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LIFTON. 594 LILLINGS AMBO. LIFTON, a hund. in co. Devon, contains the pars, of Bradstone, Bratton-Clovelly, Bridestowe, Broadwood- Widger, Coryton, Dunterton, Germasweek, Kelly, Lamerton, ; Lewtrenchard, Lidford, Lifton, Marystow, Okehampton, Sourton, Stowford, Sydenham, Damerell, Tavy St. Mary, Thrushelton, Virginstow, and part of Tavy St. Peter, comprising an area of 136,350 acres. LIFTON, a par. in the above hund., co. Devon, 4 miles N.E. of Launceston, its post town, and 9 N.W. of Tavistock. It is a large agricultural village situated at the confluence of the rivers Lyd and Tamar, near the Bude canal, and is a petty sessions town. There are manganese mines, also a lime quarry. Petty sessions are held on the last Thursday in every month at the Arundel Arms. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 491 . The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient stone structure, with a square tower containing eight bells. The interior of the church contains tombs of the Harrisses of Hayne, and of the Arundell family. Lifton Park, the principal residence, formerly belonged to the Arundell family. There are two schools sup- ported by subscription. LIGHTBURN, a vil. in the par. of Cambuslang, co. Lanark, Scotland, 5 miles N.W. of Hamilton. LIGHTGLIFFE, a chplry. in the par. of Halifax, wap. of Morley, West Riding co. York, 3 miles E. of Halifax. It is a station on the Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax Junction railway. The village is situated in the fertile valley of the Calder, and on the road from Halifax to Leeds. In the village are several modern mansions. There arc quarries of building stone. The living is a perpet. cur., val. 150, in the patron, of the Vicar of Halifax. The church, dedicated to St. Matthew, has a campanile turret. There are places of worship for Independents and Wesleyans. LIGHTGRAVE, or LEEGRAVE, a hmlt. in the par. of Luton, hund. of Flitt, co. Bedford, 3 miles W. of Luton. LIGHTHORNE, a par. in the hund. of Ivington, co. Warwick, 3J miles N.E. of Kineton, its post town, and 4 from the Harbury railway station. The village, which ia small, is situated near the ancient Fosse Way. This place is a meet for the Warwickshire hounds. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 327. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 322. The church is dedicated to St. Lawrence. There is a school for both sexes supported by Lord Willoughby. LIGHTWOOD FOREST, a chplry. in the par. of Trentham, co. Stafford, 2 miles from Lane End, and 6 N.W. of Stone. It is joined with Blurton. The village is situated near the river Trent and Grand Trunk canal. LILBOTJRNE, a par. in the hund. of Guilsborough, co. Northampton, 5 miles S.E. of Rugby, its post town, and 6 S. of Lutterworth. It is a station on the Rugby branch of the London and North- Western railway. The village, which is extensive, is situated on the river Avon, and on the Roman way Watling Street. It is supposed to occupy the site of the ancient Tripontium. There are traces of a square camp a quarter of an acre in extent, also a large tumulus at Round Hill. The inhabitants are partly employed in the stocking manu- facture. The tithes were cemmuted for land at the enclosure of the parish. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 127, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has a square embattled tower containing five bells. The charities produce about 40 10s. per annum, the produce of 40 acres of land. There is a free school for both sexes. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. William Smith, Esq., is lord of the manor. LILBURN, EAST and WEST, tnshps. in the par. of Eglingham, Coquetdale ward, co. Northumberland, 3 miles S.E. of Wooler. At the W. end of the village are some ruins of a chapel, and of a tower of the Lilburnes and Clennells, opposite the seat of H. Collingwood, Esq., the present proprietor. It is a meet for Lord Elcho's hounds. LILFORD, a par. in the hund. of Huxloe, though locally in that of Polebrook, co. Northampton, 3 miles S.W. of Oundle, its post town. The par., which ia small, is situated on the river Nen, and contains the hmlt. of Wigsthorpe. It is intersected by the North- ampton railway. The living is a vie. annexed to the rect.* of Thorpe Achurch, in the dioc. of Peterborough. The church is dedicated to St. .feter. It contains monuments and effigies of the Elmes and Powys fami- lies. The charities produce about 8 per annum. Lil- ford confers the title of baron on the Powys family, who reside at Lilford Hall. LILLESDON, a tythg. in the par. of Curry, co. Somerset, 6 miles W. of Langport. LILLESHALL, a par. in the Newport div. of the hund. of South Bradford, co. Salop, 3 miles S.W. of Newport, its post town, and 1 mile from Donington railway station. It is situated on the Doningtou Wood branch of the Shrewsbury canal, and a little to the S.E. of the Newport and Wellington turnpike road. The par. contains the tnshps. of Donington and Muxton, and the ecclesiastical district of Donington Wood. A portion of the inhabitants are engaged in the coal mines. The Boil consists principally of a strong clay on a subsoil of red sandstone. The living is a vie.* in the dioe. of Lichfield, val. 313. The parish church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient stone structure with a tower containing a clock and six bells. In the interior of the church are several tombs, including two full-length effigies of Sir Richard and Lady Katherine Leveson, ancestors of the Duke of Sutherland, bearing the dates 16C1 and 1674. The charities produce about 60 per annum. There are National schools for both sexes. Lilleshall House, the seat of the Duke of Sutherland, ia a white freestone mansion situated on rising ground, and commanding a very extensive view of the sur- rounding country. About a mile distant from the church, in a secluded spot, are the ruins of Lilleshall Abbey, including a portion of the church 228 feet in length, with a Norman doorway. The Duke of Suther- land is lord of the manor and chief landowner. LILLEY, a tythg. in the par. of Catmore, co. Berks, 4 miles S.W. of East Ilsley. LILLEY, or LINDLEY, a par. in the hund. of Hit- chin, co. Hertford, 4 miles N.E. of Luton, its post town, j and 5J W. of the Hitchin railway station. The village, j which is small, is situated near the borders of Bedford- shire, on the road from Hitchin to Luton. The par. contains the hmlt. of Mangrove, and formerly belonged to the Dockwras family. Many of the inhabitants are ! employed in the manufacture of straw-plait. The living I is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. X340, in the patron, of St. John's College, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient structure with a wooden spire containing three bells, and is in a ruinous condition. The register dates from 1711. The Wes- leyans have a chapel. About half a mile S. of the village, at Putteridge Bury, is a park. LILLIESLEAF, a par. in co. Roxburgh, Scotland, i 10 miles from Galashiels, and 3 from the New Belses railway station'of the North British line. It is 4 miles in length by nearly 3 in breadth, and is intersected by the Ale-water. The surface of the parish is hilly, about half of which is in tillage, and the other half pasture. The par. is in the presb. of Selkirk and synod of Merse and Teviotdale. The minister's stipend is 243. The parish church, erected in 1771, is a commodious struc- ture. The United Presbyterians have a church here. At Chapel, in this parish, there formerly stood a chapel in the centre of a burying-ground, known as Chapel Park. The moor of Lilliesleaf is celebrated as the scene of a number of meetings of the Covenanters. Riddoll is the chief mansion here, and was until 1823 the seat of the Riddell family, mentioned by Scott in his notes to " The Lay of the Last Minstrel." LILLIFFEE, a hmlt. in the par. of Hedsor, hund. of Desborough, co. Buckingham, 3J miles S.E. of Great Marlow. LILLINGS AMBO, or EAST AND WEST LIL- LING, a tnshp. in the par. of Sheriff- Hutton, wap. of Buhner, North Riding co. York, 2J- miles from Shf-riS-