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Rh PAUL. 171 PAWLETT. Paul, is an ancient stone structure with a square em- od tower containing thrco bells. There are tombs of the Godolphins, Pendarves, aud other ancient families. There is also a district church, dedicated to St. Peter, at Kowlyn, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 130, in the patron, of the crown and bishop alternately. The Independents, Baptists, and Wusleyans have each a place of worship. The parochial charities produce about 10 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes, in which a Sunday-school is also held. An almshouso for twelve poor persons was founded hero in 1709 by Captain Stephen Hutchins, who endowed it with land now producing 100 per annum. At Kerris are remains of a Druidical temple, called the Eoundago, jicur which, in 1723, was discovered a vault containing an urn of the finest red clay tilled with small brass coins. PAUL, or PAGHILL, a par. in the S. div. of the wap. of Holderness, Eust Riding co. York, 2J miles S.W. of Hedon, its post town, and 5 S.E. of Hull. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river llimiber. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the fisheries and in agriculture. The par. includes the tnshps. of Paul and Thorngnmbald. Near the river are the niins of a fort, built by the Royalists at the siege of Hull in 1042. There is a lighthouse, forty foet in height, which serves as a telegraph station, erected in 1836. The parish formerly contained an extensive dockyard, in which several ships of the line, including the Anton, of 74 guns, were built in 1812 ; but the yard is now de- serted. This place is celebrated for its shrimps. The soil is chiefly of warp and strong clay. Nearly two- thirds of the land is arable, the remainder meadow. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1811. The living is a vie.* with the cur. of Thorngumbald annexed, in the dioc. of York, val. 200. The church, dedicated to SS. Mary and Andrew, is an ancient cruciform structure with a tower containing one bell. It is situated on an eminence Ht a short distance from the village, and was restored and repewed in 1822. The parochial charities are of small amount. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. All that remains of the mansion of Paul Holme is an old brick tower, and a farmhouse erected from a portion of its ruins. High Paul House is situated on an eminence commanding a prospect of the Humber. Anthony Bannister, Esq.^ is lord of the manor. PAULERSPURY, or PAUL'S BURY, a par. in the hund. of Cleley, co. Northampton, 3 miles S. by E. of Towcester, its post town. The village, which is exten- sive, is situated on the Roman way, Watling Street. The par. includes the small limit, of Heathencote. A portion of the female inhabitants are engaged in the making of pillow lace. Many Roman coins of Constan- tino, Maximian, and other emperors have been found near the lino of the Roman road. The living js a rect. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. in the king's books 24 4s. 'id., in the patron, of New College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. James, is a commodious stone structure with a tower containing a clock and five bells. The interior of the church contains two piscinas in good condition, a curious ancient font, an effigy of a Throck- morton, and tombs of the first Lord Bathurst's father, and of the Sheddons. The parochial charities produce about 44 per annum, of which l goes to the National school. Dr. E. Bernard, a learned astronomer and Savilian professor at Oxford, was born here in 1638. George Sheddon, Esq., is lord of the manor. r.U'LSTOWN, a vil. in the pars, of Shankill and Kilmacahill, in the bar. of Gowran, co. Kilkenny, prov. 3f Munster, Ireland, 4 miles N. of Gowran. It is situated on the road from Kilkenny to Carlow, and con- tains a police station and a Roman Catholic chapel. Paulfitown House is one of several residences in the vicinity. Here are ruins of a castle and of a church, and traces of an abbey. PAULTON, a par. in the hund. of Chewton, co. Somerset, 12 miles S.E. of Bristol, its post town, and 10 VOL. 111. S.W. of Bath. It is a largo and prosperous village, situated between the high roads from Bristol and Bath to 'Wells. There are several good shops, also a Literary and Scientific Institution and a savings-bank. A large portion of the inhabitants are employed in the collieries, stone-quarries, and lime-works, and in the Paulton iron- foundry ; malting is also carried on to some extent. Paulton is celebrated for its production of butter and cheese. The soil is of a loamy nature, on a subsoil of limestone rock. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 75, and the glebe comprises five acres. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 172, in the patron, of the Vicar of Chewton Mendip. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, has a square tower, containing a clock and five bells. The parochial charities produce about 5 per annum. There are National and infant schools for both sexes, also a Sunday-school, held in the National school-house. The Wesleyans have also a school, in which a Sunday- school is also held. Thero are places of worship for the Wesleyans, Wesleyan Reformers, Primitive Metho- dists, and Baptists. Mrs. L. Carter is lady of the manor. PAULTON PARK, a demesne in the hund. of King's- Somburn, co. Hants, 3 miles S.W. of llomsey, and 10 N.W. of Southampton. The grounds were laid out by Browne. PAUNTLEY, a par. in tho hund. of Botloe, co. Gloucester, 2j miles N. by E. of Newent, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Leadon, and is wholly agricultural. The surface is diversified with hill and dale. It is a custom on Twelfth Night eve for the labourers to light a dozen fires in a cornfield and drink success to the harvest. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 450. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 80, in the patron, of tho bishop. Tho church, dedicated to St. John the Evan- gelist, is an ancient structure with a Norman doorway. There arc mineral springs, the water of which some- what resembles in its properties those of Cheltenham. PAVENIIAM, or PAVINGHAM, a par. in tho hund. of Willey, co. Bedford, G miles N.W. of Bedford, its post town. It is a small village, situated on tho river Ouse, and is wholly agricultural. The tithes were com- muted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1769. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 200. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, has a spired tower containing five bells. There is a National school, which is supported by Joseph Tucker, Esq. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. Pavenham Bury, the principal residence, is situated in tho midst of wooded grounds. Crewe Alston, Esq., is lord of the manor. PAVILAND, a hmlt. in the par. of Penmaen, co. Glamorgan, 10 miles S.W. of Swansea. It is situated by the sea-coast, and has traces of a British camp. There are two limestone caves in the cliffs, in which bones of various extinct animals were discovered by Dr. Buckland in 1823. PAVILION, THE, a demesne in the par. of llelrose, district of Castle Melrose, co. Roxburgh, Scotland, 1 mile N.AV. of Melroso, and 11 miles N.W. of Jedburgh. It is the seat of Lord Somervillc, and is situated under the Eildon Hills, at tho point where the river Allan joins the Tweed. PAWLETT, a par. in the hund. of North Petherton, co. Somerset, 4 miles N. of Bridgwater, its post town. Tho village, which is of small extent, is situated on the navigable river Parret, and near tho line of the Bristol railway. It is chiefly agricultural. It gives name to the Paulets of Amport, Marquises of Winchester. The great tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 200, and tho vicarial for 349 10$. The glebe com- prises 9 acres. The living is a vie.* in tho dioe. of Bath and Wells, val. 264. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is an ancient stone edifice with a square tower, containing a clock and five bells. The register dates from 1667. There is a National school for both sexes. The Wesleyana have a place of worship. Lord Da A A