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THOYDON-BOIS. 650 THRELKELD. windows, and some old monuments to the Tuckfield family. The parochial charities produce about 62 per annum. There are National schools for both sexes, a free school for girls, and a Sunday-school. The Baptists have a chapel. The Dean and Chapter of Exeter, J. H. Hippisley, and the representatives of the late G. S. Fursdon, are lords of the manor. Fairs for cattle occur on the lust Monday in February, and the Monday fol- lowing the 18th July. THOYDON-BOiS, a par. in the hund. of Ongar, co. Essex, 3 miles S. of Epping, its post town, and 9 N. of Rornford. The village is situated within the limits of Epping Forest, near the river Roding. The land is partly in common and woodland. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 67. The church, dedi- cated to St. Mary, was re-erected in 1852. The register dates from 1750. The parochial charities consist of the interest of 1,000. There are a National school for both sexes, and four almshouses. THOYDON-GARNON, or COOPER-SAIL, a par. in the hund. of Ongar, co. Essex, 6 miles V. of Ongar, and 2J S.E. of Epping, its post town. The Epping Union poorhouse is situated in this parish. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 700. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure with a tower and five bells, which can be rung with one hand by means of a mechanical con- trivance. The steeple was erected in 1740, at the ex- pense of Sir John Crosby, of Crosby Hall, Bishopsgate- street. The interior of the church contains the brass of a priest bearing date 1458. There is also the district church of Cooper-Sail, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 90. This church was erected at the expense of Miss Archer Houblon. The parochial charities pro- duce about 105 per annum, of which 12 go to Lady Ann Sydney Fitzwilliam's hospital for four widows. There are a Sunday-school adjoining the church, and a parochial school for both sexes. THOYDON MOUNT, a par. in the hund. of Ongar, co. Essex, 3J miles S. of Epping, its post town, and 8 N. of Romford. The village is situated in the most elevated portion of the ancient district of Thoydon, on the banks of the river Roding, and near Abridge, on the London road. The living is a rect. annexed to that of Stapleford Tawney, in the dioc. of Rochester. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, was burnt in the 17th century, and was rebuilt by Sir William Bowyer Smijth, Bart. The interior contains monuments to the Smijth family of Hill Hall. There is a National school. THRANDESTON, a par. in the hund. of Hartismere, co. Suffolk, 3 miles N.W. of Eye, and 2 S. of Diss rail- way station. The village is within the parliamentary borough of Eye. A small portion of the land is in com- mon. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 470. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, contains armorial bearings of the Rix and Blakeby families. The parochial charities produce about 29 per annum. Sir E. C. Kerrison, Bart., is lord of the manor. A cattle fair is held on the 31st July. THRAPSTON, a par., post, and market town in the hund. of Navisford, co. Northampton, 21 miles N.E. of Northampton, and 75 N.W. of London. There are stations both on the North-Eastern and Midland rail- way, from Bettering to Huntingdon. This town, at the last census, numbered 1,2/5 souls. It is situated in a valley on the eastern bank of the river Nene or Nen, which is here crossed by a stone bridge erected about twenty years ago, superseding the wooden bridge of 1795, connecting Thrapston with the village of Islip, 1 mile from Thrapston. At the bridge end, in Leland's time, was a ruined hermitage. There are two banks, one having a branch at Kettering, and the other is a branch of the Northamptonshire Banking Company ; a county courthouse, corn-exchange, much frequented by farmers and tradesmen in the vicinity. A new police- station was erected a few years ago, having a resident inspector and constables. The magistrates meet here on every second Monday. There are manor-courts for Thrapston and the honour of Gloucester. There is a considerable market for grain, larger than some other towns in the county, from the presence of two railways, inducing buyers to come from a considerable distance, the Nene navigation simply carrying coals and timber. There are no manufactures here. It is a meet for Cap- tain Thomson's hounds, lately hunted by Hon. G. Fitz- william. The vicinity has numerous residences of the nobility and gentry, and within 6 miles of the town are 24 villages. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Peter- borough, val. 430, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. James, underwent con- siderable repairs in 1810. The nave and side aislea were rebuilt in 1841. In the chancel there ore threo stone stalls with mouldings and crocketed canopies. The east-end window was replaced by a memorial one to the memory of Mr. John Yule, vice-chairman of the Northampton quarter sessions, by means of a sub- scription of his friends. The parochial charities con- sist of two acres of pasture land, left for the repairs of the church. In 1845, Mrs. Mary Montague left 1,500 for the educating and clothing of 12 girls, which, from some opposition of her late husband, was reduced considerably, and not being found sufficient to educate the children, was, by decree of the Master of the Rolls, assigned for ever to the trustees of the National school to augment the salary of the master and mistress. The dividends now produce only 21 10s. The National school for both sexes was built in 1851, the site for which was given by the present incumbent, with the consent of the patron and diocesan. The Baptists have a British and Foreign school, 200 being left by a Mr. Haggo, a former minister, to enable them to erect one. Mrs. Mary Elkinc, in this connection, left 10 per annum to educate five children for Thrapston, and five for Islip, The Baptists and Wesleyans have chapels. The Poor-law Union of Thrapston consists of 26 parishes or places, 20 of which are in co. of Northampton, and 6 in co. Huntingdon. The market day is on a Tuesday for cattle, sheep, grain, pigs, &c. Fairs are held on the first Tuesday in May, 5th August, and on the first Tues- day after Old Michaelmas Day. THREAPLAND, a hmlt. in the par. of Torpenhow, wap. of Allerdale-below-Derwent, co. Cumberland, 6J miles N.E. of Cockermouth. It is joined with Bothel to form a township. THREAPWOOD, an ext.-par. place in the hunds. of Maylor and Broxton, cos. Flint and Chester, 3 miles S.W. of Malpas. Wrexham is its post town. It is situated near the river Dee. There are brick and tile kilns. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of St. Asaph, val. 87, in the patron, of the Bishop of Chester. THRECKINGHAM, a par. in the wap. of Aveland, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 2J miles N.E. of Falk- ingham, its post town, and 11 N.E. of the Corby railway station. The par. contains the hmlt. of Stow. It is said to have derived its name from a battle fought here in 870, in which three kings or leaders of the Danes were killed. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 87, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient structure with a tower and three bells. The interior contains several monuments of great antiquity, two stone coffins, a screen, a carved stall, and a font of red stone, with Early English panelling. The Baptists and Calvinistic Methodists have chapels. A. Heathcote, Esq., is lord of the manor. THREDLING, a hund. in co. Suffolk, contains the pars, of Ashfield, Debenham, Framsden, Pettaugh, and Winston, comprising an area of about 7,630 acres. THREE-BRIDGES, a junction station on the Lon- don, Brighton, and South-Coast railway. THREE-COCKS, a junction station on the Mid- Wales railway. THREE-FARMS, a tnshp. in the par. of Eccleshall, N. div. of Pirehill hund., co. Stafford, near Eccleshall. THREEMILETOWN, a hmlt. in the par. of Eccles- machan, co. Linlithgow, Scotland, 4 miles E. of Lin- lithgow. THRELKELD, a chplry. in the par. of Grey-stock, Leath ward, co. Cumberland, 4J miles N.E. of KeswicV,