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Rh LYONSHALL. 738 LYTHE. prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles 8. of Celbridge. Naas is its post town. It ia 3 miles long by 1 mile broad. The soil is generally good. The Grand canal traverses the interior. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Kildare, val. with Kill, 430, in the patron, of the crown. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Kill. Here are two day-schools. Lyons is the demesne of Lord Cloncurry. There are ruins of a castle and church, which are alleged to be the vestiges of an ancient town. LYONSHALL, a par. in the hund. of Stretford, co. Hereford, 2 miles E. of Kington, its post town, and 1 1 "W. of Leominster. It is situated on the S. bank of the river Arrow, and was formerly possessed by the Marbury, Devereux, Fouchet, and other families. Under the last named it became a market town. A castle was built here in early times, of which there are some remains. Bricks and tiles are made, and limestone is obtained for building. Coal is brought from Brecon, and lime from the kilns near Radnor, by a tramroad, which runs through the parish. The surface is finely wooded, and the soil clayey. The laud is divided between arable and pasture in nearly equal proportions, with the exception of about 350 acres of woodland. The village is situated on the road from Hereford, and on that from Worcester to Aberystwith. The appropriate tithes have been com- muted for a rent-charge of 430, and the vicarial for 330. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 350, in the patron, of the Bishop of Worcester. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient stone edifice, with square tower, and has several monu- mental tablets. The charities produce about 2 per annum. There is a parochial school for both sexes, with teacher's residence. In the neighbourhood are remains of Offa's Dyke, in good preservation. A seat called the Moor is the principal residence. Lady Langdale is lady of the manor. LYPIATE, a hmlt. in the par. and hund. of Kilmers- don, co. Somerset, 5 miles N.W. of Frome. LYPPIATT, UPPER and LOWER, tythgs. in the par. of Stroud, co. Gloucester, 2 miles E. of Stroud. The Great Western railway, and the canal, pass through the neighbourhood. This is said to have been a meeting- place of the conspirators in the gunpowder plot. LYSS-TURNEY, a hmlt. and chplry. in the par. and hund. of Odiham, co. Hants, 4 miles N.E. of Petersfield. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 150. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. LYTCHETT-MATRAVERS, a par. in the hund. of Cogdean, co. Dorset, 6 miles N.W. of Poole, its post town, and 8 S.E. of Blandford. The village is situated on a high hill, commanding a view of the sea. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 430. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 551. The church,, dedicated to St. Mary, is of ancient date, and, from an inscription on a brass plate, is supposed to have been built before the Conquest. It contains several monuments, including one to Lord Matravers, from whom the place takes the suffix to its name. The Wes- leyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel. There are National schools. H. Dillon Trenchard, Esq., is lord of the manor. LYTCHETT-MINSTER, a par. in the hund. of Cog- dean, co. Dorset, 2 miles S.E. of Lytchett-Matravers, and 4 N.W. of Poolo, its post town. It is situated at the northern extremity of Wareham harbour, and is bounded bn the S. by Rock Lee river, which is crossed by a bridge, and falls into Lytchett Bay. A priory was founded here in early times. From the hill called Lyt- chett Beacon there is an extensive prospect over Poole harbour and the surrounding country. Nearly half the surface is in heath and waste ; the remainder is divided between arable, meadow, and woodland. There are pits for potter's clay, which is convoyed to Poole harbour by means of a short canal. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 15 9s. &d., and the vicarial for 350. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 295, in the patron, of Eton College. The church, with the exception of the tower, is a modern edifice, dedicated to St. Mary. It was built from the materials of the old priory. The parochial endowments produce about 24 per ;iimum. The Independents and Baptists have each a chapel. There are both National and British schools. The principal residence here is Lytchett House, built by Sir Claude Scott, Bart., who called it " Sans Souci." To the S. of the village is Lytchett Beacon, a very large tumulus, serving as a landmark for ships entering Poole harbour. A pleasure fair is held on Whit-Monday. W. R. Fryer, Jisq., is lord of the manor. LYTESCARY, a hmlt. in the par. of Charlton Mack- rell, co. Somerset, in the vicinity of Somerton. LYTH, a hmlt. in the par. of Heversham, ward of Kendal, co. Westmorland, 5 miles N.W. of Milnthorpe. It forms a tnshp. with Crosthwaite and the hmlt. of Raw. There are orchards, and an extensive bog. LYTHAM, a par. in the hund. of Amounderness, co. I palatine of Lancaster, 5 miles S.W. of Kirkham, 8 N. of Southport, and 14 W. of Preston, its post town. It is situated on the N. bank of the estuary of the river Ribble, and is the terminus of a branch line of the West Lancashire and Yorkshire railway. The village is mostly modern, and has some good houses. It is well lighted with gas, and possesses every accommodation for the comfort of its numerous visitors, the place being much resorted to in the summer months for its salu- brity and facilities for sea-bathing. About a mile to the E. is Lytham Pool, a large natural basin, where ships transfer their merchandise to lighter vessels, to be conveyed up the river to the port of Preston. At the northern extremity of the basin is a graving-dock for building and repairing vessels. Many of the people are engaged in the fisheries. The National Life Boat Insti- tution has a station in the vicinity. A portion of the beach has been levelled, and a public promenade formed along it, affording a view of the scenery on the 8. side of the estuary. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 568. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 131. The parish church is a neat edifice of red brick, with a tower, dedicated to St. Cuthbert. There is also the district church of St. John, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. .60. The church of St. John is a modern structure. The charities, including the endowment of the free school, produce about 110 per annum. The Baptists, Wesleyan Methodists, and Roman Catholics have places of worship ; and, in addition to the free school, there is a good National school, and one belong- ing to the Roman Catholics. Here are some remains of a priory, founded about the 12th century. Lytham Hall is the principal residence. Colonel Clifton is lord of the manor. Saturday is the principal market day. LYTHAN, ST., a par. in the hund. of Dinas Powis, co. Glamorgan, 5 miles S.W. of Cardiff, its post town. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. .199, in the patron, of the archdeacon. There are remains of a cromlech. Dyffryn is the only seat. LYTHE, a tnshp. united with Birch, in the par. of Ellesmere, co. Salop, 1 mile S.E. of the town of Ellea- mere. The Ellesmere canal passes through the tnshp. Lythe Hall is the principal residence. LYTHE. See MILLAND, co. Sussex. LYTHE, a par. in the eastern div. of the lib. of Langbaurgh, North Riding co. York, 4 miles N. V. Whitby, its post town, and 8 S.E. of Easington. The North-Eastern railway has a station at Whitby. par., which is of large extent, is situated on the north- eastern coast, and includes the tnshps. of Barnby I Borrowby, Ellerby, Goldsborough, Lythe, Button Blul- grave, Mickleby, Newton Mulgrave, andUgthorp* 1 , the hmlt. of Egton Bridge. Lythe was, at one time, a market town, and belonged to the Manley family. At Kettleness and Sandsend in this parish are extensive alum works, affording employment to a large number of the inhabitants. They have been carried on for above 250 years, and are now the property of the Marq. Normanby. Jet is found along the sea-shore. The lofty cliff at Kettleness having become undermined, on the night of December 17, 1829, glided down towards the