|inhabitants. | 120|Leachmoor Pond, Somerset, 189. | 15|Leaden Cross, Surrey, 53. | 18|Leatherhead, Surrey, 62. A parish, and formerly a market town, |containing 187 houses, and 1078 inhabitants. The town is situated |on the right bank of the river Mole, which having sunk into the |earth at Mickleham, at the foot of Box Hill, makes its appearance |again near this place; standing on a rising bank it is very dry |and pleasant, and has a brick bridge of 14 arches over the river. |The church is built in the form of a cross. | 11|Leaves Green, Kent, 16. | 62|Leckford Hutt, Hants, 133. | 201|Lee, Higher, Devon, 121. | 206|Lee Mill Bridge, Devon, 121. | 99|Leigh Common, Dorset, 89. | 63|Leominster, Sussex, 44. A parish containing 60 houses, and 357 |inhabitants. | 171|Leonard Moor, Devon, 195. | 95|Leonard’s, St., Bridge, 89. | 216|=Lestwithiel=, Cornwall, 126. A borough, market town, and parish, |containing 145 houses, and 825 inhabitants. It is situated on the |river Fowey, which was formerly navigable, but is now choaked up |with sand, and has a handsome church with a spire steeple. This |borough has returned two members to parliament ever since the 23d |of Edward the First. The market is on Friday. | 234|Leveddon, Cornwall, 155. | 204|Lew Cross, Devon, 151. | 51|=Lewes=, Sussex, 59. A borough and market town, consisting of six |parishes, containing 945 houses, and 6221 inhabitants. This town |stands on the slope of a hill, on the banks of the river Ouse, |surrounded by higher hills, and was formerly encompassed with |walls. The gate and two towers of its ancient castle, built by |William, Earl of Warren, in the 11th century, still remain. Lewes |is a handsome town, and one of the largest and most populous in |the county. It formerly had twelve churches, which are now reduced |to six, including St. Thomas at Cliff, so called from its standing |under the high chalky cliffs at the outskirts of the town. From a |windmill in the neighbourhood, a fine view of the sea and the |circumjacent country is obtained. It is a borough by prescription, |but not incorporated, and has sent two members to parliament ever |since the 23d of Edward the First. There is an annual horse race |here for the King’s plate of 100 guineas. The market is on |Saturday. | 52|Lewes Race Ground, Sussex, 60. | 5|Lewisham, Kent, 15. This village has several good houses, |inhabited by rich citizens of the metropolis, who have retired |from business, or by those whose families wish to enjoy the |peaceful sweets of a country life. The church is an elegant modern |edifice, containing several good monuments by Banks and Flaxman. | |A branch of the river Ravensbourne runs through the village.