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TORTHORWALD. 67!) TOTHILL. cavern nearly 200 feet in length by 50 in breadth, called La Cave Mahie. The living ia a rect. with that of Forest parish united, in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 150, in the patron, of the Governor of Guernsey. The church, dedicated to St. Philip, was erected in 1817, at a cost of 3,000. TORTHORWALD, a par. in the district of Annan- dale, co. Dumfries, Scotland. It comprises the vil. of its own name, and those of Cpllin and Roucan. It ex- tends in length about 6J miles from S. to N., with a mean breadth of about 1 mile, and is bounded by the parishes of Tinwald, Lochmaben, Mouswuld, Caerlave- rock, and Dumfries. The greatest elevation is 13eacon Bill. The western boundary is traced by Lochar Water, which separates this parish from that of Dumfries. The land is partly arable and partly moorland, but much of Locher Moss has recently been reclaimed. The prevail- ing rock is graywncke, and marl is abundant. In this parish are traces of two treble-ditched British camps, 90 feet in diameter, and a cairn and Druid stones on the moor. The parish is crossed by the roads from Dumfries to Lochinaben, and from Dumfries to Annan, and by the Glasgow and South- Western railway, which has a station at Racks, near Collin, but which is only used on Dumfries market-days. The village, which is about 4 miles E. of Dumfries, is situated on the river Locher, and on the road from Dumfries to Annan. Many of the occupants are employed in weaving. This par. is in the presb. and synod of Dumfries. The stipend of the minister is about 240. The parish church was erected in 1782, and enlarged in the years 1791 and 1809. There are parochial schools at Torthorwald and at Collin. Tor- thorwald gave title of baron to a son of the Regent Morton, of Torthorwald Castle, now in ruins. TORTINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Avisford, rape of Arundel, co. Sussex, 2 miles S. VV. of Arundel, its post town, and near the Ford railway station. The village is situated on the river Arun. Here was formerly an Austin priory, founded in the reign of King John by the Lady Alicia Corbet, which at the Dissolution possessed a revenue of 101 is. Id. General Wyndham's hounds meet at Tortington Common. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Chichester, val. i'158. The church has a painted E. window representing the four evangelists, inserted in 1835, and an old sculptured font. TORTWORTH, a par. in the upper div. of Grum- bald's-Ash hund., co. Gloucester, 4 miles W. of Wooton- under-Edge, its post town, and 2 W. of the Charfield station, on the Bristol and Birmingham railway. The Tillage in situated on the Little Avon. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 428, in the patron, of Oriel College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Leonard, contains an old font and mo- numents of the Throckmorton family. It was restored in 1852. The parochial charities produce about 10 per annum for the restoration of the church. In this parish is a gigantic chestnut-tree. TORVER, a tnshp. in the par. of Ulverstone, hund. of Lonsdale North of the Sands, co. Lancaster, 11 miles N. of Ulverstone, and 6 S.W. of Hawkeshead. It is a elation on the Coniston branch of the Ulverstone and Lancaster and Furness Junction railway. The village is situated near Coniston Water. The land is rocky and barren. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Car- lisle, val. 59. The parochial charities produce about 15, of which 8 go to the school founded by John Fleming in 1777. The manor is royal. TORWOOD, a vil. in the par. of Dunipace, co. Stir- ling, Scotland, 4 miles S.E. of Bannockburn, near Tor- wood forest, in which Wallace lay concealed, and where Mr. Cargill excommunicated Charles II. and his court. TORWOOD MOOR, a common in the par. of Dyrfes- dale, co. Dumfries, Scotland, 3 miles S. of Lockerbie, and 9 N.E. of Dumfries. Here are the ruins of Malls Castle and other Roman posts. TORWORTH, a tnshp. in the par. of Blyth, Hatfield div. of Bassetlaw wap., co. Nottingham, 2 miles E. of B.yth, and 5 N.W. of Eust Relford. XORY, an inland near Tory Sound, co. Donegal, Ire- land. It is nearly 3 miles long by half a mile broad, and has a lighthouse and the remains of two abbeys, with a round tower. TOSELAND, a hund., co. Huntingdon, contains the pars, of Abbotsley, Buckden, Diddington, Eynesbury, Fen .Stanlon, Godmanchester, Great Gransden, Hail Weston, Hemingford Abbots, Hemingford Grey, Hilton, Midloe, St. Neot's, Offord-Cluny, Offord-Darey, Great Paxton, Little Paxton, Southoe, Great Staughton, Tet- worth, Toseland, Wuresley, Yelling, and part of Pap- worth St. Agnes, comprising an area of 55,380 acres. TOSELAND, a par. in the hund. of the same name, eo. Huntingdon, 5 miles N.E. of St. Neot's, and 53 from London. The village is situated near the ancient Ermine Street. The surface, though elevated, is level, and the soil chiefly a strong clay. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Great Paxton, in the dioc. of Ely. The church is dedicated to St.. Mary. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. There is a Sun- day-school, and the Wesleyans have a chapel. TOSKERTON, an ancient par. of co. Wigton, Scot- land, now joined to Stoneykirk. TOSSILiE, or HOUGHTON CHAPEL, an ext.-par. place in the W. div. of Staincliff wap., West Riding co. York, 7 miles S.W. of Settle, its post town, and 11 N. of Clitheroe. It is situated on a branch of the river Ribble, and is joined with Sawley. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 90, in the patron, of the Vicar of Gisburn. The church is dedi- cated to St. Bartholomew. TOSSIDE ROW, an ext.-par. place in the wap. of Staincliff, West Hiding co. York, 8 miles S. of Settle. TOSSON, GREAT and LITTLE, tnshpa. in the par. of Rothbury, co. Northumberland, 2 miles S.W. of Rothbury. The village is situated on the river Coquet. Many of the inhabitants are employed in the manufac- ture of cloth, and others in the lime quarries. The soil consists of loam and clay, with a subsoil of gravel. In the vicinity are remains of an old tower and a camp of Roman origin. TOSTOCK, a par. in the hund. of Thedwestry, co. SuBblk, 1J mile W. of Elmswell railway station, and 7 miles E. of Bury St. Edmund's. The village is situated on the road from Bury to Ipswich. Here was formerly a mansion, once the residence of Lords North and Grey. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 210. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, contains some old carved benches for free scats, and has lately been tho- roughly restored. The parochial charities produce about 10 per annum, realised from poors' estate. P. Iluddlo- ston, Esq., is lord of the manor. TOTHAM, GREAT, a par. in the hund. of Thur- stable, co. Essex, 3J miles N.E. of Maldon, and 3 S.E. of Witham railway station. The par. includes the islet of Osey, in the Blackwater estuary. The surface comprises some elevated ground, including Beacon Hill, about 700 feet above sea-level, on the summit of which grows an elm-tree used by mariners as a land- mark. On this hill a beacon was erected during the threatened invasion of England by Napoleon I. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 178. The church is dedicated to St. Petor. The Wesleyans and Independents have chapels. There are a National school and six almshouses, the latter built in 1850 by W. Goodday. TOTHAM, LITTLE, a par. in the hund. of Thur- stable, co. Essex, 3 miles N.E. of Maldon, and 5 S.E. of Witham. The village is situated in .a low district ad- joining a creek of the river Blackwater, and near the seashore, where are some salt-works. The living is a rect. consolidated with that of Goldhanger, in the dioc. of Rochester, joint val. 615. The church is dedicated to All Saints. There are National schools, and tree schools belonging to the Independents. TOTHILL, a par. in the Marsh div. of Calceworth hund., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 6 miles N.W. of All'ord, its post town, aiid lj mile S.K. of tho Anthorpe railway station. The South Wold hounds meet in this parish. Near the western boundary is a trout stream.