are the chief staples of commerce. The mun. bor. of
Lewes was incorporated in 1881. Lewes returned 1
member to Parliament until 1885.—2. Lewes, rape and
hundred, Sussex—rape, 133,053 ac., pop. 182,733; con-
tains the bor. of Brighton, 11 entire hundreds and parts
of 2 others ; hundred, 121 ac., pop. 5289.

Lewes (or Mid) Division, The, pari. div. of Sussex,
pop. (estimated) 56,(570.

Lewes Road, ry. sta., Preston par., Sussex, on NW.
side of Brighton; P.O., T.O.

Lewesdon, Dorset. See Leweston, and Lewston.

Leweston (or Lewesdon), par., Dorset, in NW._ of
co., 3 miles S. of Sherborne, 540 ac., pop. 40; contains
the seat of Leweston Park.

Lewis, or Lews (with Harris), the largest and most
northerly island of the Outer Hebrides—Lewis, with
Harris, 560,978 ac., pop. 28,339; Lewis, without Harris,
437,221 ac., pop. 24,876. The acres include foreshore
and lochs, and the neighbouring islands parochially con-
nected with the larger island. Lewis proper is divided
into the 4 pars, of Stornoway, Barvas, Uig, and Lochs,
all of Boss-shire; Harris forms a parish of Inverness-
shire. Lewis proper is separated from Harris by an
isthmus, 6J miles broad, between Loch Seaforth and
Loch Reasort. It is triangular in shape, and mea-
sures 28 miles by 42 miles. The greater part of the
surface consists of moss, moor, and loch, and but a
very small acreage is under cultivation, notwithstand-
ing the extensive improvements effected by Sir James
Matheson, who purchased the island in 1844 for £190,000.
(Harris is more mountainous, and a large part of the
surface consists of sheep walks and deer forests.) There
is almost no wood. The coasts abound with white fish
and herring, and the streams with salmon and trout.
Gaelic is generally spoken. The chief place is Storno-
way. There are lighthouses at Arnish Point, Stornoway,
and at the Butt of Lewis, the northern extremity of the
island and of the Hebrides.

Lewisbnrgh, vil., co. Mayo. See Louisburgh.

Lewisham, pari, bor., par., and SE. suburb of
London with ry. sta. (Lewisham Junction), Kent, on
river Ravensbourne, 4 miles SE. of St Paul’s—par.,
5774 ac., pop. 53,065; pari. bor. (including also the
par. of Lee), 7012 ac., pop. 67,500; 1 Bank; has large
nurseries. Lewisham returns 1 member to Parliament;
It was made a pari. bor. in 1885.

Lewisham Road, ry. sta., 1£ mile E. of Nunhead
sta., Kent.

Lewiston, vil., Urquhart and Glenmoriston par., In-
verness-shire, on r. Coiltie, 1 m. SE. of Drumnadrochit.

Lewknor.— hundred, Oxfordshire, in E. of co.,
19,414 ac., pop. 5038; contains 10 pars, and part of
another.—2. Lewknor, township and vil., Oxfordshire,
and par., partly also in Bucks—par., 4719 ac., pop.
730; township, 2718 ac., pop. 529; vil., 6 miles S. of
Thame; P.O.

Lewknor Uphill, township, Lewknor par., Oxford-
shire and Bucks, 3 miles NW. of Great Marlow, 2001
ac., pop. 201.

Lewston (or Lewesdon) Hill, Dorset, in W. of co.,

3 miles W. of Beaminster, alt. 960 ft.; is a conspicuous
seamark.

Lewtrenchavd, par., Devon, on Lew rivulet, 8|
miles NW. of Tavistock, 2818 ac., pop. 309.

Lexden.—hundred, Essex, in Nil. of co., 62,476 ac.,
pop. 23,357.—2. Lexden, par., Essex, in NE. of co., on
W. side and wholly in bor. of Colchester, 2334 ac., pop.
2310; P.O.,T.O.; some ancient entrenchments are here.

Lexliitm, East, par. and vil., Norfolk, 1J mile SW.
of Litcham, 1190 ac., pop. 191; contains the seat of
Lexhaiu Hall.

Lexham, West, par., Norfolk, 3 miles W. of Lit-
cham, 1155 ac., pop., 134.

Lexington, par., Notts. See Laxton.

Ley . See also Ly .

Ley of Hallyburton, hamlet, Kettins par., Forfar-
shire, 2J miles SE. of Coupar-Angus.

Leybourne, par. and vil., Kent, 5 miles NAY. of
Maidstone, 1523 ac., pop. 277; near the church are
remains of Leybourne Castle; the par. contains the
seat of Leybourne Grange.

Leybourne Hold, hamlet, Chester-le-Street par.,
Durham, 4 miles S. of Gateshead.