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THORNTON-STEWARD. 647 THORPE-ABBOTS. of Hawes, and 10 W. of Middleham. The village is situated on the river Ure. The Baptists and Calvinistic Methodists have chapels, and there is a free school. THORNTON-STEWARD, a par. in the wap. of West Hang, North Riding co. York, 7 miles W. of Be- dale, its post town, and 3J N.E. of Middleham. The village is situated near the river Ure. The par. includes the hmlt. of Danby. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 234, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Oswald. The register dates from 1562. The parochial charities produce about 12 per annum. There are a school for both sexes, endowed with an annuity of 10, and a church school. The Wesleyans have a chapel. Lord Boltou is lord of the manor. THORNTON- WATLASS, a par. and tnshp. in the wap. of East Hang, North Riding co. York, 3 miles S.W. of Bedale, its post town, and 3J N. of Masham. The par. includes the tnshps. of Thirn, Rookwith, and Clifton- upon-Ure. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 475. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, contains monuments to the Dodsworth family. There is a free school for eight boys, endowed with an annuity of 8, and a girls' school, principally supported by the rector and Sir C. Dodaworth. Mark Milbank, Esq., is lord of the manor. The Hall is the principal residence. THORNTON, WEST, a tnshp. in the par. of Hart- burn, co. Northumberland, half a mOe E. of Hartburn, and 7 miles N.W. of Morpeth. It is supposed to be the site of a Roman town. THORNVILLE, a tnshp. in the par of Whixley, lower div. of Claro wap., West Riding co. York, 2J miles S. of Whixley, 7 N.E. of Wetherby, and 5 S.E. of Boroughbridge. It is situated on the bank of the river Nidd, and comprises about 200 acres of fertile land. THORNWOOD, a hmlt in the par. of North Weald, hund. of Harlow, co. Esses, 2 miles N. of Epping. THORNYBANK, a vil. in the par. of Dalkeith, co. Edinburgh, Scotland. It is chiefly inhabited by colliers. THOROTON, a par. in the N. div. of Bingham wap., CO. Notts, 4 miles N.E. of Bingham, its post town, 8 S. of Newark, and 3 N. of Elton railway station. The village is situated on the river Smite. The soil is clay. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Orston, in the dioc. of Lincoln. The church is dedicated to St. Elena. The Hall is the principal residence. THORPACRE-CUM-DISHLEY, a par in the hund. of West Goscote, co. Leicester, 1 mile N.W. of Lough- borough, its post town. The village is situated near the Midland counties railway and the river Soar. The par. includes the hmlt. of Dishley, where Bakewell, the great agriculturist, lived, and at which place is an ancient chapel, and a barn 45 feet in breadth and 150 feet in length. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 150, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was erected in 1845. The parochial cha- rities produce about 22 per annum, of which 11 go towards the support of Ransdale's school of industry for girls. THORP-ARCH, a par. in York ainsty, 3J miles from Tadcaster, its post town, and 3 S.E. of Wetherby. It is a station on the Church lenton and Harrogate branch of the North Midland railway. The village is situated in the vale of the river Wharfe, at the Arched Bridge. The river here forms several cascades. The soil is clay, with a subsoil of limestone. In the vicinity is the Boston mineral spa, discovered in 1744. The manufacture of the coarser kinds of paper is carried on, and there are two large flour- mills. The Tving is a vie.* in the dioc. of York, yal. 356. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure, rebuilt in 1755, with the exception of the tower, and repaired in 1841. It has an E. window by Wailes, of Newcastle, and contains several monu- ments to the Hatfield family. The parochial charities produce about 44 per annum, of which 38 go to the free school. The Hall is the principal residence. William Hatfield, Esq., is lord of the manor. THORP- AUDLING, a tnshp. in the par. of Bads- worth, upper div. of Osgoldcross wap., West Riding, co. York, 1 mile N. of Badsworth, and 4 miles S.E. of Ton tefract. The tnshp. includes the hmlt. of Wentbridge. THORPE, a par. in the hund. of Wirksworth, co. Derby, 3 miles N.W. of Ashborne, its railway station and post town, and 10 S.W. of Wirksworth. The vil- lage is situated on the river Dove. To the N. of the village is a conical limestone hill called Thorpe Cloud, rising 300 feet above the bed of the river, which flows at its base. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lich- field, val. 144, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Leonard, is old. The parochial charities produce about 2 per-annum. THORPE, a par. in the second div. of Godley hund., co. Surrey, 2 miles N.W. of Chertsey, its post town, 2 S.W. of Staines, and 1J mile S.E. of Egham. The village is situated on the river Thames, which here receives several tributaries, which are the means of driving two mills. The soil consists of loam and gravel, with a subsoil of gravel and clay. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 141. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, contains several brasses and tablets. It was restored in 1854. The parochial cha- rities produce about 10 per annum. There are National and Sunday schools. Thorpe Lee, Thorpe House, Thorpe Place, and Easily End, are the principal residences. The Rev. H. L. Bennett, M.A., is lord of the manor and principal landowner. THORPE, a chplry. in the par. of Ashfield, hund. of Thredling, co. Suffolk, 1J mile S.E. of Debenham. It is joined with Ashfield to form a township. The chapel - of-ease, dedicated to St. Peter, was rebuilt in 1739, with the exception of the circular tower. THORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Aldringham, co. Suffolk, 2 miles N.E. of Aldborough, on the coast. The church of St. Mary is in ruins. THORPE, a par. in the 8. div. of Newark wap., co. Nottingham, 3J miles S.W. of Newark, its post town. The village is situated on the Fosse Way, near tha river Trent. A Roman pavement, coins, and other relics have been discovered here. It was in this parish that Henry VII. first erected his standard, on the 6th of June, 1487. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 280, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is dedicated to St. Lawrence. Sir li. H. Bromley, Bart., is lord of the manor. THORPE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Kimberworth, par. of Rotherham, West Riding co. York, 3 miles N.W. of Rotherham, its post town, near the river Don. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 160, in the patron, of trustees. The church is modern. THORPE, a tnshp. in the par. of Howden, wap. of Howdenshiro, East Riding co. York, 1 mile N.E. of Howden, on the Hull and Selby railwar. THORPE, a hmlt. in the par. and lib. of Ripon, West Riding co. York, 1J mile S.E. of Ripon. It is joined with Whitcliffe to form a township. THORPE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Sockbridge, co. Westmoreland, 2 miles S.W. of Penrith, near the river Eamont. THORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Almondbury, West Riding co. York, 1 mile S.E. of Huddersfield, near the Huddersfield canal and the river Colne. There are cotton and woollen mills. THORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Rudstone, East Riding co. York, 4 miles W. of Bridlington. THORPE, a tnshp. in the par. of Wycliffe, wap. of West Gilling, North Riding co. York, 4 miles S.E. of Barnard Castle, on the river Tees. THORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Welwick, East Riding co. York, 1 mile S.E. of Patrington. THORPE, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Idle, West Riding co. York, 3 miles N.E. of Bradford. THORPE, a tnshp. in the par. of Rothwell, lower div. cf Agbrigg wap, West Riding co. York, 4 miles N.W. of Wakefield. THOHPE-ABBOTS, a par. in the hund. of Earsham, CO. Norfolk, 4 miles E. of Diss railway station, 5 S.W. of Harleston, and 2 E. of Scole. The village is situated on the road from Burv St. Edmund's to Yarmouth, and