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TAMWORTH CASTLE. 612 TANGMERE. free education of 50 toys, endowed with the interest of 6 000 ; Rawlet's trustees' school for 20 boys, and u school of industry for 30 girls, liberally endowed. The parochial charities, including school endowments, amount to about 700 per annum. The remains of the castle occupy a mound close to the Tame, and have been included in the modern mansion. Market day is on Saturday. The chartered fairs granted by Queen Elizabeth are held on the 4th May, 26th July, and 24th October for cattle, and merchandise, also monthly fairs for cattle, only of modern institution. TAMWORTH CASTLE, a lib. in the par. of Tarn- worth, hund. of Hemlingford, co. AVarwick. TANAR a stream of co. Aberdeen, rises near Glen- muick, in the Grampians, and joins the Dee near Aboyne. TANARA or TANERA, and TANARABEG, two of the Summer Isles in Loch Broom, co. Ross, Scotland, 29 miles N.W. of Dingwall, and 10 from Ullapool. TANAT, a river of co. Montgomery, rises in the Berwyn mountains, and joins the Vyrnwy at Llandysilio. TANDERAGEE, or TAWNATCLEE, a post-office vil. in the par. of Ballymore, bar. of Lower Orior, co. Armagh, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 4J miles N.W. of Lough Strickland. It is a station on the Dublin and Belfast Junction railway. It is situated on the river Gusher, not far from the Newry canal. It consists of two large and two or three smaller streets, ascending the banks of the river. Here are the parish church, three chapels, branch bank, female orphan asylum, fever hospital, founded by Monte de Piete, besides several excellent schools under the patronage of the Duke of Manchester, to whom the town is indebted for many improvements. There is a police station in the town, and petty sessions are held once a fortnight. This town originated in a castle built by the O'Uanlon family, who forfeited it with the surrounding territory in the time of Elizabeth. It was afterwards granted to Sir Oliver St. John by James I., who built the church. The manufacture of linen formerly flourished, but it is now of little importance. The present castle of Tanderagee, the seat of Viscount Mandeville, occupies the site of the ancient one alluded to above. Wednesday is market day. Fairs are held on the first Wednesday of every month, and on the 5th July and 5th November. TANDRIDGE, first, a hund. in co. Surrey, contains the pars, of Bletchingley, Crowhurst, Godstone, Home, Limpsfield, Lingfield, Oxted, and Tandridge. The second hund. contains the pars, of Caterham, Chelsham, Farley, Tatsfield, Titsey, Warlingham, and Wolding- ham, comprising an area of 52,380 acres. TANDRIDGE, a par. in the first div. of Tandridge hund., co. Surrey, 2 miles S.E. of Godstone, its post town, and the same distance E. of Godstone railway station. The village is situated under the hills, near the South-Eastern railway. It is traversed by the road from Guildford through Godstone to Maidstone, and by the Roman Stane Street. In the reign of Richard I. an Austin priory was founded here by Odo-de-Damartin, the revenue of which at the Dissolution was returned at 86 Is. Get., and the site given to the Redes, with Rook's Nest. The land is partly in hop-grounds. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 70. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is old ; it has been re- stored and enlarged. There are National schools for this parish and that of Oxted, also an infant school. The Earl of Cottenham has a seat in this parish. Sir William Clayton, Bart., is lord of the manor. In 1-828 several silver and copper coins of Julius Caesar and other Roman emperors were found. TANEY, a par. in the bars, of Dublin and Rathdown, co. Dublin, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles S. of Dublin, its post town. The soil is generally good. The river Dodder passes through the parish, and the Dublin and Wicklow mountains form part of its boundary. Dundrum and Windymills are within the parish. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Dublin, val. 321, in the patron, of tfie bishop. The church was erected in 1818, by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits. The old church still remains, though not used for divine worship. There are a Roman Catholic chapel and a Wesleyan meeting-house, besides the parish and three other public schools. Taney Lodge and Taney Hill are the principal residences. TANFIELD, a chplry. in the par. of Chester-le- Street, middle div. of Chester ward co. Durham, 7 miles S.E. of Chester-le-Street, 6i W. of Gateshead, and 8 S.W. of Nowcastle-upon-Tyne. Tho village is situated on Urpeth Burn, near Tanfield Arch, which has a span of 130 feet, springing from abutments 9 feet high to the height of 60 feet. Tho chplry. includes the tnshps. of Beamish and Lintz Green, and the limits, of Burton- Field, Tantobie, and Shield Row. There are numerous collieries, brick kilns, coke ovens, and stone quarries in the vicinity. The coals aio of excellent quality, and are conveyed in large quantities by the North-Eastern rail- way company to the Tyne and Jarrow docks for exporta- tion. The soil is clayey. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Durham, val. 133. Tho church, dedi- cated to St. Margaret, is a stone building, with a tower containing a clock, two bells, and a sundial. The in- terior has tablets of the Davidson, Edon, and Ripon families. The church was enlarged in 1749, and the tower rebuilt by J. Eden, Esq., of Beamish Hall, in 1853. Tho register dates from 1580. The parochial charities produce about 15 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes, built in 1848. Tho Primitive and Wesleyan Methodists have chapels, with Sunday-schools in connection. There is a grammar school, with a small endowment. The principal resi- dence is Beamish Hall, the seat of J. Eden, Esq., who is lord of the manor. Statute fairs for hiring servants are held on 2nd November and 12th May. TANFIELD, EAST, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirk- lington, wap. of Hallikeld, West Hiding co. York, miles N.W. of Ripon. TANFIELD, WEST, a par. in the wap. of Halli- keld, North Riding co. York, 6 miles from Bedale, its post town, 6 N.W. of Ripon, and 4 S.E. of Masham. The village, which is considerable, is situated at the bridge over the river Ure. The par. includes the hmlts. of Binscoe, Nosterfield, and Thornbrough. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 416. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is old, and contains a brass bearing date 1480. The parochial charities produce about 33 per annum, of which S go to a school. There is a National school for both sexes, supported by the Marquis of Ailesbury, and in connection with it is a Sunday-school. The Wesleyans have a chapel. At a short distance from the church are ruins of Tanfield Castle, an old seat of tho Marmions, who founded n chantry here in the reign of Henry III. The Marquis of Ailesbury is lord of the manor. TANGHAM, a hmlt. in the par. of Butley, hund. of Plomesgate, co. Suffolk. TANGLEHA, a vil. in the par. of St. Cyrus, co. Kin- cardine, Scotland, 4 miles 8. of Laurencekirk. TANGLEY, a par. in the upper half div. of Pastrow hund., co. Hants, 6J miles N.W. of Andover, its post town. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the rect. of Faccombe, in the dioc. of Winchester. The churth, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is a small edifice of great antiquity. There is a chapel for Wesleyans, also National schools. Sir J. Pollen is lord of the manor. A fair for sheep is held on 15th April. TANGLEY, GREAT and LITTLE, hmlts. in the first div. of Woking hand., co. Surrey, 2 miles S.E. of Guildford. TANGMERE, a par. in the hund. of Aldwick, rape of Chichester, co. Sussex, 3 miles N.E. of Chichester, its post town, and 1 J mile N. of Drayton railway station. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 282. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, was thoroughly restored a few years back, and two painted windows inserted by O'Connor. The register dates from 1539. This parish has the privilege of sending two children to the school, and two aged females to the almshouses, at Boxgrove, founded in 1751 by the Coun-