LUDDENHAM. 723 LUDGERSHALL. Yorkshire lino of railway. The Manchester canal passes through the neighbourhood. Stone of excellent quality is extensively quarried. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Eipon, val. 170, in the patron, of the vicar of the parish. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, rebuilt in 1821 at an expense of 3,000, and has a square embattled tower, crowned with pinnacles. The Wi-sleyans have a chapel at Luddenden, and the Inde- pendents one at Luddenden Foot. LUDDENHAM, a par. in the hund. of Faversham, lathe of Scray, co. Kent, 2 miles N.W. of Faversham, its post town, and 4J E. of Sittingbourne. The Teyn- ham station on the London, Dover, and Chatham line of railway is about 1J mile W. of the village. It is situated near the river Swale. A large portion of the parish consists of marsh land, which to some extent has been drained and brought under cultivation. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 385 4s. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 394, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure of stone and flint, with brick tower. The register commences in 1517. There is a parochial school. LUDDESDOWN, a par. in the hund. of Tolting- trough, lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, 5 miles S.W. of Bochester, and 6 S. of Gravesend, its post town. The Sole Street station on the London, Chatham, and Dover line of railway is-1^ mile N.W. of the village. The road known as Luddesdown Street passes through the par., which includes the limits, of Henly Street and Poundgate. Hops are grown in this neighbourhood. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 330. The church is a structure of ancient date, dedi- cated to SS. Peter and Paul. It contains a tomb of the Montacute family, who were formerly lords of the manor. There is an endowment of land for church purposes, consisting of about 4 acres. Here is a free school for the children of the parish. LUDDINGTON, a par. in the western div. of the wap. of Manley, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 5 miles N.E. of Crowle, and 12 N.W. of Brigg. Goole is its post town. The nearest railway station is Crowle, on the South York and Lincolnshire railway. It is situ- ated on the river Don, near its confluence with the Trent, and includes the tnshps. of Garthorpo and Lud- dington. Steamboats ply on the Trent between Gains- borough and Hull. The tithes were commuted under an Enclosure Act in 1796 for land and annual money payments. The living is a rect. and vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 382. The church, dedicated to St. Oswald, is a modern structure with a tower and spire, and contains windows of stained glass. The Wesley- ans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel, and there is a National school. The charities consist of about 3 and 65 pecks of barley per annum. Earl Hanvcrs is lord of the manor. LUDDINGTON AND DODWELL, a hmlt. in the par. of Old Stratford, co. Warwick, 3 miles S.W. of Stratford-upon-Avon. This neighbourhood is watered by the navigable river Avon. Here are remains of an ancient chapel, said to be the one in which Shakspeare was married. LUDDINGTON-IN-THE-BROOK, a par. partly in and. of Polebrook, co. Northampton, and partly in that of Lcightonstone, co. Huntingdon, 5 miles S.E. of Oundle, its post town, and 8 N.E. of Thrapston. It is a em.-ill rustic place. The tithes, with certain exceptions, united for land under an Enclosure Act in 1807. living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. I eh is dedicated to St. Margaret. The shared with the parish of Hemington. U'lilHMJTON-Ly-THE-WOLD. See LUCTON, co. Hunt ii Ll'IiK, nn ancient par. in co. Perth, Scotland, now unit irAtholl. LUDFORD, a par. chiefly in the hund. of Munslow, irtly in that of Wolphy, co. Hereford, S. of Ludlow, its post town. It is situated on
- . bank of tho river Teme, opposite Ludlow, and is
included in that borough. The vil. and 'church are in Herefordshire, but the larger portion of the par., which contains the tnshp. of Street, is in Shropshire. This was a Roman station, and subsequently the site of the monastery of St. John. An old but substantial bridge crosses the Teme, which here forms the boundarj- line between the counties of Hereford and Salop. Stone is quarried. A saline spring rises at Saltmore in this parish out of the red marl, and is esteemed efficacious in eruptive and scorbutic complaints. The living in a vie. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 200. The church is an old edifice, with a tower. It is much ornamented, and supposed to have been built in the reign of Henry I. A hospital for six poor people was founded here in 1672 by Sir Job Charlton, and has an income of 63. There are some other charities, the whole producing about 78 per annum. Lndford House is the principal residence. LUDFORD MAGNA, a par. in the eastern div. of the hund. of Wraggoo, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 6 miles E. of Market Rasen, its post town, and 8 N.W. of Louth, at both of which places there is a railway station. It is situated on tho Fosso Way, near the source of tho river Bain. The tithes, with certain exceptions, were com- muted for corn-rents under an Enclosure Act in 1791. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 189, to which is annexed tho rect. of Ludford Parva, val. 119. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. The Free Metho- dists have a chapel, and there is a National school. Roman coins have been found in this neighbourhood. LUDFORD PARVA, a par. in tho eastern div. of tho hund. of Wraggoe, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln. It adjoins the par. of Ludford Magna, of which it is now virtually a part. The living is a rect. annexed to the vie. of Ludford Magna. There is no church, but the burial- ground is still used. The Wesleyans have a chapel. LUDGERSHALL, a par. and email town in tho hund. of Amesbury, co. Wilts, 14 miles S.E. of Marlborough, 15 N.E. of Salisbury, and 7 N.W. of Andover, its post town, where the London and South-Western railway has a station. This place, formerly called Lurgcshall and Lutgashatt, was anciently of considerable extent, and is supposed to have been the residence of some of the Saxon kings. It lies in a low spot on a tributary of the river Avon, and after the Norman Conquest was a market town and borough by prescription, returning two mem- bers to parliament, at intervals from Edward I. to Henry V., and then till the passing of the Reform Bill, when it was disfranchised. It is now only a good-sized village, situated on the road from Devizes to Andovor. The houses are much scattered, and the inhabitants em- ployed in agriculture. A castle of Norman build once stood here, which was held by tho Clifford, Molin, and other families, and finally passed to the crown. Tho Empress Maude took refuge in this fortress in 1141, during her flight from Winchester towards the castle of Devizes. It was dismantled shortly after tho battle of Lewes. There are still some slight remains of tho walls to be seen in a farmyard near tho village. A bailiff is appointed at the court leet held by the steward of tho manor on Michaelmas-day, when two constables are also chosen. The surface is boldly undulating, rising in some parts into hills of moderate elevation. The soil is chalky in some parts, and in other* a strong red loam. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 274. The church, partly of brick, is of ancient date, with a square tower surmounted by pinnacles. The interior has re- cently undergone thorough repair, and a slated roof has replaced a former flat one covered with lead. It is dedi- cated to St. James, and contains several effigies and very ancient monuments. Tho parochial endowments realise about 23 per annum. The Baptists and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel. There is a good National school held in a convenient building, erected by the Messrs. Everett as a memorial to a deceased sister. Hero are remains of the ancient market-cross, also an antique cross in tho churchyard. About 76 years since, the great seal of England, used in the reign of Stephen, was found in tho vicinity ; and on Chidbury Hill is a heart-el' plot of ground, encircled by a number of tumuli. Bid-
