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TRESCOE. 689 TREVOR. of Llanfechan, co. Montgomery, 3 miles E. of Llan- fyliin. TRESCOE, an island in the Stilly Islands, co. Corn- wall, 2 miles N.W. of St. Mary's. The principal village is called Dolphin. It has a good anchorage at New Grimsby. There are traces of a priory cell, and of Old and Oliver's Castles, where Asker and Blake formed intrenchments for the purpose of capturing St. Mary's Island, the last retreat of tbe adherents of King Charles I. This island measures about 2 miles in length by 1 mile in breadth. The land is generally fertile. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Exeter. The church ia dedicated to St. Nicholas. TRESCOTT, a hmlt. in the par. of Tettenhall, co. Stafford, 4 miles S.W. of Wolverhampton. It is joined with Pirton. TRESHAM, a tythg. in the par. of Hawkesbury, upper div. of Grimbald's-Ash hund., co. Gloucester, 6 Titles S.W. of Tetbury, and 3J S.E. of Wotton-under- Edge. It is joined with Killcott. TRESHINISH, a group of the Hebridean Isles, 2 miles W. of Mull. They consist of 5 small islands situated opposite Treshinish Point, and extend from 4 to 6 miles in length from N.E. to S.W. Their coasts are rocky, rising in cliffs of from 40 to 50 feet in altitude, The islands are uninhabited, and chiefly in pasture, the two largest being Cairnbug and Cairnbug-beg ; on the former are remains of a Norwegian fort, garrisoned by the Macleans in 1715. TRESLOTHAN, an ecclesiastical district in the par. of Gamborne, co. Cornwall, 10 miles S.W. of Truro. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 140. TRESMEER, a par. in the N. div. of East hund., co. Cornwall, 7 miles N.W. of Launceston, its post town, and 9 E. of Camelford. The village is situated on the old road from Launceston to Camelford, near the river Attery, which bounds the parish on the N. The soil consists of a dark loam, with a subsoil of slate and clay. There are stone quarries and mines of manganese, but the latter are not at present worked. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Exeter, val. .105. The church is dedicated to St. Nicholas. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Bible Christians. The Duke of Northumberland is lord of the manor. A fair is held on 20th July. TRESSICK. a tnshp. in the par. of Hentland, co. Hereford, 4 miles N.W. of Ross. '. TRESWELL, a par. in the South-Clay div. of Bas- setlaw wap., co. Nottingham, 5 miles S.E. of East Bet- ford, its post town, and 10 it. of Gainsborough. The eastern end of the parish adjoins the Trent marsh. The living ia a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. i'254, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of York. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, was restored in 1855. There is a free school for both sexes, and a chapel for the Wesleyans. The Rev. C. Eyre is lord of the manor. TRE TALYASIN, a vil. in the par. of Llancynfelin, CO. Cardigan, 6 miles N.E. of Aberystwith. TRETILLA, a tnshp. in the par. of Llangarren, co. Hereford, 5 miles S.W. of Ross. TRETIRE-WITH-MICHAEL-CHURCH, a par. in the lower div. of Wormelow hund., co. Hereford, 5i miles W. of Ross, its railway station and post town, and 8 N. of Monmouth. The village is situated on a branch of the river Wye, and on the Ross and Abergavenny road. The soil is of a sandy and loamy nature, with a subsoil of rock. The living is a rect. * annexed to that ef Michael Church, in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 182. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, was rebuilt in 1856. There are several old tombs in the churchyard, and a Bun-dial of great antiquity. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. There is a free school supported by tho Rev. J. Webb. Sir H. Hoskyns, Bart., is lord of the manor. TBETOWEB, a parcel in the par. of Llanfihangel- Cwmdu, hund. of Crickhowell, co. Brecon, 3 miles from Crickhowell, its post town, and 9 from Talgarth. It is situated on the Ilhiangoll, a branch of the river Usk. In the vicinity are Gaer Camp, on the Via Julia, the Vaughans' old seat, and a ruined castle. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of St. David, val. 64. The church is dedicated to St. John the Evangelist. TREVALGA, a par. in the hund. of Lesnewth, co. Cornwall, 1J mile N. of Boscastle, its post town, 3 miles W. of Tintagel, and 4i N.W. of Camelford. The village is situated in a wild spot on the Bristol Channel. It was held at the time of Domesday survey by Robert Earl of Mortaigne. The surface is hilly and the soil various. Slate abounds and is worked to some extent. In this parish is Nathan's waterfall. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 146, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church is dedicated to St. Petrock. A Sunday-school is held at the church. The Duke of Devonshire is lord of the manor and prin- cipal landowner. TREVARRICK, a hmlt. in tho par. of Gorran, co. Cornwall, 3 miles S.E. of Tregony. TREVEAR, a hmlt. in the par. of Gorran, co. Corn- wall, 5 miles S. of St. Austell. TREVEDID, a tnshp. in the par. of Meifod, co. Montgomery, 6 miles N.W. of Welshpool. TREVENA, a vil. in the par. of Tintagel, co. Corn- wall, 5 miles N.W. of Camelford. It is joined with Bossiney. ' TREVERBYN, a parochial chplry. in the par. of Cwmdu, hund. of Powder, co. Cornwall, 3 miles from St. Austell. It was constituted a separate parish in 1846, unuer the Church Endowment Act. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 160, in the patron, of the crown and bishop alternately. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. TREVERWARD, a tnshp. in the par. of Clun, co. Salop, 4 miles N. of Knighton. TREVES, a vil. in the par. of Llan-ganna, co. Glamorgan, 3 miles N.W. of Cowbridge. TREVET, a par. in the bar. of Ratoath, co. Meath, Ireland, 2 miles N. of Dunshaughlin, and 18 from Dublin. The village occupies the site of a monastery founded in the 10th century, and rebuilt by Hugh do Lacy. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Meath united with Kilbrew [which see]. TREVETHAN, a par. in the upper div. of Aber- gavenny hund., co. Monmouth, 7 miles from Usk, and 1 mile from Pontypool. It is situated near the Brecon and Monmouthshire canals and the river Afon Llwyd. The par. contains the tnshps. of Aberyschan, Pontne- wydd, and Pout-y-pool, the last being a polling place for the county and a petty sessions town. Many of the inhabitants are employed in the collieries, limepits, and extensive iron- works, chiefly at Pont-y-pool [which seel. The surface is hilly, the'highest point being Mynydd- Maen, which has an elevation of 1,531 feet above sea- level. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Llandaff, and in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. Caduca, or Cadocus, was restored in 1847, besides which there is an additional church erected in 1832. There are also the district churches of Abersychan and Pontenwydd, the livings of which are perpet. curs., val. 150 each. There are chapels for the Independents and Wesleyans. TREVIL, a hmlt. in the par. of Aberystwith, co. Monmouth, li mile from Tredegar, and 11 miles N.W. of Pont-y-pool. It is a station on the Tredegar and Abergavenny branch of the London and North- Western railway. It is situated near the source of the river Ebw-y-fawr. TREVILLE, an ext. par. place in tho upper div. of Wormelow hund., co. Hereford, 6 miles N.W. of Ross. TREVINE, or TREFINE, a vil. in the par. of Llanrian, co. Pembroke, 8 miles S.W. of Fishguard, near the coast. In the vicinity is Longhouse cromlech of four stones, the one on the summit measuring 16 feet in length. TREVOR, ISSA, and UCHA, tnshps. in the par. of Llangollen, co. Denbigh, 3 miles N.E. of Llangollcn, its post town. It is a station on the Ruabon and Llim- drillo branch of the Great Western railway. The village