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Rh LOCHY. 668 LOCKWOOD. minister's stipend is about 330. The parish church, erected in 1806, is a commodious structure. The United Presbyterians and Free Church have each a place of worship. Near Castle Semple are the ruins of Semple' s ancient tower and chapel. Hero are the ruins of the ancient castle of Barr, and also of the tower of Auchen- bathie. Within the parish are remains of two hill forts. The parish is intersected by the roads between Paisley 3d Ardrossan. The town of Lochwinnoch is situated on the Calder water, and near the Castle Semple loch. The ancient portion is irregularly built, but the modern comprises several good streets. Here are two extensive cotton mills, a woollen mill, and two bleach-fields ; also branches of the Western and City of Glasgow banks. Some of the inhabitants are employed in hand -loom weaving. The parish church, which has a steeple, the Free and an United Presbyterian church are situated in the town. Justice of peace courts are held here on the first Saturday in each month. There are two an- nual fairs, the first called the "trades' race" on the first Tuesday in May; and the "fair of till," on the first Tuesday in November (old style). LOCHY, a loch in Lochaven, co. Inverness, Scotland. It is situated on the Caledonian canal, and extends above 10 miles long by 2 broad. LOCHY, two streams of this name ; one has its source in Loch Lochy, as above, and runs to Inverlochy, near Fort Augustus, on Loch Eil ; the other rises near Kcnmore, in co. Perth, and joins the river l)ochart, near Loch Tay. LOCKERBIE, a post town in the par. of Dryfesdale, co. Dumfries, Scotland, 10 miles N.E. of Dumfries. It is a railway station on the Caledonian line. It receives its name from an ancient fort or seat between two lakes, which are now drained. The town occupies a consi- derable space of ground, and the buildings have a clean and regular appearance. It contains the parish church, a Free church, and also an United Presbyterian church. It is devoid of manufactures, but the trade in articles of general and domestic consumption is good. The well-attended fairs add greatly to the prosperity of the town. A branch of the Western Bank, and also of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Bank, are established here. There are also a savings-bank and two principal inns. The market is held on Thusday, from the commence- ment of October till the end of April. It is extensively supplied with pork, of which there is sometimes sold in a single day from 1,000 to 2,000 worth. Fairs arc hold on the second Thursdays in January, February, March, April, and May, the third Thursday in June, and the second Thursday in August (all old style). The last fair, which is for lambs, is the largest lamb fair in Scotland, no fewer than from 30,000 to 50,000 lambs being usually on the ground. The remaining fairs are a cattle fair in September, the second Thursday in October for cattle and horses and the hiring of servants, second Thursday in November, and the Thursday before Christ- mas (all old style). LOCKEKIDGE, a tythg. and hmlt. in the par. of Overton, hund. of Selkley, co. Wilts, 3 miles S.W. of Marlborough. It is situated in the vicinity of Locke- ridge Dean. Lockeridge House and Lookeridge Cottage are the principal seats ; the former is a verj old man- sion, built with brick. LOCKERLEY, a par. in the div. of Romsey, hund. of Thorngate, co. Hants, 5 miles N.W. of Romsey, its post town, and 7 S.W. of Stockbridge. The Salisbury and Southampton canal, and the Salisbury branch of the London and South- Western railway pass through the parish. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 370. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect. of Mottisfont, in the dioc. of Winchester. The church, dedicated to St. John, is a plain structure, situ- ated close to the railway. The register commences in 1583. The Baptists have a chapel ; and there are two schools, partly supported by the incumbent. LOCKHAY, or LOCKO, a chplry. in the par. of Spondon, hund. of Appletree, co. Derby, 5 miles N.E. of Derby. Here was anciently a hospital of the order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem, which, on the suppressic of alien priories, was given to the Society of King Hall, Cambridge. LOCKING, a par. in the hund. of Winterstoke, o Somerset, 3| miles S.E. of Weston-super-Mare, and N.W. of Axbridge. The station at the Weston-supe Mare junction on the Great Western line of railway is nearly 2 miles W. from the village. The village, which is small, is wholly agricultural. The great tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 44, and the vica- rial for 174 10s. The living is a vie. in the dioc^of Bath and Wells, val. 199, in the patron, of the mer- chant adventurers of Bristol, who are lords of the manor. The present church, dedicated to St. Catherine, is for the most part modern, the tower of the old one only remaining. It contains a stone pulpit, and antique stone font. The register commences in the year 1600. The charities produce about 1 per annum. There is a parochial school. LOCKINGS, EAST, a par. in the hund. of Wantage, co. Berks, 1 mile E. of Wantage, its post town, and 3 miles to the S.E. of Wantage Road railway station. It contains the tythgs. of Betterton and West Gingc. The village is considerable, but chiefly agricultural. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 480, annexed to the wardenship of All Souls' College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a small struc- ture, with a square embattled tower containing four bells. There is a National school. Lewis Lloyd, Esq., is lord of the manor, and owner of the soil. The paro- chial charities produce about 8 per annum. LOCKINGE, WEST, a hmlt. in the above par. LOCKINGTON, a par. in the hund. of West Goscote, co. Leicester, 7 miles N.W. of Loughborough, and 9 S.E. of Derby, its post town. The Kegworth station on the Midland lino of railway is about 2J miles S.E. from the village. It is situated near the confluence of the rivers Soar and Trent, and includes the tnshp. of Hemington. The living is a vie." in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 149. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is an edifice of ancient date. It contain* monuments of the Story family. There is an endow- ment to Coxe's school, producing 1, and other small charities, amounting in all to about 12 per annum. Lockington Hall is the seat of J. B. Storey, Esq., who owns a pack of hounds, which hunt in this neighbour- hood. LOCKINGTON, a par. and tnshp. in the Bainton Beacon div. of the wap. of Harthill, East Riding co. York, 6 miles N.W. of Beverley, its post town, and 8 W. of Driffield. The Scarborough, Bridlington, and Hull section of the North-Eastera lino of railway has a station at a short distance from the village. The par. includes the tnshps. of Aike and Lockington. The village, which is considerable, is situated on the road from Beverley to Driffield. The Lockington Car canal, formed by the Hotham family, runs for 2 miles to join the river Hull. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of York, val. 532. The church is an ancient edifice, dedi- cated to St. Mary. It contains a mortuary chapel, with tombs and armorial emblems of the Constable family. The Wesleyans have places of worship. There is National school for both sexes. Lord Hotham is lorf of the manor. LOCKTON, a chplry. in the par. of Middleton, wap. of Pickering Lythe, North Riding co. York, 5 miles NJ5. of Pickering. The Levisham station, on the 'VVhitby branch of the North-Eastern line of railway, is aboa< 2 miles distant from the village. The soil is partly under cultivation, the rest being moorland. There is a small chapel-of-ease. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have places of worship. LOCKWOOD, a tnshp. and ecclesiastical district in the par. of Almondbury, upper div. of the wap. o Agbrigg, West Riding co. York, 1 mile S.W. of Huddersfield, its post town. It is a station mi the Huddersfield and Sheffield and Huddersfield and Holm- firth lines of railway. This district is situated in the vale of the river Holme, near its confluence with another