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Luxborongk.—hamlet, Essex, in SW. of co., 6½ miles SE. of Waltham Abbey.—2. Luxborougli, par. and vil., Somerset, 4 miles SW. of Dunster, 3740 ac., pop. 417; p.o.
Lnxnlion, par. and vil., Cornwall, 6 miles SW. of Bodmin, 5432 ac., pop. 1098; P.O., called Lnxulyan; has famous granite quarries.
Lybster, vil., Latheron par., Caithness, 13 miles SW. of Wick, pop. 831; P.O., T.o., 2 Banks ; is an im¬ portant seat of the herring fishery.
Lydbrook (or Lidbrook), vil. with ry. sta. (Lyd- brook Junction), English Bicknor par., and eccl. dist., also in Newland, Ruardean, East Dean, and West Dean pars., Gloucestershire—dist., pop. 2833; vil., 4½ miles S. of Ross ; P.O., T.o.
Lydbnry, North, par. and vil., Shropshire, 2½ miles SE. of Bishops Castle, 7520 ac., pop. 974; P.O.
Lydd, market town and par. with ry. sta., Kent, 3½ miles SW. of New Romney, 12,015 ac. (152 water) and 988 foreshore, pop. 2129; P.O.,T.O. Market-day, Thurs¬ day. Lydd is an ancient town, and a corporate member of the Cinque Port of Romney. There is a Govern¬ ment artillery range here.
Lydden, par. and vil., Kent, 5 miles NW. of Dover, 1445 ac., pop. 203 ; in vicinity of vil., near the base of the cliff, are 3 apertures, called Lydden Spouts, which form outlets for subterranean streams.
Lyddington, 2 miles SE. of Uppingham, Rutland; p.o. See Liddington.
Lyde. See Pipe cum Lyde.
Lydeard St Lawrence, par. and vil., Somerset, 2 miles N. of Bishop Lydeard sta. and 8 miles NW. of Taunton, 2697 ac., pop. 525; P.O.
Lydford, East, par., Somerset, on river Brue, 4 miles W. of Castle Cary, 706 ac., pop. 162.
Lydford, West, par. and vil., Somerset, on river Brue, 4½ miles W. of Castle Cary, 1900 ac., pop. 267; P.O.; the river Brue is here crossed by a 5-arched bridge.
Lyd gate.—eccl. dist. and vil., Saddleworth town¬ ship, Rochdale par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire— dist., pop. 2736; vil., 3 miles E. of Oldham ; P.O.; the inhabitants are chiefly employed in the cotton mills.— 2. Lydgate, hamlet, S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 1| mile NE. of Holmfirth.—3. Lydgate, Suffolk. See Lidgate.
Lydham, township and vil. (ry. sta. Lydham Heath), Shropshire, and par., partly also in Montgomeryshire —par., 3068 ac., pop. 176; township, 1943 ac., pop. 116; vil., 2 miles NE. of Bishops Castle.
Lydiard Millicent, Wilts, 3 miles NE. of Wootton Bassett; P.O. See Liddiabd Millicent.
Lydiard Park, seat of Lord Bolingbroke, 4 miles NW. of Swindon, Wilts.
Lydiate, township and vil. with ry. sta., Halsall par., N. Lancashire, 9 m. S. of Southport, 1995 ac., pop. 1071; Lydiate Abbey, in the course of erection at the time of tbe Reformation, was left in an incomplete state, and is now an ivy-clad ruin.
Lydlinch, par., Dorset, in N. of co., 3 miles SAY. of Sturminster, 2446 ac., pop. 354.
Lydney, par. and township witb ry. sta., Glou¬ cestershire, in Dean Forest, 8 miles NE. of Chepstow— par., 7105 ac. (61 water), 821 tidal water, and 1922 fore¬ shore, pop. 3194; township, 5199 ac. (42 water), 582 tidal water, and 1197 foreshore, pop. 2545; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank, 2 newspapers; has iron and tinplate works; in vicinity of sta. is Lydney Park, seat.
Lydney, Lower, and Lydney, Upper, 2 ry. stas., Gloucester. See Lower Lydney and Upper Lydney.
Lydney Junction, ry. sta., in N. vicinity of Lydney sta., Gloucestershire.
Lydoch, Loeh. See Laidon.
Lye, township and ry. sta., Oldswinford par., Wor¬ cestershire, on NE. side of Stourbridge, pop. 6323; P.O., T.O.; has mfrs. of firebricks, anvils, vices, and nails.
Lye, Nether and Upper, 2 hamlets, Aymestrey par., Herefordshire, on river Lugg, 7½ m. NW. of Leominster.
Lye Court, seat, 4 miles SW. of Leominster, Here¬ fordshire.
Lye End, hamlet, Sandon par., Herts, 5 miles SW. of lloyston.
Lye Green, hamlet, Sussex, in N. of co., 5½ miles SAV of Tunbridge AVells.
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