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THUKSTONFIELD. 656 TIBBERTON. town, and 9} from Stowmarket. It is a station on the Bury branch of the Great Eastern railway. Near the rail- way station is Thedwestry Hill. The soil is light, with gravel and sand pits. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 250. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, con- tains tablets of the Stedman, Bright, and Smith families, and two memorial windows of the Misses Blake. The parochial charities produce about 52 per annum. There are two schools and a Sunday-school. The principal residences are Nether Hall, Thurston House, and Thurston Cottage. W. 0. Bassett, Esq., is lord of the manor and chief landowner. THURSTONFIELD, a vil. in the tnshp. of Moor- house, co. Cumberland, 5 miles W. of Carlisle. THURSTONLAND, a tnahp. in the par. of Kirk- Burton, upper div. of Agbrigg wap., West Riding co. York, 5 miles S.E. of Huddersfield, its post town and 2| from Holmfirth. The village, which is considerable, is situated on an eminence near the Stocks Moor station of the Sheffield and Huddersfield railway. There are several collieries and stone quarries. Weaving is carried on. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Ripon. The church, erected in 1810, was, until 1834, used by the Dissenters. There are National schools for both sexes, and a Sunday-school, endowed with an annuity of 35. Many Roman coins of the Lower Empire were discovered here in 1838. THURTON, a par. in the hund. of Loddon, co. Norfolk, 8 miles S.E. of Norwich, its post town, 2 W. of Loddon, and 4 S.W. of Buckenham railway station. The village is situated on the road from Beccles to Norwich. Many Roman coins were discovered here in 1707, and upon opening several tumuli Roman urns were found. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 70. The church is dedicated to St. Ethelbert. The S. doorway is ornamented, and the windows have been filled with stained glass by the late Lady Beauchamp Proctor. The register dates from 1560. The parochial charities produce about 10 per annum. Sir W. B. Proctor, Bart., is lord of the manor. THURVASTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Sutton-on- the-Hill, hund. of Appletree, co. Derby, 7^ miles N.W. of Derby. It is joined with Oslestou to form a township. THURVASTON, NETHER, a hmlt in the par. of Longford, hund. of Appletree, co. Derby, 8 miles N.W. of Derby, near the river Dove. THUXTON, or THURSTON, a par. in the hund. of Mitford, co. N9rfolk, 3J miles N.E. of Hingham, its post town, and 5j from East Dereham. It is a station on the Wymondham and Dereham branch of the Great Eastern railway. The village is situated on the river Blaekwater. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 260. The church is dedicated to St. Paul. The parochial charities produce about 5 per annum. THWAITE, a hmlt. in the chplry. of linker and par. of Grinton, North Riding co. York, 1 mile N.W. of Muker, and 56 miles from York, in the moorland under Shunner Fell, and near the river Swale. THWAITE ALL SAINTS, a par. in the hund. of South Erpingham, co. Norfolk, 4J miles N. of Aylsham, its post town. The village is situated on an eminence near the river Bure. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 110, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to All Saints. The register dates from 1562. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. The Earl of Orford is lord of the manor and principal landowner. THWAITES, a chplry. in the par. of Millom, ward of Allerdale-above-Derwent, co. Cumberland, 4 miles from Broughton, in Lancashire, its post town, and 10 S.E. of Ravenglass. The chplry. includes the hmlts. of Duddon. Bridge, Hall Thwaites, and Lady Hall. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 115, in the patron, of landowners. The church is dedicated to St. Anne. There is a Druidical temple at Swineside, about 2 miles from the church. THWAITE ST. .GEORGE, a par. in the hund. of Hartrsmere, co. Suffolk, 2 miles N. of Mendlesham, 4J S.W. of Eye, and 5 E. of Finningham railway station. The village is situated on the road from London to Norwich, by way of Ipswich. Petty sessions are held monthly. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 270. The church, dedicated to St. George, has recently been restored. The parochial charities produce about i'4 per annum. In 1832 Saxon silver coins were discovered here. Fairs are held on the 30th June and 26th November for cattle. THWAITE ST. MARY, a par. in the hund. of Loddon, co. Norfolk, 4 miles N. of Bungay, its post town, and 12 S.E. of Norwich. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 200. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The register dates from 1538. THWING, a par. in the wap. of Dickering, East Riding co. York, 8J miles N.W. of Bridlington, its post town, and 10 N. of Driffield. The village is situated on, the Wolds. The par. includes the hmlts. of Octon and Wold Cottage. At the latter place is an obelisk erected in 1799 in commemoration of a phenomenon which oc- curred in the month of December, 1795, when a meteoric stone of 56 Ibs. weight fell from the sky and partly em- bedded itself in the earth. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of York, val. 520, in the patron, of the lord chan- cellor. The church, dedicated to All Saints, contains seve- ral monuments, including one to Archbishop Lamplugh, who was a native of this parish. The parochial charities produce about 6 per annum. There are a parochial school, also chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists. Wold Cottage is the principal residence. Lord Londesborough is lord of the manor and principal landowner. TH WING-GARTH, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Lune- dale, and par. of Romaldkirk, North Riding co. York, 10 miles N.W. of Barnard Castle, near the river Tees. TIAQUIN, a bar. in co. Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland. It contains Castle Blakeney, Newtown, and Bellew, the pars, of Clonkeen, Kilkerrin, Killoscobe, and parts of those of Abbeyknockmoy, Ballymacward, Boyounagh, Killerein, Killimordally, Killosolan, Moni- vea, and Moylough. TIBALDSTONE, a hund., co. Gloucester, contains the pars, of Ashton-under-Hill, Beckford, and Hinton- on-the-Green, comprising an area of 5,980 acres. TIBBERAGHNY, or TIPHEKAGHNY, a par. in the bar. of Iverk, co. Kilkenny, Ireland, 1 mile W. S.W. of Pilltown. The river Suir traverses the interior. The living is a rect. joined to Fiddown [which see]. The church is in ruins. There are remains of a castle supposed to have been founded by King John. T1BBERMORE, or TIPPERMUIU, a par. in co. Perth, Scotland. It comprises the vils. of Hillyland and Ruthvenfield, or Huntingtower. It extends in length about 6 miles from E. to W., with a varying breadth of from 1 to 3 miles, and its northern boundary is traversed by the Pow brook and the river Almond. The land is chiefly fertile, and well wooded. The soil is various, and the predominant rock Old Red sandstone. The village is about 5 miles W. of Perth, on the river Almond, and is traversed by the N. and the S. roads from Perth to Crieff, the road from Perth to Muthil, and the Crieff branch of the Caledonian railway. It has given its name to the first battle fought between the Marquis of Montrose and the Covenanters, though the conflict occurred within the parish of Aberdalgie. This par. is in the presb. of Perth and synod of Perth and Stirling, and in the patron, of the crown. The stipend of the minister is about 265. The parish church was erected in 1632, and enlarged in 1810. There is a parochial school, and at Ruthven is a non-parochial school. A Carmelite convent formerly existed at Tullilum, and synods were held till 1460 by the bishops of Dun- keld, who resided here. The ancient castle of Hunting- tower, once the seat of the Gourie family, was the place where James VI. was some time confined by the Earl of Gourie and other conspirators in 1582. TIBBERTON, a chplry. in the par. of Edgmond, Newport div. of South Bradford hund., co. Salop, 4