Lathrlsk House, seat, in W. of Kettle par., Fife, 1|
mile NE. of Falkland.

Latimer, vil., Chesham par., Bucks, on river Chess,
3½ miles SE. of Chesham ; P.O.; in vicinity is Latimer
House, seat of Lord Chesham.

Latimer Road, ry. sta. (on Metropolitan Ry.), in
W. of London, 4½ mile NE. of Hammersmith Station.

Latimer with Flaunden, eccl. dist., Chesham par.,
Bucks, and Flaunden par., Herts, pop. 443.

Latuamard, 4m. from Newbliss, co. Monaghan; P.O.

Latrlgg, spur of Skiddaw mountain, Cumberland,
1½ mile NW. of Keswick, alt. 1203 ft.

Lattcragh, par., N. co. Tipperary, 10 miles SW. of
Nenagh, 4065 ac., pop. 352; P.O.; Latteragh Mountain
is 1257 ft. high.

Latterbarrow, hill, Furness dist., N. Lancashire, on
W. side of Lake Windermere, 1½ mile NE. of Hawks-
head, alt. 803 ft.

Latterford, hamlet, Wark par., Northumberland,
10 miles NW. of Hexham.

Latterldge, hamlet, Iron Acton par., Gloucestershire,
5 miles NW. of Chipping Sodbury.

Lattln, par. and vil., in co. and 5 miles W. of Tip¬
perary—par., 2276 ac., pop. 443 ; vil., pop. Ill; P.O.

Latton.—par., Essex, 6 miles N. of Epping, 1618 ac.,
pop. 232; contains the seat of Latton Hall.—2. Latton,
par. and vil., Wilts, on Thames and Severn Canal, 1½
mile NW. of Cricklade, 1826 ac., pop. 263.

Lattoon, school, Lurgan par., S. co. Cavan.

Lauchopc House, old mansion, Bothwell par.,
Lanarkshire, 1J mile NE. of Holytown.

Lauder, royal burgh, and par., W. Berwickshire,
near Leader Water, 6 miles E. of Stow sta., 7 miles
NW. of Earlston and 25 miles SE. of Edinburgh—par.,
34,898 ac., pop. 1940; burgh, pop. 1014 ; P.O., T.O., 2
Banks. Lauder is a centre for trout-fishers. At
Lauder, in 1483, the Scottish nobles put to death the
favourites of James III. The royal burgh has a charter
of 1502, but is said to be as old as William the Lion;
the body of burgesses are proprietors of a common of
1700 ac. Thirlestane Castle (anciently Lauder Fort),
the seat of the Earl of Lauderdale, adjoins the town.
Lauder formed one of the Haddington District of Par¬
liamentary Burghs, which returned 1 member until 1885.

Lauderdale, ancient dist., in W. of Berwickshire.

Laugharne, small market town and par., in SW. of
Carmarthenshire, at influx of river Corran to Taf
estuary, 5 miles SE. of St Clears sta. and 12 miles
SW. of Carmarthen—par., 8883 ac. land and 5820 ac.
water, pop. 1627; town, pop. 1179; P.O., T.o. Market-
day, Friday. Laugharne (anciently Tal Llacharn) is an
ancient town, and was chartered towards the close of
the 13th century. The chief features of the town are
its fine church of St Martin, and the ruined castle,
founded shortly after the Norman Conquest, and finally
dismantled by the Parliamentarians in 1645. Laugharne
is a sub-port to Llanelly, has a good coasting trade, and
has risen in favour as a place of summer resort; the
seat of Laugharne Hall is in the vicinity.

Laughterton, hamlet, Kettlethorpe par., Lincoln¬
shire, 9 miles SW. of Gainsborough.

Laughton.—par., Leicestershire, on Grand Union
Canal, 5 miles NW. of Market Harborough, 1109 ac.,
pop. 136.—2. Laughton, par., Lincolnshire, 6½ miles
NE. of Edenham ry. sta., 1136ac., pop. 82.—3. Laugh¬
ton, par., township, and vil., Lincolnshire—par., 4598
ac., pop. 425; township, pop. 295; vil., 4½ miles NE. of
Gainsborough; P.O.—4. Laughton, par. and vil., Sussex
—par., 5177 ac., pop. 721; vil., 6 miles NE. of Lewes;
P.O.; has remains of old mansion of the Pelhams.

Laughton, seat, near Moneygall, SW. King’s co.

Laughton-en-le-Morthen, par., township, and vil.,
S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on rising ground—
par., 6590 ac. (including part of Dinnington par.), pop.
965; township, 3878 ac., pop. 663; vil., 7 miles SE. of
Rotherham ; P.O., called Laughton.

Launcells, par. and vil., Cornwall, 1 mile E. of
Stratton, 6179 ac., pop. 551.

Launceston, mun. bor., market town, and par.,
Cornwall, on river Kensey, near its confluence with the
Attery and Tamar, 18½ miles NW. of Tavistock and 213
miles from London by rail—par., 1136 ac., pop. 2430;
mun. bor., 1504 ac., pop. 3217; town, 2000 ac., pop.