Longwood
LONGWOOD, a chapelry, in the parish and union
of Huddersfield, Upper division of the wapentake of
Agbrigg, W. riding of York, 2¼ miles (W.) from Huddersfield; containing 2418 inhabitants. The chapelry
is situated on the north of the Colne, and comprises
about 1000 acres, consisting chiefly of a narrow ridge
rising rapidly from the banks of a rivulet. An eminence
called Slack, is supposed, from the discovery of a Roman
altar dedicated to Fortune, a bath, and hypocaust, with
a tessellated pavement nearly a yard in thickness, and
other antiquities, to have been connected with the station
of Cambodunum, by most antiquaries placed at Almondbury. The soil is generally gravel, with a slight mixture
of clay, and fine grit sandstone is abundant. The population is chiefly employed in the manufacture of woollencloth, for which there are several scribbling and fulling
mills, and in the making of fancy goods, which is carried
on extensively. The village is neatly built, and the
surrounding scenery is in some parts boldly romantic:
the road from Huddersfield to Manchester passes near,
as does the canal from Huddersfield to Ashton. Here
is a reservoir of 12 acres, for the supply of Huddersfield
with water. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the
patronage of the Vicar of Huddersfield, with a net income of £150. The chapel, now a district church,
dedicated to St. Mark, is a small plain edifice with
a campanile turret, erected in 1749, by subscription,
and containing 420 sittings. There are places of worship for Wesleyans, and Methodists of the New Connexion. A free school was founded and endowed in 1731,
by William Walker; the income is about £100.
Longworth (St. Mary)
LONGWORTH (St. Mary), a parish, in the union
of Farringdon, partly in the hundred of Ganfield,
and partly in that of Ock, county of Berks, 7 miles
(W. N. W.) from Abingdon; containing 1063 inhabitants, of whom 550 are in the township. The parish
comprises, with the chapelry of Charney and the hamlet
of Draycot-Moore, 4312a. 6p.: the river Isis bounds it
on the north; the surface in general is flat, and the soil
in some parts sandy, and in others clayey. The living
is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £27. 1. 10½.;
net income, £682; patrons, the Principal and Fellows
of Jesus College, Oxford: the glebe contains about 60
acres. At Charney is a chapel of ease, in the Norman
style. In the parochial register is an entry, July 16th,
1625, of the baptism of Bishop Fell, whose father was
rector of Longworth.
Longworth
LONGWORTH, a township, in the parish and union
of Bolton, hundred of Salford, S. division of the
county of Lancaster, 5¼ miles (N. by W.) from Bolton.
This place, as its name imports, is an extended narrow
tract of land, between two branches of the river Tonge,
on the edge of dreary moors. The phenomenon, as it
may almost be called in the manufacturing parishes of
Lancashire, of a decrease of population, occurs in Longworth, the numbers having been reduced from 238, the
amount in 1821, to 179, the number in 1831, and to
149 in 1841. The township comprises 1590 acres of
land, principally moor, more or less cultivated, the whole
the property of William Hulton, Esq., of Hulton Park.
Looe, East
LOOE, EAST, a sea-port
and incorporated markettown, having separate jurisdiction, in the parish of St.
Martin, union of Liskeard,
locally in the hundred of
West, E. division of Cornwall, 16 miles (W.) from
Plymouth, and 232 (W. S.
W.) from London; containing 926 inhabitants. This
place was formerly the only
sea-port in Cornwall of any
note, excepting Fowey, and hence was derived its name
Lo; in Cornish, signifying a port. In the reign of
Edward III. it furnished twenty ships and 315 mariners
towards the equipment of the English fleet for the siege
of Calais. Its situation is romantic, on the eastern
shore of Looe bay, near the mouth of the river Looe,
over which is a narrow bridge of thirteen stone arches,
141 yards in length and only six feet wide, built about
the year 1400, and connecting the boroughs of East and
West Looe. The sea view is very fine, and the land
scenery richly diversified; the air is salubrious, and the
inhabitants are supplied with excellent water. On the
beach is a fort mounted with ten guns; and opposite to
the town is Looe Island, or St. George's, which is much
frequented by flocks of sea-fowl during the spring. The
pilchard-fishery is carried on to a considerable extent:
the exports consist of tin, copper, and lead ore, bark,
timber, salt, pilchards, and pilchard oil; and coal, culm,
and limestone are imported. Here is a custom-house.
Much advantage is derived from the Liskeard and Looe
canal. The market is on Saturday; and fairs are held
on Feb. 13th, July 10th, Sept. 10th, and Oct. 10th.
Seal and Arms.
East Looe, which is a borough by prescription, received a charter of incorporation from Elizabeth in
1587, which was confirmed by others of James I. and II.
The corporation consists of a mayor, recorder, eight
aldermen, and an indefinite number of burgesses, with a
town-clerk, and four serjeants-at-mace. The borough,
conjointly with Fowey, sent a representative to a great
council at Westminster, in the reign of Edward I., but
members were not returned to parliament until the 13th
of Elizabeth, from which period two were sent; the inhabitants were disfranchised in the 2nd of William IV.
The mayor, late mayor, deputy mayor, recorder, and
deputy recorder, are justices of the peace. Sessions
are held once or twice a year, at which prisoners charged
with petty larceny are tried; and the charter of James
II. gives the mayor and aldermen authority to hold a
court of record every three weeks, for the recovery of
debts not exceeding £100, but no business has been
transacted in the court for many years. There is a
common gaol for felons and debtors. The chapel here,
dedicated to St. Kyn, was rebuilt in the year 1806, and
is a small handsome structure; it was made a district
church in 1845, for East and West Looe, and the patronage is now vested in the Bishop of Exeter. There are
places of worship for the Society of Friends, and Wesleyans; and a school endowed by Col. Speccott in 1703.
Looe, West
LOOE, WEST, formerly
a representative borough
and a market-town, in the
parish of Talland, union
of Liskeard, hundred of
West, E. division of Cornwall, 16 miles (W.) from
Plymouth, and 231 (W. S.
W.) from London; containing 616 inhabitants. This
place, also called Port Pighan,
a corruption of Port Vechan,
the "Little Port," is situated
on the bank of the river Looe, opposite to East Looe,
with which it is connected by a bridge. The town is
of inconsiderable size. The harbour is small but commodious, and defended by a strong battery; the river is
navigable for vessels of 100 tons' burthen, and is in
two branches just above the bridge. The pilchardfishery is carried on; and copper-ore is brought hither
from the mines of Caraton, to be shipped in small vessels.
A cattle-fair is held on May 6th. A charter of incorporation was granted by Elizabeth in 1573, under which
the municipal body consists of a mayor and eleven burgesses, who are empowered to choose a steward, with a
town-clerk, and other officers; the mayor and steward
are justices of the peace. A court leet, with view of
frankpledge, is held; and the charter authorises the
mayor to hold a court for the recovery of debts under
£5, every week, but no proceedings have taken place for
many years. There is a small prison, called the Dark
house. The borough first sent members to parliament
in the 6th of Edward VI., from which period it returned
two representatives; but it was disfranchised by the
2nd of William IV., cap. 45. The chapel here, dedicated to St. Nicholas, has been converted into a guildhall. There are places of worship for Independents and
Bryanites. In the vicinity of West Looe are the remains of a mound, supposed to have been on the line of
a Roman road, and some vestiges of military works.
Seal and Arms.
Loose (All Saints)
LOOSE (All Saints), a parish, in the union and
hundred of Maidstone, lathe of Aylesford, W. division of the county of Kent, 2½ miles (S.) from Maidstone; containing 1416 inhabitants. The parish comprises by admeasurement 960 acres, of which about 278
are arable, 149 meadow and pasture, 216 in hop-grounds,
and 48 wood. A very considerable improvement has
been made by the formation of a new road, at a great
expense, in order to avoid two steep and dangerous hills
over which the former road passed. Fruit, particularly
filberts, is produced for the supply of the London markets. Three paper-manufactories employ about 190
persons, and here is a quarry of ragstone. The lower
grounds are watered by a stream which, in the space of
two miles and a half, turns twelve mills. The living is
a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of the Archbishop
of Canterbury, the appropriator; net income, £492.
The church has been enlarged.
Lopen (All Saints)
LOPEN (All Saints), a parish, in the union of
Chard, hundred of South Petherton, W. division of
Somerset, 2 miles (S. by W.) from South Petherton;
containing 506 inhabitants. The parish is situated at a
short distance south of the road from London to Exeter,
through Ilchester and Ilminster; and comprises by computation 476 acres, about two-thirds of which are arable,
and the remainder pasture and orchard-grounds. The
village lies between two hills, gently rising on each side
of it, and moderately wooded. The manufacture of
coarse linen is carried on to a considerable extent. The
living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £77; patron
and impropriator, Earl Poulett, whose tithes have been
commuted for £200. The church, which was built
before the Reformation, has been frequently repaired,
and was enlarged in 1834 by the erection of an aisle.
Lopham, North (St. Andrew)
LOPHAM, NORTH (St. Andrew), a parish, in the
union and hundred of Guilt-Cross, W. division of
Norfolk, 4 miles (S. E.) from East Harling; containing
815 inhabitants. It comprises 1957a. 1r. 8p., of which
900 acres are in Lopham Park, one of the seats of the
Duke of Norfolk, who is lord of the manor. The manufacture of linen is carried on. The living is a rectory,
with that of South Lopham annexed, valued in the king's
books at £17. 0. 5.; net income, £619; patron, R.
Barrow, Esq. The tithes of North Lopham have been
commuted for £303, and the glebe consists of 6 acres.
The church is an ancient structure in the decorated
English style, with a square embattled tower. There is
a place of worship for Wesleyans. Mary Williamson, in
1696, bequeathed land now producing £14 per annum,
for apprenticing children.
Lopham, South (St. Nicholas)
LOPHAM, SOUTH (St. Nicholas), a parish, in the
union and hundred of Guilt-Cross, W. division of
Norfolk, 5½ miles (S. E. by S.) from East Harling;
containing 724 inhabitants. The parish comprises
1932a. 2r. 27p.; and within its limits is Lopham Ford,
where the river Waveney and the smaller Ouse have
their source, within a few yards of each other. The
hemp and linen manufacture is carried on. The living
is a rectory not in charge, annexed to that of North
Lopham. The church is chiefly in the decorated English
style, with a Norman tower between the nave and
chancel, and an enriched Norman south porch. Fiftythree acres of land were allotted at the inclosure of the
parish, to the poor, and for the repair of the church.
Lopperwood
LOPPERWOOD, a tything, in the parish of Eling,
poor-law union of New-Forest, hundred of Redbridge,
Romsey and S. divisions of the county of Southampton; containing 176 inhabitants.
Loppington (St. Mary)
LOPPINGTON (St. Mary), a parish, in the union
of Wem, hundred of Pimhill, N. division of Salop,
3 miles (W.) from Wem; containing 612 inhabitants.
The number of acres is 3305; the river Rhoden runs
through the parish, the surface of which is in general
flat. The living is a discharged vicarage, endowed with
a portion of the rectorial tithes, valued in the king's
books at £6. 12. 1., and in the patronage of the Crown:
the impropriate tithes have been commuted for £97. 18.,
and the incumbent's for £117. 13.; the glebe comprises 24 acres. There is a place of worship for
Wesleyans.
Lorbottle
LORBOTTLE, a township, in the parish of Whittingham, union of Rothbury, N. division of Coquetdale ward and of Northumberland, 5½ miles (N. N.
W.) from Rothbury; containing 114 inhabitants. It is
situated in the southern extremity of the parish, and
upon the Lorbottle burn, which runs into the Coquet
river. Lorbottle House is a neat mansion.
Lorton (St. Cuthbert)
LORTON (St. Cuthbert), a parish, in the union of
Cockermouth, Allerdale ward above Derwent, W.
division of Cumberland; containing, with the townships of Brackenthwaite and Wythop, 635 inhabitants,
of whom 394 are in the township of Lorton, 3¾ miles
(S. E. by S.) from Cockermouth. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £76; patron, the Earl of
Lonsdale. At Wythop is a second incumbency.
Loscoe, with Codnor.—See Codnor.
LOSCOE, with Codnor.—See Codnor.
Lostock
LOSTOCK, a hamlet, in the parish and union of
Bolton, hundred of Salford, S. division of the county
of Lancaster, 4½ miles (W.) from Bolton; containing
625 inhabitants. This place formed part of the barony
of Manchester, and was held by Richard de Hulton; it
subsequently passed into the family of Anderton, of
whom Sir Francis Anderton having been involved in the
rebellion of 1745, his estates went to the Blundells of
Ince. Lostock Hall, an erection of the age of Elizabeth,
has shared the fate of many of the old Lancashire mansions, the greater portion having been taken down
between 1816 and 1824; nothing now remains to indicate
its site or fix its antiquity, but the venerable gateway.
The township is in the south-western part of the parish,
and comprises 1364 acres of land. The tithes have
been commuted for £2. 13. 6., payable to the Bishop of
Chester. A Sunday school is partly supported by an
endowment of £8 per annum.
Lostock-Gralam
LOSTOCK-GRALAM, a township, in the parish of
Great Budworth, union and hundred of Northwich,
S. division of the county of Chester, 2½ miles (E.) from
Northwich; containing 574 inhabitants. The township comprises 1573 acres, of which the soil is clay and
moss. The Grand Trunk canal passes westward of the
place; and the road from Manchester, by Northwich,
to Chester passes through. Here is a church, the
living of which is in the gift of the Incumbent of
Witton.
Lostwithiel (St. Bartholomew)
LOSTWITHIEL (St.
Bartholomew), an incorporated market-town and a
parish, having separate jurisdiction, locally in the E. division of the hundred of
Powder, union of Bodmin,
E. division of Cornwall, 6
miles (S.) from Bodmin, 26
(S.W.) from Launceston, and
236½ (W. S. W.) from London; containing 1186 inhabitants. This place is
supposed by some to have been the Roman station
called by Ptolemy Uzella, but this opinion does not appear to be warranted by the discovery of any certain
traces of Roman occupation. According to tradition,
Lostwithiel was so named from having been the residence of Withiel, anciently earl of Cornwall, who is
said to have had a palace at Penknight, now part of the
borough, but in the parish of Lanlivery. In the reign
of Richard I., the town was held under the Earl of Cornwall, by Robert de Cardinham, who procured for it the
privilege of a market; and Richard, Earl of Cornwall,
brother of Henry III., made Lostwithiel, including Penknight, a free borough. His son Edmund, Earl of
Cornwall, was a great benefactor to the town; he erected
a shire-hall, an exchequer-office, and other handsome
buildings, and ordered that the coinage and sale of the
tin from the Cornish mines should take place at Lostwithiel only, and that all county meetings should be
held here. These privileges, however, were not preserved inviolate, for, in 1414, the burgesses complained
to the parliament that the men of Bodmin, Truro, and
Helston had caused tin to be sold at those towns, and
that the prior of Bodmin had then recently procured
the county meetings to be held at Bodmin; and although
these grievances were redressed, Lostwithiel was gradually deprived of its exclusive advantages. In the summer of 1644, the place was the head-quarters of the parliamentary general, the Earl of Essex; previously to
which a battle had been fought near the town, in which
a body of the king's troops, under Sir Richard Grenville, was defeated by Lord Robartes. Dugdale asserts
that the parochial church was profaned by the republican
soldiers, and injured by an explosion of gunpowder.
Seal and Arms.
The town is situated in a beautiful vale, on the banks
of the river Fowey, and upon the road from Plymouth
to Falmouth, and comprises two parallel streets, extending from the river to the foot of a steep hill; it is
lighted and paved, and there is a good supply of water.
The houses are chiefly built of stone, and covered with
slate, which abounds in the neighbourhood. A regatta,
and a ball, take place in August; and assemblies are
held in the winter. The wool-combing business affords
employment to about twenty persons, and there is a
large tanyard; the chief trade, however, consists in
the conveyance of the iron-ores and other mineral produce of the district to the port of Fowey, for shipment
to Wales, and in bringing from that place timber, coal,
lime, limestone, sand, and other articles, for the supply of
the adjacent country. The increased number of mines
has added greatly to the prosperity of the town. About
three miles distant are the extensive mines of Lanescot
and the Fowey Consols, surpassing, in the variety, extent, and power of their machinery, all others in the
kingdom, their produce amounting to an eleventh part
of all the copper-ore furnished by the mines of Cornwall. The river Fowey, over which is a commodious
bridge, is navigable to the quay at spring tides. The
market is held on Friday; and the establishment of a
corn-market, free of toll, has been attempted, but only
a very small quantity of corn is brought for sale: the
market-house was erected at the expense of Viscount
Mount-Edgcumbe, in 1781. Fairs for horses, cattle,
and sheep are held on July 10th, Sept. 4th, Nov. 13th,
and the Tuesday before the fourth Sunday in Lent.
The borough contains portions of the adjoining
parishes of Lanlivery and St. Winnow. A charter of
incorporation was granted by James I., in 1623, and
renewed by George II., in 1738, under which the corporation consists of seven aldermen or capital burgesses,
including the mayor and seventeen assistants or commoncouncilmen. The mayor, late mayor, and recorder are
justices of the peace; and the first-named is also coroner.
A court leet is held annually by the mayor, when presentments are made concerning matters relating to the
borough and the river; and all persons having boats on
the river are required to yield suit and service to the
court. There are petty-sessions generally on Friday.
The quarter-sessions for the county, formerly held here
in the summer, were a few years since removed to Bodmin. In the old shire-hall erected by the Earl of Cornwall, in which the stannary parliaments were held, is the
original stannary court-room, with a prison adjoining,
which is the only one in the county belonging to the
stannaries. The town-hall is a neat building with a
prison underneath, erected in 1740, at the cost of Lord
Mount-Edgcumbe. The borough first returned members to parliament in the 33rd of Edward I., and then
ceased till the 4th of Edward II., from which time the
returns were made regularly until the period of the
Reform act in the 2nd of William IV., when it was
entirely disfranchised.
The parish comprises 110a. 1r. 27p.; the soil is fertile.
The living is a discharged vicarage, endowed with the
rectorial tithes, valued in the king's books at £2. 13. 4.,
and in the gift of the Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe: the
tithes have been commuted for £40, and some land purchased by Royal Bounty produces £42 per annum. The
church is a handsome edifice in the early English style,
with a lantern tower at the west end, surmounted by a
fine octagonal spire erected in the fourteenth century;
it contains an ancient stone font, on the sides of which
are sculptured grotesque figures and armorial bearings,
rudely executed, and now much defaced. There are
places of worship for Bryanites, Independents, and Wesleyans. About a mile northward of the town, on the
edge of a lofty hill, are the venerable ruins of Restormel
Castle, supposed to have been erected by Robert, Earl
of Montaigne, and anciently the residence of the earls of
Cornwall. At the commencement of the great civil war,
although then ruinous, it was garrisoned for the parliament, and was taken by the royalist general, Sir Richard
Grenville, in August, 1644. The remains are comprised
within a circular area, 110 feet in diameter: the walls
are nine feet thick, surrounded by a deep moat, and at
the southern entrance, where was a drawbridge, are two
arches supporting a square tower; traces of suites of
apartments and stone staircases are visible, and the
whole, being richly overgrown with ivy, presents a very
picturesque appearance. The chapel of the Holy Trinity,
anciently appendant to the castle, is also in ruins.
Lothers, county of Dorset.—See Loders.
LOTHERS, county of Dorset.—See Loders.
Lothersdale
LOTHERSDALE, an ecclesiastical district, in the
parishes of Carleton and Kildwick, union of Skipton, E. division of the wapentake of Staincliffe and
Ewcross, W. riding of York; containing 955 inhabitants. This is a deep valley, with detached houses scattered irregularly on its acclivities. Some quarries are
wrought, and a lead-mine is in operation. A church
dedicated to Christ was erected in 1838, on a site of one
acre given by the Earl of Burlington, lord of the manor;
and was endowed with £1000 by the Rev. Walter Levett,
vicar of Carleton, and a rent-charge of £20 on the glebe
lands of the living: patron, the Vicar of Carleton; total
net income, £100. There are places of worship for
Methodists and the Society of Friends.
Lotherton
LOTHERTON, a township, in the parish of Sherburn, Upper division of the wapentake of BarkstoneAsh, W. riding of York, 6 miles (S. S. W.) from Tadcaster; containing 564 inhabitants. This township,
which includes the eastern portion of the town of Aberford, comprises 1052 acres, whereof 57 are common or
waste land. Lotherton Hall is a handsome mansion in
a well-wooded demesne. The tithes have been commuted for £55. 18., of which £10 are payable to the
vicar.
Lottisham
LOTTISHAM, a tything, in the parish of Ditcheat,
union of Shepton-Mallet, hundred of Whitestone,
E. division of Somerset; containing 132 inhabitants.
Loudwater
LOUDWATER, a chapelry, in the parish and union
of High Wycombe, hundred of Desborough, county
of Buckingham, 3¼ miles (S. E.) from High Wycombe.
The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £132;
patrons, the Trustees of W. Davis, Esq., by whom the
chapel was built and endowed, in 1788.
Loughborough (All Saints)
LOUGHBOROUGH (All Saints), a market-town
and parish, and the head of a union, in the hundred of
West Goscote, N. division of the county of Leicester;
containing, with the township of Knight-Thorpe and
the hamlet of Woodthorpe, 10,170 inhabitants, of whom
10,025 are in the town, 11 miles (N.) from Leicester,
and 109 (N. W.) from London. The name is probably
derived from Lough, a lake, or large extent of meadow
occasionally overflowed. The noble family of Despenser,
anciently possessors of the manor, obtained the grant of
a market and fairs for the town. In 1564, the assizes
for the county were held here, on account of the plague
raging at Leicester. From its size and population this
may be considered the second town in the county, and
it was so reckoned even three centuries ago; it is a
great thoroughfare, being situated on the road from London to Manchester, and having a station on the Midland railway. The buildings in general are of brick,
and the fronts of many of the houses are modern;
plaster, made of alabaster obtained from the quarries of
Burton-on-the-Wolds, is mostly used for the floors of
the lodging-rooms. The streets are paved, and lighted
with gas, and the inhabitants are well supplied with
water. A neat theatre was built in 1822, and there is a
subscription library.
The manufactures comprise hosiery of all kinds, cotton goods, and bobbin-net lace. The manufacture of
what is termed patent Angola hosiery is confined chiefly
to the town: for this article (originally invented by Mr.
Richard Cartwright in 1792) a patent was obtained by
the manufacturer, and the machinery is worked here
under his licence, giving employment to nearly 2000
persons. Among the articles lately introduced, are,
silk velvet, broad and narrow figured satin, and elastic
velvet cuffs and trimmings. In the town and its vicinity
are an iron-foundry, a celebrated bell-foundry, several
dyeing establishments, more than a dozen malt-kilns,
several corn-mills, and some quarries of slate. The
Loughborough navigation, which communicates with
the Leicester canal, the river Soar, and the lime-works
at Barrowhill, has been very beneficial, and abundantly
profitable to the proprietors; the shares, which originally cost but £120 each, have been sold for £4500, and
are now worth £1000. The market is on Thursday;
and fairs are held on Feb. 14th, March 28th, April 25th,
Holy-Thursday, Aug. 12th, and Nov. 13th, for horses,
cows, and sheep; March 24th and Sept. 25th, for cheese;
and Nov. 14th, a statute-fair for hiring servants. An
ancient cross and the old market-house having been
removed, the market-place is now open. The town is
under the superintendence of a constable, a headborough,
meadow-reeves, and street-masters, all chosen at the
court leet and court baron of the lord of the manor,
which are held annually. The powers of the county
debt-court of Loughborough, established in 1847, extend over the registration-district of Loughborough, and
part of the districts of Barrow and Shardlow. Pettysessions are held here weekly; and the town is the place
of election for the northern division of the shire.
The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at
£40. 16. 3.; net income, £1848; patrons, the Master
and Fellows of Emmanuel College, Cambridge: the tithes
were commuted for land in 1759. The church is a
handsome edifice in the later English style, and has a
fine tower, built by subscription, towards the close of
the sixteenth century. In 1837, a second church was
erected, at a cost of £5600, the principal contributors
being the Rev. William Holme, B.D., rector, and Miss
Tate, of Burleigh, aided by the Commissioners for building Churches. This was the last church built by the
deceased eminent architect, Mr. Rickman; it is of the
ornamental pointed style of an early date, and contains
1203 sittings, of which 300 are appropriated to the
poor. Loughborough was at the same time, or soon
after, divided into two distinct parishes for ecclesiastical purposes, two-fifths of the whole population being
assigned to the new church of Emmanuel; the income,
at the decease of the present rector, to be divided in the
same proportion. The new living will be a rectory, with
glebe-land, &c., attached, and will be in the patronage
of the College. There are places of worship for General
and Particular Baptists, Independents, Wesleyans, and
Unitarians; and a Roman Catholic chapel in the Grecian
style, with a residence for the minister, erected from a
design by Mr. Flint, at an expense of £2200.
The free grammar school is endowed with part of the
produce of some land originally bequeathed by Thomas
Burton, in 1495, for the maintenance of a chantry in
the parochial church, but appropriated at the Reformation to the endowment of a free school, the repair of
public bridges in the parish, and the relief of the poor;
the rental is about £1400 per annum. The school comprises a Latin school, a school in which reading, writing,
and arithmetic are taught, a national school for boys, and
a similar school for girls. Two exhibitions of £30 each,
or one of £60, to Jesus College, Cambridge, are attached
to the institution: the school-house is a handsome
building with a convenient play-ground, erected in 1830,
at an expense of £1500. A free school for girls was
founded in 1683, by means of a bequest from Bartholomew Hickling, and endowed with land; and in 1717,
Joseph Clarke bequeathed land, directing the proceeds
to be applied to instruction. Various other benefactions
have been made at different periods, for apprenticing
children, and for the poor; from which about £290 per
annum are expended. The union of Loughborough
comprises 24 parishes or places, 13 of them in the
county of Leicester, and 11 in that of Notts; and
contains a population of 24,606. An urn of Roman
construction was dug up a short time since by one of
the monks of St. Bernard's convent, near the town, filled
with Roman coins, some of which were of the year 244.
Dr. Richard Pulteney, a distinguished physician and
writer on botany, was born here in 1730. Alexander
Wedderburn, an eminent lawyer, on his elevation to
the bench as lord chief justice of the common pleas, was
created Baron Loughborough, in 1780.