LOCKWOOD CASTLE. 669 LODSWORTII. tributary of tho Colne, and on the road to Sheffield. It includes the vils. of Crosliuid Moor, Newsome, Prim- rose Hill, S.Jford, and Taylor Hill. Woollen fabrics are extensively manufactured, and there are large mechanical works, iron and brass foundries, and a large brewery, established in 1790. The village, which is well built, comprising many handsome houses, contains an hotel for the accommodation of persons visiting tho epa, and a mechanics' institute, with every convenience, and adapted to the requirements of both sexes, to whom it is equally open. There are chalybeate springs and baths, known as tho Lockwood Spa, which is a hand- some building, erected in 1827, containing warm, tepid, vapour, cold, and shower baths, with a large swimming bath. The water of this spa has a strong sulphureous amell and taste, containing 35 parts of carburetted and 17 of sulphuretted hydrogen, 7 of carbonic acid, 41 of azotic gas, besides a small proportion of carbonate of lime and sulphate of magnesia. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 150, in the gift of the vicar of the parish. The church of Emanuel is a stone structure, with a handsome E. window, erected in 1830 at the cost of 3,000. The Baptists have two chapels, the Free Methodists one ; the United Free Methodists have also one at Crosland Moor. There are public and J schools for boys and girls. LOCKWOOD CASTLE, in co. Dumfries, Scotland, on the banks of the river Annan, surrounded by marshes and bogs. It was built by the Johnstones, in the 14th ury. LODDINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Rothwell, co. Northampton, 4 miles V. of Kettering, its post town, and 13 N. of Northampton. The Midland Railway has a station at Ketttring. The surface is undulating, and tli> soil fertile. The land is chiefly arable. The village, which is small, is wholly agricultural. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 421, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is a struc- ture of the 16th century, dedicated to St. Leonard. The charities consist of 5 annually, and the rent of 10 acres of land distributed to the poor in fuel at Christmas. The Dissenters have a place of worship in common. Allen Allieock Young, Esq., is lord of tho manor. LODDINGTON, a par. in the hund. of East Goscote, CO. Leicester, Gi miles N.W. of Uppingham, its post town, and 14 E. of Leicester. It is situated on the borders of Rutland, in the vicinity of the river Eye. surface is hilly, and the soil gravel and clay. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 92. The church is a stone edifice, dedicated to St. Michael. There are remains of a Roman camp, an ancient con- duit, and a petrifying spring. I.ilDl) I! SGTON, a hmlt. in par. and borough of i stone, co. Kent. It is situated in the vicinity of
- )ve town.
< IS VELL, a par. in the bunds, of Cole- I ridg' and Stanborough, co. Devon, 3 miles N.W. of i'lge, its post town, and 10 S.W. of Totness. I The villa-jo, which is considerable, is built on the banks of the river Avon, in the vicinity of Blackdown
- >. Tho par. includes the hmlt. of Stanton, and, for
.siastical purposes, Buckland-Tout-Sainls, though other respects a separate parish. Copper has been nd ; and the neighbourhood yields clay suitable for
- 'acturo of yellow ochre. A news and read-
iias been established for the use of tho people, tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of i ; and the vicarial glebe comprises 103 acres, valued r annum. The living is a vie.* in the dioc.
- val., with the cur. of Buckland-Tout-Saints
-443, in tho patron, of trustees. The church St. ,Mii-n:j..l is a stone edifice, with a square tower. us monuments of the Arundels and Fortescues. i hial charities produce about 75 per annum, from property bequeathed in 1725 by R. "lips, Esq., for the relief of the poor. The Inde- nts have a chapel, to which is attached a good Li ill DON, a hund., being one of tho 33 sub- TOL. n. divisions of tho co. of Norfolk. It was a demesne of Edward the Confessor, and afterwards came to tho Bigod family. It is situated in the south-eastern part cf the co., and is bounded on the N. by tho hund. of Blowfield, on tho E. by the hund. of Clavering, on the S. by the co. of Suffolk, and on the W. by tho hund. of Earsham. Tho hund. includes the pars, of Alpring- haui, Ashby, Bedingham, Broome, Carleton, St. Peter, Chedgrave, Claxton, Ditchingham, Hardley, Henden- ham, Hellington, Kirstead, Langley, Loddon, Mund- ham, Seething, Sisland, Thurton, Thwaite St. Mary, Topcroft, and Woodton, comprising an area of 26,750 acres. LODDON, a par. and small market town in the hund. of the same name, co. of Norfolk, 6 miles N.E. of Bungay, and 10 S.E. of Norwich. It is situated on the road from Norwich to Beccles, and on the banks of an inconsiderable stream called the Chet, which joins the Yare at Ilardloy Cross. It belonged to tho Bigod family, and was chartered as a market-town in tho reign of Edward I. Petty sessions are held fortnightly on Wednesday, and it is a polling-place for the county Tho town consists of one principal street, with a markst- place and a commercial bank. Malting is carried on to a small extent. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Nor- wich, val. 300, in the patron, of the bishop. The church of the Holy Trinity is a commodious structure of tho loth century, with a tower, and east window of stained glass. It contains a very handsome font, and brasses of the Hobart family. The register commences in tho year 1556. The charities, derived from land, produce about 115 per annum. Tho Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel. There is a National school for both sexes. In the town is a public library, with reading-room ; and there is a lunatic asylum. Tuesday is market day for corn and other produce. Fairs are held on Easter Monday and 25th November for horses, cattle, &c. ; and a statute fair for hiring servants a fortnight before Michaelmas. LODDON, a tributary of tho Thames, rises near Basingstoke, in co. Hants. LODE, a hmlt. in the par. of Bottisham, co. Cam- bridge, 6 miles N.E. of Cambridge. LODERS, a par. in the lib. of Lothers and Bothen- hampton, co. Dorset, 2 miles N.E. of Bridport, its post town and railway station on the Great Western line. Tho river Asker flows through tho par., which in- cludes the hmlt. of Pymore. In the reign of Henry II. a religious community in connection with Montsburgh Abbey, in Normandy, was formed here, and after- wards transferred by Henry V. to Sion Abbey. The village, which is considerable, is situated in a valley. The land is nearly evenly divided between arable and pasture, with about 130 acres of woodland. There are quarries of building stone. The living is a vie. * in tho dioc. of Salisbury, val. 315, in the patron, of the lord chancellor and Sir M. H. Nepean alternately. The church, with a low massive western tower, is dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene. There are small charities, amounting to about 4 per annum. The Wesleyans have a chapel, and there is a National school. Loders House is the principal residence. LODGE, a hamlt. in the tnshp. of Settle and par. of Giggleswick, West Riding co. York, 2 miles from Settle, and 40 W.N.W. of York. It is situated in a valley among the moors, near the river Ribble. LODGE-GREEN, a hmlt. in tho tnshp. of Melbecks, par. of Griiiton, North Riding co. York, 4 miles N. of Askrigg, and 14 S.W. of Richmond. LODGE - ON - THE - WOLDS, an ext. par. place in the S. div. of the wap. of Bingham, co. of Notting- ham, but locally in the par. of Kinoulton, 6 miles S. of Bingham. LODSWORTH, a lib. and par. in the hund. of Ease- bourne, rape of Chichcster, co. Sussex, 2 miles N.E. of Midhurst, and 3J N.W. of Petworth, its post town. It is situated on the road from Petworth to Midhurst, west of the navigable river Rother, hero crossed by a bridge, and includes the hmlt. of Lickfold. Tho liberty con- 40.
