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Rh TRON CHTJEOH. 692 TROWAY. TRON CHURCH, a par. in the city and co. of Edin- burgh, Scotland. See EDINBUBOH. TRONDRAY, an island in the par. of Tingwall, Shetland Isles, coast of Scotland, 6 miles S.W. of Ler- wick. It extends ahout 3 miles in length from N. to S., with an extreme breadth of about 2 miles. TROON, a post town and thriving seaport in the par. of Dundonald, co. Ayr, Scotland, 6 miles N. of Ayr, and 9 S.W. of Kilmarnock. It is a station on the Glasgow and Kilmarnock railways, and is situated on the promontory of Troon, near Lady Island Rock. It is a bathing-place, and a subport to Irvine, and is the sole property of the Duke of Portland, to whose patronage the town owes its present prosperity. The promontory consists of a belt of rock extending 1J mile into the sea, with a mean breadth of about 2 furlongs, resembling a large segment of a circle. Although a sub- port to Irvine, it carries on the principal trade of that port, and bids fair to become one of the most important seaports on the W. coast of Scotland, having an ex- tensive bay and a secure harbour. It has two superior dry docks for repairing vessels, large storehouses, a light-house, and ship-building yards, also a rope and sail manufactory. The pier is 800 feet in length, and the lights which were put up in the years 1827 and 1848 are visible at a distance of 9 and 6 miles. From the extremity of the harbour directly to Kilmarnock runs the railway, on which coal is conveyed for ship- ment to Ireland. In the town are a branch office of the Union Bank, a savings-bank, 4 insurance agencies, soveral hotels and lodging-houses for the accommodation of visitors in the bathing season, and a gas company. Many of the inhabitants are employed in the coasting trade and in the fisheries. Salmon and rabbits are in abundance. Troon is in the presb. of Ayr, and in the atron of the communicants. There are a chapel-of- ease, a Free church, United Presbyterian church, and a Free church school, subscription school, and other schools. TROQUEER, a par., co. Kirkcudbright, Scotland. It is situated on the eastern border of the county, and comprises Maxwelltown, a burgh of barony, and a suburb of Dumfries. The par. extends in length about 8J miles, from College Loch on the N. to the mouth of New Abbey-Pow on the S., with an extreme breadth of 4J miles, and is bounded on the N. by Terrigles, on the E. by the river Nith, which separates it from Dumfries- shire ; on the S. and S.W. by New Abbey, and on the W. by Lochrutton. The prevailing rocks are mica-slate. This par. is in the presb. and synod of Dumfries, and in the patron, of the crown. The stipend of the minister is about 353. The parish church is situated about a mile S. of Maxwelltown, near the river Nith. There are a Free church, chapel-of-ease, also a Free church school, and an endowed school at Maxwelltown. The principal seats are Kirconnel, Cargen, Mabie, Dalscairth, Goldielea, Terraughty, Carruchan, Cargenholm, and Mavis Grove. TRORY, a par. in the bars, of Lurg, Magheraboy, and Tirkennedy, co. Fermanagh, prov. of Ulster, Ire- land, 2 miles N. of Enniskillen, its post town. The sur- face consists of a good soil, with a small proportion of bog. The parish is traversed by the river Erne, which is here crossed by a bridge, built in 1817. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Cloghor, val. 177, in the patron, of the Incumbent of Devenish. The church was built in 1778. There is a meeting-house for Wesleyans, fivo schools, and a Sunday-school. The chief residence is Rockfield. TROSLEY, or TROTTERSCLIFFE, a par. in the hund. of Larkfield, lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, 9 miles W. of Maidstone, its post town, and 2 N.E. of Rotham. The village, situated at the foot of the chalk hills, was given by King Offa to Rochester Priory in 78S, and subsequently came to the Bishops of Rochester, whose palace was built here in 1 185 by Bishop Granville. The laud is partly in hop-grounds. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 332, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, has been restored and modernised. There is an endowed National school. At a farm in the vicinity Druidical stones, British coins, copper swords, and other relics of antiquity have been discovered. TROSTON, a par. in the hund. of Blackbourn, co. Suffolk, 3 miles N.W. of Ixworth, its post town, and 7 N.E. of Bury St. Edmund's. Several barrows exist on the heath. The surface is flat, and the soil light and sandy. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 332, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. Troston Hall was formerly the seat of Capel Lofft, the friend of Bloomfield and Kirke White, whose uncle Capol, the editor of Shak- speare, was born here in 1713. TROSTREY, a par. in the upper div. of Usk hund., co. Monmouth, 2J miles N.W. of Usk, its post town, and 6 from Pont-y-Pool. The village is situated on the road from Usk to Abergavenny, near the eastern bank of the river Usk. Salmon are caught by a weir on the river, which rose 22 feet above the usual level on the 16th February, 1795. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 72. The church is dedicated to St. David. There are a few small charities. TROSTRIE, a small loch in co. Kirkcudbright, Scot- land, 5 miles N.W. of Kirkcudbright. TROTHY, a stream of co. Monmouth, rises at Blaen Trothy, and joins the Wye near Monmouth. TROTTERNISH, a district of the Isle of Skye, co. In- verness, Scotland. TROTTERSCLIFFE. See TKOSLEY, co. Kent. TROTTON, a par. in the hunds. of Dumpford and Easebourne, rape of Chichester, co. Sussex, 4 miles S.W. of Midhurst, within which borough it is included. The village is situated on the river Rother. The par. includes the hmlt. of Dumpford and the chplry. of Tuxlith or Milland, bordering on Hampshire. The living is a rect.* with the cur. of Tuxlith annexed, in the dioc. of Chiches- ter, val. 296. The church, dedicated to St. George, contains a brass of Lady Camoys, bearing date 1310, and a double canopied monument of brass and Sussex marble to Lord Camoys and wife, bearing date 1424. There is also a chapel-of-ease at Milland. TROUGH, a tnshp. in the par. of Stapleton, ward of Eskdale, co. Cumberland, 9 miles N.E. of Longtown, and 13 from Brampton. TROUGH, a bar., co. Monaghan, prov. of Ulster, Ireland. It contains the par. of Donagh and a portion of Errigal Trough. TROUGHEND WARD, a tnshp. in the par. of Elsdon, S. div. of Coquetdale ward, co. Northumberland, 7 miles N.E. of Bellingham. TROUP, a vil. in the par. of Gamrie, co. Banff, Scot- land, 9 miles N.E. of Banff, on the coast near Troup Head Cliffs. TROUTBECK, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Windermere, ward of Kendal, co. Westmoreland, 4J miles S.E. of Ambleside, and 2 from Windermere, its post town. It is a station on the Cockermouth, Keswick, and Penrith railway. The village is situated on the Troutbeck rivulet, which flows through a vale to Cal- garth on Windermere. It was give.i by Charles I. to the Philipsons of Crook Hall. In the neighbourhood are extensive quarries of blue slate. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 43, in the patron, of the Rector of Windermere. The church, dedicated to Jesus, was erected in 1562, and restored in 1828. The paro- chial charities are small. There are an endowed school for boys, at which a Sunday-school is held, and a girls' school. The Earl of Lonsdale is lord of the manor. TROUTBECK WATER, a stream of co. Westmore- land, rises in Milburn Fells, and joins the Crawdundle at Newbiggen. TROUTSDALE, a tnshp. in the par. of Brompton, Pickering Lythe, North Riding co. York, 10 miles W. of Scarborough, and 5 from Snainton. It includes the hmlt. of Longdale End. In the vicinity are stons quarries. H. Hill, Esq., is lord of the manor. TROWAY, a tnshp. in the par. of Eckington, hund. of Scarsdale, co. Derby, 2J miles E. of Eckington, and 6J N.E. of Chesterfield. The inhabitants are chiefly