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TITCHBORNE. 007 TITTLESHALL-WITH-GODWICK. TITCHBORNE, a par. in the upper half of Fawley hund., co. Hants, 2 miles S.W. of New Alresford, its post town, and 5 N.E. of Winchester. The village is situated at the hend of the river Itchin. This place gives name to the Titchhornes, who were located hero prior to the Conquest. The living is a cur. annexed to the rcct. of Cheriton, in the dioc. of Winchester. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, contains tombs and effigies of the Titchborne family. There is a National school for hoth sexes, and a Roman Catholic school, supported by Sir James F. D. Titchborne, Bart. The principal residence is Titchborne House, which has a Roman Catholic chapel attached. It was rebuilt near the site of the old Ciistle erected in Henry II.'s time, since which, Id. on Ladyday has been given to every one who asks for it. The Bishop of Winchester is lord of the manor. TITCHFIELD, a hund.,co. Hants, contains the pars, of Rowner, Titchfield, and Wickham, comprising an area of 4,5-10 acres. TITCHFIELD, a par. and small town in the Fare- ham div. of Titchfield hund., co. Hants, 2J miles W. of Fareham station, 6 N.W. of Gosport, and 9 S.E. of Southampton. The par., which is bounded on the W. by the Southampton Water, is the largest in the county, containing 15,900 acres, and comprises the chj.lry. of Crofton, and the district church of Sarisbury, and the hmlts. of Hook, Stubbington, Swanwick, and Warsash. The town is situated in a valley on the road from South- ampton to Portsmouth and Brighton. The river Aire runs by the town into the Solent. The town, once a market-town, had formerly a Premonstratensian abbey, founded in 1231 by Bishop Peter de Rupibus, the revenuo of which at the suppression was valued at 280 19s. lOrf. ; lind the site given by Henry VIII. to his Chancellor, Sir Thomas Wriothesley, who erected out of its materials the " righte statelie " house in which Charles I. found a temporary shelter after his escape from Hampton Court in 1647, and from which he was taken prisoner by Colonel Hammond, and conveyed to Carisbrooke Castle in the Isle of Wight. Lady Rachel Russell, wife of William Lord Russell, was born here in 1636. The building is now in a state of ruin, the entrance gateway being the only part standing. The principal residences are West Hill, of the Hon. Misses Baring ; The Hook, of William Hornby, Esq. ; Holly Hill, the seat of Captain Maxso ; and Brooklands, of Spencer Smith, Esq. Titchfield gives the title of marquis to the Duke of Portland. The living is a vie., with the chplry. of Crofton annexed, in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 230, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient structure of various dates, the N. aisle of which was built by William of Wykeham. It contains a monument to Sir T. Wrio- thesley, portions of whose armour are yet preserved. The church has just been beautifully restored and en- larged, at the expense of the Hon. Misses Baring. There is also the district church of Sarisbury, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 120. The church is dedicated to St. Paul. There is also the church or chapel at Crofton of the Holy Hood. There are chapels for Independents at Titchfield and Swanwick, and National, infant, and Sunday schools. Fairs are held on the 14th May, 25th September, and on the second Saturdays preceding Ladyday, and 21st December. T1TCHMARSH, a par. in the hund. of Navisford, co. Northampton, 2 miles E. of Thrapston, its post town. The village is situated near the Peterborough railway. The soil consists of clay and gravel. The L'ving is a reel.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 782. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, or to St. Mary, contains monuments to the Pickering and Creed families. The parochial charities produce about 210 per annum, of which 165 belong to Pickering's and Boyd's almshouses. There is a National school for both sexes. TITCHWELL, a par. in the hund. of Smithdon, co. Norfolk, 5 miles N.W. of Biirnliain-SIarkct, and half-a- milc "V. of Brancaster. The village is situated on the > ... in. road from Lynn to Wells, near the coast, and contains the octagonal shaft of an ancient crosa. The soil is allu- vial and sandy, with a subsoil of chalk. In the vicinity are extensive salt marshes, reclaimed from the sea under an Enclosure Act obtained in 1786. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 410, in the patron, of Eton College. The church is dedicated o St. Mary. The register dates from 1456. The parochial charities produce about i'lS per annum. There are National and Sunday schools. The lordship of the manor is vested in Magdalen College, Oxford. TITESKIN, a par. in the bar. of Imokilly, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 3 miles S.W. of Cloyne, its post town. The living is a rect. in the dioe. of Cloyne, vul. 217, in the patron, of the crown. The church has long been in ruins. In the Roman Catholic arrange- ment this par. is united to that of Cloyne. In the old churchyard are a holy well and a rough structure repre- senting the crucifixion. TITHECOT. See TYTHACOTT, co. Devon. TITLEY, a par. in the hund of Wigmoro, co. Here- ford, 3 miles N.E. of Kington, and 3J from Prestcign. It is a station on the Kington branch of the Great Western railway. The village is situated on the river Arrow, near Wapley camp. There was formerly a Benedictine priory here, founded as a cell to Tyrone Abbey in France, but given by Henry V. to Winchester College. There are no vestiges of the priory except the moat that encompassed it. The living is a perpot. cur. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. '231, in the patron, of Winchester College. The church, rebuilt in the last cen- tury, has a stained window, and tombs of the Harleys of Eywoocl. There is a school for both sexes, endowed with the interest of 4,000, bequeathed by Elizabeth Greenly, of Titley Court, the principal residence. TITLINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Kglingham, N. div. of Coquetdale ward, co. Northumberland, 6J miles N.W. of Alnwick. TIT8EY, a par. in the second div. of Tandridge hund., co. Surrey, 5^ N.E. of Godstone, its post town, and 7J S.E. of Stoat's Nest railway station. The village is situated in meadows and hills under Botley Hill, which rises to the height of 880 feet above sea- level. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agricul- ture; and in the quarrying of chalk for the making of lime. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 180. The church is dedicated to St. James. The old church was taken down and a new edifice- erected in 1776, by Sir John Graham, who removed all the old monuments. There is a parochial school entirely sup- ported by Mrs. Gowej. G. W. Gower, Esq., is lord of the manor. The principal residence is Titsey Park. TITTENHANGER, a hmlt. in the pur. of St. Peter, hund. of Cashio, or lib. of St. Alban's, co. Herts, 3 miles S.E. of St. Alban's, and included in that borough. It ia situated on a branch of the river Colne, and came to the Earl of Hardwick through the Blounts, who rebuilt tlin manorhouse in 1654, on the site of a seat of the Abbots of St. Alban's, which was given to Sir T. Pope, founder of Trinity College, Oxford, by Henry VIII. TITTENLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Audlem, hund. of Nantwich, co. Chester, 7 miles S. of Nantwich. TITTENSOR, a lib. iu the par. of Stone, co. Stafford, 4 miles N.W. of Stone, on the river Trent, near the Grand Trunk canal. TITTESWORTH, a tnshp. in the par. of Leek, N. div. of Totmonslow hund., co. Stafford, 2 miles N.E. of Leek. TITTLESHALL-WITH-GODWICK, a par. in tho hund. of Launditch, co. Norfolk, 5 miles N. of Great Dunham, and 6 S.W. of Fakenhnm. The living is :i rect.* with those of Godwick and Wellingham annexed, in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 871. Tho church, dedi- cated to St. Mary, contains tho mausoleum of the earls of Leicester, and an altar tomb and effigy in white marble to Sir E. Coke in his judicial robes, besides other monuments and effigies. The register dales from 1538. There is a district church, dedicated to St. Paul, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 100. The 4 B