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LAVINGTON, WEST. 650 LAWRENCE, ST. dioc. of Salisbury, val. 300, in the patron, of Christ Church, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient edifice conspicuously situated on an eminence "W. of the town, from which circumstance the latter is popularly called Steeple-Lavington. The charities con- sist of bequests by the Sainsbury family, for the benefit of the poor. The Baptists and Independents have each a chapel. There is a National school. Dr. Thomas Tanner, Bishop of St. Asaph, and author of the " Notitia Monastica," was born in this parish in 1674, his father being vicar at that time. LAVINGTON, WEST, or BISHOP'S, a par. in the hund. of Potterne, co. Wilts, 1 mile S.W. of Market Lavington, its post town, and 6 miles S.W. of Devizes. It is situated on the Ridgeway, and contains the tythgs. of Fiddington and Littleton Pannell. It was anciently the seat of the Danvers, Dauntsey, and Montague fami- lies, and was subsequently sold to the late Duke of Marlborough. The village, which is considerable, is situated on the road from Devizes to Salisbury. It suffered greatly from a destructive fire in 1689. A considerable portion of the parish is laid out in market- gardens, for supply of the Bath and Salisbury markets. Limestone is quarried for burning into lime. At Fid- dington, in this parish, is a private lunatic asylum. The appropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 1,325, and the vicarial for 360. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 313, in the patron, of the Bishop of Salisbury. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has a square embattled tower. The interior of the church contains tombs of the Bccketa of Littleton, also a brass of one of the Danvers family, hewing date 1530. The charities consist of Dauntsey's school attd almshouses for ten aged persons, of which the Mercers'j Company are trustees. There is a parochial school with a small endowment, also a girls' school. Lord Church- hill is lord of the manor. On the downs are traces of Roman and British camps, tumuli, &c. LAWERS, a vil. in the pars, of Kenmore and Weem, co. Perth, Scotland, 7 miles S.W. of Taymouth. It is situated under Ben Lawers, and has a mission church built by the Marquis of Breadalbane in 1833. LAWERS, a demesne in Strathearn, co. Perth, Scot- land, 5 miles W. of Crieff. It was late the seat of Lord Balgray. LAWERSTON, or LAURIESTON, a vil. in the par. of Falkirk, co. Stirling, Scotland, 2 miles from Falkirlc. The village was founded by Sir Laurence Dundas, of Carronhill, and is chiefly inhabited by weavers. The Linlithgow and Stirling hounds are kennelled here. LAWFORD, a pair, in the hund. of Tcndring, co. Essex, 2 miles W. of Manningtree, its post town, and 7 N.E. of Colchester. It is situated on the River Stour, near the Great Eastern Railway. The village is of ancient date, and was formerly held by Harold II. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 720. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 640, in the patron, of St. John's College, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure with a stone tower containing three bells. It has a fine chancel and a stained window, inserted in 1853, by Thomas Nunn, Esq., banker, of Lawford House. The charities produce about 67 per annum, part of which goes to Leach's school, and the rest is distributed to the poor. The principal residences are Lawford Hall and Dale Hill. From the height on which the church stands, a commanding view may be had over the valley of the Stour. LAWFORD CHURCH. See CHURCH LAWFORD, co. Warwick. LAWFORD, LITTLE. See LATVFORD PARVA, co. Warwick. LAWFORD, LONG, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Newbold-upon-Avon, hund. of Knightlow, co. War- wick, 3 miles W. of Rugby, its post town. The village, which is small, is chiefly agricultural. The tnshp. is intersected by the London and North- Western, Midland and Rugby, and Leamington lines of railway. There arc some extensive lime works. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie.* of Newbold-on-Avon, in the dioc. of Worcester. The chapel-of-ease was erected in 1839 by the late John Caldecott, Esq. There are places of worship for Wesleyau and Primitive Methodists. J. W. Bonghton, Esq., is lord of the manor. LAWFORD PARVA, or LITTLE LAWFORD, a tnshp. in the par. of Newbold-on-Avon, hund. of Knightlow, co. Warwick, 3J miles W. of Rugby. It formerly belonged to the Boughtons, but after the death of Sir Theodosius Boughton, who was poisoned by Captain Donellan in 1780, the estate was sold. There is no village. LAW.H A DON. See LLAWHADEN, co. Pembroke, and the like for other Welsh places beginning with L. LAWHITTON, a par. in the N. div. of the hund. of East, co. Cornwall, 2J miles S.E. of Launceston, its post town. It is included within the parliamentary boun- daries of that borough. The parish is situated on the river Tamer, and is connected with Devonshire on the N. by Poulston, and on the S. by Greston Bridges. The village, which is considerable, was formerly a market town under the Bishop of Exeter, who had a palace here. There are no traces left of the episcopal palace. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 360. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 437, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient stone structure with a tower containing four bells. There is a National school. LAWKLAND, a tnshp. in the par. of Clapham, W. div. of the wap. of Staincliff and Ewcross, West Riding co. York, 3J miles N.W. of Settle. It is situated near bf river Ribble, and contains the hmlts. of Eldroth Ed Feizor. Lawkland Hall is the principal residence. Eldroth chapel, formerly a chapel-of-ease, is now used as a school-room. The charities consist of an endow- ment of 6 per annum for education. The Roman Catholics have a chapel. LAW-LEE, a tythg. in the par. of Winterborne Whitchurch, co. Dorset, 5 miles S.W. of Blandford. LAWLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Wellington, co. Salop, 2 miles S.E. of Wellington. At Lawley Bank is a station on the Wellington and Severn Junction branch of the Great Western railway. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the coal and sandstone pits, situated under Lawley Hill. LAWLING, a chplry. in the par. of Latchingdon, hund. of Dengie, co. Essex, 6 miles N.W. of Burnham. LAWRENCE HILL, a railway station on the Bristol and South Wales Union branch of the Great Western railway, near Bristol. LAWRENCE, ST., a par. in the Isle of Thanet, lathe of Saint Augustine, co. Kent, 1 mile W. of Itams- gate, its post town, and 5 miles from Margate. The village, which is situated on an eminence, command! a view of the town of Ramsgate and the shipping in the Channel. The par. comprises 22 hmlts. and is a coastguard station. It is bounded on the S. by Pegwell Bay, celebrated for shrimps, and much resorted to by visitors from Ramsgate and Margate. In 1826 Ramsgate was separated from this parish by Act of Parliament, and constituted a distinct parish. Tho living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 162, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church of St. Lawrence is a very ancient structure, particularly the tower, which is of Saxon architecture. It was one <>t the chapels belonging to Minster, but was made p; in 1275. It contains tombs of the Spracklings of Ellington, Manstons, &c. ; also the tablet erected by William IV. to the memory of Admiral Fox, who is buried here, as is also Lady Augusta Murray. Joy, a man of extraordinary strength, was born here in 1675 ; he could lift a ton, or pull against the strong! horse. The parochial charities produce about 60 per annum. Southwood House, Nether Court House, and Lawrence House, are the principal residences. LAWRENCE, ST., a par. in the lib. or East Medina, Isle of Wight, co. Hants, 8 miles S.E. of Newport. Ventnor is its post town. The village, which is very i