TOSSEN (GREAT), a township in the parish of
ROTHBURY, western division of COQUETDALE ward,
county of NORTHUMBERLAND, 2 miles (W. S. W.) from
Rothbury, containing 110 inhabitants, who are chiefly
employed in the manufacture of woollen cloth, and at
the limestone quarries in the neighbourhood. The village,
situated on the river Coquet, was formerly a considerable
place, and there are still the remains of an
ancient tower.