Lee.—par. and vil., Bucks, 3 miles SE. of Wendover,
502 ac., pop. 122; P.O., called Lee Town.—2. Lee,
eccl. dist., Ilfracombe and Morthoe pars., Devon, on
SW. side and partly in town of Ilfracombe, pop. 267 ;
P.O.; in vicinity is Lee Bay, a small inlet of the sea.—

3. Lee,, par. and ry. sta., Kent, on river Lee,<iri parl. bor.
of Lewisham, 11? mile SE. of Greenwich, 1238 ac., pop.
14,435; the Merchant Taylors’ almshouses are here,
and in the churchyard is the grave of Hailey (1656-
1742), astronomer and mathematician.—4. Lee, river,
Kent; rises near Farnborough, and flows 10 miles NW.
to the Thames at Greenwich.

Lee.—river, co. Cork; rises in Gouganebarra Lough,
W. co. Cork, and flows 50 miles E. through Lough
Allua and past Macroom and Cork city to Cork Har-
bour; its chief affluents are the Sullane, Bride, and
Glanmire. It is navigable for ships to Cork city, and
for boats 2 miles farther up. It flows through much
romantic scenery, and abounds in salmon. — 2. Lee,
stream, co. Kerry ; rises on S. side of the Stack Moun-
tains, and flows 10 miles SW. to Tralee Bay.

Lee, Loch, Lochlee par., N. Forfarshire, on the
Water of Lee, a headstream of the North Esk.

Lee Abbey, seat, Morthoe par., near N. coast of
Devon, 11? mile W. of Lynton.

Lee Bay, on N. coast of Devon, 2J? m. W. of Lynton.

Lee Brockhurst, par. and vil., Shropshire, on river
Roden, 2J miles SE. of Wem, 585 ac., pop. 97.

Lee Brooks (or Lea Brooks), 2 miles from Rid-

ngs, Derbyshire; P.O., T.O.

Lee Castle, seat of the Macdonald-Lockharts of Lee,
in co. and 3 miles NW. of Lanark, on Lee Burn; con-
tains many heirlooms, one of which is the “ Lee Penny,”
the “ Talisman” of Sir Walter Scott’s romance.

Lee Chapel, par., Essex, 4 miles S. of Billericay,
490 ac., pop. 12.

Lee Common, tract, Wendover par., Bucks, adjacent
to Lee par.

Lee Honse, seat, N. div. West-Riding Yorkshire;
post-town, Hebden Bridge.

Lee Pen, hill, Peeblesshire, in par. and 1 mile NW.
of Innerleithen, alt. 1647 ft.

Lee Place, seat, 6 miles E. of Reigate, Surrey.

Lee Priory, seat, Ickham par., Kent, on river Little
Stour, 4 miles SE. of Canterbury; here Sir Egerton
Brydges (1762-1837) resided for some years,, and estab-
lished the famous Lee Priory Press, for reprinting rare
and valuable works.

Lee Scar Kocks, skerry, off coast of Cumberland, at
mouth of Solway Firth, 5 miles N. of Allonby; has
lighthouse 45 ft. high, with fixed light (Lee Scar) 25 ft.
above high water and seen 10 miles.

Lee St John, par., Northumberland, 11? mile N. of
Hexham, 16,129 ac., pop. 2346; formed part of the
quondam county palatine of Hexhamshire : which see.

Lee Town, Lee par., Bucks, 3 miles SE. of Wendover;
p.o. See Lee.

Lee Ward, township, in par. and 3 miles SE. of
Rothbury, Northumberland, 1739 ac., pop. 74.

Leebotwood, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Shropshire,
4 miles NE. of Church Stretton, 1267 ac., pop. 178; P.O.

Lecce, vil., Aldingham par., N. Lancashire, 3 miles
SE. of Dalton in Furness.

Leeds.—parl. and mnn. bor., par., and township, E.
div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Aire, 25 miles
SAY. of York, 42g NE. of Manchester, and 164\ NAY.
of London by rail—township, 2736 ac., pop. 160,019;
bor. and par., 21,572 ac., pop. 309,119; 10 newspapers.
Market-days, Tuesday and Saturday. Lord Clarendon,
in his History of the Rebellion (written in 1642), refers
to Leeds as being one of three “very populous and rich
towns, depending wholly upon clothiers. ” From this
it will appear that the town has for centuries been
known for its mfr. of woollen goods, an industry of
which it is now the chief centre. Little is known re-
garding the early history of the town, which is sup-
posed to have Norman, Saxon, and even Roman asso-
ciations. It was incorporated by Charles I. in 1626.
About a fifth of the population was carried off by the
plague in 1644. Besides the woollen mfrs., with their
immense variety of fabrics, Leeds carries on nearly all
the employments common to a large industrial town.
Here are large flax-mills, canvas and rope works, mfrs.

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