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LOWMILL. 720 LOWTON. there is a station on the North-Eastern line of railway. In the village is a mill giving employment to some of the people. Lowlin House is the principal residence. This is a meet for Lord Elcho's hounds. LOWMILL, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Lowside Quarter, par. of St. Bees, co. Cumberland. It is situated in the vicinity of "Whitehaven, near the coast of the Irish Sea. LOW MILL, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Thurcross, West Hiding co. York, 5 miles N. of Otley. LOW MOOR, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of North Bierley, par. of Bradford, West Riding co. York, 4 miles from Bradford. The Lancashire and Yorkshire railway and the Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax Junction of the Great Northern railway have stations here. The inhabitants are employed in the collieries, stone quarries, and iron mines. LOW QUARTER, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirkby- Ireleth, hund. of Lonsdalo North of the Sands, co. pala- tine of Lancaster, 5 miles W. of TJlverstone. LOWRIE'S DEN, a hmlt. on the top of Soutra Hill, co. Haddington, Scotland. It is situated on the Lam- mermoor range. LOW ROW, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Melbecks, North Riding co. York, in the vicinity of Reeth. LOWS, a small loch in co. Perth, Scotland, 2 miles N.E. of Dunkeld. LOWSIDE, a tnshp. in the par. of Whickham, western div. of Chester ward, co. palatine of Durham, 3 miles W. of Gateshead, where there is a station on the North-Eastern line of railway. The tnshp. includes the vils. of Dunston, and the hmlta. of High and Low Team. The chief branches of industry carried on are in nail making, fire bricks, rope walks, wire drawing, prepara- tion of hemp, chemical works, saw mills, and collieries. The building in which the National school is held is licensed for Divine service. The Primitive and New Connection Methodists have each a chapel. Dunston Lodge is a lunatic asylum, situated in this township. LOWSIDE QUARTER, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Bees, ward of Allerdale-above-Derwent, co. Cumberland, 4 miles S. of Whitehaven. It is situated to the S.W. of Egremont, between the coast of the Irish Sea and the banks of the river Eben. The tnshp. includes the hmlts. of Braystones, Middletown, Nethertown, Upper- town, otherwise Caulderton, and Low Mill. The Whitehaven and Fumess Junction line of railway passes through here, and has a station both at Bray- stones and M ethertown. Flax spinning is extensively carried on here. Egremont Castle, now in ruins, is within this township. LOW-STREET, a station on the London, Tilbury, and Southend railway, in co. Essex, near Tilbury. LOWTHER, a par. in West Ward, co. Westmore- land, 4 miles S. of Penrith, its post town, and 11 N.W. of Appleby. It is situated on the river Lowther, a tributary of the Eamont, and includes the tnshps. of Hackthorpe, Melkinthorpe, and Whale. There are two villages, called Lowther and Lowther New Town. The latter was laid out by Sir John Lowther in 1682, upon the demolition of a portion of the old village. Carpet and linon manufactures were introduced here, hut without success. The families of Machel, Clifford, and Strickland have successively been the proprietors, from the latter of whom it passed to the Lowthers, the present possessors, who take the title of viscount from this place. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 95. The living is a rect." in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. i'283. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is a stone edifice, crnciform in shape, with tower rising from the centre, surmounted by a lantern. It was almost wholly rebuilt in 1686, and has been recently restored, with the addition of a new porch. It contains numerous mementos of the Lowthers, consisting of monuments, brasses, tablets, and tombs of various designs. A new mausoleum has been erected for this family in the churchyard. The parochial endowments consist of about 400 per annum, chiefly for educational purposes, which is now applied to the support of the schools in the several tnshps., also 90 for the relief of the poor. Lowther Castle is the seat of the Earl of Lonsdale. It is a magnificent structure, rebuilt in the early part of the present century under the direction of Smirke. The style of architecture is the decorated early English, which prevailed about the 14th century, and the numerous towers, bastions, battlements, ramparts, &c., give it a grand and imposing appearance. The great central tower rises to the height of 90 feet, up which is the grand staircase, 60 feet square, leading to the principal apartments. The N. front of the building is 420 feet in length, with a terrace of 500 feet, and the S. front 280 feet ; the hall is 60 feet by 30, over which ia the saloon, of the same dimensions, into -which open the drawing-room on one side, and the dining-room on the other, each 45 by 26 feet. The interior contains a valuable collection of paintings, consisting of fitmily portraits and pictures by the first masters. From the summit of the tower there is a most extensive pros- pect over the surrounding country. The grounds are very large, and are well stocked with deer. The shrub- beries and flower gardens are extensive, and laid out with great taste. Passing through the park to the S.W. of the mansion is Lowther terrace, a grass-covered plat- form of about 3,000 feet in length, at the foot of which flows the river Lowther. The Earl of Lonsdale is lord of the manor. LOWTHER, a range of mountains on the Scottish border, separating Lanarkshire from Dumfries, near (he sources of the Clyde. The highest summits are 3,150 feet above the sea-level. LOWTHER, a vil. on Windermere Lake, co. West- moreland, 1 mile S. of Ambleside. LOWTHERSTOWN, or IRVINESTOWN, a small post and market town in the par. of Derryvullan, in the bar. of Lurg, co. Fermanagh, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 8 miles N. of Enniskillen, and 112 from Dublin. It is a station on the Irish and North-Western railway. It is situated on the road from Enniskillen to Pettigo, and on the right bank of Lough Erne. It is a small but improving place, and is the head of a Poor-law Union, lying within the cos. of Fermanagh, Tyrone, and Donegal. Necarne, the seat of the D'Arcys, is in the vicinity. Fairs are held on the 8th of every month. LOWTHERTOWN, a vil. in the par. of Dornock co. Dumfries, Scotland, 3 miles E. of Annan. LOWTHORPE, a par. in the wap. of Dickering, East Riding co. York, 4 milos N.E. of Great Drifficld, and 7 S.W. of Bridlington. It is a station on the Hull and Bridlington branch of the North-Eastern lino of railway. The village is very small, consisting of a few farmhouses. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 64. The church, dedicated to St. Martin, is an ancient edifice. The chancel has long been in ruins. There are numerous monuments and inscriptions, some of which are scarcely legible. It was made a collegiate establishment about 1330, but fell into dis- use as such towards the latter part of the 16th century. William St. Quintin, Esq., is lord of the manor. Low- thorpe Lodge is the principal residence. LOWTHWAITE, a hmlt. in the par. of Crosthwaite, co. Cumberland, 3 miles E. of Kcswick, and 21 S. of Carlisle. It is situated on the river Greta, at the buttum of Derwentwatcr. LOWTON, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Win v hund. of West Derby, co. palatine of Lancaster, 3 miles S.W. of Leigh, and 7 N. of Warrington, its post town. The Golborne station, on the London and North-Western lino of railway, is about 1 mile from the village. Cn spinning is carried on. The land is chiefly in meadow and pasture, with some arable and woodland. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of ' The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Chester. 1 church, dedicated to St. Luke, is an ancient edifice. There is also the district church of St. Mary, a perpet. cur." val. 127. The parochial endowments produce about 50 per annum. The AVesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel. There is a school partly endowed for boys and girls. Byrom Hall and Lowtou Hall, formerly seats, are now farms.