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LUGYN-Y-LLAN. 726 LULWORTH, EAST. which includes the tnshp. of Hagley, is watered by the river Lug, and the road from Hereford to Worcester rses through the village. The river ia here crossed a stone bridge of three arches. Hops are cultivated, and the manufacture of bricks and encaustic tiles carried on. The living is a vie." in the dioc. of Hereford, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The parish church, dedicated to St. Peter, is a large ancient structure, with a curiously sculptured heavy tower containing a clock and good peal of bells, and has several stained glass windows. There is also a district church at Long Grove, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 100. The parochial charities, including Edwards' 5, distributed to the poor in coals, on the anniversary of the passing of the Reform Bill, produce about 25 per annum. The Wesleyans have a chapel, and there is a parochial school, with good residence for the teacher. Longworth, Rockfiold, and WUcroft are the principal residences. LUGYN - Y - LLAN and LUGYN - Y - WERN, tnshps. in the par. of Halkin, co. Flint, 2 miles 6.W. of the town of Flint. Lead is obtained here. LUICHARD, a small loch in co. Ross, Scotland, 9 miles W. by N. of Dingwall. LUING, an island in the par. of Kilbrandon, co. Argyle, Scotland, 14 miles S.S.W. of Oban, off Luing Melford. It is divided from the coast by Luing Sound. It is 6J miles in length, and rarely more than 1 mile in breadth. The great mass of the island is formed of clay slate, which is extensively quarried. The surface is generally low, but in some parts attains an elevation of about 700 feet. A large number of acres have been of late years reclaimed. At Ardinmair Hill there is a Piets' house, or fort, 60 feet by 45, with walls from 8 to 10 feet thick. LUI WATER, a tributary of the river Dee, rises under Ben Mac Dhui, in co. Aberdeen, Scotland. LUKE'S, ST., a par .in the Finsbury div. of the hund. of Ossulstone, eo. Middlesex, 1 mile N. of St. Paul's. It was anciently part of St. Giles's, Cripplegate, and is now included within the metropolitan borough of Fins- bury, containing Finsbury, Bartholomew, and King squares, the New Artillery Grounds, Bunhill Fields Cemetery, the City Basin of the Regent's Canal, and the libs, of the City-road, E. and W. Finsbury, Golden- lane, Old-street, and Whitecross-street. See FINSBUBY and LONDON. LUKE'S, ST., a chplry. in the hund. of Easebourne, rape of Chichester, co. Sussex, 3 miles N.W. of Mid- hurst. LUKESWELL, a hmlt. in the bar. of Knocktopher, co. Kilkenny, Ireland, 6 miles S. of Knocktopher. It is situated on the river Kilmacow. LULLINGSTONE, a par. in the hund. of Axton, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, co. Kent, 4J miles E. of Farn- borough, and 6 S. of Dartford, its post town. It is situated on the river Darent ; and the Sevenoaks branch line of the London, Chatham, and Dover railway passes through the parish, the nearest station being at Eynes- ford, about 1 mile E. of the village, which consists of a cluster of farmhouses. Hops are cultivated, and the land is generally fertile. The living is a rect. in the d'oc. of Canterbury, val. 350. The church, dedicated to St. Botolph, is an ancient edifice, with painted win- dows, rood-loft, &c. It contains |a brass and numerous monuments, some of ancient date, and stands in the grounds of Lullingstone Castle. At Lullingstone, which was formerly a distinct parish, there are ruins of a very ancient church, and a variety of Roman remains have been discovered. Shoreham Castle, a former seat of the Aldham family, stood in this neighbourhood. Lullingstone Castle is the residence of Sir P. H. Dyke, Bart., having successively been possessed by the Hart, Pecho, and Rokesley families. LULLINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Alciston, rape of Pevensey, co. Sussex, 3 miles N.E. of Seaford, its post town, and 8 S.E. of Lewes. The Ijewes and Hastings branch railway passes through the neighbour- hood ; and the parish is bounded on the W. by the river Cuckmere. It is very thinly inhabited, the village con- sisting of about half a dozen farmhouses. The impro- priation belongs to Earl Amherst. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Chichcster, val. 28, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is said to be the smallest in (" " county. There are traces of a much larger one hav formerly existed. The register commences in 1721 Lady Amherst is lady of the manor. LULLINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Frome, i Somerset, 2J miles N.E. of Frome, its post town. T neighbourhood is hilly. Iron ore is abundant, but no worked. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. i Bath and Wells, val. 63. The church is a sti edifice of the 12th century, dedicated to All Saints, has a Norman font of ancient date, bearing a inscription. The register commences in 1712. charities produce about 3 per annum. There is s British school, partly endowed. William Duckworth, Esq., is lord of the manor. LULLINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Repton, co. Derby, 6 miles S. of Burton-on-Trent, its post town 7 S.E. of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, and 4 from the Croxhal station on the Western branch of the Midland raU v The par. includes the hmlt. of Coton-in-the-Elmes. A tributary of the river Trent flows through it. In tha Domesday survey this place is entered as LuUilonc. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 02. The church is an ancient structure, dedicated to All Sainte. The parochial charities produce about 7 per annum, including 2 to the free school, which is open to the children of both sexes. C. R. Colvile, Esq., is lord of the manor. LULLYMORE, a par. in the bar. of East Ofialy, co. Kildare, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles N.N.E. of Rathangan. Edenderry is its post town. It ia 2i miles long by 2 broad. The surface consists of a considerable proportion of bog, the remainder being generally good soil. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Kildare, val. with Kilmaogue, 344, in the patron, of the bishop. Lullymore Lodge is the seat of the Murphy family, who are the proprietors of the district. LULSLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Suckley, upper div. of the hund. of Doddingtree, co. Worcester, 2J miles N. of the vil. of Suckley, and 6 W. of Worci its post town. It is situated on the river Teme. The township is partly laid out in hop-gardens. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect.* of Suckley, in the dioc. of Worcester. The church is dedicated to St. Giles. LULWORTH, EAST, a par. in the hund. of Win- frith, South Blandford div. of the co. of Dorset, 6J sn S.W. of Wareham, its post town and nearest rai, station, and 6 W. of Corfe Castle. The village, ivl is small, is situated near the coast. The manor anciently belonged to the families of De Lolleworth, Newbm and the Howards' earls of Suffolk, by which last f:n. the noble castle of Lulworth was rebuilt out of the ruins of Bindon Abbey. It was commenced in 1588, but not completed till 1641, when the property passed t- ancestor of the Weld family, its present proprietors. The castle is a massive structure, built after a design l>y Inigo Jones, in the form of a quadrangle 80 feet with circular towers at each angle 110 feet high, and 30 feet in diameter. The main entrance is on the E which is approached by a flight of steps, and decor with several statues, and two inscriptions comnn rating the visits of George III. and his queen It was the residence of Charles X. on his expulsion al 1830 from the throne of France. A monastery for refu- gees, of the Order of La Trappe, stood in the ; before the Peace of 1815, which allowed men to return to Franco. It contains an illuminated psalter, as old as the reign of Edward I., and several portraits by Lely. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 10 The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is partly modern, with an ancient embattled tower, and contains escu and tablets of the Weld family, and of one of the i The Roman Catholics have a chapel and two In the neighbourhood are several barrows, and other ancient remains, chiefly British. J. Weld, Esj., is lord of the manor.