TATHAM, a parish in the hundred of LONSDALE,
south of the sands, county palatine of LANCASTER, comprising
the townships of Ireby and Tatham, and con--
taining 880 inhabitants, of which number, 765 are in.
the township of Tatham, 11 miles (N. E. by E.) from
Lancaster. The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry
of Richmond, and diocese of Chester, rated in the kingV
books at £12. 5., and in the patronage of John Marsden,
Esq. The church, dedicated to St. James, is a hand-,
some modern structure. An old Roman road passes
through the parish, in which there is an extensive
colliery. A fair for cattle is held annually on March
12th, in the village of Lowgill. A school is endowed
with an estate producing about £28 a year, which is
applied for the instruction of all the poor children of
the lower division of the parish.