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TUNLEY. 700 TUOGHCLUGG1N. traces of lead and antimony. In the vicinity are many small entrenched camps and other antiquities. The village of Tundergarth is ahout 3 miles E. of Locherby, and within easy access to that station on the Caledonian railway. It is situated an Milk Water, near the Roman way to Brunswark Hill. Here was formerly an old castle of the Johnstones. This par. is in the presb. of Lochmaben and synod of Dumfries. The stipend of the minister is about 166. The parish church was erected about 1770. There is a parochial school. The principal eats are Grange, Scroggs, and Gibsons. TUNLEY, a tythg. in the par. of Bisley, co. Glou- cester, 3 miles E. of Stroud. TUNNYQUIN, a hmlt. in the bar. and co. of Eos- common, Ireland, near Tulsk. TUNSTALL, a par. in the hund. of Milton, lathe of Scray, co. Kent, 1 mile S.W. of Sittingbourne, its post town, and 9 miles S.E. of Chatham. The land is partly in hop-grounds and woodland. The soil is loamy, with an admixture of flints, and rests upon a substratum of chalk. The living is a rect.* in the dice, of Canterbury, val. 479, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. The children of this parish have the privilege of being taught at the school of Sittingbourne. E. Mores, the antiquary, was born here in 1730. TUNSTALL, a par. in the hund. of Lonsdale South of the Sands, co. Lancaster, 4 miles N.E. of Hornby railway station, and 3 S. of Kirkbj'-Lonsdale, its post town. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Greta and Lune, and contains the tnshps. of Leek, Tunstall, Burrow, and Cantfield. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 332. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, was restored in 1850. The register dates from 1620. There is also the district church of Leek, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 80. There is an endowed school. Thurlow Castle and Burrow Hall are the principal residences. R. T. North, Esq., is lord of the manor. TDNSTALL, a par. in the hund. of Walsham, co. Norfolk, 4 miles N. of Reedham railway station, and 3 S.E. of Acle, its post town. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 80, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, is in ruins, the chancel, which has been recently restored, being alone used. The register dates from 1577. TUNSTALL, a tnshp. in the par. of Adbaston, N. div. of Pirelnll hund., co. Stafford, 3 miles "W. of Eccleshall. TUNSTALL, a par. in the hund. of Plomesgate, co. Suffolk, 7j miles N.E. of Woodbridge, its post town, and 5 from Orford. It contains the hmlt. of Dunning- worth. Much of the land is in heath. In the vicinity are some clay and sand pits. The living is a rect. with that of Dunningworth annexed, in the dioc. of Nor- wich, val. 352. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. Thrre is a free school, and the Baptists have a chapel. TUNSTALL, a par. partly in the middle div. of Holderness wap., and partly within the lib. of St. Peter's, East Riding co. York, 8 miles E. of Hedon, and 6 N. of Patrington. Holderness is its post town. The village is situated on the coast of the Gor- man Ocean. The soil is chiefly clay. Upwards of 100 acres have been submerged by the encroachments of the sea within the present century. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 52, in the patron, of the Succentor of York Cathedral. The church is dedicated to All Saints. Colonel Grimston is lord of the manor. TUNSTALL, a tnshp. in the par. of Catterick, wap. of East Hang, North Riding co. York, 2 miles S.W. of Catterick, its post town, and 4 S.E. of Richmond. Tun- stall Whin is a meet for the Bedale hounds. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Catterick, in the dioc. of Ripon. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was erected in 1847, at an expense of about 900, defrayed by voluntary contributions. There is a parochial school for both sexes, with a small endowment. The Wes- leyans have a chapel. TUNSTALL, a tnshp., post and market town, in the par. of Wolstanton and parliamentary borough of Stoke, N. div. of Pirehill hund., co. Stafford, 1J mile from Long-port railway station, and 4 miles N. of Newcastle- under-Lyne. It is a station on the "North Staffordshire railway. This place, which is a considerable modern town, is situated in the Potteries, on the Grand Trunk canal, at a short distance from the Hare-Castle tunnel, which is two miles in length. It includes the tnshps. of Oldcott, Tunstall, and Ranscliff, and of late years has made rapid strides, the population in 1811 having been only 1,677, and in 1861, 11,207. Its staple manu- facture is that of earthenware and porcelain, but bricks and tiles are largely made, and there are extensive iron foundries, chemical works, and collieries. The streets are well-built, paved, and lighted with gas. There are a bank, savings-bank, court-house, or townhall, literary institute, and market-place. The town is governed by a chief constable, appointed at the manorial court, with subordinate constables. The living is a perpet. cur.* with the cur. of St. Mary's annexed, in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 260. The church, named Christchurch, was erected in 1832 by the Parliamentary Commis- sioners, at an expense of 4,000. There is also another church, dedicated to St. Mary, recently erected. There are National and Sunday schools for both sexes. The Dissenters of various creeds have chapels. R. Sneyd, Esq., is lord of the manor. Market days are on Satur- day and Monday. The wakes take place on the third Sunday in July. TUNSTALL, a hmlt. in the par. of Great Ayton, wap. of Lanffbaurgh, North Riding co. York, 4 miles N.E. of Stokesley. TUNSTALL, a tnshp. in the par. of Bishop-Wear- mouth, N. div. of Easington ward, co. Durham, 2J miles S.W. of Sunderland. The substratum abounds in lime- stone, containing fossils and iron-ore. There are ves- tiges of a Druidical temple. TUNSTEAD, a hund. in co. Norfolk, contains the pars, of Ashmanhaugh, Bacton, Barton Turf, Beesion St. Lawrence, Bradfield, Crostwright, Delham, Eding- thorpe, Felmingham, Honing, Horning, Hoveton (SS. John and Peter), Irstead, Neatishead, Paston, Ridling- ton, Huston Sco, Sloley, Smallburgh, Swafield, Tunstead, North Walsham, West wick, Wilton, and Worstead, com- prising an area of 35,400 acres. TUNSTEAD, a par. in the above hund., co. Norfolk, 6 miles S.W. of Stalham, 10 N.E. of Norwich, and 3 N.E. of Coltishall, its post town. The living is a vie. with the cur. of South Ruston annexed, in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 286. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, contains a sculptured font, a piscina, three cano- pied stalls, and a carved screen. The Wesleyans have a chapel. The Hall is the principal residence. TUNSTEAD, an ecclesiastical district in the chplry. of Newchurch-in-Rossendale, par. of Whalley, co. Lan- caster, 3 miles S.E. of Haslingden, and 15 N.W. of Manchester, on the river Irwell, near the borders of Rossendale Forest. TUNWORTH, a par. in the upper half of Basing- stoke hund., co. Hants, 3J miles S.E. of Basingstoke, its post town, and 6 S.W. of Winchfield. The soil is fer- tile, upon a substratum of chalk. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 150. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has been thoroughly restored, with the addition of two painted windows. TUOGH, a par. in the bar. of Owneybeg, co. Limerick, prov. of Munster, Ireland, Smiles N.E. of Pallas Grean. Limerick is its post town. The surface is mountainous, and consists of a capital soil, with a small proportion of bog. The par. is traversed by the river Mulkear, and contains the hill of Cappamore. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Emly, val. with Abingdon 720, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is in ruins. There are a Roman Catholic chapel, and several public and four private schools. The chief residences are Tower Hill and Castle Garde. Fairs are held several times during the year. TUOGHCLUGGIN, a par. in the bar. of Coonagh, co. Limerick, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 2 miles E.N.E.