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Rh THORNAGE. 641 THORNCOMBE. Tees, and has increased in population. Many of the inhabitants are employed in cotton-spinning, and in the potteries, glass- bottle manufactory, iron-foundry, and in ship-building. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 120, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church is an ancient structure with a turret con- taining two bells. THORNAGE, a par. in the hund. of Holt, co. Nor- folk, 2J miles S.W. of Holt, its post town. In the vicinity are a manufactory for the making of agricul- tural implements, and a flour-mill. There are some lime-pits. The living is a rect. annexed to that of Brinton, in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 467. The font in the church is of great antiquity, as also the oak table, and a communion cup bearing date 1456, presented by John Butts and Margaret his wife. There are a monu- ment to Sir William Butts, and a stone to Lady Hcigham bearing date 1590. The register dates from 1561. The Baptists have a chapel. Courts.leet and baron are held annually. Lord Hastings is lord of the manor. THORNBOROUGH, a par. in the hund. of Bucking- ham, co. Bucks, 3 miles E. of Buckingham, its post town, and 6J N.W. of Wiuslow. The village is extensive. On opening an ancient barrow at Thornborough-Field, in 1839, bronze ornaments were discovered in excellent preservation, amongst which were a lamp, two jugs, a dish, a bowl, and the hilt of a sword, also an ornament of pure gold with a figure of Cupid chased upon it, and a glass vessel. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 130. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a tower and five bells. The parochial charities produce about 5 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes, supported by voluntary contributions. TheWes- leyans have a chapel. Sir H. Verney, Bart., is lord of the manor. THORNBROUGH, a tnshp. in the par. of Corbridge, E. div.of Tindale ward, co. Northumberland, 6 miles E. of Hexham. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in the lime quarries. A lead mine has been anciently wrought, and was re-opened in 1801, but has since been abandoned. THORNBROTJGH, a hmlt. in the par. of West Tan- field, North Riding co. York, 4 miles S.E. of Masham. THORNBROUGH, a tnshp. in the par. of Kilving- ton, wap. of Birdforth, North Riding co. York, 8 miles S.E. of Northallerton, and 3 N.E. of Thirsk railway station. There is no village. The place was formerly a Roman settlement. THORNBURY, a par., post and market town, in the lower div. of the hund. of the same name, co. Gloucester, 11 miles N.E. of Bristol, and 22 S.W. of Gloucester. It is situated in the vale of Berkeley, on the banks of a small rivulet, about 2 miles E. of the river Severn, and near the Gloucester railway. It is a polling-place for the W. division of the county, and a petty sessions town. Tho par. contains the chplries. of Falfield, Oldbury-on- Severn, Rangeworthy, and the tying, of Kington Moor- ton, where the Union poorhouse is situated. The town, which consists of three principal streets, contains a county court-house, police station, reading-rooms, and a savings-bank. In the vicinity are the ruined gateway, tower, chimneys, and walla of an old castle begun by Edward, Duke of Buckingham, in 1511, hut left in an unfinished state owing to his execution in 1522. These ruins command a view of tho valley of the* Severn, which flows on the western side of the parish, with the hills of South Wales in tho distance. Henry VIII. and Anne Boleyn were entertained here for ten days in 1539. The corporation is now merely nominal. Courts leet and baron are held annually, and a court of record for the honour of Gloucester takes place every threo weeks on Tuesday. The Poor-law Union comprises 21 parishes or places. The living is a vie.* with the curs, of Fallield and Oldbury annexed, in the dioe. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 500, in the patron, of Christ Church, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, contains a brass of Mrs. Tyndall, bearing date There are also the district church of Range- worthy, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 80, and chapels-of-ease at Falfield and Oldbuiy-upon- Sevem. The parochial charities produce about i'240 per annum. There are besides six almshouses for fifteen poor people, founded by Sir J. Stafford and others ; also National schools for both sexes, a grammar school, founded in 1648 by William Edwards, a free school, in- stituted by John Atwells in 1729, and an infant school. The Independents, Wesleyans, and Baptists have chapels. Thornbury Castle and Park are the principal residences. Market day is on Saturday. Fairs are held on Easter Monday, loth August, and the Monday before 21st December. THORNBURY, a par. in the hund. of Broxash, co. Hereford, 4 miles N.W. of Bromyard, its post town, and 8 E. of Leominster. The village is situated on the river Frome. The par. includes the hmlts. of Nether- wood, Westwood, and Fencott, and Wall Hill treble- ditched camp, which is almost perfect, and is supposed to be a work of the Britons under Caractacus. The land is partly in hop grounds. The soil is clay and loam, with a subsoil of red marl. The manor anciently belonged to the Mortimers, and at Netherwood in this parish Roger Mortimer, the last Earl of March, was born in 1330, also Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, and favourite of Queen Elizabeth, who was beheaded in 1601. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 185. The church is old. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum. There is a Sunday- school. THORNBURY, a par. in the hund. of Black Torring- ton, co. Devon, 5 miles N.E. of Holsworthy, its post town. The village is situated on the Bude canal and river Waldon. The soil is of a clayey character. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 198. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, contains effigies of the Edgecumbe family, and a brass of T. Brooke. The Wesleyans have a chapel and a Sunday-school. Miss Fowke and Mrs. Freer are ladies of the manor. THORNBURY, a tnshp. in the par. of Forden, co. Montgomery, 3 miles N. of Montgomery. THORNBURY, LOWER, a hund. in co. Gloucester, contains the pars, of Almondsbury, Iron-Acton, Thorn- bury, and part of Tytherington, comprising an area of 16,150 acres. THORNBURY, UPPER, a hund., co. Gloucester, contains the pars, of Marshfield, Ashton-under-Hill, Beckford, and Hinton-on-the-Green, comprising an area of 5,980 acres. THORNBY, a par. in the hund., of Guilsborough, co. Northampton, 3j miles S.K. of Welford, its post town, and 9 S.W. of Market- Harborough. The parish is in- tersected by the road from London to Lutterworth. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 364. The church, dedicated to St. Helen, has a tower con- taining a clock and five bells. The parochial charities produce about 5 per annum, exclusive of 24 acres of poor's land. There is a day and Sunday school for both sexes. Mrs. M. J. W. Bishop is lady of the manor. THORNCLIFFE, a vil. in the par. of Rawmarsh, wap. of North Strafforth, West Riding co. York, 3 miles N. of Botherham, and 5J from Sheffield. It con- tains several collieries and ironworks, and has a joint station for Chapeltown and Thorncliffe on the South Yorkshire and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire railway. THORNCOMBE, a hmlt. in the par. of Long Lang- ton, co. Dorset, near Blanford. THORNCOMBE, a par. in the hund. of Axminster, co. Dorset, formerly in Devon, 6 miles N.E. of Axmin- ster, its post town, and 8 from Beaminster. 'It is situ- ated near the river Axe, and comprises the seat of Ford Abbey. The village was formerly a market town. Many of its inhabitants are employed in the woollen mills. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 457. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum. There is a free school with a small endowment, founded by the Rev. T. Cooke in 1734.