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Rh LOE POOL. G70 LOGIE. sists of certain exemptions granted by the 3rd of Kichard I. The manor formerly belonged to the Bishops of London, but in the reign of Henry VIII. was given to Sir Anthony Browne. The tithes have been commuted to a rent-charge of 110, of which 90 is paid to a canon of St. Paul's, London. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 58. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient struc- ture, with a square tower, and has recently undergone a thorough repair. The register commences in 1563. There is a National school for both sexes. The Earl of Egmont is lord of the manor. LOE POOL, au inlet on the coast of West Cornwall, with a bar of pebbles at its mouth. Cornelians and agates are found on the shores. LOES, a hund., being one of the 23 subdivisions of co. Suffolk. It is situated in the south-eastern part of the co., and is bounded on the N. by the hund. of Carlford, on the E. by the river Deben, on the S. by the hund. of Coiners, and on the W. by the lib. of Ipswich. It includes the pars, of Brandeston, Butley, Campsey, Ash, Charsfield, Cretingham, Earl Soham, Kaston, Eyke, Fmmlingham, Hacheston, Hoc, Kcnton, Kettleburgh, Letheringham, Marlesford, Monewden, Rendlesham, and Woodbridge, comprising an area of 33,290 acres. LOFTHOUSE, a par. and small market town in the eastern div. of the lib. of Langbaurgh, North Riding co. York, 9 miles N.E. of Guisborough, and 9 S.E. of Redcar, its post town. The nearest railway station is Guisborough. It is situated on the coast of the German Ocean, and includes the hmlts. of South Lofthouse, Street Houses, and Wupley. A priory for Benedictine nuns was founded in 1133 by the Percy family. In the parish are stone quarries, extensive alum works, and brick and tile kilns, which afford employment to the people. Although nominally a market town, Lofthouse is only an inconsiderable village. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of York, val. 575, in the patron, of the Lord Chancellor. The church is an edifice of the pre- sent century, dedicated to St. Leonard. The parochial endowments produce about 9 per annum. The Inde- pendents, Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel. The Earl of Zetland is lord of the manor. Lofthouse Hall is the principal residence. A customary market is held on Thursday. LOFTHOUSE, a hrnlt. in the par. of Harewood, West Hiding co. York, 7 miles N.E. of Leeds. It is situated in the valley of the river Wharfe, near the line of the Leeds nnd Thirsk railway. LOFTHOUSE GATE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Stanley, West Riding co. York, 2 miles N. of Wakefield. LOFTHOUSE- WITH - CARLTON, a tnshp. and ecclesiastical district in the par. of Rothwell, lower div. of the wap. of Agbrigg, West Riding co. York, 3 miles N. of Wakefield, its post town, and 6 S. of Leeds. It is a station on the West Yorkshire section of the Great Northern railway. The village is situated on the main road between the above towns. The ecclesiastical dis- trict includes the tnshps. of Carlton and Thorpe-on-the- Hill, with the hmlts. of Ouzlewell Green and Robin Hood. A large portion of the land is laid out as market gardens. The substratum abounds with coal and free- stone of good quality. Many of the people are employed in the stone quarries, and in the manufacture of twine and bandings. The commons were enclosed under an Act obtained in 1836. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioe. of Ripon, val. 120, in the gift of the vicar of the parish. The church, dedicated to Our Saviour, is a structure of the present century. The Wesleyans have a chapel. There is a National school. Joseph Charlesworth, Esq., is lord of the manor. Loft- house House and Lofthouse Hall are the principal residences. LOFTHOUSE WITH FOUNTAINS EARTH, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirkby Malzeard, wap. of Claro, West Riding co. York. 8 miles N. of Pateley Bridge, and 16 W. of Ripon. It is situated on the river Nidd, and has the two hmlts. of High and Low Lofthouse. The Wosleyans have places of worship. There is endowed National school. Earl do Grey and Ripon. lord of the manor. LOFTSOME, a hmlt. in the par. of Wrcssell, Holn Beacon, div. of the wap. of Harthill, East Riding York, 3 miles N.W. of Howden. It is situated on 1 banks of the river Derwent, which is here crossed by i bridge, erected at the commencement of the presen century, and so constructed as to admit the passage < vessels. LOG, an extensive bog in King's County, Ireland 3 miles N.W. of Frankford. It comprises above 5,0" acres. LOGAN, or PORT LOGAN, a vil. in the par. Kirkmaidcn, co. Wigton, Scotland, 4 miles N. by ^ of Kirkmaiden, and .27 S.W. of Wigton. It is situal in the southernmost part of Scotland, near the coast the Mull of Galloway, on a bay to which it gives name. The chief seat is Logan House, of the M'Doualls. LOGAN, a vil. in the district of Kyle, co. Ayr, Scot- land, 4 miles from Cumnock, and 62 from Edinburgh. It is situated on a stream called the Logan Water. LOGAN MOSS, co. Stirling, Scotland, near Kippen. It was crossed by a Roman way made with felled trees. LOGAN WATER, several streams of this name in Scotland : one rises in the Pentland hills, co. Edinburgh, and joins the Esk near Roslin ; another rises near Kirk- patrick-Fleming, co. Dumfries, and joins the Kirtle. Its banks are celebrated in the song of " Logan braes." A third stream rises near Lesmahagee, co. Lanark, and joins the Nethan. LOGARSTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Almeley, hund. of Wolphy, co. Hereford, 5 miles W. of Weobly. LOGIE, a par. in the cos. of Clackmannan, Perth, and Stirling, Scotland, 6 miles N.W. of the town of Clackmannan. It contains the vils. of Blairlogi, Bridge of Allen, Craigmill, Menstry, Causeyhead watering^ place, or Airthray Wells, and the remains of Cambus- kenneth Abbey. This last was founded in 1117 by David I. of Scotland, and was one of the richest monas- tic establishments in Scotland. Several parliament* were anciently held here. The extent of the par. is about 4 miles in length, and the same in breadth. It consists of fertile carse land. Silver and copper ores occur among the Ochils, and a copper mine was formerly worked. The boundaries of the parish are traced by the riv,ers Allan, Devon, and Forth. The par. is in the presb. of Dunblane and synod of Perth and Stirli The minister's stipend is 263. The parish church erected in 1805. There are also in the parish United Presbyterian and one Free church ; also three non-parochial schools. Dunmyatt, one of the Ochil ' situated in this parish, rises to the height of 1,346 above sea-level. Its form is a cone, and its summ commands views over twelve counties. Under it tha is a holy well. Here was interred James III. and h queen, the former of whom was killed at Stirling 1487. The parish enjoys ready communication means of the Stirling and Dunt'crmline railway, tl Scottish Central railway, and the Stirling and Grantc steamers. LOGIE, a par. in the Cupar district of the co. I Scotland, 6 miles S.W. of Cupar, its post town, contains the vil. of Lucklawhill-Fens, as well as one its own name. It is about 2J miles in length, and 1 mi in breadth, and comprises about 3,300 acres, of whic 2,800 are arable, and the rest wood, pastoral, < The surface is hilly, but the soil very productive. ' highest eminence is Lucklaw hill (once a royal hunt! seat), which rises to a height of about 600 feet above level, and affords a wide prospect of the cos. Fife, Pe Forfar, and Kincardine. The par. is in the ; Cupar and synod of Fife, in the patron, of the The minister's stipend is 206. The parish chuirh erected in 1826. There is a Free church. The an name of the parish was Logie-Murdoch, but the has long been dropped. The ruins of a squ known as the Castle of Cruivie, is the only antiquity the parish.