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TROWBRIDGE. 693 TRUMPINGTON. employed in the manufacture of sickles and saw handles, and in the neighbouring collieries. It is supposed to have been once a Roman settlement. TROWBRIDGE, a par. and post and market town in the hund. of Melksham, N. division of Wilts, 103 miles from London, 10 S.W. from Devizes, 9J N.W. from Warminster, and 32 N.W. from Salisbury. It is a sta- tion on the Great Western railway. It is situated on a rocky eminence near the river Biss, across which, is a stone bridge, and about a mile from the Kennet and Avon canal. The par. contains the tythgs. of Studley, Staverton, and Little Trowle, the two last of which are mentioned in Domesday book. It was anciently a royal manor, and had a castle at Courthill with seven towers, which Stephen took from Humphrey de Bohun, who held it for the Empress Matilda. This castle was rebuilt by John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, but having fallen into decay, its site was given by Henry VIII. to Sir Edward Seymour, in whose possession it remained until the marriage of Lady Frances Seymour, daughter of Algernon, 7th Duke of Somerset, with the Marquess of Granby, afterwards Duke of Rutland, from whose family it was purchased by Thomas Timbrel. It is now in the possession of William Stancomb, Esq., who purchased it from the widow of the late Thomas Timbrel, since which he has built a very fine market- house at a cost of nearly 5,000. The town is irregularly built, and the streets are narrow and ill-constructed, except the main thoroughfare, which is spacious. It is paved, lighted with gas, and supplied with excellent water. The stone cross in the marketplace, which stood here in Leland's time, was removed in the early part of the pre- sent century. There are two banks, a savings-bank, police-station, and court-hall. Petty sessions are held on the first Wednesday in every month, and a county court every two months. The town is under the manage- ment of a local board and town commissioners. The manufacture of woollen cloth was introduced at an early period, and must have soon become a thriving branch of trade, as Camden mentions that Trowbridge was then famous for the clothing trade: the articles made are kerseymeres, tweed, and broadcloth. The population of the parish in 1861 was 10,487, and of the town 9,626. The living is a rect.,* with the cur. of St. Stephen's annexed, in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 600. The church, dedicated to St. James, is old, with a square tower at the W. end, containing eight bells ; it has been restored at an outlay of about 8,000. There are fragments of ancient painted glass in some of the windows, and attached to the eastern ends of the aisles are two private chapels. In addition to the parish church are the district churches of Trinity, Studley, and Staverton, the livings of which are perpet. curs., vary- ing in val. from 230 to 1 10. Trinity church was erected in 1838 at the W. end of the town. The parochial charities produce about 285 per annum, besides several almshouses. There are National and British schools for both sexes, including infants. The Independents, Wesleyans, Presbyterians, and General and Particular Baptists have chapels. Market days are Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. An annual fair is held on the 5th August and two following days. TROWELL, a par. in the S. div. of Broxtow wap., co. Nottingham, 5J miles W. of Nottingham, its post town, and 2 N. of Stapleford railway station. The village is at the foot of a declivity near the Nottingham canal and river Erewash, which separates it from Derby- shire. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. I lu. The church, dedicated to St. Helen, has been restored at the expense of Lord Middleton, who is lord of the manor. The parochial charities produce about 8 ]>er annum. There are a National and a free school. TROWLE, a tythg. in the par. and hund. of Brad- ford, co. Wilts, near Bradford. TROWSCOED, a tnshp. in the par. of Carno, co. Montgomery, 7 miles N. of Llanidloes. TROWSCOED, a tnshp. in the par. of Guilsfield, co. Montgomery. 3 miles N. of Welshpool. TROWSE-MILLGATE, a hmlt. in the par. of Trowse, city of Norwich, co. Norfolk, 1J mile S.E. of Norwich. TROWSE, NEW, a vil. in the par. of Lesmahagow, co. Lanark, Scotland, 6 miles S.W. of Lanark. TROWSE-NEWTON, a par. in the hund. of Hen- stead, co. Norfolk, 1 mile S.E. of Norwich, its post town, and 9 miles from Loddon. It has stations on two branches of the Great Eastern railway. The village is situated on the bank of the river Yare. This par. includes the hmlts. of Trowse-MUlgate, Carrow, and Brecondale, which are within the county of the city of Norwich, and is bounded on the N. by the river Yare. Trowse Hall, the ancient seat of the priors of Norwich, is now a farm dwelling. From Crown Point a view is obtained of the city of Norwich, with the village of Thorpe and the rivers Wensum and Yare. The living is a vie., with that of Lakenham annexed, in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 361, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew. TROY, MITCHEL. See MITCHEL TROY, co. Mon- mouth. TROY TOWN, a hmlt. in the par. of Piddletown, co. Dorset, 3 miles N.E. of Dorchester. TRUBLEY, a par. in the bar. of Lower Deece, co. Meath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles E.N.E. of Trim. The surface consists of a good soil, and is traversed by the river Boyne. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Meath, joined to Trim. Hero are the ruins of Cassock Castle, the halting place of Cromwell after the attack on Drogheda. TRUDOX HILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Nunney, co. Somerset, 4 miles S.W. of Frome. There is a ruined chapel. TRUGHANACMY, a bar. in co. Kerry, prov. of Kerry, Ireland. It contains the pars, of Ballincuslane, Ballymacelligott, Balynahaglish, Ballyseedy, Brosnn, Castleisland, Clogherbrien, Dysert, Fenit, Kilgarrylan- der, Kiltallagh, Nohaval, O'Brennan, Ralass, and Tralee, and portions of Armagh, Ardfert, Currans, Kilcolman, Killeentierna, and Killorglin. TRUIM, a stream of co. Inverness, Scotland, rises in Drumnachter Forest, and joins the Spey near Pitmain. TRULL, a par. in the hund. of Taunton, co. Somer- set, 2 miles S.W. of Taunton, its post town and railway station. The village is on the high road from Taunton to Honiton. The soil is fertile, upon a substratum of red marl. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 98. The church is dedicated to All Saints. There is a school for both sexes, at which a Sunday-school is also held. R. Mattock, Esq., is lord of the manor. TRUMISGARY, a quoad sacra par. in the par. of North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It extends in length about 17 miles, with an extreme breadth of 12 miles. It belongs to Inverness, and is in the presb. of Uist, synod, of Glenelg, and in the patron, of the crown. The stipend of the minister is about 120. The parish church was erected in 1829, and is a government one. There is a Free church. TRUMPFLEET, a hmlt. in the par. of Kirk Sandall, West Riding co. York, 6 miles N.E. of Doncaster, on the river Don. TRUMPINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Triplow, co. Gambridge, 2 miles S. of Cambridge, its post town. The village, which is considerable, is situated on the river Cam, near the Cambridge railway. The soil is loamy and gravelly. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 241, in the patron, of Trinity College, Cam- bridge. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, or to SS. Mary and Michael, contains a monumental brass of Sir Roger de Trumpington as a crusader, cross-legged in chain armour, bearing date 1289, also an eight-sided font and several stained-glass windows. The register dates from the middle of the 16th century. There is a National school for both sexes. Several Roman vases, urns, and paterae have been discovered at Dam Hill. The principal residences are Anstrey Hall and Trump- ington Hall, in the latter of which Anstrey, who wrote the poetical " Bath Guide " was born in 1724.