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Lanton, vil. and old peel-tower, in par. and 2 miles NAY. of Jedburgh, Roxburghshire.
Lantwlt .juxta Neath, par., Glamorgan, in N. of co., on river Neath, and adjacent to Neath town, 7586 ac., pop. 4468; contains Lower Lantwlt, township, 4301 ac., pop. 2890; has large collieries.
Lany, ancient par., now chiefly in Port of Menteith par., Perthshire.
Lanyon Cromlech, or the Giants Quoit, 4¼ miles NW. of Penzance, Cornwall.
Laoghal, Loch, Sutherland. See Loyal.
Laorbcn (Ladhar Bheinn), mountain, Glenelg par., Inverness-shire, on S. side of Loch Hourn, alt. 3343 ft.
Lapal, township, in par. and vicinity of Halesowen, Worcestershire, pop. 351.
Lap ford, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Devon—par., 3819 ac., pop. 641; vil., on river Yeo, 6 miles NW. of Yeoford Junction; P.O.
Laphroaig Distillery, near Port Ellen, Islay island, Argyllshire.
Lapley, par. and vil., Staffordshire—par., 3450 ac., pop. 744; vil., 3¼ miles SAY. of Penkridge; P.O.
Lappock Bock, in Firth of Clyde, off coast of Ayr- shire, 2¼ miles NAY. of Troon.
Lapwatcr, hamlet, Ecclesfleld par., S. div. West- Riding Yorkshire, 5 miles N. of Sheffield.
Lap worth, par. and vil., Warwickshire, 3¼ miles N. of Henley in Arden, 2971 ac., pop. 646 ; P.O.
Laqnes, vil. and seat, Llanstephan par., Carmarthen- shire, in S. of co., at mouths of rivers Taf and Towy, 1¼ mile SE. of Laugharne.
Larachan, school, Creichpar., S. Sutherland.
Larachhcg, near head of Loch Aline, Morvern par., Argyllshire; P.O.
Laracor, par., S. co. Meath, on river Boyne, 3 miles SE. of Trim, 8335 ac., pop. 1516; P.O.; contains Summerhill.
Laragh.—seat, 3 miles AV. of Maynooth, N. co. Kildare.—2. Laragh, seat, 5 miles S. of Castleblayney, S. co. Monaghan; P.O.—3.Laragh, mountain, mid. co. AVicklow, 7 miles NAV. of Rathdrum, alt. 1313 ft.
Laraghhryan, par., NE. co. Kildare, on Royal Canal, 8033 ac., pop. 2204; contains Maynooth.
Larah, par., in co. and 5 miles E. of Cavan, 16,711 ac., pop. 4279 ; contains Stradone.
Larbert, par. and vil. with ry. sta., E. Stirlingshire —par., 3963 ac., pop. 6346 ; vil., 2¼ miles NAV. of Fal- kirk, pop. 831; P.O., T.O.; in NAY. vicinity of vil. is Larhert Honse, seat.
Larhert Junction, ry. sta., on N. border of Falkirk par., Stirlingshire, ¼ mile S. of Larbert vil.
Larhert and Dunipacc, quoad sacra par., Larbert and Dunipace pars., Stirlingshire, pop. 8202.
Larhreck. See Eccleston, Little, with Larbreck.
Larbrex, school, Leswalt par., Wigtownshire.
Larch Hill, seat, co. Clare ; post-town, Ennis.
Larchficld, seat, 4 m. E. of Hillsborough, co. Down.
harden Hall, seat, 6 miles SE. of Much Wenlock, Shropshire.
Larganreagh, 13 m. from Millford, co. Donegal; P.O.
Largie, school, Insch par., Aberdeenshire.
Largie Castle, seat, Killean and Kilchenzie par., Kin tyre, Argyllshire, in NE. vicinity of Tayinloan.
Largo, par. and ry. sta., Fife, on Largo Bay, Firth of Forth, 3 miles NE. of Leven, 7386 ac., pop. 2234,1 Bank. Market-day, Thursday. The par. contains the rural vil. of Upper Largo (or Kirkton of Largo); P.O., T.O.; and the fishing vil. of Lower Largo, pop. (in- cluding Temple), 562; P.O.; in W. vicinity of Upper Largo is Largo Honse, seat, and a circular tower which formed part of the old castle inhabited by Admiral Sir Andrew Wood (1455-1539); Lower Largo was the birth- place of Alexander Selkirk (1676-1723), the prototype of Robinson Crusoe, and a monument to his memory was erected there in 1885; 1 mile N. of Upper Largo is Largo Law, a conical hill, 948 ft. high; in Largo Bay, which stretches 6 miles across from Kincraig Point to Buckhaven, and penetrates 2 miles inland, line and salmon fishing is carried on.
Largo ward, vil., Kilconquhar par., and quoad sacra par., partly also in Cameron, Carnbee, and Largo pars., Fife—par., pop. 1103; vil., 4¼ miles NE. of Largo sta., pop. 338; P.O. 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
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