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TOWTHORPE. 683 TRALEE. Wharram Percy, wap. of Buckrose, East Riding co. York, 9 miles N.W. of Great Driffield. TOWTHORPE, a tnshp. partly in the par. of Stren- sall, lib. of St. Peter, and partly in that of Huntingdon, wap. of Bulmer, North Riding co. York, 5 miles N.E. of York, on the Scarborough railway and the river Foss. TOWTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Saxton, upper div. of Barkstone-Ash wap., "West Riding co. York, 2 miles from Saxton, and 2J S. from Tadcaster. It is situated near the rivers Cock and Wharfe. Here Edward IV. defeated Henry VI. in 1461. TOWY, or TEIVI, a river of cos. Cardigan and Car- marthen, rises under Tregaron Hill, in Loch Teivi, and after receiving the tributary streams of the Vechan, Camdwr, Dethia, Bran, Sawddwy, Cinnen, Cothi, and Guili, falls into Carmarthen Bay. TOWYN, or TYWYN, a par., post, and market town in the hund. of Estimaner, co. Merioneth, 12 miles N. of Aberystwith, and 10 from Barmouth Ferry, with which it is connected by a short branch o{ the Aberystwith and Welsh coast railway. It is a bathing-place situated under the hills, near Cardigan Bay, opposite Sarn-y- Buch shoal. The par. includes Aberdovey, Cefnrhos, Cynfalfach, Faenol, and 7 other tnshps. The town is much resorted to for bathing. In the parish is a small harbour easy of access. The herring fishery is carried on to some extent, and lead, copper, and slate are pro- ductive. The soil is rocky. Much of the marshes have been reclaimed, and are now rich meadow and pasture. The ruins of Trebeni Castle are seen on the hills. The river abounds in salmon. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Bangor, val. 224, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Cadvan. Near the church are the saint's old pillar cross, and a sulphur well. There is also the district church of Aberdowy, the living of which is a perpet. cur. The parochial charities produce about 16 per annum, and almshouses for five poor widows, who receive an annuity of 4 each. There are the free schools of Lady Moyer and Corbet. The Independents and Calvinistic Methodists have chapels. Ynys-y-Maen-Gwyn, Bod-Talog, and Trefriw are the principal residences. Market day is on Friday. Fairs are held on the 16th March, 14th May, 17th September, and 18th November. TOXTETH PARK, an ext.-par. lib. in the borough of Liverpool and hund. of West Derby, co. Lancaster, 1 mile S.E. of Liverpool, of which it is a large suburb. The manor came from the crown to the Stanleys and Molyneuxs of Croxteth, and was disparked in 1591. [See LlVEKPOOLj TOYD FARM, an ext.-par. place in the hund. of South Damerham, co. Wilts. TOYNTON ALL SAINTS, a par. in the E. div. of Bolingbroke soke, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 14 mile S. of Spilsby, its post town, and 3 miles W. of Firsby railway station. The village is situated on an eminence. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 243. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is old, with a tower and three bells. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes, supported by voluntary contributions. The Wesleyans have a chapel. Lord Willoughby D'Eresby is lord of the manor. TOYNTON, HIGH, a par. in the soko of Horncastle, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 1 J mile E. of Horncastle, its post town. The village is situated on the border of the Wolds, and on the road to Spilsby. The soil consists of flint and clay, with a subsoil of white clay. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to that of Mareham- on-the-Hill, in the dioc. of Lincoln. The church, dedi- cated to St. John-the-Baptist, was re-built in 1772, and restored in 1850. It has three stained windows. The register dates from 1715. The Wesleyans have a chapel. TOYNTON, LOW, a par. in the soke of Horncastle, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 1 mile N.E. of Horncastle, its post town. The soil is light, and the subsoil a whitish clay. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 332. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, TOL. in. contains a sculptured font. The register dates from 1606. The Rolleston family owns the manor. TOYNTON ST. PETER, a par. in the E. div. of Bolingbroke soke, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 2 miles S. of Spilsby, its post town. The village adjoins that of Toynton All Saints. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 199. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. The parochial charities produce about 6. The Wesleyans have a chapel and a day school. Lord Wil- loughby d'Eresby is lord of the manor. TRABOLGAN, a par. in the bar. of Imokilly, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 6 miles S.W. of Cloyne, at the mouth of Cork Harbour. TRACTON, a par. in the bar. of Kinalea, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 7 miles N.E. of Kinsale, its post town. The surface is good, and manured with sea sand. The parish is crossed by the road from Ringa- bella to Kinsale, and is bounded by Robert's Head and Ringabella Bay. It included Minane. There are slate quarries, and veins of lead have been found. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Cork, val. 97. The church, which stands on the site of the old abbey, was built in 1817 by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits. In the Roman Catholic arrangement this parish is the head of a union, and contains two chapels. There are a public and two private schools. The prin- cipal residences are Ringabella, Gurtnagrenane, and Broomley. Here are the ruins of an abbey founded in 1224. The Earl of Shannon is the proprietor of the manor. TRAETH D ULAS, a creek on the north-eastern side of Anglesea. TRAETH MAUR, a creek in Cardigan Bay, co. Car- narvon, near Tremadoc. TRAETH-NELGAN, a hmlt. in the par. of TaUey, co. Carmarthen, 9 miles N. of Llandilo-Fawr. TRAFALGAR, the seat of Earl Nelson, co. Wilts, 4 miles S.E. of Salisbury. It was purchased by the nation of the Dawkiuses, and presented to the family of the admiral in 1805. TRAFALGAR INN, a hmlt. in the par. of Collessie, co. Fife, 2 miles N.E. of Auchtcrmuchty. A fair is held on the 21st of October. TRAFFORD BRIDGE, and TRAFFORD MICKLE, tnshps. in the par. of Plemonstall, second div. of Eddis- bury hund., co. Chester, 4 milea N.E. of Chester, near the river Mersey. TRAFFORD, WIMBOLDS, a tnshp. in the par. of Thornton, second div. of Eddisbury hund., co. Chester, 6 miles N.E. of Chester. TRAIAN GLAS, and TRAIAN MAWR, hmlts. in the par. of Llywell, hund. of Devynnock, co. Brecon, 11 miles W. of Brecknock, near the river Usk, under the Black mountains. TRAILFLAT, a vil. in the par. of Tinwald, co. Dum- fries, Scotland, 2 mile N.E. of Lochmaben, and 6 N. of Dumfries. It is situated on the E. border of the parish, and was once a separate parish. Here are traces of the Roman road from Brunswick. In the vicinity is a bleach-field. TRALEE, a par., seaport, market town, and parlia- mentary borough, and the county town of co. Kerry, Ireland, 62 miles S.W. from Limerick, and 20 N.W. from Killarney. It is the terminus of the Killarney branch of the Great Southern and Western railway. Its population in 1851 was 9,957, and in 1861 it was 10,309, inhabiting 1,331 houses. The town, which originated in a monastery founded here in 1243, originally belonged to the Desmonds, but on the death of the earl and the forfeiture of his property, it was given to Sir Edward Denny, whose family still possess it. It was anciently strongly fortified, but was twice partially destroyed by the rebels in 1641 and 1691. It is situated near the foot of a range of mountains, and about a mile from the bay of the same name. The site is so low that it is oc- casionally flooded during spring tides and freshets in tho river Lee. Tho main streets are wide and well built, and the town is neatly kept. It returns one member to parliament, constituency in 1866, 253. Of the popu- 4 T