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TAWSTOCK. 621 TEALBY. residence is Tawstock Court, the seat of Sir B. P. Wrey, Bart., who is lord of the manor. The mansion has been rebuilt, after having been destroyed by fire in 1787, except the ancient gateway, which bears the date 1574. TAWSTOCK. See TOSTOOK, co. Suffolk. TAWTON, BISHOP'S. See BISHOP'S TAWTON, co. Devon. TAWTON, NORTH, a par. and small market town in the hund. of North Tawton, co. Devon, 7 miles N.E. of Okehampton, its post town, and 7J W. of Copplestono railway station. It is situated- on the river Taw, near the old road from Exeter to Okehampton, and contains the chplry. of Broad Nymet. Many of the inhabitants were formerly employed in the woollen manufacture, but this has declined. There are extensive flour and grist mills, and several mailings. The market, insti- tuted by charter in 1270, was discontinued about 1720, but has recently been revived. The market-house was built in 1849. The river Taw affords excellent fishing. At a short distance from the town is Bathe Pool, a natural hollow usually dry, but which occasionally be- comes ftooo'ed, even in the dryest weather. Water was first conveyed to the town in pipes from Slado farm in 1851. The harriers belonging to J. Skinner, Esq., of Westacott, are kennelled here. The living is a rect* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 751. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient stone structure with a spired tower containing six bells. There were formerly cha- pels at Crook-Burnell, Nichols-Nymet, and Bath- Barton. The parochial charities produce about 48 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. The Independents, Baptists, and Bible Christians have chapels. The Earl of Portsmouth is lord of the manor. Market day is on Thursday. Fairs occur on the third Thursdays in April and December, and on the second Tuesday in October. TAWTON, NORTH, WITH WINKLEIGH, a hund. in co. Devon, contains the pars, of Ashreigney, Ather- ington, High Bickerton, Bow, Brushford, Bondleigh, Burrington, Chawleigh, Clanaborough, Coldridge, Dol- ton, Dowland, Down St. Mary, Eggesford, Lapfprd, Mymet-Rowland, North Tawton, Wembworthy, Wink- loigh, and Zeal-Monachorum, comprising an area of 65,300 acres. TAWTON, SOUTH, a par. in the hund. of Wonford, co. Devon, 3 miles S.E. of Oakhampton, and 10 S.W. of the Copplestone station, on the North Devon railway. The village is situated on the river Taw and the turn- pike road leading from Exeter to Cornwall. There are two mines, and limestone is worked to a considerable extent. The par. includes Taw-Green, Itton, South Zeal, and five other hmlts. The soil consists of loam and clay, with a subsoil of shale. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 150, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Windsor. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is an ancient granite structure with a tower containing six bells. The parochial charities produce about 35 per annum, of which sum 2 go to Burgoyne's nlmshouses. Infant and Sunday schools are held at the church, and a school is also held at the ancient chapel of Zeal. Oxcufcam Manorhouse is the principal residence. A fair occurs on 7th July for the sale of cattle. TAXALL, a par. in the hund. of Macclesfield, co. Chester, 4 miles W. of Chapel-en-le-Street, and 8 N.E. of Macclesfield. The village is situated on the banks of thi! licit- Cioyt, which separates it from Derbyshire. The Peak Forest canivl passes through the township of Whaley-cnm-Yeardsley, and is here met by the railroad from Cromford. The surface is mountainous and par- tially barren, but well wooded. There are collieries, date works, and quarries of good building and flagstone, chiefly in the township of Whalley. The living is a .' in the dioc. of ' ,1. 312. The church, dedicated t<> .St. James, is modern, with an old tower lining three bells. It I ,1 the .Shallcrosses . with the uxivplion of thetower, was rebuilt i] ., wo.,d 1U11 i.i th cipal residence. The parochial charities produce about 17 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes, at which a Sunday-school" is also held. J. W. Jodrell, Esq., is lord of the manor. TAY, a river of co. Perth, Scotland, rises in Loch Tay, in the district of Breadalbane, and after a cir- cuitous course of about 60 miles, .in which it receives the tributary streams of the Lyon, Tummel, Brand, Isla, Slochie, Almond, and Earne, falls into the Firth of Tay at Newburgh, being navigable as far as Perth. TAY, a stream of co. Waterford, Ireland, rises in the Commeragh mountains, and falls into Stradbally Bay. TAY, or LUGGELAW, a lough of co. Wicklow, Ire- land, lies among the mountains at the head of the river Annamoe, its surface being 808 feet above sea-level. TAYINLOAN, a vil. in the par. of Killean, co. Ar- gyle, Scotland, 20 miles N.W. of Campbelton. It is situated on the W. coast, opposite Gigha, and adjoining the ferry to that island. Fairs are held on the Friday in May before Kilmichael, and on the Wednesday in July after Tarbert. TAYMOUTH CASTLE, the seat of the Marquis Breadalbane, co. Perth, Scotland. It is situated near Kenmore, at the mouth of Loch Tay, and commands a view of the vale of the Tay from the terrace, which is 3 miles long. It includes the Baron's Hall, Chinese Room, and a gallery of paintings, and is surrounded by a richly-timbered deer park, containing moose-deer, buffaloes, &o. TAYNTON, a par. in the hund. of Chadlington, co. Oxford, IA mile N.W. of Burford, its post town. The village is situated on the river Windrush, near the borders of Wychwood Forest. There are quarries of freestone. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 56. The church, dedicated to St.^John, contains an ancient font. There is a school with a small endow- ment. TAYNTON, a par. in the hund. of Botloo, co. Glou- cester, G miles N.W. of Gloucester, its post town, and 3 S.E. of Newent. The village is situated on the turnpike road from Nowent to Huntloy and Newnham. The soil consists of a loamy clay. The parish is noted for its perry and cider. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Glouces- ter and Bristol, val. 321, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Gloucester. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, has a low square turret. It was rebuilt by an ordinance passed in 1647. There are two infant schools. Tho parochial charities produce about 10 per annum. Tajrnton House is the principal residence. Tho ma- norial rights belonging to this parish are extinct. TAYNUILT, a hmlt. on the S. side of Loch Etive, co. Argyle, Scotland, 1 mile from Bunawo and 10 miles E. from Oban. TAY-PORT, a hmlt. in the par. of Monifieth, co. Forfar, Scotland, 6 miles E. of Dundee, and 2 from Broughty Ferry. It is a station on the North British railway. TAYRIBBI, a vil. in the district of Appin, co. Argylo, Scotland. TEALBY, a par. in the S. div. of Walshcroft wnp., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 4 miles N.E. of Mar- ket-Boson, its post town, and 19 N.E. of Lincoln. Tho village is situated on the Wolds, and is watered by a rivulet called the Rase, which forms the prin- cipal source of the river Ancholme. Upwards of 5,700 silver pennies of Henry II. were discovered in 1807, on the estate of the Right Hon. Charles Tennyson D'Eyncourt, who presented many of them to the British Museum. The parish was enclosed in 1793, when the moor allotments contained 990 acres, and the Wold 1,956. The soil on the moors ia light and sandy, and in other parts a sandy loam alternated with stiff clay. There are numerous quarries of greystone and chalk. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 120. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a stone structure with a tower containing a clock and four bells. Tho parochial charities produce about 17 per annum. Tli. reb* school for both sexes, erected at the c.| of the Kight lion. Charles Tennyson D'Eyucouit in