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Rh PEATIE. 173 PECKIIAM, WEST. Rother bounds the parish on the N. Good building stone is quarried. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 714. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 261, in the patron. of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, is surmounted by a spire, and of great antiquity. It is situated in the midst of a wooded park, about a mile from the village, and has recently been restored. There is a National school for both sexes of recent erection. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. "The Place" is the principal resi- dence. William Pattison, the poet, was born here in 1706. PEATIE, a vil. in the par. of Kethins, co. Forfar, Scotland, 11 miles N.W. of Dundee. PEATLING MAGNA, a par. in the hund. of Guth- laxton, co. Leicester, 7 miles N. by E. of Lutterworth, its post town, and 2J S.E. of the Countesthorpe station, on tho Midland railway, The village, which is of small extent, is situated on a branch of the liver Soar, and is wholly agricultural. There is a large portion of excel- lent grazing laud. The glebe comprises 48 acres. The living is a vie. annexed to the rect. * of Willoughby- Waterless, in the dioc. of Peterborough. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure with a spired tower containing four bells. There is a Sunday- school, which is well attended. J. R. Swindell, Esq., is lord of tho manor. the hund. of Gulh- Lutterworth, its village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. There are some mineral springs, of a mild chalybeate nature, once in much repute. The surface is elevated, but not hilly. The soil is a mixture of clay and loam. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 158. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, has a square embattled tower containing three bells. The parochial charities produce about 30 per annum, the produce of the poors' land given in 1GC5. Little Peatling Hall is the principal residence. T. F. Cook, Esq., is lord of tho manor. PEATON, a tnshp. in the par. of Diddlebury, bund, of Munslow, co. Salop. PEBIDIAWKE, a deanery in the archdeac. and dioc. of St. David's. PEBMARSH, a par. in the hund. of Hiuckford, co. Essex, 3J miles N.E. of Halstead, its post town, and 6 8. of Sudbury. It is a small ancient village, situated on a branch of the river Colne, and is chie0y agricultural. A portion of the inhabitants are engaged in the silk mills. The straw bonnet and lint manufactures are likewise carried on. The soil is of a heavy nature, but fertile. The land is chiefly arable, with a considerable proportion of woodland and gardens. The tithes have been com- muted for a rent-charge of 583, and there are 26.} acres of glebe. The living is a rect.* in tho dioc. of Rochester, val. 450. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is an ancient structure with an embattled tower contain- ing five bells. The parochial charities produce about 6 per annum. There is a free school for both sexes, also an infant school supported by voluntary contribu- tions. C. W. G. Puller, Esq., is lord of the manor and chief landowner. PEBSBURY, a hmlt. in the par. of Huish Episcopi, co. Somerset, near Langport. PKBWORTH, a par. in the upper div. of Kiftsgate hund., co. Gloucester, 5J miles N. by W. of Chipping- Campdeu, its post town, and 2 from Houeybourne rail- way station, on the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver- hampton line. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The par. includes tho hmlt. of Broad Marstori. There are several mineral springs of excellent quality, resembling the Cheltenham waters. The surface is partially hilly, and the soil a stony rich clay. Tho living is a vie. in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 98. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, has a tower containing four bells. W. B. Shekel, Esq., Ui lord of the manor. PECKFORTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Bunbury, first div. of the hund. of Eddisbury, co. Chester, 2 miles S.W. of Bunbury, 6 N.W. of Chester, and 4 S. by W. of Tarporley, its post town. The principal attraction of the neighbourhood is Peckforton Castle, a red sand- stone building erected in 1850. It is situated on an eminence commanding a view of the surrounding country. In this township is Horseley Bath, a mineral spring formerly in much esteem. Tho living is a cur. annexed to the perpct. cur. * of Bunbury, in tho dioc. of Chester. Divine service is held in the chapel adjoining the castle. A school for both sexes is held in tho en- trance lodge to the castle. Tho Primitive Methodists have a place of worship. PECKHAM, a hmlt. and suburban district in tho par. of Cauiberwell, E. div. of the bund, of Brixton, co. Surrey, 3 miles S. by E. of St. Paul's, London. Until a few years ago it was an inconsiderable village, forming one principal street, but has recently become a suburb of London, containing 28,135 inhabitants, besides 8,154 within the ecclesiastical district of St. Mary Magdalene. It includes Peckham New Town, near the Surrey cunal, where Nell Gwynne once had a house, and Pcckhaui Rye, a country spot towards Forest Hill, containing many villas and well-built houses. Here are situated the Nunhead cemetery, the City Union poorhouse, Peck- hani House lunatic asylum for City paupers, the Licensed Victuallers' asylum, built in 1826 on G acres of ground, at a cost of 25,000, and at New Cross tho Royal Naval school, built in 1835 for tho education of 200 sons of officers. Tho living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 300. The district church was built in 1842, at a cost of 4,323, defrayed by the Church Commissioners; but there are five other churches and proprietary episcopal chapels, also places of worship for Baptists, Independents, and Wesleyans. There are National, Lancastrian, and infant schools. PECK.HAM, EAST, a par. in tho hund. of Twyford, lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, 6 miles N.E. of Tunbridge, its post town, and 2J W. of the railway station at Waleringbury, on the Maidstone branch of the South- Eastern line. It is situated near tho river Medway, which is navigable to Tuubridge, and has a large wharf here. Tanning and seed-crushing' mills afford employ" mciit to a considerable number of the inhabitants. There are four distinct hamlets in this parish. The living is a vie.* in tho dioc. of Canterbury, val. 540, in the patron, of tho dean and chapter. Tho church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient structure, with a tower and spiro containing a peal of six bells. Tho church has been recently restored and new windows added. The district church of the Holy Trinity is a modern edifice, with turret for two bells, situated near the centre of the parish, val. 300, in tho patron, of the vicar. Tho register commences in 1558. The Wcsleyaus and Cal- vinislic Methodists have each a chapel. There are National schools for boys and girls, also an infant school. A small row of almshouses has been built by T. H. Boorman, Esq. PECKHAM, WEST, a par. in the hund. of Littlo- field, lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, 8 miles S.W. of Maidstone, its post town, G N.E. of Tunbridgo, and 4 W. of the Wateringbury railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the river Med- way, and is chiefly agricultural. There is a paper mill in the neighbourhood. Part of tho land is cultivated in hops and fruit, and there is a considerable tract of wood- land. The appropriation belongs to the Dean and Chapter of Rochester. There are 14 acres of globe in this parish, and a farm of 20 acres in that of Tudeloy. Tho living is a vie.* in the dioc of Canterbury, val. 177, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Roches- ter. The church, dedicated to St. Dunstan, is an ancient structure, with a tower containing three bells. Tho interor of tho church contains monuments of the Colo- pepers. The register dates from 1560. Hamptons and Oxeuhoath are the principal residences. The latter was formerly tho seat of Judge Colepeper, who founded a preceptory of the Knights Hospitallers hero in 1408.
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