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TIXALL. 669 TODBTJRN. TIXALL, a par. in the S. div. of Pirehill hund., co. Stafford, 4 miles S.E. of Stafford, its post town, and 2J from the Colwich station, on the Trent Valley railway. The village is situated on the Worcester canal and the river Trent. On Tixall Heath are two barrows called " the King's and Queen's Lows." In the vicinity nro stone quarries. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 200. The church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. There is a church school. A Eoman Catholic chapel is attached to the Hull, rebuilt about 1780, and situated opposite the Elizabethan gateway of the old seat, which was erected in 1555. The Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot is lord of the manor. TIXOVER, a par. in the hund. of Wrangdike, co. Rutland, 7 miles N.W. of Stamford, its post town, and 7J E. of Uppingham. The village is situated on the river Wetland, close to the road from Wansford to Uppingham. This place is mentioned in Domesday book, at which time it was held by Cluny Abbey. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Ketton, in the dioc. of Peterborough. The church is dedicated to St. Luke or to St. Mary Magdalene. The parochial charities produce about 5 per annum, realised from poor's land. S. O'Brien, Esq., is lord of the manor. TOATHMAIN, a hmlt. in the par. of Shap, co. West- moreland, near Shap. TOBER, a vil. in the bar. of Ballymoe, co. Galway, Ireland, 2 miles S. of Ballymoe. Fairs are held hero on Whit-Monday and 26th October. TOBEK, a hmlt. in the bar. of Kilcoursey, King's County, Ireland, 3 miles N.W. of Clare. There is a police station in the village. TOBER, a par. in the bars, of Tipper and Lower Talbotstown, co. Wicklow, Ireland, 4 miles N.W. of Donard. The surface consists of a good soil. The living is a rect. with Dunlavin. TOBERAHEENA, a vil. in the bar. of East Iffa and Off*, co. Tipperary, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 2 miles S.W. of Clonmel, on the river Suir. A fair is held on 2nd October. TOBERCLARE, a hmlt. in the bar. of Rathconrath, co. Westmeath, Ireland, near Ballymore. TOBERCURRY, a small post and market town in the par. of Achoury, bar. of Leyny, co. Sligo, prov. of Con- naught, Ireland, 19 miles S.W. of Sligo, and 132 miles from Dublin. It contains a church, chapel, police station, barracks, and a dispensary. Petty sessions are held here. The town is the head of a new Poor-law Union. Market-day is on Monday. Fairs are held on 28th January, 25th March, 22nd May, 27th June, 15th August, 4th October, and 29th November. TOBERFUDDER, a hmlt. in the bar. of Loughrea, co. Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 6 miles N.N.E. of Oort. TOBERMORE, a post-office vil. in the bar. of Lough- insholin, co. Londonderry, Ireland, 3 miles S.W. of Londonderry, and 118 from Dublin, on the river Moyola. Fairs are held on the 17th January, 13th February, 28th March, Slat May, 5th July, and 20th October. TOBERMOR'Y, a quoad sacra par. in the island of Mull, co. Argyle, Scotland. It comprises part of the quoad civilia par. of Kilninian. It extends in length about G miles, with a varying breadth of 2 miles, extend- ing along the Sound of Mull, by which it is separated from Morven on the E., and from Ardnamurchan on the N. The town of Tobermory is about 3| miles S.W. of Auliston Point, and 30 N.W. of Oban. It is situated on Tobermory Bay, in Mull Sound, opposite Calbe Island, and is a sub-port to Greenock. It was founded in 1788 by the British Fishery Company, and is a polling-place for the county. The harbour is safe, being protected by an island which stretches nearly across the entrance, and possesses two excellent quays. The new quay was begun in 1835 by Colonel Campbell, of Knock. The town has increased of late years, and the harbour is much fre- quented both by steamers and sailing vessels. Its chief commerce consists of the exchange of fish and cattle for manufactured and foreign goods. The sheriff substitute holds a court here once a week during session. In the vicinity is a loch Mary's Lake situated between two hills. This par. is in the presb. of Mull and synod of Argyle, and in the patron, of the crown. The minister has a stipend of about i'120. The parish church was erected in 1827. There are besides a Free church, and a chapel for the Baptists, also a parochial scLool, Free Church school, Free Church Gaelic school, Ciuoen Ade- laide's School of Industry, and a Free church female school. TOBERONOCIIY, or TOBERONCHY, a vil. in the island of Luing and par. of Kilbrandon, co. Argylo, Scotland, 15 miles W. of Inverary. TOBERREENDONY, a vil. in the bar. of Kiltartan, co. Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 5 miles S.S.W. of Gort. It contains a police-station. Fairs are held on 12th July and 20th September. TOBERSCANAVAN, a vil. in the bar. of TireriU, co. Sligo, 2 miles S.E. of Collooney. It is situated on a small loch of the same name, and has several fairs. TOCKENHAM, a par. in the hund. of Kingsbridge, co. Wilts, 3 miles S.W. of Wootton-Basset, its post town and railway station, and 86 from London. The village is situated on the road from London to Bath. The land is chiefly in pasture. The Great Western railway and the Wilts and Berks canal pass through the parish. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 283, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. John, contains memorials of the Buxton family. The parochial charities produce about .29 per annum. TOCKETTS, a tnshp. in the par. of Guisborough, E. div. of Langbaurgh lib., North Hiding co. York, 1J mill) N.E. of Guisborough. The surface is undulating, and the high lands command a view of the sea and the Cleveland hills. It had formerly an ancient chapel founded by the Tocketts, who resided here for several centuries. Captain T. Chaloner is lord of the manor. TOCKITOLliS, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. and hund. of Blackburn, co. Lancaster, 3 miles S.W. of Blackburn, its post town, and 7 from Chorley. The village is situated near the Leeds and Liverpool canal, and the road from Blackburn to Manchester. In the valley of the Raddlesworth rivulet the soil is principally marl, but a considerable portion of the upland is in moorland. Many of the inhabitants are employed in the weaving of cotton and in the print-works. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 150, in the patron, of the Vicar of Blackburn. Tho church, dedicated to St. Michael, was rebuilt in 1833. The paro- chial charities produce about 1 per annum. There is a National school, at which a Sunday-school is also held. The Independents have a chapel. The representatives of the late E. Shorrock, Esq., are lords of the manor. It is supposed to have been the scene of a skirmish between the royalists and parliamentarians in the roign of Charles I., from the number of cannon-balls found here. TOCKINGTON, LOWER, a tythg. in the par. of Almondsbury. co. Gloucester, 3A miles S. of Thornbury. TOCKINGTON, UPPER, a tythg. in the par. of Olveston, lower div. of Langley hund., co. Gloucester, 3 miles S.W. of Thornbury, close to Lower Tockington. TOCKWITH, a tush'p. in the par. of Billon, W. div. of the Ainsty of York, co. York, 5 miles N.E. of Wetherby, and 9 W. of York. Tho village is situated near the river Nidd and the Knaresborough and York railway. The soil consists of clay and gravel, with a mixed subsoil of clay and sand. Tho Wesleyans have a chapel, at which a Sunday-school is also held. A. Montague, Esq., is lord of the manor. TODBER, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Rimmington, West Riding co. York, 5 miles N.E. of Clitheroe. TODBERE, a par. in the hund. of Redlane, Btur- minster div. of co. Dorset, 5 miles S.W. of Shaftcs- bury, its post town. It was formerly a chapelry in the parish of Gillingham. The living is a rect. annexed to that of Slower Provost, in the dioc. of Sarum. The church is old. The register dales from 1563. Tho Marquis of Weslminsler is lord of Ihe manor. TODBURN, a tnshp. in the par. of Long-Horsloy,