What is a tything?

Answer 1

Answer Usually spelt "Tithing", it means giving over a tithe, or one tenth, of your income, originally as a tax, but nowadays as voluntary contribution to a religious or cultural organisation. In mediavel times, when the tax was paid in goods rather than money, many English towns had a Tithe Barn where the collected goods were stored. In some places, including Liverpool, there is still a "Tithebarn Street" where the tithe Barn once stood.