TIRLEY. C66 TISTED, WEST. TIRLEY, a par. partly in the lower div. of West- minster and partly in that of Deerhurst, co. Gloucester, 4 miles S.V. of Tewkesbury, its post town, and 8 N.E. of Gloucester. The village is situated on the river Severn, which is crossed at Haw by a bridge connecting this parish with that of Deerlmrst. The bridge, which is constructed of iron and stone, was completed in 182.5, at an outlay of upwards of 24,000. The land is chiefly in pasture and meadow. The soil is a rich loam. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 407, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Matthew, is old, and the interior contains several monuments. The parochial charities produce about '80 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. The Wesleyans have a chapel. The Earl of Coventry is lord of the manor, and princi- pal landowner. T1RLLANERCH, a tnshp. in the par. of Corwen, co. Merioneth, 10 miles N.W. of Llanidloea. In this township are Nant Ysgolion fall, and an arched rock at Glyn Yal. TIRRIL, a hmlt. in the par. of Barton, West Ward, co. Westmoreland, 3 miles S.W. of Penrith, and half
- i mile E. of Barton church. The village, situated
in the vale of the Eamont, contains a brewery, and a Friends' meeting-house, with a burial-ground. T1RYMYNACH, a tnshp. in the par of Llanbryn- mair, co. Montgomery, 9 miles N.W. of Llanidloes. TIRYMYNECH, a tnshp. in the par. of Guilsfield, co. Montgomery, 2 miles N. of Welshpool, within which borough it is situated. It formerly belonged to the monks of Strata Florida. TISARAN, a par. in the bar. of Garrycastle, King's CO., prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles W.S.W. of Cloghan. Ferbaue is its post town. The surface is boggy. The parish is traversed by the Grand canal, and by the rivers, Shannon, Brosna, and Blackwater. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Meath, val. 547, in the patron, of the bishop. The principal residence is Moystown House. TISAXON, a par. in the bar. of Kinsale, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 3 miles W.N.W. of Kinsale, its post town. The river Bandon traverses the interior. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Cork, val. 78, in the patron, of the crown. The church has long been in ruins. In the Roman Catholic arrangement this parish is united to that of Kinsale. The principal resi- dences are Teighsasson House, Ballywilliam, and Holj'- hill. Here are the ruins of White Castle, built in 1497 for the Roches. TISBURY, an ancient town in the hund. of Dun- worth, co. Wilts, 3 miles S.E. of Hindon, and 14 W. of Salisbury. It is a station on the Yeovil and Exeter section of the Great Western railway. This place, which is considerable, is situated in an agricultural dis- trict, watered by the river Nadder, a tributary of the Avon. It includes the pars, of East and West Tisbury, and the hmlt. of Wardour, whence the Lords Arundell of Wardour take their title. The original castle, of which there are still some remains, was built prior to the reign of Edward III., and was successively held by the families of St. Martin, Touchet, Audley, Wil- loughby - de - Broke, and subsequently by Sir John Arundell, whose son Thomas was created Lord Arundell of Wardour by James I. In the civil war, the castle was held for the king by Lady Blanche, but was taken by Sir E. Hungerford, on the 4th of May, 1643, after a week's siege ; and committed by the parliament to the keeping of General Ludlow. In the course of the same summer, it was retaken by Lord Arundel and a party of royalists, dismantled, and the Roundheads dislodged. It remained in ruins for more than a century ; but in 1776 the family of Arundel erected Wardour Castle, about a mile from the original site. This mansion is built on an eminence, and consists- of a centre and two wings pro- jecting in a curvilinear form. Incorporated with the mansion is a Roman Catholic chapel, containing many paintings. The village of Tisbury stands on the decli- vity of a hill overlooking the vale of the Nadder ; and below it are the remains of a. manor-house, formerly belonging to Shaftesbury Abbey, but now converted into a farmhouse ; and near it is the church. The land is fertile and well cultivated. The great tithes havo been commuted for a rent-charge of 880, besides 12 acres of glebe, and the vicarial for 440 ; besides which, 67 12*. is annually paid to the rector of Compton- Chamberlayne, and 50 to another impropriator. The living is a vie.* in the archdeac. and dioc. of Salis- bury, val. 306. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is of the early part of the 13th century;. In the interior are an old font, two brasses (the earliest of Lawrence Hyde), bearing date 1590, and monuments to the former Lords Arundell, over one of which is the helmet worn by the first Lord Arundell. In the churchyard is a yew-tree, 30 feot in circum- ference, and said to be thirteen centuries old. The register commences in 1563. The Independents and Wesleyans have chapels. The parochial charities pro- duce about 100 per annum, applied towards the support of the schools, and apprenticing poor children. There are National and parochial schools for hoys and girls, and a school supported by the Independents. The Poor-law Union of Tisbury comprises 20 parishes and townships, the union workhouse being situated at War- dour. It is also the seat of a superintendent registry, but belongs to the Shaftesbury New County Court dis- trict. Sir Nicholas Hyde, Chief Justice of the King's Bench and Lord Treasurer in the reign of James I., was born in Hatch House ; and Sir John Davies, the lawyer and poet, was a native of the hamlet of Chisgrove. TISCOFFIN, a par. in the bar. of Gowran, co. Kil- kenny, Ireland, 4 miles N.N.W. of Gowran. Kilkenny is its post town. The surface is hilly, but the soil is productive. The living is a rect. in the dioe. of Ossory, val. 142, in the patron, of the bishop. Here the Mac- Murroughs defeated the Earl of Ormond in 1362. TISRARA, a par. in the bar. of Athlone, co. Eos- common, Ireland, 7 miles S. of Roscommon, containing Mount Talbot, its post town. The surface consists of a light soil, with some bog. The parish is traversed by the river Suck, and contains Mount Talbot. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Elphin, val. with two others, 111, in the patron, of the bishop. The principal resi- dence is Mount Talbot. Limestone is quarried. TISSINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Wirksworth, co. Derby, 4 miles N. of Ashbourne, its post town, and 9 S.W. of Winster. The village is situated on the road from Ashborne to Buxton, near Thorp Cloud and other cliffs which guard the entrance to the district of Dove Dale. In the vicinity are cotton mills on Bradbourn Brook, also a stone quarry. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 97. The church, dedi- cated to St. Mary, is old, and surrounded by trees. A N. aisle was added in 1854, at the expense of Miss Fitzherbert, to whose family tho church contains monu- ments. The parochial charities produce about 30 per annum, of which sum 7 go to the support of Fitzher- bert's school. Graves wrote part of his " Spiritual Quixote" here. Sir H. Fitzherbert is lord of the manor. At a little distance from the church are five wells or fountains, which are said anciently to havo furnished the only supply of water for several miles round, and are still annually covered with flowers by the villagers on Holy Thursday. TISTED, EAST, a par. in the hund. of Selborne, co. Hants, 5 miles S.W. of Alton. The village is situated on the road from Alton to Gosport and Portsmouth. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 350. The church is dedicated to St. James. There is a free school, erected in 1837, with an endowment of 50 per annum. J. Groves, the astronomer, was born here. TISTED, WEST, a par. in the hund. of Bishop's- Sutton, co. Hants, 8 miles S.W. of Alton. The village is situated about a mile off the London and Gosport road. The surface is undulating, and the soil a flinty earth upon a substratum of chalk. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 60 in the patron, of Magdalen College, Oxford.
