Leckkainpton, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Glouces-
tershire—par., mostly within the parliamentary limits
of Cheltenham, 1900 ac., pop. 3501; pop. of burghal part
2870; vil., 2 miles S. of Cheltenham ; P.O.; in vicinity
is the seat of Leckkainpton Conrt; Leckkainpton
Hill is 979 ft. high ; the par. is a local government dist.

Leckie Honse, seat, in par. and W. vicinity of Gar-
gnnnock, Stirlingshire, on Leckie Burn; old Leckie
House, on the opposite side of the glen, was visited by
Prince Charles Edward, September 1745.

Leckmelm Deer Forest, Lochbroom par., NW. Ross
and Cromarty, 4740 ac.; post-town, Ullapool.

Leckoniield, par. and vil., East-Riding Yorkshire, 3
miles NW. of Beverley, 3629 ac., pop. 320; P.O., called
Leconfield; gives the title of baron to the Wyndhams.

Leckpatrick, par., N. co. Tyrone, 13,352 ac., pop.
4109; contains part of Strabane.

Leckwltk, par., Glamorgan, in SE. of co., on SW.
side and partly in bor. of Cardiff, 1342 ac., pop. 177.

Leconfield ; P.O. See Leckonfield.

Lecropt, par., partly in Stirlingshire but chiefly in
Perthshire, 2968 ac., pop. 602; contains part of Bridge
of Allan.

Ledaig, hamlet, Ardchattan and Muckairn par.,
Argyllshire, on the coast, 6 m. NE. of Oban; P.O., T.O.

Ledan, river, Carnarvonshire; rises on E. side of
Snowdon, and flows 10 miles E. to the Conway above
Bettws-y-Coed.

Ledard, Falls of, 2 waterfalls, about 15 and 50 ft.,
near W. end of Loch Ard, SW. Perthshire, on a stream
running S. to Loch Ard; the smaller is the scene of
Plora Macivor’s retreat in Waverley.

Leri beg, place where marble was formerly wrought,
Assynt par., SW. Sutherland, 5 m. S. of Inchnadamph.

Ledbnrn, hamlet, Mentmore par., Bucks, 2J miles
SW. of Leighton Buzzard.

Ledbnry, market town and par. with ry. sta., Here-
fordshire, 13 miles SE. of Hereford and 120 miles NW.
of London, 8194 ac. (with Parkhold), pop. 4276; P.O.,
T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Tuesday.
Most of the town rests upon a declivity at the S. ex-
tremity of the Malvern Hills. It contains many old-
fashioned houses, and on the W. side is the Gloucester
and Hereford Canal. Among the industries of the
town are tanning and malting; but the produce of
orchards and hop gardens may be said to form the
staple commodities of trade. Cider and perry are made
in quantities. In the neighbourhood are quarries of
limestone and grey marble. Ledbnry Park, seat, is
adjacent.

Leddon, river, Herefordshire, AYorcestershire, and
Gloucestershire; rises within Worcester, flows S.
through Hereford, then SE. through Gloucester to the
Severn near Gloucester city, and is 21 miles long.

Ledgown Lodge, Contin par., Ross and Cromarty,
on Loch Gown, 21? miles SAY. of Achnasheen sta.

Ledniore, meeting-place of the Lairg and Lochinver
and Ullapool and Lochinver roads, SAY. Sutherland,
6 miles S. of Inchnadamph.

Lednock, river with waterfalls, Perthshire, flowing
11 miles SE. through Glen Lednock to the Earn at
Comrie. See Devil’s Cauldron.

Ledstaam.—township with ry. sta., Neston par.,
Cheshire, 7 miles NW. of Chester, 825 ac., pop. 82.—2.
Ledsham, par., township, and vil., E. div. West-Riding
Yorkshire, 6 miles N. of Pontefract—par., 5382 ac.
(including part of Kippax par.), pop. 967; township,
1968 ac., pop. 509; in vicinity of vil. is the seat of
Ledsham Hall.

Ledstone, township with ry. sta., Ledsham and Kip-
pax pars., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 3 miles
NW. of Pontefract, 1986 ac., pop. 221; contains the
seat of Ledstone Park.

Ledwell, hamlet, Sandford St Martin par., Oxford-
shire, 7 miles NW. of Woodstock.

Led wick, hamlet, Bitterley par., Shropshire, 5 miles
NE. of Shrewsbury; was a Roman settlement.

Ledwithstown, seat, 3 miles NW. of Ballymahon,

S. co. Longford.

Ledwyche, river, Shropshire; rises under Titter-
stone Clee, and flows 10 miles SE. to the Teme 3 miles
above Tenbury.

Lee. See also Lea and Leigh.