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TEIGNTON. 624 TEMPLE. and New, a custom-house, coastguard watch-house, court-house where petty sessions are held fortnightly or Mondays, public assembly rooms built in 1826, anc containing a spacious ball-room 70 feet long, bil- liard rooms, and other apartments; a theatre built in 1849, and situated in Northumberland-place, public baths on the beach, a new market house, severa! good hotels, lodging houses, circulating libraries, anc reading rooms, also two branch banks, ship-building yards, mailings, breweries, and two free dispensaries In front of the town is the Den, or Dene, an open grass plat of several acres running parallel with the soa This open space forms a promenade of about three- fourths of a mile in length, and serves as a course for the races, which take place annually in August. Al one end of the Den is the lighthouse erected by the harbour commissioners in 1845, 31 feet high, with a fixed light visible for 9 miles. About 1 mile from the town, and near the Exeter road, is the cemetery for the imited parishes of East and West Teignmouth. Tho living of East Teignmouth is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 135, in the presentation of the Vicar oi Dawlish, to which parish it was once annexed, and that of West Teignmouth is a vie., val. 157, in the presen- tation of the Vicar of Bishops-Teignton. Both churches have been rebuilt within the present century. East Teignmouth Church is a cruciform structure, dedi- cated to St. Michael, and situated on a cliff overlook- ing the sea ; West Teignmouth Church, dedicated to St. James, is a spacious octagonal structure built on tho site of the old cruciform one in Bitton-street ; it has a tower at one corner containing four bells and a clock, and the centre is surmounted by an octagonal dome lantern. The Independents, Wesleyans, Roman Catho- lics, and Plymouth Brethren have chapels. There are spacious National schools for the united parishes, also Sunday and other schools, partially endowed by Cole- man and Elwell. The Teignmouth Gazette and Times are published weekly. The charities, arising principally from the parish lands, produce about 19 per annum. In the neighbourhood the cliffs are of New Red sand- stone, and attain an altitude of from 150 to 200 feet. The mate is so genial that the myrtle and other exotics flourish in the open air. East Teignmouth gives the title of baron to the Shore family. A regatta takes place in August. Saturday is market day. Fairs are held on the third Tuesday in January and the last Tuesday in Feb- ruary and September. TEIGNTON, BISHOPS, DREWS, AND KING'S. See BISHOPS TEIGNTON, &c., co. Devon. TEIRTREF, a tnshp. in the par. of Meiford, co. Mont- gomery, 5 miles N.W. of Welshpool. TEITH, a river of co. Perth, Scotland, rises near Loch Lomond in two head waters, which, uniting at Callander, flow through scenery celebrated in " The Lady of the Lake" to tho Forth at Drip Bridge, near Stirling. There are salmon and trout. r TEITH, or BRIDGE-OF-TEITH, a vil. in the par. of Kilmadock, co. Perth, Scotland, 4 miles from Doune, and 25 S.W. of Perth. It is situated on the river Teith. TELLAROUGHT, or TELLARATH, a par. in the bar. of Shelburne, co. Wexford, prov. of Leinster, Ire- land, 4 miles S.E. of New Ross, its post town. The surface consists of a good soil, and is crossed by the road from Enniscorthy to Watcrford. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Fernso, val. with St. Mary's, New Ross, 864, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is in ruins. There are a Roman Catholic chapel and a school, also a police station. There was formerly a very considerable village here, some traces of which are yet visible, as also of a Norman castle. TELLISFORD, a par. in the hund. of Wellow, co. Somerset, 5 miles N.E. of Frome, its post town, and 5 S.W. of Freshford railway station. The village is situated at the bridge over the river Frome, which here separates this co. from that of Wiltshire. About a third part of the village was burnt in 1785. The soil consists of clay and loam. In the vicinity is a fulling mill. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 173. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure with a tower containing three bells, and has recently been restored. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum. There is a school -with a small endowment. TELSCOMBE, a par. in the hnnd. of Holmstrow, rape of Lewes, co. Sussex, 6 miles S.W. of Lewes, its post town, and 3 from Newhaven. The village is situ- ated in a secluded valley amongst the Downs, near tho coast of the English Channel, which bounds the parish on the S. The Brookside hounds meet at Telseombo Tye, which is supposed to have been a Roman station. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Chichestor, val. 231. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, is an ancient stone structure with a square tower. The register dates from 1684. The parochial charities produce about 9 per an- num, which go to Povey's school. H. E. A. and W. W. Dalbrie, Esqs., are lords of the manor. TELSFORD, a par. in the hund. of Wellow, co. Somerset. See TELLISFOKD. TELTOWN, or KILLALTON, a par. in the bar. of Upper Kells, co. Meath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles E.S.E. of Kells, its post town. The surface con- sists of first-rate pasture lands with a little bog. It is traversed by the rivers Blackwater and Carlanstown, or Rosmin, and by the road from Dublin to Enniskillen. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Meath, val. with Donaghpatrick 380. This place is said to have origi- nated from a church founded here by St. Teallean. In the Roman Catholic arrangement the par. is united to Kilberry ami Teltown, and has a chapel at Oristown. Here is an anciunt place of burial, also two Roman Catholic schools. The principal residences are Teltown House and Hardlestown. TELYCH, ahamlt. in the par. of Llandingat, hund. of Perfedd, co. Carmarthen, near Llandovery. TEME, a river of co. Worcester, rises under Kerry Hill, on the borders of cos. Radnor and Montgomery, and, after a course of nearly 60 miles, joins the Severn near Worcester. TEMPLAND, a vil. in the par. of Lochmachen, co. Dumfries, Scotland, 4 miles W. of Lockerby. It is situated near the confluence of the rivers Dryffe and Kinnel. TEMPLE, a par. in the co. of Edinburgh, Scotland. It contains the vil. of its own name, and those of Gore- bridge and Stobbsmills, also the ancient par. of Clerking- ton. It extends in length 8f miles from N. to S., with an extreme breadth of about 5, and consits of a main body and of a detached district ; the former is'bounded by Peeblesshire, and by the pars, of Pennycuik, Carring- ton, Borthwick, and Heriot, and the latter, comprising about 300 acres, is encircled by the pars, of Newbattlo and Borthwick. The surface is hilly, rising in some parts 2,000 feet above sea-level. The soil of the arable lands is fertile. Coal, sandstone, and limestone abound. The parish is within easy access of the Gorebridge, Fushiebridge, and Dalhousie stations on the Edinburgh and Hawick railway. The village of Temple is about 6 miles from Dalkeith, and 124; S.E. of Edinburgh. It is situated on the rivers Gladhouse and South Esk. In tin; vicinity is an old Gothic church, founded by David I. for the Knights Templars. This par. is in the presb. of Dalkeith and synod of Lothian and Twecdale. The stipend of the minister is about 158. The parish church was erected in 1832. There are a Free church for Temple and Carrington, a sub-parochial school, two other schools, and a subscription library. At Gore- jridge is an United Presbyterian church. The principal leat is Toxside. TEMPLE, a par. in the hund. of Trigg, co. Cornwall, G miles N.E. of Bodmin, its post town. The extensive moors between Bodmin and Launceston take their name rom this parish. It formerly belonged to the Knights Templars' preceptory at St. Ive's. There is no village, only a few farmhouses. The living is a perpet. cur. in he dioc. of Exeter, val. 21. The church has long since ieen dilapidated.