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Rh LISSYWOOLEN. 615 LITTLE ABINGTON. LISSYWOOLEN, a hmlt. in the bar. of Brawny, co. Westmeath, Ireland, near Athlone. LISTERLIN, a par. in the bar. of Ida and Knock- topher, co. Kilkenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 5 milea S. of Innistioge. New Ross is its post town. It is 4 miles long, and its extreme breadth is 2J miles. The surface is mountainous. The living is a root, in the dioc. of Ossory, val. 213, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was built at the close of the 18th century by means of a gift from the late Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to those of Ros- bercon and Dysertmoon. There is a day school- also remains of a Danish fort, and a cave. There is a police station in the parish. LISTON, a par. in the hund. of Hinckford, co. Basex, 3 miles N.W. of Sudbury, its post town. It is a small ancient village, situated on the river Stour, and was formerly held by Hugh do Gournai, and subse- quently by the Listens, by the tenure of placing " five wafers " before the Mug at the coronation. The land is generally fertile, and in the lower grounds near the river light and sandy. The tithes have been commuted for 200. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 163. The church, dedication unknown, is a small ancient edifice, with a square embattled tower containing three bells. On the S. side of the chancel is a marble monument to the Clayton family. Listen Hall is the principal residence. LISTOWEL, a par., post and market town, in the bars, of Clanmaurice and Iraghticonnor, co. Kerry, prov. of Munster, Ireland. The par. is 2J miles long and 1 mile broad. The surface includes a considerable area of bog and waste, and is traversed by the river Feale, and the road from Tralee to Limerick. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Ardfert and Aghadoe, val. with others, 335. The church was built by a gift from the late Board of First Fruits in 1819. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Knockanure. There are Kational and several day schools. Ballinruddery is the demesne of the Fitzgeralds. The town is situated on the banks of the Feale, 170 miles S.W. of Dublin, and 40 N. of Killarney. It is a well-built and clean-looking town of ancient origin, approached by a five-arched bridge. The church is in the later English style. The Boman Catholics have a chapel. There is a chief police station. Petty and quarter sessions are held in the town. The castle formerly belonged to the Fitzmaurices of Duagh, who held it by grant of Henry II. It gives title to the Earl of Listowel. The Poor-law Union lies within the co. of Kerry, and has 21 electoral divsions. There are a dispensary and fever hospital. Tuesday and Friday are market days. Fairs are held on the 13th May, 26th July, and 28th October. LISVANE, or LLYSVAEN, a par. in tho hund. of Kibbor, co. Glamorgan, 5 miles N. of Cardiff, its post town. It is a small agricultural village. The living is a lierpet. cur. in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 60. The church, dedicated to St. Dennis, is a small ancient structure. .The charities produce about 13 per annum. LITCHAM, a par. in tho hund. of Launditch, co. folk, 8 miles N.E. of Swatham, its post town, and 3 of tho Dunham railway station. The village, is largo, is situated near the East Anglian railway, was formerly a market town. Petty sessions are at the Bull inn. The land is chiefly arable, and remainder heath and common. A part of the ions has of late been enclosed under an Act obtained 1770, but a portion is still left for tho public pleasure. 3 orders of Foresters and Odd Fellows hold their mal meetings here, the former in July, and the latter Whitsuntide. The Litcham Cricket Club play their on South Common. Petty sessions for tho are held here on the first Wednesday in every i month, and a court-leet is held in October. 168 have been commuted for a rent-charge of Tho living is a rect.* with that of East Lexham I '208. The church, dedicated to All Sainte, is an ancient structure, with a square brick tower. It has I been thoroughly restored. It contains a carved oak screen, two painted windows, and several monuments. The parochial charities produce about 30 per annum, of which 8 go to Halcot's almhouses. There is a National school for both sexes. The Wesleyans, Wesleyau Reformers, and Primitive Methodists, have each a chapel. Near the bridge was anciently a hermitage, of which the chapel is now a farmhouse. Pleasure fairs are held on Whit-Tuesday and the 1st November. LITCHBOROUGH, a par. in the hund. of Fawsley, co. Northampton, 6 miles S.W. of Weedon, its post town and railway station on tho London and North- Western railway, and 6 N.W. of Towcester. The village, which is small, and wholly agricultural, is of great antiquity, having been one of the four garrisoned towns in this county taken by tho Saxons in 571. The par., which includes the hmlt. of Foxley, is watered by a tributary of the river Tow. Tho surface is hilly. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 478. The church, dedicated to St. Martin, is a stone structure, with a tower at tho W. end containing three bells. It was thoroughly restored and a gallery added in 1842. The interior contains an altar tomb to Sir John Needham, with a figure of a knight in armour. The parochial charities produce about 145 per annum, of which 32 go to Lady Leveson's free school. The Baptists have a place of worship. William Blake, Esq., is lord of the manor. LITCHFIELD, a par. in the lower half of the hund. of Kingsclere, co. Hants. 3 miles N. of Whitchurch, its post town. It is situated in a valley near the Roman way from Silchester, and on the modern road from Oxford to Southampton. The village consists of a few farmhouses. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 400. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 347. The church is a small ancient structure dedicated to St. James. William Kingsmill, Esq., is lord of the manor and sole landowner. There is also a small place of this name on the line of the South- western railway, about 3 miles S.E. of Whitchurch. LITCHTJRCH, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Peter's, Derby, hund. of Morleston-with-Litchurch, co. Derby, 1 mile S.E. of Derby. It partly gives name to the hundred. The Derby union poorhouse is situated in this township. LITHERLAND, or WATERLOO, a tnshp. in the par. of Sephton, hund. of West Derby, co. Lancaster, 6 miles N.W. of Liverpool, its post town. This tnshp., which is situated near tho coast, includes the hmlt. of Seaforth, a watering-place, and a portion of Waterloo. It is traversed by the Leeds canal and Southport rail- way. The living is a pcrpet. cur. annexed to the rect.* of Sefton, in the dioc. of Chester. Tho church, which is situated at Seaforth, is dedicated to St. Thomas. It is a neat edifice with a round tower, and was erected in 1815 at the expense of the late Sir John Gladstone. There are two National schools, also a Roman Catholic school. Seaforth Hall and Seaforth House are the principal residences. The Earl of Sefton is lord of the manor. LITHERSKEW, a hmlt. in the chpliy. of Helbeck Lunds, North Riding co. York, 7 miles N.W. of Hawes. L1THEWELL, or LUDWELL, a chplry. in the par. of Dawlish, hund. of Exminstor, co. Devon, 1 mile S.W. Chudleigh. The chapel is in ruins. LITTER, or CASTLE-HYDE, a par. in the bars, of Condons, Clangibbon, and Fermoy, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 3 miles N.W. of Fermoy, its post town. It is 3 miles long by 1J mile broad. It is situated along the bank of the Blackwater, and the road from Fermoy to Mallow traverses the interior. The surface consists generally of a good soil. Tho living is a rect. and vie. in the dioc. of Cloyne, val. 295, in tho patron, of the bishop and T. Gollock, Esq. Tho church was built at tho expense of the lato John Hyde, Esq. There are two day schools. Castle-Hyde is a very fine demesne. LITTER. See LETTEULUNAK, King's County, Ireland. LITTLE ABINGTON. See ABINOTON, LITTLE, co. Cambridge ; and the like for other places having a similar distinguishing prefix.
 * uJ, in the dioc. of Norwich, val. severally 501