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TWYFORD. 705 TYFARNHAM. TWYFORD, a par. in the lower half of Fawley hund., Winchester div. of co. Hants, 3J miles S. of Winchester, its post town and railway station. The village is situated on the river Itchin, and the Itchin naviga- tion, near the line of the London and South Western railway. This place came from the Seymours to the Mildmays of Dogrnersfield, and here was the Roman Catholic seminary in which Pope was educated, In the vicinity is Shipley House, an old mansion, where Dr. Franklin wrote his life whilst on a visit to Or. Shipley. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 213, in the. patron, of Emanuel College, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has several stained glass windows, and has been recently restored. The interior contains a bust of Bishop Shipley, by Nollekens. In the churchyard is an extraordinary yew-tree. Twyford House, Brambridge House, Shawford House, and Twy- ford Lodge, are the principal residences. TWYFORD, a par. in the hund. of Buckingham, co. Bucks, 7 miles S. of Bicester, its post town, and 6^ S.W. of Buckingham. It is a station on the Great Western railway, where the Henley branch turns off. It is situate on a branch of the river Ouse, and contains the limits, of Charndon and Poundon. The river here divides this co. from that of Oxfordshire. The London and North Western railway passes through the parish. The living is u rect. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 725, in the patron, of Lincoln College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, contains several monuments. There is a National school, and the Independents have a chapel. Lady Wenman is lady of the manor. TWYFORD, a hmlt. and tnshp. in the par. of Col- sterworth, wap. of Beltisloe, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, half a mile S. of Colsterworth, and 4 miles S.W of Corby, on the river Witham. TWYFORD, a par. in the hund of East Goscote, co. Leicester, 6 miles S.W. of Melton Mowbray, its post town, and 12N.E. of Leicester. The village is situated on a branch of the river Wreak. The par. includes the hmlt. of Thorpe Satchville. The living is a vie. an- nexed to that of Hungerton, in the dioc. of Peterborough. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew. The parochial charities produce about 34 perannum. TheWeeJeyans have a chapel and a school. TWYFORD, a par. in the hund. of Eynesford, co. Norfolk, 1 mile W. of Foulsham, and 4 miles N. of Elmham railway station. The village is situated near the river Wensum. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 148. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is situated in the grounds of Twyford Hall. The Hall is the principal residence. Colonel Packe is lord of the manor. TWYFORD, a hmlt. in the par. of Compton Abbas, co. Dorset, 2 miles S.W. of Shaftesbury. TWYFORD, a tnehp. in the par. of West Felton, co. Salop, 4 miles S.E. of Oswestry. TWYFORD ABBEY, an ext. par. place in the Ken- sington div. of the hund. of Ossulstone, co. Middlesex, 7 miles N.W. of St. Paul's, London, and 2 from Acton. It is situated near the viaduct of the London and North Western railway, on the Paddington Canal and the river Brent. It is mentioned in Domesday Book as Tveverde, and was then held by St. Paul's Cathedral, but came to William de Cranford in 1114, and subsequently to the Philpots, Cholmeleys, and Willian, who rebuilt the abbey on the old site. Attached to the abbey is a private chapeV with tombs of the Moyles, and Bold, the poet. TWYFORD AND STENSON, a chplry. in the par. of Barrow-upon-Trent, hund. of Appletree, co. Derby, 6 miles N.E. of Burton, its post town, 5 S.W. of Derby, and 2 N.E. of Willington railway station. It is situated on the river Trent, near the Grand Trunk canal. The chplry includes the tnshp. of Stenson. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Barrow, in the dioc. of Lich- field. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew. There is a National school for both sexes, erected in 1842 on a site of land presented by Sir George Orew, Bart., who is lord of the manor. TWYNHOLM, a par. co. Kirkcudbright, Scotland, comprising a vil. of its own name. The par. extends in length about 9J miles, with an extreme breadth of about 2J miles, and is bounded on the N. by Balmaghie, on the E. by Tongland, on the S.E. by the river and estuary of the Dee, which separates it from Kirkcud- bright, on tho S. by Borgue, and on the W. by Borgue and Girthon. The surface is undulating, and is watered by the streams Whinnion, Glengape, and Trostie, abound- ing in fish. The prevailing rocks are whinstone and granite. In the vicinity are the ruins of Campston Castle, two duns, five moats, and the gallows hill. There are flax and woollen mills. The parish is traversed by the road from Dumfries to Port Patrick, and is within oiisy access of the Galloway railways. The village of Twynholm, which is about 3 miles N. of Kirkcudbright, and 6 S.E. of Gatehurst, is situated in a glen at the confluence of the rivers Tarf and Dee, near the head of Kirkcudbright Bay. This par. is in the presb of Kirkcudbright and synod of Galloway. The stipend of the minister is about 242. The parish church was erected in 1818. There are a parochial school and two other schools. TWYWELL, a par. in the hund. of Huxloe, co. Northampton, 6 miles from Kettering, its post town, and 2 S.W. from Thrapston. It is a station on the Ketter- ing and Cambridge branch of the Midland railway. The village is situated on the road from Wellingborough to Thrapston, at a short distance to the W. of the river Nene. The soil is chiefly clay. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 280. The church in dedicated to St. Nicholas. The Duke of Buceleuch is lord of the manor. TYBRITH, ISSAF, and TJCHAF, hmlts. in the par. of Llanrwst, co. Denbigh, near Llanrwst. TYBROUGHTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Hamer, hund. of Maylor, co. Flint, 5 miles N.W. of Whitohurch, and 6 from Ellesmere, on a branch of tho river Dee. TYDD ST. GILES, a par. in the hund. of Wisbeac.h, Isle of Ely, co. Cambridge, 5 miles N.W. of Wisbeaeh, its post town, and 6 from St. Mary Button. The prepa- ration of woad for dyeing is carried on. The construc- tion of the Bedford Level canal, which is 100 feet wide and 30 feet deep, has greatly improved the quality of the land. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, val 653, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Giles. The parochial charities pro- duce about 80 per annum. There is an endowed school, and the Independents have a chapel. TYDD ST. MARY, a par. in the wap. of Elloe, parts of Holland, co. Lincoln, 6 miles N.W. of Wis- beach, its post town, and 3 S. of Long-Sutton. It is a station on the Peterborough and Lynn branch of the Midland railway. The village is situated on the river Nene, near the southern border of the county, adjoining the Isle of Ely. It is traversed from E. to W. by the South Holland drain, which empties itself into the Nene. The living is arect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 1,108, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The living was once held by N. Breakspear, who was elected to the papal throne as Pope Adrian IV. The parochial charities produce up- wards of 100 per annum. There are a free school for boys and a National school for both sexes, including infants. In connexion with the church are two mission houses, respectively situated at Tydd Cote and in the Fen, and at the latter is a day and Sunday school. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have chapels. TYDDYN-PRYDD, a tnshp. in the par. of Welsh- pool, co. Montgomery, near Wslshpool. TYDWEILIOG, a par. in the hund. of Dinlaen, co. Carnarvon, 9 miles W. of Pwllheli, its post town, and 6 from Neven. The village is situated near Carnarvon Buy. The living is a perpet. cur., in the dioc. of Bangor, val. 80. The church is dedicated to St. Cwyvan. The Methodists have a chapel. TYERSALL, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Pudsay, West Riding co. York, 2 miles E. of Bradford. TYERS HILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Darfield, West Riding co. York, 7 miles N. of Rotherham. TYFARNHAM, a par. in the bar. of Corkareo, co.