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TIIRESHFIELD. 651 THROWLEY. its post town. It is a station on the Cockertnouth and Pcnrith railway. The village is situated under Blen- cathra, with a prospect over St. John's Valley. About a third of the parish is in poor pasture and woodland. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 60. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, was rebuilt in 1776, at a cost of 270. THRESHFIELD, a tnshp. in the par. of Linton, E. div of StaincliSe wap., West Riding co. York, 7 miles N. of Skipton. It is situated on the river Wharfe, and contains the hmlt. of Skirethorns, or Skythorne. The soil is generally light, on limestone. There is a grammar school endowed with 30 per annum. THREXTON, a par. in the hund. of Wayland, co. Norfolk, 2 miles S.W. of Walton, its post town, and 10 N. of Brandon. The village is situated on the river Wissey. The living is a rect. annexed to that of Swaff- ham, in the dioc. of Norwich. A little to the S. of the church is a Roman encampment, where several anti- quities have been found. THRIBERGH, or THRYBERGH, a par. in the S. div. of Strafforth wap., West Riding co. York, 3 miles N.E. of Rotherham, its post town. The village is situated on the river Don, and on the high road from Rotherham to Doncasler. The par. includes the hmlt. of Dalton. The living is a rect." in the dioc. of York, val. 329. The church is dedicated to St. Leonard. The parochial charities produce about 32 per annum, which go to- wards the support of Hedge's and Finch's schools. J. Fullerton, Esq., is lord of the manor and sole land- owner. Thribergh Park is the principal residence. THRIGBY, a par. in the hund. of East Flegg, co. Nor- folk, 7 miles N.W. or Yarmouth. Stokesby is its post town. The principal residence ia Thrigby Hall. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 165. The church is old, and dedicated to St. Mary. Thomas Brown, Esq., is lord of the manor. THRIMBY, a cbplry. and tnshp. in the par. of Mor- land, East Ward, co. Westmoreland, 7 miles S.E. of Penrith, its post town, 3 N.W. of Shap, and 3 S. of Clifton railway station. The village is situated on the river Leath, and on the high road from Lancaster to Carlisle. The chplry. includes the tnshp. of Little Strickland, where is the chapel-of-ease dedicated to St. Mary, and a school-house built by the Earl of Lons- dale. The soil consists of a rich loam, with a subsoil of limestone. The Earl of Lonsdale is lord of the manor and principal landowner. THRINGSTONE ST. GEORGE, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Whitwick, hund. of West Gos- cote, co. Leicester, 5 miles N.E. of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, its post town, and 1 mile N. of Whitwick. T. Boultber, Esq., is lord of the manor. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 44, in the patron, of the Vicar of Whitwick. The church is dedicated to St. George. There is a chapel for Wesleyans, and a Na- tional school. THRINTHOFT, a tnshp. in the par. of Ainderby- Steeple, wap. of Gilling East, North Riding co. York, 1 mile from Ainderby railway station, and 4 miles S.W. of Northallerton. THIIIPLOW, a hund. in co. Cambridge, contains the pars of Foulmire, Foxton, Harston, Hauxton, New- ton, Great Shelford, Little Shelford, Stapleford, Thrip- low, and Trumpington, comprising an area of 16,279 acres. THRIPLOW, a par. in the hund. of the same name, co. Cambridge, 6 miles N.E. of Royston, its post town, and 3 W. of Whittlesford railway station. The village is near Thriplow Heath, a rendezvous of the par- liamentary army commanded by Cromwell and Fair- fax in July, 1647. The soil is of a sandy nature, with a subsoil of gravel and chalk. An Enclosure Act was passed in 1840. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 129, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient stone structure, with a tower and five bells. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum. There are British and Church schools. The Independents have a chapel. VOL. III. THRISLINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Bishop's- Middleham, N.E. div. of Stockton ward, co. Durham, 6J miles S.E. of Durham. It is a station on the Hartle- pool branch of the North Eastern railway. THRIVEWELL, a vil. in the par. of Kirkharla, co. Northumberland, 12 miles N.E. of Hexham. THKOAPHAM, a par. and tnshp. in the S. div. of Strafforth wap., West Riding co. York, 6 miles S.W. of Tickhill. Rotherham is its post town. It includes the hmlts. of Gildingwells, Letwell, and Thorpe-St.-John. For ecclesiastical purposes it forms the hamlet of Laugh- ton-en-le-Morthen, with which parish it has been united from time immemorial. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the vie. of Laughton-en-le-Morthen, in the dioc. of York. The church, dedicated to St. John, is old. THROCKING, a par. in the hund. of Edwinstree, co. Herts, 2 miles N.W. of Buntingford, its post town and railway station. The village occupies the highest ground in the county. The par. includes a part of Buntingford, and had a seat of the Soames family. The road from London to Cambridge passes along its eastern boundary. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 252. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, has been restored, chiefly at the expense of the present rector. The interior contains monuments of the Elwes family, one of which is by Nollekens. The register dates from 1612. THROCKLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Newburn, W. div. of Castle ward, co. Northumberland, 6J miles N.W. of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and 2 N. of Ryton railway station. The village is situated near the river Tyne and the Roman wall. There are extensive col- lieries and brick works. The Wesleyans have a chapel, built in 1850. There is a school, partly supported by the governors of Greenwich Hospital. THROCKMORTON, a chplry. in the par. of Flad- bury, middle div. of Oswaldslow hund., co. Worcester, 4 miles N.E. of Pershore, its post town, and 2 from the Pershore station on the Oxford, Worcester, and Wol- verhampton railway. The soil is clayey. This place gave name to the Throckmortons of Coughton. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect. of Fladbury, in the dioc. of Worcester. The church is an ancient struc- ture, with a tower and four bells ; it was thoroughly restored and new roofed in 1833. Sir R. Throckmorton is lord of the manor. THROOP, a tythg. in the par. of Holdenhurst, co. Hants, 3 miles N.W. of Christchurch, on the river Stour. THROOPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Bishopstone, co. Wilts, 3 miles S.W. of Wilton. THROPPLE, or TROPHILL, a tnahp. in the par. of Mitlbrd, W. div. of Morpeth ward, co. Northumber- land, 5 miles W. of Morpeth, and 3 W. of Mitford, near Whittle Hill Roman camp, the traces of whiph have almost been obliterated. THROPTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Rothbury, W. div. of Coquetdale ward, co. Northumberland, 2 miles W. of Rothbury, and 18 N.W. of Morpeth. The vil- lage is situated at the confluence of the rivers Coquet and Snitterburn, over the latter of which is a bridge, rebuilt in 1810. The soil consists of a light loam, with a subsoil of gravel. The Roman Catholics and Pres- byterians have chapels. The Duke of Northumberland is lord of the manor. THROSTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Hart, N.E. div. of Stockton ward, co. Durham, 3 miles W. of Hartle- pool. THROTJGHAM, a tythg. in the par. of Bisley, co. Gloucester, 8 miles E. of Stroud. THROWLEY, a par. in the hund. of Faversham, lathe of Scray, co. Kent, 4 miles S.W. of Faversham, its post town, and 12 from Canterbury. The village is near the road from Fayersham to Ashford. It has been held by the Sondes o'f Lee Court since the reign of Henry VI. The land is partly in hop grounds. The soil is a strong loam, with an admixture of flints, and rests upon chalk. The vicarage-house occupies the site of a priory, founded as a cell to the abbey of St. Bertin, 4 t