Longstow.—hundred, Cambridgeshire, in SW. of co.,
25,500 ac., pop. 6051; contains 14 pars.—2. Longstow,
par. and vil., Cambridgeshire, in SAV. of co., 2 miles S.
of Caxton, 1412 ac., pop. 278; P.O., called Long Stow;
contains the seat of Lougstow Hall.

Longstreet.—hamlet, Bucks, in N. of co., 54 miles
N. of Fenny Stratford.—2. Longstreet, hamlet, Enford
par., AVilts, on river Avon, 64 miles N. of Amesbury.

Lwgthornc House, seat, near Blandford, Dorset.

Longthorpe.—eccl. dist., St John Peterborough par.,
Northamptonshire, in AV. of Peterborough city, pop.
308 ; P.O.—2. Longthorpe, hamlet, Swine par., East-
Riding Yorkshire, 74 miles NE. of Hull.

Longthwaite, vil., Cumberland, 54 miles SE. of
Cockermouth.

Longton.—mun. bor. and market town, Stoke upon
Trent par., Staffordshire, at S. extremity of the Pot-
teries, 24 miles SE. and within the parl. limits of
Stoke upon Trent, and 152 miles NAV. of London by
rail, 786 ac., pop. 18,620; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-
day, Saturday. Before the rise of the industrial activity
of the “Potteries,” Longton was an inconsiderable
hamlet; it is now a large and prosperous town. During
the years 1883-84, Acts of Parliament were obtained,
which greatly extended the municipal area by embracing
the districts of Dresden, East Yale, and Florence. The
people are mostly engaged in the mfr. of china and
earthenware, but not a few work in the neighbouring
collieries and ironstone mines. Malting, brewing, and
brickmaking are the other employments.—2. Longton,
township and vil. with ry. sta., Penwortham par., N.
Lancashire, at head of Ribble estuary, 5 miles SAV. of
Preston, 3135 ac. land and 506 water, pop. 1443; P.O.;
has 2 breweries, and carries on malting.

Longtown.—market town with ry. sta., Arthuret
par., Cumberland, on river Esk, 94 miles NAV. of
Carlisle; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-days, Monday
and Thursday. Longtown is an ancient place, founded
by the Graemes of Netherby; it has risen within com-
paratively recent times from a poor village to the posi-
tion of a spacious well-built town. It is a seat of petty
sessions. In addition to the markets there is an im-
portant fair for horses.—2. Longtown, township and
vil., Clodockpar., Herefordshire, in SAV. of co., 5 miles
SAV. of Abbeydore, pop. 739 ; P.O.

Longtown, seat, 4 m. NAV. of Sallins, N. co. Kildare.

Longtree, hundred, Gloucestershire, 30,322 ac., pop.
17,221; contains 10 pars.

Longue Pierre, beacon rock between Sark and
Herm, Channel Islands.

Longuevllle, vil., St Saviour par., Jersey, Channel
Islands, near St Helier.

Longueville, seat, 4 m. AV. of Mallow, N. co. Cork.

Longville, hamlet with ry. sta., Eaton par., Shrop-
shire, 64 miles SAV. of AVenlock.

Long wick, hamlet, in par. and 1 mile NAV. of
Princes Risborough, Bucks.

Longwitton, ry. sta., Northumberland, 94 miles S.
of Rothbury ; in vicinity is Longwitton Mall, seat.
See Long AVitton.

Longwood, township and ry. sta., Huddersfield par.,
S. div. AVest-Riding Yorkshire, on SAV. side and partly
in bor. of Huddersfield, 1334 ac. (21 water), pop. 4661;
P.O., T.o., and P.O. at Longwood Edge; the reservoirs
of the Huddersfield waterworks are here. Longwood
is a local government district.

Longwood, vil., Clonard par., SW. co. Meath, on
river Blackwater and near Royal Canal, 6 miles NAV. of
Enfield, pop. 368; P.O.

Longwood Honse, seat of the Earl of Northesk,
Hants, 4 miles SE. of AVinchester.

Longworth.—par., township, and vil., in NAV. of
Berks, 7 miles NE. of Faringdon—par., 4553 ac., pop.
1043; township, 2290 ac., pop. 596; P.O.—2. Long-
worth, township, Bolton le Moors par., Lancashire,

5 miles NW. of Bolton, 1654 ac., pop. 106.

Longworth House, seat, in co. and 4 miles E. of
Hereford.

Longy Bay, on E. side of Alderney, Channel Islands.

Longyester, hamlet with school, Yester par., Had-
dingtonshire, 2 miles S. of Gifford.

Loningborough, hundred, Shepway lathe, Kent,
14,140 ac., pop. 2701; contains 4 pars.

Lonlnghcad, hamlet, on E. border of Cumberland,
on river South Tyne, 4 miles SE. of Alston.

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