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THORNHAM PARVA. 644 THORNTON. tismere, co. Suffolk, 3 miles S.W. of Eye, its post town, and 2J S.E. of Hellish railway station. The village is situated on the road from London to Norwich by way of Ipswich. The living is a rect.* with that of Thorn- ham Parva consolidated, in the dioc. of Norwich, joint val. 497. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has monuments to the Major and Henniker families. The register dates from 1555. The parochial charities produce about 10 per annum. The Hall is the prin- cipal residence. Lord Henniker is lord of the manor. THORNHAM PARVA, a par. in the hund. of Har- tismere, co. Suffolk, 2J miles S.W. of Eye, its post town. The living is a rect. annexed to that of Thorn- ham Magna, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The register dates from 1711. Lord Henniker is lord of the manor. THORNHAUGH, a par. in the lib. of Nassaburgh, co. Northampton, 1 mile N.W. of Wansford, its post town, and 9 miles from Peterborough. The village is situated on the great north road, and within a mile of the river Nen. There are stone quarries. The living is a rect.* with the cur. of Wansford annexed, in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 483. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is an ancient structure with a tower and three bells. The parochial charities produce 14 per annum, which go to tbs Wansford school. A school has also been erected at the expense of the Duke of Bedford, who takes from this place the title of baron. THORNHILL, a tnshp. in the par. of Hope, hund. of High Peake, co. Derby, 3 miles N.E. of Castleton, and 6 N.E. of Tideswell, near the river Noe. THORNHILL, a tythg. in the par. of Stalbridge, hund. of Brownshall, co. Dorset, 2 miles S. of Stal- bridge, on a branch of the river Stour. THORNHILL, a par. and tnshp. in the lower div. of Agbrigg wap., West Riding co. York, 2J miles S.E. of Dewsbury, and 6 W. of Wakefield. At Thornhill Lees is a station on the Wakefield, Leeds, and Man- chester railway. The village, which was anciently a place of considerable importance, and had a market, is situated on the Leeds and Manchester canal and the river Calder. The par. contains the tnshps. of Millbank, Flockton, Shitlington, Thornhill, and Lower Whitley, and the hmlts. of Thornhill Lees and Thornhill Edge. Many of the inhabitants are employed in the woollen mills, brass and iron works, &c., and in the Stansfield colliery. The soil consists of clay and loam upon a subsoil of stone and clay. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 988. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. A portion of it was rebuilt in 1773. On the S. side of the church is the mortuary chapel of the Saville family, containing numerous monuments, one of which, entirely of oak, has the effigies of Sir John Saville and his two wives. There are also the district churches of Flockton, Lower Whitley, and Thornhill Lees, the livings of which are all perpet. curs.* varying in val. from 200 to 94. The parochial charities pro- duce about 313 per annum, of which 20 go to Green- wood's and 51 to Walker's free schools. There is a Sunday-school. The Wesleyans, Baptists, and Primi- tive Methodists have chapels. In a large park, sloping towards the banks of the river Calder, are the ruins of the moated seat of the Thornhill and Saville families, which was garrisoned for Charles I., and besieged and taken by the Roundheads, and subsequently demolished. THORNHILL, a vil. and burgh of barony in the par. of Morton, co. Dumfries, Scotland, 7 miles N.E. of Minniehive, and 14 N.W. of Dumfries. It is a station on the Glasgow and South-Western railway. It is situated on the river Nith, and on the road from Glas- gow to Dumfries. The surface is from 200 to 300 feet above sea-level. The town is well built and lighted with gas. There ate three branch banks, a savings- bank, library, Freemasons' hall, tannery, and brewery, and a cross built by the Duke of Queensberry. There is an United Presbyterian church. Fairs are held on the second Tuesdays in February. May, August, and November, old stylo, on the last Friday in June, and on the third Tuesday ia September. THORNHILL, a vil. In the par. of Kincardine, co. Perth, Scotland, 3 miles S.W. of Doune, and 43 from Edinburgh. Fairs are held on the first Tuesday in January, and on the second Tuesday in March. THORNHILL LEES, or THORNHILLS.avil. and ecclesiastical district in the chplry. of Hartshead, and par. of Dewsbury, West Riding co. York, 2 miles from Dewsbury, and 5 S.E. of Halifax. It is a station on the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway. THORNHOLME, a tnshp. in the par. of Burton- Agnes, wap. of Dickering, East Riding co. York, 4J miles S.W. of Bridlington. William St. Quintin, Esq., is lord of the manor. THORNLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Kelloe, S. div. of Easington ward, co. Durham, 6 miles S.E. of Durham, its post town. It is a station on the Hartlepool, Dur- ham, and Sunderland branch of the North-Eastern rail- way. Many of the inhabitants are employed in the colliery and lime- works, the produce of which is shipped at Hartlepool. ' Thornley Hall, now a farmhouse,; is supposed to occupy the site of an old castle, to which Bishop de St. Barbara fled from William Comyn, who had usurped the see of Durham. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Durham, val. 150, in the patron, of the vicar. The church was erected by the Parlia- mentary Commissioners. THORN LEY- WITH- WHEATLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Chipping, lower div. of Blackburn hund., co. Lancaster, 2 miles from Longridge, and 7 W. of Clitheroe. The township is situated on the river Lond, under Long Ridge Fell. There are some lime works. A court leet is held at the Derby Arms. The Earl of Derby is lord of the manor and principal landowner. THOHNLIEBANK, a vil. in the par. of Eastwood, co. Renfrew, Scotland, 1 mile S. of Pollockshaws. It is situated on Auldhouse-burn, and its inhabitants are chiefly employed in the extensive cotton-mills. An United Presbyterian church has been recently erected. THORNS, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Muker, par. of Grinton, North Riding co. York, near the river Swale, in the moorlands, under Shunner Fell. THORNSETT, a hmlt. in the par. of Glossop, hund. of High Peake, co. Derby, 5J miles N.W. of Chapel-en- le-Frith, on a branch of the river Goyt. Brindley, the engineer, was born here in 1716, and died in 1772. THORNSHIP, a hmlt. in the par. of Shap, co. West- moreland, near Shap. THORNTHORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Burythorpe, East Riding co. York, 2 miles S.W. of New Malton. THORNTHWAITE, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Crosthwaite, ward of Allerdale-above-Derwent, co. Cumberland, 4 miles N.W. of Keswick, its post town. The village is situated near Bassenthwaite Water, with a fine prospect of Skiddaw and the lakes from Thorn- thwaite Fell. The manufacture of woollen cloth is carried on to a small extent. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 140, in the patron, of the Vicar of Crosthwaite, and the Incumbent of St. John's, Keswick. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, stands at a short distance from the head of Bassenthwaite Lake ; it has been enlarged. The trustees of the late John Marshall, Esq., are lords of the manor. THORNTHWAITE, a tnshp. in the par. of Hamps- thwaite, lower div. of Claro wap., West Riding co. York, 7 miles from Ripley, its post town, and 4 S. of Pateley Bridge. The village is situated on a branch of the river Nidd. The surface is undulating, and a con- siderable portion is moorland. The district abounds in coal, which is partially worked, and some of the inhabi- tants are employed in spinning flax, and in linen weaving. The tnshp. includes the hmlt. of Padside. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 109, in the patron, of the vicar. The church was rebuilt in 1810, at a cost of 500. THORNTON, a par. in the hund. of Buckingham, co. Bucks, 4 miles from Stony Stratford, its post town, and 4j N.E. of Buckingham. The village is situated on the canal and the river Ouse. The inhabitants are wholly agricultural. The living is a rect. in the dioo.