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Rh TOTTENHAM PARK. 681 TOULSTON. century, but Henry VIII., after rebuilding the castle, presented the living to the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's Cathedral, to whom it still belongs. The castle was also visited by Queen Elizabeth. One long street runs through the village. There are a police station, and several buildings erected by the London com- panies, as the asylum for aged fishmongers and poulterers, the printers' almshouses, and the drapers' college, founded in 1861 for the education of the sons of freemen of the Drapers' Company. The Alexandra Park is also situated in the village. The population in 1861 amounted to 13,240, of which 6,061 were in the ecclesiastical district of Holy Trinity, and 2,265 in that of St. Paul. The living is a vie.,* in the dice, of London, val. 800, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's, London. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient Gothic structure. It stands on a slight eminence about a quarter of a mile to the W. from the high road, and consists of a nave, chancel, and two aisles, with a vestry at the E. end, built and endowed by Lord Coleraine in 1696 as a mausoleum, and over the S. porch a priests' room, occupied for 40 years by Elizabeth Fleming. The church contains two painted windows, a font ot the loth century, ornamented with sculpture in Gothic panels, and the vestry, or saints' bell, formerly the alarm bell of the garrison of Quebec, but having been taken at the siege of that place in 1769 by General Townsend, and presented to the parish in 1801 by H. Jackson, Esq. In addition to the parish church are thedistrictchurchesof Holy Trinity, St. Paul's, St. Ann's, Hanger Lane, and St. Michael's, Wood Green, the livings of which are perpct. curs. St. Ann's church was erected in 1861 at a cost of 12,000, defrayed by Fowler Newsam, Esq. There are chapels belonging to the Roman Catholics, Society of Friends, Independents, Baptists, Wesleyans, and seseral other dissenting con- gregations. The grammar school was founded by N. Reynardson in 1685, and subsequently further endowed by the Duchess of Somerset, on condition that the benefits of the institution should be extended to all children of the parish whose parents were not possessed of real property amounting to 20 per annum. There are besidesa bluecoatschool, established in 1735; agreen- coat school in 1792 ; also National, infant, British and Foreign, Lancastrian, and various other educational establishments. An almshouse for eight persons, with a chapel annexed, was founded and endowed by N. Reynardson in 1685, and another by Balthasar Sanches, a Spaniard, who came to England with Philip H. of Spain as his confectioner, and is said to have been the first who exercised that trade in London. A new cemetery was opened in January, 1868, occupying five acres and containing two chapels. TOTTENHAM PARK, a demesne of the Earl of Ailesbury, in Savernake Forest, co. Wilts, 5 miles S.E. of Marlborough. It was built by Lord Burlington as a hunting seat, and has a gallery of portraits. TOTTENHILL, a par. in the hund. of Clackclose, co. Norfolk, 5 miles S.E. of Lynn, its post town, and 6 N.E. of Downham-Market. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dice, of Norwich, val. 62, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Botolph. There is also the district church of Tottenham Park, the living of which is a perpet. cur. Mrs. Plestow is lady of the manor and chief landowner. TOTTENHOE, or TATTNALL, a par. in the hund. of Manshead, co. Bedford, 2 miles W. of Dunstable, its post town, and 6 S.E. of Leighton Buzzard. The in- habitants arecmployed in theueighbouringstonequarries, and in the straw plait trade. On the N. side of the village passes the old Raman road Icknield Street, and on the Downs are traces of an ancient camp. The living is a vie.* in the dice, of Ely, val. 120. The church, dedicated to St. Giles, is old. There is a Sunday-school, also a chapel for the Wesleyans. On tie Downs, about half a mile W., are the remains of Tottenhoe Castle, overhanging the village of Stanbridge. TOTTKRDOWN, a suburb of Bristol, co. Gloucester, on the river Avon. TOTTERIDGE, a par. in the hund. of Broadwater, co. Herts, 2 miles S.W. of Barnet railway station, and ! 1 mile W. of Whetstone, its post town. The village is lighted with gas from the Barnet gas works. The land is chiefly in pasture. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect. of Hatfield Bishop's, in the dioe. of Rochester. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, was rebuilt in 1798. In the churchyard is a monument to the late Lord Cottenham, also a gigantic yew tree, supposed to be near 2,000 years old. The parochial charities consist of various small bequests. There is a National school for both sexes. The Independents have a chapel. J. Lee, Esq., LL.D., is lord of the manor. TOTTERTON, a tnshp. in the par. of North Lydbury, co. Salop, 2 miles S.E. of Bishop's Castle. TOTTINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Wayland, co. Norfolk, 4 miles S.W. of Walton, its post town, and 8 N. of Thetford. The village is situated near the source of the river Wissey. The soil consists of light sand, which is liable to be drifted by the wind. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 89, in the patron, of the trustees of Chigwell free schools. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew. The nave is separated from the chancel by a carved screen, the windows have delicate tracery, and a new E. window has been recently inserted. At the enclosure of the parish in 1774 about 60 acres were allotted to the poor. TOTTINGTON, HIGH, or TOTTINGTON HIGHER END, a tushp. in the par. of Bury, hund. of Salford, co. Lancaster, 3^ miles N.VV. of Bury, its post town, and 1 mile N. of Kamsbottom. It has stations at Stubbins and Ewood Bridge, on the East Lancashire railway. The village is situated near the railway. Some of the inhabitants are employed in the cotton mills. The tnshp. includes the vil. of Edenfield. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 150, in the patron, of the Rector of Bury. TOTTINGTON LOWER END, a tnshp. in the par. of Bury, hund. of Salford, co. Lancaster, 2| miles N.W. of Bury, its post town. It was given by Charles II. to General Monk, Duke of Albemarle. The tnshp., which contains numerous scattered hmlts., had a popula- tion in 1861 of 11,764. Many of the inhabitants are employed in the cotton mills and bleach works, which are extensively carried on. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 150, in the patron, of the Rector of Bury. The church is dedicated to St. Anne. The dissenters have several chapels, and there is a school with a small endowment. Dr. Wood, the mathematician, was born here. TOUGHEN, a div. in the par. and hund. of Bray, co. Berks. TOUGH, a par. in the district of Alford, co. Aber- deen, Scotland. It extends in length about b miles from N.E. to S.W., with an extreme breadth of 3 miles, and is bounded by the pars, of Keigh, Monymusk, Cluny, Midmar, Kincardine, O'Neil, Luniplmnan, Leochel, and Alford. Its greatest altitude is Coirennie Hill, which rises 1,578 feet above the sea-level. The land in the uplands is, for the most part, arable, while the remainder affords excellent pasture. The soil is light and fertile. Magnesian limestone, hard claystone, porphyry, and primary trap occur, but the -prevailing rocks are red granite and mica-slate. In the vicinity are a standing stone measuring 'i feet in height, and 9J in circumference, asserted by tradition to mark the grave of one of the sons of Macbeth ; and several cairns and Druid stones, one of which crowns a hill designated Old-Kirk-of-Tough. The village is about 23 miles from lluntly, and 22 from Aberdeen, and is traversed by the road from Aberdeen to Strathdon, and by a branch of the Great North of Scotland railway from Kintore to Alford. This par. is in the presb. of Alford and synod of Aberdeen. The stipend of the minister is about 158. The parish church was erected in 1838. There are a Free church for this parish and that of Keigh, also an United Presbyterian church, a parochial school, and a subscription library. The principal seat is Tomly. TOULSTON, a'tnshp. in the par. of Newton-Kymc,