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Rh LULWORTH, WEST. 727 LUNDIE. LTJI/WOETH, WEST, a par. in the lib. of Bindon, co. Dorset, 7 miles S.W. of Wareham, its post town, and 10 S.E. of Dorchester. It is situated on the southern coast, having within its limits Lulworth Cove, a email creek of singular natural beauty, surrounded by lofty limestone rocks, the resort of the razor-hill and puffin, the collecting of whose eggs forms part of the support of the country people. The entrance of the cove is through a wide gap in the cliff, of sufficient depth for vessels of 100 tons burthen ; but the landing is not good, and ia often dangerous. The "Arched Rock," about a mile from the Cove, has an opening of about 20 feet high, through which the sea presents a remarkably grand ap- pearance. The coast-guard service has a station here. The village is entirely encircled with hills, with the ex- ception of a narrow gorge, which winds southward to the sea. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 156, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is a neat edifice, with a small square tower. LUMB, a tnshp. and ecclesiastical district, in the par. of Whalley, upper div. of the hund. of Blackburn, co. palatine of Lancaster, 2 miles N. of Newchurch, its post town, and 5 S. of Burnley. The main road between the above towns passes through it. The hmlt. of Water is in this tnshp. Cotton and woollen goods are manufac- tured here, and some of the people are employed in the quarries. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 150, in the patron, of the crown and bishop alternately. The church is a small stone edifice of Norman architecture, dedicated to St. Michael. There ia a National school, and the Baptists have a place of worship and a school at Water. LUMBY, a hmlt. in the par. of Sherburn, upper div. of the wap. of Barkstone-Ash, West Riding co. York, 6 miles N.E. of Pontefract. It is situated close to the North Midland line of railway, at the point where a curved branch of 1$ mile long diverges to the N. and joins the Leeds and Selby railway. This hamlet is united with Huddleston to form a township. LU1ILEY, GREAT, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Chestcr-le-Street, N. div. of the ward of Easington, co. palatine of Durham, 2 miles S.E. of Chester-le-Street, and 5 N.E. of Durham. The Fence Houses station on the North-Eastern line of railway is about 2 miles S.E. from the village, of which it is the post town. It is situated on Lumley Beck, a tributary of the river Wear. The people for the most part are employed in the col- .-i. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Durham, val. i'300, in the patron, of the bishop. The Wesleyans have two places of worship, and there is a >nal school, in which Divine service is performed on Sunday. Here are almshouses for 12 widows, and other charities, amounting to about 50 per annum. The Earl of Scarborough is lord of the manor. iIJMLEY, LITTLE, a tnshp. in the par. of Chester- le-Street, co. Durham, 1 mile N. of Great Lumley, and 6 miles N. of Durham. It is situated near the banks of the river Wear, and the road between Durham and New- castle passes through the neighbourhood. Fence Houses is its post town and nearest railway station. Charcoal ia made here. Lumley Castle was built by Sir R. Lum- ley in the reign of P^dward I., since which time it has been partly rebuilt and modernised, but has continued in the Lnmley family. The present representative of house is the Earl of Scarborough, who is lord of the manor and proprietor of this and the above township. < astle stands on the S. bank of the river Wear, upon ^ ground, commanding a view of the surround- y. It is a massive quadrangular building, a machicolated tower at each angle. The hall and ^ are of good dimensions, and there is a collcc- "f portraits of the Lumleys and other celebrities of tiUMPHANAN, a par. in the Kincardine O'Neil dis- 'i co. of Aberdeen, Scotland, 3 miles N.N.W. line O'Neil. It is a railway station on the North of Scotland line. It is about 6 miles in h, and 4 in breadth, and is nearly surrounded by hills. The name of the parish signifies " the bare little valley;" but this designation is nbt at the present day applicable to the lowlands, which are now wou cultivated and very productive. About 2,770 acres are in tillage, 4,300 pastoral or waste, and 500 under wood. The highest hills are Mealmead and Craiglich. Granite is the pre- dominant rock. The par. is partly bounded by the river Dee, and is drained by Lumphanan Burn. It is in the presb. of Kincardine O'Neil and synod of Aberdeen. The parish church was erected in 1851. There is a Free church and non-parochial schools in the neighbourhood. This is the district in which the usurper Macbeth is said to have been slain by Macduff in the year 1057 ; the spot on which tradition asserts the combat to have taken place is about a mile N. of the church, on the brow of a hill, where a large cairn of stones has been raised, commemo- rative of the event. In the vicinity are a pillar, several Druidical stones, and small cairns ; and at Pool Bog, on Lumphanan burn, is an oval moated earthen fort or bawn, 259 feet round at top, and 36 feet high. LTJMSDEN, an ancient manor in the par. of Colding- ham, co. Berwick, Scotland. It was possessed by a family of that name so early as the reign of David I. LUNAN, a par. in the co. of Forfar, Scotland, 7 miles N. of Arbroath. It is situated on the Lunan Bay, at the mouth of the Lunan water. The length of the parish eastward is 2 f miles, and its mean breadth H mile. The surface rises from the Lunan water until it attains a height of about 400 feet above the sea, and then recedes to the further boundary. The soil is fertile, and the greater proportion of the land is arable. The par. is in the presb. of Arbroath and synod of Angus and Meams, in the patron, of the crown. The minister's stipend is 158. The church is a modern structure. Inverlunan was the ancient name of the parish. The Earl of North- esk is the chief landowner. Lunan House is the only mansion. LUNAN WATER, a stream, rising near Loch Lows, in co. Perth, Scotland, which, after a course of 8 miles, joins the Isla, near Cupar Angus. LTJNASTING, or LUNNASTING, a par. in Shet- land Islands, Scotland, now united to Nesting, which see. LUNCARTY, a vil. in the Strathmore district of the co. Perth, Scotland, 4J miles N. of Perth. It is a station on the Scottish North-Eastern railway. This place, which was formerly a district parish, is situated on the river Tay, and has the largest bleach-fields in Great Britain, the grounds comprehending about 130 acres. It was here that Kenneth III., with the assistance of the Hays, routed the Danes in 972. LUND, a par. in the Bainton-Beacon div. of the wap. of Harthill, East Riding co. York, 6 miles N.W. of Beverley, its post town, and 8 S.W. of Great Driffield. It is situated on the Wold. The tithes were commuted under an Enclosure Act in 1794 for land and annual money payments. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of York, val. 188. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a neat stone structure with an embattled tower. It contains a number of monumental records, and a register of rather ancient date. The Wesleyans have two places of worship, and there is a parochial school. The remains of an old market-cross are still to bo seen. A- fair for the sale of pedlery is held on the fourth Thursday in Lent. LUND. See CLIFF-CUM-LCND, co. York. LUND, a chplry. in the par. of Kirkham, co. palatine of Lancaster, 3 miles S.E. of the town of Kirkham. The living is a perpet. cur." in the dioe. of Manchester, val. 382, in the patron, of Christ Church, Oxford. The chapel has been enlarged. LUNDIE, a par. in the co. Forfar, Scotland. It con- tains a small village of its own name, which is 9 miles N.W. of Dundee. It is situated under the Sidlaws. This parish is 3 miles long by 2 at its greatest breadth, with an area of 4,100 acres. The soil is various, but for the most part productive. There are four lakes, the largest of which is three quarters of a mile. The ancient par. of Lundie was united to Fowlis Easter in 1618. The united par. is in the presb. of Dundee and synod of Angus and Mearns. The minister's stipend is 201. Tho parish