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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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