LITTLEBOROUGH. 616 LITTLEHAMPTON. LITTLEBOEOUGH, a chplry. in the par. of Roch- dale, and tnshp. of Blatchinworth, co. Lancaster, 3g miles N.E. of Rochdale. It is a station on the eastern section of the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway, which passes a little to the E. of the village, and then enters a tunnel of 2,869 yards in length. The Rochdale canal and the Roman road from Manchester to York traverse the district. The living is a perpct. cur. * in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 200, in the patron, of the Vicar of Rochdale. The church, dedicated to St. James, formerly belonged to Whalley Abbey, but was rebuilt about 1815. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. Many Roman antiquities have been found in the immediate vicinity. LITTLEBOROUGH, a par. in the wap. of Bassctlaw, co. Nottingham, 8 miles E. by N. of East Retford. It is supposed to have been the site of the Roman station Agelociun, or Segelocum, where foundations of buildings, altars, urns, and numerous coins, have been found. The village, which consists of a cluster of farmhouses, is situated at the ferry on the river Trent. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1S22. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 65. The church is a very ancient structure, recently restored and beautified. In the walls are many Roman bricks, and part of the masonry is in the herring-bone style. LITTLEBOURN, a par. in the hund. of Downham- ford, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 4 miles E. of Canterbury. It is situated on a branch of the river Stour, on the bank of which is an extensive corn-mill. In the village, which is considerable, are a brewery and tan-yard. The greater part of the land is arable, with a considerable extent of orchards and hop-grounds. The surface is well wooded, and the soil very productive. The living is avic.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 278, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. Vincent, is an ancient structure. There is a place of worship for Calvinistic Methodists. The charities produce 18 per annum. A fair is held on the 5th July, chiefly for pleasure. LITTLEBURY, a par. in the hund. of TJttlcsford, co. Essex, 2 miles N.W. of Saffron- Walden, its post town, and 2 N. of the Audley End station on the Great Eastern line of railway. It is situated on the old Roman high- way Icknield Street. The river Granta flows through the parish. The limit, of Littlebury Green, formerly called Stretley, lies to the S.W. of the village. The manor was bestowed by Elizabeth upon Sutton, who founded the Charterhouse in London, and afterwards passed to the earls of Bristol. The tithes were com- muted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1801. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 205, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, is an ancient stone structure standing on the site of a Roman camp, and has several brasses dating back to the early part of the 16th century. The charities produce nearly 90 per annum, 75 of which is the endowment of the free school founded by Mrs. Bradbury in 1585. In this parish Winstanley, the builder of the first Eddystono light- house, in the destruction of which, by a most violent storm in 1703, ho lost his own life, had a residence, containing numerous specimens of his mechanical skill. At Chapel Green formerly stood a chapel-of-ease. LITTLE-COMMON, a hmlt. in the the tnshp. of Ecclesall-Bierlow, par. of Sheffield, "West Riding co. York, 4 miles S.W. of Sheffield, within which borough it is included. LITTLECOTE, a hmlt. in the par. of Stewkley, co. Bucks, 4 miles S.E. of Winslow. LITTLECOTT, a tythg. in the par. of Enford, co. Wilts, 3 miles N.W. of Hungerford. It is situated on the river Kennett, under Knyghton Camp. The prin- cipal residence is Littlecott Park, built by the DayreDs in the 15th century, and subsequently the scat of Judge Popham, in whose family it still remains. It contains a hall, 46 feet by 25, hung with ancient armour, and a picture gallery 110 feet long. LITTLEDALE, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par of Lancaster, hund. of Lonsdale South of the Sands, co. palatine of Lancaster, 5 miles N.E. of Lancaster, its poi town. It is joined to the tnshp. of Caton, and lies ni the river Lune, of which it commands a view, eel brated by the poet Gray. Coal and slate are fount Many of the inhabitants are engaged in the neighbourin cotton and flax mills. The living is a perpet. cur. in t" dioc. of Manchester, val. 48, in the gift of the vicar the parish. The church is a small stone edifice dedica' to St. Anne, built in the last century. The Dissen' have a place of worship here, and there is a parochia school. LITTLEDEAN, a border tower in co. Roxburgh, Scotland, near Maxton. It is situated on the river Tweed, and was formerly a stronghold of the Kera. It is now the property of Lord Polwarth, of Mertoun. LITTLEFIELD, a hund. in the lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent. It is situated in the western part of the county, and includes the pars, of Mcreworlh and West Peckham, comprising an area of 1,150 acres. LITTLEFORD, a vil. in the bar. of Skreen, co. Mcath, Ireland, 1 mile E. of Navan. LITTLE FRANCE, a vil. in co. Edinburgh, Scotland, 2 miles S.E. of Edinburgh. It consists of a cluster of houses adjoining the ruin of Craigmillar Castle, or Petit France, as it was named by Mary Queen of Scots, who restored the ancient castle, which had been burnt by the Earl of Hertford in 1544, and made it hor favourite seat. The ruin includes a square keep, recep- tion hall, and Queen Mary's room, a small chamber only 7 feet by 5, with part of the machicolated wall and towers. LITTLEHAM, a par. in the hund. of Shebbear, co.' Devon, 2 miles S. of Bidcford, its post town and railway station, and 5 N.W. of Torrington. It is situated oa the road from Bideford to Buckland-Brewcr, and adjoins the par. of Monkleigh. It is watered by the two small rivers Torridge and Yeo. This place, anciently a royal manor, formed part of the dower of Queen Matilda, wife of William the Conqueror, and afterwards passed to the Staplcton, Buteler (earls of Ormond), St. Leger, Leigh, and Basset families, from which last it was purchased by the father of the present proprietor. Hops are grown of a superior quality, and for the most part used on the spot in the brewing of a particular kind of beer, the water used in its production possessing medicinal properties. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 190. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Exeter, vaL 208. The church, dedicated to St. Swithin, is an ancient stone structure containing a richly carved screen, antique font, and' several monuments. The windows are of stained 'glass. There is a parochial school for both sexes. Miss Anthony is lady of Ihe manor, and resides at Liltleham Park. LITTLEHAM, a par. in the hund. of East Budleigh, co. Devon, 2 miles E. of Exmouth, its post town, and o S.E. of Topsham. It is situated on the sea-Ci^ the London and South- Western railway has a station at Exmouth, a considerable portion of which town is in this parish. There is a tongue of land stretching out into the sea called Straight Point. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. with the cur. of i annexed, 184, in the patron, of the Dean and (.'hajiii-r of Exeter. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, <:, according to others, to the Holy Trinity, is an ancient stone edifice with a square tower. There is a place of worship for Dissenters. The charities consist of Drake's almshouses for decayed schoolmasters, and a lectureship endowed with property producing about 476. There arc also several bequests for the poor, realising 23 per annum. The trustees of the late Lord Rolle are the lords of the manor. LITTLEHAM, a hmlt. in the par. of Abbotshaa, hund. of Shebbear, co. Devon, 2 miles S.W. of Bideford. It is situated near the bay and the mouth of the Torridge. LITTLEHAMPTON. See HAMVION, LITT: Sussex. ut iideford.
