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pop. 5653; P.O., T.O.; Turton has cotton-mills, print- works, bleach-works, paperworks, &c. ; British and Roman relics have been found.
Turvey, par. and vil. with ry. sta., in co. and 7 miles NW. of Bedford, on river Ouse, 3944 ac., pop. 946; P.O., T.O.; Turvey Abbey and Turvey House are seats.
Turville, par. and vil., Bucks, 5 miles W. of High Wycombe, 2328 ac., pop. 423; near vil. is Turville Park, seat.
Turweston, par., in co. and 6 miles NW. of Buck- ingham, 1295 ac., pop. 305 ; P.O.; contains Turweston House, seat.
Tusbieiaw, place with inn and ruined tower, Ettrick par., Selkirkshire, on Ettrick Water, 4 miles NE. of Ettrick church and 15 miles SAY. of Selkirk.
Tnsliinghain, eccl. dist. and township, Malpas par., Cheshire, 2 miles SE. of Malpas—dist., pop. 746; town- ship (Tushingham with Grindley), 1351 ac., pop. 221.
Tuskar Hock Lighthouse, off the SE. coast of co. AVexford, 7 miles NE. of Carnsore Point; is 110 ft. high, and has revolving light (Tuskar) 101 ft. above high water and seen 15 miles.
Tusker Bock, off coast of Glamorgan, 2 miles SE. of Porthcawl.
Tnsmore, par., Oxfordshire, 5 miles N. of Bicester, 735 ac., pop. 27; Tnsmore House is the seat of the Earl of Effingham.
Tutbury, market town and par. with ry. sta., Staf- fordshire, on river Dove, 5§ miles NW. of Burton on Trent, 4001 ac., pop. 2306; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Tuesday. Tutbury is famous for its castle (built before the Conquest, and dismantled during the Civil AVar), the ruins of which are strikingly placed on a green knoll above the river; it was the prison-house of Mary Queen of Scots for many years. The church belonged to the priory which was founded here in 1080.
Tutmans Hole, cave, Alston par., Cumberland.
Tutnall and Cobley, township, Tardebigg par., Worcestershire, 2 miles SE. of Bromsgrove, 3450 ac., pop. 493.
Tutshill, 1 m. from Chepstow, Monmouthshire ; P.O.
Tnttington, par., Norfolk, 2 miles E. of Aylsham, 830 ac., pop. 198 ; P.O.
Tutiim Tarvach. See Tuiteam Tarbhach.
Tnxford, small market town and par. with ry. sta., Notts, 6| miles S. of East Retford and Ilf miles N. of Newark, 3000ac., pop.962; P.O., T.O.,2 Banks. Market- day, Monday. Tuxford stands in the midst of a very productive agricultural district, and carries on a con- siderable trade in hops.
Tuxlith, or Milland (Sussex): which see.
Twambrooks. See AA7itton CUM Twambrooks.
Twatt.—Harray and Birsay par., Orkney, 11 miles N. of Stromness; P.O.—2. Twatt, school, Sandsting par., Shetland.
Twechar, vil., Kirkintilloch par., Dumbartonshire, on Forth and Clyde Canal, 2 m. SAA7. of Kilsyth, pop. 671.
Tweed, river, in the SE. of Scotland, and partly in the N. of England; rises in a spring called Tweeds AVell, in the extreme S. of Peeblesshire, near the sources of the Clyde and the Annan, and flows NE. through Peeblesshire, E. through Selkirkshire and Roxburghshire, and NE. between Berwickshire and Northumberland, to the North Sea at Berwick-upon- Tweed ; length, 97 miles, 16 of which form the boundary between Scotland and England, the remaining 2 being entirely in Northumberland; area of basin, 1870 square miles, a drainage basin surpassed in Scotland only by that of the Tay; is celebrated for the varied scenery along its course, and has valuable salmon fisheries. Its chief tributaries are the Ettrick AYater (which receives Yarrow Water), the Teviot, and the Till on the right bank ; and Lyne AYater, Gala AA7ater, Leader AVater, Eden AYater, and the Whiteadder on the left bank.
Tweed dale, old name of Peeblesshire; gives the title of marquis to the family of Hay.
Tweediuouth, seaport and par. with ry. sta., North- umberland, on the S. side of the mouth of the Tweed, opposite Berwick upon Tweed—par., 4945 ac., pop. 5420; seaport (in bor. of Berwick upon Tweed, with which it is connected by a stone bridge and a railway viaduct), pop. 4819; P.O. Tweedmouth has mfrs. of steam-engines and mill machinery, sailcloth, cordage, &c.
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