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Rh LOVELAND. 718 LOWESTOFT. 4 on the E. by the wap. of Langoe, on the S. by the wap. of Winnibnggs and Threo, and on the W. by the co. of Nottingham. It includes the pars, of Ancaster, Beck- ingham, Grange and Long Bennington, Bant Broughton, Carlton- Scroop, Caythorpe, Clay pole, Dry Doddington, Fenton, Foston, Fulbeck, Hough-on-the-Hill, Hougham, Leadenham, Marston, Normanton, Stragglethorpe, Stub- ton, and Westborough, comprising an area of about 47,340 acres. It gives name to a deanery in the arch- deac. and dioc. of Lincoln. LOVELAND. See LEAVELAND, co. Kent. LOVERSALL, a par. in the soke of Doncaster, West Riding co. York, 3 miles S. of Doncaster, its post town, and. 3 N. of Tickhill. The main road between Balby and Worksop passes through the village. This place was formerly much frequented by visitors, the spring known as St. Catherine's Well being remarkable for the purity of its waters, and the neighbourhood exceedingly healthy. Limestone is quarried. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 60, in the patron, of the Vicar of Doncaster. The church is an ancient structure with a tower and embattled parapet ornamented by eight pinnacles. There are three memorial windows of stained glass, and several monuments and effigies of the Overton, Wirrall, and other families. Mrs. Catherine E. Cooke is lady of the manor. The principal residences are St. Catherine's and Loversall halls the former a remark- ably fine example of later English domestic architecture, embellished with porticoes, turrets, and pinnacles. LOVESOME HILL, a vil. in the chplry. of Hutton- Bonville, North Hiding co. York, 3 miles N. of North- allerton. LOVESTON, a par. in the hund. of Narberth, co. Pembroke, 5 miles S.K of Narberth, its post town. It is a small agricultural place. There are several mines of anthracite coal. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 113. The church is a small ancient edifice. LOVINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Catsash, co. Somerset, 2 miles W. of Castle Gary, its post town, and nearest railway station on the Wilts and Somerset line, and 10 S.W. of Wincanton. It is situated in the vicinity of the river Brue. The village is small and chiefly agricultural. The impropriate tithes belonging to the Dean and Chapter of Wells have been commuted for a rent-charge of 216, with an impropriate glebe of 14 acres. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 72, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Wells. The church, dedicated to St. Thomas- a-Beckct, is an ancient stone edifice, with a modern built tower and porch. The register commences in 1603. The charities, arising from rents and appropriated to education, produce about 13 per annum, besides other small sums for the poor. James Tidcombe, Esq., is lord of the manor. There is a National school for both sexes. LOW, a hmlt. in the par. of Wolverley, co. Worces- ter, 3 miles N. of Kidderminster. It is situated near the river Stour and the Stourbridge canal. LOW ABBOT-SIDE. Set ABBOT-SIDE, Low. And all places having a similar distinguishing prefix will be found under the proper name. LOWDHAM, a par. in the S. div. of the wap. of Thurgarton, co. Nottingham, 6 miles S.W. of Southwell, and 8 N.E. of Nottingham, its post town. It is a station on the Midland line of railway. The parish is situated on the navigable river Trent, and includes the hmlt. of Caythorpe and Gunthorpe. The village, which is con- siderable, is situated on the road from Nottingham to Newark, and is a polling place for South Notts. The people are mostly employed in the stocking manufacture, and in the various cotton, corn, and paper mills. The tithes were, with certain exceptions, commuted for land, under an Enclosure Act in 1765. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 276. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a stone edifice, with a tower and spire. There was formerly a chapel-of-ease at Gunthorpe, which was taken down at the commencement of the present century. The charities amount to about 4 per annum. The Wesleyans, Independents, and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel. There is a National school for both sexes. Peter Strey Broughton, Esq., ia lord of the manor. LOWDOEE, at the head of Derwentwater, co. Cumberland, from whence a view is obtained of lake, and of the waterfall to which it gives name. LOWE, a tushp. in the par. of Stottesden, co. i" 5 miles N. of Cleobury Mortimer. LOWE, a tnshp. united with Ditches, in the par. < Wem, hund. of North Bradford, co. Salop, 1 mile N.W. ofWem. LOWE, a tnshp. in the par. of Leek, N. div. of the hund. of Totmonslow, co. Stafford, 1 mile S.E. of Leek. LOWE, THE, a tnshp. in the par. of Worfield, hund. of Brinistree, co. Salop, 3 miles N.E. of Bridg- north. It is situated on a branch of the river Severn. LOWER, a hmlt. in the par. of Conwil-Cayo, co. Carmarthen, 7 miles N.W. of Llandovery. LOWER ALLITHWAITE. See ALLITHWAIIE, LOWER, co. Lancaster. And all places having a similar distinguishing prefix will bo found under the proper name. LOWER PARK, a tnshp. in the par. of Diddlebui y, co. Salop, 6 miles N. of Ludlow. LOWER STREET, a hmlt. on the river Orwell, co. Suffolk, 7 miles S.E. of Ipswich. LOWESBY, or LOSEBY, a par. in the hund. of East Goscote, co. Leicester, 4 miles N. of Billesdon, and 9 N.E. of Leicester, its post town. It is situated on a tributary of the river Wreak, and includes the tnshp. of Cold Newton. The manufacture of fancy articles in terra-cotta and pottery used to bo carried on here. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 98. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is on ancient structure with an embattled tower. One of the three bells is said to be 600 years old. Lady Fowke supports a school for the children of the poor. Sir F. G. I'owke, Bart., is lord of the manor. LOWESGREAN, a hmlt. in the bar. of Middlethird, co. Tipperary, 4 miles S.E. of Cashel. Fairs are held on the 2nd August and 23rd October. LOWESTOFT, a par., market and seaport town, in the hund. of Mutford, co. Suffolk, 10 miles S. of Yar- mouth, 39 N.E. of Ipswich, and 113 from London by the turnpike road, or 117 by the Great Eastern railway, which has a branch line to this town. It is situated on the easternmost point of the county, overlooking the German Ocean, and is a packet elation, a much fro- quented watering-place, and a principal seat of herring fishery. Until recently the town was lit! better than an insignificant fishing village. It anciently called Lothwinstoft and Laystoft, either deriv from the name of a Saxon earl who resided liciv, < from " Low-toft," a market formerly held beneath the cliffs. In 1349 the great plague, which devastated the continent of Europe, raged here with such malignity that not more than one-tenth of the inhabitants < the contagion. It suffered much, also, from the in 1603, and was nearly destroyed by fire in 1645. In 1665 a naval engagement took place off shore 1 the English and Dutch fleets, when the latl< defeated. Since the construction of the harbour and the opening of the railway, this place has made rap advancement, having increased in population from 6,580 in 1851 to 10,663 in 1861. The town is well-paved, thoroughly drained, and lighted with It has a good water supply. The main thoro above a mile in length, and on the heights are in terraces and villas overlooking the sea. The shin well adapted for sea-bathing, consisting of sand and shingle of a close, firm nature. There is a men; townhaU, library, and news-rooms, a mechanic tute, four commercial banks, and a savings-ban! . sessions are held weekly on Wednesday, courts once a month. The principal branches of i : are ship and boat building, rope and sail making, and corn and oil mills. A large number of the ; inhabitants are employed in the herriiv; and other