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Rh PASS-IF-YOU-CAN. 168 PATELEY-BRIDGE. Edward the Elder lay whilst he was fortifying Tow- cester against the Danes. This parish is divided from the county of Buckingham by the river Ouse, and is traversed by the Buckingham canal. At Shrob Lodge, in this parish, lived the well-known antiquary, Browne Willis. A large portion of Whittle- Wood Forest en- croaches on this parish. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1772. The living is a rect. with the cur. of Denshanger annexed, in the dice, of Peterborough, val. 0.50. The church, dedicated to St. Guthlake, is an ancient stone structure, with a square tower containing five bells. The church is clothed in ivy, and in the interior is a monument to Sir Robert Banastre, Kt., bearing date 1649. The whole of the edifice was restored in 1626. The parochial charities produce about 52 per annum, of which 3 goes to a school. There is a village school for both sexes. PASS-IF-YOU-CAN, a hmlt. in the par. of Rath- connel, in the bars, of Moyashel and Maghenidernon, CO. Westmeath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles N.E. of Mullingar, on the road to Collinstown. PASTON, a par. in the bund, of Tunstead, co. Nor- folk, 4 miles N.E. of North Walsham, its post town, and 9 from Cromer. The village, which is small and straggling, is situated on the coast, and is wholly agri- cultural. It is included in the Tunstead and Happing incorporation. To the W. of the village is Stow Hill, a lofty ridge, which separates this parish from that of Mundesley. The land is almost wholly arable. The impropriation belongs to the landowners. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 121. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, has a tower containing five bells. The interior contains monuments to the Paston family, one of which is a recumbent effigy of Lady Catherine Puston, in. white marble, elaborately sculp- tured. The register dates from 1536. The Primitive Methodists have a place of worship. The parochial charities produce about 12 per annum, bequeathed by the Pastons of Paston Hall, now in ruins, of which family letters of great historic interest have been pub- lished. PASTON, a par. in the lib. of Peterborough, co. Northampton, 2J miles N. by W. of Peterborough, its post town. It has a station at Walton on the Midland railway. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The par. comprises the hmlts. of Gun- thorpe, Werrington, and Walton. Certain tithes were commuted for land and a money payment, in 1803, under an Enclosure Act ; and under the recent Com- mutation Act a rent-charge of 140 is paid to the bishop, and a similar sum to the rector. The glebe con- tains 64 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 644, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has a spired tower. The parochial charities produce about 42 per annum, of which 20 goes to Mountsteven's almshouses on Paston Green, with an additional 2 by Sir Charles Clarke, Bart., M.D. There is a chapel-of-ease at Wer- rington, at which place are situated the National schools, for the better convenience of the inhabitants, also a place of worship for the Wesleyans. The Bishop of Peterborough and Charles Cole, Esq., are lords of the manor. PASTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirk-Newton, W. div. of Glendalo ward, co. Northumberland, 4 miles W. of _ Kirk-Newton, and 9 N.W. of Wooler. The township, which is of large extent, is situated on the river Beamont, and near the borders of Scotland. The village is small and wholly agricultural. The soil is light but fertile. Lord Elcho's hounds meet here. Haerlaw double-ditched camp is in this neighbourhood. PASTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Diddlebury, co. Salop, 7 miles N. of Ludlow. PASTROW, LOWER, a hund. in the Kingsclere div. of the co. of Hants. It contains the pars, of Coombe, Crux-Easton, Faccombe, and Woodcutt, com- prising an area of 7,640 acres. PASTROW, UPPER, a hund. in the Andover div. of the co. of Hants. It contains the pars, of Hurst- bourn -Tarrant, Linkenholt, Tangley, and Vernham Green, comprising an area of 11,760 acres. PASTURES-NORTH, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Saw- ley, West Hiding co. York, 4 miles N. of Riplcy. PATCHAM, a par. in the hund. of Dean, rape of Lewes, co. Sussex, 3 miles N. by W. of Brighton, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the verge of the South Downs, and near the Brighton railway tunnel, half a mile in length. It is a meet for the Brighton hounds. The par. comprises the hmlts. of Mouscomb and Withdean. The soil consists of chalk. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agri- culture. The road from London to Brighton traverses the parish. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Chi- chester, val. 153. The church, dedicated to AH Saints, has a square embattled tower. There is a National school, of recent erection. Patcham Place, the principal residence, is an ancient mansion, situated in well-wooded grounds, through which the London and Brighton rail- way passes. Within the parish is Hollingsbury en- campment, where a celt, and other antiquities in bronze, were found in 1827. The Earl of Abergavenny is lord of the manor. PATCHENHAM. See PATTEKSHAM, co. Surrey. PATCHING, a par. and hund. in the rape of Bram- ber, co. Sussex, 4J miles S.E. of Arundel, its post town, and 2 J N.E. of Angmering railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the high road to Liltlehampton, and is chiefly agricultural. The surface is hilly and the soil of various quality. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 200, in the patron, of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church was for- merly much larger than at present. It was beautified in 1835 by Sir Richard Hunter, Bart., and further re- stored in 1856 by Sir John Kirkland. In the chancel are several tablets to the Hunter family. The register dates from 1598. PATCHWAY, a tythg. in the par. of Aldmondsbury, lower div. of the hund. of Langley, co. Gloucester, fi miles N. by E. of Bristol. It is a station on the Bristol and South Wales Union railway. In conjunction, with Hempton it forms a township. PATELEY-BRIDGE, a parochial chplry. and market town in the tnshp. of Bishopside, par. and lib. of Ripon, West Riding co. York, 12 miles W. by S. of Ripon, and 28 W. by N. of York. It is the terminus of the Nidd Valley branch of the North-Eastern railway. Tho town, which is situated on the slope of a hill, forms one continuous street, declining steeply towards the northern bank of the river Nidd. It contains a mechanics' in- stitute, with reading-room and library attached. It had a market granted by Edward II. in 1324, but first rose into importance in connection with the adjacent lead mines, which, though now partially exhausted, were formerly worked to a very great extent. Since the de- cline of mining operations, flax spinning-mills and brewing have been successfully established. In the vicinity are quarries of excellent freestone, from which a great quantity of flags and landing stones are ob- tained. The land in the vicinity is chiefly used for grazing purposes. The extensive tract of common, known as the High, and Low Bishopside Moor, bus recently been enclosed under the superintendence of G. H. Stratford, Esq., and will afford much employ- ment to the labouring population. It is a polling-place for the West Riding, and the head of a Poor-law Union, comprising eleven townships. It is also the scat of a superintendent registry district, but is included in the Ripon new county-court district. The living is a per- pet. cur. in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 300, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a square towor containing one bell. It was erected in 1827 by a grant of 2,000 from the Parlia- mentary Commissioners, and the like sum raised by local subscriptions. The old church of St. Cnthhcrt has just been restored for a burial chapel. The register commences in 1552. There are places of worship for Independents, Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists. There is an endowed free school for hoys, called Rake's