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LITTLE ISLAND, 617 LITTLETON HIGH. LITTLE ISLAND, a par. in the tar. of Barrymore, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 5 miles E. of Cork. It is 2 miles long by 1J mile broad, and contains the vil. of Clashavodig. It has a station on the Cork and Youghal railway. The surface lies within an expansion of the river Leo, known as Lough JIahon. There is a day school. LITTLE ISLAND, in the river Suir, co. Waterford, Ireland, 3 miles below Waterford. On the island stands ' a castle belonging to the Purcells. LITTLE-MILL, a vil. in the par. of Old Kilpatrick, co. Dumbarton, Scotland, 9 miles E. of Dumbarton. It ia situated near Erskiue Ferry, on tiio river Clyde, not far from Antonine's wall. LITTLE MILL, a junction station of tho West Mid- land section of the Great Western railway, where tho Monmouthshire line branches off. LITTLE MILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Alnwick, ward of East Coqucldiilo, co. Northumberland, 17 miles N. of Newcastle. It is a station on the North-Eastern rail- way. . LITTLEMOOR, a lib. in tho pars, of St. Mury-thc- "Virgin and Iffley, partly within the libs, of tho city of Oxford, and partly in the hund. of Bullingdon,' co. Oxford, 3 miles S.E. of Oxford, its post town. It is a station on the Oxford and Maidenhead section of tho Great Western railway. It was formerly a hamlet of St. Mary's parish, but is now a separate district. In the reign of Henry II. a nunnery of Benedictines was founded here, which in 1524 was bestowed upon Car- dinal Wolsey. Its revenue at the Dissolution was 33 6. 8d. Here is situated the Oxford and Berks county lunatic asylum. Tho tithes wero commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1817. Tho living is a perpet. cur.* in tho dioc. of Oxford, val. 180, in the patron, of Oriel College, Ox- ford, and C. Crawley, Esq. The church is a modern edifice with a tower. There is a parochial school. 1LITTLEMOSS, a vil. in the district of Audcnshaw, CO. palatine of Lancaster, about 3 miles from Ashton- nnder-Lyne. LITTLEOVER, a chplry. in the par. of Mickleover, hund. of Morlaston, co. Derby, 2 miles S.W. of Derby, its post town. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie.* of Mickleover, in tho dioc. of Lichfield. The chapel con- tains a marble monument to one of the Harpur family. A short distance from the village is situated the county lunatic asylum, on an elevated spot from which there is an extensive prospect. LITTLEPORT, a par. in the hund. and Isle of Ely, co. Cambridge, 5 miles N.E. of Ely, its post town, and 13 8. of Downham. It is situated on the river Ouse, and is a station on tho Great Eastern lino of railway. The par., which is of large extent, includes the limits. of Apshall and Old Bank, with several small places. The land is fenny, but productive. Tho village is on tho road from Ely to Lynn, and a considerable traffic is carried on by the river in corn and coal. The impro- i o tithes, belonging to Clare Hall, Cambridge, have commuted for a rent-charge of 248, and the vica- rf 1,931; tho impropriate glebe comprises 81 acres, ihe vicarial 79 acres. The living is a vie. in tho dioc. of Ely, val. 1,487, in the patron, of the bishop. Tho church, dedicated to St. George, is an old edifice i lofty embattled tower. Tho register commences 'il. The parochial charities, chiefly arising from iluce about 260 per annum. The Baptists, ^undents, Lady Huntingdon's Connexion, Wesley- md Primitive Methodists, have each a chapel. ^Pj* e J 3 a National school for boys and girls. LEKOE, a small island lying off tho W. coast '.land of Shetland, coast of Scotland. It is in I idling, and is occupied by one family UTTLETHOKPE, a hmlt. in tho trishp. of Whit- with-Thorpe, par. of Uipon, Vcst Hiding co. York, s S. of Ifijion. It is near the bank of the river Uro. 1 ,CTHUl;l'E, a limit, in the pars, of Cosby nn.l rough, co. Leicester, 5 miles S.W. of Leicester. 1 in ur tin: ii i i- Soar. LITTLETON, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of Buddlesgate, co. Hants, 3 miles N.W. of Winchester, its post town and nearest railway station, on the London and South- Western lino. The village is small and wholly agricultural. Here large numbers of raco-h&rses are trained tho stables for which are on an extensive scale. Tho impropriato tithes, belonging to the Dean and Chapter of Winchester, have been commuted for a rent-charge of 703. The living is a perpet. cur. in tho dioc. of Winchester, val. 76, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church is dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene. LITTLETON, a tythg. and chplry. in tho par. of Steeple- Ashton, hund. of Whorwelsdown, co. Wilts, 2 miles S.E. of Melksham, and 3 N.E. of Trowbridgo. The Avon and Kennct canal passes through the ty thing. The hamlet consists of a few farmhouses. LITTLETON, a tnshp. in tho par. of Christleton, lower div. of Broxton hund., co. palatine of Chester, 2 miles E. of Chester. The Crowe railway passes through the township. Littleton Hall is a handsome seat. LITTLETON, a par. in the hund. of Spclthorne, co. Middlesex, 3 miles S.E. of Staines, and 2 N.E. of Chertsey, its post town. It is situated on the N. bank of the Thames, within a short distance of Cherlsey Bridge. The surface is flat, and the lands bordering on the river are subject to partial inundation. The land is divided between arable and pasture, a considerable por- tion of which has only recently been enclosed. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioe. of London, val. 320, chiefly arising from land. The church, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, is an ancient structure. It contains a brass of tho 16th century, and several monuments. The parochial charities produce about 21 per annum, nearly half of which is the endowment of Harwood's school. Littleton Manor House, which onco belonged to Cardinal Wolsey, is the residence of General Wood, who is lord of tho manor and owner of the parish. LITTLETON, a hmlt. in tho par. of Compton Dun- don, co. Somerset, 2 miles N. of Somorton. LITTLETON, a tythg. in tho par. of Dundry, co. Somerset, 5 miles S.W. of Bristol. It is situated under Dundry Beacon, which is about 700 feet above the sea- level, and commands a view of tho Malvern, Welsh, and Quantock hills. LITTLETON, a hmlt. in tho borough of Guildford, hund. of First Woking, co. Surrey, 2 miles S.W. of Guildford. It is situated under tho chalk downs called tho Hog's Back. LITTLETON, a vil. in the par. of Twomileborris, bar. of Eliogarty, co. Tipperary, Ireland, 10 miles N.E. of Cashel. LITTLETON DREW, or ST. ANDREW, a par. in tho hund. of Chippenham, co. Wilts, 8 miles S.W. of Malmcsbury, and 8 N.W. of Chippenham, its post town, and nearest railway station on tho Great Western line. It is situated on tho line of the ancient highway Ack- man Street. Tho village is small and wholly agricul- tural. The soil is a cold clay. Tho tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 120. The living is a rect. in tho dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. H1, in the patron, of the bishop. Tho church is a very old edifice dedicated to All Saints. Traces of ancient burial- places exist, also tho remains of a cromlech. The Duke of Beaufort is lord of the manor. LITTLETON HIGH, a par. in the hund. of Chewton, co. Somerset, 8 miles S.W. of Bath, its post town, and 10 S.E. of Bristol. The par. includes the hmlt. of Hallatrow. A large proportion of tho people are employed in tho col- lieries. The village is considerable. The impropriato tithes havo been commuted for a rent- charge of 199, and tho vicarial for 13 6s. 8d. The living is a vie.* in tho dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 120. The church of tho Holy Trinity is an ancient stone edifice with a tower. It contains monuments of tho Mogg and Hodge families dating back to tho 15th century. Tho charities consist of Jones's bequest for tho poor, producing about 16 per annum. There ia a National school for both sexes. Tho Wcsleyans havo a place of worship.