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Rh TENBURY-FOREIGN. 330 TEELING. 3rd December, and a statute fair on 1st May for the hiring of servants. They are all toll free. TENBURY-FOREIGN, a hmlt. in the par. of Ten- bury, upper div. of Doddingtree hund., co. Worcester. It is joined with Tenbury to form a township. TENBY, a seaport, market town, municipal and par- liamentary borough, in connection with Milford and Pembroke returning one member, co. Pembroke, on the W. side of Carmarthen Bay, 10 miles E. from Pembroke, in the hund. of Narberth, and union of Pembroke, to which it sends guardians. It is a station on the Pembroke and Tenby railway. Tenby was originally built by the Flemish colonists, who were placed in this part of the country. by Henry I., though its Welsh name, Dyntych y Pyscoed, "the hill fort of fishes," implies that it was a fishing village long before. It was defended by bastioned walls and a strong castle, of both of which there are remains. Its Flemish inhabitants were cele- brated for their woollen manufactures, and kept up a considerable trade with the Continent. Henry VII., when Earl of Richmond, found refuge at Tenby after the siege of Pembroke Castle, and the then mayor of the town, Mr. White, a wealthy merchant, provided him with a vessel to convey him and his mother to Brittany. In the reign of Henry VIII. Irishmen came into the town in such numbers, and created so many disturbances, that a petition was sent to Cardinal Wolsey complain- ing of them. A great part of the town and walls was destroyed in a three-days' bombardment in March, 1644, when it vas stormed by Colonel Laugharne. Three years after it stood a longer siege from Cromwell. After this the town fell rapidly into decay, but within the present century it .has risen into repute as a watering place, and contains numerous well-built terraces, modern streets, clean, and well-supplied with shops and good hotels. On the N. and S. side are excellent sands, with numerous bathing machines. St. Catherine's is a small mount on the S. side, surrounded by the sea at high tides, with the ruins of a chapel on the summit. The Castle Hill, which divides the port from the S. Sands, is laid out in walks, furnished with numerous seats. Near the summit are the ruins of the old castie, in part of which is the National school, and between the ruins and the town is a statue of the late Prince Consort on a pedestal of native limestone, inaugurated by Prince Arthur, August, 1865. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, was originally built by one of the old Earls of Pembroke. It consists of a nave, side aisles (one of which is curiously sloped off to suit the line of the main street ; originally built in this fashion, as appears by an ancient window lately discovered), chancel, and side chapels. The interior, which has lately been restored, contains several stained-glass windows and monuments, espe- cially of the White family. There is a cemetery on the road to Narberth, with a chapel, in which one service is held every Sunday. There is also a service every Sun- day in the school of New Hedges, an outlying hamlet. The Wesleyans, Independents, and Baptists have chapels. Baths, with an assembly room adjoining, are situate at the foot of the Castle Hill. There is also a handsome assembly room, lately'built, at the back of the Gate House Hotel. There are National and infant schools, a literary institute, a subscription library and reading room, and billiard rooms. Races are held in August, and a regatta in the course of the summer every year ; there is also a cricket club. TENDRING, a hund. in the co. of Essex, contains Harwich, and the pars, of Alresford, Ardleigh, Beaumont- cum-Moze, Great and Little Bentley, Bradfield, Bright- lingsea, Great and Little Clackton, Elmstead, Frating, Frinton, Great and Little Holland, Kirby-le-Soken, Lawford, Manningtree, Mistley, Great and Little Oakley, St. Osyth Chich, Ramsey, Tendring, Thorpe-le-Soken, Thorrington, Walton-le-Soken, Weeley, Wix, and Wrab- nesi, comprising an area of 80,840 acres, exclusive of Harwich. TENDRING, a par. in the aWe hund., co. Essex, 10 miles S.E. of Colchester, its post, town, and 7 W. of Walton steamboat pier. It is a place of great antiquity, and is situated nearly in the centre of the hundred. Tlia village is considerable. Petty sessions for the division were formerly held here. The surface is elevated, and the soil generally a light loam, with a strong subsoil. The Poor-law Union of Tendring comprises 32 parishes, and the workhouse, which is situated on the heath, was erected in 1838, at a cost of 6,500. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 734, in the patron, of Balliol College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Edmund, has two stained windows, recently inserted, and there is an effigy of Edmund Saunders bearing date 1615. The register dates from 1538. There are a National school, and a chapel for the Wesleyans. The manor- house is the principal residence. John Cardinall, Esq., is lord of the manor. A fair is held on the 21st September. TENTERDEN, a hund. in the lathe of Scray, co. Kent, contains the pars, of Tenterderi, Boveiste, Cast- weasle, Dumborne, Shrubcote, and part of Ebony, com- prising an area of 8,620 acres. TENTERDEN, a par., market town, and municipal borough, locally in the above hund., lathe of Scray, co. Kent, but enjoying separate jurisdiction as part of the Cinque Port liberty of Hastings, 18 miles S.E. of Maid- stone, and 12 from the Staplehurst station of the South- Eastern railway. The borough comprises, besides the town of Tenterden, Bird's Isle, Lye, Hithe, Small, and part of Ebony. It was anciently called Thein-warden, and was first chartered by Henry VI. Under the new Municipal Act it is governed by a mayor, 4 aldermen, and 12 councillors, with the style of "Mayor, jurats, and commons of the town and hundred of Tenterden." The municipal revenue is about 550. The population in 1851 was 3,901, and in 1861, 3,762, having decreased ; while the houses had increased in the decennial period from 708 to 711. The town stands on elevated .ground, and consists chiefly of one long street, forming part of the West Kent road. It is lighted with gas. The prin- cipal public buildings are, the townhall, rebuilt in 17S-, assembly rooms, subscription library, union workhouse, and two commercial branch banks. It is a polling place for West Kent, and the head of a Poor-law Union com- prising 1 1 parishes. A court of quarter sessions is held before the Recorder, and petty sessions fortnightly, also a county court monthly. An agricultural society has been established, and an extramural cemetery formed outside the town. The manor anciently formed part of the possession of St. Augustine's monastery, but now belongs to the corporation. Tenterden gives title of baron to the Abbotts of Hendon, in Middlesex. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 450, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. Mildred, is of the 13th century, with a tower containing a peal of eight bells. On the N. side of the church is an exclusorium or penitentiary used by the monks, and in which five Protestant martyrs were confined in the reign of Queen Mary. There is also the district church of Smallhythe, the living of which is a don. cur., val. 107. The Wesleyans, Bap- tists, Calvinists, and Unitarians have chapels. The town charities produce about 300 per annum, of which 80 is Lad}' Maynard's bequest for apprenticing poor chil- dren. Market day is on Friday, chiefly for corn. There is an annual fair on the first Monday in May for cattle, wool, and merchandise. TENTERGATE, a hmlt. in the par. of Knaresborough, lower div. of Claro wap., West Riding co. York, near Knaresborough. It is joined with Scriven. TERLING, a par. in the hund. of Witham, co. Essex, 4 miles W. of Witham, its post town, and 7 N.E. of Chelmsford. The village, which is large, is situated on the river Ter, a tributary of the river Cheliner. The manor was held by the bishops of Ely before William the Conqueror gave it to the Peverels, and in the 13th century it became the property of the bishops of Nor- wich, who had a palace and park here, which subse- quently was granted by Henry VIII. to the Audleys. The chapel attached to the palace possessed the privilege of sanctuary. The land is chiefly arable, with a subsoil