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Rh OYNE. 153 PADBURY. synod of Aberdeen. The minister has a stipend of 161. The parish church was erected in 1807. There are a Free church and a parochial school. Pittodrie House and Tillyfour House are the principal residences. OYNE, or INAGH, a small river of the co. of Clare, Ireland, rises under Slievecallan Mountain, and falls into Liscannor Bay, about 3 miles W. of Ennistimon. OYSTER, a hinlt. in the bars, of Kinsale and Kinalea, cp. Cork, Ireland, 3 miles E. of Kinsale harbour. It is situated on the coast, and has a small haven, off which lie two dangerous reefs called the Great and Little Sovereign rocks. OYSTER HILLS, a low range of hills in the co. of Herts, near St. Alban's. On the summit is a camp formed by the Roman general Ostorius. OYSTER ISLAND, an islet in the par. of Killaspic- browne, bar. of Carbery, co. Sligo, prov. of Connaught, Ireland. It is situated in Sligo Bay, 3 miles N.W. of Sligo. It is nearly a mile long, and has a beacon and two fixed lights, put up in 1837, to guide vessels entering the harbour, which has four fathoms of water. OYSTERMOUTH, a par. in the hund. of Swansea, co. Glamorgan, 4 miles S.W. of Swansea, its post town, and 10 from Llanelly. The village is situated on the Bristol Channel. It is a bathing place, and has considerably increased of late years. The par. contains the vils. of Mumbles, Newton, and Norton. Seated on an eminence, backed up by a huge cliff of limestone, are the ruins of Oystermouth Castle, which was founded by Henry Beau- mont, or Richard de Granville, in the llth century. A portion of the ruins have been restored at the expense of the Duke of Beaufort. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in the lime-works and oyster fisheries. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of St. David, ral. 85. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has an embattled tower. The interior of the church contains a tomb to Bowdler, editor of the "Family Shakespeare." The parochial charities produce about 6 per annum. There is a place of worship for the Independents. A tram rail is constructed to Swansea. Oystermouth being situated under a lofty limestone rock, the direct rays of the sun are excluded for three months out of the year. OZENDIKE, a tnshp. in the par. of Ryther, lower div. of the wap. of Barkstone-Ash, West Riding co. York, 7 miles N.W. of Selby, on the river Wharfe. OZENGELL, a tythg. in the par. of St. Lawrence, Isle of Thauet, and lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, near Ramsgate. OZLEWORTH, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of Berkeley, co. Gloucester, 5 miles E. of Charfield, 5 W. of Tetbury, and 3J E. by S. of Wotton-under-Edge, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is chiefly agricultural. The soil is of a clayey and loamy nature, upon a subsoil of oolite. From the higher grounds a view is commanded of the cities of Bath and Bristol. The tithes have been com- muted for a rent-charge of 116 10., and the glebe com- prises 23 acres. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 109. The church, dedi- cated to St. Nicholas, is an ancient cruciform structure, with an octagonal tower containing one bell. Newark Park, the principal residence, formerly belonged to a monastery, and was restored in Edward Vl.'g time with the stones which formed Kingswood Abbey. Lewis Clutterbuck, Esq., is lord of the manor. P. PABAY, an island in the par. of Strath, co. Inverness, Scotland, 3 miles N.E. of Broadford. It is situated on the E. side of Skye. PABBA, an island in the par. of Barra, co. Inver- ness, Scotland, 4 miles S. of Wateraay. It is situated in Pabba Sound. Its extent is about 2J miles from E. to W., and 1J mile from N. to 8. Its surface is rocky and barren. PABBAY, an island in the par. of Harris, Western Islands, coast of Scotland, 3 miles W. of Cape Difficulty. It is a small rocky island, about 3 miles in length by one broad, situated in Harris Sound, on the S. side of Lewis Island. PABBAY, an island in the par. of Uig, co. Inverness, Scotland, 4 miles N.E. of Gallen Head. It is situated in Loch Bernera, on the W. side of Lewis Island. PACKINGTON, a par. chiefly in the hund. of West Goscote, co. Leicester, but partly in the hund. of Repton, co. Derby, 1J mile S.E. of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, its post town, and 17 miles N.W. of Leicester. The village, which is of large extent, and chiefly agricul- tural, was formerly a market town. The par. com- prises the chplry. of Suibston. A portion of the inhabitants are employed in the collieries. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 258. The church, dedicated to the Holy Hood, is an ancient structure, with a tower containing four bells. The church has been restored at different periods. There is also a chapel-of-ease at Snibston. The parochial chari- ties produce about 59 per annum. There are a free school, and a National school for children of both sexes. The Wesleyans and Baptists have each a place of worship. Packington House is the principal residence. PACKINGTON, a hmlt. and lib. in the par. of Weeford, S. div. of Omow hund., co. Stafford, 1J mile N.W. of Weeford, and 3J miles N.W. of Tamworth. PACKINGTON- MAGNA, a par. in the SolihuU div. of the hund. of Hemlingford, co. Warwick, 8 miles W. by N. of Coventry, its post town, and 2 from the Hampton Junction station of the London and North- Western railway. It is situated on the river Blyth, and is wholly agricultural. There is a quarry of red sandstone. Packington Hall, the seat of the Earl of Aylesford, is situated in a park embellished with wood and water. There is no village, only a few straggling farmhouses. The impropriate tithes have been com- muted for a rent-charge of 180, and the vicarial for 240. The glebe contains 46 acres valued at 70 per annum. The living is a vie.* with the rect. of Little Packington annexed, in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 212 and 66 respectively. The church, dedicated to St. James, was rebuilt in 1789 after the model of the temple at Paestum. It is situated in the park, and contains two bells. The parochial charities produce about 21 per annum. There is a small school, which is partly endowed. The Earl of Aylesford is lord of the manor. PACKINGTON-PARVA, a par. in the Solihull div. of the hund. of Hemlingford, co. Warwick, 1 mile W. of Packington Magna, and 9 miles W. by N. of Coven- try, its post town. It is a small village, having no high road or trafiiu through it. The parish is intersected by the river Blyth. The tithes were commuted for land and corn-rents under an Enclosure Act in 1818. The living is a rect.* annexed to the vie. of Packington- Magna, in the dioc. of Worcester, val. .66. The church, dedicated to St. Bartholomew, is an ancient structure, with a square wooden tower containing three bells. The parochial charities produce about 16 per annum, of which 10. is Shakspeare's bequest for the poor. The Earl of Stamford is lord of the manor. PACKWOOD, a par. in the Warwick div. of the hund. of Kington, co. Warwick, 4 miles N.E. of Henley-in-Arden, its post town, and 3 S. of the Kuowlo railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the Stratford canal, and is wholly agri- cultural. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 318 10., and the glebe comprises 30 acres. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 174. The church, dedicated to St. Giles, is an ancient edifice. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum. Packwood House, the principal residence, is said to have been originally built in the 14th century, and has in the rrdens some trees planted at the time of the Crusades. Wykeham Martin, Esq., is lord of the manor. PADANARUM, a vil. m the par. of Kerriemuir, co. Forfar, Scotland, 1 mile S.E. of Kerriemuir. PADBURY, a par. in the hund. and parliamentary borough of Buckingham, co. Bucks, 2| miles S. by E.