Lincolnshire, on river Bain, adjacent to Coningsby and
11 miles NW. of Boston, 4580 ac., pop. 782; P.O., and
P.O. at Tattershall Bridge. Market-day, Thursday.
The par. contains the townships of Tattershall and
Tattershall Thorpe—Tattershall, pop. 481; Tatters¬
hall Thorpe, pop. 301; in Tattershall Park are 2
Roman camps ; Tattershall Castle, rebuilt in the 15th
century by the Cromwells, suffered in the Civil War,
and has left some interesting remains.

Tattlngstone, par. and vil., Suffolk, 5½ miles SW. of
Ipswich, 1637 ac., pop. 535 ; P.O.; Tattlngstone Place
is the seat of the AYestern family.

Tatton, township, Rostherne par., Cheshire, 2 miles
N. of Knutsford, 1890 ac., pop. 145; Tatton Park is
the seat of Lord Egerton of Tatton.

Tattymole Hill, bar. Clogher, S. co. Tyrone, alt.
1031 ft.

Tatworth, eccl. dist., Chard par., Somerset, 2 miles

S. of Chard, pop. 948.

Taugh . See also Tagh ■.

Taughhoyne, par., E. co. Donegal, on river Foyle,
15,847 ac., pop. 3494; contains St Johnstown.

Taughmaconnell, 7 miles NE. of Ballinasloe, S. co.
Roscommon; P.O. See Taghmaconnell.

Taunton, pari, and mun. bor., Somerset, on river
Tone, 44½ miles SW. of Bristol and 163 AY. of London
by rail, 1249 ac., pop. 16,614; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks, 5
newspapers. Market-days, Wednesday and Saturday.
Taunton, long celebrated for its woollen, and after¬
wards for its silk mfrs., is now mainly an agricultural
town. Among its numerous public buildings are the
churches of St Mary Magdalen and St James, built in
the reign of Henry VII., and the Wesleyan and Inde¬
pendent colleges. The Shire Hall is a fine new edifice.
The castle, now fitted up as a museum, was occupied by
Blake during the Civil War; by Monmouth, who here
assumed the title of king; and by Judge Jeffreys, who
here held his bloody assize. Taunton is a very ancient
place, and was a favourite residence of the West Saxon
kings. It returns 1 member to Parliament; it returned
2 members from the time of Edward I. until 1885.

Taunton, St James, par., Somerset, mostly in bor.
of Taunton, 1455 ac., pop. 7067.

Taunton, St Mary Magdalen, par., Somerset,
mostly in bor. of Taunton, 1300 ac., pop. 8553.

Taunton and Taunton Dean, hundred, Somerset,
41,140 ac., pop. 11,622; contains 28 pars.

Tave, river. See Tap.

Taverham. — hundred, Norfolk, 32,103 ac., pop.
8772; contains 18 pars, and part of another. — 2.
Taverham, par., Norfolk, on river AVensum, 6 miles
NW. of Norwich, 2099 ac., pop. 207; the par. con¬
tains the Taverham Mills, paperworks, and Taver¬
ham Hall, seat.

Tavernspite, vil., on border of Pembrokeshire and
Carmarthenshire, 3 miles SW. of Whitland; P.O.

Tavistock.—market town and par., Devon, on river
Tavy, 16½ miles N. of Plymouth and 213J from London
by rail, 11,450 ac., pop. 6914; P.O., T.o., 3 Banks, 1
newspaper. Market-day, Friday. Tavistock depends
chiefly on the neighbouring tin and copper mines, but
has also some trade in farm produce. There are still a
few remains of the great abbey, which was founded in
961, and which passed at the dissolution to the Russells,
who take hence the title of marquis. Sir Francis
Drake (1540-1596) was a native of Tavistock, which re¬
turned 2 members to Pari, from the time of Edward III.
until 1867, and 1 member from 1867 until 1885.—2.
Tavistock, hundred, Devon, 19,279 ac., pop. 9924;
contains 3 pars.

Tavistock (or Western) Division, pari. div. of
Devon, pop. 51,164.

Tavy.—river, Devon; rises at Cranmere Pool, Dart¬
moor, and flows 20 miles SW. past Tavistock to the
Tamar at Tamerton Foliott.—2. Tavy. See St Mary
Tavy, also St Peter Tavy.

Tavy Cleave, narrow ravine, on river Tavy, Devon,
2 miles W. of Fur Tor.

Taw, river, Devon; rises on Okement Hill, Dart¬
moor, and flows NE. past South Tawton and North
Tawton to Lapford, and thence NW. past Chulmleigh,
Umberleigh, Bishops Tawton, and Barnstaple to Bide¬
ford Bay; is 50 miles long.

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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