|
Lanercost (or Abbey Lanereost), par., Cumberland, on rivers Irthing and Kingwater and Roman Wall, 2£ miles NE. of Brampton, 38,185 ac. (209 water), pop. 1272; the church is a portion of priory founded in 1169; in the par. is the seat of Lanereost Abbey.
Lanergill, school, Watten par., Caithness.
Lanes, vil., in par. and 2 miles W. of Penistone, S. div. AYest-Riding Yorkshire ; has woollen mfrs.
Lanesborougb, vil., Rathcline par., cos. Longford and Roscommon, on river Shannon, 9 miles SW. of the town of Longford, and 10 miles NE. of Roscommon, pop. 272; P.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Tuesday. Lanes- borough has a fine stone bridge of 6 arches, and a swivel arch of iron for the passage of lumber-boats and small steamers. It was formerly a pari. bor. It gives the title of Earl to the family of Butler.
Lanesborougb Lodge, seat of the Earl of Lanes- borough, co. Cavan; post-town, Belturbet.
Lanesbaw Bridge. See Lanshaw Bridge.
Lanespark, seat, 3 m.N. of Killenaule, co. Tipperary.
Laney, affluent of river Sullane, bar. West Muskerry, W. co. Cork.
Lanfine House, seat, Galston par., Ayrshire, near river Irvine, 1J mile SE. of Newmilns.
Langa, par. and vil., Notts, 4 miles SE. of Bingham, 3442 ac. (including Wiverton Hall), pop. 425.
Langa, island, Tingwall par., Shetland, pop. 4.
Langabhat, Loch, on border of Uig and Lochs pars., Lewis island, Outer Hebrides ; is 7\ miles long.
Langalcorad, place with old stone remains, Bute island, Firth of Clyde, 5 miles S. of Rothesay.
Langard, Isle of Wight. See Languard.
Langbank, quoad sacra par. and vil. with ry. sta., Erskine par., Renfrewshire—par., pop. 575 ; vil., on S. side of river Clyde, opposite Dumbarton, and 4£ miles E. of Port Glasgow, pop. 322; P.O., T.O.
Langbar, hamlet, in par. and 3 miles NAY. of Ilkley, E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire; in vicinity is Langbar Moor. See Nestfield with Langbar.
Langbar (Borstou), vil., Beith and Dairy pars., N. Ayrshire, near Kilbirnie sta., pop. 750.
Langbaurgh, hamlet, Ay ton par., North-Riding Yorkshire, 3 miles NE. of Stokesley.
Langbanrgh, East and AVest, 2 liberties, North- Riding Yorkshire—East Langbaurgh, 127,380 ac., pop. 64,475; West Langbaurgh, 82,564 ac., pop. 31,606.
Langcliffc, township and vil., Giggleswick par., N. div. AYest-Riding Yorkshire, 1 mile N. of Settle, 2552 ac., pop. 683; P.O.; in vicinity is the seat of L. Hall.
Langdale.—eccl. dist. and vil., Kelloe and Trimdon pars., Durham—dist. (Deaf Hill cum Langdale), pop. 1748 ; the vil. is 8 miles SE. of Durham.—2. Langdale, township and hamlet, Grasmere par., AYestmorland, in NAAL of co., in Great Langdale Yale, 4 miles NAY. of Ambleside, 9511 ac. (147 water), pop. 726.—3. Lang- dale, tract, in par. and 2 miles SE. of Orton, AYest- morland.
Langdale, Great and Little, 2 valleys, Grasmere par., Westmorland, separated by Lingmoor Fell; Great Langdale extends 5 miles SE. from the border of Cum- berland to Elterwater, and is traversed by Langdale Beck; Little Langdale extends 3J miles E. to Elter- water, where it joins Great Langdale; is traversed by the headstream of the river Brathay, and contains Langdale Tarn.
Langdale End, vil., Wykeham par., North-Riding Yorkshire, 9J miles NW. of Scarborough ; in vicinity is a hill called Langdale Howe.
Langdale Pikes, 2 mountain peaks (Harrison Stickle, 2401 ft., and Pike o Stickle, 2323 ft.), on NW. border of Westmorland, at head of Great Langdale Valley.
Langdale Tarn, in Little Langdale Yalley, AYest- morland.
Langden, river, N. Lancashire and AYest-Riding Yorkshire; rises on Langden Fell, 6 miles NE. of Gar- stang, and flows 6 miles E. to the Hodder.
Langdon.—hamlet, 3 miles SW. of Moreton, Hamp- stead, Devon.—2. Langdon, vil., Dorset, in AY. of co., 1 mile E. of Beaminster.—3. Langdon, place with inn, on Langdon Beck, Durham, 7 miles NW. of Middleton-in-Teesdale.
Langdon, East, par. and vil., Kent, 3| miles NE. of Dover, 1086 ac., pop. 307; P.O.
Langdon, West, par., Kent, 4 miles N. of Dover, 705 ac., pop. 105. Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1887. Public domain image from Gedcomindex.com
|
Click on the image to get a large bitmap suitable for printing (45 MB) |