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LEIGH-UPON-MENDIP. 572 LEISTON. LEIGH-UPON-MENDIP, a par. in the hund. of Frome, co. Somerset, 5 J miles W. of the Frome railway station, and 6 from Shepton-Mallet. The village, which is small, is situated in a very healthy spot, 884 feet above the level of the sea. The land is principally in pasture. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the dairy farming. The living is a cur. annexed to therect.* of Mells, in the dioc. of Bath and Wells. The church, dedicated to St. Giles, is an ancient stone structure, with a tower containing a clock and six hells. The register dates from 1566. There is a National school for both sexes, also a Sunday-school. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel. The Rev. John S. H. Horner is lord of the manor and principal landowner. LEIGH, WEST, a par. in the hund. of Fremington, co. Devon, 3 miles N.E. of Bideford, its railway station and post town, and 7 S.W. of Bamstaple. The village, which is small, is situated on the navigable river Tor- ridge, and on the old turnpike road leading from Bideford to Bamstaple. Some of the women are employed in glove-making for the manufacturers of Torrington. Building stone is extensively quarried. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 159, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient structure, with a tower containing four bells. The interior of the church contains an antique font, elaborately carved oak seats, and several monuments to the Cleveland and Willctt families. The windows are of stained glass. There is a free school for both sexes, also a place of worship for Wesleyaus. Tapley Park is the principal residence. The trustees of the late Lieutenant Archibald Cleveland are lords of the manor. LEIGH, WEST, or WESTLEIGH, a tnshp. in the par. of Leigh, hund. of West Derby, co. Lancaster, 1J mile N.W. of Leigh, and 11 miles W. of Manchester. The village is a populous suburb of Leigh. The inha- bitants are chiefly employed in the muslin and silk manufactories, and in the collieries. LEINSTER, one of the four provs. into which Ire- land is divided, comprising the south-western part of the island. It is 140 miles in length by 70 broad, with a coast line of 180 miles, extending from Carlingford to Waterford. It was the first portion of Ireland taken possession of by the English in the reign of Henry II., who sent Strongbow to the assistance of Dermot MacMorogh, who had been expelled from his kingdom of Leinster by Roderick O'Connor, the titular King of Ireland, for seducing the wife of O'Rourke. MacMorogh, having recovered his kingdom by the aid of the English, gave his daughter Eva in marriage to Strongbow, who succeeded to the lordship, while Meath came to the Lacy family. Leinster, as now defined, includes the cos. of Carlow, Dublin, Kilkenny, King's County, Kildare, Longford, Louth, Meath, Queen's County, Westmeath, Wexford, and Wicklow, comprising 7,619 square milco, or 4,876,211 acres, of which the greater part is culti- vated, except that under water or in roads. It gives the title of duke to the Fitzgeralds of Carlton, and forms the corps of the South-western or Leinster circuit. LEINSTER, one of the loftiest mountains of the Blackstans range, being 2,610 feet high, on the border of cos. Carlow and Wexford, Ireland, about 5 miles W. of Newtownbarry. LEINTHALL EARLS, a. chplry. in the par. of Avmestrey, hund. of Wigmore, co. Hereford, 1 mile S.E. of Leinthall Starkes, and 7 miles S.W. of Ludlow. It belongs to Greenley, of Titley. The village, which is small, is wholly agricultural. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 64, in the patron, of the Vicar of Aymestrey. The church is a small structure, dedicated to St. Andrew. The charities consist of a small endowment for the school and almshouse. LEIXTHALL STARKES, a par. in the hund. of Wigmore, co. Hereford, 9 miles from Leominster, its post town, and 6 S.W. of Ludlow. The parish, which is of small extent, is situated on the turnpike road from Leominster to Knighton. The inhabitants are wholly engaged in agriculture. The soil consists of loam, gravel, and clay. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 53. The church, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, is an ancient stone structure, with a belfry containing two bells. The parochial charities produce about 18 per annum, of which 14 go to Allen's free school, founded in 1704. A Sunday-school is also held in the schoolhouse. In the churchyard are several old yew-trees. LEINTWARDINE, a par. in the hund. of Wigmore, co. Hereford, 9 miles S.W. of Ludlow, its post town, and 5 S.W. of Onbury railway station. The parish, which is extensive, is situated on the turnpike road leading from Ludlow to Knighton, and near the con- fluence of the rivers Teme and Clun. These rivers are celebrated for their abundance of trout and grayling, which causes the village to be a favourite resort of anglers. The parish has for several centuries been the property of the Harlcy family, earls of Oxford, through the Mortimers. It contains the tnshps. of Leinlwar- dine, Brakes, Kinton, Whitton, Trippleton, Marlow Heath, Jay, Walford, Letton, Newton, Adforton, Paytoe, and Stanway with the Grange. About a mile distant from the village is a Roman camp, with a single ditch and rampart, named Brandon Camp. The soil is loamy, and the subsoil limestone, of which several quarries are in operation. The ancient forest of Mocktree, wl ' has long been disafforested, is in this parish, living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 4 : The church, dedicated to St. Magdalen, is a large ancient structure, with a tower containing six bells. It has a fine E. window, and some beautiful fragments of ancient stained glass, representing crowns, lions, fleurs- de-lis, with the arms of Mortimer, &c. The parochial charities comprise several bequests divisible among the poor in coal, bread, and clothing annually. The Wes- leyans have a place of worship. There are National schools for both sexes, with an income from endowment of 60 per annum. Heath House, the principal resi- dence, is situated about 3 miles from the village. Lady Langdale and Sir William Rouse Boughton are owners of the manor. Fairs are held on the Monday before Easter, and on the 26th September, for cattle, shoop, pigs, horses, &c. Races take place annually in Sep- tember. LEIPSCOTT HEPSCOTT, a tnshp. in the par. of Morpeth, E. div. of Castle ward, co. Northumberland, 2 miles S.E. of Morpeth. LEIRE, a par. in the hund. of Guthlaxton, co. Lei- cester, 4 miles N.W. of Lutterworth, its post town. The palish, which is of small extent, is traversed by the line of the Midland Counties railway, which is carried through a cutting 62 feet in depth, and over an embankment 40 feet in height. Two-thirds of the parish are in pasture, the remainder arable. The soil is loamy. The lowlands are watered by a brook called the Soar. The village, which is small, is wholly agri- cultural. The tithes were commuted for land and annual money payments under an Enclosure Act in 1779. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peter- borough, val. 292. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. The parochial charities produce about 36 per annum, including 10, the endowment of a school built in 1814 in commemoration of the peace. LEISTON, a par. in the huud. of Blything, a Suffolk, 4 miles S.E. of Saxniundham, its post town, and 4 N.W. of Aldborough. It is a station on the Aid- borough branch of the Great Eastern railway. It is situated on the coast of the North Sea, and contains the hmlt. of Sizewell. Here is the extensive agricultural implement manufactory of Garrett and Sons, whose premises extend over seven acres of land, with five steam engines. Waterproofings and grease an: also manufactured here. Half a mUe distant from the town, which is lighted with ga and partially paved, , ruins of Leiston Abbey, in the midst of whici flower garden and a farmhouse of modern construction. A large portion of the land belongs to the crown, been seized by Henry VIII. at the dissolution of Leiston