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Rh LONGTONYX. 709 LOXMAY. the patron, of the crown and bishop alternately, church of St. John the Baptist is a commodious i The struc- ture of brick, with a tower containing a peal of eight i. The church of Edcnsor is dedicated to St. Paul. Thu Independents, Baptists, Roman Catholics, Swcden- borgians, Wesleyan New Connexion, and Piimitive Ddists, have places of worship. There are National, British, and infant schools. for. boys and girls. In con- nection with Longton Athenaeum is a good Mechanics' Institute. In this township is Foley House, where Vsley frequently preached. J. E. Heathcote, Esq., is lord of the manor. There are several good residences in the vicinity, but Longton Hall is the principal. Saturday is market day, but during the summer there market on Wednesday for fruit and vegetables. Fairs are held on Shrovo Tuesday, Easter Tuesday, Whit-Tuesday, and Martinmas Tuesday chiefly for pleasure. , ,-...,. LONGTOWN, a tnshp. and small market and post town in the par. of Arthurct, ward of Eskdale, co. Cumberland, 8 miles N.W. of Carlisle, and 309 N.N.W. of London. It is a station on the North British rail- way, and is about 5 miles from the Kockclifie station on the Caledonian line. It is situated on the south bank of the river Esk, over which is a stone bridge near the junction of that river with the Liddel. It was founded a long time back by the family of Graham, of Ketherby, to whom the property belongs, but, until recently, was only a poor village. It now contains upwards of 2,717 inhabitants. . Petty sessions are held in the town, also courts leet and baron at Easter and Michaelmas, at the former of which constables are ap- pointed for the government of the town. It is a polling place for the Eastern division of the county. The streets are spacious, and the houses in general well built. The workhouse for Longtown Poor-law Union, comprising 14 parishes, is in this township. Many of the people are employed in weaving for the manufacturers at Car- lisle. There is a chapel belonging to the Presbyterians, also a free school, founded by Lady Widdington in 1754. Monday and Thursday arc the market days. Fairs are held on Thursday previous to Whitsun Day for the sale of horses, and on the Thursdays in Whitsun week and Martinmas for hiring servants. . LONGTOWN, a chplry. in the par. of Clodock, hund. of Kwyas-Lacy, co. Hereford, 7 miles N.W. of Gros- , and 16 S.W. of Hereford, its post town. It is led at the base of the Black Mountains, on the ( >l<-hon brook, a tributary of the river Monnow. The village is considerable., Courts-baron are held anmially for the manor and hundred. Hero was anciently a strong castle, some traces of .which still remain. The living is a perpet. cur. in .the dioc. of Hereford, val. 68, in the gift of the vicar of the parish. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is a stone. edifice, with a fine roof. Tho Baptists have a chapel.. There is a free school for boys and girls. Fairs are held on 29th April and 22nd June for live stock, and one for the sale of wool in the first week of July ; also a statute fair on 21st September for hiring servants. . LONGTREE HUNDRED, one of the 28 subdivisions of Gloucestershire. It is situated in the southern part of the co., and bounded on the N. by the hund. of Bislcy, on the E. and S. by the co. of Wilts, and on the W. by und. of Berkeley. It includes the pars, of Avening, ington, Horsley, Minchinhampton, Rodborough, i!, Shipton - Moyne, Tetbury, Weston-Birt, and Woodchester, comprising an area of about 32,000 LONGUE PIERRE, a beacon rock between Sark and Hcrm, Channel Islands. I.O.VGUEVILLE, a vil. in the par. of St. Saviour, ail of Jersey, Channel Islands, in the vicinity of X. II I.ONHVILLE, a tnshp. in the par. of Eaton, co. i', G miles S.W. of Much Wenlock. It is situated at tliu (.ml i>r Wenlock Edge, and is united with Lush- cott and East Wall. LONGWATHBY. See LANGWATIIHY, Cumberland. .. ii. LONGWITTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Hartbum, co. Northumberland, 8 miles W. of Morpeth. It is a small agricultural village situated near the river Wans- beck. The mineral spring known as Thurston Wells is m this township. The principal residence is Longwittou Hall, a former seat of the Swinburnes and Trevelyans. LONGWOOD, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Hiuldersficld, upper div. of 'tho wap. of Agbrigg, West Riding co. York, 2 miles W. of Huddersfield, its post town. It is a station on the London and North- Western line of railway. This township consists chiefly of a naiTOw ridge rising rapidly from the banks of a rivulet. It includes several hmlts., of which Dark Lane and Dod-Leo are the principal. Tho village is very consi- derable. It contains several scribbling and fulling mills, and a mechanics' institute. Here are the reservoirs for supplying the town of Huddersfield with pure water. Tho place is lighted with gas, and tho streets are clean, though only partially paved. The people are mostly employed in tho cotton trade, and in the manufacture of woollen and fancy goods. The living is a perpct. cur.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 150, in the patron, of the vicar of the parish. The church is dedicated to St. Mark. Tho parochial endowments produce about 100 per annum, applied to school purposes. The Wesleyans have two places of worship, and tho Now Connexion Methodists one. There are National and Free schools for boys and girls. At Slack Hill, in this township, were discovered a Roman altar, dedicated to Fortune, a bath and hypocaust, and a tesselated pavement nearly a yard in thickness, which discovery has induced some antiquarians to consider this place, and not Almondbury, as the site of the Roman station Cambodunum. LONGWOOD, a post-office vil. in the par. of Clonard, in the bar. of Upper Moyfenrath, co. Meath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles N.W. of Innfield. It is situated on the river Blackwator. It contains a Roman Catholic chapel and a police station. Petty sessions are held at intervals. Fairs are held on 1st February, 28th April, 12th July, and llth December. LONGWORTII, a par. in the hunds. of Ganfield and Ock, co. Berks, 7 miles N.E. of Farringdon, and 8 N.W. of Abingdon, its post town. It is situated on tho S. bank of the river Isis, and includes tho hmlts. of Charney- Bassett and Draycot-Moor. Tho surface is in general fiat, and the soil clay alternated with sand. At Charncy- Bassett is a chapel-of-easc. Tho living is a rect.* in tho dioc. of Oxford, val. with the cur. of Charney- Bassett annexed, 785, in the patron, of Jesus College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a small Saxon edifice with a tower. . It contains a number of brasses, dating as far back as 1422. In tho register is an entry of tho baptism of Bishop Fell, whoso father was rector of Longworth. From the site on which tho church stands is an extensive prospect along the river and over into tho opposite county of Oxford. Tho charities for tho poor and educational purposes produce about 45 per annum. Tho Wesloyans have a chapel. There is a National school. Philip Pusoy, Esq., is lord of the manor. In this parish is the ancient entrench- ment called Chcrbury Camp, of an oval form, sur- rounded by a triple vallum ; the diameter in tho widest part is 310 paces, and in the narrowest 211. LONGWORTH, a tnshp. in tho par. of Bolton-le- Moors, hund. of Salford, co. palatine of Lancaster, 5 miles N.W. of Bolton. LONINGBOROUGH HUNDRED, one of tho sub- divisions of tho lathe of Shepway, co. Kent, situated in tho eastern part of the county. It includes tho pars, of Acriso, Elham, Lymingo, and Paddlcsworth, comprising an area of about 12,200 acres. LONMAY, a par. on the N.E. coast of Buchan, in the co. Aberdeen, Scotland. It is 4 miles S.E. of Frazer- burgh. It includes tho vil. of St. Comb, which was the ancient name of tho whole par. The size of tho parish is 10 miles by 4, and tho surface is flat. There are about 6,488 Scotch acres in tillage and pasture, 2,056 in mosa or moor, and 220 under wood. The river Ugio traces part of the boundary of the parish. It is in 4 x