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Rh LOSTOCK-HALL. (12 LOUDOUN. ace on t con- Je. It perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Chester, val. 120, in the gift of the incumhent of Witton. The church is a small modern edifice of brick, dedicated to St. John the Bap- tist. The Wesloyans have a chapel at Lostock Green. There is a National school. LOSTOCK-HALL, a hmlt. in the par. of Preston, hund. of Ainounderness, co. Lancaster, 4 miles from Preston. It is a station on the W. section of the Lan- cashire and Yorkshire railway. LOSTOCK LANE, a hmlt. in the par. of-Deane, co. Lancashire, 4 miles W. by N. of Bolton. It is a station on the W. section of the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway. LOSTWITIIIEL, a par., market town, and muni- cipal borough, in the eastern div. of the hund. of Powder, co. Cornwall, 6 miles S. of Bodmin, 21 S.W. of Launceston, and 246 from London, on the Cornwall line of railway. It is situated in a vale on the banks of the river Fowey, and on the road from Plymouth to Falmouth. It was at one time the county and stannary town, and was a parliamentary borough with Pcnkncth, in the par. of Lanlivery, returning two members to parliament from the reign of Edward II. till the passing of the Reform Bill, by which it was disfranchised. It is said to have been founded by Richard Earl of Cornwall, who built the palace, in -which the stannaries court was held, as well as Rcstormel Castle, in the reign of Edward I. In 164-1 a battle was fought between the Royalists and Parliamentarians. on the Broad Oak and St. Winnoe Downs, when the former were victorious. The latter retreated into Lostwithiel, while the Royalists encamped on the adjoining hills. The Earl of Essex, commander of the Parliamentarians, was accommodated at Lanhy- drock, the seat of Lord Robartes, one of his officers, afterwards Earl of Radnor. A charter of incor- poration vas granted in the reign of George II., by which the local government was vested in a mayor, six aldermen, 1 7 common councilmen, with the usual officers. The mayor is chosen annually by the council. Property and money matters are managed by the aldermen, and a court is annually held when the inspectors of weights and measures and other officers are appointed. The corporation, by virtue of its charter, has jurisdiction over the river Fowey, which is navigable to the quay at spring tides, and is crossed by a commodious stone bridge. The borough includes part of the parish of St. Winnoe, and in 1861 had a population of 1059.' It con- tains a markethouse, townhall, a mechanics' institute, and the Lostwithiel Book Club. The houses arc built of stone and roofed with slate, which abounds in the district. The principal trade carried on consists in the conveyance of the iron and copper ores and other mineral produce of the surrounding district to the port of Fowey for ship- ment to Wales, and the bringing' from thence coal, timber, limestone, and sand. Many of the people arc also employed in the tanneries and the Royal Res- tormel Iron Mine, and as woolstaplers. About 3 miles distant from the town are the rich copper mines of Lanescot and the Fowey Consols. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 96. The church dedi- cated to St. Bartholomew, is an edifice of ancient date, with a square tower surmounted by a lantern spire. It contains an antique font of an octangular form, and several monuments, some very old. The charities pro- duce about 20 per annum. The Independents, Wos- leyans, and Wesleyan Association Methodists have each a chapel. There are a corporation, mathematical, and commercial school, and a girls' National school. Some interesting ruins still exist of Restormel Castle, once occupied by the earls of Cornwall, and visited in 1864 by the Prince of Wales as Duke of Cornwall. According to tradition Lostwithiel was so called from having been the residence of Withiel, anciently Earl of Cornwall, who had a palace at Penknight. The manorial rights of the Duchy of Cornwall were purchased by the Earl of Mount Edgecnmbe 70 years ago, and conveyed by him to tho Corporation of Lostwithiol. Friday is market day. Fairs are held on the 31st March, 10th July, 4th September, and 13th November, for the .sale of horses and live stock. A cattle show takes place the 1 2th December, and a regatta in August. LOTH, a par. in the E. coast of co. Sutherland, land, 11 miles N.El of Golspie, its post town. It tains the vil. of Port Gower, and adjoins Helmsdale. is 7 miles in length, and about 4 at its greatest breadth. The surface for the most part is hilly, and attains in some parts a height of 1,500 feet above the sca-kvel. There arc several streamlets, the principal buint; tlnj Loth. The par.' is in the presb. of Dornoch and synod of Sutherland and Caithness. The minister's stipend is 162. The church is a modern and commodious struc- ture. There were formerly three chapels in this parish, but the burying- grounds of two arc the only trace s now left of them. A portion of tho parish, including tho town of Helmsdale, was in 1841 annexed to the par. cf Kildonau. There arc remains of Picts' houses on Loth Water, also cairns, tumuli, and a pillar of stone 10 feet high. The last witch burnt in Scotland suffered about 1720. LOTIIERS, a lib. in the div. of Bridport, Dorset. It is situated in the western part of tie county, and includes the borough of Lyme Regis, and the pars, of Bothenhampton and Loders. LOTHERSDALE, a hmlt. in the par. of Carlton, West Riding co. York, 2 miles S.W. of Skipton. This place, which consists of a few scattered houses, is situated in a deep valley. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 100, in the patron, of the vicar of the parish. The church was erected in 1838 on a site presented by the Earl of Burlington. LOTHERTON-CUM-ABERFORD, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Sherburn, upper div. of the wap. of Barkstone-Ash, West Riding co. York, 5 miles S.W. of Tadcaster, and 8 N.E. of Leeds. This tnshp. include* tho eastern portion of the town of Aberl'ord. T^( Lamplugh family are the chief owners of the soil. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of the parish. Then is a chapel-of-ease. Lord Ashtownis lord of the manor, and owner of Lothcrton Hall, a mansion in a well- wooded demesne. LOTHIANS, EAST, MIDDLE, and WEST, a district in the S. of Scotland, extending from tin: river Tweed to the Forth and Avon. It anciently formed part of the kingdom of Northumbria, having been settled by the Anglo-Saxons, but was given up to Malcolm II. in 1020. It includes the counties of Jlad- dington, Edinburgh, and Linlithgow, and formerly parts of Berwick, Roxburgh, and Selkirk, which see. LOTHINGLAND WITH MUTFORD, a subdivision of co. Suffolk, consisting of the two bunds, united. It is situated in the north-eastern part of the county. anu bounded on the N. by Breydon Water, on the E. by the German Ocean, on the S. by the hund. of Blythin x, ""I on the W. by the hund. of Wangford, co. Norfolk, ami river Wavency. It includes the borough of Yarmouth, and the pars. ;" Ashby, Barnhy, Helton, lihmdeston, Bradwell, Burgh Castle, C'arllon Colville, Corton, Flix- ton, Fritton, Gisleham, Gorleston, Guxton, Il< nm<;- fleet, Hopton, Kessingland. Kiikky, Lound, Lowestoft, I Mutford, Oulton, Pakefield, Jtushmerc, and Somerluigh- ton, comprising an area of about 32,960 acres. LOTHOSCAR, an islet in Loci: Linnhc, co. Argyle, ; Scotland. LOTHRY WATER, a river in co. Fife, jo Leven below Leslie. LOTTISHAM, a tytlig. in the par. of Ditcheal, co. Somerset, 2 miles N. of Castle Gary. LOUDOUN, a par. in the Cunninghame distrii Ayr, Scotland, 7 miles E. of Kilmarnock. It, is near tho bridge over the river Irvine, and < Auldton, Derville, and Newmills, nt which last railway station on the Glasgow and South-Westi Portpatrick line. The size of this parish is 9 11 5, with a hilly surface. It contains about 19,1"( imperial acres, of which about 10,700 are in 7,600 moss, moor, or pasture, and the remainder wood. Clay, ironstone, and coal are abundant, anu limestone of good quality is extensively worked here.