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Rh LONGNEY. 707 LONGSIDE. Roxburgh, Scotland, 3 miles K.V. of Ancrum, and 5 from Jedburgh. It is situated near the river Alo, a branch of the Teviot, on the borders of Ancrum moor, where the English were defeated in 1645 by the Regent Arran. LOXGNEY, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of Whitstone, co. Gloucester, 6 miles S.W. of Gloucester, its post town, and 7 N.W. of Stroud. It is situated on the banks of the river Severn, which is here navigable, and the Haresfield station on the Gloucester and Bristol railway is about 3 miles S.E. from the village. This place is famous for the growth of the russet apples. A considerable portion of the parish is in orchard grounds. The tithes wore commuted for land and corn rents under an Enclosure Act in 1812. The living ig a vie.* in the dioe. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 100. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, is an ancient stone edifice with a tower. The parochial charities amount .to about 30 per annum. The Independents have a chapel. LONGNIDDRY, a vil. in the par. of Gladsmuir, co. Haddington, Scotland, 3 miles S.W. of Aberlady. It is a junction station of the North British railway. The old mansion where John Knox was tutor is now in ruins. LOXGNOR, a tnshp. and small market town in the par. of Allstonefield, N. div. of the hund. of Totmonslow, co. Stafford, 6 miles S. of Buxton, its post town, 10 N.E. of Leek, and 29 N.E. of Stafford. It is situated in the north-eastern part of the county on the borders of Derbyshire, between the rivers l)ove and Manifold. The tnshp. includes the hmlt. of Nab End. Although nominally a market town, it is but an inconsiderable village. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 150, in the patron, of the vicar of the parish. The church, dedicated to St. Bartholomew, is a plain edifice, built towards the close of the last century, and enlarged with galleries in 1812. The charities pro- duce about 11 per annum, which is applied to school purposes and relief of poor widows. The Wesleyans have a chapel. There is a parochial school with a small endowment. Sir John Harper Crewe, Bart., is lord of the manor. Tuesday is market day. Fairs are held on the Tuesday before old Candlemas Day, Easter Tuesday, 4th and 17th May, Whit-Tuesday, 5th August, Tuesday before old Michaelmas Day, and 12th November. LONGNOR, a par. in the hund. of Condover, co. galop, 5 miles N.E. of Church Stretton, and 8 S. of Shrewsbury, its post town. The Leebotwood station on the Shrewsbury and Hereford line of railway, is about 1J mile from the village. It is situated on the river Onny in a hilly neighbourhood. The Romans had a station here. Coal is obtained. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to that of Leebotwood, in the dioc. 'of Lichfield. The church is an ancient edifice, formerly belonging to Haughmond Abbey. The parochial endowments produce about 44 per annum. There is a National school. This was the birth-place of the Rev. Samuel Lee, a self-taught linguist, and formerly pro- fessor of Arabic at Cambridge. Longnor Hall is the il residence. LONGO, or LONGA, a small island at tho mouth of the river Uairloch, and belonging to the par. of Gair- u the W. coast of Ross, Scotland. I.' iNGOBOBY, a deanery in tho archdeac. and dioc. of Lincoln. 1,0. UPARISH, a par. in tho upper half of the T Whcrwcll, co. Hants, 4 miles W. of Andover, and 1 S.W. of Whitchurch, its post town. The London and South-Western railway has a station 5 miles N.W. from the village. It is situated on the river Jest, or md includes the tnshps. of Forton and Middle- ton, with the tythgs. of East and West Aston. The pari.sh, which is of largo extent, is almost wholly arable "Hand. The surface is flat, and tho soil gravelly. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 226. Tho church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is an ancient structure. There is a small charity left by Thomas Bkke in 1796 for the purpose of educating children. The Baptists have a chapel. H. Beaumont Coles, Esq., is lord of tho manor. Longparish House is tho principal residence. LONGPORT, commonly styled a borough in the par. of St. Paul, city of Canterbury, and partly in the hund. of Westgato, co. Kent. This was formerly reckoned a distinct borough, forming part of tho above parish, but has long been included within tho city of Canterbury, with which it is contiguous on the eastern side. LONGPORT, a vil. in tho tnshp. and par. of Burslem, co. Stafford, 2 miles from Burslem. It is situated on a branch of tho Trent canal, on the banks of which arc several wharfs. Many of the people are employed in tho manufacture of china and earthenware, and flint glass. It was anciently called Longbridge, from a number of stepping-stones which formed a causeway across the meadows. Tho church of St. Paul, Burslem, stands on rising ground near this village, which may ho considered a suburb of that town. There are places of worship belonging to several Dissenting bodies, and district schools. LONG REACH, a bend of tho river Thames near Gravesond, including the measured nautical mile of 1,940 yards, where the speed of steamers is tested. LONGRIDGE, a tnshp. in tho par. of Norham, hund. of Norhamshire, co. Northumberland, 3 miles S.W. of Berwick-on-Tweed. Until recently it was included in the county of Durham. Longridgo House is tho principal residence. LONGRIDGE, a lib. in the par. of Penkridge, co. Stafford, 1 milo N.W. of Penkridgo. LONGHIDGK, a vil. and chplry. in tho tnshp. of Dilworth and par. of Ribchester, lower div. of the hund. of Blackburn, co. Palatine of Lancaster, 4 miles W. of Clitheroe. It is situated on tho road from Preston to Clitheroe, near the river Ribble, and in tho vicinity of Longridge Fell. There is a railway from Preston to the Fell, constructed chiefly for the conveyance of free- stone from tho celebrated " Delphs." A hospital is said to have been founded here at a distant period for a master and brethren, and dedicated to the Virgin Mary and our Saviour. The living is a perpet. cur. * in tho dioe. of Manchester, val. 170, in the patron, of Hulme's trustees. Tho church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, had a new tower built to it in 1S41. Fairs arp held on St. Lawrence's Day, 16th March, 16th April, Monday in Passion week, and 5th November, for tho sale of live stock. LONGRIGG, a tnshp. united with 'Mealrig, in tho par. of Bromfield, co. Cumberland, 6 miles S.W. of Wigton. LONGRIGGEN. a hmlt. in tho par. of Slamanan, co. Stirling, Scotland, 2 miles from Slamanan, and 5 S. of Falkirk. It is a station on the Midland railway. LONG ROCK, a dangerous reef off Ballywalter, in co. Down, Ireland. LONG SANDS, an extensive sand bank lying between the Kentish Knock and Sunk Channel in tho North Sea, at the mouth of the Thames. It is 5 miles broad in one part, and partly dry at low water. LONGSDON, a tnshp. in the par. of Leek, N. div. of the hund. of Totmouslow, co. Stafford, 2 miles S.W. of Leek. LONGSHAWS, a tnshp. in tho par. of Long Ilorsley, western div. of the ward of Morpeth, co. Northumber- land, 5 miles S.W. of Long Horsley, and 5 N. of Morpeth. It is a small agricultural place. Hero aro some ruins of a very ancient seat called the Launches. LONGSHIP.S, dangerous rocks off the coast of Corn- wall, 2 miles W. of Land's End. They are marked by a fixed light visible for 14 miles, in N. lat. 50 4', and W. long. 50" 45'. LONGSIDE, a par. in the district of Buchan and co. Aberdeen, Scotland, 6 miles W. of Peterhead, of which parish it was part until 1620. It is a railway station on the Great North of Scotland line. Tho par. is about 6 miles long by 6 broad, and contains about 16,000 acres, of which 12,500 are under tillage. Tho surface, though undulating, lies low. It is in tho prcsb. of Deer and