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Rh TORRANCE. 678 TORTEVAL. TORRANCE, an ancient par. in co. Lanark, Scot- land, 7 miles S.E. of Glasgow. It is now joined to Kilbride. TORRANCE, a vil. in the par. of Campsie, co. Stir- ling, Scotland, 2 miles W. of Kirkintilloch, and 3 S. of Lennoxtown. There are an established mission station, and a parochial school. TORRAY, a vil. in the par. of Nigg, co. Kincardine, Scotland. TORRE, a hmlt. in the par. of Tor Moham, hund. of Haytor, co. Devon, 1 mile from Torquay. It is a station on the Torquay branch of the South Devon railway. TORR1DON, a sea-loch in the western div. of co. Boss, Scotland, near Gairloch. It is about 13 miles in length, and has a good herring fishery. TORRINGTON, BLACK. See BLACK-TOREINOTON, co. Devon. TORUINGTON, EAST, a par. in the W. div. of Wraggoe wap., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 4 miles N.E. of Wragby. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. with the vie. of Wragby united, 350. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. TORRINGTON, GREAT, a par., market-town, and municipal borough, in the hund. of Fremington, co. Devon, 32 miles N.W. of Exeter, and 7 S.E. of Bide- ford railway station. It was anciently called Clieping Toriton, and before the Conquest was held by Editha, mother of Harold. Tho castle was in existence at the Norman conquest, and dismantled in the reign of Richard II. The manor came to Richard de llerton, subsequently to Margaret, Countess of Richmond and mother of Henry VII., who frequently resided here, and was given by Queen Mary to the Bassets. It now belongs to the Hon. M. Rolle. During the civil war the town changed hands several times, but was finally taken by Sir Thomas Fairfax for the parliament in 16-46, when the church was blown up, and rebuilt in 1(551. The castle site is now used as a bowling-green ; and close by is a column, erected in commemoration of the battle of Waterloo. From the time of Edward I. to Edward III., the borough returned two members to parliament, but in 1368 petitioned to be relieved of the burden; it is, however, a polling-place for the northern division of the county. The town occupies an eminence near the banks of the river Torridge, by the side of which a canal, nearly five miles long, wns cut in 1823 by the late Lord Rolle, to below Weare Gilford. There are bridges to Taddiport and Frithelstone, and a lofty stone aque- duct of five arches at Be:im. The streets are par- ti:illy paved, and lighted with gas. The population in 1851 was 3,308, and in 1861, 3,298. The public build- ings are the town-hall, on arches ; the now market- house, with hall above, erected by the town council in 1842 ; the union workhouse, built in 1837 ; a savings- bank, two branch banks, and literary and mutual im- provement societies, each with library and reading- room. The woollen manufacture has become extinct, but the making of gloves and tanning is carried on. The town was first incorporated by Queen Mary, and, under the Municipal Act, is governed by a mayor, 4 aldermen, and 12 councillors. The only municipal revenue arises from tolls, fairs, and markets. Petty sessions for the division are held every alternate Satur- day, and for the borough every third Wednesday. The county-court sits alternate months. The poor-law guar- dians meet every other Saturday, and the Poor-law Union comprises 23 parishes. It is also the head of a superin- tendent registry district. Torrington gives name to a deanery in the archdeaconry and diocese of Exeter. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 162, in the patron, of Christ Church, Oxford. The church, dedi- cated to St. Michael, was substantially restored in 1863. St. Gilcs-in-the-Wood, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 95, was originally a daughter church of Torrington, but is now a separate parish. There are chapels for Wesleyans, Independents, and Baptists, also National and blue-coat schools, the latter endowed with an income of about 50, by the late Lord Rolle, who also founded almshouses for ten poor persons. The parochial charities produce about 300 per annum. A cemetery, with lodge and chapels, has recently been formed without the town. Mr. Rolle's hounds hunt round here. Torrington gave title of earl to Geneial Monk, and gives that of viscount to the Byngs. Mar- ket-day is on Saturday. Three fairs are held annually in May, July, and October. " There is a large cattle market in March, and a monthly cattle market has been recently established. TORRINGTON, LITTLE, a par. and tnshp. in the hund. of Shebbear, co. Devon, 2 miles S. of Great Tor- rington, and 8 S.E. of Bidelbrd. It is situated on the river Torridge. The par. includes the hinlt. of Taddi- port, and the manors of Taddiport and Little Torring- ton. The principal seats are Liney, of Mrs. Stevens, who is lady of the manor; and Cross, of Sir Trevor Wheeler, Bart. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 460, in the patron, of the trustees of Lord Rolle and others. The church, dedicated to St. Giles, contains several ancient monuments. There are a chapel- of-ease at Taddiport, and an infant school ; and at Little Taddington there is a parochial school. The charities produce about 35 per annum. TORRINGTON, WEST, a par. in the W. div. of Wraggoe wap., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 3 miles N.E. of Wragby, its post town, and 4 N.E. of Snelland railway station. The living is a vie. annexed to the rect. of East Torrington, in the dioc. of Lincoln. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The register dates from 1638. A free school has recently been erected. The Free and Reformed Methodists have each a chapel. TORRISDALE, a vil. in the par. of Tongue, co. Sutherland, Scotland, 6 miles N.E. of Tongue, near the river Borgie, which flows into Torrisdale Bay. TORRISHOLME, a hmlt. in the par. of Lancaster, hund. of Lonsdale South of the Sands, co. Lancaster, 2 miles N.W. of Lancaster. The village is situated be- tween Morecambo Bay and the river Lune. TORRi', a vil. in the par. of Torryburn, co. Fife, Scotland. TORRYBURN, a par. in the district of Dunfermline, co. File, Scotland. It comprises a vil. of its own name, and those of Torry Newmills, Crombie, and Crombie Point. It extends about 5 miles in length, with a vary- ing breadth of from 1 mile to 2 miles, and is bounded by the Frith of Forth, by the Perthshire parish of Culross, and the Fifeshire parishes of Carnock and Dunfermline. The surface is diversified, with a good soil, and the land is in an excellent state of cultivation. Coal and sandstone and ironstone are productively worked the former oc- curring in seams of from 2 to 11 feet in thickness. Here is a small harbour, and one at Crombie. The parish is traversed by the road from Dunfermline to Alloa, and is within easy access of the Stirling and Dunfermline rail- way, which has stations at Oakley and East Grange. The village is about half a mile E. of Newmills, and 4 W. of Dunfermline, and is situated on the Frith of Forth. Many of the inhabitants are engaged in weav- ing and salt-making, and some in the neighbouring ironworks of Oakley. This par. is in the presb. of Dunfermline and synod of Fife. The stipend of the minister is about 179. There are a Free church, parochial, and other schools. The principal seat is Torry House. A fair is held on the second Wednesday in July. TORSAY, one of the Slate islands, co. Argyle, Scot- land, 11 miles S.W. of Oban. It is situated between the islands of Seil, Shuna, and Luing, and is of an irre- gular oval form, varying from 1 mile to 3 miles in extent. The surface consists of a smooth hill, 200 feet high, clothed with verdure, and joined towards the W. by a ridge of lower altitude. It has communication with Luing island by means of a rocky bar not exceeding 100 yards in length, which can be crossed from ebb tifl half tide. TORTEVAL, a par. in the Island of Guernsey, Channel Islands, 5 miles S.W. of St. Peter's Port. It is situated in a hilly district at the western extremity of the island. Near the promontory of Prevote Point is a