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THORNCOTE. 642 THOENEY. THORNCOTE, a hmlt. in the par. of Northill, hund. of Wixamtree, co. Bedford, 3 miles N.W. of Biggies- wade. It is joined with Brookend and Hatch to form a township. THORNDEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Herne, hund. of Bleangate, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 4 miles N.E. of Canterbury. THORNDON ALL SAINTS, a par. in the hund. of Hartismere, co. Suffolk, 3 miles 8. of Eye, its post town, and 5 E. of Finningham railway station. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 600. The church, dedicated to All Saints, was built by Robert de TJfford, Earl of Suffolk, in 1358, and its chancel has recently been restored. The register dates from 1538. The parochial charities produce about 162 per annum, including town estates, which realise 147 per annum. There is a reformatory for boys, established by Sir E. C. Kerrison, Bart. Hestley Hall is the principal residence. P. Hay ward, Esq., is lord of the manors of Thorndon and Hestley Hall, and N. C. Barnardiston, Esq., of the manor of Little Thorndon. THORNE, a par., post and market town, in the S. div. of Strafforth wap., West Riding co. York, 7 miles S.E. of Snaith, 11 N.E. of Doncaster, and 28 S.E. of York. It is a station on the South Yorkshire and Man- chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln railways. It is situated on the verge of the moors, and near the centre of Hat- fieldchase, the enclosure of which was completed in 1824. The par., which is intersected by the Stainforth and Keadby canal and the river Don, includes the limits, of Bradholme, Ditchmarsh, Waterside, Levels, Moor Ends, and Hangman Hill Quay. The land formerly consisted of flat moor and marsh, but was drained by Sir Cornelius Vermuy den in the reign of Charles I. , and is now converted into good arable and pasture land. Many of the inha- bitants are employed in rope-making, barge-building, malting, brewing, sacking-weaving, and in the carrying trade. The Union poorhouse is situated near the lock. In Leland's time Thorne was only a small village, with a castle near it the foundations of which are still visible but has since become a flourishing town. The streets are paved and lighted with gas, and many of the houses are well built. The population of the parish in 1861 was 3,381, and of the town 2,591. The moor is covered with heather, and is remarkable for insects, mosses, etc., and for a i'ern named Lustrea cristata, which is found in only two other places in England. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of York, val. 117. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is of the time of Edward III., with a tower and five bells. The parochial charities produce about 240 per annum. The great tithes realise 1,600. There are a mechanics' institute, Union poorhouse, &c. The Independents, Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists, New Connexion Methodists, Unitarians, and Society of Friends have chapels. Market day is on Wednesday. Fairs are held on the Monday and Tuesday following llth June and llth October, chiefly for horses, cattle, and pedlary. THORNE COFFIN, a par. in the hund. of Tintin- hull, co. Somerset, 3 miles N.W. of Yeovil railway station, its post town. The soil is clayey. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 200. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew. The register dates from 1695. A Sunday-school is held at the church THORNE-FALCON, a par. in the hund. of North Curry, co. Somerset, 3J miles E. of Taunton, its post town, and 9 N.W. of Hminster. The village is situated near the Great Western railway and the Chard canal. The soil consists of clay. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 296. The church, dedi- cated to the Holy Cross, is an ancient edifice with a tower and three bells. There is a school for both sexes, supported by voluntary contributions. THORNER, a par. and tnshp. in the lower div. of Skyjack wap., West Riding co. York, 7 miles N.E. of Leeds, its post town. The village, which is considerable, is situated on the Tadcaster road, and consists of one long street. Some of the inhabitants are engaged in cotton spinning, for which there is an extensive mill. The par. includes the tnshps. of Scarcroft and Shadwell. The substratum abounds with limestone, flagstone, and slates, all of which are extensively quarried. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 143. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient structure with a tower and three bells. It was enlarged in 1855. The register dates from 1650. There is also a district church at Shadwell, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 78. The parochial charities produce about 43 per annum, of which 16 go to a school. There are a National school, free school, and Sunday-school. The Wesleyans have a chapel. In the parish is a spring of water called Sykes's Well. THORNES, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Templenewsoin, par. of Whitkirk, West Riding co. York, 3 miles S.E. of Leeds. THORNES, a hmlt. in-the par. of Horton-in-Ribbles- dale, West Riding co. York, 5 miles N. of Settle. THORNES, a hmlt. and ecclesiastical district in the par. of Wakefield, lower div. of Agbrigg wap., West Riding co. York. It is situated near Wakefield, and is joined with Alverthorpe. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture, but a considerable number in the woollen and worsted manufactures, and in the exten- sive dye-works ; there are also numerous market-gardens. Law Hill was once fortified, protecting the pass of the river Calder, which bounds the chapelry on the W. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 160, in the patron, of the Vicar of Wakefield. The church, dedicated to St. James, was erected in 1830. There are National and infant schools. THORNE ST. MARGARET, a par. in the hund. of Milverton, co. Somerset, 3 miles W. of Wellington, its post town, and 5J S. of Wivelscombe. The village is situated between the river Tone and the Bristol and Exeter railway. The soil is sandy, with a subsoil of limestone and sandstone. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 113, in the patron, of the archdeaconry of Taunton. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, is an ancient structure with a tower and three bells. J. 0. Luxmore, Esq., is lord of the manor. THORNEY, a par. in the N. div. of Newark wap., co. Nottingham, 14 miles N.E. of Newark, its post to wn, 8 E. ot Tuxford, and near the Torksey railway station. The village is situated on the Lincolnshire border, near the Fosse Dyke, which connects the Trent and the Witham. The par. includes the hmlts. of Broadholme and Wiggesley. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 160. The church, dedicated to St. Helen, has several stained windows, a piscina, and some ancient monuments of the Nevill family. The parochial cha- rities produce about 1 per annum. There is a Sunday- school. The Hall is the principal residence. The Nevills are lords of the manor. THORNEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Kingsbury Epis- copi, co. Somerset, 2 miles S.E. of Langport, on the river Parret. THORNEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Muchelney, co. Somerset, 2 miles S.E. of Langport, near the river Parret. THORNEY, a par. and liberty in itself, but locally in the hund. of Wisbeach, Isle of Ely, co. Cambridge, 9 miles N.E. of Peterborough, and 86 N. of London. It is a station on the Peterborough and Lynn branch of the Midland Counties railway. This place, which is situated close to the Catwater, on the road from Wisbeach to Peterborough, was for- merly called AnTceridge, from a monastery for hermits or anchorites founded here in 662 by Saxulf, first abbot of Peterborough ; having been wasted by the Danes, it was refounded in 972 by Ethelwold, bishop of Win- chester, aa a Benedictine abbey, the abbots of which attained to great power, were mitred, and sat in parlia ment. At the Dissolution the revenue was stated to be 411 12*. lid. The only remains of this edifice aro portions of the parish church, a gateway, and some ruined walls. The village, which had formerly a market, has recently been much improved. It stand*