by Richard " sans Nose," who gave it to Bury Abbey. On a mount near the church are traces of a seat called "King John's Castle." The tithes were commuted for corn-rents under an Enclosure Act in 1812. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 473. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient itructure with a square tower containing five bells. In 1 S 1 .5 a portion of the building was restored and a stained window inserted. The interior of the church contains the brass of a priest. The register dates from 1547. John Lydgate, the poet, was born in this parish in 1380. The parochial charities produce about 15 per annum, of which G go to a school. There is a National school, also a place of worship for the Independents. W. C. Kitchener, Esq., is lord of the manor. LIDGEN. See LIDSINO, co. Kent. LIDGET, a vil. in the tushp. of Lepton and par. of Kirk-Heaton, West Riding co. York, 3 miles S.E. of Huddersfield. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in the cloth manufacture. LIDGET-GREEN, a vil. in tho chplry. of Horton and par. of Bradford, West Riding co. York, 2 miles from Bradford. It is a populous village, chiefly inhabi- ted by factory workers and weavers. LIDLINGTON, or LITLINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Redbornestoke, co. Bedford, 3J miles N.W. of Anipthill. It is a station on the Bletchley and Bedford branch of tho London and North- Western railway. The manor of Goldington, in this parish, was for many generations the scat of the Goldington family. The village is chiefly agricultural. The impropriation belongs to the Duke of Bedford. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 88. The church, dedicated to All Saints, contains an ancient tomb with the brass effigy of a knight in armour. Tho Wesleyans have a place of worship, and there is a school with a small endowment. LIDNEY, or LYDNEY, a par. in the hund. of Blndisloe, co. Gloucester, 4 miles* N.W. of Berkeley, and 9 N.E. of Chepstow. The South Wales lino of railway has a station here, and tho Gloucester and utow road passes through the town. It is situated on the western bank of the river Severn, near the Forest of Dean, and includes the tylhgs. of Aylburton, Alaxton, , Newarne, and Purton. Tho Romans had a ^n here, supposed by some to be Abona, The 'ibourhood abounds with coal, iron, lime, and good building stone. There are tin-plate works, in which . of the people are employed. A tram-road from rook passes through here to the river Severn, on h is conveyed coal, &c., to be shipped. In the i is a mechanics' institute. Petty sessions are held every fourth week. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of 'ester and Bristol, val. with the cur. of Aylburton reford. The church is a commodious stone edifice, tied to St. Mary. It has a tower and spire and a d stone pulpit. Tho whole of the interior has lly undergone thorough repair, and new stained- windows inserted. The charities amount to about i annum. The Baptists, Weslcyans, and Primitive "dists have chapels, and there is a free school for I boys and girls. Numerous Roman remains, consisting I of coins, pavements, bath, urns, &c., have been brought to light. Lydncy Park, in which most of tho above were found, is an old seat. Charles Bathurst, Esq., is lord of the manor. Wednesday is market day, and fairs are held on the 4th May and 8th November. LIDSEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Aldingbourn, hund. of Box, and rape of Chichester, co. Sussex, 5 miles E. of Chichester. Tho Portsmouth and Arundel canal passes in the vicinity. LIDSING, or LIDGEN, a vil. in the par. of Gilling- ham, hund. of Chatham, and lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, 3 miles S.E. of Chatham. It is a small agricultural village. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie.* of Gillingham, in the dioc. of Rochester. There is a chapel-of-ease. LIDSTONE, a hmlt. in the par. of Enstone, hund. of Chadlington, co. Oxford, 1 mile N.W. of Neat Enstone, and 3 miles E. of Chipping Norton. It is situated on the river Glyme. LIEGECASTLE, a hmlt. in the par. of Llancarvan, co. Glamorgan, 4 miles S.E. of Cowbridge. LIFF WITH BENVIE AND INVERGOWRIE, an united parish, partly in tho co. of Perth, and partly in the co. of Forfar, Scotland, 5 miles W.N.W. of Dundee. It contains tho vils. of LifF, Dargie, Benvie, Muirhcad, Invergowrie, and Blackinuir, with part of the burgh of Dundee and the town of Locheo. It is about 6 miles in length by 4 in breadth. About 6,700 imperial acres are in wood, 4,400 under tillage, and 80 in pasture. The streams are the Dighty Water and Invergowrie bum. Freestone is abundant, and there are several quarries of grey slate. Tho par. is in tho presb. of Dundee and synod of Angus and Mearns. Tho minister's stipend is 298. The parish church is a modern and commodious structure in the Gothic style of architecture. There is a large chapel-of-easo at Locheo (in the presentation of the male communicants), as well as a Free church and an United Presbyterian church. There is also a Free church at Liff. There are several schools. The present par. contains the ancient pars, of Liff, Benvie, Invergowrie, and Logie. The inhabitants for the most part are employed in tho weaving of linen fabrics for the Dundee manufactures, and there are both spinning and paper mills. Near the church, on the estate of Lord Gray, are the remains of a palace built by Alexander I. Camperdown House (named from Lord Duncan's victory), tho seat of the Earl of Camperdown ; Gray House, the mansion of Lord Gray ; and Balruddery House, are the chief seats in the parish. The parish has three stations on tho Dundee, Newtyle, and Forfar line, viz. Liff, Camper- down, and Lochce, and one station (Invergowrie) on tho Dundee and Perth railway. LIFFEY, a river rising in co. Wicklow, and falling into Dublin Bay, Ireland. It has its source in the Kippure Mountain, at a spot 1,715 feet above the sea- level, in the northern part of the county of Wicklow, receiving in its course of 50 miles to the sea the waters of the King's River, Lye, Eskar, and Slade, besides those of the Tolka and Dodder near its mouth. There is a cascade called Poul-a-Phouca, and the salmon leap near Leixlip. LIFFORD, a decayed market town and borough, and county town of co. Donegal, Ireland, It miles S.E. of Letterkenny. It is situated on the river Foyle, here crossed by a bridge of twelve arches. The town was anciently called Clonleigh, and is said to have been founded by St. Colomb in the early part of the 6th century, who built a monastery here. It was subse- quently the seat of the O'Donnells, who having revolted against the English sovereignty, their castle was seized by Elizabeth, and given by James I. to the Hansards, who obtained a charter for tho town. Before the Union it returned two members to the Irish parliament. Al- though now only an inconsiderable village, it is tho place where the county assizes and sessions are held, md is a chief police station and post town. It contains the county courthouse, gaol, barracks, two Roman, datholie chapels, and the parish church of Clonleigh 'which see].
 * ed, 600, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter