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Rh LUCCOMBE. 722 LUDDENDEN. commuted for a rent charge of 365. The living is a root.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 417. The church is an ancient stone edifice, dedicated to St. Mary. The register commences in 1676. The charities amount to ahout 4 per annum. There is a parochial school. Sir T. D. Ackland is lord of the manor. LUCCOMBE. See CHELBOROUOH, EAST, co. Dorset. LUCCOMBE CHINE, a shelf of rock under Shanklin Down, Isle of Wight, co. Hants, 6 miles S.E. of Newport. LUCE, a river, partly in the co. Ayr, hut chiefly in co. Wigtown, Scotland. It rises on the S. side of Bene- rard Hill, 1,430 feet high, and consists of two streams until within 6J miles of the sea. It runs 16 miles S. through Glenluce, past New Luce and Old Lcee, to Luce Bay. LUCE BAY, the entrance of which is between the Mull of Galloway and Barrow Head, is 15 miles long, and 18 wide. The hay is sandy, and has anchorage in 3 to 16 fathoms at East Tarhert, Drumore, Chapel Rosan, Kirkmaiden, &c. There is a lighthouse on the Mull of Galloway. LUCE, NEW, a par. in the co. Wigtown, Scotland, 5 miles N. of Glenluce. It is situated on the Luce, where the Cross water falls into that river. Its length southward is 9|- miles, and its greatest breadth is 5 j. The hilly parts are covered by rocks or heath, while the arable land, which is not of great extent, lies principally on the banks of the rivers. Lead was formerly worked. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in the rearing of sheep and black cattle. The par. is in the presb. of Stranraer and synod of Galloway, in the patron, of the crown. The minister's stipend is .158. The parish church was erected in 1821. New Luce and Old Luce formerly were one parish, known as Glenluce, but were separated into two distinct parishes in 1646. LUCE, OLD, or GLENLUCE, a par. containing the Til. of Glenluce, in the co. Wigtown, Scotland, 15 miles W. of Wigtown. It is situated on the banks of the river Luce, and on the public road at the head of Luce Bay, which here forms a tolerably good harbour for small vessels, and aifords employment for many fishermen. The size of the parish is 10 miles by 5. The surface is hilly and irregular, excepting near the coast and river Luce, where it is level, and well cultivated. The par. is in the presb. of Stranraer and synod of Galloway, in the patron, of the crown. The minister's stipend is 158. The parish church was erected in 1814. The United Presbyterians and Free Church have each a place of worship. There are five non-parochial schools. About a mile N. of the parish church are the ruins of Luce Abbey, founded in 1190 by Rowland, Lord of Galloway, as a cell to Mebrose. Tradition reports Michael Scott, of cabalistic memory, to have been at one time abbot of this establishment. On the coast S.E. of the mouth of the Luce stand the ruins of the castle of Synniness. Carscreuch, now in ruins, is an ancient seat of the earls of Stair. The modern seats are Park Place, Geuoch, and Balkail House. There is a mineral spring in the neighbourhood. An annual fair is held at Glenluce on the Tuesday before the 26th May, and there is a monthly fair or market from the first Friday in the month of April to the first Friday in December. LUCKENSFOED, a vil. in the par. of Inchinnan, co. Renfrew, Scotland, 3 miles N.W. of Renfrew. LtTCKER, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Bam- brough, N. dlv. of the ward of Bambrough, co. Nor- thumberland, 4 miles S.W. of Bambrough Castle, and 4 S.E. of Belford, its post town. The North-Eastern line of railway has a station here. The village is a small agricultural place. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Durham, val. 62. The chapel is a stone edifice. Here is a school for the children of both sexes, conducted on the National system. Lucker Hall is the principal residence. The Duke of Northumberland is lord of the manor. LUCKHAM, a par. in the hund. of Carhampton, co. Somerset. See LUCCOMBE. LUCKINGTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Kilmersdon, co. Somerset, 5 miles N.W. of Frome. LUCKINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Chippenham, co. Wilts, 7 miles S.W. of Malmesbury, and 10 N W. of Chippenham, its post town. This was a possession of the Seymours, who received it from King Harold. It is situated close on the borders of Gloucestershire. Building stone is quarried, and there is a medicinal spring. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 292 15s. The living is a rect.* in the dioo. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 278. The church is an ancient edifice, dedicated to St. Michael, with a tower. There is a Sunday-school, endowed with 7, and other charities, producing together 16 per annum. In the vicinity are barrows, kistvaens, and a cromlech. LUCKLAWHILL-FEUS, a vil. in the par. of Logie, co. Fife, Scotland. It commands an extensive view. LUCTON, a par. in the hund. of Wolphy, co. Here- ford, 6 miles N.W. of Leominster, its post town, and 9 S.W. of Ludlow. It is situated on the main road be- tween Ludlow and Presteign, in the vicinity of the river Lug. Hops are cultivated in this neighbourhood. About one-third of the parish is woodland, and the rest nearly equally divided between arable and pasture. The soil is a mixture of clay and loam on a substratum of limestone, which is quarried. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 98, in the patron, of the governors of Lucton school. The church, dedi- cated to St. Peter, is a stone edifice, rebuilt on the old foundation in 1852. In 1708, John Pierrepont, Esq., founded and endowed a free grammar school, in which 60 boys are clothed and educated gratuitously, besides others on moderate terms. It has a revenue of nearly 1,250 per annum. LUDBOROUGH, a wap. or subdivision of the parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, situated in the north-eastern part of the county. It is bounded on the N. by the wap. of Bradley Haverstoe, on the E. by the hund. of Louth Eske, on the S. by the hund. of Hill, and on the W. by the wap. of Walshcroft, and includes the pars, of Covenham (St. Bartholomew and St. Mary), Bracken- borough, Fotherby, Little Grimsby, Ludborough, North Ormsby,Utterby, and Wyham-cum-Cadeby, comprising an area of about 12,600 acres. LUDBOROUGH, a par. in the wap. of the same name, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 5 miles N.W. of Louth, its post town, and 8 S. of Great Grimsby. The Great Northern line of railway has a station here. The village is situated on the main road between Grimsby and Louth. The Romans had a station here. The tithes were commuted for land in 1774 under an Enclo- sure Act. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 388. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has recently undergone complete restoration. The regit-kr commences in 601. The Wesley ans, Free, and Primitive Methodists have chapels, and there is a National school. LUDCHURCH, a par. in the hund. of Narberth, co. Pembroke, 3 miles S.E. of Narberth, its post town. The parish is of small extent, but contains limestone and marble quarries. The village is small, and wholly agricultural. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 94. The church is dedicated to St. Elidyr. LUDDEN, a par. in the bar. of Clanwilliam, co. Limerick, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 8 miles N.N.W. of Sixmilebridge. Limerick is its post town. It is 1 mile square. The surface consists of good land. The road from Limerick to Kilmallock traces part of the E. border. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Emly, united with Caherconlish. LUDDENDEN, a chplry. in the par. of Halifax, wap. of Morley, West Riding co. York, about 3 miles N.W. of Halifax. The vils. of Luddenden and Lud- denden Foot are situated partly in the tnshp. of Midg- ley, and partly in that of Warley. The inhabitant are chiefly employed in the various cotton, woollen, worsted, paper, and corn mills. It is watered by Lud- denden Brook, a tributary of the river Aire. The surface is boldly varied, rising into hills of lofty eleva- tion, and commanding some mountain scenery. At Luddenden Foot is a station on the Lancashire and