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Test Mill, paperworks, near Romsey, Hants.

Testerton, par., Norfolk, 2 miles SE. of Fakenham,
613 ac., pop. 13.

Teston (or Teeson), par. and vil., Kent, on river
Medway, 3½miles SW. of Maidstone, 520 ac., pop. 324;
P.O.; at Teston the river is crossed by
a bridge of 7 arches.

Testivood House, seat, Eling par., Hants, 4 miles
NW. of Southampton.

Tetbury, small town and par., Gloucestershire, 11
miles SW. of Cirencester—par., 4582 ac., pop. 3237;
town, 60 ac., pop. 2419; P.O., T.O.; 1 Bank. Tetbury
is a place of great antiquity. It is supposed to occupy
the site of a British stronghold, and had anciently
a
monastic establishment. It has extensive fairs and
markets, and considerable trade in agricultural produce.

Tetchwick, hamlet, Ludgershall par., Bucks, near
Ludgershall.

Teteott, par., Devon, at confluence of Claw and
Tamar, 4½ miles S. of Holsworthy, 2181 ac., pop. 263.

Tetford, par. and vil., Lincolnshire, 6 miles NE. of
Horncastle, 2210 ac., pop. 590; P.O.; there are traces
of ancient camps.

Tetney, par. and vil., Lincolnshire, 6½ miles SE. of
Grimsby, 5030 ac. land and 3295 water, pop. 807; P.O. ;
at
Tetney Haven, at the outfall of the Louth naviga¬
tion, are coal wharves, &c.

Tetsworth, par. and vil., Oxfordshire, 3 miles SW.
of Thame, 1179 ac., pop. 428; P.O., T.o.

Tettenhall, par. and vil., Staffordshire, 2miles NW.
of Wolverhampton, 7600 ac., pop. 5474; P.O., T.o.; has
hardware mfrs., and contains the waterworks of the
AVolverhampton corporation.

Tetton, township, Warmingham par., Cheshire, 3½
miles NW. of Sandbach, 1050 ac., pop. 161.

Tetworth, par., Huntingdonshire, on S. border of
co., 5 miles SE. of St Neots, 1446 ac., pop. 206.

Teversall, par. and vil., Notts, 3½ miles W. of Mans¬
field, 2725 ac., pop. 415; P.O.

Teversham, par., in co. and 3 miles E. of Cambridge,
1200 ac., pop. 251.

Teviot, river, Roxburghshire; rises near the border
of Dumfriesshire, and flows 37 miles NE. to the Tweed
at Kelso; its chief tributaries are, on the left bank,
Borthwick AYater and Ale AVater, and on the right
bank, Allan, Slitrig, Rule, Jed, and Kale Waters; it
flows through beautiful scenery.

Tevlotbank, seat, Minto par., Roxburghshire, on
river Teviot, 5 miles NE. of Hawick.

Teviotdale, the vale of the Teviot, Roxburghshire.

Tevlothead, par., Roxburghshire, on river Teviot,
31,459 ac., pop. 486; P.O.; the church is 9 miles SW.
of
Hawick.

Tew, Duns, par., Oxfordshire. SeeDuNS Tew.

Tew, Great, par. and vil., Oxfordshire, 5½ miles NE.
of Chipping Norton, 3007 ac., pop. 479; P.O.; near vil,
is Tew
Park, seat.

Tew, Little, par. and vil., Oxfordshire, 4½ miles NE.
of Chipping Norton, 1579 ac., pop. 277; P.O.

Tew el, school, Fetteresso par., Kincardineshire, 2
miles W. of Fetteresso vil.

Tewln, par. and vil., in co. and 4½ miles NW. of
Hertford, 2694 ac., pop. 530; P.O.

Tewkesbury.—mun. bor., market town, and par.,
Gloucestershire, on river Avon, at its confluence with
the Severn, 9 miles NW. of Cheltenham and 114 miles
from London by rail, 2619 ac., pop. 5100;
P.O., T.O., 2
Banks, 2 newspapers. Market-days,
Wednesday and
Saturday. Tewkesbury is famed for its fine parish
church, a most interesting example of Norman archi¬
tecture, and all that remains of the celebrated monas¬
tery of Tewkesbury, founded in 715. It is also famed
as the scene of the great battle (1471) which placed the
crown on the head of Edward IY. The mfrs., once
considerable, have greatly declined; they are now
chiefly cotton stockings, lace, and silk. The trade is
mostly agricultural. Tewkesbury was incorporated by
Elizabeth in 1574; it returned 2 members to Parlia¬
ment from 1609 until 1867, and 1 member from 1867
until 1885.—2.
Tewkesbury, hundred, Gloucester¬
shire, 24,086 ac., pop. 3812 ; contains 14 pars, and parts
of 2 others, but excludes Tewkesbury par.

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

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