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Rh LTJDNEY. 723 LUGWARDINE. reel.* in the dice, of Hereford, val. 150. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, is a spacious cruciform struc- ture of the time of Henry VII., measuring 228 feet by ~Z. It has a lofty tower 130 feet high, containing a peal of eight bells and chimes ; also ait hexagonal porch and two chantry chapels annexed. It contains an open roof and stalls, stained E. window, a beautiful toned organ, and monuments of Lord President Bridgman and others. The interior was completely restored in 1863, at a large cost, when a new pulpit was made, all the pews and galleries cleared away, and three western windows filled with stained glass. The Independents, Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists have places of worship. Tho College, now converted into private houses, is an old foundation. The Koyal Free Grammar School, founded by Edward VI., has an endowment, out of which 200 per annum are paid to the head-master, 150 to the second, and nearly 100 to the third, with two exhibi- tions at Baliol College, Oxford, and an annual exhibition to Oxford, Cambridge, or Durham. It is open not only to citizens, but to children within 10 miles of the town. There is a bluecoat-school over the market-cross, with an endowment of i'C3. The National schools are a handsome new building, appropriated to boys and girls, with residence for masters, besides infant and (Sunday schools. The charities consist of Hosyer's almshouses, rebuilt in 1758, having an endowment of 250; also Foxe's almshouse, with an income of about 200. Near the town is a mineral spring, and round the castle are public promenades commanding prospects over the rich valley of the Teme. Tho principal residences in the vicinity are Dinham House, seat of the Earl Powis, where Lucien Buonaparte resided, Ludford House, the Sheet, Moor Park, Oakley Park, and Stanton Lacy House. The Ludlow hounds hunt round here, and are kennelled at Wetmoor. Annual races take place at mid- summer on the Old-field, and adjoining the Bromfield railway station. There are traces of "Whitefriars Priory, founded in the middle of the llth century, and of an Austin friary, founded in the 13th. Market days are Monday and Saturday, the former being chiefly for com and provisions, the latter for provisions only. Fairs aro held on the Monday before the 1 3th February for cheese, on the Tuesday before Easter, Wednesday in Whitsuii week, 21st August, 28th September, first Monday in November, and 6th December, for cattle, horses, sheep, , and hops ; also a statute fair on the I.M M for hiring servants. LUDNEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Grainthorpe, Marsh div. of the hund. of Louth Esko, parts of Lindsoy, co. Lincoln, 7 milea S.E. of Louth. LU1XSTONE, a tnslip. in the par. of Claverley, co. Salop, 5 miles E. of Bridgnorth. LUIAVORTH, a tnshp. in the par. of Glossop, hund. of High Peak, co. Derby, 5 miles S.W. of Glossop, and ,s X.S". of Chapel-le-Frith. It is situated near the con- . . 1:0 of the rivers Coyt and Etherow. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in mining operations and in agricul- Hero are chapels belonging to Wesleyaus and lljll' ];' Il<l<-Mt8. LLl'I i:XUAM, NORTH, a par. in the hund. of Wrangdike, co. Rutland, 5 miles N.E. of Uppingham, anil ('.A S.W. of Stamford, its post town. The London and North-Western railway has a station S.W. of the - r <:. The river Chater flows through the parish. The surface is undulating and the soil somewhat stony, i tile. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of i;h, val. 624, in the patron, of Emanuel iilge. Tho church is a stone edifice, to St. John the Baptist. It is supposed to Iiei-ii built in the reign of Edward III., and was struck by lightning in 1822, when the steeple was It contains a brass of Archdeacon Johnson, i ly rector, who founded the grammar schools of Chikham and Uppingham. The parochial endowments ice about 100 per annum, of which 23 are for "1 purposes. Sir Gilbert John Heathcote, Bart., is inor. LUFFEMIAM, SOUTH, a par. in the hund. of VOL. II. Wrangdike, co. Rutland, 1 mile S. of the above, and 5 miles N.E. of Uppingham, its post town. It lies near the banks of the river Chater, on the road from Stamford to quality. The living Peterborough, val. .423, in the patron, of Baliol Col- lege, Oxon. The church is an ancient Gothic structure, dedicated to St. Mary. The charities produce about 1 per annum. There is a National school for boys and girls. Sir G. J. Heathcote, Bart., is lord of the manor. Luffenham Hall is the principal residence. LUFFIELD ABBEY, an ext. par. lib., chiefly in the huud. and co. of Bucks, 5 miles N.W. of Bucking- hum. It is situated on the borders of Whittlebury Forest, and was anciently the site of a Benedictine prior)-, founded in 1124 by Robert le Bossu, Earl of Leicester, but subsequently suppressed and given to the abbot and convent of Westminster by Henry VII. At tho Dissolution the property was given to tho Throck- mortona, from whom it passed to the dukes of Buck- ingham. LUFFINCOTT, a par. in the hund. of Black Tor- rington, co. Devon, 6 miles S. of Holsworthy, and 7 N. of Launceston, its post town. It is situated on tho banks of the river Tamar, and the Bude canal passes through the parish. There is no village, only a few farmhouses. Tho living is a rect. in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 67. The church is a small edifice dedi- cated to St. James. Henry Blagrave, Esq., is lord of the manor. LUFFNESS, a vil. in the par. of Aberlady, co. Haddington, Scotland, 6 miles N.W. of Haddington. It is situated near tho junction of the rivers Pefi'er and Leddie, on Aberlady Bay. LUFFWICK. See LOWICK, co. Northampton. LUFTON, a par. in the hund. of Stone, co. Somerset, 3 miles N.W. of Yeovil, its post town, and 4 S.E. of Ilchester. There is no village, and only four houses. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 102. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 107. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, is a stone edifice of very small dimensions, and in various styles of architecture. J. Farquharson, Esq., is lord of tho manor. LUG, a river of Wales, rises in Radnorshire, and after a course of 50 miles, in which it receives the waters of the Pinsley, Arrow, and Fromc, joins the Wye near Mordisford in Herefordshire. LUGAR WATER, a river of co. Ayr, Scotland, rises under Wardlaw Hill, arid after a course of 15 miles, in which it receives the waters of the Guelt and Burnock, joins the river Ayr near Barskiniming. It gives name to a station on tho Glasgow and South- Western and Portpatrick railway. LUGDUFF, a mountain near Glendalough, co. Wicklow, Ireland, 10 miles N.W. of Rathdrum. It attains an altitude of 2,148 feet above the sea-level, and is celebrated for tho Lugganuro lead mines, which yield galena, with 70 per cent, of lead. LUGGANN, a vil. in tho bar. of Ross, co. Galway, In land, 9 miles N.W. of Oughterard. LUGGATE WATER, a stream of cp. Edinburgh, Scotland. It is a good trout stream, joining the Gala water. LUGGIE WATER, a stream of co. Dumbarton, Scotland, joining the river Kelvin. LUGNAQUILLA, a mountain in co. Wicklow, Ire- land, 10 miles E. of Baltinglass. It attains an altitude of above 3,000 feet above the sea. LUGTON, a vil. in the par. of Dalkoith, co. Edin- burgh, Scotland, 3 miles from Dalkeith. LUGTON WATER, a stream of co. Ayr, Scotland, rising in Loch Libo, co. Renfrew, and joins the Garnock near Eglintoun Castle. LUGWARDINE, a par. in the hund. of Radio v, , Hereford, 3 miles N.E. of Hereford, its post town, and 11 J N.W. of Ledbury. Hereford is thi iwuy station, whence thcro aro trains to all parts. Tho pur. 4 z