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TOVE. 682 TOWTHORPE. -1 upper div. of Barkstone-Ash wap., West Riding co. York, 1J mile S.W. of North Kyme, and 2J miles N.W. of Tadcaster. J. Brown, Esq. of Rossington Hall, near Doncaster, is lord of the manor and principal landowner. TOVE, or TOW, a river of co. Northampton, joins the Ouse near Stoney Stratford. TOVIL ST. STE'PHEN, an ecclesiastical district in the par. and hand, of Muidstone, lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, 1 mile S. of Maidstone. The village is situated on the banks of the Sledway. In the vicinity are an extensive oil mill and several paper mills. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 100. TOWCESTER, a hund., co. Northampton, contains the pars, of Ahthorp, Cold Higham, Gayton, Pattishall, Tiffield, and Towcester, comprising about 27,490 acres. TOWCKSTER, a par. and market town in the hund. of the same name, co. Northampton, 8 miles S.W. of Northampton, 12 from Daventry, and 4 from the Blis- worth station on the London and North-Western rail- way, with which it is connected by a short branch line. It is situated on the right bank of the river Tow or Tove, and on the line of the ancient Watling Street. The par. includes, besides the town of Towcester, the hmlts. of Caldecote, Handley, and Wood Burcote. It is believed by antiquaries to occupy the site of the Roman station Lactodurum. It was fortified by Edward the Elder with a stone wall, of which no traces now exist. It is mentioned in Domesday book as Tovecestre, and was then a place of importance. The town consists chiefly of one long street and two smaller ones, which are well paved and lighted with gas, under the direction of the feoffees of the charities of Archdeacon Sponne. The drainage has been recently improved, and the inhabitants are well supplied with water. The population in 1851 was 2,478, and in 1861, 2,715. There is a town-hall and police station, erected in 1852, a new bank, and a branch of the Northampton savings-bank. There are several mailings and one large brewery, but the principal industries are the manufacture of boots and shoes for exportation, and pillow lace. Petty ses- sions are held every alternate Tuesday, and a county court monthly. Towcester Poor-law Union comprises 23 parishes and townships. This living was held by Pope Boniface VIII. at the time of his election to the Papal throne in 1294. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 300, in the patron, of the Bishop of Lichfield. The church, dedicated to St. Laurence, is of the llth century, with a tower 90 feet high at the W. end, containing six bells and clock with chimes. It was repaired in 1836, when improvements were effected in the interior, which has some oak carving, and an organ of foreign manufacture, the gift of George, Earl of Pomfret, in 1817, by whom it was purchased for 1,000. There are also several brasses and monuments, a painted E. window, and black letter books chained to an oaken stall. The Baptists, Wes- leyans, Independents, and Johnsonians have each a chapel. The grammar school, founded in 1552, has an income from endowment of 65, and occupies the chantry-house, erected by Archdeacon Sponne in 1449. There are 22 boys on the foundation, the school is now in abeyance for a short time. A National school-house was erected in 1850, at a cost of 1,350. The charities belonging to the town are numerous, including six almshouses founded by Thomas Bicker- statt' in 1650, which have recently been rebuilt. There are a book-club, theological library, and reading society. The principal seats in the vicinity are Easton House, of Sir T. Hesketh, Bart., once celebrated for its collection of paintings and statues, presented to the University of Oxford in 1756 ; Wakefield Lawn, of the I hike of Grafton ; Whittlebury Lodge, of Lord South- ampton ; Sholebrook Lodge, and Park View. Market- day is on Tuesday. Fairs are held on 1 2th May and 29th October. TOWEDNACK, a par. in the W. div. of Penwith hund., co. Cornwall, 2 JmilesS.W. of St. I ves, its post town, and 6 N.E. of Penzance. The inhabitants are chiefly en- gaged in mining and agriculture. In this parish are the Wheal Durla and Wreath Consol's mines. The living is a vie. annexed to that of Lelant-Ewing, in the dioc. of Exeter. The interior of the church contains some in ural monuments. The Wesleyans have four chapels, and the Teetotal Methodists one. 'ihe Duke of Cleveland and W. B. Praed, Esq., are lords of the manor and principal landowners. A fair for the sale of cattle is held oil the 26th of September. TOWER-MOOR, a hmlt. in the par. of Thimtleby, co. Lincoln, near Horncastle. TOWER-OF-LONDON, an ext. par. lib. in the Tower div. of Ossulstone hund., co. Middlesex. It comprises the Tower and part of the north-eastern suburbs of the metropolis, and is included in the metro politan borough of the Tower Hamlets. [Set articlo LONDON.] TOWKRSEY, a par. in the hund. of Ashendon, co. Bucks, 2 miles S.E. of Thame, its post town, and 9 S.W. of Aylesbury, on the borders of Oxfordshire. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Oxford, in the patron, of trustees. The church is dedicated to St. Catharine. There is a National school. The Baptists have a chapel. E. Griffin and P. Hicklin, Esqs., are lords of the mnnor. TOWIE, a par. in the district of Alford, co. Aberdeen, Scotland. It extends in length about 8 miles from S.E. to N.W., with an extreme breadth of 5 miles, and is bounded by the pars, of Cabrach, Kildrnmmie, Cushine, Logie-Coldstone, Migrie, Strathdon, and Glcnbucket. Most of the heights are smooth and covered with herbage, except in the S., where the hilla have a bleak appearance, rising to an altitude of 2,000 feet above sea- level. The district is almost devoid of wood, except in the N.W., and the greater part of the land is devoted to pasture. There are numerous grain mills, and a saw-mill. The parish is traversed by the road from Strathdon to Aberdeen, and is intersected by the river Don, flowing from E. to W. This par. is in the presb. of Alford and synod of Aberdeen. The stipend of the minister is about 159. There are a parochial school and a subscription library. TOWLER HILL, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Cother- ston, North Hiding co. York, 3 miles N.W. of Barnard Castle. TOWN, a tythg. in the par. and hund. of Crediton, co. Devon. TOWN CLOSE, a lib. in the city of Norwich, co. Norfolk. TOWN DENISON, a tythg. in the par. of North Petherton, co. Somerset, 2 miles S. of Bridgwater. TOWNELEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Whalley, co. Lancaster, 1 mile S.E. of Burnley. It is a station on the Rose Grove and Todmorden branch of the Lanca- shire and Yorkshire railway. Towneley Hall, the seat of the Towneleys, is the principal residence. TOWNGREEN, a tnshp. in the par. of Wymondham, hund. of Forehoe, co. Norfolk. TOWN MALLING. See MALLINO, co. Kent. TOWN PART, an ext.-par. place in the borough and co. of Northampton. TOWNSTALL, a par. in the hund. of Coleridge, co. Devon, 1 mile from Dartmouth, its post town, and 8 miles from Totnes. It is situated on the river Dart, and contains the hmlts. of Norton, Old Mill, Warfleet, and Ford. The living is a vie. annexed to that of Dartmouth, in the dioc. of Exeter. The church is dedi- cated to St. Clement. TOWN-STREET, a tythg. in the par. of Woking, first div. of Woking hund., co. Surrey. TOWN-YETHOLM, a vil. in the par. of Yetholm, co. Roxburgh, Scotland, on the left bank of Bowmont Water, opposite the vil. of Kirk- Yetholm. In 1834 a bridge was constructed connecting this village with that of Kirk- Yetholm. There are a Free church, United Presbyterian church, parochial school, and an endowed school. It has also a branch of the City of Glasgow bank, a public library, and a friendly society. The village is governed by a baron-bailie, appointed by Wauchope of Kid. TOWTHORPE, a tnshp. in the pars, of Strensall and