LARIA. 543 LASSINGTON. authorities. There is a justice of peace court for debts held here on the first Monday of each month, lursday is market day. Fairs are held on the first " iy of February; on St. Columba's or Colm's Day Tuesday after the 12th June) ; on the third Tuesday July, and the fourth Tuesday of October. The Columba's fair was formerly a scene of bustle and ive traffic. It was attended by the people from the .ands, who resorted hither to exchange their pro- for that of the Lowland trader, but has recently much declined. LARIA, or LAIRA GREEN, an ext. par. place in the par. of Egg-Buckland, co. Devon, 2 miles from Plymouth. It is situated on the South Devon railway, at the bridge over the Catwater. LARKE, a river rising near Rushbrook, in co. Suffolk, and joining the Ouse near Ely, in Cambridgeshire. LARKFIELD, a hund. in the lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, contains the pars, of Addington, Arlington, Ayles- ford, Birling, Burh.im, Ditton, Leybourne, East Mailing, West Mailing, Oflham, Ryarsh, Snodland, Trottersclifle, and Wouldham, comprising an area of 22,410 acres. LARKFIELD, a hmlt. in the hund. of Larkfield, co. Kent, 4 miles N.W. of Maidstone. There are also several private seats of this name in various pails of Ireland. LARKHALL, a vil. in the pars, of Dalserf and Hamilton, co. Lanark, Scotland. It is 3J miles S.E. of Hamilton. The village was commenced in 1776, but did not increase much until about 1796. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in the neighbouring collieries, or in handloom-weaving for Glasgow houses. The chapel, reeled in 1835, has recently been endowed by tho Duke of Hamilton, and erected into a quoad sacra cburch. Hero the United Presbyterians havo a church. There are three schools. In the village tho City of Glasgow Bank has a branch, and there is a savings-bank and a benefit society. LARKHAM, a hmlt. on the coast in co. Lancaster, 5 miles N.W. of Poulton-le-Fylde. LARK-STOKE, a hmlt. in the par. of Ilinington, upper div. of the hund. of Kiftsgate, co. Gloucester, ^ miles N.E. of Chipping Campden. There is no village. LARKTON, or LARTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Malpas, higher div. of the hund. of Broxton, co. Chester, 3 miles N.E. of Malpas, and 8 N.W. of Whitchurch. LARLING, or LARLINGFORD, a par. in the hund. of Shropham, co. Norfolk, 8 miles N.E. of Thetford, its post town, and 1 mile from tho Harling Road station on the Great Eastern railway. It is a small village situated near tho Norwich and Brandon railway, and was formerly the halting-place of all the Norwich coaches. The lower grounds are watered by a stream which divides this parish from that of Snetterton. Tho surface is undulating, and tho soil light, alternated with sand. The tithes havo been commuted for a rent-charge of 1209. The living is a rect.* in tho dice, of Norwich, Tal. 174. Tho church, dedicated to St. Ethelbert, is an ancient structure with a square flint tower. It is situated in a large field a quarter of a mile N. of tho village. Tho interior of the church contains several , monuments, and a highly enriched Norman arch forming tho S. porch. The charities produce about 13 per annum. The Wcsloyans have a place bf worship. LAliNE, a par., post and market town, in the bar. of Upper Glenarm, co. Antrim, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 10 miles S.E. of Glenarm, and 18 N.E. of Antrim. It is tti terminus of tho Belfast, Carrickfergus, and Larno h of the j'.c ll'ast and Northern Counties railway. par. is 2 miles long, and its average breadth is 1-} The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Connor. Tho
- u old building. There are Presbyterian and
- nyan meeting-houses, and a Roman Catholic chapel
il to that of Carrickfergus. The town is a seaport ly within tho par. of Inver. It is situated at [ theheadof Lough Lame. It consists of an old and a new town. Tho latter 1ms one principal and well-edificed i Tho trade has become inconsiderable since tho I rise of Belfast, to which it is a subport. There is some traffic in the linen trade. Here are police and coast- guard stations. The principal buildings are, the poor- house, fever hospital, gas works, bank, libraries, &c. Petty sessions are held oneo a fortnight. Numerous visitors resort to this town during the summer. The town was anciently called Inver, and it was here that Edward Bruce landed in 1315. On the peninsula called the Curran stand the ruins of Olderfleet Castle, founded by the Bissett family, and subsequeutlv granted to the MacDonnell and Chichester families. It gives name to a Poor-law Union containing 11 electoral divisions in the county of Antrim. Fairs are held on the 31st July and 1st December. LARNE, a sea lough inside of Island Magee Point, co. Antrim, Ireland. It is about 6 miles in length by 1 mile broad, and has a email but safe harbour at its mouth. Here is the Farres lighthouse, which is 47 feet high, with a fixed light visible for 9 miles. LARTINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Romald-Kirk, wap. of "West Gilling, North Riding co. York, 4 miles from Romald-Kirk, and 2 N.W. of Barnard Castle. It is a station on the Barnard Castle and Lancashire Union railway. The village, which is small, is situated on tho river Tecs. It had formerly a chantry founded about the 15th century by the Fitzhughs. Near the village is Lartington Hall, with a Roman Catholic chapel attached, in which is the celebrated painting of a crucifix by Lo Brun. There is an endowed school. LARTON, a limit, in the par. of West Kirby, lower div. of the hund. of Wirrall, co. Chester, 6 miles W. of Birken- head. It is situated near tho mouth of the river Dee, and with Newton forms a township. LASBOROUGH, a par. in tho hund. of Longtree, co. Gloucester, 5 N.W. of Tetbury. Wootton-under- Edge is its post town. The parish, which is of small extent, is situated in a valley near the Bath and Chel- tenham road. The soils consist of braeh and oolite. Tho land is chiefly arable and the remainder in sheep walks. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 150. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a small stone structure containing one bell. R. S. Holford, Esq., is lord of the manor. LASCELLES HALL, a vil. in tho tnshp. of Lepton, par. of Kirk-Hcaton, West Riding co. York, 3 miles E. of Huddersfield. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in tho cloth trade. LASHAM, or LASSHAM, a par. in the hund. of Upper Bermondspit, Basingstoke div. of co. Hants, 4 miles^.W. of Alton, its railway station and post town, and 7 S.E. of Basingstoke. The village is small, and tho inhabitants are chiefly employed in agriculture. Tho land is chiefly arable and woodland ; the prevail- ing timber oak and beech. The tithes have been com- muted for a rent-charge of 350. Tho living is a rect.* in tho dioc. of Winchester, val. 324. Tho church is dedicated to St. Mary. The parochial charities produce about 6 10s. per annum. F. J. Ellis Jervoise, Esq., is lord of the manor. LASKILL-PASTURE, a tnshp. in tho par. of Ilolmsley, wap. of Ryedale, North Riding co. York, 7 miles N. of Helmsley, and 13 N.W. of tho Think rail- way station. The township, which is small, is situated on the river Rye. In tho year 1855 some ruins were discovered near Laskill Bridge, supposed to have been the remains of an abbey. Tho Society of Friends havo a place of worship. The soil consists of clay and gravel, with subsoil freestone, gravel, and clay. Lord Fever- sham is lord of tho munor and principal landowner. LASSINGTON, a par. in tho lower div. of the hund. of Dudstone, co. Gloucester, 3 miles N.W. of Gloucester, its post town. The parish, which is of small extent, is bounded on the N. and E. by the river Leadon. Tho Hereford and Gloucester canal here crosses a branch of the river Severn, and joins the main branch at Glouces- ter. In the neighbourhood both rivers are crossed by tho same bridge, and near it is a large oak tree railed " La.ssington Oak." The village consists of a few farm- houses. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 119. Tho living is a rect. in the dioc. of
