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Rh LITTLETON. 618 LITTON. LITTLETON, a manor in the par. of Langton-Long- Blandford, co. Dorset, 1 mile S.E. of Blandford. It was once a separate parish, but is now the private demesne of W. Donaldson, Esq. LITTLETON, NORTH, a par. in the hund. of Upper Blackenhurst, co. Worcester, 4 miles N.E. of Evesham, its post town and railway station on the West Midland line of railway. It is situated on the river Avon, and includes the tnshp. of Middle Littleton. This place formerly belonged to the Lyttletons, and ia now the property of Earl Northwick. Eagstone is found. The tithes were commuted for land and corn rents under an Enclosure Act in 1811. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to that of South Littleton. The church, which is at Middle Littleton, is a stone structure in the early English style of architecture. The charities produce about 12 per annum. There is a National school. Near the village are remains of a churchyard cross and of an ancient barn, in which the tithes paid to Evesham Abbey were deposited. LITTLETON-PANNELL, a tythg. in the par. of West Lavington, hund. of Potterne, co. Wilts, 5 miles S. of Devizes, and 1 mile W. of East Lavington. This place contains nearly 600 inhabitants, and was formerly a market town. Lord Radnor is lord of the manor. LITTLETON, SOUTH, a par. iu the hund. of Upper Blackenhurst, co. Worcester, 1 mile S.W. of North Littleton, and 4 miles N.E. of Evesham. It is the property of the Earl of Coventry. The village is small and wholly agricultural. The tithes were com- muted for land and corn rents under an Act of Enclo- sure in 1811. The impropriation belongs to the Dean and Canons of Christchurch, Oxford. The living is a perpet. cur. * in the dioc. of Worcester, val. with that of Middle Littleton annexed, 258, in the patron, of Christ- church, Oxford. The church, dedicated to SS. Mary and Nicholas, is a stone edifice of the Gothic order, now in a decayed state. The charities amount to 10 an- nually. There is a National school. LITTLETON ST. ANDREW. See LITTLETON DHEW, co. Wilts. LITTLETON-UPON-SEVERN, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Langley, co. Gloucester, 3 miles W. of Thornbury, and 10 N. of Bristol. Almondsbury is its post town. It is situated on the eastern bank of the river Severn. The village is small and wholly agricul- tural. The living is a rcct. in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 52. The church, dedication unknown, is an ancient stone structure with a tower. There is a parochial school. R. C. Lippincott, Esq., is lord of the manor. LITTLETON, WEST, a parochial chplry. in the par. of Tormarton, hund. of Lower Grumbald's Ash, co. Gloucester, 2 miles N.W. of Marshfield, and 9 N.E. of Bath. Bristol is its post town. It is a small agricul- tural place". The living is a cur. annexed to the rect. of Tormarton. The church of St. Mary, originally a small building and of ancient date, has recently undergone enlargement and repairs. It is an object of interest to the antiquarian. There is a parochial school for boys and girls. The Duke of Beaufort is lord of the manor. LITTLE-TOWN, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Liversedge, par. of Birstall, West Riding co. York, 3 miles N.W. of Dewsbury, and 9 S.W. of Leeds. The inhabitants are employed in the manufacture of blankets, carpets, and woollen cloths. LITTLEWINSOR, a tythg. in the par. of Broad- winsor, co. Dorset, 3 miles N.W. of Beaminster. LITTLEWORTH, a hmlt. in the par. of Budbrooke, co. Warwick, 1 mile N.W. of Warwick. It is situated on the Birmingham canal. LITTLEWORTH, a vil. in the co. of Lincoln, 4 miles N.E. of Market Deeping. It situated in the vicinity of Deeping Fen, and is a station on the Great Northern line of railway. LITTLEWORTH, a hmlt. in the par. of Horsepath, co. Oxford, 4 miles S.E. of Oxford. LITTLEWORTH, a hmlt. in the par. of Green's Norton, co. Northampton, 1 mile N.W. of Towcester. LITTLEWORTH, a hmlt. in the par. of Stone, co. Bucks, 2 miles S.W. of Aylosbury. LITTLEWORTH, a hmlt. in the par. of Wing, co. Bucks, 3 miles S.W. of Leighton Buzzard. LITTLEWORTH, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Monk Bretton, and par. of Roystone, West Riding co. York, 2 miles N.E. of Barnsley. It is situated near the line of the North Midland railway. LITTLEWORTH, an ext. par. place, in the middle div. of the hund. of Dudstone, co. Gloucester, 1 mile N. of Nailsworth, and 4 S. of Stroud. The Wesleyaus have a chapel here. Muginore House is the principal residence. LITTLEWORTH, two hmlts. in the pars, of Min- chinhampton, and St. Owen, co. Gloucester, 1 mile N.W. of the city of Gloucester, of which it is a suburb. LITTLEWORTH, a hmlt. and ecclesiastical district,' in the par. of Great Earringdon, hund. of Shrivenham, co. Berks, 1 mile N.E. of Farringdon, its post town, 12 miles W. of Abingdon, and 5 from the Farringdou Road station on the Great Western railway. Part of the laud is in hop-grounds. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 75, in the patron, of the bishop. The church of the Holy Ascension is a modern structure. Oriel College, Oxford, gave Xl,000 towards its endow- ment. There is a village school. LITTLINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Armingford, co. Cambridge, 3 miles N.W. of Royston, its post town, and 3 N.E. of the Ashwell railway station. The village, which is small, is situated between the ancient Icknield Street and the Roman way to Cambridge. Many Roman cinerary urns and a tesselated pavement were found here in 1822, and were sent to Clare Hall library. The soil is a light white loam and gravel, on a substratum of chalk, and has been much improved by drainage. The great tithes, belonging to Clare Hall, Cambridge, have been commuted for a rent-charge of 550, and the vicarial for 225. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 141, in the patron, of Clare Hall, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to St. Catherine, has a tower containing 5 bells. The church has several ancient tombs. The register dates from 1662. The parochial charities produce about 17 per annum. There is a newly erected National school: also places of worship for the Independents and Primitive Methodists. LITTLINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Longbridge, rape of Pevensey, co. Sussex, 3 miles N.E. of Seaford, and 9 S.E. of Lewes, its post town. The river Cuckmero bounds the parish on the W., separating it from the parish of Alfriston. The village is small and chiefly agricultural. The surface is undulating and adorned with thriving plantations. The principal residence ia Clapham House. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 100. The church, dedication unknown, is a small ancient structure with a small spire springing from the western gable. It contains some ancient stalls and a piscina. LITTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Arncliffe, western div. of the wap. of Staincliffe, West Riding co. York, 6 miles N.W. of Kilnsey, and 9 N.E. of Settle. It ia situated in the valley of Litton-Dale, on the banks of the river Wharfe. The village stands on the Skirfare rivulet, one of the feeders of the Wharfe. There are a few charities belonging to the township. The Hon. Mrs. Ramsden is lady of the manor. LITTON, a par. in the hund. of Wells Forum, co. Somerset, 6 miles N.E. of Wells, its post town, and 9 N.W. of Shepton Mallet. The hmlts. of Greendown and Sherborn are included in this par. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 160. Tlio living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 250, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, cated to St. Mary, or, according to others, to St. Pcicr, is a stone structure of the 15th century, with a square tower. The register commences in 1587. The parochial charities amount to about 13 per annum. General Lowth is lord of the manor. LITTON, a hmlt. in the par. of TidesweU, hund. of High Peak, co. Derby, 1 mile S.E. of Tidcswell, :