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Rh LONGDALE-EXD. 703 LONGFORD. situated in White Horse Vale, close to the Wilts and Berks canal, and the Great Western railway passes through the neighbourhood. The tithes were commuted for land, and an annual money, payment under an In- closure Act in 1796. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 300, in the patron, of the Lord Chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient edifice, recently enlarged, and has an embat- tliil tower. The Wesleyans have a chapel. Thero are charity and parochial schools. Viscount Barrington is lord of the manor. LONGDALE-END, a tnshp. in the par. of Wykc- ham, North Biding of tho co. York, 10 miles E. of Pickering. . LONGDEN, a chplry. in the par. of Pontesbury, hund. of Ford, co. Salop, 3J miles S.E. of Pontesbury, and 5 S.W. of Shrewsbury, its post town. There are malt kilns and lead mines, which employ many of tho inhabitants. Tho living is a don. cur. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 75. The church, dedicated to St. Pvuthin, is a small edifice of brick. Thero is a place of worship for Independents. LONGDON, a par. in the-S. div. of the hund. of w, co. Stafford, 4 miles N. W. of Lichfield, and 4 S.E. of Rugeley, its post town. The Armitage station, on the London and North- Western line of railway,, is about 1 mile N. from tho village, which is a long, irregular place. The par. , which is .of largo extent, includes Gentle Shaw, Breroton, and several other limits. It belongs chiefly to the Marquis of Anglesey. Tho surface is undulating and well wooded. Coal is found. Tho Trent and Mersey canal passes about two miles north- ward of the church. Portions of this parish and of tho parish of Cannock were, in 1837, assigned as a district to the- church at Gentleshaw. The living is a vie.* in tho dioc. of Lichfield, val. 180, in tho patron, of tho- bishop. The church, dedicated. to St. . James, is a stone edifice, with a Norman arch. It contains numerous monuments, some very curious. Thero are almshouses for 9 poor women, and other charities, producing about 80 per annum. Tho Indepen- dents and Wesleyan Methodists have each two chapels, and there is. a very ancient burial-ground belonging to the Society of Friends at Gentleshaw. Tho National school for both boys and girls has an endowment of 5 per annum. The Marquis of Angle- sey is lord of the manor, and has a seat at Cannock Chase, called " Beaudesert," about 2 miles distant from tho village. It was formerly the palace of tho Bishops of Lichfield, and at several times has undergone improvements. Tho park and grounds are most taste- fully laid out. A spring, called the " Nun's Well," is believed by many to possess medicinal properties. There are several good residences, and traces of ancient, camps in tin; neighbourhood. LONGDON, a par. in tho lower div. of tho hund. of Pershore, co. Worcester, 3 miles S.W. of Upton-on- Severn, and 4 N.W. of Tewkesbury, its post town and nearest railway station on tho Midland line. It is situ- ated within a short distance of the western bank of tho river Severn, and includes the hmlts. of Eastington, Hilworth, Hill-End, and several other small places. The road from "Upton to Gloucester passes through tho -,'0. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- -"> of 815, besides 94 acres of appropriate glebe, living is a vie.* in tho dioc. of Worcester, val. with tho perpet. cur. of Castle-Morton annexed, 448, in patron, of tho Dean and Chapter of Westminster, who are. the appropriates and lords of the manor. Tho church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a brick structure with stone tower, containing a peal of 6 bells, re-cast in 1835. n gister commences in 1538. The charities consist >dwin's school endowment, producing 34, and ra for tho poor, realising altogether about 60 per snnum. There is a National school held in a new buil.liiif*. LONGPON-TJPON-TERNE, a par. in tho hund. of 'i Bradford, co. Salop, 3 miles N.W. of Wellington, and 10 X.E. of Shrewsbury, its post town. It is sit on tho river Terne, which is hero crossed by the Shrews- bury .canal by means of an aqueduct 186 feet in length. The main road between Wellington and Wem passes through the village. Tho river, which is here fed by several smaller streams, is crossed by two bridges. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 210. The living is a don. cur. in the dice, of Lichfield, val. 182. The church, dedicated to St. Bartholomew, is a small edifice of brick. Thero is a parochial school for both sexes, built by tho Duke of Sutherland, who is lord of the manor. LONGFIELD, a par. in tho hund. of Axton, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, co. Kent, 5 miles S.W, of Gravesend, and 5 S.E. of Dartford, its post town. The Moopham station on the London, Chatham, and Dover line of rail- way, is about 4 miles E. of the village, which is small and wholly agricultural. Tho living is a rect. in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 193, in the patron, of tho bishop. Tho church is a small edifice, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene. Archdeacon Plume, founder of the Plumian professorship of astronomy at Cambridge, lies buried here. Tho charities consist of property be- queathed by the above for increasing tho value of poor livings and other purposes, producing about 3-10 per annum. Thero is a National school for both sexes. LONGFIELD, EAST, or UPPER, a par. in tho bar. of Omagh, co. Tyrone, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, con- taining a large portion of the town of Drumquin. Omagh is its post town. Tho par. is 5 miles long and 3 broad. Tho surface consists of a fair soil. It is watered by the river Fairy Water and Lough Claraghmore. The living is a rect. in tho dioc. of Derry, val. 235, in the patron, of the bishop. Tho church was built by aid of a gift from the late Board of First Fruits in 1803. Here is a Presbyterian meoting-house, also three Sunday and several day schools. LONGFIELD, WEST, or LOWER, a par. in the bar. of Omagh. co. Tyrone, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, containing a portion of tho town of Drumquin, which is its post town. It is 7 miles long by 6 broad. The sur- face is mostly barren, but diversified by several lakes. Tho living is a rect. in tho dioc. of Derry, val. 600, in tho patron, of tho bishop. Hero are a church, Roman Catholic chapel, and several Sunday and day schools. Cloverhill is the only residence. LONGFLEET, a tythg. in tho par. of Canford Magna, hund. of Cogdean, co. Dorset, 1 mile N. of Poole, its post town, and 6 S. of Wimborne. Tho village is in- cluded in the borough of Poole, and the workhouse for that Union is situated here. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 85. Tho church is of recent date, erected chiefly at tho expense of Lord de Mauley. There is a National school for both sexes. Sir I. B. Guest, Bart., is lord of tho manor. LONGFORD, an inland co. of tho prov. of Lein- ster, Ireland, lying between 53 29' and 53 56' N. lat., and between 7 19' and 7 56' W. long. It is bounded on tho N. by tho cos. of Leitrim and Cavan, on tho E. and S. by tho co. of Westmeath, and on tho W. by the co. of Roscommon. Its greatest length from N. to S. is 29 miles, and its greatest breadth from E. to W. 22 miles, comprising an area of 420 square miles, or 269,409 acres, of which 191,823 arc arable, 58,937 un- cultivated, 4,610 in plantations, 13,675 under water, and 364 in towns and roads. In ancient times it formed part of the native kingdom of Mcath, and as such was included in tho grant made by Henry II. to Hugh de Lacy, who built castles and planted a colony of English, represented by tho Tuite and Delamero families; but tho O'FarreLs held the chief power till the time of Elizabeth. In tho 1 1th year of that reign, Sir Henry Sidney, then Lord Deputy, constituted it a separate county, under the name of Longford, from its chief town; and in tho 29th year of the same reign, Faghau O'Farrel, the prince of An- naly, made a formal surrender of his territory to tho queen, and next year obtained a re-grant, subject to tho jurisdiction of the English law. In 1615, a commission was appointed by James I. to inquire into his title to tho territory, and upwards of 17,904 acres wore seized to tho